| 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 |
|
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