Data Analysis in Science (1809.8)
Level: | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 2 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Science and Technology |
Discipline: | Academic Program Area - Science |
Availability
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UC - Canberra, Bruce
Year Teaching Period Convener Mode of Delivery 2021 Semester 2 DR Adrian DUSTING (Ph: +61 2 62015763 ) ON-CAMPUS
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Syllabus
This subject gives students an understanding of the application of elementary and numerical techniques used in natural sciences assessment and management. It also introduces students to the concepts and techniques used in the modelling of interactive systems.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Recognise essential elements of their research system and understand particular principles of simple system analysis;
2. Design and conduct an experiment within a quality control and assurance framework;
3. Collect and manipulate data that are both of a numerical and non-numerical character;
4. Comprehend, apply and interpret the results of standard data analysis and statistical methods including descriptive statistics, parametric and non-parametric hypothesis testing, linear regression, and simple analyses of variance and be able to express these effectively in a written environment;
5. Use standard statistical packages such as SPSS as well as Excel to prepare, manipulate and process data; and
6. Integrate quantitative information with statistical outcomes towards developing an understanding of a research topic.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
1 hour lecture, 3 hours tutorial per week.
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Assumed Knowledge
None.
Incompatible Units
5123 Business Statistics,
6540 Introduction to Statistics,
8730 Problem Evaluation and Resolution and
9522 Business Research Methods
Equivalent Units
None.
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