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BUS105 BUSINESS STATISTICS T119

All information contained within this Subject Outline applies to all students enrolled in the trimester as indicated.

1. General Information
1.1 Administrative Details

Associated HE Award(s) Duration Level Subject Coordinator

B Bus (Accg); B Bus (Mgt & Finance) 1 trimester Level 1 Matt MacCallum
Dip Accg; Dip Mgt matthew.maccallum@koi.edu.au
P: 92833583 (Ext.156)
L: Level 1, 545 Kent St.
Consultation: via Moodle or by
appointment.

1.2 Core / Elective

This is a core subject for the above courses.

1.3 Subject Weighting

Indicated below is the weighting of this subject and the total course points.

Subject Credit Points Total Course Credit Points

4 Dip Accg 32; Dip Mgt 32; BBus (Accg) 96; BBus (Mgt &
Finance) 96

1.4 Student Workload

Indicated below is the expected student workload per week for this subject

No. timetabled hours/week* No. personal study Total workload hours/week***

hours/week**

4 hours/week 6 hours/week 10 hours/week

(2 hour Lecture + 2 hour Tutorial)
* Total time spent per week at lectures and tutorials
** Total time students are expected to spend per week in studying, completing assignments, etc.
*** Combination of timetable hours and personal study.

1.5 Mode of Delivery On-campus

1.6 Pre-requisites Nil

Numerical literacy, while not a pre-requisite, is an advantage for this subject. As an example when giving a
lecture numerical information may appear on a screen and it will be an advantage if you are familiar with
this type of information. The skills that are useful are an understanding of formulas and prior experience
with using a calculator. Those who did poorly in mathematics at school may need to spend an extra hour per
week on the subject. It is advisable to work closely with your tutor to overcome any fear of mathematics or of
how to use a calculator.

1.7 General study and resource requirements:

o Students are expected to attend classes with the required textbook and to read specific chapters prior
to the tutorials. Students should read this material before coming to class to improve their ability to
participate in the weekly activities.
o Students will require access to the internet and their KOI email and should have basic skills in word
processing software such as MS Word, spreadsheet software such as MS Excel and visual
presentation software such as MS PowerPoint.

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o Computers and WIFI facilities are extensively available for student use throughout KOI. Students are
encouraged to make use of the campus Library for reference materials.
Resource requirements specific to this subject: Students should have a non-programmable scientific
calculator. Applications in smart phones will not be sufficient to perform the required calculations.
Smartphones and smartwatches will not be allowed in the final exam. As this subject requires the use of
statistical software packages to analyse numerical data, students should also have access to and at least a
basic level of skill in these areas.

2 Academic Details
2.1 Overview of the Subject

This subject is embedded in a business context and uses:

o descriptive methods to graphically and numerically summarise data sets;
o inferential techniques on sample data to determine characteristics of the parent populations;
o regression techniques to predict future outcomes.

The subject provides an introduction to basic statistical concepts and techniques and a working knowledge
of a number of inferential procedures to solve statistical problems in a business context. The subject
covers the use of techniques such as hypothesis tests and to develop evidence based predictions that can
be used when making business decisions.

2.2 Graduate Attributes for Undergraduate Courses

Graduates of the Bachelor of Business (Accounting), and the Bachelor of Business (Management and
Finance) courses from King’s Own Institute will gain the graduate attributes expected from successful
nd
completion of a Bachelor’s degree under the Australian Qualifications Framework (2 edition, January
2013). Graduates at this level will be able to apply an advanced body of knowledge in a range of contexts
for professional practice or scholarship and as a pathway for further learning.

