NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title:  Elementary Statistical Methods

Course prefix, number, and section number:  MATH 1342 0400

Semester/Year of course:  Spring 2023

Semester start and end dates: 1/17/2023 – 5/13/2023

Modality:  Face to face

Class meeting location, days, and times:      Corinth campus, room 315 (third floor)  

Monday/Wednesday, 8am – 9:20am

Support course (if needed):  NCBM 0142 0400

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 is 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 207

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

E-mail address:  jyoder@nctc.edu

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

Friday:  By appointment

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 and available for student meetings.  You are welcome to come in then with or without an appointment ahead of time.   Come in for help with assignments, questions about grades, etc. 

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

Type of assignment                    Day of week due                             

10 Group Quizzes                             Selected Wednesdays (done in class)               

14 Online Quizzes                             Sundays                                                   

4 Exams                                              Dates below                                                  

1 Final Exam                                      Date below                                                    

The group and online quizzes together comprise 30% of your overall grade.   The 4 exams will be 50%, and the final exam will be 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. You must be in class to take a group quiz.

 Online quizzes are done outside of class time.   They are due on Sundays by 11:59pm.  You will have 5 attempts on each quiz.  The highest grade of those attempts is the one recorded.  Online quizzes are done through MyLab Statistics.

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 and MyLab videos assignments each week, but these will not count in your overall grade.   These will be open past their due dates.  You can work on them at any time. 

Exams are taken in class on the dates given 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 15

Exam #2:  Wednesday, March 8

Exam #3:  Wednesday, April 5

Exam #4:  Wednesday, April 26

Final Exam:  Monday, May 8:  8am – 9:50am

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, April 3, 2023

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