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QM367 Survey Methods for Business and Economics

Updated: 01 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
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 48cp and QM161
Co-requisites None
Restrictions QM267 or QM270 or QM370
Notes None
Combined Units QM267 - Survey Methods for Business and Economics
Coordinator(s) Renato Villano (rvillan2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit deals with the design and execution of surveys and focuses on the analysis of survey data used in business and economics. Topics include: basic sampling concepts; various sample designs including simple random sampling, stratified, cluster and other sampling designs, questionnaire design; determination of sample size; and analysis of sampling data including categorical data. Computer programs will be used in the analysis of data. Students are expected to complete a project applying various sampling techniques to a practical problem.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Elementary Survey Sampling
ISBN: 9780534418052
Scheaffer, R.L., Mendenhall, W. and Ott, R.L., Duxbury Press 6th ed. 2006
Text refers to: Semester 2 , 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 10%
Assessment Notes
Word length not applicable owing to the statistical nature of the assignment.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-6
Assignment 2 10%
Assessment Notes
Word length not applicable owing to the statistical nature of the assignment.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-6
Assignment 3 5%
Assessment Notes
Word length not applicable owing to the statistical nature of the assignment.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-6
Project 10%
Assessment Notes
Word length not applicable owing to the statistical nature of the assignment.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-6
Final Examination 2 hrs 65%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. develop an understanding and appreciation of the skills required to conduct and analyse data from sample surveys;
  2. understand various sampling designs and their practical application; and
  3. develop the ability to apply statistical techniques appropriate for different types of survey data.

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 True
   

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