GER 1000 Module Outline
GER 1000 Module Outline
GER 1000 Module Outline
QUANTITATIVE REASONING (2015/2016, Semester 1)
MODULE OUTLINE Created: 13May2015, Updated: 21Nov2015
Module Code GER1000
Module Title QUANTITATIVE REASONING
Semester Semester 1, 2015/2016
Modular Credits 4
Faculty Science
Department Statistics & Applied Probability
Timetable Timetable/Teaching Staff
Module Facilitators
ASSOC PROF Yap Von Bing Lecturer
MS Chen Peiyi CoLecturer
ASSOC PROF Chua Tin Chiu CoLecturer
DR Ng Kah Loon CoLecturer
ASSOC PROF Pang Yu Hin CoLecturer
ASSOC PROF Victor Tan CoLecturer
ASSOC PROF QUEK, Ser Aik CoLecturer
DR Liu Yiqun Instructor
MR Yeun Jun Wei, Samuel Instructor
MR Yang Chenjie Instructor
MR Ganesh Swaminathan Instructor
MR Lau Chee Loong, Desmond Instructor
DR Hassanali Ghaedamini Harouni Instructor
MR Chng Yuan Zhang, Maurice Instructor
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Tags GeneralEducation,Logical,Numerical,Quantitative,Reasoning
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CONTACT US! Top
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LEARNING OUTCOMES Top
1. To appreciate the role of data in addressing realworld issues.
2. To understand potential pitfalls when drawing inferences from data.
3. To understand differences between correlation and causality.
4. To quantify and characterize relationships between data.
5. To use models (mathematical/statistical) in various applications – social, scientific, etc.
6. To describe the reasoning process and conclusions clearly, in nontechnical language.
PREREQUISITES Top
Nil
TEACHING MODES Top
Blended:
Recorded lectures
Facetoface tutorial discussions
SCHEDULE Top
Refer to "Lesson Plan" for weekly study plan
Click on the "Timetable" tab above for tutorial timeslots and classrooms.
SYNOPSIS Top
The module will help students develop a framework for quantitative reasoning, as follows:
1. Frame the question(s) to ask (in a manner amenable to quantitative reasoning).
2. Specify what & how to measure (in a quantitative manner).
3. Collect relevant data.
4. Analyse data, possibly using a mathematical or statistical model, in order to answer the question(s).
5. Communicate findings in clear nontechnical language.
In the application of this framework, students will be reminded of the potential pitfalls, such as:
Questions that are not amenable to quantitative reasoning or too challenging to answer;
Measurement procedures that skew the original intention of the measured quantity;
Biases in data collection;
Questionable assumptions in analysis;
Reading too much into conclusions, such as confusing association with causation.
SYLLABUS Top
The quantitative reasoning framework will be illustrated through the following topics (chapters), each of which will focus on
some parts of the framework and address some of the potential pitfalls that may be encountered:
1. Projection and Scenario Planning
2. Design of Studies
3. Association
4. Sampling
5. Uncertainty
6. Networks
ASSESSMENT Top
Tutorial participation: 10%
Online quizzes: 5%
Midterm CA: 25% [Saturday, 3Oct2015 (1.302.30pm). Format: MCQ]
Group project: 30% [Submit Executive Summary 9Nov2015; Complete Poster: week 12. See more details here ]
Final exam: 30% [Saturday, 21Nov2015 (Afternoon); see bottom of
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PRECLUSIONS Top
Nil
WORKLOAD Top
21034
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