Quantitative Methods 1b
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BUSI1074 | Nottingham University Business School China | 1 | 10 | Autumn China |
- Code
- BUSI1074
- School
- Nottingham University Business School China
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn China
Summary
PRE-REQUISITE
Please note that for this module, the following pre-requisites apply:
- Grade C at A level mathematics (or equivalent) is a pre-requisite.
This module contains:
- Economic application of calculus
- Confidence intervals
- Introduction to hypothesis testing
- Partial differentiation
- Optimisation of two variables
- Probability
- Random Variables
- Sampling Distributions
Target Students
Compulsory for FAM/ IBE Qualifying Year students. Optional for IBC/ IBL/ IBM Qualifying Year students.
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 4 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 10 weeks
Assessment
- 100% Exam 1 (2-hour): One 2 hour examination.
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
To develop key mathematical and statistical techniques and their application to problems and data.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
This module develops a knowledge and understanding of:
- Relevant quantitative techniques, including mathematical and statistical methods.
- Economic data and its appreciation.
Intellectual skills
This module develops:
- Effective quantitative problem solving and decision making skills.
Professional practical skills
This module develops:
- Numeracy and quantitative skills including data analysis, interpretation and extrapolation.
Transferable (key) skills
This module develops:
- Effective self-management in terms of time, planning and behaviour, motivation, self-starting, individual initiative and enterprise.
Conveners
- Dr Kian Howe Ong
Last updated 09/01/2025.