Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / BUS424 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Code: BUS424 Course Title: COMPUTER AIDED STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer GÖKHAN SEÇME (gsecme@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction English
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The objective of the course is to provide students with statistical analysis on the computer.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 be able to understand the variable types and measurement PO-12 become skilful at maths, econometrics and statistics, making more effective decisions with econometric and statistical analysis. Furthermore, they are capable of predicting the outcomes of these decisions and interpreting the cause and effect relation.
Examination
Laboratory Exam
Practice Exam
LO-2 be able to analyse hypothesis and discover analyse method PO-17 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance.
Examination
Laboratory Exam
Practice Exam
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Variable types, measurement scales, parametric and non-parametric tests, comparing means, causality tests, regression analysis
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Variables, variable types, parameters and measurement verbal lecture and discussion
2 Hypothesis tests Verbal lecture and discussion
3 Paremetric and non-parametric tests Verbal lecture and discussion
4 Parametric and non-parametric tests, normality Verbal lecture with Computer application
5 Hypothesis testing Verbal lecture with Computer application
6 Comparing means, t-test versions Verbal lecture with Computer application
7 Comparing means, t-test versions and Anova Verbal lecture with Computer application
8 mid-term exam
9 Ki-square test Verbal lecture with Computer application
10 Correlation and Causality Verbal lecture with Computer application
11 Covariance analysis Verbal lecture with Computer application
12 Regression analysis Verbal lecture with Computer application
13 Non-paremetric tests for comparing means Verbal lecture with Computer application
14 Non-parametric test for causality Verbal lecture with Computer application
15 General evaluation Verbal lecture with Computer application
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 de Smith M J (2015) STATSREF: Statistical Analysis Handbook - a web-based statistics resource. The Winchelsea Press, Winchelsea, UK
2 Foster, J. J., Data Analysis using SPSS for Windows: A Beginners` Guide, Sage Publications
3 Applied Statistics in Business and Economics (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series, Operations and Decision Sciences) 3rd Edition by David Doane (Author), Lori Seward (Author), 2010
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook, data show, computer, and software

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 7 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 14 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 14 14
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 2 12 24
Own study for mid-term exam 3 1 3
mid-term exam 3 1 3
Own study for final exam 3 1 3
final exam 3 1 3
0
0
Total work load; 106