TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
MGT 6645
Quantitative Methods in Management
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
Description
An introduction to statistics as applied to business problems. The course is designed to develop
students’ ability to apply inferential statistical methods to decision making in business.
Objectives
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
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Compute probabilities for common discrete and continuous probability distributions.
Apply the various methods of sampling.
Apply statistical techniques for parameter estimation.
Apply statistical hypothesis-testing procedures to business data.
Analyze business data using statistical software.
Analyze results of statistical analyses and apply them to decision-making in business.
Apply quantitative-methods strategies to business objectives in an apt scenario.
Purpose
To develop improved decision-making skills by introducing the use of statistics as a tool for the
analysis of business data. MSM Applied Management concentration requirement. MSHRM
elective.
Approved Texts
Albright, S. C., Winston, W. L., & Zappe, C. (2006 or current). Data analysis and decision
making with Microsoft Excel (3rd ed.). Mason, OH: Thomson/South-Western.
Hildebrand, D., Ott, R. L., & Gray, J. B. (2005 or current). Basic statistical ideas for managers
(2nd ed.). Mason, OH: Thomson/South-Western.
Levine, D. M., Stephan, D., Krehbiel, T. C., & Berenson, M. L. (2005 or current). Statistics for
managers using Microsoft Excel (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the
instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook.
The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the
same as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by
faculty as a source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Program Coordinator guidance.
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Master Syllabus: MGT 6645
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Render, B., Stair, R. M., & Hanna, M. E. (2006 or current). Quantitative analysis for
management (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Supplements
Good, P. I., & Hardin, J. W. (2003). Common errors in statistics: And how to avoid them (1st
ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Van Belle, G. (2002). Statistical rules of thumb (1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Troy State University Faculty Handbook (2001): Section 3.8.2.8 [extract]—22 essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):
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Course title
Course number
Term
Instructor
Prerequisites
Office hours
Class days, times
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Classroom location n. Grading methods,
Office location
criterion weights,
Office telephone
make-up policy,
Course description,
mid-term grade
objectives
reports
l. Text(s)
o. Procedure, course
m. Other materials
requirements
p. General supports
r. Additional services u. Cheating policy
(computer works,
(Americans with
v. Specialization
writing center)
Disabilities Act,
requirements
q. Daily assignments,
other statements)
(certification,
holidays, add/drop s. Absence policy
licensure, teacher
& open dates, dead t. Incomplete-work
competencies)
day, final exam
policy