David Ashley

ONLINE COURSE #201339

Fall TERM 2004  Session 1

STA 2023 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

Aug 30, 2004 – Dec 17, 2004

INSTRUCTOR: David Ashley

Office: N/A            Room: N/A      Phone: (352) 316 6661

E-mail: Best Method             dashley@fccj.edu

Home Page:                http://www1.fccj.edu/dashley

Get into the course:            http://bb6.fccj.edu

Office hours:                 By appt

CURRICULUM CONTENT: Three Credit Hours

Prerequisite: MGF 1106 or MAC 1105 with a grade of “C” or better. This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of descriptive and inferential statistics with a pronounced emphasis on inference. The major topics include methods for analyzing sets of data, probability, probability distributions, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, simple linear regression, and correlation. The probability and statistical skills measured by CLAST are among the skills taught in this course. Students with a grade of “C” or better in MGF 1106 satisfy the prerequisite.

REQUIREMENTS:

      § This type of course is not for everyone. If you like to interact regularly in person with a professor and classmates, this is probably not the course for you. If you can solve computer and mathematics problems on your own without asking for much help, this type of instruction is right down your alley.

      § Communication with me will be: dashley@fccj.edu, or by calling me at (352) 316-6661. Usually, I will respond to your e-mail within two working days.

      § Homework assignments will be emailed to me at dashley@fccj.edu every Friday of the week. You have to show all your works (by using Microsoft word or using a scan machine to scan your works). Fail to show work will be 50% deduction on your score. No assignments will be accepted after the due date. Please refer to the calendar for the due date.

      § During the semester, you have five tests (multiple choices). The test will be in Blackboard (http://bb6.fccj.edu) for 24 hours from 8:00am the day you have a test until 8:00am next day. You have ONLY ONE TIME to take each test and you have at most three hours to finish the test. When you start the test you have to finish, you cannot log-out then login; the system will not let you in again.

      § For this class, students must know how to use the Internet, be able to send and received e-mail, know how to attach files to an E-mail message, be able to download files, and how to use scan machine.

      § All work for the course will be done via the Internet with no on-campus time required. Make sure Microsoft word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Acrobat reader are available on your computer.

      § Text Book: Elementary Statistics picturing the world

Larson and Farber - Prentice Hall Publisher- ISBN# 0-13-065595-3

      § CD Lectures: ISBN # 0-13-008808-0

      § A scientific calculator is required for this course. Graphics calculators are welcome and encouraged. The best calculator for this course is TI 83.

      § All FCCJ students are expected to do their own work. Any evidence of cheating or receiving aid on tests will constitute grounds for an F in the course.

EVALUATION:

        ¨There will be 5 tests (multiple choice and online).

You have to drop a lowest one.

You have three hours to do each test

No make up test

        ¨ Homework Assignments must be turned in on time. Homework assignments will be emailed to me at dashley@fccj.edu every Friday of the week. You have to show all your works how to get the answer by using Microsoft word or excel.  No assignments will be accepted after the due date.  Please refer to the calendar for the due date.

GRADING SCALE:

900 – 1000 points:    A

800 – 899 points:      B

700 – 799 points:      C

600 – 699 points:      D

Below 600 points:     F

GRADING SYSTEM:

Tests: 800 points

Homework: 200 points

 “AW” Grade Policy:

The “AW” grade will be administratively assigned when instructors report students have not attended class by the second week of the term.

“IW” Grade Policy:

An instructor initiated withdrawal grade “IW” may be assigned by instructors prior to the withdrawal deadline, to students who have been absent from more than 15 percent of the scheduled classes.

“I” Grade Policy:

The “I” grade will be considered if the student has completed the class work with a passing grade but missed a test. Any lacking test must be made up to erase the “I” grade. During one year, the “I” grade shall not affect the students’ GPA; however, after the year expires, if the required course work has not been completed, the “I” grade will automatically convert to an “F” grade.

STATE BOARD RULE:

Effective Fall Term 1997, all students may enroll in a specific college credit course twice at the regular tuition rate. If the first two attempts are unsuccessful (including I, IW, AW, and W grades), the third time a student enrolls in the course, he/she must pay the full cost of instruction. This cost is equivalent to the out-of state tuition rate; approximately four times the cost of regular tuition. Only “drops” submitted by the advertised deadline date (during the first week of the term) will not count as being enrolled.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES/ METHODS TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES

You need to plan for success in this class. Following are some guideline for success.

1        Read and study the text for understanding. This means analyzing, theorems procedures, and studying the text examples.

2        View the lectures over and over (inside Blackboard or CD)

3        Practice, practice, practice!!! Mathematics is not a spectator sport. You should do as much work as possible. Complete the exercises assigned from each section and the ungraded practice exercises.

4        If you encounter difficulty, post a question on the discussion forum. While you are there see if you can help by responding to a question posted by a fellow classmate.

5        Study before taking exams

6        When studying for an online exam, review your notes, memorize formulas and procedures, and rework practice or tracked exercises until you can work the problems without a model. If you need to look up information to complete any exercises, you are not ready for the exam.

Do not get behind!

If you did not study yesterday’s notes, you cannot do today’s HW, and you will not be able to follow tomorrow’s lecture. Study at least a couple of hours each day and use all available resources. Since this is an online course, expect slowdowns on the Internet especially during peak “traffic” time. There may be times when the serves are down unexpectedly. These are normal computer delays. Remember, you are working with a machine and technical difficulties are to be expected. Stay ahead by adhering to the suggested schedule.

Keep current!