E-mail me only questions
concerning your status in the class (i.e. questions about your grade, if
you are going to be absent from class, etc...)
Post to the message board
questions that other students in the class can benefit from reading the
answer to (i.e. questions about homework, projects, etc...)
Required resources
Sincich, Terry (1996), Business
Statistics by Example, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Boudreau,
Nancy S. (1996), Student Solutions Manual for Business Statisticsby
Example, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
A packet of Statistical Tables may be obtained from the Arts & Sciences copy center (Eisenhower 011)
A How
to with Microsoft Excel for Windowspacket may be obtained from the Arts & Sciences copy center (Eisenhower 011).
The packet contains information on how to perform basic Excel activities
(sorting, using formulas, etc...) and how to use Excel for STAT 350. Its corresponding web site contains the same information in the packet and contains video (with audio) demonstrations. A CD of
the web site may be purchased from the Information Technology Assistance
Center (ITAC) in Hale 313.
A project completed in an illegible or unprofessional manner will be returned to the student. The
project may be redone and turned in again; however, points will be deducted from the
grade.
No late assignments, projects, etc... will be accepted.
Since your lowest test score is dropped, your first
missed test is your drop test.If
you miss more than one test, come to my office hours to discuss the
situation.Bring any documented
proof needed to support your case.
No
“make-up” quizzes are allowed for students missing class.If you miss a quiz, the lost points may be recovered by doing the
extra credit on projects.
Note
that this policy includes class absences that are “university excused”
or due to extenuating circumstances.
How to be successful in the course
To
be successful in this course, I strongly suggest you should:
Take
all exams
Complete
all projects
Understand
the material in the course lecture notes
Understand
how to do all Excel calculations discussed during class
Complete
all homework
Read
the corresponding sections of Sincich as we cover the course material
If you have problems with
completing any of the above, please
ask questions in class, stop by during my office or virtual
office hours, post a message to the message board,
or ask a GTA in the help
session room.
