ETF2121/5912: Data Analysis in Business
This page provides a comprehensive outline of the topics, content, and assignments planned for the semester. Please note that this schedule is subject to updates as the semester progresses. Any changes or adjustments will be documented here to ensure you have the most current information available. In the event of any discrepancies between the information on this website and the exam timetable or course handbook, the exam timetable and course handbook will serve as the authoritative sources.
| Week | Date | Topic | Prepare | Slides | Quiz/Assignments | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Jul 23 | Business Analytics & Database Management System | 📖 | 📋 | 📝 | 📕 Camm 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.5 |
| 2 | Tue, Jul 30 | Database Query Language: SQL | 📖 | 📋 | 📝 | ✍️ | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tue, Aug 6 | Data Wrangling | 📖 | 📋 | 📝 | |
| 4 | Tue, Aug 13 | Data Visualization | 📖 | 📋 | 📝 | 📕 Camm 3.1, 3.2, 3.6 |
| 5 | Tue, Aug 20 | Descriptive Statistics | 📖 | 📋 📋 | 📝 | 📕 Camm Chapter 2 |
| 6 | Tue, Aug 27 | Probability: An Introduction to Modelling Uncertainty | 📖 | 📋 | 📝 | 📕 Camm Chapter 5 |
| 7 | Tue, Sep 3 | Descriptive Analytics: Clustering | 📖 | 📋 | 📝 | 📕 Camm Chapter 6.2 |
| Wed, Sep 4 | Individual assignment submission deadline | |||||
| 8 | Tue, Sep 10 | Linear Regression | 📖 | 📋 | 📝 | 📕 Camm Chapter 8.1-8.6, 8.8 |
| 9 | Tue, Sep 17 | Time Series Analysis and Forecasting | 📖 | 📋 | 📝 | 📕 Camm Chapter 9 |
| Semester Break | Sep 23 - Sep 27 | Mid semester break | ||||
| 10 | Tue, Oct 1 | Predictive Analytics: Classification (Binary Outcome Variable) | 📋 | 📝 | 📕 Camm Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5 | |
| 11 | Tue, Oct 8 | Predictive Analytics: Continuous Outcome Variable | 📋 | No QUIZ | 📕 Camm Chapter 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5 | |
| 12 | Tue, Oct 15 | Revision/Presentation | No QUIZ | |||
| Sun, Oct 18 | Group Assignment Submission Deadline | |||||
| SWOT | Oct 21 - Oct 25 | SWOT | Practice Exam |