FIT1006 is not in the 2027 Handbook - Monash may have renumbered or withdrawn it. This is what the 2026 Handbook published; check the 2027 Handbook or your faculty before planning next year.
Faculty notice: this unit is changing
No longer offered
BIT - Business information systems
Replace with any of ETC1000, ETF1100, ETX1100, STA1010, SCI1020
From: Re-enrolment and unit changes - Information Technology (undergraduate) · Last checked: 7 Oct 2026 UTC
Official wording from the faculty, shown as published. It is the page of the Faculty of IT on monash.edu, so confirm with your faculty that it applies to your campus and intake year. Replacements are decided by the faculty, not by this site.
Units / FIT1006
FIT1006 · Business information analysis
2026 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 1Faculty of Information Technology
Overview
This unit is designed to give you an introduction to statistical and quantitative methods within a business-related framework and to provide you with a sound foundation for more advanced statistical and quantitative studies. The unit will provide opportunities for you to gain skills in the presentation of business and economic data, the use of frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, principles of probability, use of probability distributions, sampling theory, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, the use of indices and forecasting methods.
Areas of study: Business information systems IT for business
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | First semester | Some activities have a choice of on-campus or online teaching activities (FLEXIBLE) |
Assessment
The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Online quiz | Quiz / Test | 2% | — |
| 2 | Assignment 1 | Exercise | 18% | — |
| 3 | Assignment 2 | Exercise | 30% | — |
| 4 | Final Examination | Examination | 50% | — |
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
prohibition
prerequisite
Prerequisite: A study score of 25 in VCE Mathematics Methods or Specialist Maths units 3 & 4 or 30 in Further Maths units 3 & 4 or MTH1010 or equivalent
MTH1010Learning outcomes
- Perform and justify the use of appropriate descriptive and inferential statistical analyses such as standard deviation, t-tests, and Pearson's correlation coefficients;
- Communicate the results of statistical analysis effectively and accurately;
- Create graphics and tables for effective communication of the results of data analysis;
- Analyse the factors that make statistics reliable, credible and trustworthy.
Workload
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled teaching activities.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Applied sessions | 22 hours |
| Seminars | 24 hours |
Ask about FIT1006
Answered from the Handbook fields above — no AI, no guessing. Every answer links back to the source.
Community discussions about FIT1006
CommunityStudent experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.