COURSE SECTION INFORMATION
Quantitative Methods I
Business Administration Program
Professor’s
Name:
Kevin Murphy
Email:
murphyk@algonquincollege.com
Phone:
613-727-4723 ext. 5835
Office:
B225d
Out of Class
Assistance:
Tue3:30-5,Wed 4-5,Th 1-2:30
Course
Number:
Course
Section:
QUA2311
030
Academic Year: 2011
Term:
Academic
Level:
Winter
1
Section Specific Learning Resources
 “Basic Business Statistics for Business and Economics”; by Lind, Marchal,
Wathen, and Waite; published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson; 3rd Canadian edition,
2010
 Electronic Hand calculator
 Statistical software (Excel, Megastat, or other software)
 Other related materials will be provided to the student as required.
 Blackboard Cartridge assignments due throughout term.
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QM1 Schedule for winter 2011 Semester
WEEK
1
Jan 10-14
2
Jan. 17-21
3
Jan. 24- Jan 28
4
Jan31-Feb 4
5
Feb. 7-11
6
Feb 14- 18
ACTIVITIES
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Weeks
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Introduction to course
Basic Statistics,
Charts
Frequency distributions and
Ogives
Finish Frequency distributions
and Ogives
measures of central location
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Finish measures of central location
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measures of dispersion
skewness

Assign 1 Due in second class 5%

Time Series Introduction

Time Series introduction Trend, Cyclical, Forecast 1.0
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0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
2.0
STUDY BREAK
Feb 21 25
7
Feb 28-March 4
8
March 7- 11
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Seasonal Data,CXI Calculation
Index numbers
Index numbers
MIDTERM TEST (25%)
1.0
9
March 14-18
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0.5
0.5
10
March 21-25
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Regression and Correlation
Assign 2 due in second class 5%
Coefficient of Correlation,
Determination, Syx
Use of Mathematical Functions
CVP and B/E analysis
11
March 28- April 1
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Quadratic Equations
B/E and Min and Max solutions
0.5
0.5
12
April 4-8
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Linear Programming
Graphical linear programming
0.5
0.5
13
April 11-15
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Graphical linear programming
Assignment 3 due in second class 5%
0.5
0.5
14
April 18-22
Review
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0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
13
Final Exam (to be determined)
30%
April 25-29
Item
Weekly in class quiz
Assignment 1
Test 1
Assignment 2
Weight
10%
5%
25%
5%
Assignment 3
5%
Mathxl study plan
5%
Mathxl pass
5%
Final Exam (remainder of material)
Date
Every week 2nd class
Week 5
Week 8
Week 9
30%
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Week 13
Date TBD
Date TBD
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Date TBD