King’s Own Institute’s key generic graduate attributes for a bachelor’s level degree are summarised below:

KOI Bachelor Degree

Graduate Attributes
Knowledge
Critical Thinking
Communication
Information Literacy
Problem Solving Skills
Ethical and Cultural
Sensitivity
Teamwork
Professional Skills
Detailed Description
Current, comprehensive and coherent knowledge
Critical thinking and creative skills to analyse and synthesise
information and evaluate new problems
Communication skills for effective reading, writing, listening and
presenting in varied modes and contexts and for transferring
knowledge skills to others
Information and technological skills for accessing, evaluating,
managing and using information professionally
Skills to apply logical and creative thinking to solve problems and
evaluate sources
Appreciation of ethical principles, cultural sensitivity and social
responsibility, both personally and professionally
Leadership and teamwork skills to collaborate, inspire colleagues
and manage responsibly with positive results
Professional skills to exercise judgement in planning, problem
solving and decision making

Across the course, these skills are developed progressively at three levels:
o Level 1 Foundation – Students learn the basic skills, theories and techniques of the subject and apply
them in basic, stand-alone contexts.
o Level 2 Intermediate – Students further develop skills, theories and techniques of the subject and
apply them in more complex contexts, beginning to integrate the application with other subjects.
o Level 3 Advanced – Students have a demonstrated ability to plan, research and apply the skills,
theories and techniques of the subject in complex situations, integrating the subject content with a
range of other subject disciplines within the context of the course.

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2.3 Subject Learning Outcomes

This is a Level 1 subject.

Listed below, are key knowledge and skills students are expected to attain by successfully completing this
subject:

Contribution to Course
Subject Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes

a) Identify practical business situations to which statistical techniques

are applicable

b) Present, summarise and manipulate sample data, make basic

statistical inferences and interpret the results in a business context

c) Use one or more current statistical software packages for basic

data analysis purposes

d) Apply skills in identifying problems and solution strategies

2.4 Subject Content and Structure

Below are details of the subject content and how it is structured, including specific topics covered in
lectures and tutorials. Reading refers to the text unless otherwise indicated.

Weekly Planner:

Week Topic covered in each week’s lecture Reading(s) Expected work as

(beginning)
listed in Moodle
Introduction and simple questions from Textbook
1
topics 2,3,4 and 5. Chs. 1.3,3.1,7.4,8.3 Tutorial exercises
11 Mar
Week 1 & 2 handout
Graphical summary of data Textbook
Types of data Chs.1 and 2
2
Displaying data Week 1 & 2 handout Weekly quiz
18 Mar
Data collection
Sampling
Discrete probability distributions Chs. 3 & 4,
Expectation and variance of a general week 3 handout
3 random variable,
Weekly quiz
25 Mar Binomial and poisson probabilities to be
determined by cumulative tables, formula
and software
Numerical summary of data including z Ch. 5, week 4
4 scores handout
Weekly quiz
01 Apr Basic properties of normally distributed
variables
Continuous probability distributions; Chs. 6 & 7
5
The Normal distribution. Weekly quiz
08 Apr
The Sampling distribution of the mean.
6 Mid trimester test Tutorial handout Mid trimester
15 Apr held in the week 6 lecture exams
21 Apr 2019
–
28 Apr 2019 Mid trimester break

Inference Estimate the mean of a

7 population by: Ch. 8,
Weekly quiz
29 Apr Confidence interval using the z distribution week 7 handout
Estimate the proportion of a population.

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Bivariate Data
Scatterplots- linear and non-linear
relationships
Measures of association
Coefficient of determination
8 Equation for line or parabola of best fit Ch. 13,
Tutorial exercises
06 May (calculator and software output) week 8 handout
Residual analysis
Interpreting software output to produce
Confidence intervals
Hypothesis tests for significance of the
relationship
Weekly quiz
Inference Chi squared goodness of fit and Deferred mid
9 chi squared test of independence Ch. 12, trimester exams for
13 May Inference comparing means using 2 sample week 9 handout all subjects - see
t test of means Section 2.6 below for
more information
Inference Hypothesis test concerning the
mean of a population: Hypothesis test Weekly quiz
10 Ch. 9,
concerning the proportion of a population. Computing
20 May week 10 handout
Connection between Type I error m Type II assignment
error and p-value of a test
11
Revision of week 8 and 9 Ch. 12 & 13 Tutorial exercises
27 May
Introductory investigation of relationships
12
(multiple linear regression including Ch. 14 Weekly quiz
03 Jun
confidence intervals and hypothesis tests)
13
Study Review Week
10 Jun
14 Please see Exam Timetable for exam date,
Final Exam Week
17 Jun time and location
15 Student Vacation begins
24 Jun Enrolments for T219 open
16 Results Released 02 Jul 2019
01 Jul Certification of Grades 05 Jul 2019
T219 begins 08 July 2019
1 Week 1 of classes for T119
08 Jul Friday 05 July 2019 – Review of Grade Day for T119 – see Sections 2.6 and 3.6 below
for more information.

