BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

STATISTICS FOR MANAGEMENT

BAD 64005 / 74005

Fall 2010

Instructor  :  Dr. David Booth

Office  :  A428 BSA

Phone (Office)  : 330-672-1143

Office Hours : TR 2-3:45 PM and by appointment

Prerequisites  :

E-mail: dbooth@kent.edu

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Online Learning Center: WWW.mhhe.com/bowerman6e

Please note that if I am not in my office at these times you will find a note on my door telling you where I am. Please then go to that location to see me. Please feel free to call me or leave me a note in my mailbox if you need to contact me.

Textbook Bowerman, et al. Business Statistics in Practice  6th Edition, McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Course Objectives  :

At the end of the course the student will have

1)      Learned basic concepts and techniques of statistical inference.

2)      Learned to apply these basic techniques to real situations.

These skills will prepare you for more advanced work in your major, either in college or on the job. Emphasis is on Elementary Regression, and ANOVA.

Attendance and Make-up Policy  :

In general, students are expected to attend class and are responsible for any material discussed and/or assigned. With respect to make-up, the general policy is no make-up of missed work (including exams) is allowed, and no late work will be accepted. The only exceptions are :

1)      A prearranged situation (e.g., course field trips, athletic trips, etc.)

2)      Emergency illness, death in the family etc., in this case, the instructor should be notified as soon as possible.

3)      Contact the instructor early.

Performance Evaluation:

There will be two hourly examinations, each worth 100 points, and a final exam worth 200 points. Exam formats will be open book, open notes. 

The course grading scale is 90+A, 80-90 B, 70-80 C, 60-70 D, below 60 F. The final grade depends on the total number of points earned. Notice also that the final counts 200 points. Academic dishonesty, in all forms, is prohibited. All material handed in is in the public domain. This syllabus is a guide, not an absolute contract. Exams are Oct. 12, Nov. 9, Mon Dec. 13 7:45-10 AM in the usual room.

The Following Policies Apply To All Students in this Course

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

B.      Students have the responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in the 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 the date given in Schedule of Classes or the Registrar’s website to correct it with your advising office. If registration errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend and participate in the 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.

C.      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.

D.      Withdrawal before the deadline results in a “W” on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported. The deadline is given in the Schedule of Classes and on the Registrar’s website.

E.      Students with disabilities : In accordance with University policy, 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 Accessibility Services( call 330-672-3391 or  go to www.kent.edu/sas for more information).

BUSINESS STATISTICS IN PRACTICE (6th Edition)

Bowerman, & O’Connell

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