NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title:  Elementary Statistical Methods

Course prefix, number, and section number:  MATH 1342 402

Semester/Year of course:  Spring 2022

Semester start and end dates:  1/18/2022 – 5/14/2022;

Modality:  Face-to-face.  We meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11am – 12:20pm in room 214 on the Corinth campus.

Semester credit hours:  3 (Lecture hours: 48)

Course description:  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 prerequisites:  Meet TSI college-readiness standard for Elementary Statistics; or equivalent

Required course materials

MyLab Statistics (e-text included in MyLab Statistics):  You can buy an access code through the bookstore, OR you can buy access directly online through Canvas with a credit card. 

TI-30X IIS or TI 83-84 calculator is required

NOTE: Phone calculators will not be allowed on exams.

Name of instructor:  Jill Yoder

Office location:   Corinth, room 208

Telephone number:  940-498-6282, Ext. 6269

E-mail address:  jyoder@nctc.edu

Office hours for students:  Monday/Wednesday:  10am – 11am,  1pm – 3pm.  Tuesday/Thursday:  12pm – 2pm

STUDENT HOURS (OFFICE HOURS)

Each week instructors have time set aside to meet with students outside of class. (Traditionally these times have been called “office hours”.) This is a time when a student may ask questions regarding the class, or discuss a particular problem/topic with an instructor one-on-one. 

The office hours listed above are when I will be in my office on the Corinth campus.  You are welcome to come in then without an appointment ahead of time.  However, you may also make online appointments through WebEx during those times or contact me for alternate times if those listed do not work for you. 

MATH TUTORING LAB

Students who need help with any math class can visit the NCTC Mathematics Lab to receive assistance.  There are math tutors available on every campus and online.  Sign up for an appointment or see the most current tutoring hours for all campuses at http://www.nctc.edu/student-services/student-success/tutoring/mathematics-lab.html

SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER

The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.

SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

Type of assignment                    Day of week due                              Percent of grade

10 Group Quizzes                             Wednesdays                                            ~ 10%

15 Online Quizzes                                  Sundays                                                    ~ 10%

4 Exams                                              Dates below                                                    60%

Final Exam                                          Date below                                                     20%

Final grade scale:  90 – 100% = A;   80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C;  60 – 69% = D;  Below 60% = F

Group quizzes are done in class on most Wednesdays.  Online quizzes are done outside of class time.   The exams will be in class.

Two quiz grades (online and/or group) will be dropped at the end of the semester.  For this reason, late assignments may not be accepted.  Make sure you allow yourself plenty of time to get the online quizzes done.    If you absolutely cannot be in class for a group quiz, make sure you contact the instructor.

There will also be practice homework assignments each week, but these will not count in your overall grade.  

The dates for the exams are listed below.  If you have to miss an exam, you must contact the instructor on or before the exam date in order to have a chance at a make-up exam.  Once an exam is handed back to the class it may not be made up.  Contact the instructor for other options. 

Exam Schedule

Exam #1:  Wednesday, February 16

Exam #2:  Wednesday, March 9

Exam #3:  Wednesday, April 6

Exam #4:  Wednesday, April 27

Final Exam:  Monday, May 9 from 11am – 12:50pm

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.

COURSE POLICIES

Academic Integrity Policy:

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation, and collusion.  The use of online math solvers with submitted work is considered academic dishonesty.  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 Code of Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.  

Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:

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

Attendance Policy:

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.   You are responsible for the material covered in class that day.  Missing class is not an excuse for not knowing the material.  Make sure you get notes from another student and also watch the MyLab videos that are available.   I don’t drop students for non-attendance, so if you need to drop that is your responsibility.  Your attendance does not affect your grade.

Withdrawal Policy

A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W”     Monday, April 4, 2022

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.

Core Objectives:

X          Critical Thinking

X          Communication

X          Empirical and Quantitative

Teamwork

Personal Responsibility

Social Responsibility

COLLEGE POLICIES

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.

https://www.nctc.edu/_documents/academics/student-handbook.pdf

ADA STATEMENT

NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations.  See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.

STUDENT SERVICES

NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students.  See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS