MS4H01 - Data Analytics 04 Dec 2020 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: MS4H01
Module Title: Data Analytics
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Faculty Sub Group: Mathematical Sciences
Module Leader: Rebecca Peters
Module Team: Angelica Pachon, Stephanie Perkins
First Intended Intake: JAN 2021 Final Year of Intake: 2025
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 10 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 101034 - statistical modelling
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 04 Dec 2020
Valid To 31 Aug 2026

Module Aims

To provide graduates with an understanding of the core analytical skills required for Data/AI.

To provide graduates with the practical experience in drawing insight from complex datasets such that they are able to assess practical situations and interpret real-world applications through visualisation.

Content Summary

This module provides a broad introduction to analytical methods required to understand, interpret, research, and manage complex data. It will also introduce tools and techniques for data visualisation as well as an overview of statistical inference and further multivariate techniques. The aim here will be to encourage grads to build confidence in drawing insight from data and identifying patterns and trends of interest for future exploration.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 8
Seminar 8
Tutorial 8
Independent Study 40
Directed Study 36
Total Hours Selected 100

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 To understand the concepts and application of data analysis tools and explain the wider context of their value in Data/AI.
LO2 Determine and use analytical techniques to assess practical situations and interpret real-world complex data.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Set Exercise - Not Time Constrained (CW) Set Tasks - not-time constrained 1 Collect, analyse, and interpret a data set and present results. 0 3000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Set Tasks - not-time constrained 1

Reading List

Freund, J. E. and Perles, B. M. (2013) Modern Elementary Statistics. United Kingdom: Pearson Education.

Field, A. (2012) Discovering Statistics Using R. Sage

James, G., Witten, D., Hastie, T. and Tibshirani, R. (2013) An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R (Springer Texts in Statistics)

Wickham , H. (2017) R for Data Science: import, tidy, transform, visualize, and model data

EMC Education Services (2015) Data Science and Big Data Analytics: Discovering, Analyzing, Visualizing and Presenting Data. Indianpolis, IN : Wiley.