Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Sciences

PROGRAMMES: BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN MARKETING
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
BACHELOR OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
BACHELOR OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE NAME: BASIC BUSINESS STATISTICS 1A

COURSE CODE: BBS111S

COMPILED BY: MR E. M MWAHI

 STATEMENT ABOUT ACADEMIC HONESTY AND INTEGRITY

All staff and students of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), upon signing their
employment contracts and registration forms, commit themselves to abide by the policies and rules of the
institution. The core activity of the NUST is learning and in this respect academic honesty and integrity is very
important to ensure that learning is valid, reliable and credible.

The University therefore does not condone any form of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism and
cheating on tests and assessments, amongst other such practices. The University requires students to always
do their own assignments and to produce their own academic work, unless given a group assignment.

Academic Dishonesty includes, but is not limited to:

• Using the ideas, words, works or inventions of someone else as if it is your own work.
• Using the direct words of someone else without quotation marks, even if it is referenced.
• Copying from writings (books, articles, webpages, other students’ assignments, etc.), published or
unpublished, without referencing.
• Syndication of a piece of work, all or part of an assignment, by a group of students, unless the
assignment was a legitimate group assignment.
• The borrowing and use of another person’s assignment, with or without their knowledge or
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• Infringing copyright, including documents copied or cut and pasted from the internet.
• Asking someone else to prepare an assignment for you or to write or sit an assessment for you,
whether this is against payment or not.
• Re-submitting work done already for another course or programme as new work, so-called self-
plagiarism.
• Bringing notes into an examination or test venue, regardless of whether the notes were used to copy
or not.
• Receiving any outside assistance in any form or shape during an examination or test.

All forms of academic dishonesty are viewed as misconduct under the University Student Rules and
Regulations. Students who make themselves guilty of academic dishonesty will be brought before a
Disciplinary Committee and may be suspended from studying for a certain time or may be expelled. All
students who are found guilty of academic dishonesty shall have an appropriate endorsement on their
academic record, which will never be erased.
Course Information
Course Code and Title:
BBS111S, BASIC BUSINESS STATISTICS 1A

Department:
MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

Programmes:
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN MARKETING
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
BACHELOR OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
BACHELOR OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

Contact Hours:
FULL TIME: 4 LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK
PART TIME: 3 LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK

NQF Level and Credit:

LEVEL 6, 12 CREDITS

Course Description:
This course is designed for students pursuing a career in Business, Marketing and Human Resource Management. The course
covers those basic areas of Statistics required for optimization of available recourses. In this course, the trainee will be guided
through relevant statistics (and related) topics.

Course Delivery Methods:

Class lectures, online lectures, class tutorials, take-home assignments, and class presentations by students.

Effective Date:

05 February 2024

Lecturer Information

Mr. E MWAHI
Email: emwahi@nust.na
Office phone: 061 207 2781
Room: 2:167
FHASNR BUILDING

Mr. S. KASHIHALWA Dr. J. MWANYEKANGE

E-mail: skashihalwa@nust.na Email: jmwanyekange@nust.na
Office phone: 061 207 2798 Office phone: 061 207 2857
Room: 1.120 Room: G69
FHASNR BUILDING FHASNR BUILDING

Mr. J AMUNYELA
Email: jamunyela@nust.na
Office phone: 061 207 2938
Room: G46
FHASNR BUILDING

Consultation hours: All lecturers are available for consultation with students. Consultations are by appointment only.

Student Readiness

As your lecturer, it is my responsibility to:

• Provide the grading scale and detailed grading formula explaining how student grades are to be derived
• Facilitate an effective learning environment through class activities, discussions, and lectures
• Inform students of policies such as attendance, withdrawal, tardiness and make up
 • Provide the course outline and class calendar which will include a description of any special projects or assignments
• Arrange to meet with individual students before and after class as required

To be successful in this class, it is the student’s responsibility to:

• Attend class and participate in class discussions and activities
• Read and comprehend the textbook
• Complete the required assignments and exams
• Ask for help when there is a question or problem
• Keep copies of all paperwork, including this syllabus, handouts and all assignments.
• Each class period, bring the tutorial worksheet, statistical tables, your class notes and a calculator.

Prescribed Reading:

Applied Business Statistics

Methods and Excel-based Applications
By Trevor Wagner, 2nd Edition
Juta.
ISBN: 978-0-702-17286-1

Recommended Reading:

1. Statistical Methods and Financial Calculations

By Isabel Willemse
Juda & Co Ltd, 2001
ISBN 0-7021-5192-0

2. Introductory Mathematics and Statistics for Business

S. Croucher, McGraw-Hill Australia, 1998.

Student Learning

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course of study, you should be able to:

• Understand and use the various statistical tools and methods in the collection, processing and summarizing of data
for decision-making purposes in their fields of specialization.

• Demonstrate practical orientation to statistics and probability.

• Model marketing and business related problems based on available data.

• Apply the skills provided to practical real life marketing, business and public management problems.

