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Trimester 3, 2024

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 CONTENTS

WELCOME....................................................................................................................................................................... 2
WHO IS THE UNIT TEAM? ................................................................................................................................................ 2
Unit chair: leads the teaching team and is responsible for overall delivery of this unit .................................................. 2
Unit chair details ............................................................................................................................................................. 2
Other members of the team and how to contact them .................................................................................................. 2
ABOUT THIS UNIT............................................................................................................................................................ 3
Your Unit Learning Outcomes ......................................................................................................................................... 3
ASSESSING YOUR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES ............................................................................ 4
Summative assessments ................................................................................................................................................. 4
- Summative assessment task 1 . .............................................................................................................................. 4
- Summative assessment task 2 . .............................................................................................................................. 5
- Summative assessment task 3 . .............................................................................................................................. 6
- Summative assessment task 4 . .............................................................................................................................. 6

Your learning experiences in this Unit - and your expected commitment ....................................................................... 7
Note ................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
UNIT LEARNING RESOURCES ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Essential learning resources ............................................................................................................................................ 8
Recommended learning resources .................................................................................................................................. 8
KEY DATES FOR THIS TRIMESTER ..................................................................................................................................... 8
UNIT WEEKLY ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................................ 9
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WELCOME

This unit introduces students to two concepts at the heart of real world analytics: optimisation and multivariate data
aggregation. Students will learn how decision-making problems in industry, business, and civic services can be solved using
modern modelling and solution techniques. Students will learn how to make better decisions through mathematical methods
in optimisation problems such as: production planning, time-tabling management, human resource rostering, sports program
scheduling, robotics/vehicle routing, network design, and resource allocation. On the topic of aggregation, students will learn
how to apply the concepts of multivariate functions in order to summarise datasets that involve several interrelated
variables. They will be able to reasonably analyse datasets by interpreting the parameters associated with commonly used
multivariate functions.

This Unit Guide provides you with the key information about this unit. Please read it carefully and refer to it frequently
throughout the trimester. Your Unit site also provides information about your rights and responsibilities.We will assume you
have read this before the unit commences, and we expect you to refer to it throughout the trimester.

To be successful in this unit, you must:

Read all materials in preparation for your classes or seminars, and follow up each with further study and research on
the topic;
Start your assessment tasks well ahead of the due date;
Read or listen to all feedback carefully, and use it in your future work;
Attend and engage in all timetabled learning experiences.

WHO IS THE UNIT TEAM?

Unit chair: leads the teaching team and is responsible for overall delivery of this unit
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Unit chair details

Campus: Melbourne Burwood Campus

221 Burwood Highway
BURWOOD VIC 3125

Other members/faculty who have contributed for creation of content

• Delaram Pahlevani
• Maia Angelova Turkedjieva

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ABOUT THIS UNIT

Your Unit Learning Outcomes

Each Unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all Units develop and assess
every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO). These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the
year

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit.

ULO Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit, successful students can:
ULO1 Apply knowledge of multivariate functions, data GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge
transformations and data distributions to summarise and capabilities
data sets. GLO5: Problem solving
ULO2 Analyse datasets by interpreting summary statistics, GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge
model and function parameters. and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO3 Apply game theory, and linear programming skills and GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge
models, to make optimal decisions. and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
ULO4 Develop software codes to solve computational GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge
problems for real world analytics. and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5:
Problem solving
ULO5 Demonstrate professional ethics and responsibility for GLO8: Global citizenship
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ASSESSING YOUR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Summative assessments

Summative assessment (tasks that will be graded or marked)

NOTE: It is your responsibility to keep a backup copy of every assignment and the materials used to develop/complete
it where possible (e.g. written/digital reports, essays, videos, images). In the unusual event that one of your
submissions become corrupted, is incorrectly submitted or otherwise lost; you may be asked to submit the backup copy. Any
work you submit may be checked by electronic or other means for the purposes of detecting breaches of academic integrity
such as collusion, plagiarism, and contract cheating. You must understand your responsibility to act with honesty and
integrity in your studies as Deakin takes all breaches very seriously. Make sure you read Your rights and responsibilities as a
student in this unit to find out more about academic integrity.

Deakin has a universal assessment submission time of 11:59 pm IST. For students of Master of Data Science (Global)
program, a late penalty will apply to assessments submitted after 11.59 pm IST.

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- Summative assessment task 1

Assessment 1 (Online quizzes x 4)

Brief description of assessment task The online quizzes, will allow students to demonstrate their understanding of the
fundamental concepts. Questions will either require students to solve a problem
and give a numerical answer or to identify the correct description or
solution frommultiple options.
Detail of student output Assessment Task 1 is conducted online and contains multiple choice questions as
well as numerical entry questions. It will be split into 4 parts.
Grading and weighting 20% (4 x 5%) (students will receive a mark for this assessment)
(% total mark for unit)
This task assesses your achievement ULO1 – assessed through student ability to apply knowledge of multivariate
of these Unit Learning Outcome(s) functions, data transformations and data distributions to summarise data sets.
ULO2 – assessed through student ability to analyse datasets by interpreting
summary statistics, model and function parameters.
ULO3 – apply game theory, and linear programming skills and models, to make
optimal decisions.
ULO5 – assessed through student ability to demonstrate professional ethics and
responsibility for working with real world data.

