NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title:  Elementary Statistical Methods

Course prefix, number, and section number:  MATH 1342 0402

Semester/Year of course:  Spring 2024

Semester start and end dates: 1/16/2024 – 5/11/2024

Modality:  Face to face

Class meeting location, days, and times:  Corinth Room 264,  Monday/Wednesday 11am – 12:20pm

Support course (if needed):  NCBM 0142 0402

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:

Registration in the course automatically adds a textbook fee to your NCTC tuition and fees which gives you access to the online learning platform and e-book needed for MATH 1342 (MyLab Math).  You do not need to purchase a separate access code.  Instructions on how to get your access code can be found in a document on the Course Homepage or in the course Modules. (see * Inclusive Access below for more information)

A scientific or graphing calculator is required.   The TI-30X IIS calculator is recommended.

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

Name of instructor:  Jill Yoder

Office location:  Room 207

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

E-mail address: jyoder@nctc.edu

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

Office hours can be held in my office or virtually through Cisco WebEx.   If you come to my office, you do not need to make an appointment ahead of time (although doing so is fine).  To schedule a virtual appointment, click on the Cisco WebEx link in the Canvas course, and choose a day and time.  The email with the meeting link will go to your NCTC student email account (Not Canvas). 

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 the week due           

 Online Quizzes                                                  Saturday

Group Quizzes                                                     Wednesday

4 Exams                                                                Dates below                                                  

1 Final Exam                                                        Date below                                                   

The online quizzes and graded homework assignments 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

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

Group quizzes are done in class.  You must be present to do the group quiz.   A one-time exception to that rule will be made per student throughout the semester with a good reason to miss class.  Contact the instructor for more information. 

The lowest 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 are allowing yourself enough time to finish the online quizzes.  

There will also be practice homework assignments and MyLab video assignments each week, but these will not count toward your overall grade.   These will be open past their due dates.  You can work on them at any time.  You will need to access them from the weekly pages or through MyLab and Mastering, as the links will disappear from the “To-Do” lists in Canvas once they have been started.

Exams are given during class time on the dates below.  Students are allowed one 3X5 inch notecard (for formulas, etc.) for each exam.  More information is given in the exam information page in Canvas. 

Exam Schedule

Exam #1:  Wednesday, February 14

Exam #2:  Wednesday, March 6

Exam #3:  Wednesday, April 3

Exam #4:  Wednesday, April 24

Final Exam:  Monday, May 6:  11am – 1pm.

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)

I will take daily attendance, but it will 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 a 16-week course with a “W” is: Monday, April 1, 2024

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.

* Inclusive Access

The NCTC Bookstore and Pearson Education have partnered to provide the best learning resources on the first day of class so that students can gain access to Pearson’s adaptive online platform with the latest version of the eBook at a discount. If students would like to purchase a physical copy of the textbook, they can purchase it through the bookstore.

Students who drop before the add/drop date will have their book fees credited back to their student account, and students who remain in the course will be charged a materials fee by the school to have continued access of the online platforms.  If you remain enrolled in the course but wish to opt-out of access to the book please email the NCTC Bookstore within the first two weeks of class with your name and student number.

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS