Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Lecturer Nan Zou nan.zou@mq.edu.au Contact via nan.zou@mq.edu.au 12WW 6.06 By appointment Lectrurer Maurizio Manuguerra maurizio.manuguerra@mq.edu.au Contact via maurizio.manuguerra@mq.edu.au 12WW 6.34 By appointment Lecturer Karol Binkowski karol.binkowski@mq.edu.au Contact via karol.binkowski@mq.edu.au 12WW 6.14 By appointment
Credit points	Credit points 10
Prerequisites	Prerequisites STAT8180
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status
Unit description	Unit description Part two of a two part extended applied statistics project. The two unit sequence provides students with the opportunity to strengthen their exploratory data analysis, research methods and analytical skills by applying these to real-world data and context. Part two involves students using the data selected to answer the research questions posed in part one using appropriate statistical methods. A substantial report is produced incorporating the exploratory data analysis from part one.

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: Apply appropriate statistical models/methods in planning and carrying out a significant statistical analysis project.
ULO2: Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of statistical theory and methods.
ULO3: Use modern statistical software packages in data analysis.
ULO4: Communicate methods used and results obtained in a clear and concise manner suitable for a non-statistical audience.
ULO5: Demonstrate the ability to undertake a statistics project independently.

General Assessment Information

Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit you must achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%

Project Report Submission

The submission of the Project Report will be online via the appropriate assignment link on the iLearn page. A title page is required which includes your name and Student ID as well as your project title. Read the submission statement carefully before accepting it as there are substantial penalties for making a false declaration.

Project Report submission is via iLearn.
Please make sure that your Project Report is word processed.
You should upload one single PDF file.
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 best interest to make frequent submissions of your partially completed work as insurance against technical or other problems near the submission deadline.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark of the task) will be applied for each day a written report or presentation assessment is not submitted, up until the 7^th day (including weekends). After the 7^th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. The submission time for all uploaded assessments is 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period will be provided to students who experience a technical concern.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted

In this unit, late submissions will accepted as follows:

Brief communication – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies
Abstract – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies
Log book – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies
Second draft of project report – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies
Formal presentation – NO, unless Special Consideration is granted
Project Report – 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. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through ask.mq.edu.au.

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
Brief communication.	10%	No	TBA
Weekly log book	5%	No	TBA
Project report	55%	No	TBA
Second draft of project report.	15%	No	TBA
Abstract	5%	No	TBA
Formal presentation	10%	No	TBA

Brief communication.

Assessment Type ¹: Professional writing
Indicative Time on Task ²: 10 hours
Due: TBA
Weighting: 10%

Brief communication. At most 1000 words written for a general audience.