Module manager: Dr Sajid Siraj
Email: s.siraj@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2018/19
LUBS2930 The Practice of Analytics
This module is approved as a discovery module
The aim of this module is to provide students with the skills to act in a consultancy capacity for both external and internal clients in a commercial context providing evidence based solutions to business problems.
The aim of this module is to provide students with the skills to act in a consultancy capacity for both external and internal clients in a commercial context providing evidence based solutions to business problems.
Knowledge/Application
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
1. Analyse and articulate the consultancy process
2. Explain the importance of understanding client needs (internal and external)
3. Apply different ways of identifying the required resources to achieve the business goal in an evidence-based way (as shown in the sessions, and outlined in the syllabus)
4. Identify and discuss ethical issues involved in the use of data
Subject specific
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Subject specific
1. Use their data analysis skills more effectively in a working environment
Transferable
1. Apply critical thinking and analysis in a business context
2. Communicate effectively via presentations and written reports
3. Be aware of cultural factors in global organisations
4. Manage their time effectively
Ethical Awareness
Indicative content:
1. Business analysis: understanding client problems
2. Data audit: what is possible now, what is needed to properly address the issue
3. Techniques audit: what is possible now, what is needed to properly address the issue (can include training needs)
4. Effective presentation skills
5. Project management
6. Cultural issues in data analysis in a global context
7. Ethical issues in data analysis
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Seminar | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Private study hours | 80 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
4 hours preparation per seminar = 36 hours
Assessment preparation = 44 hours
Total private study = 80 hours
Online MCQ revision tests relating to lecture material will provide instant feedback and correct answers with their justification. This will act as formative feedback to students. Consultation hours will be announced on the VLE wherein students can contact the module leader for questions related to the module.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Open Book exam | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100 | |
The resit for this module will be 100% by 2 hour examination.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 12/12/2018
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