Predictive Analytics
Course Level Postgraduate
Course Level Postgraduate
Area/Catalogue
INFS 5100
Course Level
Postgraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
154323
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
Course owner
UniSA STEM
To enable students to perform, on large data sets, data exploration, visualisation, and preliminary analysis using predictive modelling techniques.
Data exploration, visualisation and preliminary analysis: advanced exploratory data analysts; data visualisation; data quality verification; missing data analysis; data manipulation and cleaning.
Predictive modelling: logistic regression and generalised linear models; decision trees; random forests; generalised boosted models; naive Bayes classifiers and other techniques.
Tan, P; Steinbach, M; Kumar, V 2014, Introduction to Data Mining: Pearson New International Edition, Pearson
Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
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Group 1
And one of the following courses; |
|
INFS 4020 | Big Data Concepts |
INFS 3084 | UO Big Data Concepts |
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
COMP 5070 | Statistical Programming for Data Science |
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES | |||
Seminar | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Computer Practical | 1 hour x 12 weeks | ||
Directed Study | N/A x 13 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
Seminar | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Computer Practical | 1 hour x 12 weeks | ||
Directed Study | N/A x 13 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE | |||
External (Online materials, on-line interactions with these materials, weekly on-line computer practicals in a virtual machine environment, online interactions with the course coordinator and with other students, including through virtual workshops. ) | N/A x 13 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Report, Test/Quiz
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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