2.5 Public Holiday Amendments

Please note: KOI is closed on all scheduled NSW Public Holidays.

T119 has six (6) days of public holidays (Easter Holidays and the Queen’s Birthday) that occurs during
classes this trimester. Classes scheduled for these public holidays (Calendar Class Dates) will be
rescheduled as per the table below. All other public holidays fall within the mid-trimester break period.

This applies to ALL subjects taught in T119.

Please see the table below and adjust your class timing as required. Please make sure you have
arrangements in place to attend the rescheduled classes if applicable to your T119 enrolment.

Classes will be conducted at the same time and in the same location as your normally scheduled class
except these classes will be held on the date shown below.

Calendar Class Date Rescheduled Class Date

Friday 19 April 2019 (Week 6) Tuesday 11 June 2019 (Week 13) Study Review Week
Saturday 20 April 2019 (Week 6) Wednesday 12 June 2019 (Week 13) Study Review Week

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2.6 Review of Grade, Deferred Exams & Supplementary Exams/Assessments

Review of Grade:

There may be instances when you believe that your final grade in a subject does not accurately reflect your
performance against the subject criteria. Section 8 of the Assessment and Assessment Appeals Policy
(www.koi.edu.au) describes the grounds on which you may apply for a Review of Grade.

If this happens and you are unable to resolve it with the Academic staff concerned then you can apply for a
formal Review of Grade within the timeframes indicated in the following sections of this subject outline -
Supplementary Assessments, 3.6 Appeals Process as well as the Assessment and Assessment Appeals
Policy. Please ensure you read the Review of Grade information before submitting an application.

Review of Grade Day:

KOI will hold the Review of Grade Day for all subjects studied in T119 on

Friday 05 July 2019

Only final exams will be discussed as all other assessments should have been reviewed during the
trimester.

If you fail one or more subjects and you wish to consider applying for a Review of Grade you MUST attend
the Review of Grade Day. You will have the chance to discuss your final exam with your lecturer, and will
be advised if you have valid reasons for applying for a Review of Grade (see Section 3.6 below and
Assessment and Assessment Appeals Policy).

If you do not attend the Review of Grade Day you are considered to have accepted your results for T119.

Deferred Exams:

If you wish to apply for a deferred exam, you should submit an Application for Assignment Extension or
Deferred Exam Form before the prescribed deadline.

If you miss your mid-trimester or final exam there is no guarantee you will be offered a deferred exam.

You must apply within the stated timeframe and satisfy the conditions for approval to be offered a deferred
exam (see Section 8.1 of the Assessment and Assessment Appeals Policy and the Application for
Assignment Extension or Deferred Exam Forms). In assessing your request for a deferred exam, KOI will
take into account the information you provide, the severity of the event or circumstance, your performance
on other items of assessment in the subject, class attendance and your history of previous applications for
special consideration.

Deferred mid-trimester exams will be held before the end of week 9. Deferred final exams will be held on
two days during week 1 or 2 in the next trimester. You will not normally be granted a deferred exam on the
grounds that you mistook the time, date or place of an examination, or that you have made arrangements
to be elsewhere at that time; for example, have booked plane tickets.

If you are offered a deferred exam, but do not attend you will be awarded 0 marks for the exam. This may
mean it becomes difficult for you to pass the subject. If you apply for a deferred exam within the required
time frame and satisfy the conditions you will be advised by email (to your KOI student email address) of
the time and date for the deferred exam. Please ensure that you are available to take the exam at this time.

Marks awarded for the deferred exam will be the marks awarded for that item of assessment towards your
final mark in the subject.

