Course Policies: Fall 2008  

Math 2200 Elementary Statistics Online

CRN: 80463
Taught by Dr. Jeffrey Linek (Dr. L)

Regular Meetings: 

You are only required to attend one orientation meeting in person.  All other weekly assignments, quizzes, tests, and exams will be submitted online.

Mandatory Attendance

 Orientation:  

    Wednesday, August 20 from 5:00-6:15 pm on the Rome (Floyd) Campus in room W253.

OR Thursday, August 21 from 5:00-6:15pm in room 210 on the Cartersville Campus.       

The orientation will last about 75 minutes.  All students are required to attend one of the two orientation session.  Any student who does not attend is subject to withdrawal from the course.

Prerequisite and Course Description

Mathematics 2200. Elementary Statistics MATH 2200

3-0-3. Prerequisite: MATH 1001/MATH 1101/MATH 1111

This is a basic course in statistics at a level which does not require a knowledge of calculus. Statistical techniques needed for research in many different fields are presented. Course content includes descriptive statistics, probability theory, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, Chi-square, regression, and correlation.

Required Materials:

1. Textbook: Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version, 4th Edition, by Allan G. Bluman ISBN-13 9780073312651)
2. Calculator: Each student taking this course needs access to a TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator.   Students are required to use their calculator while participating in class, on quizzes, projects, on the final exam, and completing homework exercises.  
3. You are only required to attend in person 1 orientation meeting.

A Word About the Course:

As a student in this course, you must be aware that the textbook, Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version by Allan Bluman (4th edition), along with the material post within the course web site will be the primary resources for the course.

Class Notes: PowerPoint Presentations [REQUIRED VIEWING]:
There is a set of class notes posted for each chapter. You are required to access, read, and use the information provided in these notes.  Some of these some of these have audio and will have an AU in their title.   The class notes containing instruction on the use of the TI-83 calculator were created by your professor [Linek TI-83] to guide you through the material and use of the TI-83 calculator.  The others were created by the author [Bluman}

 Videos [REQUIRED VIEWING]:
There is a set of videos to which you will have online access.  The title of this series is Against All Odds: Inside Statistic, by Annenberg/CPB Collection.  The video programs present an introductory to the concepts presented in  Math2200. In addition, the videos provide some interesting examples of how statistics is used in many different applications. You are required to view these videos.
        These videos will give you a good overview of the course concepts. Each week you will find posted a detailed outline of the video program(s) that you will be watching that week.  The items that are in bold print are potential quiz or final exam questions.
           
            Video On Demand on the web at  http://learner.org

Note: you will need to register to use the above site.

 Instructor Information:

Instructor: Dr.  Jeffrey Linek, Associate Professor of Mathematics

Office:  320B on the Cartersville campus

Telephone: 678-872-8065

Email: jlinek@highlands.edu (use only if the WebCt Vista system is down)

Office Hours* Monday & Wednesday:  9 a.m. - 11 a.m.  and 1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday : 10:45 a.m - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Thursday :  10:45 a.m - 12:00 p.m.

These are the hours that I am on campus, not teaching a class, and will usually be in my office.  I encourage you to make an appointment at least 24 hours in advance if there is a time that you definitely plan on coming to see me.  *These hours subject to change without notice due to college-related meetings.

Communication with Dr. Linek:

Communicating with me and my responding to you is one of the keys to your success in this course.  If at any time you have a question, please contact me and I will do my best to answer it.  ANY question that you ask no matter how simple or complex is important to you and your learning.  So, do not hesitate when it comes to asking questions.

It is my goal to respond to you within 48 hours.  Please keep in mind that I am not continuously online.

Email: You must use the email system within the course to email me. To do so, go to the home page and look for the email tab on the upper navigation bar.  Failure to due so may result in delayed response.

Monday  through Friday:  I will check my email  at least once a day between 9 AM and 10 PM.
 Saturday and Sunday: If you email me on these days, you will most likely get a reply on Monday..  I am not online continuously, but my goal is to answer you within 48 hours. 

Telephone:  If you wish to talk to me by telephone, you may send me an email requesting that I call you.  However, feel free to call me during my office hours.

Grade Philosophy: A grade is a measure of a student's knowledge of a subject within a particular period of time.  A student earns a grade by demonstrating, through the completion of a series of measurement instruments, that he or she has acquired an understanding of the subject material and can apply that material to appropriate situations.  A grade is NOT a negotiated commodity.  It is earned though hard work and based on your professor’s analysis of the extent to which you have achieved success in meeting an established criteria or set of learning standards, objectives, or outcomes.

 GRADE REQUIREMENTS:          Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Your Total Points =  Best 10 Quizzes + Best 10 Discussions + Three  Projects +Midterm Exam +  Final Exam + (extra credit)

A letter grade will be assigned based on the total number of points that you earn. The following scale will be used:

            Course Grade      {Your Total Points/700) X 100%}

                        A                                 90% - 100%

                        B                                 80% - 89%

                        C                                 70% - 79%

                        D                                 60% - 69%

                        F                                  below 60%
 

Extra Credit:  Extra Credit may be assigned.  You are encouraged to take advantage of this learning opportunity.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

The Academic Integrity Code of Georgia Highlands College is enumerated at http://www.highlands.edu/subwebs/academicaffairs/academicintegritypolicy.htm.

