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GSB743 Quantitative Techniques for Management

Updated: 19 August 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Trimester 3 Off Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Melbourne ISBT Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Melbourne ISBT Summer On Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Sydney ISBT Semester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Sydney ISBT Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Sydney ISBT Summer On Campus C - Internet access required
TOP Sydney TOP - Trimester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
TOP Sydney TOP - Trimester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
TOP Sydney TOP - Trimester 3 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in GradCertAcct or GradCertMgt or GradDipAcct or GradDipMgt or MBA or MBus or MCom or MPA or MPABus
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MBA743
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Nam Hoang (nam.hoang@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit deals with basic mathematics and statistics and their application to management. Topics include: business mathematics; differentiation; optimisation; integration; matrix algebra; descriptive statistics; discrete probability distributions; continuous probability distributions; confidence intervals; hypothesis testing; regression; and correlation.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Shrink Wrapped Package(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Value Pack - Statistics for Managers and Introductory Mathematical Analysis
ISBN: 9314994074673
Levine, D.M. and Haeussler, E.F., Pearson Education 6th ed. 2010
Note: Package includes: Haeussler, E.F., Paul, R.S. and Wood, R.J., Introductory Mathematical Analysis: For Business, Economics, and the Life and Social Sciences, 13th ed. (ISBN 9780132404228); Levine, D. M., Statistics for Managers Using Microsoft Excel, 5th ed. (ISBN 9780136149903).
Text refers to: ISBT Semesters 1 and 2; TOP Trimesters 1 and 2 , On Campus
Value Pack - Statistics for Managers and Introductory Mathematical Analysis
ISBN: 9314994244328
Levine, D.M. and Haeussler, E.F., Pearson Education 6th ed. 2010
Note: Package includes: Haeussler, E.F., Paul, R.S. and Wood, R.J., Introductory Mathematical Analysis for Business, Economics and the Life and Social Sciences, 13th ed. (ISBN 9780321643889); Levine, D.M. and others, Statistics for Managers Using MS Excel, 6th ed. (ISBN 9780136113492).
Text refers to: Trimester 3; ISBT Summer; TOP Trimester 3 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 15% Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Mathematical and statistical exercises
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 4, 5, 6
Assignment 1 10% ISBT/TOP On Campus
Assessment Notes
Mathematical and statistical exercise
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 4, 5, 6
Assignment 2 10% ISBT/TOP On Campus
Assessment Notes
Mathematical and statistical exercise
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 4, 5, 6
Assignment 2 15% Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Mathematical and statistical exercises
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 4, 5, 6
Assignment 3 10% ISBT/TOP On Campus
Assessment Notes
Mathematical and statistical exercise
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 4, 5, 6
Assignment 3 15% Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Mathematical and statistical exercises
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 70% ISBT/TOP On Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 55% Off Campus

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. use the basic mathematical and statistical techniques needed for quantitative analysis;
  2. apply those techniques for solving management problems;
  3. apply tools to analyse different types of management problems;
  4. demonstrate an appreciation of the vast array of quantitative techniques that still remain unexplored.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
 True True True
2 Communication Skills
 True True True
3 Global Perspectives
 True True
4 Information Literacy
 True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
 True True True
6 Problem Solving
 True True True
7 Social Responsibility
 True True
8 Team Work
 True True
   

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