The text provides a different presentation of the same material and offers additional sample problems. Many find the text is difficult to read (after all, it is a mathematical text) but will help to supplement the material presented in class.

Homework questions will be recommended but not collected. For some, the problems assigned are enough to understand the material. Others may find that they need additional problems to solidify their understanding of the material. There are many problems available in the text and there is some additional support provided online by Prentice Hall's OneKey system. To learn statistics you must do statistics.

In addition, copies of the PowerPoint Presentations used in class are also available on line. These may be modified throughout the semester. However, I recommend that you print these and bring them to class to assist in your note taking.

Missing class is not an excuse for failure to understand material or complete assignments. Material covered in class will not be covered again outside of class. It is up to you to read the material and get notes from another student if you miss class. Do not expect any special help or privileges if you do not attend class regularly.

The value of the class and the ability to ask meaningful questions depends on thorough pre-class preparation. You are encouraged and expected to ask questions.

IV. Course Requirements  Top

There will be 9 quizzes and 3 examinations. All quizzes and examinations will be taken online. Quizzes will be administered through WebCt and will be multiple choice and true/false. The examines will be adminstered through PHGrade Assist and will be multiple choice, true/false and short answer. The quizzes and examinations can be found at the course web site, and can be taken from anywhere the student has access to the Web. All quizzes and examinations are open-book, open notes. It is considered cheating if you ask other students to help you while taking the examinations or quizzes.

• Quizzes

  There are 9 quizzes for this class, one for every chapter covered. The number of points for each quiz will vary but the maximum number of points that can be obtained from all 9 quizzes are 100. The amount of time allotted for each quiz will vary, but will typically be between 30 and 60 minutes. You will have two attempts for each quiz. If you are happy with the score obtained for your first quiz there is no need to take the quiz a second time.



• Examinations

  There will be 3 examinations. Each examination is worth 100 points. Each exam can only be taken once; you will have 100 minutes to complete each exam. Results for each examination will not be known until after the examination period closes for all students.

• Dates and Timings

  Quiz and Exam Dates are posted at your website calendar and can be taken any time during the window. Online quizzes for Tuesday's class will be available on the Monday of the week they are assigned until Thursday 11:55 p.m. of that week; Thursday's online quizzes will be available starting Wednesday for the week they are assigned and will be available until Sunday 11:55 p.m. For example, Quiz 1 can be taken from Monday, July 18, 2005 until Thursday, July 21, 2005, 11:55 p.m. Quiz 2 can be taken from Wednesday, July 20, until Sunday, July 24, 2005, 11:55 p.m.

Exams will cover 3 chapters each. They will be available for up to 4 days.

As a warning, please do not wait until the last minute to take your quizzes and examinations. As I am sure you are aware, when dealing with technology several things can and will go wrong. The only condition under which I will extend the dues dates is if the server goes down on the last available day. Any problems with your computer will not change the due date. A such, it is your responsibility to ensure that you complete the tasks in a timely fashion. You will get zero (0) points for any missed quizzes or examinations. There are NO make-ups.

Please ensure that your examinations and online quizzes have been graded correctly and notify the instructor immediately of any concerns. Please use the e-mail address on the front of this syllabus, missives@sharenbakke.com.

If you do not want to take the examinations online, please let me know. I will provide an equivalent paper copy of the examination. The format of this examination will be similar to the online version.

V. Tentative Schedule  Top

• Quiz and Exam Schedule

  Quiz Description	Start Date	End Date (11:55 p.m. Eastern Time)
  Quiz 1: Chapter 1: The Where, Why and How of Data Collection	July 18	July 21
  Quiz 2: Chapter 3: Describing Data Using Numerical Measures	July 20	July 24
  Quiz 3: Chapter 4: Using Probability and Probability Distributions	July 25	July 28
  Examination 1: Covers Chapters 1, 3 and 4	July 26	July 29
  Quiz 4: Chapter 5: Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions	July 27	July 31
  Quiz 5: Chapter 6: Introduction to Sampling Distributions	August 1	August 4
  Quiz 6: Chapter 7: Estimating Population Values	August 3	August 7
  Examination 2: Covers Chapters 5, 6, and 7	August 4	August 7
  Quiz 7: Chapter 8: Introduction to Hypothesis Testing	August 8	August 11
  Quiz 8: Chapter 11: Analysis of Variance	August 15	August 18
  Quiz 9: Chapter 13: Introduction to Linear Regression and Correlation Analysis	August 17	August 21
  Examination 3: Covers Chapters 8, 11, and 13	August 18	August 21

