NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title:  Elementary Statistical Methods

Course prefix, number, and section number:  MATH 1342 0370

Semester/Year of course:  Fall 2022

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

Modality:  Synchronous online

Class meeting location:  Cisco WebEx

Class days, and times:  every Tuesday, 6:00PM – 8:50PM

Support course (if registered):  NCBM 0142 0370 (refer to the NCBM syllabus for more information)

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:  Pearson MyLab Statistics (e-text included in MyLab Statistics) AND

Either a TI-36X Pro (scientific calculator) OR a TI 83-84 (graphing calculator) is required

NOTE: Internet based Apps nor 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

Name of instructor: Cammy Boaz, B.S., M.S. Mathematics, M.S. Informatics

Office location: Bowie campus, Office 131

Telephone number: (940) 872-4002 (Bowie campus)

E-mail address: cboaz@nctc.edu

Office hours for students:

In-person or WebEx (by appointment):          Monday/Wednesday 2:00PM – 3:00PM

                                                                        Tuesday/Thursday 9:30AM – 10:30AM

                                                                        Tuesday/Thursday 2:00PM – 3:00PM

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WebEx only (by appointment):                       Monday/Wednesday 5:30PM – 7:30PM

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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.  See below for instructions on where/when/how instructors will offer student hours in this class.

Students who wish to make an appointment to meet with the instructor will refer to the Canvas Home page icon named ‘WebEx Office Hours’.  This module contains a link to the Calendly scheduler.  Students will select a date and time as well as designate a location.  Location choices are: ‘in-person’, for those students who reside near the Bowie campus or ‘WebEx’, for those students that do not reside near the Bowie campus or prefer this meeting modality.  If WebEx is the selected location, the student will receive a confirmation email containing the required WebEx meeting link for the designated date and time (keep for your reference).

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: 

Participation assignments                                                                              5%

Pearson MyStatLab Homework                                                                   15%

Pre-Test Quizzes (4)                                                                                        20%

Unit Exams (3)                                                                                                 45%

Final Exam (1)                                                                                                 15%

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

The departmental comprehensive final exam is required of every student or a zero is recorded.  The final exam may also be used to replace the lowest unit exam grade to enhance your end of course grade.

Grading and Testing Policy:

All homework, quizzes and exams will be completed online using Pearson MyStatLab (MSL) following the posted due dates.  Homework has unlimited attempts to maximize scores up to the due date.  Quizzes have 3 attempts; the highest score is recorded in the Canvas grade book.  Exams have a timed, single attempt.  The timer cannot be stopped or paused for any reason. 

All exams will require a submission of handwritten work supporting the mathematical processes used during the exam within 10 minutes of exam completion.  Work submission must match and support the online testing portion.   If a student does not submit handwritten work a zero will be recorded for the exam, regardless of results in the online testing portion. Refer to Exam Policies posted in the Canvas course.

Students have 48-hours, following the return of testing feedback, to raise questions or concerns about grading.  After the 48-hours have expired, students can no longer contest a test grade. The grade book in Canvas is the official record keeper of this course. 

Late work policy:

Do not ask to extend due dates. Late work is not accepted.  There will be no make-up assignments (including exams).

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE 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