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Applied Business Analytics (5 ECTS)

Code: LY00EC64-3004

General information


Enrollment
14.11.2022 - 18.12.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
17.02.2023 - 31.05.2023
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 ECTS
Virtual portion
5 ECTS
Mode of delivery
Online
Campus
Leiritie 1
Teaching languages
English
Seats
20 - 35
Degree programmes
Master's Degree Programme in Business Informatics (Social Sciences, Business and Administration)
Master's Degree Programme in Business Informatics (Technology, Communication and Transport)

Implementation has 1 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 3 h 0 min.

Time Topic Location
Fri 19.05.2023 time 09:00 - 12:00
(3 h 0 min)
Applied Business Analytics LY00EC64-3004
Online
Changes to reservations may be possible.

Location and time

There will 5 on-campus meetings:
10.3., 24.3., 14.4., 28.4., 19.5. all held at the same time, 9-12 am.

Exam schedules

IMPORTANT! This course includes 5 assignments which should be delivered strictly ON TIME.
The course instructor does NOT consider any assignments/ submissions which are delayed.

NOTE! Assignment 1 should be delivered even before the course starts, and also strictly ON TIME.

You can check the due dates for all assignments in OMA, in the assignment slots.

Evaluation methods and criteria

The course is assessed on the 0 (failed) – 5 (excellent) grading scale.

Approved / Failed

Sufficient performance: has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has made an attempt to apply and articulate concepts and information both verbally and in writing but has not made enough effort overall. The student has demonstrated little effort, interest and motivation for individual or team activities / assignments and the output is rather weak.

Satisfactory

Sufficient performance: has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has made an attempt to apply and articulate concepts and information both verbally and in writing but has not made enough effort overall. The student has demonstrated little effort, interest and motivation for individual or team activities / assignments and the output is rather weak.

Good

Good overall performance: can apply and articulate concepts and information well both verbally and in writing, certain areas of individual or team output require further attention; shows appropriate level of interest and motivation in individual and team activities. Good presentation delivery and analysis.

Excellent

Excellent performance in all elements of the course: shows interest and motivation in individual and team activities and assignments, fully applies and clearly articulates concepts and information both verbally and in writing. The student is able to support his/her argument with references to the recommended reading and lecture content. Excellent presentation, delivery and analysis.

Student workload

The course workload is 5 ECTS, which is appx. 130h of work (including classes, readings, assignments, and self-study).

Content scheduling

Course contents:

- Managerial perspectives on analytics
- Descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive analytics.
- Data sources and mining
- Data preparation, processing and visualization
- KPI’s and dashboards.

Teaching methods

This is an ONLINE course. (If you are interested in a similar face-to-face course, please check another implementation held at about the same time, "LY00EC64-3003 Applied Business Analytics").
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Learning outcomes of the course:

The student understands how managers use analytics to formulate and solve business problems. The student recognizes the processes needed to generate, collect, analyze and report business data. The student has gained hands-on experience in using analytics software. The student is familiar with the most frequently employed analytics platforms.

Further information

The course is held in English. The course instructor is Niklas Visanko (niklas.visanko@metropolia.fi).

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient performance: has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has made an attempt to apply and articulate concepts and information both verbally and in writing but has not made enough effort overall. The student has demonstrated little effort, interest and motivation for individual or team activities / assignments and the output is rather weak.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good overall performance: can apply and articulate concepts and information well both verbally and in writing, certain areas of individual or team output require further attention; shows appropriate level of interest and motivation in individual and team activities. Good presentation delivery and analysis.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent performance in all elements of the course: shows interest and motivation in individual and team activities and assignments, fully applies and clearly articulates concepts and information both verbally and in writing. The student is able to support his/her argument with references to the recommended reading and lecture content. Excellent presentation delivery and analysis.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Sufficient performance: has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has made an attempt to apply and articulate concepts and information both verbally and in writing but has not made enough effort overall. The student has demonstrated little effort, interest and motivation for individual or team activities / assignments and the output is rather weak.

Further information

The course is held in English. The course instructor is Niklas Visanko (niklas.visanko@metropolia.fi).

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