BUSA3004
10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course is the capstone course for the Bachelor of Business Analytics. Students are required to apply and integrate domain specific knowledge and skills they have gained in the program in business areas including accounting, finance, human resource management, and marketing. Throughout the course, workshops utilising 'live' cases will demonstrate the benefits of business analytics to decision making in these functional domains. Guest lectures from business will be included and the course culminates in a project applying business analytics to a business problem.
Availability
Not currently offered.
This Course was last offered in Semester 2 - 2024.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Critically assess the usage of business analytics in the areas of business including accounting, finance, human resource management, and marketing
2. Using business analytics processes and intelligence, evaluate a set of problems in the areas of business
3. Develop and communicate orally and in written form, a comprehensive proposal for improvements in the use of Business Analytics
4. Demonstrate visually to stakeholders how business improvements might be achieved
5. Collaborate with others to produce a written report
Content
The topics in this course include:
- Overview and evaluation of data collection methods
- Project management tools and techniques using descriptive analytics and methods
- Using prescriptive analytics and methods for qualitative data, such as interviews, surveys, or textual responses
- Using prescriptive analytics and methods for quantitative data such as financial statement data or economic data
Assumed knowledge
BUSA2001 Big Data AnalyticsBUSA2002 Data Visualisation for Decision Makers in Business
Assessment items
Report: Profile report on the use of Business Analytics in the context of live business cases
Written Assignment: Practical problem-based WIL project
Presentation: Group Presentation
Written Assignment: Reflection on groupwork with plan for improved practice
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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