MAF210 - Quantitative Methods for Business
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | MIS171 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus seminar each week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 1.5 hour recorded lecture and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week |
Content
The unit covers basic quantitative methods and techniques that can help students use financial and nonfinancial data to make business-related decisions. It covers topics related to basic statistics and probability concepts, probability distributions, capital budgeting including discounted cash flow analysis, parameter estimation and hypotheses testing, capital asset pricing theory, and cross-sectional and time series regression analysis. The unit also explores Excel-based numerical techniques used by business analysts in a practical environment to facilitate decision-making.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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