Supplementary Assessments (Exams and Assessments):

A supplementary assessment may be offered to students to provide a final opportunity to demonstrate

successful achievement of the learning outcomes of a subject. Supplementary assessments are only
offered at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. In considering whether or not to offer a supplementary

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assessment, KOI will take into account your performance on all the major assessment items in the subject,
your attendance, participation and your history of any previous special considerations.

Students are eligible for a supplementary assessment for their final subject in a course where they fail the
subject but have successfully completed all other subjects in the course. You must have completed all
major assessment tasks for the subject and obtained a passing mark on at least one of the major
assessment tasks to be eligible for a supplementary assessment.

If you believe you meet the criteria for a supplementary assessment for the final subject in your course, but
have not received an offer, complete the “Complaint, Grievance, Appeal Form” and send your form to
reception@koi.edu.au. The deadline for applying for supplementary assessment is the Friday of the first
week of classes in the next trimester.

If you are offered a supplementary assessment, you will be advised by email to your KOI student email
address of the time and due date for the supplementary assessment – supplementary exams will normally
be held at the same time as deferred final exams during week 1 or week 2 of the next trimester.

You must pass the supplementary assessment to pass the subject. The maximum grade you can achieve
in a subject based on a supplementary assessment is a PASS grade.

If you:
o are offered a supplementary assessment, but fail it;
o are offered a supplementary exam, but do not attend; or
o are offered a supplementary assessment but do not submit by the due date;
you will receive a FAIL grade for the subject.

2.7 Teaching Methods/Strategies

Briefly described below are the teaching methods/strategies used in this subject:

o On-campus lectures (2 hours/week) are conducted in seminar style and address the subject content,
provide motivation and context and draw on the students’ experience and preparatory reading.
o Tutorials (2 hours/week) include class discussion of case studies and research papers, practice sets and
problem-solving and syndicate work on group projects. Tutorial participation is an essential component of
the subject and contributes to the development of graduate attributes (see section 2.2 above). It is
intended that specific tutorial material such as case studies, recommended readings, review questions
etc. will be made available each week in Moodle.
o Online teaching resources include class materials, readings, model answers to assignments and
exercises and discussion boards. All online materials for this subject as provided by KOI will be found in
the Moodle page for this subject. Students should access Moodle regularly as material may be updated at
any time during the trimester
o Other contact - academic staff may also contact students either via Moodle messaging, or via email to the
email address provided to KOI on enrolment.

2.8 Student Assessment

Provided below is a schedule of formal assessment tasks and major examinations for the subject.

Assessment Type When assessed Weighting Subject Learning

Outcomes Assessed

Assessment 1:Online Quizzes Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 15% a, b, c, d

Assessment 2: Mid-trimester test Week 6 10% a, b, c

Assessment 3: Computing Week 10 25% a, b, c, d

assignment

Assessment 4: Final examination Final Exam Period 50% a, b, c, d

(2 hours)

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Requirements to Pass the Subject:

To gain a pass or better in this subject, students must gain a minimum of 50% of the total available subject
marks.

2.9 Prescribed and Recommended Readings

Provided below, in formal reference format, is a list of the prescribed and recommended readings.

Prescribed Text:

Black, K., Asafu-Adjaye, J., Burke, P., Khan, N., King, G., Perera, N., Papadimos, A., Sherwood, C.,
th
Wasimi, S. A. and Verma, R., 2016. Australasian business statistics. 4 ed. Milton: John Wiley & Sons.

Recommended Readings:
nd
Morien, D., 2013. Business Statistics. 2 ed. Australia: Thomson Learning.
(This is very similar to the prescribed text.)

Selvanathan, A., Selvanathan, S., Keller, G., and Warrack, B., 2007. Australian Business Statistics.
th
4 ed. Victoria: Thomson. (This is very similar to the prescribed text.)

Sharpe, N., Abdul, A., and Potter, M., 2001. A Casebook for Business Statistics: Laboratories for
Decision Making. Australia: John Wiley and Sons.

