School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
MN50345: Analysis for decision making |
 Credits:
| 3 |
| Level:
| Masters |
| Period: | Modular (no specific semester) |
| Period: | Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| EX 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take MN50340 and take MN50341 or take MN50352 |
| Description: | Aims: This unit aims to show how informed management decision making can be supported by the collection and analysis of relevant data. Learning Outcomes: Successful completion of this unit will allow students to understand how insights into decision problems can be gained by applying appropriate methods to collect and analyse data. A key feature of the unit will be the development of critical skills which will allow students to assess the strength and limitations of quantitative analyses presented to them. Skills: Critical thinking - facilitated and assessed Numeracy skills - facilitated and assessed Research skills - facilitated. Content: Methods for collecting data. Descriptive statistics and exploratory data analysis Assessing risk. Interpreting data from samples: inferential statistics. Correlation and regression models. |