Useful links
Unit of study_
QBUS1040: Foundations of Business Analytics
2025 unit information
This unit provides students with the necessary foundations and skills to undertake second year units in business analytics and successfully complete the Business Analytics major. Theoretical models discussed are motivated by real-life business applications and decision problems. The unit provides a grounding in linear algebra (matrix properties) and calculus and applies these methods to regression models with multiple variables. The unit also introduces the key ideas of optimisation (quadratic problems) and shows how optimisation models can be used to make estimates. In addition to building the mathematical foundations needed in business analytics, the unit helps students to build programming skills to solve practical problems from the business area and makes use of modern programming languages such as Python.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Business (Business School)
| Study level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Academic unit | Business Analytics |
| Credit points | 6 |
|
Prerequisites:
?
|
BUSS1020 or DATA1001 or ECMT1010 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or STAT1021 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1015) and MATH1115) or 6 credit points of MATH 1000-level units which must include MATH1905 |
|---|---|
|
Corequisites:
?
|
None |
| Prohibitions:
?
|
None |
| Assumed knowledge:
?
|
None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. use linear algebra in various applications
- LO2. solve least squares regression and data-fitting problems
- LO3. understand how optimisation models can be used to make statistical estimates.
Unit availability
This section lists the session, attendance modes and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives you information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.
The outline is published 2 weeks before the first day of teaching. You can look at previous outlines for a guide to the details of a unit.
| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Semester 1 2025
|
Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
|
|
Semester 2 2025
|
Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
|
Find your current year census dates
Modes of attendance (MoA)
This refers to the Mode of attendance (MoA) for the unit as it appears when you’re selecting your units in Sydney Student. Find more information about modes of attendance on our website.