Useful Websites:

The following websites are useful sources covering a range of information useful for this subject.. However,
most are not considered to be sources of Academic Peer Reviewed theory and research. If your assessments
require academic peer reviewed journal articles as sources, you need to access such sources using the
Library database, Ebscohost, or Google Scholar. Please ask in the Library if you are unsure how to access
Ebscohost. Instructions can also be found in Moodle.

o Australian Bureau of Statistics – Understanding Statistics website. The Understanding Statistics pages
are here to support your statistical literacy development and assist you understand, evaluate and
communicate statistical data and information.
http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/a3121120.nsf/home/understanding%20statistics

o A Policymaker’s Primer on Education Research – Understanding Statistics Tutorial. The USA based
Education Commission of the States (ECS) and Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
(McREL) have developed this website, aimed primarily at education research, but can provide good
explanations of elements of the subject’s content.
http://www.ecs.org/html/educationissues/research/primer/understandingtutorial.asp

o BBC Six-Part Primer on Understanding Statistics in the News. In 2008, the BBC ran a six-part primer by
Michael Blastland on understanding statistics in the news. Blastland takes on the media’s handling of
surveys/polls, counting, percentages, averages, causation and doubt. “Wouldn't it be good,” Blastland
said, “to have the mental agility to separate the wheat from the chaff?” He then proceeds, in six weekly
articles, to point out the obvious vs. the correct ways to interpret the data. Follow the links on this page to
the BBC web site to read Michael Blastland’s six-part primer on understanding statistics in the news.
http://www.amstat.org/news/blastland_bbcprimer.cfm

o Khan academy - Confidence interval simulation. The website explains confidence interval using
simulation. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/ap-statistics/estimating-confidence-ap/introduction-
confidence-intervals/v/confidence-interval-simulation

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3. Assessment Details
3.1 Details of Each Assessment Item

The assessments for this subject are described below. The description includes the type of assessment, its
purpose, weighting, due date and submission requirements, the topic of the assessment, details of the task
and detailed marking criteria, including a marking rubric for essays, reports and presentations.
Supplementary assessment information and assistance can be found in Moodle.

KOI expects students to submit their own original work in both assignments and exams, or the original
work of their group in the case of group assignments.

Assessment 1

Assessment Type: Weekly Quizzes – individual assessment

Purpose: This assessment is designed to allow students to demonstrate their ability to present, summarise
and manipulate sample data, make basic statistical inferences, interpret the results in a business context
using statistical software packages and techniques, and identify problems and solutions. This assessment
relates to Learning Outcome a, b, c and d

Value: 15% Due Date: Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 – all quizzes remain open until 5:00 pm
Friday of Week 12. Multiple attempts at the quiz may be made, but only the last
attempt will be marked. Each new attempt overwrites the previous attempt.
Submission: Online via Moodle links.

Topic: Preceding weekly / fortnightly subject content

Task Details: Details will be provided throughout the trimester

Marking: Each quiz will be worth up to 2 marks

Assessment 2

Assessment Type: Mid-trimester test – individual assessment – closed book exam

Purpose: To revise and reinforce subject content taught up to and including week 4. This assessment
contributes to Learning Outcome a, b and c.

Value: 10% Due Date: Week 6

Topic: Mid-trimester exam covers topics from week 1 to week 4.

Task Details: Closed book exam. A list of formulae and statistical tables will be provided. Students should
bring a 10 digit non-programmable calculator to the exam. No other supporting aids or materials will be
permitted.

Assessment 3

Assessment Type: Computer assignment – analysis and 1500 + 10% word report – individual assessment

Purpose: To allow students to demonstrate an understanding of statistical analysis and the ability
summarise and manipulate sample data, make basic statistical inferences and interpret the results in a
business context. This assessment contributes to Learning Outcome a, b, c and d.

Value: 25% (Preparation quizzes 5% and Final report 20%) Due Date: 5:00 pm Friday of Week 10

Submission: Preparatory Quizzes – access and submit via Moodle links. Report (Word .doc or .docx) with
analysis tables etc. as attachments – upload to Moodle. Report Only – upload to Moodle and Turnitin.

Topic: Comment on a report that uses statistical analysis and do a similar analysis using their unique
dataset.

