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| Melbourne | N/A | |
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| Online | | |
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Unit description
Introduces students to and develops skills in the quantitative tools, concepts and skills required in a business degree. To reinforce student learning the use of these quantitative tools and skills to solve problems from economics and business is emphasised. A spreadsheet package will be used to solve and communicate quantitative problems and concepts.
Unit content
Module 1: Foundation Quantitative Skills for Business
Module 2: Economic Applications of Graphs and Equations
Module 3: Understanding Monetary Change: Indices and Compound Interest
Module 4: Optimising Performance in the Business World - Differentiation
Module 5: Interpreting Business and Economic Data - Descriptive Statistics
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: |
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| 1 | understand and use basic quantitative skills required in economics and a business environment |
| 2 | apply quantitative techniques to solve problems from economics and business |
| 3 | apply academic literacy skills to reflect and communicate quantitative skills, ideas and results that demonstrate individual strengths and learning styles |
| 4 | use an appropriate spreadsheet or statistical software in quantitative calculations |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- understand and use basic quantitative skills required in economics and a business environment
- apply quantitative techniques to solve problems from economics and business
- apply academic literacy skills to reflect and communicate quantitative skills, ideas and results that demonstrate individual strengths and learning styles
- use an appropriate spreadsheet or statistical software in quantitative calculations
Prescribed texts
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Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.