Syllabus
MATH 2342, Elementary Statistical Methods
Course Information
College: XXX
Course Title: Elementary Statistical Methods
Semester/Year: xyz
Course number: MATH 2342
Section number: xyz
Credit Hours: 3
Course Prerequisites
This is an entry-level course and is open to any
student meeting TSI standards of college
readiness (student must have appropriate
assessment test score or have successfully
completed DMAT 0310).
Instructor Information
Instructor:
E-Mail Address:
Telephone:
Online Office Hours: By Appt. Only
Campus Office Hours: By Appt. Only
Required materials
Title: Elementary Statistics Using Excel Plus
NEW MyStatLab with Pearson eText – Access
Card Package, 5/E
Edition: 5th
Authors: Mario F. Triola
Publisher: Pearson
Copyright year: 2014
ISBN: 1323141723
See “Getting Started” section of class
website for more details of how you can
obtain these materials.
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.
Participation Policy
Since this is an online class, no on-campus attendance is required. However, students are
expected to log in and participate actively via eCampus. http://ecampus.dcccd.edu
Try to check emails daily and access the class at least 3 times a week. You must show
participation in this class prior to the certification date, INSERT DATE HERE by completing the
Orientation Quiz AND the Getting to Know You Discussion posting.
Core
Competencies
This class is designed to help you develop a selection of the following
competencies (see items marked with X):
Critical Thinking Skills: To include creative thinking, innovation,
X
inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information.
Communication Skills: To include effective development,
X
interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and
visual communication.
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Student
Learning
Outcomes
Course
Outline
Empirical and Quantitative Skills: To include the manipulation and
X
analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed
conclusions.
Teamwork: To include the ability to consider different points of view
and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or
goal.
Personal Responsibility: To include the ability to connect choices,
actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Social Responsibility: To include intercultural competence,
knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively
in regional, national, and global communities.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
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
This course is divided into 8 units.
Unit 1:
Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics
Chapter 2: Summarizing and Graphing Data
Unit 2:
Chapter 3: Statistics for Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data
Chapter 4: Probability
Unit 3:
Chapter 5: Discrete Probability Distributions
Chapter 6: Normal Probability Distributions
Unit 4:
Chapter 7: Estimates and Sample Sizes
Unit 5:
Chapter 8: Hypothesis Testing
Unit 6:
Chapter 9: Inferences from Two Samples
Chapter 10: Correlation and Regression
Unit 7:
Chapter 11: Goodness of Fit and Contingency Tables
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Unit 8:
Final Exam
Chapter
Evaluation
Procedures
Point Accumulation and Distribution
Requirement
Points Each
Total Points
Approx. %
Assignments
NA
NA
20%
Tests
NA
NA
30%
Discussions
NA
NA
10%
Midterm
NA
NA
15%
Final
NA
NA
25%
Total
100%
Extra Credit
Not available
Grading Scale
Grade Distribution
Grade
90 - 100
A
80 - 89
B
70 - 79
C
60 - 69
D
Below 60
F
Orientation Quiz
This multiple-choice quiz covers the course requirements, structure and navigation, and is
administered in eCampus/BlackBoard.
Tests and Exams
There are six unit tests, one midterm and on final exam in this course. All tests are administered and
submitted through MyStatLab.
Assignments
All homework assignments in this course are submitted through MyStatLab.
Discussion/Collaboration
You are required to complete nineteen discussion boards. The first board is simply an introduction of
yourself to the class. The last discussion board is an evaluation of the course. Another discussion
board is in the form of a math problem. The other discussion boards award you the opportunity to
ask questions about the topics covered during that week, and to reflect on the most challenging
concepts covered during the week. I addition to the discussion boards a weekly synchronous class
meeting through eCampus/BlackBoard Collaborate is scheduled with the professor. During this
meeting the professor can answer questions from the student and demonstrate how to solve
problems. It is desirable that this meeting be scheduled at a time suitable to all students, but due to
varying schedules this may not always be possible. For this rationale, your participation in the
synchronous meeting is optional, but strongly encouraged. If you are unable to attend, a link to the
recorded session will be posted in eCampus/BlackBoard for your review. Technical requirements for
BlackBoard Collaborate can be found in the “Where To Get Help” section in eCampus/BlackBoard.
