Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Convenor Iris Jiang iris.jiang@mq.edu.au Contact via Contact via Email Room 610, 12 Wally's Walk See iLearn Convenor Thomas Fung thomas.fung@mq.edu.au Contact via Contact via Email Room 626, 12 Wally's Walk See iLearn
Credit points	Credit points 10
Prerequisites	Prerequisites STAT1371 or STAT171 or STAT1170 or STAT170 or FOSE1015 or FOSX1015 or STAT1250
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

Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit you must:

Achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%, and
Participate in, and undertake all the Practice-based activities for a minimum of 10 of the 12 weekly SGTAs.

Hurdle Assessments

Most of our hurdle assessments are linked to our teaching activities.

Assessment 1: Practice-based skills for SGTA classes (0%)

Development of knowledge and skills requires continual practice. During SGTAs you will practice a range of statistical techniques. To pass this hurdle assessment, you must be able to demonstrate your progress in developing and communicating knowledge and skills in 10 out of 12 SGTAs. This is a hurdle assessment meaning that failure to meet this requirement may result in a fail grade for the unit. Students are permitted up to two absences: additional absences will require a Special Consideration to be applied for (see below).

Late Assessment Submission Penalty

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.

For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted.

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.

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment.

Written Assessments/Quizzes/Tests: If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the written assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through ask.mq.edu.au.

Weekly practice-based tasks for SGTA classes: To pass the unit you need to demonstrate ongoing development of skills and application of knowledge in 10 out of 12 of the weekly SGTA classes. If you miss a weekly SGTA class due to a serious, unavoidable and significant disruption, contact your convenor ASAP as you may be able to attend another class that week.

If it is not possible to attend another class, you should still contact your convenor for access to class material to review in your own time.

Note that a Special Consideration should only be applied for if you miss more than two of the weekly SGTA classes.

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
Practice Based Skills for 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

Practice Based Skills for SGTA classes

Assessment Type ¹: Practice-based 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)

Development of knowledge and skills requires continual practice. During SGTAs you will practice a range of statistical & computational techniques. To pass this hurdle assessment, you must be able to demonstrate your progress in developing and communicating knowledge and skills in 10 out of 12 SGTAs.