Handbook - Business Analytics

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Overview

Business Analytics equips students with the technical and non-technical skills required to produce and communicate actionable findings and insights from an organisation’s data. Students will be introduced to descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics for business problems, evaluating policies, and understanding the interplay between financial and non-financial data. In addition to … For more content click the Read More button below.

Business Analytics equips students with the technical and non-technical skills required to produce and communicate actionable findings and insights from an organisation’s data. Students will be introduced to descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics for business problems, evaluating policies, and understanding the interplay between financial and non-financial data. In addition to statistical modelling, programming and database management skills, students will be introduced to the ethical and legal issues of using data. Business Analytics equips graduates with a holistic framework to span the bridge between business-problem owners and technical experts, and to communicate the output of analysis to improve business decision making.

Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom3502 - Commerce

Bachelor of Economics - BEc3543 - Economics

Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op) - BCom(Co-op)3554 - Commerce (Co-op)

Bachelor of Commerce (International) - BCom(Int)3558 - Commerce (International)

Bachelor of Actuarial Studies - BActSt3586 - Actuarial Studies

Bachelor of Actuarial Studies (Co op) - BActSt (Co-op)3587 - Actuarial Studies (Co op)

Specialisation Structure

Students must complete 48 UOC.

Compulsory Core24 Units of Credit:

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

Students in Comm/Actl should complete MATH1151 or MATH1251 instead of COMM1190. All other students should complete COMM1190

Data, Insights and Decisions

Introduction to Databases for Business Analytics

Data Use and Misuse

Data Visualisation and Communication

Modelling 16 Units of Credit:

Modelling 26 Units of Credit:

Capstone6 Units of Credit:

Prescribed Electives6 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 6 UOC of prescribed electives.

ACCT3563 Issues in Financial Reporting is included for the benefit of students undertaking majors in both Accounting and Business Analytics to allow compliance with the requirements of the professional Accounting bodies. Students with majors in Accounting and Business Analytics may count this course towards the Accounting major AND the Business Analytics major.

Issues in Financial Reporting and Analysis

Industry Experience Program

Industry Consulting Project

Global Business Practicum

Social Entrepreneurship Practicum

Industry Experience Placement 1

Industry Experience Placement 2

Analytics Industry Project

Quantitative Business Analytics

Game Theory and Business Strategy

Introductory Econometrics

Business Forecasting

Organisational Economics

Financial Econometrics

Big Data Econometrics

Financial Market Data Design and Analysis

Toolkit for Finance

Database Management & Big Data Infrastructures

Programming for Data Analytics

Introduction to Business Analytics

Social Media and Analytics

Business Analytics Methods

Marketing Analytics and Big Data

Digital Marketing and Web Analytics

Customer Analytics

Managing Business Communication

Thinking Skills

Business Ethics and Sustainability

Business and Corporate Strategy

Human Capital Analytics

Fundamentals of Risk and Risk Management

Risk Decision Analytics

Constraint Rule

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