Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor & Lecturer Thomas Fung thomas.fung@mq.edu.au Contact via Email Room 6.26, 12 Wally's Walk See iLearn
Credit points	Credit points 10
Prerequisites	Prerequisites STAT1371 or STAT171 or STAT1170 or STAT170 or FOSE1015 or FOSX1015
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status
Unit description	Unit description Professional statistical work is often a mixture of statistical modelling, programming and results' communication. This unit addresses the methods and the tools required to perform this job introducing students to state-of-the-art programming languages used to solve Statistical problems and communicate Statistical results. The unit is very practical, with classes and assessment mostly held in a computer lab. Students who have completed this unit will be able to use appropriate software tools to solve complex statistical problems and to effectively communicate their results.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

ULO1: Express mathematical and statistical objects in terms of computational code and data structures.
ULO2: Analyse mathematical and statistical problems and identify language-agnostic computational strategies for solving them.
ULO3: Implement computational strategies in a high-level programming language to solve mathematical and statistical problems.
ULO4: Evaluate and solve specific mathematical and statistical challenges by identifying and utilising the existing tools offered by high-level programming languages.
ULO5: Communicate effectively and in a range of contexts mathematical and statistical ideas and results, using appropriate software tools.
ULO6: Demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in their learning process.

General Assessment Information

HURDLES: Attendance at, and reasonable engagement in, Small Group Teaching Activities (SGTA) in this unit is compulsory. Attendance and reasonable engagement in the class activities in at least 10 out of 12 of the classes are requirements to pass the unit. This is a hurdle requirement.

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION: Assignment submission will be online through the iLearn page.

Submit assignments online via the appropriate assignment link on the iLearn page. A personalised cover sheet is not required with online submissions. Read the submission statement carefully before accepting it as there are substantial penalties for making a false declaration.

Assignment submission is via iLearn.
Please note the quick guide on how to upload your assignments provided on the iLearn page.
If there are technical obstructions to your submission online, please email us to let us know.

You may submit as often as required prior to the due date/time. Please note that each submission will completely replace any previous submissions. It is in your interests to make frequent submissions of your partially completed work as insurance against technical or other problems near the submission deadline.

LATE SUBMISSION:

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day a grade of '0' will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern around the original due date, i.e. on-time submission. Late submissions that are more than an hour late to the original due date do not receive a 1-hour grace period.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted.

In this unit late submissions will be accepted as follows:

Participation to SGTA classes -- NO, unless Special Consideration is granted;
Problem Set 1-- YES, Standard Late Penalty applies;
Problem Set 2-- YES, Standard Late Penalty applies;
Project -- YES, Standard Late Penalty applies;
Presentation -- YES, Standard Late Penalty applies.

FINAL EXAM POLICY: There is no final exam for this unit.

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
Participation to SGTA classes	0%	Yes	Weekly
Problem Set 1	20%	No	Week 5
Problem Set 2	25%	No	Week 10
Project	35%	No	Week 13
Presentation	20%	No	Week 13

Participation to SGTA classes

Assessment Type ¹: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task ²: 0 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)

Students must attend and participate in at least 10 of the weekly SGTA classes to pass this unit. This is a hurdle requirement.