NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title:  Elementary Statistical Methods

Course prefix, number, and section number:  MATH 1342 0101

Semester/Year of course:  Fall 2022

Semester start and end dates: 8/22/2022 – 12/10/2022 16-week

Modality:  Face to face

Class meeting location: Gainesville campus room 808

 Days: Meets every Tuesday and Thursday

 Start time is 8am do not be late. Ending time is 9:20

Support course (if needed):  NCBM 0142 0101

Meets each Tuesday and Thursday

Room 808 Note: room changed to 808 from 809.

Start time is 9:25 to 9:50

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 access code. (e-text included in MyLab Statistics)

Must buy an access code using Pell grant money or scholarships in an NCTC Bookstore ONLINE by August 30^th or in person at a NCTC bookstore on September 1^st. After September 1^st, you must pay-out-of-pocket for the access code.

Bookstore link https://www.nctc.edu/bookstore

A calculator is required for this class. TI-30X IIS, TI 36XPro (preferred), or TI 83-84 calculator (DO NOT go buy this calculator).

Notebook is required for this class.

NOTE: Phone calculators will not be allowed on exams.

Optional course materials:  Fundamentals of Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data 6^th edition, Michael Sullivan III, 2022, Pearson (IF you are a page-turner, ebook is inside the access code.)

Name of instructor: Kathryn Fritz

Office location: room 821

Telephone number: Office 940-668-4214 It is better to email me using Canvas emails.

E-mail address: kfritz@nctc.edu please include your name and class you are taking.

Students help/tutoring: MTWR: 7:30am to 8 am room 808, MW: 10 am to 11 am room 821,

TR: 10 am to 12:30 pm room 821

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.  Student hours may be held in-person or online. 

Students help/tutoring: MTWR: 7:30am to 8 am students may meet in room 808,

 MW: 10 am to 11 am room 821, and TR: 10 am to 12:30 pm room 821

Tutoring hours in room 821 using Webex or students may meet in my office.  Please schedule a Webex meeting using Canvas emails.

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.  This service is free for all students enrolled in an NCTC math class. Sign up for an appointment or see the most current tutoring hours for all campuses at https://www.nctc.edu/math-lab. 

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

List of graded assignments: 

Homework: located in Mylabs and Mastering 15%

Quizzes/attendance/projects 5%

Chapter tests 60%

Final 20%

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

Attendance in this class is expected. If you have over 4 unexcused absents, students may be dropped from this course.

Late work policy:

No late work will be accepted after each chapter test is handed back to the class.  MyStatLab has soft due dates for each week’s homework and quizzes until each chapter test. 

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 attendance is expected and necessary for student success in this course. For more information on attendance regulations please see the 2022-2023 NCTC Catalog.  (https://www.nctc.edu/catalog; Click on 2022-2023 CATALOG and go to page 138 to see Attendance Regulations)

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 a 16-week course with a “W” is: Monday, October 31, 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. To access Student Handbook go to NCTC homepage (www.nctc.edu), scroll to bottom and click “Student Handbook”.

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