Department of Business Administration

Business Forecasts

Department of Business Administration

Course outline

(1)    General Information:

School

Economics & Social Sciences

Department

Business Administration

Level of Studies

Undergraduate

Course code

806

Semester

8

Course title

Business Forecasts

INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Weekly teaching hours
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ECTS

 

4

5

 

  

Type of course

 

Prerequisite course

 

Language of instruction and exams

 

The course is offered to Erasmus students

 

Course URL

 

(2)    Learning outcomes:

Learning outcomes

 

General Skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)    COURSE CONTENT

- Introduction to forecasting (categories of forecasting methods, qualitative characteristics of time series, forecasting process) - Preparation and analysis of time series (graphical representation of data, statistical analysis of data) - Error indices, Decomposition of time series - Special events and actions - Categories of forecasts (statistical, critical and objective) - Prediction horizon, Confidence intervals - Forecasting process in business - Exponential smoothing method (constant level, linear trend, non-linear trend, and seasonal smoothing models) - Regression models (simple and multiple linear regression), Intermittent demand data, Intermittent demand forecasting methods (Croston, SBA and ADIDA methods) - Choice of forecasting method - Combination of forecasting methods - Critical forecasting, Long-term forecasting - Scenarios

 

 

 

 

(4)    TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION

TEACHING METHOD

 

USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students

TEACHING ORGANIZATION

Activity

Semester Workload

Lectures

13

Practical Exercise

26

Publications study

40

Assignments

40

Exams’ Preparation

40

Final Examination

2

  

Course Total Effort

161

STUDENT EVALUATION

 

(5)    BIBLIOGRAPHY

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