This task assesses your achievement GLO1 - assessed through student ability to demonstrate knowledge of the topics
of these Graduate Learning covered.
Outcome(s) GLO4 – assessed through student ability to interpret information and reason about
appropriate methodologies
GLO5 – assessed through student ability to apply appropriate methods and
techniques for developing solutions
GLO8 – assessed through student ability to apply understanding of ethical
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How and when you will receive Students will receive their overall grade and find out which questions they
feedback on your work answered incorrectly immediately after submitting the quiz.
When and how to submit your work Four quizzes are available in the unit site. Each quiz is open for a limited time
andmust be completed within the period specified below. Once the quiz starts
students will be given a limited time to complete it; this will vary between 1 to 2
hours. Further details will be provided in the unit site.Quizzes close: 11:59 pm
(IST) on the respective Sunday

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- Summative assessment task 2

Assessment 2 (Problem solving)

Brief description of assessment task This task requires students to apply their understanding of fundamental concepts
of statistical data analysis and data distributions to real world scenarios using
realdata. It also requires the use of appropriate computer language for data
analysis.
Detail of student output This is an individual assessment task. Students are to provide written solutions to
a problem set. Students can apply mathematical and statistical methodology and
provide procedural solutions to problems.

Grading and weighting 20% (Students will receive a mark for this assessment)
(% total mark for unit)
This task assesses your achievement ULO1 – assessed through student ability to apply knowledge of multivariate
of these Unit Learning Outcome(s) functions, data transformations and data distributions to summarise data sets.
ULO2 – assessed through the student ability to analyse datasets by
interpretingsummary statistics, model and function parameters.
ULO4 - assessed through student ability to develop software codes to solve
computational problems for real world analytics.
ULO5 – assessed through student ability to demonstrate professional ethics and
responsibility for working with real world data.

This task assesses your achievement GLO1 - assessed through student ability to demonstrate knowledge of statistical
of these Graduate Learning data analysis, data distributions and introduction to appropriate computer
Outcome(s) language for data analysis.
GLO4 – assessed through student ability to apply logical and analytical thinking in
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computations, to develop relevant solutions to given problems
GLO8 – assessed through student ability to use public data using the correct
policies and permissions.

How and when you will receive Students will receive written feedback to aid reflection and analysis of problem
feedback on your work strategies and solutions for consideration in the upcoming problem solving tasks.

When and how to submit your work Due by 11:59pm (IST) on Sunday 8 Dec 2024.
Assignment (a report in pdf format, software code and/or data) must be
submitted via the assignment link in the unit site.

No e-mail or hardcopy submissions are accepted.

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- Summative assessment task 3

Assessment 3 (Problem solving)

Brief description of assessment task This task requires students to apply their understanding of multivariate parameters
and functions and aggregation techniques to analyse data. As well as
demonstrating their grasp of the fundamental concepts associated with
multivariate functions, students will interpret the relationship between input and
output (predictor and response) variables through the parameters obtained from
fitted or specified models and summarise data sets using appropriate function-
based indices.
Detail of student output This is an individual assessment task. Students are to provide written solutions to a
problem set. Students can apply mathematical methodology and provide
procedural solutions to problems.
Grading and weighting 30% (Students will receive a mark for this assessment)
(% total mark for unit)
This task assesses your achievement ULO1 – assessed through student ability to apply knowledge of multivariate
of these Unit Learning Outcome(s) functions, data transformations and data distributions to summarise data sets.
ULO2 – assessed through the student ability to analyse datasets by interpreting
summary statistics, model and function parameters.
ULO3 – assessed through student ability to apply game theory, and linear
programming skills and models, to make optimal decisions.
ULO4 - assessed through student ability to develop software codes to solve
computational problems for real world analytics.
ULO5 – assessed through student ability to demonstrate professional ethics and
responsibility for working with real world data.
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of these Graduate Learning functions and aggregation techniques to analyse data and to interpret the
Outcome(s) relationship between input and output variables.
GLO4 – assessed through student ability to apply logical and analytical thinking in
considering a number of variables to suggest optimal strategies and solutions.
GLO5 – assessed through student ability to reason about and select appropriate
aggregation and transformation functions, to develop relevant solutions to given
problems
How and when you will receive Students will receive written feedback to aid reflection and analysis of problem
feedback on your work strategies and solutions for consideration in the upcoming problem solving task.
When and how to submit your work Due by 11:59pm (IST) on Sunday 22 December 2024.
You’ll have 2+ weeks to submit this assessment
Assignment (a report in pdf format, software code and/or data) must be submitted
via the assignment link in the unit site.
No e-mail or hardcopy submissions are accepted.

