navigation bar Contact Discussion Books Handouts Articles Links News Unit Information Home

home
unit
news
links
articles
handouts
books
discussions
contact

unit 1
unit 2
unit 3
unit 4
unit 5
assignment 1
assignment 2
assignment 2
scheme of work
handouts
unit 6

 
HNC in Business City of Bristol Logo
Unit 5
Quantitative Techniques for Business
Scheme of Work
Week Subject/Topic Outcome Assessment
8/2

Data collection
Primary & secondary sources, survey methodology
Charts and graphs
Different uses of different graphs.

1 SuperMarket Sweep
Issue Date: 14/2/00
Submission Date: 27/3/00
15/2 Data collection
Sampling, questionnaire design
1
22/2 Data Collection Week 1
29/2 Frequency (1)
Generation from raw data. Grouping and class boundaries. Irregular intervals
1
7/3 Frequency (2)
Histograms and frequency polygons Calculation of mean, median, mode, from raw data and frequency distributions. Appropriate uses. Cumulative frequency tables and charts
1
14/3 Frequency (3)
Calculation & use of inter quartile range, percentiles Standard deviation
1
21/3 Workshop  
28/3 Time series analysis
Moving averages, centred trend, seasonal variations Seasonally adjusted data using additive & multiplicative model
2 POPCORN
Issue Date: 3/4/00
Submission Date: 15/5/00
4/4

Correlation
Scatter graphs

2
11/4

Regression analysis
Derivation of regression equation

2
Easter Vacation
2/5 Forecasting & assessing reliability
Using time series analysis and regression.
2
9/5 Workshop  
16/5 Inventory control
Re-order level, Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
3 Assignment Three
Issue Date: 22/5/00
Submission Date: 19/6/00
23/5 Linear programming
Graphical solutions, tight and slack constraints
3
Half Term
6/6
Networking
Network diagrams, cpa, slack time Crashing activities, Gantt charts
3
13/6
Indices
Simple, aggregate, RPI, deflation
3
20/6  

Advertisement
in association with amazon.co.uk

Back

Copyright: All Content copyright of City of Bristol College ©2000