MAF717 - Analytical Methods
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Ruipeng Liu |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus seminar each week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1.5 hour recorded lecture provided and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided each week |
Content
The unit covers most essential quantitative methods and techniques that assist students in using empirical data to make business-related decisions. It covers topics related to fundamental statistics and probability concepts, common distributions, sampling, estimation and hypotheses testing, and most conventional analytical tools including regression analysis. This unit also covers modern portfolio theory at the introduction level.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Analyse business data using appropriate non-parametric hypothesis testing and econometric techniques. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Apply commonly used quantitative methods and appropriate digital technologies to collect and analyse business data. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO3 | Identify optimal investment solutions using the theory of risk and return trade-off proposed by the capital asset pricing model. | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Interpret and evaluate results obtained from applying econometric techniques on empirical data. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Multiple Choice (online) | 30 minutes | 10% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Report (Analytical) | 2000 words | 30% | Week 9 |
| Examination - Specified resources | 2 hours | 60% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Hurdle requirement: Achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination to evidence a minimum proficiency in the aligned discipline learning outcomes included in this unit
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: https://deakin.rl.talis.com/modules/MAF717.html Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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