Syllabus

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

Course Title:

Integrated Elementary Statistical Methods

Course Prefix & Number: 

MATH1342
NCBM0142

Section Number: 

500

Semester

Fall 2018

Semester Credit Hours:

4

Lecture Hours:

64

Class Time:

MW11:00 - 12:50

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 Description for NCBM 0142 (NCTC Catalog): The NCBO supports students in developing skills, strategies, and reasoning needed to succeed in mathematics, including communication and appropriate use of technology. Topics include the study of numeracy and the real number system; algebraic concepts, notation, and reasoning; quantitative relationships; mathematical models; and problem solving. This course does not count toward graduation at NCTC.      

Course Prerequisite(s): Pass Math 0305 with a “C” or better, or earn satisfactory TSI Assessment placement score, or earn satisfactory placement score on another approved assessment.

Required or Recommended Course Materials:

Fundamentals of Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data 5th edition, Michael Sullivan III, 2018, Pearson

MyStatLab (e-text included in MyStatLab) 
Note:  A physical copy of the text is not required. Purchase of online MyStatLab access is required.

TI30xs Multiview ; TI-30X IIS ; TI 83-84 or calculator with statistical capabilities required
Access to computer with Microsoft Excel required

NOTE: Phone calculators will not be allowed on exams.

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:

Benjamin Owens

Campus/Office Location:

Corinth Campus Room 320

Flower Mound Campus Room 107

Office Hours:

Flower Mound: (Rm. 107)
MW 8:00-9:30; 1:00-2:00

TR 9:30-11:00; 12:30-2:00

Or by appointment.  Please email if you would like to meet at a different time than those listed here or set up an online conference.

Telephone Number:

 

E-mail Address:

bowens@nctc.edu

 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog)

 

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.

 

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements

Graded Course Elements

Percentage or Point Values

34

Homework (MyStatLab)

5%

10

Quizzes (MyStatLab)

5%

10

Excel Assignments (Canvas)

20%

4

Tests

50%

1

Final Exam

20%

Grade Scale:   90 – 100% = A;   80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C;  60 – 69% = D;  Below 60% = F

Grade Scale for NCBM 0142: 70 – 100% = P;   Below 70% = F

 

Note:  The lowest regular test grade will be replaced by final exam grade if beneficial.  The final exam will not be dropped.  At the end of the semester two homework assignments and one quiz will be dropped.  Due dates can be found in MyStatLab.

 

Tentative Test Schedule

 

Test 1 – September 24th

Test 2 – October 8th

Test 3 – October 31st

Test 4 – December 3rd

 

Final Exam – See Final Exam Schedule
https://www.nctc.edu/current-students/final-exam-schedule.html

 

COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)

Week 1

 

Course Overview / Statistics Basics (1.1)

Designed Experiments/ Observational Studies (1.2)

 

Simple Random Sampling (1.3)

Sampling Techniques/Bias in Sampling (1.4 &1.5)

 

 

 

 

H1 – 1.1

H2 – 1.2

 

Week 2

 

Organizing Qualitative Data (2.1)

Organizing Quantitative Data (2.2)

 

Graphical Misrepresentation of Data (2.3)

Measures of Central Tendency (3.1)

H3 – 1.3

H4 – 1.4

 

H5 – 1.5

H6 – 2.1

Excel Assignment #1
BLS #1

Week 3

 

Measures of Central Tendency (3.1)

Measures of Dispersion (3.2)

 

Grouped Data (3.3)
Review for Test 1

H7 – 2.2

H8 – 2.3

H9 – 3.1

H10 – 3.2

Excel Assignment #2

Graphs / Histograms

Week 4

 

Test 1

Measures of Position (3.4)
Five Number Summary / Boxplots (3.5)

Ch. 1 Quiz

Ch. 2 Quiz

 

H11 – 3.3

Excel Assignment #3
Using Formulas in Excel

Week 5

 

Scatter Plots and Correlation (4.1)

 

Least Squares Regression (4.2)

H12 – 3.4

H13 – 3.5

 

H14 – 4.1

Excel #4
Correlation/Regression

Week 6

 

Probability Basics (5.1)
Addition Rule and Complements (5.2)

 

Multiplication Rule / Independence (5.3)
Review for Test 2

H15 – 4.2


H16 – 5.1

H17 – 5.2

 

Week 7

Test 2

 

Conditional Probability (5.4)

Counting Techniques (5.5)

Ch. 3 Quiz

Ch. 4 Quiz

 

H18 – 5.3

Excel #5

Probability of Samples

Week 8

 

Probability Practice (5.6)

Discrete Random Variables (6.1)

Binomial Distribution (6.2)

H19 – 5.4

H20 – 5.5

 

H21 – 5.6

H22 – 6.1

Excel #6

Binomial Distribution

Week 9

 

Normal Distribution (7.1)

Applications of Normal Distribution (7.2)

 

Normal Approximation to the Binomial (7.4)

H23 – 6.2

 

H24 – 7.1

H25 – 7.2

Excel #7

Normal Distribution

Week 10

 

Review for Test 3

Test 3

Ch. 5 Quiz

Ch. 6 Quiz

Ch. 7 Quiz

 

Week 11

 

Inferential Statistics Overview

Distribution of the Sample Mean (8.1)

 

Distribution of the Sample Proportion (8.2)

H26 – 7.4

 

 

H27 – 8.1

 

Week 12

 

Estimating Population Proportion (9.1)

 

Estimating Population Mean  (9.2)

Confidence Intervals (9.3)

H28 – 8.2

 

 

H29 – 9.1

Excel #8

Confidence Intervals

Week 13

 

Hypothesis Testing (10.1)

Hypothesis Test for Population Proportion (10.2)

 

Thanksgiving Holiday!

