AFX9510

Quantitative methods ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Mr George Woodward

Offered:
Caulfield First semester 2006 (Day)
Caulfield First semester 2006 (Evening)
Gippsland First semester 2006 (OCL)
Hong Kong First semester 2006 (Off-campus)
Caulfield Second semester 2006 (Day)
Caulfield Second semester 2006 (Evening)

Synopsis: Introduction to spreadsheeting; basic mathematics; descriptive statistics; elementary probability; discrete probability distributions; continuous probability distributions; hypothesis testing; forecasting and time series; regression and correlation.

Assessment: on-campus: Mid-semester test (conducted in class): 10% + Assignment: 20% + Examination (3 hours): 70% + Distance: Two assignments (each 15%): 30% + Examination (3 hours): 70%

Contact Hours: 3 hours per week