ANALYTICS PROJECT 1

BUS5PR1

2019

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject provides you with an opportunity to work on an industry sponsored project using the Analytics skills you have learned in the course. The subject will have a lot of hands-on experience through working on an authentic Analytics project with either a research or industry focus.

School: La Trobe Business School

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Daswin De Silva

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 and BUS5DWR, or Subject to Coordinator's 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:: Lectures, workshops and assignments
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:: Lectures, workshops and assignments
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:: Lectures, workshops and assignments
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:: Lectures, workshops and assignments
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, 2019, Semester 2, Night

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: 120

Enrolment information: Limits of learning space (maximum size of city campus classroom is 120 and we can only have 1 instance) Order of application

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Daswin De Silva

Class requirements

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours lecture/workshop 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, 2019, Semester 1, Night