Each student who registers for classes at the College agrees to adhere to this code. All work that you turn in for a grade including exams, quizzes, projects and extra credit assignments is to be your own.  Failure to follow directions and instructions (explicit or implied) on any assignment will constitute cheating or academic dishonesty, and, at the discretion of Dr. Linek will subject you to having the matter being reported to the Director of Student Life for an informal or formal resolution (hearing) procedure.  The result of which can be a grade of zero for the assignment, failure in the course, or expulsion for the College, to name a few.

Quizzes, Projects, and Final Exam

• On each quiz, the midterm exam  and the final exam, you must work without help from anyone {no friends, no relatives, no tutors, no other teachers and no paid consultants.  You may not give help to or receive help from anyone.  This includes viewing or sharing quiz or exam questions with other students in anyway audio or video. 
• There are no retakes and running out of time does not qualify for  a retake or redo.
• The moment that you click the Begin button, your quiz or exam time starts regardless if you are in the item of 1 second or the full time.
•   On all quizzes, the final exam, and projects, you may use your textbook and calculator.

QUIZZES:

• Quizzes will be given online only.  They must be taken in the quiz area.
• You cannot email the answer to your professor—They will not be accepted.
• You will have a period of four days to take each quiz. 
• You may make two attempts at each quiz. If you do take a quiz twice, then your score on that quiz will be the mean average of your two attempts. Note, the second attempt may contain different questions that your first attempt.
• There are NO make-up quizzes or early taking of quizzes. Each quiz will contain five to ten multiple choice, fill-in, short answer or True/False questions. 
• During the quiz  period you will have 60 minutes from the time that you click Begin Quiz # to complete the quiz.  However, all quizzes must be completed by 10:00 PM on the due date.  For Example, you should start by 9:00PM on if you want to full 60 minutes. Once the time expires you can no longer submit answers.
• Each question will be delivered one question at a time, where you must answer or skip each question to proceed.  On quizzes once a question has been answered or skipped it can be revisited.

• The answers with the questions to each quiz will be released for your review within 4 days AFTER the due date.
• Quiz due dates: All dates are subject to change with a posted announcement.

o   Quiz Dates  All will be announce at the Orientation and posted in the course calendar.

Online Discussion:   After your first attempts at each quiz, the online discussion area for that quiz will open.  You are to post at least one question from the quiz that you missed or did not understand (5pts).  In posting the questions, you will then ask other students to explain how to get the answer.  In addition, you are to reply to the original question posted by at least one other student and explain the answer to his or her question (5pts).

EXAMS: Midterm and Final

During the exam period you will have two continuous hours from the time that you  start to complete the exam.  However, all exams must be completed by 10:00 pm on the due date .  For Example, you should start by 8:00 PM  if you want the full two hours. Once the time expires you must turn in your exam (see GHC ACADEMIC INTEGRITY CODE).  NO retakes! 

Midterm  Exam:  The midterm  exam will focus on Chapters 1 to 4.

The Midterm Exam will be given online.  This must be taken  October 4th, 5th, or 6th..

Final Exam:  The Final exam will focus on Chapters 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11.

The Final  will be given online.  This must be taken December 6th, 7th or  8th..

Projects

You will be required to complete three projects in this course.  You must follow the specific directions on each project and abide by the GHC ACADEMIC INTEGRITY CODE in the completion of each learning assignment.  All papers must be type written using double spacing and a 12 point Arial or Times New Roman font.  You must include your name, the project name, the date, and the course name and number on the first page of each project.  You are expected to word-process all project and save them as a MS  Word .doc, .docx or .rtf file.  Name your file as last name+first name + project number.  For example, Linek+Jeff+project1.   These will the be sent as an attachment in the project area. Projects will only be accepted in the project assigment area!  Projects sent by email, FAX, or any means outside of the project area will receive a grade of zero.

Late projects will not be accepted.  

Attendance Policy

All students are required to attend one of the two orientation session.  Any student who does not attend is subject to withdraw from the course.  Attendance will be taken based on your submitting the graded assignments. You are expected to complete the assignments on time.

 All students are expected to attend and take the final exam on the day it is schedule.  You must contact Dr. Linek before that exam time if you are not going to be able to attend the final exam.  If you do not make contact and get reply prior to the exam time, then you will get a grade of zero on the exam.

Anyone who fails to summit two consecutive graded assignments without contacting your professor is subject to a grade of W, F or F$.

