NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course Title: Elementary Statistics Methods
Course Prefix & Number: Math1342	Section Number:  406	Semester: 161S
Semester Credit Hours: 3	Lecture Hours: 48	Lab Hours:
Course Description (NCTC Catalog): Collection, analysis, presentation and interpretation of data, and probability. Analysis includes descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Use of appropriate technology is recommended.
Course Prerequisite(s): Meet TSI college-readiness standard for Elementary Statistics; or equivalent
Course Materials: Required MyStatLab access code for Fundamentals of Statistics Informed Decisions using Data 4th Edition Michael Sullivan, III ISBN-13: 978-0321694645 Reliable access to computer, internet, and Microsoft Excel Scientific calculator with statistical and probability functions Highly Recommended TI 30XIIS calculator print copy of textbook ISBN-13: 978-0321694645 (may be purchased bundled with the access code) printer microphone/headset for web-conferencing

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:	Aziel Wilson
Campus/Office Location:	Corinth Campus room 233
Telephone Number:	940-498-6227
E-mail Address:	awilson@nctc.edu

 

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements	Graded Course Elements	Percentage or Point Values
	Participation	7%
4	Unit Tests	48%
4	Excel Projects	15%
10	Quizzes	10%
1	Final Exam	20%

 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

	At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1	Explain the use of data collection and statistics as tools to reach reasonable conclusions.
2	Recognize, examine and interpret the basic principles of describing and presenting data.
3	Compute and interpret empirical and theoretical probabilities using the rules of probabilities and combinatorics.
4	Explain the role of probability in statistics.
5	Examine, analyze and compare various sampling distributions for both discrete and continuous random variables.
6	Describe and compute confidence intervals.
7	Solve linear regression and correlation problems.
8	Perform hypothesis testing using statistical methods.

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Regular online attendance is expected of all students in all online classes for which they have registered.  Students are responsible for reviewing all class discussions, announcements, emails and assignments and are expected to check communication (including discussion boards) at least three times per week, if not daily.  Dropping a course is the student's responsibility, but you MAY be dropped for, not completing orientation assignments, or not making significant progress for one work week or longer.  See Attendance Regulations in the North Central Texas College Catalog.

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Weeks are considered to be Tuesday-Monday.   All online assignments are due by 11:59pm on their scheduled due date.  You are encouraged to create a schedule to work on assignments on a regular basis and you are also welcome to work ahead.  Test dates shown are the dates the tests will be proctored to the class at NCTC-Corinth campus.  No makeup exams will be administered but you may request to take an exam at an alternative location during the testing window.

 Week 1

• Orientation
• Homework, sections 1.1, 1.2
• Quiz #1, sections 1.1, 1.2

 

Week 2

• Homework, sections 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2
• Quiz #2, sections 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2

 

Week 3

• Exam #1: Thursday, September 8 (sections 1.1 – 2.2).
• Homework, sections 3.1
• Quiz #3, sections 3.1

 Week 4

• Excel #1 due (Upload to Canvas)
• Homework, sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
• Quiz #4, sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

 Week 5

• Homework, sections 3.5, 5.1, 5.2
• Quiz #5, sections 3.5, 5.1, 5.2

   Week 6

• Homework, sections 5.3
• Quiz #6, sections 5.3,
• Exam #2: Thursday, September 29 (sections 3.1 – 5.2).

 

Week 7

• Excel #2 due
• Homework, sections 5.4, 5.5, 6.1,
• Quiz #7, sections 5.4, 5.5, 6.1

 

Week 8

• Homework, sections 2, 7.1, 7.2
• Quiz #8, sections 6.2, 7.1, 7.2

 

Week 9

• Exam #3: Thursday, October 20 (Sections 5.3 – 7.2).
• Homework, section 8.1
• Quiz #9, section 8.1

 

Week 10

• Excel #3 due
• Homework, sections 8.2, 9.1
• Quiz #10, sections 8.2, 9.1

 Week 11

• Homework, sections 9.2, 10.1
• Quiz #11, sections 9.2, 10.1

 Week 12

• Homework, section 10.3
• Quiz #12, section 10.3

 Week 13

• Homework, sections 4.1, 4.2
• Quiz #13, sections, 4.1, 4.2

 Week 14

• Exam #4: Tuesday, November 22 (Sections 8.1– 10.3, 4.1, 4.2).

 

Week 15

• Excel #4 due
• Review for Final Exam

 

 

Final Exam: Tuesday, December 6 (Required and Comprehensive).

 

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION

Participation:  Credit towards participation is awarded for the perceived effort students place in the course. Credit may be earned for asking and answering questions on the Question Forum, participation on topic discussion boards, participation in class activities, and timely completion of assignments.  Completion of homework practice, including scanned offline homework and MSL homework, is considered when calculating the Participation grade.  

Excel Projects:  The Microsoft Excel spreadsheet program will be utilized for completion of three projects during the semester. Instructions for completing each project will be given in Canvas.  See the Excel document in the Course Orientation module in Canvas for more information

Quizzes: Each week there will be an online quiz.  You have three attempts and 1 hour 15 minutes for each online quiz attempt.  If your quiz is interrupted/disconnected, you will need to begin again using another attempt.   I will keep the highest score. 

Exams: The exams will be given weeks 4, 8, and 12.  These are paper and pencil, proctored exams.  See the Tests Document in the Course Orientation module in Canvas for more information about exams.

 

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES INFORMATION

Monday, September 5, 2016 – Labor Day Holiday (School closed)

Thursday, November 3, 2016 – Last day to drop with “W”

Thursday, November 24- Saturday, November 26 – Thanksgiving Holiday (School closed)

 

 

 

DISABILITY SERVICES (OSD)

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209.

North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).   http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Disabilityservices.aspx

 

CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA______________________________  

 

o        Communication

x        Mathematics             

o        Life and Physical Science

o        Language, Philosophy & Culture

o        Creative Arts

 

o        American History

o        Government/Political Science

o        Social and Behavioral Sciences

o        Component Area Option

 

REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES

 

x          Critical Thinking

x          Communication

x         Empirical and Quantitative

 

o           Teamwork

o           Personal Responsibility

o           Social Responsibility

 

COURSE TYPE

o           Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)

x        Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course

o        WECM Course

 

 

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. http://nctc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2016-2017/Catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook

 

Name of Chair/Coordinator:	Keith Bailey
Office Location:	Cor335
Telephone Number:	940-498-6413
E-mail Address:	kbailey@nctc.edu
Name of Instructional Dean:	Sara Alford
Office Location:	Flower Mound 200C
Telephone Number:	972-899-8414
E-mail Address:	salford@nctc.edu