Module Outline

Semester : 02
Feb 2017 June 2017

Business Statistics (BBI 1223 / BBI 1224)

MODULE DETAILS
Course Location : Cyberjaya
Department : Faculty of Business Management & Globalization
Semester : 2
Credits : 3
Status : Major
Contact hours : 3 hours/week (2 hours lecture + 1 hours tutorial)
No. of weeks : 14 teaching weeks + 1 Final examination week + 1 week Midterm Break
Teaching Pattern : Lectures & Tutorials
Pre-requisite : Nill
No. of assignments : 1 Group assignment
Lecturers Name : Mr. Zaihar bin Yaacob
Contact Number : 603 8317 8833- ext 8527
E-Mail : zaihar.yaacob@limkokwing.edu.my
Portfolio : N/A
Venue : Class 13, 21, 22, 23, 97, 98
Day : Monday and Tuesday
Time : 9-12, 12-3 and 3-6.

Prepared by : Checked by :

Signature : Date Signature : Date

This document comprises the following:

Essential Information
Specific Module Information
Module Rules & Regulations
Grades
Plagiarism
Module Introduction
Module Aims & Objectives
Learning Outcome
Specific Generic Learning Skills
Syllabus + Lecture Outline
References
Assignment Schedule
Assessment Criteria
Specific Criteria

Other documents as follows will be issued to you on an ongoing basis throughout the semester:

Handouts for Assignments

Submission Requirements + Guidelines

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1.0 ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

All modules other than electives are 'significant modules'

As an indicator of workload one credit carries and additional 2 hours of self study per week. For
example, a module worth 3 credits require that the student spends an additional 6 hours per
week, either reading, completing the assignment or doing self directed research for that
module.

Submission of ALL assignment work is compulsory in this module. A student cannot pass this
module without having to submit ALL assignment work by the due date or an approved
extension of that date.

All assignments are to be handed on time on the due date. Students will be penalized 10
percent for the first day and 5 percent per day thereafter for late submission (a weekend or a
public holiday counts as one day). Late submission, after the date Board of Studies meeting
will not be accepted.

Due dates, compulsory assignment requirements and submission requirements may only be
altered with the consent of the majority of students enrolled in this module at the
beginning/early in the program.

Extensions of time for submission of assignment work may be granted if the application for
extension is accompanied by a medical certificate.

Overseas travel is not an acceptable reason for seeking a change in the examination schedule.

Only the Head of School can grant approval for extension of submission beyond the
assignment deadline.

Re-submission of work can only receive a 50% maximum pass rate.

Supplementary exams can only be granted if the level of work is satisfactory AND the semester
work has been completed.

Harvard referencing and plagiarism policy will apply on all written assignments.

2.0 SPECIFIC MODULE INFORMATION

Attendance rate of 80% is mandatory for passing module.

All grades are subject to attendance and participation.

Absenteeism at any scheduled presentations will result in zero mark for that presentation.

Visual presentation work in drawn and model form must be the original work of the student.

The attached semester program is subject to change at short notice.

3.0 MODULE RULES AND REGULATIONS:

Assessment procedure:

These rules and regulations are to be read in conjunction with the UNIT AIMS AND
OBJECTIVES

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 All assignments/projects must be completed and presented for marking by the due date.

Marks will be deducted for late work and invalid reasons.

All assignments must be delivered by the student in person to the lecturer concerned. No other
lecturer is allowed to accept students assignments.

All tests/examinations are compulsory.

Students must sit the test/examination on the notified date.

Students are expected to familiarize themselves with the test/examination timetable.

Students who miss a test/examination will not be allowed to pass.

Any scheduling of tutorials, both during or after lecture hours, is TOTALLY the responsibility of
each student. Appointments are to be proposed, arranged, confirmed, and kept, by each
student. Failure to do so in a professional manner may result in penalty of grades. Tutorials
WITHOUT appointments will also NOT be entertained.

Note that every assignment is given an ample time frame for completion. This, together with
advanced information pertaining deadlines gives you NO EXCUSE not to submit assignments
on time.
4.0 GRADES

All modules and assessable projects will be graded according to the following system. With respect
to those units that are designated 'Approved for Pass/Fail' the grade will be either PA or F:
Grade Numeric Grade Description

80 - 100 A 4.00
Pass with Distinction
75 - 79 A- 3.67
70 - 74 B+ 3.33
65 - 69 B+ 3.00 Pass with Merit
60 - 64 B- 2.67
55 - 59 C+ 2.33
50 - 54 C 2.00
Pass
45 - 49 C- 1.67
40 - 44 D 1.00
00 - 39 F 0.00 Fail
EXP - Exempted
PC 1.00 Pass Conceded
Pending Supplementary
X 0.00 Assessment
Passed with Supplementary
PX 1.00 Assessment
Def - Deferred
DNS 0.00 Did Not Submit
5.0 PLAGIARISM, COPYRIGHT, PATENTS, OWNERSHIP OF WORK: STUDENT MAJOR
PROJECT, THESES & WORKS

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6.0 MODULE INTRODUCTION

The emphasis of the course is on the collecting, analyzing and interpreting data which is useful for market
research.

