MBA9007

Business analysis and planning ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Ms Gerrie Roberts

Offered:
Caulfield First semester 2006 (Day)
Caulfield First semester 2006 (Evening)
Caulfield Second semester 2006 (Day)
Caulfield Second semester 2006 (Evening)

Synopsis: In business, the ability to identify situations that would benefit from some hard facts derives from two constituent and attainable skills. A thorough understanding of what each technique can do, that is, what results it can produce. Second, the ability to extract a meaningful interpretation of the results that adds value & is accessible to management. The objective of this unit is to facilitate for each student the attainment of these skills by taking a very practical approach. Topics covered include data description & summation, confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, & decision making under uncertainty. Software used will be Microsoft Excel.

Assessment: Tutorial weekly reports: 5% + Test: 15% + Syndicate Assignment: 30% + Final examination: 50% + Students must pass the final examination (i.e. 50% or more) plus gain an overall of 50% or more in order to pass the unit.

Contact Hours: 39 contact hours

Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in the MBA program