Your professor will send email and post details regarding the weekly synchronous meeting in the
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beginning of the course.
Late Work
Late work will not be accepted in this course. If you find yourself in extraordinary circumstances,
please contact your professor.
Extra Credit
No extra credit opportunities are awarded in this course.
Incompletes
Please review this information in the catalog at http://www.dcccd.edu/GPA
NOTE: The instructor reserves the right to modify any class requirements and due dates as
necessary to manage and conduct this class. The intent of the instructor is to promote the best
education possible within prevailing conditions affecting this class. You are responsible for
contacting the instructor and seeking clarification of any requirement that is not understood in the
syllabus.
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INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES
Stop Before
For students who enrolled in college level courses for the first time in the fall of
You Drop
2007, Texas Education Code 51.907 limits the number of courses a student
may drop.
You may drop no more than six courses during your entire undergraduate
career unless the drop qualifies as an exception. Your campus
counseling/advising center will give you more information on the allowable
exceptions.
Withdrawal
Policy
Financial Aid
Academic
Honesty
Repeating this
Course
Religious
Holidays
Remember that once you have accumulated six non-exempt drops, you
cannot drop any other courses with a “W.” Therefore, please exercise caution
when dropping courses in any Texas public institution of higher learning,
including all seven of the Dallas County Community Colleges.
For more information, you may access:
http://www.dcccd.edu/SixDrop
If you are unable to complete this course, it is your responsibility to withdraw
formally. The withdrawal request must be received in the Registrar’s Office by
(insert semester’s drop date). Failure to do so will result in your receiving a
performance grade, usually an "F."
If you drop a class or withdraw from the college before the official
drop/withdrawal deadline, you will receive a "W" (Withdraw) in each class
dropped. Students sometimes drop a course when help is available that would
enable them to continue. Before you make the decision to drop this course,
please contact the instructor by email.
Students who are receiving any form of financial aid should check with
the Financial Aid Office prior to withdrawing from classes. Withdrawals
may affect your eligibility to receive further aid and could cause you to be in a
position of repayment for the current semester. Students who fail to attend
or participate after the drop date are also subject to this policy. To speak with
someone, please contact the Financial Aid Call Center at 972-587-2599, by
email at facc@dcccd.edu or at http://www.dcccd.edu/FA
Academic honesty is expected, and integrity is valued in the Dallas County
Community Colleges. Scholastic dishonesty is a violation of the Code of
Student Conduct. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to,
cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.
As a college student, you are considered a responsible adult. Your enrollment
indicates acceptance of the DCCCD Code of Student Conduct which is
available from the Student Services website: http://www.dcccd.edu/Services
Effective Fall Semester 2005, the Dallas County Community Colleges will
charge additional tuition to students registering the third or subsequent time
for a course. This class may not be repeated for the third or subsequent time
without paying the additional tuition. Third attempts include courses taken at
any of the Dallas County Community Colleges since the Fall 2002 semester.
More information is available at: http://www.dcccd.edu/ThirdCourseAttempt
Absences for observance of a religious holy day are excused. A student
whose absence is excused to observe a religious holy day is allowed to take a
make-up examination or complete an assignment within a reasonable time
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INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES
after the absence.
Final Course
Final Grade Reports are not mailed. Convenient access is available online at
Grades
http://www.dcccd.edu/eConnect. Use your identification number when you log
onto eConnect.
ADA Statement If you are a student with a disability and/or special needs who requires
accommodations, please contact the college Disability Services Office at 972238-6180 (Voice/TTY). More information is available about Disability Services
from the Student Services website: http://www.dcccd.edu/Access
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