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Introduction

This assessment item relates to the unit learning outcomes as in the unit descriptor. This assessment is designed to improve student research skills and to give students experience in researching a topic and writing a report relevant to the Unit of Study subject matter.

Task

Perform a literature review on a known topic in business analytics. It can be any topic on tools, methodologies or applications. Some examples include, but not limited to:
• Use of predictive analysis in healthcare industry
• Comparison of BI tools
• Techniques of predictive analysis (i.e., clustering and classification)
• Methods of representing multi-dimensional data in visualisations
• Analytics techniques to improve logistics management
• Security of data and privacy concerns in analytics
Please note that this is an individual project. The topic needs to be chosen before session 7.
Based on your review you need to submit a report in IEEE format; see the word file in the Moodle. Submit your report in a word or pdf format. Your report should be limited to 1200-1500 words.

Report Content

Title Page: The title of the assessment, the name of the paper you are reporting on and its authors, and your name and student ID.
Introduction: Identification of the paper you are critiquing/ reviewing, a statement of the purpose for your report and a brief outline of how you will discuss the selected article (one or two paragraphs).

Body of Report: Describe the intention and content of the article. Document a critical analysis regarding business case, brief overview of the dataset, data type, variables and their relationships. You may assume such details of dataset if not considered in your chosen paper. Moreover, critically describe the adopted business analytics models and decision-making tools which has been used and applied in your chosen paper. In addition to that, report the outcomes of the recommend business directions. If such recommendation is not outlined in your chosen paper, discuss and justify your own view.

Conclusion: A summary of the points you have made in the body of the paper. The conclusion should not introduce any ‘new' material
that was not discussed in the body of the paper. (One or two paragraphs)

References: A list of sources used in your text. They should be listed alphabetically by (first) author's family name. Follow the IEEE
style. The footer must include your name, student ID, and page number.