Postgraduate Course: Business Statistics (CMSE11206)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 15 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course introduces students to basic business statistics and aspects of decision-making. It examines aspects of business and marketing with regards to basic statistical analysis. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Other Study Hours 125,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Additional Notes |
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 125
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
A. Knowledge and understanding of
* the key terminology, concepts and tools used in business statistical analysis;
* the range of business statistics used;
* the underlying assumptions of analysis tools;
* the issues surrounding sampling and significance;
* the uses and limitations of statistical analysis;
* the capabilities of computer software for statistical analysis.
B. Intellectual skills
Students will develop analytical skills such as:
* the ability to recognise statistical techniques appropriate to the analysis of particular business problems or situations;
* the ability to select appropriate statistical techniques and evaluate their relative merits and costs;
* the ability to calculate and interpret business statistics.
C. Professional/subject specific/practical skills
Students will gain:
* the experience of working with data sets and applying business statistics;
* the experience of using computer software packages in statistical analysis;
* the ability to access and interpret existing business statistics information.
D. Transferable skills
By the end of the course students will be expected to:
* be able to use computer software packages in the analysis of business operations;
* be able to work individually and as a team in the construct and interpretation of business statistical analysis reports;
* be able to present the results of business analysis techniques. |
Assessment Information
An exam (weighted 70%)
Individual assignment (weighted 30%).
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Anderson, D.R., Sweeney, D.J., Williams, T.A., Freeman, J. and Shoesmith, E. (2007) Statistics for Businesses and Economics (European ed.) Thomson Learning:UK. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Galina Andreeva
Tel: (0131 6)51 3293
Email: Galina.Andreeva@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Malgorzata Litwinska
Tel: (0131 6)51 3028
Email: Maggie.Litwinska@ed.ac.uk |
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