NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title:  Integrated Elementary Statistical Methods

Course prefix, number, and section number:  MATH 1342 0351

Semester/Year of course:  Summer 2024

Semester start and end dates: 6/3/2024 – 8/8/2024 (10-week session, Summer III)

Modality:  Asynchronous online (no scheduled class meetings)

Mandatory In-Person, proctored testing at any NCTC Testing Center

Support course:  NCBM 0142 0351

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 (ACCESS PEARSON).  You do not need to purchase a separate access code.  Instructions on how to get your access code can be found in a document in the course Modules. (see * Inclusive Access on page 5 for more information)

COURSE APPROVED CALCULATORS:  (required purchase) TI-36X PRO or TI 83 or TI 84 calculator is required.  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:  Cammy Boaz, B.S., M.S. Mathematics, M.S. Data Science

Office location:  Bowie campus, Room 131

Telephone number:  (940) 872-4002

E-mail address:  cboaz@nctc.edu

Office hours for students:  hosted in CISCO WebEx using the Office Hours feature.

                        Monday/Tuesday: 8:00AM-9:00AM or 7:00PM-8:00PM

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.

Your questions and concerns are important to me. Here are your options to schedule individual

time with me:

•  Scheduling Online Office Hours: Students who wish to make an appointment to meet online with the instructor using WebEx will refer to the left navigation of our Canvas Home page link to CISCO WebEx.  Select ‘OFFICE HOURS’ from the top menu. Students will select a date and time as desired. The student will receive a confirmation email containing the required WebEx meeting link for the designated date and time. Save and utilize this link to join the instructor at the requested date and time. Students can cancel and/or reschedule an appointment by contacting the instructor prior to the scheduled appointment.

• Asking Questions using Email: Students are always welcome to communicate their questions or concerns using their preferred Lion Pride student Email account. Students may also send questions using the Pearson ‘Ask the Instructor’ option available in each homework component. Students are expected to clearly identify themselves and use professional communication skills when posing a question.

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: 

Weekly Participation                                                                            5%

ACCESS PEARSON Homework                                                            20%

ACCESS PEARSON Quizzes                                                                  15%

Mid-Term Exam                                                                                  30%

Final Exam *                                                                                        30%

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 statistics exam and must be taken by all students. The final exam score, if better, may also be used to override the mid-term score. There is no exemption/replacement/override for the final exam score.

GRADING POLICY

Pearson Homework: All homework will be completed online using ACCESS PEARSON following the scheduled due dates.  You will have unlimited attempts to maximize your score by the assigned due date.

Pearson Quizzes: All quiz assignments will be completed online using ACCESS PEARSON following the scheduled due dates.  You will have three (3) attempts to maximize your score by the assigned due date. The highest score will be recorded.

Late Pearson Homework/Quizzes policy:  Due dates on homework/quizzes will not be extended but students can continue to improve assignments, after the due date for a 10% penalty.

TESTING POLICY

Mid-Term Exam & Final Exam:  All exams are printed on paper and will be completed ‘In-person’ and proctored by the NCTC Testing Center.  Students will be provided with instructions on how and when to schedule a testing appointment with the NCTC Campus Testing Center location of your choice.  This is a requirement of every mathematics course.  No online testing is offered for any reason.  Students are required to provide their own course approved calculator (TI-36X Pro, TI-83, or TI-84) for testing.  Students must provide a valid TX Driver’s License or valid Passport as proof of identity at check-in to the NCTC Testing centers.

Alternate testing site:

If you are not within a reasonable traveling distance to a NCTC campus, please communicate with your instructor during the first week of class.  It is the student’s responsibility to find a local 2-year community college or 4-year university with a testing center that will agree to proctor your exams in-person.  The instructor will need at least one week to go through a verification process with the institution the student has identified as a preferred alternate location for testing.  Students are also responsible for any additional charges required by the alternate testing site.

Testing Feedback:  Students have 48-hours, following the posting of exam scores, to raise questions or concerns about grading.  Student’s may request a scanned copy of their graded mid-term exam within the same 48-hour window.  After the 48-hours have expired, students can no longer contest an exam grade. There will be no feedback or returned exam material provided for the final exam.

Course Grade Book: The grade book in Canvas is the official record keeper of this course. 

Missed Testing policy:  There will be no late testing after the testing window closes. If you are aware of a necessary absence, please plan with your instructor to test early. This applies to all exams. Any missed exams will earn a zero.  The final exam is comprehensive and must be taken by all students or a zero will be recorded. Make-up testing or re-takes are not offered for any reason.

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 this Summer III course with a “W” is: Monday, July 15, 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 - ACCESS PEARSON

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 will need to follow browser specific instructions, provided by the instructor, to gain access to their learning resources.  Please refer to Canvas for detailed instructions.

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