ANALYTICS PROJECT 1

BUS5PR1

2017

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject provides you with an opportunity to further enhance your analytics knowledge and skills and strengthen your analytics portfolio. This subject is an advanced elective, where you will gain hands-on experience by working on an authentic analytics project with either a research or industry focus. If the project is taken with an industry focus, then you will be supervised by an academic and an industry practitioner.

School: La Trobe Business School

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Wei Peng

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: BUS5AP or Subject to Coordinator Approval

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Develop analytical solutions by following an established analytical methodology or framework.

Activities:: Consultation with supervisor and where required, industry supervisor.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

02. Independently identify the relevant analytical tasks to respond to a given research or business problem.

Activities:: Consultation with supervisor and where required, industry supervisor.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

03. Engage ethically and professionally with the relevant supervisors, data and any other stakeholders.

Activities:: Consultation with supervisor and where required, industry supervisor.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

04. Produce a comprehensive report containing the analytical results for all stakeholders involved.

Activities:: Consultation with supervisor and where required, industry supervisor.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

City Campus, 2017, Semester 2, Night

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Wei Peng

Class requirements

Supervised ResearchWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours supervised research per week on weekdays at night from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
Assignment, problem formulation and task design	1000 words equivalency task	20	01, 02
Assignment, data analysis and analytics	2000 words equivalency task	40	02, 03
Report, presentation of final insights and/or discovery	2000 words equivalency task	40	04

City Campus, 2017, Semester 1, Night