7.0 MODULE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

To explain the significance of Business Statistics

To analyze the process of statistics in business operation

To introduce to the students the application of business statistics for any organizations.

8.0 LEARNING OUTCOME

On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:-

Identify the business problems that can be modelled using optimisation techniques and
formulate them in a suitable mathematical form;

Apply optimisation techniques to the solution of the problems using spreadsheets and
other appropriate software;

Report on the meaning of the optimal solution in a manner suited to a business context.

9.0 SPECIFIC GENERIC LEARNING SKILLS

By the end of the module students are expected to be able to identify problematic issues within any
organization, give an overall analysis and make proper suggestions to solve them.

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10.0 UNIT SYLLABUS + LECTURE OUTLINE:

Week: 1 & 2 (27 Feb 10 Mar 2017)

LECTURE 1: Introduction to Statistics
Lecture Synopsis:
Types of data
Discrete data
Continuous data
Level of measurement
Nominal level
Ordinal level
Interval level
Ratio level

Tutorial 1

Week: 3 (13 17 Mar 2017)

LECTURE 2: Charts and Graphs
Lecture Synopsis:
Introduction
Frequency distributions
Class intervals
Class boundaries & limits
Class mid points
Class width
Relative frequency
Cumulative frequency
Quantitative data graphs
Qualitative data graphs

Tutorial 2

Week: 4 (20 24 Mar 2017)

LECTURE 3: Descriptive Statistics
Lecture Synopsis:
Introduction
Measures of central tendency (Ungrouped data)
Measures of variability (Ungrouped data)

Tutorial 3

Week: 5 & 6 (27 Mar 7 Apr 2017)

LECTURE 3: Descriptive Statistics
Lecture Synopsis:
Measures of central tendency (Grouped data)
Measures of variability (Grouped data)
Measures of shapes

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Tutorial 4

Week: 7 (10 14 Apr 2017)

In-class Test

Non-Contact Week
MIDSEMESTER BREAK

Week: 8 & 9 (24 Apr 5 May 2017)

LECTURE 4: Regression and Correlation
Lecture Synopsis:
Introduction
Correlation
Simple regression analysis
Equation of the regression line
Coefficient of determination

Tutorial 5

Week: 10 & 11 (8 19 May 2017)

LECTURE 5: Probability
Lecture Synopsis:
Methods of assigning probabilites
Structure of probability
Conditional probabilities
Addition and multiplication laws

Tutorial 6

Week: 12 & 13 (22 May 2 June 2017)

LECTURE 6: Index Numbers
Lecture synopsis:
Simple unweighted aggregate index number
Unweighted Relatives Index Number
Laspeyres Price Index Number
Paasche price index number
Simple Aggregative Quantity Index
Laspeyres Quantity Index
Paashes Quantity Index

Tutorial 7
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Week: 14 (5 9 June 2017)

REVISION FOR FINAL EXAM

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Week: 15 16
Final Exam

11.0 REFERENCES

1. Lau Too Kya, Phang Yook Ngor, Zainudin Awang. Statistics, 3rd Edition.Oxford Fajar.

2. Anderson, Sweeney & Williams, Statistics for Business & Economics, 9th Edition,
South Western (International Thomson Publishing), 2005.

3. Donald Waters, Quantitative Methods for Business, 4th Edition, Addision-Wesley,

2007.

4. Paul Newbold, William L. Carlson, Betty Thorne, Statistics for Business and
Economics, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006.

12.0 ASSESSMENT

Description Issue Date Due Date %

Attendance in the class same day in the class 10%
Group Assignment WEEK 4 WEEK 10 25%
Tutorial Exercises WEEK 3 WEEK 10 10%
Test WEEK 7 WEEK 7 15%
Final Examination WEEK 15-16 WEEK 15-16 40%
TOTAL 100%

13.0 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Mark graded for each individual assignment/project is based on the completeness,

accuracy on the calculation (for calculation section) and relevancy on the explanation
(for descriptive section).

All assignments/projects must be completed and presented for marking by the due
date. Late submission of assignments/ projects will result mark be deducted
according.

Anyone been caught plagiaries during the mid term test or final examination is ought to
repeat the module.

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