Overview

This unit assists students to develop effective consulting strategies and expertise for dealing with clients who ask for statistical help. This will be done using case studies and a range of real clients with real problems.

Requisites

Prerequisites
STA80011 Advanced Statistical Modelling
Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Formulate research questions and hypotheses in a specific consulting context
  • Distinguish between different data collection strategies and research designs in a specific consulting context
  • Appraise client needs in regard to appropriate data analysis using a range of statistical procedures and interpretation of the results of this analysis
  • Formulate directions for further investigations by the client
  • Compose findings and conclusions using presentations and written reports
  • Contribute to projects assisting with research proposals, ethics and tender applications and journal articles

Teaching methods

Hawthorn Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		12.50 12 weeks 150
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment 1Individual 20% 1,2,3,4,5,6 
Assignment 2Individual 40% 1,2,3,4,5,6 
Online QuizzesIndividual 20% 1,2,4 
PresentationIndividual 20% 6 

Content

  • Objectives of statistical consulting
  • Managing relationships with collaborators and clients
  • Advanced statistical methodology for consulting
  • Professional behaviour and ethics
  • Writing research proposal and ethics applications
  • Preparing tender application and research articles

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.