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Task Details: Students will be presented with a dataset and sample report that uses a summary of the
dataset to discuss a business scenario. Each individual student will also be provided with their own unique
dataset that is like the dataset used by the sample report.
Students will need to comment on how the data is summarized and what basic statistical inferences were
made in the report. Students will have to provide similar summaries and statistical analysis using their own
dataset. The sample report, the dataset used in the report and the unique dataset for each student will be
available on moodle.

Preparatory Quizzes: Before you begin your analysis and report, you need to do the Preparatory Quizzes
to ensure you are familiar with the concepts and techniques involved. You may attempt the Quizzes as
many times as you like – each new attempt will overwrite the previous attempt. Only the last attempts will
be marked.

Discussion of the sample report: Students are required to write a discussion of the sample report that
consists of four (4) different parts as specified below to demonstrate the ability to produce a report that
uses statistics.

Part 1: Discuss a sample report and include some further recommendations. Explain how the statistical
techniques used in the sample report are useful in a practical business situation.

Part 2: Reproduce the sections of the sample report where the dataset was summarized using the unique
dataset given to students. Students will also have to use appropriate statistical methods to make suitable
inferences based on their summaries of the dataset, this will require the use of computer software such as
excel.

Part 3: Find or make up a dataset that would be useful in business and give an outline of how to
summarize the dataset so it could be used in a report.

Part 4: Describe the structure and format of the final report and discuss the good and bad aspects of the
format and structure of the sample report.

Word total for all parts 1500+10%. “Report format – Word .doc or .docx. Format title page, brief summary
of the first 3 parts, table of contents, appropriate headings and sub-headings, in-text referencing reference
list (Harvard – Anglia style)”

Marking Guide:

Preparatory Quizzes: worth a total 5% of the final grade – individual marks will be identified with each quiz
in Moodle. Discussion of a sample repot worth 20% of the final grade. The marking rubric is given on the
next page.

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Marking Rubric for BUS105

Assessment 3: Computer assignment

Fail Distinction
Pass Credit High Distinction
Criteria (0-49%) (75-84%)
(50-64%) (65-74%) (85-100%)
Identifying practical No business situation A business situation is described A business situation is described A business situation is described A business situation is described in
business situations and described but it is not suitable for statistical but does not explain why and adequately explains why great detail and explains why
application of statistical techniques statistical techniques are statistical techniques are statistical techniques are suitable.
techniques applicable. suitable.

Value 10%
Presentation and use of Provide irrelevant or Some parts of numerical Most parts of numerical Very minor error in numerical Not a single error in numerical
sample data inaccurate numerical summaries are accurate and use summaries are accurate and summaries and use appropriate summaries and have excellent
summaries and use these proper numbers and theory in good selection of numbers and numbers and theory in the knowledge of theory in the
Value 30% summaries inappropriately in the discussion of usage theory in the discussion of usage discussion of usage discussion of usage of the
the discussion summaries.
Application of basic Inability to apply inferential Make some progress to use Attempt to get closer to accurate Soundly justified conclusion Apply the most appropriate
statistical inferences and statistics appropriately in a relevant statistical inference decision with use of appropriate drawn and use of proper inferential statistics for a business
interpretation of the business situation and make summaries and inferential inferential statistics to solve a situation and make an excellent
results in a business completely irrelevant decision statistics with little justification business problem decision with correct justification
context

Value 30%
Use of statistical Not much idea or many Mistakes made such as in Minor mistakes such as not Almost no mistake made when Excellent use of statistical software
software packages for serious mistakes made in finding sums of categorical understanding that when a using software for data analysis for data analysis
data analysis using statistical software variables computer is using a percentage
format entering 0.07 will be
Value 10% interpreted as 0.07%

Application skills for No skills displayed Unclear but acceptable Fair explanation of how to write Clear and detailed explanation Excellent explanation of how to
identifying problems and explanation of how to write a a report using a new dataset of how to write a report using a write a report using a new dataset
solution strategies report using a new dataset new dataset

