Information Management

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Information Management

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Description

Organisations collect and store data of many kinds - about finance, sales, personnel, etc. They also source new data that appears to be needed for supporting decisions in, for example, the development and marketing of a new product.

Sourcing, analysing and using data in order to generate the information needed by decision makers is a complex task. But it is one where managers would be ill advised simply to rely on specialist advice. Basic statistical approaches, ideas and interpretation need to be understood so that you can use and assess what you read in reports and presentations and be in a position to identify and commission what you require for decision making.

Syllabus

Unit 0 : Manag…

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Organisations collect and store data of many kinds - about finance, sales, personnel, etc. They also source new data that appears to be needed for supporting decisions in, for example, the development and marketing of a new product.

Sourcing, analysing and using data in order to generate the information needed by decision makers is a complex task. But it is one where managers would be ill advised simply to rely on specialist advice. Basic statistical approaches, ideas and interpretation need to be understood so that you can use and assess what you read in reports and presentations and be in a position to identify and commission what you require for decision making.

Syllabus

Unit 0 : Managing Information and Collecting Data

Objectives

Introduction

Section 0.1: Management Data, Information and Decision Making

  • Managing information and data
  • What are data and information?
  • A data-collecting situation

Section 0.2: Collecting Data

  • Primary and secondary sources
  • Secondary sources
  • Collecting primary data
  • Samples and populations
  • Sampling methods

Section 0.3: Questionnaire Design and Use

  • Planning, evaluating and using questionnaires

Section 0.4: Displaying Data to Create Information

  • Displaying qualitative data
  • Displaying quantitative data

Summary

Further Reading

Unit 1 : Describing Data and Designing Information

Objectives

Introduction

Section 1.1: Describing Data

  • Kinds of data
  • Kinds of description for quantitative data
  • Tools for analysing or presenting data

Section 1.2: Describing Numeric Data

  • Describing raw data
  • Descriptive statistics for numeric data

Section 1.3: Analysing Data from Rapid Ltd Branches

  • Constructing a frequency table
  • Constructing a frequency distribution chart
  • Describing the shape of the distribution
  • Parametric statistics: mean and standard deviation
  • Robust statistics: quartiles, median and quartile range
  • Simple statistics: mode and range

Section 1.4: Only Grouped Data are Available

  • Quality standards at Rapid Ltd
  • Parametric statistics: group mean and standard deviation
  • Robust statistics: grouped quartiles, median and quartile range
  • Simple statistics: grouped mode and range

Section 1.5: Selecting and Using Descriptive Techniques for Optimum Information Design

  • What a statistical package can produce
  • Designing the information for a report or presentation

Summary

Unit 2 : Estimation and Confidence Intervals

Objectives

Introduction

Section 2.1: Population, Sample and Distribution

  • Population and sample: an inferential gap
  • What is a distribution?
  • The normal distribution
  • The binomial distribution: a comparison

Section 2.2: Sampling Distributions

  • Sampling distribution of a mean
  • Finding the standard error

Section 2.3: Confidence Intervals

  • Confidence interval for a mean
  • Confidence interval for a percentage

Summary

Further Reading

Unit 3 : Making Judgements about Data

Objectives

Introduction

Section 3.1: Hypothesis Testing

  • Making judgements

Section 3.2: Doing a Hypothesis Test

  • 1-way chi-square test

Section 3.3: Examining a Relationship

  • 2-way chi-square test

Summary

Further Reading

Unit 4 : Forecasting and Time series

Objectives

Introduction

Section 4.1: Forecasting

  • Introduction to forecasting

Section 4.2: Handling Time Series

  • Using index numbers in published sources

Summary

Further Reading

Unit 5 : Forecasting using Linear Regression

Objectives

Introduction

Section 5.1: Making and Using a Forecasting Model

  • The linear regression model
  • Is there really a relationship between price and demand?
  • How strong is the price/demand relationship?
  • Is the model satisfactory?
  • Developing a better model
  • Forecasting from the model
  • Making sense of software output

Summary

Further Reading

Sample Course Materials

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Qualifications

On completion of your course, you will receive the dual award:

Award 1 is issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges: Information Management Diploma

Information Management Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, to view a sample of the college’s award, please click here.

Award 2 is issued by our Awarding Body: Level 4 Information Management Award

At the end of this course successful learners will also receive a Level 4 NCFE Award Certificate of Achievement. Our course has been accredited under our NCFE IIQ Licence and the course measurable learning outcomes have been benchmarked at Level 4 (using Ofqual’s Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) level descriptors) to allow you to consider the depth of study, difficulty, and level of achievement involved.

This award has been designed by Stonebridge Associated Colleges to meet specific learners' or employers' requirements. Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that this learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited biannually by NCFE.

To view a sample of the NCFE Certificate of Achievement, please click here.

To view a sample of the NCFE Candidate Unit Summary, please click here.

What is NCFE

NCFE is the UK's longest established awarding body, recognised as a highly professional and responsive organisation, committed to maintaining excellent customer service and a friendly approach.

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.

Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that the college has been inspected and approved by an independent and experienced education professional and is quality audited biannually by NCFE. The centre delivering the programmes has been licensed by NCFE on the basis of its own quality systems. At the end of an accredited course, successful learners will also receive an NCFE Award certificate of achievement.

For more information on this award, click here

Requirements for Entry

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Study Options

In order to offer our students the most convenient and flexible distance learning courses, Stonebridge Associated College offers you the option to study for your course via two methods:

  • 1. Via the traditional paper-based method.
  • 2. Through the online method via ElearnUK.

If you do not have Internet access, or would prefer to study this course via the traditional paper/postal based study method, you can find more information on the course by clicking on the link below.

Stonebridge Prices

Studying by Post. If you would like to pay by instalments, we do offer an affordable interest free payment plan scheme which allows you to spread the cost of your course over a number of months. However, to use this option you will need to study for your course using the traditional paper-based method. For more information on our payment plans please visit our website at www.stonebridge.uk.com

The reason why the course fee is less if you choose to study online, is because with online study there are no costs associated with postage and printing etc. and thus we are able to offer the course at a reduced rate.

The total amount payable over the term's period, is no more than the total cash price of the course.
(APR = 0%). Written quotations are available on request.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 108 hrs.

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