NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title:  Elementary Statistical Methods

Course prefix, number, and section number:  MATH 1342 0321

Semester/Year of course:  Summer 2024

Semester start and end dates: 7/8/2024 – 8/8/2024 (2^nd 5-week session Summer II)

Modality:  Asynchronous online

Class meeting location, days, and times:  Online course using NCTC Canvas and MyStatLab

Semester credit hours:  3 (Lecture hours: 48)

All notes, lecture videos, and assignments are posted online through Canvas and MyStatLab. 

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

• Registration in the course automatically adds a textbook fee to your NCTC tuition and fees which gives you the access code through BibliU to the online learning platform (MyStatLab) 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 separate document on the Course Homepage or in the course Modules in Canvas. (see * INCLUSIVE ACCESS below for more information)

• Scientific calculator (TI-30X IIS Multiview, TI-36X Pro, or TI 83-84 Graphing Calculator are the recommended calculators).

            *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

 INSTRUCTOR INFO

Name of instructor:  Lori Blagg

Office location: Denton/Rm 214

E-mail address: lblagg@nctc.edu

 Office hours for students:

• Online/Virtual Office Hours via email/canvas or scheduled through WebEx:

Monday-Thursday  10:00am-12:00pm  or 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.

 << For online office hours, students can schedule an appointment by selecting the Cisco Webex option in Canvas and navigating to the “Office Hour” tab.  The times that the instructor is available will be displayed there and a student may schedule a meeting by choosing a time and selecting “Confirm Meeting” at the bottom of the page.>>

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

 12    Homework Assignments         15%

  8     Quizzes                                      15%  

  1    Midterm Exam                          35%

  1   Final Exam                                 35%

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

*The final exam is a departmental comprehensive exam and must be taken by all students. The final exam may also be used to replace the midterm exam grade if it is higher than the midterm.*

 Late work policy: Homework and Quizzes(Online in MSL) may be worked past their due date with a 10% late grade penalty.  No Make-up Exams for the Midterm Exam or the Final will be allowed.  They must be completed on their scheduled due date, work must be submitted, and you will only have one attempt.

**After the final exam there is NO more work a student can do to improve their grade.

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

COURSE POLICIES

HOMEWORK and QUIZZES

Homework and quizzes will be assigned for all sections and will be completed in MyStatLab, our online homework and course management system.  Each chapter/topic covered in the online assignments will have a video lecture and notes posted in the weekly modules in Canvas, which should be watched to help learn the material for each assignment.  These videos will serve as the lecture/instruction for this course.  There will be no synchronous/live/video lectures with Mrs. Blagg but there are plenty of opportunities to meet with her through WebEx for one-on-one instruction during office hours.

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 this Summer II course with a “W” is: Tuesday, July 30, 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