Difference between revisions of "Syllabus: Stat 202 Spring 2015"
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* December 11 (Thursday), 2:35PM - 5:05PM: FINAL EXAM In SPA Lab (WARD ST-01) | * December 11 (Thursday), 2:35PM - 5:05PM: FINAL EXAM In SPA Lab (WARD ST-01) | ||
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| − | + | '''Academic Integrity:''' In subtle ways, cheating to get a better grade an exam can result in ''lowering'' the grades of some of your classmates. Certainly this is true when there a specific curve is used to assign grades. Even when I don't use curves explicitly, they can be implicit in decisions about writing and grading exams. ''For these and other reasons, cheating is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.'' As required by the policy of American University, I will report '''all''' suspected cases of cheating to the Dean's office who will proceed to investigate and adjudicate the issues. Cheating is giving or receiving unathorized assistance on exams, from other students or othwe people, or from notes, books, or the web. When inappropriate copying between students is caught, both parties may be culpable. | |
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| − | + | '''Homework, Attendance and Participation Policy:''' I like to give the solutions to homework problems at the same time I assign the problems. Conscientious students, who wrestle with problems before looking at the answers, benefit from having instant feedback about their solutions, right, wrong, or incomplete. Less conscientious students who use the answers to easily complete the assignments often do poorly on exams, sometimes unexpectedly so. In my experience, almost all students at AU have been conscientious about my homework assignments. This observation is the reason I continue to assign problems with solutions. Nevertheless, the responsibility for your education rests in your own hands: don't be one of the outliers who don't prepare adequately for the exams. Usually I award a maximum of 10 points for each homework set, due one week after it is assigned. Additionally I award 5 points per day for class attendance. The participation grade is subjective, although I may plan some activities that you can earn points for. Concerning homework, you are encouraged to work with your classmates, if you find that helpful. In fact, you are encouraged to do whatever you find most helpful with the homework, but by turning in the assignment you pledge that you got its full benefit. That could mean that you didn't understand how to complete one or more problems but you wrestled with them AND talked to me during class or office hours. If it looks like you got the full benefit from the assignment, I will award you a perfect 10 points. I may mark you down if I suspect that you did not get the full benefit from the homework--for example if you have copied the answers without including any of the required calculations. If I mark you less than perfect, you can come talk to me to convince me that you did, in fact, get the benefit from the assignment and if convinced I will change your score. | |
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| − | '''Public Service Annoucement:''' A representative of AU's Students Against Sexual Violence (SASV) approached me and asked me to include on my syllabi a list of resources available for survivors and their friends. While sexual violence is by no means the only challenge faced by students, I | + | '''Public Service Annoucement:''' A representative of AU's Students Against Sexual Violence (SASV) approached me and asked me to include on my syllabi a list of resources available for survivors and their friends. While sexual violence is by no means the only challenge faced by students, I agree that this issue merits particular attention. While I am not trained to provide councilling or assistance myself, if you are going through something that is affecting your academic performance (be it related to sexual violence or to anything else), I can, if asked, help connect you to people who can help you. I can also work with you or your councillors to find reasonable and appropriate accomondations. I will keep anything you tell me in strict confidence. |
''Sexual Assault Resources'' | ''Sexual Assault Resources'' | ||
| − | * | + | * It’s never the survivor’s fault. There are many people you can talk to if you or someone you care about have been sexually assaulted including our Sexual Assault Prevention Coordinator Daniel Rappaport (rappapor@american.edu) and our Coordinator for Victim Advocacy Sara Yzaguirre (sarayza@american.edu) |
* Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE and https://ohl.rainn.org/online/ | * Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE and https://ohl.rainn.org/online/ | ||
Revision as of 21:31, 8 January 2015
Basic Statistics (Stat 202) Section 001
Instructor: Sean Carver, Ph.D., Professorial Lecturer, American University.
Contact:
- office location: 107 Gray Hall
- email: carver@american.edu
- office phone: 202-885-6629
Course Description (from department website): Data presentation, display, and summary, averages, dispersion, simple linear regression, and correlation, probability, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, and tests of significance. Use of statistical software both to analyze real data and to demonstrate and explore concepts. Four credit hours.
Prerequisite: MATH-15x or higher, or permission of department. No prior knowledge of statistics is assumed.
Learning Outcomes: [Credit Emmanuel Addo, Spring 2013]. By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Use and understand common statistical terminology.
- Understand data collection methods including designed experiments and sampling methods.
- Know when to use stemplot, histograms, pie charts, bar charts, and box plots to describe a given distribution.
- Calculate and interpret the measures of center and spread.
- Understand the concepts of correlation and linear regression.
- Understand the concepts of randomness and probability.
- Understand and interpret probability distributions such as the normal, student's t- and chi-square distributions.
- State the central limit theorem and understand the concept of a sampling distribution.
- Calculate confidence intervals for means and proportions--one sample.
- Use sampling techniques to test hypotheses for means and proportions--one and two samples, contingency table, and goodness-of-fit.
Office Hours: Gray Hall, Room 107. Tentatively scheduled as follows: (may be adjusted throughout the semester)
- 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Wednesday
- 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Thursday
- 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Friday.
