COMM121 Subject Outline - Spring 2021 PDF

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School of Business COMM121: Statistics for Business Subject Outline 6 credit points

Subject Information Spring, 2021 Wollongong, On Campus Batemans Bay, On Campus Bega, On Campus Shoalhaven, On Campus South Western Sydney, On Campus Southern Highlands, On Campus Southern Sydney, On Campus This subject has both On Campus and Online Remote Study options as detailed in the Lecture & Tutorial Sections of this outline. Please note that all subjects, where necessary, can be undertaken online, to accommodate changing circumstances and individual requirements for academic consideration. Information about remote study options in this subject can be found on your subject Moodle site. Lecture Information: For current timetable information please refer to the online Subject Timetables on the Current Students webpage. Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Restrictions: No restrictions/exclusions for this subject Contact Hours: Please refer to subject timetable/subject's Moodle site for contact hours detail Online Subject Material: Please see COMM121 e-Learning space.

Faculty Vision, Mission and PRME The Mission of the Faculty is to promote responsible leadership and sustainable business practice, and contribute to a stronger economy and a more just society. The Faculty Vision, Mission and Values statements can be found at https://business.uow.edu.au/vision-mission/index.html The Faculty is also a signatory to the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) and supports the realisation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. More information on PRME can be found at https://business.uow.edu.au/about/index.html

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Teaching Staff Teaching Role

Coordinator and Lecturer

Name

Dr Amir Arjomandi

Telephone

02 4252 8823

Email

[email protected]

Room

40.219

Consultation Times Teaching Role

Lecturer

Name

Dr Silvia Mendolia

Telephone

0242981322

Email

[email protected]

Room

40.215

Consultation Times Teaching Role

Head Tutor

Name

Dr Elham Pourazarm

Telephone

To be Advised

Email

[email protected]

Room

To be Advised

Consultation Times Teaching Staff Additional Information Dr Silvia Mendolia will not be available for consultation this session. For individual online consultation times, contact either Amir or Elham via email. For all queries related to tutorials, please contact Elham first.

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Expectations of Students UOW values are intellectual openness, excellence and dedication, empowerment and academic freedom, mutual respect and diversity, recognition and performance. We will provide a safe, equitable and orderly environment for the University community, and expect each member of our community to behave responsibly and ethically (UOW Student Conduct Rules https://documents.uow.edu.au/about/policy/learning/index.html ). We expect that students demonstrate these values and professional behaviour, both face to face and online, making genuine efforts to complete their studies successfully, arriving on time to class, taking part constructively in class discussions and activities, demonstrating appropriate professional and ethical conduct in all communication with UOW staff and community members, and submitting assignments on time (or completing a request for Academic Consideration in advance if needed).

Email Etiquette: Consultation with your subject coordinator and/or teachers via email Your teachers receive many emails each day. In order to enable them to respond to your emails appropriately and in a timely fashion, students are asked to observe basic requirements of professional communication: Consider what the communication is about • • •

Is your question addressed elsewhere (e.g. in this subject outline or, where applicable, on the subject's eLearning site)? Is it something that is better discussed in person or by telephone? This may be the case if your query requires a lengthy response or a dialogue in order to address. If so, see consultation times above and/or schedule an appointment. Are you addressing your request to the most appropriate person?

Specific email title/ header to enable easy identification of subject related/ student emails •

Identify the subject code of the subject you are enquiring about (as your teacher may be involved in more than one subject) in the email header. Add a brief, specific header after the subject code where appropriate.

Professional courtesy • • • • •

Address your teacher appropriately by name (and formal title if you do not yet know them). Use full words (avoid 'text-speak' abbreviations), correct grammar and correct spelling. Be respectful and courteous. Academics will normally respond within 1-2 business days. If the matter is urgent, you may wish to telephone the teaching staff whose contact details are given in this subject outline or contact the School. Please ensure that you include your full name and identify your seminar or tutorial group in your email so that your teachers know who they are communicating with and can follow-up personally where appropriate.

