The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Electrical engineering 2005 - Business administration
- Electrical engineering 2006 - Business administration
- International business 2005 (international students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2005 (native finnish speaking students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2005 (native swedish speaking students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2006 (international students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2007 (international students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2008 (international students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2006 (native finnish speaking students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2007 (native finnish speaking students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2008 (native finnish speaking students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2006 (native swedish speaking students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2007 (native swedish speaking students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2008 (native swedish speaking students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2010 (international students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2010 (native finnish speaking students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2010 (native swedish speaking students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2011 (international students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2011 (native finnish speaking students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2011 (native swedish speaking students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2012 (international students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2012 (native finnish speaking students) - Information management and analysis
- International business 2012 (native swedish speaking students) - Information management and analysis
- Information- and mediatechnology 2007 (electrical engineering) - Business administration
- Information- and mediatechnology 2008 (electrical engineering) - Business administration
- Plastics technology 2009 - Business administration
- Plastics technology 2012 - Business administration
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
2
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
To enable the students to do a basic
statistical analysis of numerical data.
Learning outcomes
The course emphasizes on basic working knowledge
and skills, and on necessary tools (including
software-aided) needed to interpret and analyze
various types of data pertinent to business, management,
and finance decision-making.
Course contents
- Describing, Displaying, and Summarizing Data
- Measuring Uncertainty
- Probability, Distribution
- Random Variables
- Continuous Numerical Outcomes
- Populations and Samples
- Forecasting
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Basics of Mathematics (Pre-Calculus)
Previous course names
Business Statistics
Additional information
Will be given during the first lecture
This is a Business extension studies option for Plastics Technology and Plastteknik (not a compensation for a Mathematics course taught from the EM Department).
Recommended or required reading
Swift Louise: Mathematics and Statistics for Business,
Management and Finance. Macmillan Press,
1997. ISBN 0-333-62557-9
The Economist: Guide to Business Numeracy. John
Wiley & Sons, Inc. (newest edition). ISBN 0-471-30554-5
Study activities
- Lectures - 80 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 38 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 10 hours
- - 4 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 132 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 132 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
Teacher
Durbo Badal Karis
Examiner
Durbo Karis
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until date 2013-03-15
Assessment methods
2013-03-15 - Exams