Course overview
This course aims to equip students with essential concepts of probability theory and statistics, proficiency in applying sampling methods, statistical techniques, data visualisation, and software tools to perform analysis of research and engineering data in real-life situations, and foundational knowledge of protocols, ethics, and procedures for collecting, processing, using, and communicating different forms of data. The course will also introduce basis of modern techniques for data-driven decision support, including machine learning, big data analytics, and model-based optimisation, in research and engineering applications.
Course learning outcomes
- Critically review data requirements, ethics implications, and data management strategies for real life engineering problems and research projects
- Design and interpret exploratory data models and analysis
- Identify and apply appropriate data processing methods and statistical analysis models for hypotheses testing on real life engineering and research datasets
- Critically review, present, and report on the results of data analysis
- Identify and interpret modern data analytics techniques for decision support in research and engineering applications
Availability
Class details
Mawson Lakes
Class number 29400
Section FR01
Size 90
Available 90
Class number 28334
Section TU01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28333
Section TU02
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28332
Section TU03
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28337
Section WS01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28336
Section WS02
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28335
Section WS03
Size 30
Available 30
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 29401
Section FR01
Size 210
Available 210
Class number 28344
Section TU01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28343
Section TU02
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28342
Section TU03
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28341
Section TU04
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28340
Section TU05
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28339
Section TU06
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28338
Section TU07
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28351
Section WS01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28350
Section WS02
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28349
Section WS03
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28348
Section WS04
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28347
Section WS05
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28346
Section WS06
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 28345
Section WS07
Size 30
Available 30
Class details
Mawson Lakes
Class number 59013
Section FR01
Size 90
Available 90
Class number 55838
Section TU01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 55837
Section TU02
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 55836
Section TU03
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 55841
Section WS01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 55840
Section WS02
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 55839
Section WS03
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58674
Section WS04
Size 20
Available 20
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 59014
Section FR01
Size 210
Available 210
Class number 58157
Section TU01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58156
Section TU02
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58155
Section TU03
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58154
Section TU04
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58153
Section TU05
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58152
Section TU06
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58151
Section TU07
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58164
Section WS01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58163
Section WS02
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58162
Section WS03
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58161
Section WS04
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58160
Section WS05
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58159
Section WS06
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58158
Section WS07
Size 30
Available 30
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