Course Schedule:
Topic Notes
Week 1 1. Mathematical Background. (Review only)
▪ Summation notation
▪ Factorial notation
▪ Inequality signs
▪ Exponents
Week 1 2. Introduction to Statistics.
2.1. The role of statistics in Business, Government, etc.
2.2. Key statistical concepts
• Population vs. Sample
• Descriptive vs. Inferential statistics
• Sample survey vs. Census
• Parameter vs. Statistic
• Random variable
Week 2 3. Data
3.1. Datasets
3.2. Classification of data
• Qualitative vs. Quantitative
3.3. Types of data
• Discrete vs. Continuous
 3.4. Measurement levels of data
3.5. Sources of statistical data
• Primary vs. Secondary
3.6. Methods of data collection
Week 3-4 4. Presentation of Data
4.1. Displaying qualitative data
• Bar charts
• Pie charts
4.2. Displaying quantitative data
• Ordered array
• Stem and leaf display
• Frequency distribution, (incl. single valued classes)
• Histogram
• Frequency polygon
• Ogive
Week 5-6 5. Numerical Descriptive/Summary Measures
5.1. Measures of central tendency for ungrouped and grouped data
• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Relationship among mean, median and mode
5.2. Measures of variability/dispersion for ungrouped and grouped data
• Range
• Variance
• Standard deviation
• Coefficient of variation
5.3. Measures of position
• Quartiles
• Quartile deviation
• Interquartile Range
• Percentiles
5.4. Box plot (optional)
Week 7-8 6. Introduction to Probability
6.1. Random experiment, Sample space, Outcome, Events
6.2. Subjective vs. Objective probability
6.3. Theory of Sets
• Sets, Subsets, Universal set, Empty sets,
• Disjoint sets, Partition of a set
• Union of two events
• Intersection of two events
• Mutually exclusive events
• Collectively exhaustive events
• Set complement
6.4. Axioms of Probability
• Addition rule
6.5. Joint probability
6.6. Conditional probability, multiplication rule
6.7. Independent events
6.8. Law of total probability
6.9. Bayes Theorem
Weeks 10-11 7. Random Variables
7.1. Definition of a random variable
• Discrete vs. Continuous
7.2. Discrete probability distributions
7.3. Characteristics of a discrete random variable
• Expected value (mean) of a discrete random variable
• Variance of a discrete random variable
• Properties of the mean and variance of a discrete random
variable
Weeks 12-13 8. Special Probability Distributions
8.1. Bernoulli trial
8.2. Binomial probability distribution
• Properties of the Binomial distribution
• Characteristics of the Binomial random variable
8.3. Poisson probability distribution
• Properties of the Poisson distribution
 • Characteristics of the Poisson random variable
8.4. Normal distribution
• Standard Normal distribution
• Normal approximation to the Binomial distribution

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION:

OPTION 1 – END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION

Assessment Weight

Class test 1 30%

Class test 2 30%

Assignment 1 20%

Assignment 2 20%

Semester mark 100%

End of semester examination 100%

Final: (40% of semester mark + 60% of end of semester examination) 100%

Minimum pass requirement for this course: A student requires a minimum of 40% in the semester mark to qualify for the end of
semester examination. A make-up test will be given to a candidate who either missed a test or scores below 40% in the overall
continuous assessment. The make-up test will replace the failed test. To pass the course, a student must have a minimum of 50%
in the final mark provided the end of semester examination mark is 40% or more. There shall be no supplementary for any
assignment.

OPTION 2 (Emergency times like covid-19)

Assessment Weight

Assignment 1 (Online) 10%

Assignment 2 (Online) 10%

Test 1 (Online) 20%

Test 2 (Online) 20%

Comprehensive test (face-to-face) 40%

There will be only one make-up test that will cover the entire syllabus. This test will replace a missed test for students that missed
one or more tests. Where a student had written all tests, but the final mark is below 50%, the make-up test will replace the test with
the highest weight. To pass the course, a student must have a minimum of 50% in the final mark.

Important Dates:
NOTE: The following dates are subject to change based on the needs of the students at the lecturer’s prerogative. Students will be
notified ahead of time of any changes.

Date Important Information

Test 1 23 March 2024, Time: 17h00 – 19:00, Venue: Eng. Basement Sec A & B and All regional Centers
Assignment 1 March 2024
Test 2 20 April 2024, Time: 17h00 – 19:00, Venue: Eng. Basement Sec A & B and All regional Centers
Assignment 2 April 2023
Make-up test 10 May 2024, Time: 17h30 – 19:30, Venue: Eng. Basement Sec A & B and All regional Centers
Course Policies
General Academic Policies:
It is the student's responsibility to be familiar with and adhere to NUST’s Policies. These Policies can be found in the NUST
Prospectus or online at www.nust.na/prospectus.
In terms of NUST policies, a student may not attend classes or write assessments in a course for which he/she is not
registered. Marks obtained in a course prior to registering for such a course will not be considered for assessment
purposes.

Date Revised: February 2023

Failure to Pay Fees:

A student who fails to pay his/her fees may not be allowed to write the examination and if allowed, the results will be withheld until
all outstanding fees are paid in full.

Important Student Services at NUST

There are a variety of services which you can use at the NUST. These services are to your advantage – Use them!!! They include the
following:

• Student Counseling and Career Development - Dean of Students Office.

• Writing centre and student academic problems – Centre for Teaching & Learning (CTL)
• Campus Health and Wellness Centre (CHWC) - Dean of Student’s office/ NUST Clinic
• Mathematics Tutorial Centre – Department of Mathematics and Statistics/Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences Building,
Ground Floor, Room G51. Website link: http://mathstutoring.nust.na/

Authorisation:
This course outline is authorised for use by:

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Head of Department Date

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY STUDENT
(To be completed by all students on the course, detached from the course outline and kept on record in the department)

I, ___________________________, (Student number) ____________________, hereby acknowledge that I have received this course
outline for BBS112S Basic Business Statistics, and that I have familiarized myself with its content, in particular the statement about
academic honesty and integrity. I agree to abide by the Policies and arrangements spelt out in this course outline.

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Signature of student Date