UNSW SYDNEY 
COMM1190: Data, Insights and Decisions 
Comprehensive Study and Exam Preparation Guide 2026 
 
- Part 01. Revision Notes 
- Part 02. Exam Practice Questions and Answers 
- Part 03. Sample Examination Paper 
- Part 04. Suggested Solutions to Examination Paper 
 
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UNSW Sydney - COMM1190: Data, Insights and Decisions

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 - 2026

University	UNSW Sydney
Study Level	Undergraduate
Course Code	COMM1190
Course Name	Data, Insights and Decisions
Notes Title	Comprehensive Study and Exam Prep Guide
Page Length	61

A comprehensive and easy-to-understand set of notes covering all lecture content and examinable topics for COMM1190: Data, Insights and Decisions at UNSW Sydney. These colour-coded notes are organised in an understandable way. They offer vital information about exam format, what will be on the exam, and key concepts you should focus your studies on. Concepts and principles are not simply named or described in passing but are described thoroughly. You can use these notes as a reference, to understand the topics better and improve your grades in the final examination!

Course Description:

COMM1190 teaches students the fundamental analytical and statistical tools an organisation uses to gain insights about customers, markets, competitors and itself. In this course students apply statistics and data analysis skills to real large data sets with a focus on applications, rather than methods. They will learn how to describe, collect/source and analyse business data from a variety of business domains such as finance, marketing, management, risk analysis, etc. Effectively communicating data insights and recommendations to a non-technical audience, including data visualisation and simple dashboards, rounds off this highly applied and hands-on course.

Course Aims:

The course aims to prepare students to derive insights from exploration, visualization, and predictive analytics of big authentic data using open-source R programming languages to inform complex business decisions. It integrates data algorithms' ethical and business perspectives as an integrated first-year course.

Relationship to Other Courses:

COMM1190 immediately builds on Evidence-based Problem Solving (COMM1110), which introduced the basic statistical tools suitable for small data. Students will also find the analytical skills from COMM1190 useful to deepen their learning from Creating Value (COMM1180) and Organisational Resources (COMM1170).

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME
ACCT2511	Financial Accounting Fundamentals
ACCT2522	Management Accounting for Decision Analysis
ACCT2542	Corporate Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACTL1101	Introduction to Actuarial Studies
ECON1102	Macroeconomics 1
ECON2101	Microeconomics 2
ECON2206	Introductory Econometrics
ECON2209	Business Forecasting
ECON3208	Applied Econometric Methods
FINS1613	Business Finance
FINS2618	Capital Markets and Institutions
FINS2624	Portfolio Management
FINS3625	Applied Corporate Finance
FINS3635	Options, Futures and Risk Management
FINS3636	Interest Rate Risk Management
FINS5511	Corporate Finance
FINS5535	Derivatives and Risk Management Techniques
MARK2012	Marketing Fundamentals
MATH1041	Statistics for Life and Social Sciences
MGMT2004	Managing Organisational Behaviour
TABL2710	Business and the Law
TABL2751	Introduction to Tax Law

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