ANA204 – Predictive Analytics

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ANA204 – Predictive Analytics

Unit code & Title ANA204 - Predictive Analytics
Pre-requisite Not Applicable
Delivery modes On-campus; Online;
Credit points 10
Study commitment Average of 150 hours of teaching, learning and assessment over the trimester.
Scheduled learning (On-campus) 2 × 3 hours on-campus seminar and tutorial weekly (for block mode)
Scheduled learning (AIA Online) Recorded contents + 2 × 3 hour online seminar and tutorial weekly
Learning Outcomes
  • ULO1: Have an overall understanding of the processes, methods, tools and applications of predictive analytics.
  • ULO2: Apply analytical thinking to resolve business problems with appropriate methods and techniques.
  • ULO3: Obtain essential data cleaning, transforming and managing skills.
  • ULO4: Conduct fundamental predictive analysis to resolve common data analytics problems.
  • ULO5: Perform explorative and predictive analysis tasks using SAS.
  • ULO6: Enhance communication of analysis results with a variety of media and formats.

Predictive Analytics is the use of data, statistical algorithms and machine learning techniques to produce actionable knowledge from historical data to facilitate decision-making in organisations. This unit aims to equip students with the fundamental knowledge and skills of performing appropriate predictive analytics methods targeting business needs. Topics include fundamental business analysis concepts, processes, essential tools and methods for predictive analytics, data pre-processing, principal component analysis, clustering, regression and association analysis. Besides the theoretical knowledge, students will learn to apply the practical skills through real-life study cases and gain hands-on experiences with SAS, one of the most widely adopted software and services for Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Data Management and Visualization.

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