Value 10%
Presentation skills Poor articulation of solving a Acceptable presentation, Good presentation and design Professional presentation and Highly professional presentation
(Assignment design and business problem obvious errors in demonstration overall but a few errors design with no or very minor and design, satisfies all
use of written and lack of attention to details error in some elements presentation elements to a standard
communication) and able to be offered to a
reputable academic publication
Value 10%
Total marks out of Comment:
100%
Assessment mark
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Assessment 4

Assessment Type: Final Exam – individual assessment – closed book exam. A list of formulas, statistical
tables will be provided. Students should bring a scientific non-programmable calculator to the exam – no
other supporting aids or materials will be permitted

Purpose: The purpose of the final examination is to test your understanding of course concepts and your
ability to apply these concepts. The examination may cover materials used in tutorials, class discussions
and/or from the readings. This assessment relates to Learning Outcomes a, b, c and d.

Value: 50% Due Date: The final exam will be held in the official KOI exam period in Week 14
of the trimester. The specific date and time will be posted towards the end of the
trimester.

Topic: The examination may cover content from any part of the entire subject.

Task Details: 2 hours closed book exam

Students will be given various business scenarios with relevant data sets. From these students will be
expected to apply relevant statistical data analysis, and interpret the findings for the given situations. More
details will be provided during the trimester.

3.2 Late Penalties and Extensions

An important part of business life and key to achieving KOI’s graduate outcome of Professional Skills is the
ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines. Consequently, any assessment items such as in-class
quizzes and assignments missed or submitted after the due date/time will attract a penalty (see below).

Students who miss mid-trimester tests and final exams without a valid and accepted reason (see below)
may not be granted a deferred exam and will be awarded 0 marks for assessment item. These penalties
are designed to encourage students to develop good time management practices, and create equity for all
students.

Any penalties applied will only be up to the maximum marks available for the specific piece of assessment
attracting the penalty.

Late penalties, granting of extensions and deferred exams are based on the following:

In Class Tests (excluding Mid-Trimester Tests)

o No extensions permitted or granted – a make-up test may only be permitted under very special
circumstances where acceptable supporting evidence is provided. The procedures and timing to apply
for a make-up test (only if available) are as shown in Section 3.3 Applying for an Extension (below).
o Missing a class test will result in 0 marks for that assessment element unless the above applies.

Written Assessments

o 5% of the total available marks per calendar day unless an extension is approved (see Section 3.3
below)

Presentations

o No extensions permitted or granted – no presentation = 0 marks. The rules for make-up presentations
are the same as for missing in-class tests (described above).

Mid-Trimester Tests and Final Exams

o If students are unable to attend mid-trimester tests or final exams due to illness or some other event
(acceptable to KOI), they must:
− Advise KOI in writing (email: academic@koi.edu.au) as soon as possible, but no later than three
(3) working days after the exam date, that they will be / were absent and the reasons. They will be
advised in writing (return email) as to whether the circumstances are acceptable.
− Complete the appropriate Application for Extension or Deferred Exam Form available from the

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Student Information Centre in Moodle, on the KOI Website (Policies and Forms) and the Reception
Desk (Market St and Kent St), as soon as possible and email with attachments to
academic@koi.edu.au.
− Provide acceptable documentary evidence in the form of a satisfactorily detailed medical
certificate, police report or some other evidence that will be accepted by KOI.
− Agree to attend the deferred exam as set by KOI.

Deferred exam

o There will only be one deferred exam offered.

o Marks awarded for the deferred exam will be the marks awarded for that assessment.
o If you miss the deferred exam you will be awarded 0 marks for the assessment. This may mean you
are unable to complete (pass) the subject.

3.3 Applying for an Extension

If students are unable to submit or attend an assessment when due, and extensions are possible, they
must apply by completing the appropriate Application for Extension form available from the Student
Information Centre in Moodle, the KOI Website (Policies and Forms) and the Reception Desk (Market St
and Kent St), as soon as possible but no later than three (3) working days of the assessment due date.

The completed form must be emailed with supporting documentation to academic@koi.edu.au.

