Assurance of Learning

This assignment assesses the following Graduate Learning Outcomes and related Unit Learning Outcomes:

Faculty of Business and Law Assignment Extension Procedures Information for students seeking an extension BEFORE the due date

If you wish to seek an extension for this assignment prior to the due date, you need to apply directly to the Unit Chair by completing the Assignment and Online Test Extension Application Form  and sending the completed form as well as your supporting documentation and a draft of your assignment (Note: completing the Extension Application Form is mandatory if you wish to apply for an extension.)

This process needs to occur as soon as you become aware that you will have difficulty in meeting the due date, but no later than 5-00 pm Thursdaythe21st of May 2021.

Specifically, requests for extensions will not be considered after the normal close of business on the due date of the assignment.

Please note: Unit Chairs can only grant extensions up to two weeks beyond the original due date. If you require more than two weeks, or have already been provided an extension by the Unit Chair and require additional time, you must apply for Special Consideration via Student Connect within 3 business days of the due date.

Misreading the due date and time, assignment anxiety or returning home will not be accepted as grounds for consideration.

Conditions under which an extension will normally be considered include:

• Medical – to cover medical conditions of a serious nature, e.g. hospitalisation, serious injury or chronic illness.

Note: temporary minor ailments such as headaches, colds and minor gastric upsets are not serious medical conditions and are unlikely to be accepted. However serious cases of these may be considered.

• Compassionate – e.g. death of a close family member, significant family and relationship problems.
• Hardship/Trauma –e.g. sudden loss or gain of employment, severe disruption to domestic arrangements, a victim of crime.

Information for students seeking an extension AFTER the due date

If the due date has passed and you require more than two weeks extension, or you have already been provided with an extension and require additional time, you must apply for Special Consideration via Student Connect.

Please be aware that applications are governed by University procedures and must be submitted within three business days of the due date or previously granted extension due date.

In most instances the maximum amount of time that can be granted for an assignment extension is three weeks after the due date, as Unit Chairs are required to have all assignments submitted before results/feedback can be released back to students.

Penalties for late submission

The following marking penalties will apply if you submit an assessment task after the due date without an approved extension:

• 5% will be deducted from the available marks for each day, or part thereof, up to five days.
• Work that is submitted more than five days after the due date will not be marked; you will receive 0% for the task.

Note: ‘Day’ means calendar day.

The Unit Chair may refuse to accept a late submission where it is unreasonable or impracticable to assess the task after the due date.

Additional information

For advice regarding academic misconduct, special consideration, extensions, and assessment feedback, please refer to the document “Rights and responsibilities as a student” in the “Unit Guide and Information” folder under the “Resources” section in the MIS770 CloudDeakin site.

Overview

The purpose of this assignment is to investigate a dataset utilising the knowledge learned up to and including week 10. This will enable conclusions to be drawn that ultimately assist in decision making.

The assignment requires you to analyse a given dataset, interpret the results, and then draw conclusions such that you are able to reply to specific questions being asked. You will respond in the form of a business report. (These questions are asked in the following memorandum).

The aims of the assignment are to:

• provide you with some examples of the application of data analysis
• test your understanding of the material presented in the relevant topics thus far
• test your ability to analyse data and interpret your results
• test your ability to effectively communicate your results to others, particularly, those with very little knowledge of statistics or analytics.

Before attempting the assignment, make sure thatyou have prepared yourself well. At a minimum, please read the relevant sections of the prescribed textbook and review the materials provided to date.

Scenario and the data

Click Sales is an online store (fictitious) that sells electronic gadgetry all over the world. The annual board meeting is on the horizon, and you have been asked to provide summary information and estimates. Although Click Sales has no “bricks and mortar” storefront, some purchases are made directly from the different warehouse locations. The data set contains thirteen variables with information about 150 randomly selected Click Sales warehouses throughout the world.

You play the role of the senior analyst that will be responsible for modelling the data. The questions you need to answer are contained in the following memorandum.