• Class Schedule

  Day	Chapters Covered	Practice Questions
  July 19	Chapter 1	17 - 21, 32, 43, 52 - 54, 57
  July 21	Chapter 3	6, 8, 10, 23, 37, 40
  July 26	Chapter 4	2, 5, 7, 16, 17, 22, 42, 43
  July 28	Chapter 5	3, 7, 10, 28, 29, 35, 43, 44, 46, 52
  August 2	Chapter 6	12, 16, 18, 22, 32, 37, 38
  August 4	Chapter 7	3 - 5, 12, 13, 29 - 31, 44, 45
  August 9	Chapter 8	1, 3, 12 - 14, 26 - 28
  August 11	NO CLASS	Meet in the classroom and go over problems together!
  August 16	Chapter 11	1, 2, 4, 25
  August 18	Chapter 13 plus review	6, 7, 14

VI.Course Grading  Top

Final grade will be computed as follows:

• The maximum possible points that can be achieved in this course are 400. None of the examinations nor online quizzes can be made up and you will receive a score of zero (0) for any missed examinations or quizzes. There will be no rounding and no curve.


• Final letter grade determinations will be assigned according to the following points:
   A = 360 - 400;   B = 320 - 359;   C = 280 - 319;  D = 240 - 279;   F < 240
  
  

VII. Policies  Top

• Necessary Prerequisites

  Students attending the course who do not have the proper prerequisites risk being deregistered from the class.

• Enrollment Registration

  Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes.You are advised to review your official class schedule during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section. Should you find an error in your class schedule, you have until Tuesday July 19th, 2005 to correct it with your advising office.If registration errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you are not properly registered.

• Academic Honesty

  Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved credit. The use of the intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offense. It is the University's policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for the work or course. Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University.

  Academic honesty is expected and required. HELPING fellow students is acceptable. COPYING IS NOT acceptable, and will result in loss of credit for the assignment, and possibly failure of the course for all students involved. If you give help to another student, then it is your responsibility to make sure they fully understand the concepts.

  If copying is suspected, both (or all) students involved will receive zeros for that assignment at the least, and possibly a failure for the course. DO NOT GIVE OTHERS YOUR WORK .

• Course Withdrawal Deadline

  For Spring 2005 the course withdrawal deadline is Monday August 8th,  2005 . Withdrawal before the deadline results in a "W" on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.

  Please consult with an academic advisor in the Undergraduate Programs Office (Room 107, BSA -- 330-672-2872) if you are having academic difficulty.

• Students with Disabilities

  In accordance with University policy 3342-3-18, if you have a documented disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester or when given an assignment for which an accommodation is required. Students with disabilities must verify their eligibility through the Office of Student Disability Services (SDS) in the Michael Schwartz Service Center (330-672-3391) or visit www.kent.edu/sds.

VIII. How to Access and Use Your Course Web Site  Top

This course uses WebCT's Vista to organize and present online content. Vista allows the instructor to provide a comprehensive solution to presenting online content and student management. In addition the student is able to track their progress, interact with fellow students through chat and e-mail, and even make online presentations. The following pages give a brief introduction to Vista for your course.

1. Go to http://vista.kent.edu
2. Click on Kent State University to log in. If you are unsure how to log in, click on Help.
3. Enter your username and password (see below).

Everyone needs a User Name and password to log on to WebCT. They are the same as the ones used for your KSU Flashline account. The User Name and password are case-sensitive in Vista. That means it make a difference whether you use capital letters or not.