Cyber Bullying The University is committed to providing a safe, respectful, equitable and orderly environment for the University community, and expects each member of that community to behave responsibly and ethically. Students must comply with the University's Student Conduct Rules and related policies including the IT Acceptable Use Policy and Bullying Prevention Policy, whether undertaking their studies face-to-face, online or remotely. For more information on appropriate communication and etiquette in the online environment please refer to the guide Online and Email Etiquette or at https://www.uow.edu.au/student/learning-co-op/technology-andsoftware/email-etiquette/.

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Copyright Commonwealth of Australia Copyright Regulations 1969 © 2021 University of Wollongong The original material prepared for this guide is covered by copyright. Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission.

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Table of Contents Section A: General Information ...........................................................................................................................6 Learning Outcomes ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Student Learning Outcomes ...........................................................................................................................6 Subject Description ........................................................................................................................................6 Course Learning Outcomes ............................................................................................................................6 eLearning, Readings, References and Materials ................................................................................................. 6 Subject eLearning ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Major Text(s) .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Recommended Background and Further Reading .......................................................................................... 7 Lectures, Tutorials and Attendance Requirements.............................................................................................. 8 Lecture Times * .............................................................................................................................................. 8 Lecture Program * ..........................................................................................................................................8 Lecture Recording ...............................................................................................................................................9 Your Privacy - Lecture Recording ...................................................................................................................... 9 Additional Lecture Comments .......................................................................................................................9 Tutorial/Seminar/Workshop Times ................................................................................................................9 Tutorial/Seminar/Workshop Program ..........................................................................................................10 Additional Tutorial/Seminar/Workshop Comments..................................................................................... 10 Attendance Requirements - Participation/Contribution to Lectures/Tutorials/Seminars/Workshops ..............11 Recent Improvements to Subject....................................................................................................................... 11 Extraordinary Changes to the Subject Outline .................................................................................................. 11 Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) Program ................................................................................................11 Learning Analytics ............................................................................................................................................ 11 Section B: Assessment ..........................................................................................................................................12 Assessment Summary........................................................................................................................................12 UOW Grade Descriptors ..............................................................................................................................14 Assessment Learning Outcome Matrix ............................................................................................................. 14 Minimum Performance Requirements ..............................................................................................................14 Types of Assessment and Collaboration ........................................................................................................... 15 Submission, Retention and Collection of Written Assessment ......................................................................... 15 Submitting Assessment Tasks ......................................................................................................................15 Extensions.....................................................................................................................................................15 Faxing, Posting and Emailing Assessment Work.........................................................................................16 Late Submission of Assessment Tasks ......................................................................................................... 16 Collection .....................................................................................................................................................16 Retention.......................................................................................................................................................16 Scaling ............................................................................................................................................................... 16 Supplementary Assessment ............................................................................................................................... 16 Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions ..................................................................................................... 16 Assessment Quality Cycle ................................................................................................................................. 17 Assurance of Learning (What will students learn in their degree?) .................................................................. 17 Academic Integrity ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Plagiarism Prevention ................................................................................................................................... 17 Referencing ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 Why do you need to reference? .................................................................................................................... 18 The Harvard System of Referencing ............................................................................................................ 18 Section C: General Advice for Students - Policies and Procedures ................................................................19

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Section A: General Information Learning Outcomes Student Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Explain and demonstrate the basic concepts of probability and statistics. Demonstrate in substantial depth the statistical techniques that are commonly used in the business world. Apply statistical techniques to improve analysis and planning of the business decision-making process. Interpret and explain solutions in non-technical way for a range of situations including business and commerce. Use and interpret appropriate output from statistical computer packages, particularly Excel. Evaluate the role played by statistics in empirical research and business practices in the workplace.