H30 – 9.2

H31 – 9.3

 

 

 

Week 14

 

Hypothesis Test for Population Mean (10.3)

 

Review for Test 4

H32 – 10.1

H33 – 10.2

 

H34 – 10.3


Week 15

 

Test 4

 

Review for Final Exam

Ch. 8 Quiz

Ch. 9 Quiz

Ch. 10 Quiz

 

 

Week 16

Final Exam

 

STUDENT EMAIL

All students at NCTC are assigned a student email address, also known as Lion Pride email. Lion Pride email can be accessed on the NCTC home page by clicking on MyNCTC, then the link “Lion Pride Email” to the left. After clicking the Lion Pride Email link, the Microsoft Office 365 window will open.
1. Enter your NCTC student e-mail address. (for example, Smithj123456@student.nctc.edu)

2. Enter your password (your NCTC Student ID Number, either 7 or 9 numbers).

3. From the list of Microsoft icons, choose MAIL.

4. You will be asked to set your language and local time zone (Central Time). Your account is now activated.

 

**It is the student’s responsibility to activate and regularly monitor the assigned NCTC (Lion Pride) e-mail account. Important announcements and notifications from the Admissions office, Financial Aid, or other college staff will be sent via the Lion Pride student email system.

 

For communicating with classmates and instructors, students also have an option to communicate through Canvas. Canvas messaging is NOT the same as Lion Pride e-mail. Failure to read and/or receive NCTC e-mails (either in Lion Pride or in Canvas) is no excuse for not complying with the College Prep Attendance Policy or any other school policies. Be sure to regularly check BOTH the Lion Pride email as well as the Canvas inbox for important messages and information.

 

TSI COMPLIANCE

At North Central Texas College, students who test but do not meet the passing scores in ALL sections of the TSI Assessment or any other THECB approved testing measurements are required by state law to obtain TSI advising and continuously enroll in a formal college preparatory studies (developmental) program every semester until all TSI requirements are satisfied. TSI program attendance is MANDATORY. Non-compliance with the rules of attendance will result in a student being WITHDRAWN from the college preparatory course and possibly being placed on academic hold at North Central Texas College. Withdrawals are subject to college policies as set forth in the college catalog.

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all College Prep classes for which they have registered. There are NO excused absences.  Faculty teaching College Preparatory courses will notify students of absences on a regular basis and one courtesy warning e-mail notification will be sent to the students’ current NCTC student e-mail address (Lion Pride email and/or Canvas email) when the student accrues 1 week absence (not necessarily consecutive days) in a course. Please check your NCTC student email (Lion Pride) frequently to ensure that you are receiving notifications from the college and from your instructors. Some faculty may send notifications in Canvas as well. Failure to read and/or receive NCTC e-mail (Lion Pride) is no excuse for not complying with the Attendance Policy. It is the student's responsibility to maintain correct and current e-mail and local and permanent addresses with the college.

 

After a student has been absent from class 2 weeks (not necessarily consecutive days), the student may be dropped. After a student receives an F/W in the same College Prep course twice, the student will receive an academic hold so that the student is blocked from enrolling in any other course except the required College Prep courses in the subsequent semester. This hold will be enforced even in summer.

Inform the instructor in writing during the first week of class of any religious holidays observed this semester. Documentation must be given to the instructor at the class following the holiday.

Also, since punctuality has become a problem in recent semesters, three tardies may be considered one absence. Coming in late disrupts the class. Occasions do occur that you will need to be tardy, but not on a consistent basis.


 

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.  All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies.  It is the student’s responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval by the faculty member.  Approved college-sponsored activities are also excused absences.  The instructor is responsible for judging the validity of any reason given for an absence.  Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.  Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless the absence is documented and excused by the instructor.  Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives.    Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW

Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course with a “W” is Thursday, November 8, 2018.

 

 

MATH LAB

Students who need help with any math class can visit the NCTC Mathematics Lab to receive assistance. No appointments are necessary. See the most current tutoring hours for all five campuses at http://www.nctc.edu/student-services/student-success/tutoring/mathematics-lab.html

 

TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON TUTOR AVAILABILITY:



DISABILITY SERVICES (Office for Students with Disabilities)

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 940-498-6207.

North Central Texas College is 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/catalog/north-central-texas-college-student-handbook/section-i/special-accommodations-office-students-with-disabilities/osd-department-contacts.html  

 

CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core)________      


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 (For classes in the Core)


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://www.nctc.edu/catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook/nctc-student-handbook.html

 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion.  Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty.  See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”. 

Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:

  1.  Zero on the assignment
  2. Failing grade for the course

 

Name of Chair :

Dr. Elizabeth Howell

Office Location:

Corinth 236

Telephone Number:

940.498.6209

E-mail Address:

ehowell@nctc.edu

Name of Instructional Dean:

Sara Flusche

Office Location:

Gainesville 1306

Telephone Number:

940.668.3351

E-mail Address:

sflusche@nctc.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAMPUS RESTRICTIONS

Tobacco-Free Campus:  NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco, on campus property.

 

Campus Carry: Effective August 1, 2017, a license holder may carry a concealed handgun on or about the license holder's person while the license holder is on the campus of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education in this state. For more information, see the website at http://www.nctc.edu/police/campus-carry.html