SKILLS FRAMEWORK FOR INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGY

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TSC Category Development and Implementation

TSC Analytics and Computational Modelling

TSC Description Develop, select and apply algorithms and advanced computational methods to enable systems or software agents to learn, improve, adapt and produce desired outcomes or tasks. This
also involves the interpretation of data, including the application of data modelling techniques to explore and address a specific issue or requirement
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
TSC Proficiency
Description ICT-DIT-2001-1.1 ICT-DIT-3001-1.1 ICT-DIT-4001-1.1 ICT-DIT-5001-1.1
Perform basic data analysis Identify and utilise Develop and utilise new Design advanced statistical
and assist in conducting appropriate statistical algorithms and advanced and computational models,
basic statistical modelling, algorithms and data models statistical models to enable and spearhead the
drawing accurate inferences to test hypotheses and the production of desired application of algorithms and
from the data. derive patterns or solutions. outcomes. modelling techniques to new
domains.
Knowledge • Hypothesis testing • Types of algorithms and • Range of statistical and • Industry developments
concepts and methods advanced computational advanced computational and trends in analytics,
• Common statistical methods modelling techniques algorithms and statistical
methods in data analysis • Range and application of • Advanced mathematical modelling
• Various kinds of data various statistical models and theories • New and emerging data
analysis algorithms • Elements of various analytics and modelling
• Basic statistical models • Range and application of algorithms tools and methodologies
• Interpretation of data various types of data • Features and • Broad range of
outcomes and findings models applicability of various algorithms and
• Usage of analytics data models advanced programming
platforms and tools • Features, pros and cons techniques
• Statistical modelling of various statistical • Elements of complex or
techniques approaches, algorithms advanced algorithms
• Coding languages for and tools and computational
programming of • Testing procedures to models
algorithms and signals evaluate statistical • Applicability of various
• Potential reasons for models data analytics
unintended outcomes • Impact of changes to methodologies and
algorithms and models techniques to address
on performance different business issues
outcomes

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Abilities • Apply hypothesis testing • Identify appropriate Evaluate prospective

• • Direct data analytics and
concepts and methods statistical algorithms and analytical tools and statistical modelling
on data data models to test platforms for their efforts across the
• Identify appropriate hypotheses or theories functional capabilities organisation
statistical methods to • Use appropriate and ability to meet • Make decisions on
address simple or analytics platforms and requirements of the appropriate data
commonly-encountered analytical tools given analytic environment analytics and
problems or issues specific analytics and • Develop new algorithms computational
• Provide assistance in reporting requirements to enable the learning, methodologies to the
conducting basic • Utilise a range of improvement, adaptation problem
statistical modelling statistical methods and or reproduction of • Design complex or
• Perform data analysis analytics ap proaches to outcomes advanced statistical and
using basic statistical data • Develop regression computational models
methods and • Conduct statistical models, including linear, • Evaluate a broad range
techniques, to determine modelling of data to multiple and logistic of algorithms and
the relationship between derive patterns / regression models advanced computational
variables solutions • Develop mathematical methods to determine
• Identify unintended • Perform coding and models to isolate trends suitability for business
outcomes produced by configuration of software and optimise data-driven context
analytical models agents or programs decision making • Spearhead the
• Draw accurate based on a selected • Create learning models application of algorithms,
inferences from data model or algorithm with a discrete set of models and
• Conduct tests on the environment states, computational
actions taken and actions and techniques to new
outcomes to assess reinforcement signals domains
effectiveness of the • Develop testing • Establish guidelines for
model procedures to evaluate the creation and
• Diagnose unintended the data model selection of effective
outcomes produced by • Analyse root causes of algorithms and statistical
analytical models any issues highlighted models
• Propose changes or • Facilitate changes to • Synthesise critical
updates to the model or statistical models, to findings and insights to
algorithms applied optimise performance address a significant
• Implement changes to and yield intended business need or
the coding and outcomes problem
configuration of software
• Apply complex and
agents or programs advanced statistical
• Draw relevant trends analysis and modelling
and insights from data techniques
analysis to support • Uncover underlying
decisions relationships among
different variables
Types or sub-specialties of algorithms and advanced computational methods may include, but are not limited to:
Range of Application
• Machine learning
• Natural language processing
• Geospatial algorithms
• IoT time series
• Deep learning
• Reinforcement learning models

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