INFO261-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Introduction to Business Analytics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

The aim of this course is to help students develop an understanding of business analytics, and provide an opportunity to gain experience with diverse methods and technologies related to common aspects of analytics. Key concepts, analytical techniques and tools applicable to different aspects of data analytics and data-driven decision-making are introduced. Students completing this course have an opportunity to develop fundamental skills in the use of common business analytics tools including data visualization/visual analytics, regression, cluster analysis and exploratory data analysis, and apply these to decision-making in organisations.

Prerequisites

(1) 15 points from STAT101, DATA101, DIGI103; and (2) 15 points from INFO123, INFO125, COSC101, COSC121, COSC122, COSC131, DIGI101

Restrictions

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Lab Assignments 10%
Group Project 25%
Term Test 30%
Exam 35%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Sharda, Ramesh. , Delen, Dursun., Turban, Efraim; Business intelligence, analytics, and data science : a managerial perspective ; 4th ed., global ed; Pearson, 2018.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $924.00

International fee $4,988.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems .

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