Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Nan Zou
Contact via nan.zou@mq.edu.au
12WW 6.06
By appointment
Lecturer
Maurizio Manuguerra
Contact via maurizio.manuguerra@mq.edu.au
12WW 6.34
By appointment
Lecturer
Karol Binkowski
Contact via karol.binkowski@mq.edu.au
12WW 6.14
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
STAT6110 and STAT6175
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
STAT8101
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Part one 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 one involves formulating research questions and evaluating the data necessary to answer these research questions. Preliminary findings based on exploratory data analysis are formally presented as well as written up in a report. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Requirements to Pass this Unit
To pass this unit you must achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%
Project Report Submission
This unit (STAT8180) constitutes the first half of a 20cp learning experience which will be concluded with STAT8181. The final outcome of the complete learning experience (STAT8180+STAT8181) will be a Project Report, which wil be preceeded by the submission of two drafts, one in each unit.
The First Draft of the Project Report is the final outcome of STAT8180. Its submission 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.
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 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th 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:
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.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Research questions proposal | 5% | No | Week 3 on Monday |
Plan presentation | 10% | No | Week 4 during SGTA or seminar, as allocated |
Literature review | 10% | No | Week 7 on Monday |
Log book | 15% | No | Week 13 on Friday |
First draft of final project report | 60% | No | Week 13 on Sunday |
Assessment Type 1: Plan
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Week 3 on Monday
Weighting: 5%
Come up with two research questions. Maximum of 500 words including rationale for your choice.
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 4 during SGTA or seminar, as allocated
Weighting: 10%
Presentation of plan.
Assessment Type 1: Literature review
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Week 7 on Monday
Weighting: 10%
Overview of existing knowledge for the two research questions.
Assessment Type 1: Log book
Indicative Time on Task 2: 13 hours
Due: Week 13 on Friday
Weighting: 15%
Weekly log book.
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 81 hours
Due: Week 13 on Sunday
Weighting: 60%
First draft of the final project report, it should include an introduction (one chapter which includes a revised literature review) and the exploratory data analysis (at least one chapter).
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Classes
Every student enrolled in this offering of the unit should attend two online classes every week: a 1-hour seminar and a 1-hour SGTA. Both of these classes begin in Week 1. Please see iLearn for details.
Communication
We will communicate with you via your university email or through announcements on iLearn. Queries to the convenor can be emailed to your lecturer from your university email address.
COVID Information
For the latest information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please refer to the Coronavirus infection page on the Macquarie website: https://www.mq.edu.au/about/coronavirus-faqs. Remember to check this page regularly in case the information and requirements change during semester. If there are any changes to this unit in relation to COVID, these will be communicated via iLearn.
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Unit information based on version 2024.01 of the Handbook