James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2014

BX2016 - Business Modelling

Credit points: 03
Year: 2014
Student Contribution Band: Band 3
Administered by: School of Business (pre 2015)

Creating business intelligence requires an understanding of the business environment and an ability to capture, model and interpret the salient descriptors of that environment. This subject provides students with decision support theory and modelling skills that can be applied to develop models to support decision making and understand intelligence emerging from expanding organisational information resources. Students will be required to develop the knowledge and skills to be able to build useful and error free computer-based decision models for a number of business problems. This subject is compulsory for students wishing to satisfy professional accreditation requirements in the Bachelor of Business (Accounting).

Learning Outcomes

Prerequisites:BU1002 OR BU1902 OR CO1101
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
BU2006 CO2815 CO3105

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2014
Coordinator: Dr Singwhat Tee
Lecturer: Mr Ian Burnett.
Contact hours:
  • 26 hours lectures
  • 12 hours practicals
    Assessment:end of semester exam (55%); assignments (30%); test/quiz (15%).

    External, Study Period 1
    Census Date 27-Mar-2014
    Coord/Lect: Dr Singwhat Tee.
    Contact hours:
    • 0 hours
      Method of Delivery:WWW - LearnJCU
      Assessment:end of semester exam (55%); assignments (30%); test/quiz (15%).

      Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
      Census Date 27-Mar-2014
      Coord/Lect: Dr Singwhat Tee.
      Contact hours:
      • 26 hours lectures
      • 12 hours practicals
        Assessment:end of semester exam (55%); assignments (30%); test/quiz (15%).

        JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
        Census Date 17-Jul-2014
        Coordinator: Dr Singwhat Tee
        Contact hours:
        • 26 hours lectures
        • 12 hours practicals
          Assessment:end of semester exam (55%); assignments (30%); test/quiz (15%).

          JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
          Census Date 17-Apr-2014
          Coordinator: Dr Singwhat Tee
          Contact hours:
          • 26 hours lectures
          • 12 hours practicals
            Assessment:end of semester exam (55%); assignments (30%); test/quiz (15%).

            JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
            Census Date 11-Dec-2014
            Coordinator: Dr Singwhat Tee
            Contact hours:
            • 26 hours lectures
            • 12 hours practicals
              Assessment:end of semester exam (55%); assignments (30%); test/quiz (15%).

              JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
              Census Date 14-Aug-2014
              Coordinator: Dr Singwhat Tee
              Contact hours:
              • 26 hours lectures
              • 12 hours practicals
                Assessment:end of semester exam (55%); assignments (30%); test/quiz (15%).

                Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.