Kursen ingår i dessa läroplaner och studiehelheter

Nivå/kategori

Allmäna studier

Undervisningsspråk

Engelska

Kurstyp

Obligatorisk

Cykel/nivå

Yrkeshögskoleexamen

Rekommenderat studieår

1

Omfattning

5 sp

Kompetensmål

In this study unit we focus on the following
competencies:

Fact based decision making competence (business
mathematics)

Information competence (statistics)

SDG´s in focus:
#4. Quality in Education

Läranderesultat

Upon completion of this study unit:

You master percentage calculations in various
business-related applications (incl.VAT, interest
rate calculations, index, investment calculations
etc.). (Knowledge, Skills)

You rely on your ability to solve straightforward
mathematical problems methodically. (Approach)

You can describe basic statistical concepts.
(Knowledge)

You are able to distinguish between sample and
population, and explain how they are related.
(Knowledge)

You can perform and interpret some basic
statistical
analyses. (Skills)

You use SPSS for basic statistical data processing
and - analyses. (Skills)

You are able to familiarise yourself with and
reflect critically on research conducted by
others. (Approach)

Innehåll

Percentages
Value Added Tax (VAT)
Indexes
Currencies
Simple and compound interest
Investment calculations
Loans
Tables and Graphs
Measures of central tendency and dispersion
Normal Distribution
Confidence interval
Correlation and association
Some common statistical tests
Statistics with SPSS

Förkunskaper

Basic skills in mathematics

Litteratur

Business Mathematics and Statistics (two
compendiums)
Part 1 Business Mathematics
Part 2 Statistics

Additional reading - only if needed - can be
discussed with the teacher.

Studieaktiviteter

  • Föreläsningar - 17 timmar
  • Praktiska övningar - 17 timmar
  • Projekt- och produktionsarbete/konstnärlig verksamhet - 101 timmar

Arbetsbelastning

  • Kursens totala antal arbetstimmar: 135 timmar
  • Varav självstyrda studieformer: 135 timmar
  • Varav schemalagda studier: 0 timmar

Undervisningsform

Närundervisning

Examinationsformer

  • Tentamina (skriftliga-, muntliga-, hem-)

Examinationskrav

To pass the course, each part of the course
must
be separately passed, hence you need to get a
minimum of 25 (of 50) points in the math exam,
and a minimum of 25 (of 50) points in the
statistics exam.

Bonus points for practice exams in mathematics
(max 4 points) will be added to mathematics
exam
points.
Bonus points for the practice exam in
statistics
(max 2 points) and points for a voluntary
statistics assignment (max 10 points) will be
added to statistics exam points.

Lärare

Donner Henrica

Examinator

Fabricius Susanna

Antal kursplatser

Ingen begränsning

Delprestation i kraft till

12 månader efter kursens slutdatum

Examinationsformer

  • Tentdatum meddelas senare - Tentamina
  • Datum meddelas senare - Övriga uppgifter

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