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EII2002 BUSINESS COMPUTING AND ANALYTICS
3 Credits

Pre-requisite Passed EIA2011 Introduction to Computer Assisted Data Analysis

Learning At the end of the course, students are able to:
Outcomes
1. Implement appropriate analytics functions/tools to manage various business-related
information.
2. Articulate the results appropriately for business reporting.
3. Apply various analytics techniques to analyse business data.

Synopsis This course aims to introduce business analytics to students with the applications of
Microsoft Office Excel. Students will learn the basics concepts of Excel, how to create
and use workbook, work with formulas and functions, PivotTables and PivotCharts. This
course also exposes students to some advanced use of Excel such as What-if analyses
and external data usage in managing business information system.

Medium of English
Instruction

Assessment Continuous Assessment : 50%
Weightage Final Examination : 50%

EII3002 TIME SERIES ANALYSIS
3 Credits

Pre-requisite Passed EIA2013 Econometrics I
Learning
Outcomes At the end of the course, students are able to:

1. Analyze the characteristics and behaviour of time series data.
2. Construct various models for forecasting.
3. Analyze the results arising from the application of time series analysis in various
fields.

Synopsis The course covers concepts and their application in business, economics and
administration for the following topics:
1. Patterns in time series data
2. Deterministic time series models
3. Stochastic time series models
4. Model selection and evaluation
5. Forecast evaluation

Medium of b. English
Instruction

Assessment Continuous Assessment : 50%
Weightage Final Examination : 50%