Tutoring through MATH/STAT tutoring center: Gray Hall, Room 110, Hours:
- Sunday, 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Monday - Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Class times and locations:
- Tuesday: 08:55AM - 10:10AM, HURST HALL, Room 110
- Wednesday: 08:55AM - 09:55AM, HURST HALL, Room 109
- Friday: 08:55AM - 10:10AM, HURST HALL, Room 110
Important Dates:
- February 13 (Friday): EXAM 1, during class, in our classroom
- March 8-15 (Sunday-Sunday): Spring Break, No Class
- March 27 (Friday): EXAM 2, during class, in our classroom
- April 24 (Friday): Last day of class
- December 11 (Thursday), 2:35PM - 5:05PM: FINAL EXAM In SPA Lab (WARD ST-01)
Text: David Moore, George McCabe, and Bruce A. Craig, Introduction to the Practice of Statistics (Seventh Edition), W. H. Freeman and Company.
Software: StatCrunch (web-based software), use this link: http://statcrunch.american.edu/ For use off campus, set up VPN; see http://www.american.edu/oit/network/VPN.cfm
Tentative grading scheme:
| ITEM | PERCENT |
|---|---|
| Homework, Attendance and Participation | 25% |
| Exam 1 | 25% |
| Exam 2 | 25% |
| Final | 25% |
Academic Integrity: In subtle ways, cheating to get a better grade an exam can result in lowering the grades of some of your classmates. Certainly this is true when there a specific curve is used to assign grades. Even when I don't use curves explicitly, they can be implicit in decisions about writing and grading exams. For these and other reasons, cheating is not acceptable and will not be tolerated. As required by the policy of American University, I will report all suspected cases of cheating to the Dean's office who will proceed to investigate and adjudicate the issues. Cheating is giving or receiving unathorized assistance on exams, from other students or othwe people, or from notes, books, or the web. When inappropriate copying between students is caught, both parties may be culpable.
Homework, Attendance and Participation Policy: I like to give the solutions to homework problems at the same time I assign the problems. Conscientious students, who wrestle with problems before looking at the answers, benefit from having instant feedback about their solutions, right, wrong, or incomplete. Less conscientious students who use the answers to easily complete the assignments often do poorly on exams, sometimes unexpectedly so. In my experience, almost all students at AU have been conscientious about my homework assignments. This observation is the reason I continue to assign problems with solutions. Nevertheless, the responsibility for your education rests in your own hands: don't be one of the outliers who don't prepare adequately for the exams. Usually I award a maximum of 10 points for each homework set, due one week after it is assigned. Additionally I award 5 points per day for class attendance. The participation grade is subjective, although I may plan some activities that you can earn points for. Concerning homework, you are encouraged to work with your classmates, if you find that helpful. In fact, you are encouraged to do whatever you find most helpful with the homework, but by turning in the assignment you pledge that you got its full benefit. That could mean that you didn't understand how to complete one or more problems but you wrestled with them AND talked to me during class or office hours. If it looks like you got the full benefit from the assignment, I will award you a perfect 10 points. I may mark you down if I suspect that you did not get the full benefit from the homework--for example if you have copied the answers without including any of the required calculations. If I mark you less than perfect, you can come talk to me to convince me that you did, in fact, get the benefit from the assignment and if convinced I will change your score.
Public Service Annoucement: A representative of AU's Students Against Sexual Violence (SASV) approached me and asked me to include on my syllabi a list of resources available for survivors and their friends. While sexual violence is by no means the only challenge faced by students, I agree that this issue merits particular attention. While I am not trained to provide councilling or assistance myself, if you are going through something that is affecting your academic performance (be it related to sexual violence or to anything else), I can, if asked, help connect you to people who can help you. I can also work with you or your councillors to find reasonable and appropriate accomondations. I will keep anything you tell me in strict confidence.
Sexual Assault Resources
- It’s never the survivor’s fault. There are many people you can talk to if you or someone you care about have been sexually assaulted including our Sexual Assault Prevention Coordinator Daniel Rappaport (rappapor@american.edu) and our Coordinator for Victim Advocacy Sara Yzaguirre (sarayza@american.edu)
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE and https://ohl.rainn.org/online/
- DC SANE Program (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) 1-800-641-4028
- The only hospital in DC area that gives Physical Evidence Recover Kits (rape kits) is Medstar Washington Hospital
- DC Rape Crisis Center: 202-333-7273
- Students found responsible for sexual misconduct can be sanctioned with penalties that include suspension or expulsion from American University, and they may be subject to criminal charges
- If you want to submit a formal complaint against someone who has sexually assaulted you, harassed you, or discriminated against you based on your gender identity or sexual orientation, you can do so online at http://www.american.edu/ocl/dos/, or contact the Dean of Students at dos@american.edu or 202-885-3300. These are Title IX violations, and universities are legally required to prohibit these actions.
- Resources on campus that are required to keep what you tell them confidential are Daniel Rappaport, Sara Yzaguirre, ordained chaplains in Kay, and counselors at the counseling center