Subject Description The aim of the subject is to introduce students to quantitative techniques and their application to the business world with an emphasis on the decision-making process. The main focus of the subject is business statistics and topics will include descriptive statistics, probability, sampling, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, elementary correlation, regression analysis and time series forecasting. Students are also introduced to the use of computer programs for estimation and analysis to improve business decision-making. Course Learning Outcomes Course Learning Outcomes can be found in the Course Handbook https://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/index.html.

eLearning, Readings, References and Materials Subject eLearning The University uses the eLearning system Moodle to support all coursework subjects. The subject Moodle site can be accessed via: https://moodle.uowplatform.edu.au/course/view.php?id=23365 IN ADDITION TO THE UOW ONLINE WOLLONGONG DISTANCE MOODLE SITE YOU WILL ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THE REMOTE STUDY SUPPORT SITE. Remote Study Support Moodle site (TCHR054_20) is accessible to support your studies from remote locations around the globe until you can return to on campus study. This site will appear as an additional site on your list of active Moodle subject sites. This site contains comprehensive information with a range of resources related to teaching and learning as well as other student support information.

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Major Text(s) Berenson, K, Levine, D, Szabat, K, O'Brien, M, Watson, J & Jayne, N 2018, Basic Business Statistics, 5th edn, Pearson Australia. ISBN: 9781488617249 The text can be purchased from the university bookshop or the eBook direct from the Pearson website (below). The links for different digital options that are available for the downloadable eBook are: Downloadable perpetual eBook ($60) - https://www.pearson.com.au/9781488620201 Downloadable 180 day rental eBook ($50) - https://www.pearson.com.au/9781488664854 MyLab Statistics with eText ($75) (eText is available within the MyLab, it is not downloadable) - https://www.pearson.com.au/9781488617256 MyLab Statistics without eText ($50) - https://www.pearson.com.au/9781488666780

Notes: ** Solutions to all textbook's questions are also provided on the Moodle site for free. ** MyLab is a Pearson online practicing system. It is not mandatory, hence it is up to you if you would like to purchase and use it for additional practicing.

Textbook details are available online from the University Bookshop at https://unishop.uow.edu.au/

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Lectures, Tutorials and Attendance Requirements Lecture Times * For current timetable information please refer to the online Subject Timetables on the Current Students webpage. Lecture Program * Week Date

Topics Covered

Readings

1

26 Jul 2021

Defining and Collecting Data Organising and Visualising Data Numerical Descriptive Measures

Chapters 1-3

2

02 Aug 2021

Basic probability Some Important Discrete Probability Distributions

Chapter 4 Chapter 5

3

09 Aug 2021

The Normal Distribution and Other Continuous Distributions

Chapter 6

4

16 Aug 2021

Sampling Distributions

Chapter 7

5

23 Aug 2021

Confidence Interval Estimation

Chapter 8

6

30 Aug 2021

Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing: One-sample tests

Chapter 9

7

06 Sep 2021

Online Mid-session Exam

No Lecture or Tutorials This Week

8

13 Sep 2021

Hypothesis Testing: Two-sample tests

Chapter 10

9

20 Sep 2021

Analysis of Variance

Chapter 11

27 Sep 2021

Mid-Session Recess

10

04 Oct 2021

Simple Linear Regression Note: as this Monday is a public holiday the recorded lecture for this week will be available before this date.

Chapter 12

11

11 Oct 2021

Introduction to Multiple Regression

Chapter 13

12

18 Oct 2021

Time-Series Forecasting

Chapter 14

13

25 Oct 2021

Review Lecture and final exam information (will be presented by Amir in the lecture room and the recorded lecture will also be available on Moodle)

01 Nov 2021

Study Recess

08 Nov 2021

Examinations

15 Nov 2021

Examinations

* The above times and program may be subject to change. Students will be notified of any change via SOLS.

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Lecture Recording The University of Wollongong supports the recording of lectures as a supplemental study tool, to provide students with equity of access, and as a technology-enriched learning strategy to enhance the student experience. If you make your own recording of a lecture y...