- Summative assessment task 4

Examination (online)
Brief description of assessment task Students will attend a final online exam that covers both major topics covered by the
unit. They will be required to demonstrate their understanding by providing solutions
for real-world scenarios using optimisation and aggregation techniques.

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Detail of student output Students are required to sit a 2-hour, scheduled online release exam. The content is
based on a range of topics presented during Weeks 1 to 7.
Grading and weighting 30%
(% total mark for unit)
This task assesses your ULO1 – assessed through student ability to apply knowledge of multivariate
achievement of these Unit Learning functions, data transformations and data distributions to summarise data sets.
Outcome(s) ULO2 – assessed through the student ability to analyse datasets by interpreting
summary statistics, model and function parameters.
ULO3 – assessed through student ability to apply game theory, and linear
programming skills and models, to make optimal decisions.
This task assesses your GLO1 – assessed through student ability to demonstrate a clear understanding of
achievement of these Graduate multivariate functions and how to interpret the parameters and output results of
Learning Outcome(s) simple models.
GLO4 – assessed through student ability to apply logical and analytical thinking when
using functions to summarise real world data sets taking into account the context
and nature of the data, and to reasonably interpret models and findings in light of
the data.
GLO5 – assessed through student ability to develop mathematical models that meet
specific constraints, and to use models to obtain solutions to given problems,
through the development of software codes
How and when you will receive Deakin University will release the final assessment results at the stipulated
feedback on your work timeframe. Students will receive a mark, which is an indicator of their overall
performance in this unit of study.
When and how to submit your Students will be required to undertake a timed online assessment during the
work examination week. It is the responsibility of students to review their examination
timetable when it is released.

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Your learning experiences in this Unit - and your expected commitment

Scheduled learning activities - Online

1 x 2 hour online class every week

Students will on average spend 150 hours studying this unit. This includes engaging in learning activities, assessment
activities, readings and study time. Students are expected to complete all allocated learning and assessment tasks for each
week and actively engage in discussions with other students and their teaching staff.

The unit will utilise a problem-based approach to engage students in learning about real- world analytics. Students will be
able to apply fundamental theories, concepts and approaches introduced in the class and via the cloud in solving
problems. Students must begin by reading the relevant material and readings provided to them and gain an overview of
the content covered each week. They are also required to conduct further independent research by examining
information from relevant sources on the web or in textbooks or academic papers covering related information.

Note

At Deakin,

Lectures are referred to as classes (definition: a general meeting for all students, for which students do not need to
register and where students are engaged through presentations and learning activities)
Tutorials, workshops and seminars are referred to as seminars (definition: more interactive meetings for smaller
groups of students).
For the complete list of agreed definitions for learning experiences, see the Curriculum Design and Delivery
Procedure.

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UNIT LEARNING RESOURCES

Your unit learning resources are available in your unit site.

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SIT718 Note: Select the
relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month
prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide
only.

Essential learning resources

A study guide and notes that cover the essential information on all topics will be available on the unit site.

Recommended learning resources

An Introduction to Data Analysis using Aggregation Functions in R, by Simon James, (2016).

The text is free to Deakin students through SpringerLink

Data Science & Big Data Analytics: Discovering, Analyzing, Visualizing and Presenting Data, edited by EMC Education
services (2015). Indianopolis,IN: John Wiley and Sons.
Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms (4th edition), by Wayne L. Winston, 2004

There are other optional reading books provided in the reading list on the unit site. Note that students are not required to
purchase any textbook in this unit because most of them are available from the library.
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KEY DATES FOR THIS TRIMESTER

Trimester begins (classes begin) Monday 25 Oct 2024

Intra-trimester break (a short break during trimester) Monday 25 Dec 2024 - Monday 1 Jan 2025

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UNIT WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

Week Commencing Topic Assessment activity

1 25 Oct 2024 Introduction to Data Analysis,
th Online Quiz 1 – closes on 17th Nov 2024
Aggregation Functions and Data
distributions using R
2 25th Oct 2024 Weighted Data Models Online Quiz 2 – closes on 24th Nov 2024
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3 25th Oct 2024 Fitting Aggregation Functions to Data Online Quiz 3 – closes on 1 Dec 2024
4 25th Oct 2024 Introduction and Solving Linear Online Quiz 4 – closes on 08rd Dec 2024
Programming with Two Variables
5 25th Oct 2024 Solving Linear Programming Models Assessment 2 – closes on 8th Dec 2024
6 25th Oct 2024 Game Theory: Two player zero sum
game and other game scenarios
7 25th Oct 2024 Summary Week Assessment 3 - closes on 22nd Dec 2024

8 Unit Examination Deadline on 05th Jan 2025

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