2009 Course Handbook
STAT278: Computer Simulation
This unit considers the use of computer simulation in problem-solving. It emphasises the use of computer simulation as an investigative tool, especially where analytic methods are ineffective. Software packages used include the popular numerical applications Excel and Matlab, as well as the simulation package Extend. The unit is very practical, with lectures, tutorials, test and exam held in a computer lab. As a prerequisite to STAT329 Electronic Commerce: Database Systems, this unit develops students' skills in analysis of systems, teamwork, communication, and formal reports of technical findings, and briefly introduces relational databases. This unit also develops practical skills which will be useful in STAT378 Statistical Computing.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3-4 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Bulger |
| Prerequisites: | [(STAT170(P) or STAT171(P)) and (STAT175(P) or GPA of 1.50) and (ACST151(P) or any 100-level COMP or ISYS unit(P))] or admission to GradCertStats |
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| Unit Designations: |
Technology
Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Statistics |
Timetable Information
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