Extended absence:  If the concurrent absences will constitute more than 5 of the class sessions (15%) for the term, then written permission from the Division Chair is required before you can resume attending and any course assignments can be completed while missing class. The student must be in good academic standing in the course to make the request. If you have circumstances that prevent you from continuing to attend classes over an extended period of time, please contact Dr. Linek as soon as possible

Withdraw

Midterm Date: October 7, 2008. This is the last date to withdraw with a “W”.  It is your responsibility as student to follow the GHC withdraw procedure and do so by the Midterm date. Student who abandon the course or do not properly withdraw by October 7, 2008 are subject to a grade of F or F$.

Proper Use of the Course Website:

All students in this course must comply with GHC policies when using this course site. 

 STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:  Students who feel they may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should make an appointment with the College Access Center (706: 802-5003) to coordinate reasonable accommodations.  The students are also welcome to contact the instructors privately to discuss one’s specific needs.

If you are a student who requires accommodation for any type of disability or other condition of special need, it is your responsibility to inform your instructor of this need during the first two weeks of class AND provide him with a letter of documentation from the College Access Center.  Failure on your part to request this accommodation with the College Access Center documentation, until later in the semester or after the semester has ended, will not be grounds for reconsideration of any grades or the final course grade.

Other Items

·         You are responsible for making sure that your Internet provider is reliable.  Saying "I was knocked off line during an assignment or exam" will not necessarily permit you to retry the assignment.  If you should get knocked off line during any assignment, logon back it.  If time has not expired, you may be able to continue from where you left off.

·          If you are concerned about your Internet provider's reliability, you have the option of taking any quiz or exam using the computers at any of GHC On Campus Locations.  Technical / computer failures or interruptions are not necessarily grounds for retakes or extending of assignment due dates.

·         In the event of a failure by the Vista system, your professor may adjust due dates, if in his judgment such a change is warranted.

·         All times (hours and minutes) in this course are in Eastern Standard Time of the United States of America. Since individual clocks and time keeping devices can be off by seconds or minutes. The official time in the course is that registered by Vista course system.  Therefore, it is suggested that you submit all assignments well in advance of the due time.

• Changes in and clarification of these policies may be made at the discretion of your professor. Omissions from these policies do not constitute a licensed or legitimate addition or exception to them.  It is the responsibility of you, the student, to ask for clarification of any policy matter prior to the end of the semester or assignment due date, whichever is earlier. 

        This course proudly supports the mission of IC@GHC.  To learn more about this program visit our  web site  at http://highlands.edu/ic

Goals and Expected Outcomes

Team Goal—Mathematics: The student will be able to demonstrate the ability to

apply mathematical thought and methods.

Related Team Outcomes

• Students will be able to demonstrate algebraic skills in solving equations.

• Students will be able to graph an abstract function.

• Students will be able to graph a real-life function.

• Students will be able to model concrete problems and arrive at solutions.

• Students will be able to use appropriate technology to enhance

mathematical thinking and understanding.

• Students will be able to interpret a real-life function.

• Students will differentiate between causation and correlation.

• Students will interpret statistics presented graphically.

• Students will interpret the measures of central tendency and variation.

CONTENT COURSE

Purpose: The following is a list of the textbook sections that correspond to the topics listed in the Course Description.  

1: The Nature of Probability and Statistics

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

1.3 Variables and Types of Data

1.4 Data Collection and Sampling Techniques

1.5 Observational and Experimental Studies

1.6 Uses and Misuses of Statistics

1.7 Computers and Calculators

1.8 Summary

2: Frequency Distributions and Graphs

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Organizing Data

2.3 Histograms, Frequency Polygons, and Ogives

2.4 Other Types of Graphs

2.5 Paired Data and Scatter Plots Ana

2.6 Summary

3: Data Description

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Measures of Central Tendency

3.3 Measures of Variation

3.4 Measures of Position

3.5 Exploratory Data Analysis

3.6 Summary

4: Probability and Counting Rules

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Sample Spaces and Probability

4.3 The Addition Rules for Probability

4.4 The Multiplication Rules and Conditional Probability

4.5 Counting Rules

4.6 Probability and Counting Rules

4.7 Summary

5: Discrete Probability Distributions

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Probability Distributions

5.3 Mean, Variance, Standard Deviation, and Expectation

5.4 The Binomial Distribution

5.5 Summary

6: The Normal Distribution

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Properties of the Normal Distribution

6.3 The Standard Normal Distribution

6.4 Applications of the Normal Distribution

6.5 The Central Limit Theorem

6.6 The Normal Approximation to the Binomial Distribution

6.7 Summary

7: Confidence Intervals and Sample Size (omit this Chapter

8: Hypothesis Testing

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Steps in Hypothesis Testing – Traditional Method

8.3 z Test for a Mean

8.4 t Test for a Mean

8.5 z Test for a Proportion

8.6 Chi-Square Test for a Variance or Standard Deviation

8.7 Additional Topics Regarding Hypothesis Testing

8.8 Summary

9: Testing the Difference Between Two Means, Two Variances, and Two Proportions

10: Correlation and Regression

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Correlation

10.3 Regression

11: Chi-Square and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

11.1 Introduction

11.4 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)