Syllabus
Stat 300 – 4 units
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
25182 – Fall 2009
Sacramento City College
MW
9:00-10:10 am
LAC 133
2 hours per week on the websites
INSTRUCTOR
Virginia May (Ginni)
PHONE
558-2233
OFFICE HOURS
MW 10:15-11:10
OFFICE
EMAIL
Rodda South 164
mayv@scc.losrios.edu
WEB PAGE
http://web.scc.losrios.edu/mayv
PREREQUISITES
Math 120 with a grade of “C” or better, or by the assessment process is required. Your prerequisite
verification (a transcript or assessment test results) or, if you are challenging the prerequisite, a copy of
your challenge form must be submitted to be by 9:00 am on Monday, August 31, 2009 in order to
remain enrolled in this course.
DEGREE
APPLICABLE
Associate Yes
Baccalaureate Yes
TECHNOLOGY
A calculator, online computer access, and a spreadsheet/stat program are required. The TI 30 is
strongly recommended to be used for this course. Access to EXCEL or STATCRUNCH
http://www.statcrunch.com/ is highly recommended.
DESCRIPTION
See catalogue description.
ONLINE PORTION http://cnx.org/content/col10522/latest/
https://d2l.losrios.edu/
TEXT
Collaborative Statistics by Barbara Illowsky and
Susan Dean (Most but not all of the text will be covered.)
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- recognize and understand terminology used in statistics such as experiment, sample,
variable, outcome, confidence interval and hypothesis testing.
- collect data from an experiment to be organized and analyzed.
- generate a report detailing the collection, organization, analysis and interpretation of the data from
an experiment.
- analyze collected data using appropriate technologies.
HOMEWORK
Weekly homework assignments will be given. Assignments will be due by midnight on Sundays.
Each homework assignment will be graded out of 10 points. At the end of the course, your homework
score will be scaled to a possible 50 pts. Late HW will not be accepted. Expect to spend a minimum
of 9 hours per week on average completing homework/studies!
QUIZZES
There will be one online quiz per week during weeks that have no exam. Since there are no make-up
quizzes, your lowest quiz score will be dropped. Each quiz will graded out of a possible 10 points. At
the end of the course, the quizzes will be scaled to 100 points.
LABS
There will be two computer labs worth 50 points each. Advance notice and instructions will be given.
A total of 100 pts may be earned for labs. It is recommended that you use EXCEL or STATCRUNCH
http://www.statcrunch.com/ for these computer lab assignments. No late lab assignments will be
accepted.
WRITTEN
EXAMS
There will be 3 in-class, written exams. Half of the lowest exam score will be dropped. There is also
one in-class, written, comprehensive Final Exam. There are no make-up exams!
Exam 1
Wednesday, 9/30
100 points
Exam 2
Wednesday, 11/4
100 points > possible 250 points total
Exam 3
Monday,
12/7
100 points
Final
Monday,
12/14, 8:00-10:00 am 200 points
ATTENDANCE
It is expected that you “attend” class (on time) everyday.
GRADES
HW
Quizzes
Labs
Exams
Final
Total
50 pts
100 pts
100 pts
250 pts
200 pts
700 pts
90%+
80%-89%
70%-79%
60%-69%
59%-
A
B
C
D
F
NOTE
If you are a student with a learning disability, a physical disability or any other special need, please let
me know as soon as possible if you need special accommodations. These discussions are best handled
during my office hours or by special appointment. All needs that have been verified through the
disability centers on campus will be accommodated.
CHEATING
Cheating will not be tolerated. If caught cheating, you will receive a “0” on the assignment and further
action will be discussed. Please read the Student Code of Conduct in the Student Guide.
Fall 2009
Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1 Aug 24-28
2 Aug 31Sept 4
3 Sept 7-11
Holiday
4 Sept 14-18
Lab 1 Assigned
5 Sept 21-25
6 Sept 28Oct 2
Exam 1
(Ch 1, 2, 3, 4)
7 Oct 5-9
Lab 1 Due
8 Oct 12-16
9 Oct 19-23
10 Oct 26-30
11 Nov 2-6
Lab 2 Assigned
Exam 2
(Ch *, 6, 7, 8)
12 Nov 9-13
Holiday
13 Nov 16-20
14 Nov 23-27
Lab 2 Due
Holiday
Holiday
15 Nov 30Dec 4
16 Dec 7-11
Review
17 Dec 14-18
Exam 3
(Ch 9, 10, 11, 12,
13)
STAT 300 MW
Final
8:00 am – 10:00
am
Finals Week Begins
Finals Week Ends!
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