Students and lecturers / tutors will be advised of the outcome of the extension request as soon as
practicable.
Appropriate documentary evidence to support the request for an extension must be supplied. Please
remember there is no guarantee of an extension being granted, and poor organisation is not a satisfactory
reason to be granted an extension.

3.4 Referencing and Plagiarism

Please remember that all sources used in assessment tasks must be suitably referenced.
Failure to acknowledge sources is plagiarism, and as such is a very serious academic issue. Students
plagiarising run the risk of severe penalties ranging from a reduction through to 0 marks for a first offence
for a single assessment task, to exclusion from KOI in the most serious repeat cases. Exclusion has
serious visa implications. The easiest way to avoid plagiarising is to reference all sources.

Harvard referencing is the required method – in-text referencing using Author’s Surname (family name)
and year of publication. A Referencing Guide, “Harvard Referencing”, and a Referencing Tutorial can be
found on the right hand menu strip in Moodle on all subject pages.

An effective way to reference correctly is to use Microsoft Word’s referencing function (please note that
other versions and programs are likely to be different). To use the referencing function, click on the
References Tab in the menu ribbon – students should choose Harvard.

Authorship is also an issue under plagiarism – KOI expects students to submit their own original work in
both assessment and exams, or the original work of their group in the case of a group project. All students
agree to a statement of authorship when submitting assessments online via Moodle, stating that the work
submitted is their own original work.

The following are examples of academic misconduct and can attract severe penalties:

o Handing in work created by someone else (without acknowledgement), whether copied from another
student, written by someone else, or from any published or electronic source, is fraud, and falls under
the general Plagiarism guidelines.
o Copying / cheating in tests and exams is academic misconduct. Such incidents will be treated just as
seriously as other forms of plagiarism.
o Students who willingly allow another student to copy their work in any assessment may be considered
to assisting in copying/cheating, and similar penalties may be applied.

Where a subject coordinator considers that a student might have engaged in academic misconduct, KOI
may require the student to undertake an additional oral exam as a part of the assessment for the subject,
as a way of testing the student’s understanding of their work.

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Further information can be found on the KOI website.

3.5 Reasonable Adjustment

The Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act (1992) makes it unlawful to treat people with a disability
less fairly than people without a disability. In the context of this subject, the principle of Reasonable
Adjustment is applied to ensure that participants with a disability have equitable access to all aspects of the
learning situation. For assessment, this means that artificial barriers to their demonstrating competence
are removed.

Examples of reasonable adjustment in assessment may include:

o provision of an oral assessment, rather than a written assessment
o provision of extra time
o use of adaptive technology.

The focus of the adjusted assessment should be on enabling the participants to demonstrate that they
have achieved the subject purpose, rather than on the method used.

3.6 Appeals Process

Full details of the KOI Assessment and Assessment Appeals Policy may be obtained in hard copy from the
Library, and on the KOI website www.koi.edu.au under Policies and Forms.

Assessments and Mid-Trimester Exams:

Where students are not satisfied with the results of an assessment, including mid-trimester exams, they
have the right to appeal. The process is as follows:

o Discuss the assessment with their tutor or lecturer – students should identify where they feel more
marks should have been awarded – students should provide valid reasons based on the marking guide
provided for the assessment. Reasons such as “I worked really hard” are not considered valid.
o If still not satisfied, students should complete an Application for Review of Assessment Marks form,
detailing the reason for review. This form can be found on the KOI website and is also available at KOI
Reception (Market St and Kent St).
o Application for Review of Assessment Marks forms must be submitted as explained on the form within
ten (10) working days of the return of the marked assessment, or within five (5) working days after the
return of the assessment if the assessment is returned after the end of the trimester.

Review of Grade – whole of subject and final exams:

Where students are not satisfied with the results of the whole subject or with their final exam results, they
have the right to request a Review of Grade – see the Assessment and Assessment Appeals Policy for
more information.

An Application for Review of Grade/Assessment Form (available from the KOI Website under Policies and
Forms and from KOI Reception, Market St and Kent St) should be completed clearly explaining the
grounds for the application. The completed application should be submitted as explained on the form, with
supporting evidence attached, to the Academic Manager.

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