STAT1102Syllabus

Coyle,Fall2017

QuantitativeMethodsforBusinessII
STAT1102,Section009,CRN26018 Fall2017
Instructor: PatrickCoyle
Office: 388SpeakmanHall
ClassHours: Mon/Wed/Fri1:20PM2:30PM
OfficeHours: Fri11:00AM1:00PM
Email: patrick.coyle@temple.edu

Prerequisite: StudentsmusthavecompletedandearnedagradeofCorbetterinStat1001orMathematics1022;
oraCgradeinMathematics1011plusapassinggradeontheStatistics1001challengeexam;
orasufficientscoreontheMathPlacementexamtowaiveStatistics1001.

CourseOverview:FundamentalsofmathematicsandExcelarenecessaryforastudenttopursuetheirdegreeattheFoxSchool
ofBusiness.Topicsandillustrationsarespecificallydirectedtoapplicationsinbusinessandeconomicsthroughoutthiscourse.The
overarchingthemeofthisclassistopreparestudentstobeproficientinareasofquantitativeanalysis,andtousethoseskillsto
solverelevantbusinessapplications.Excelwillbeusedtoreinforcetopicsandpresentsolutions

Textbook: QuantitativeMethodsforBusinessbyBittinger
CustomEditionforTempleUniversity(PearsonCustomPublishing,2017)

Excel: MicrosoftExcel2016willbeusedthroughoutthiscourse.Youwillbeaskedtobringyourlaptoptoclassto
participateinclassroomactivities.(Nocalculatorisrequiredforthiscourse,Excelwillbeusedasyourcalculator).

CourseObjectives:
Thiscoursewillenableyoutounderstandandapplyintermediatequantitativetechniquestobusinessproblems.Wewillapplythese
techniquesindecisionmakingsituationsthatrequirecriticalthinking.Specifically,bytheendofthecourse,youshouldbeableto
understandandapplyknowledgeoflinearandnonlinearfunctions,algebra,probability,andbasicstatisticalconceptstofind
solutionstoavarietyofcomplexbusinessproblems.YoushouldalsobeabletoapplyknowledgeofMicrosoftExcelanditsbasicand
intermediatefunctionstobusinessproblems.Inaddition,youshoulddevelophigherlevelskillsthatareapplicabletomyriad
problemsinbusinessandinlife,including:theabilitytoreadandunderstandinformationgiveninvariousformats(e.g.,graphs,
tables,figures,mathematicalformulas,orintext),interpretanddrawinferencesfromquantitativeinformation,solvebusiness
problemsusingquantitativemethods,andestimateandcheckyouranswersforreasonableness.

MethodofInstruction:Thecourseisdesignedtogiveyou24/7ondemandaccesstocontent,assignments,andlectures.Being
successfulinthiscourseputsagreatdealofresponsibilityinyourhands.Thecourseiscomprisedoftwocomponents:prerecorded
lecturesdesignedandrecordedspecificallyforyourclass,andlivecollaborativeclasses.Itiscriticalthatyoustayonpacewiththe
material,watchtherecordedlecturesontimeandperformthesuggestedactivitiesthroughouttherecordings,comepreparedfor
theliveclasses,doyourhomeworkuntilyouunderstandtheconceptsandoperations,understandtothepointthatyoudontneed
anynotesortriggerstohelpyousuccessfullycometoacorrectsolution.

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FinalGrade:willbebasedontheweightedaverageof

MyITLabProjects 10%
OnlineHomework 10%
ClassActivities 5%
OnlineChapterQuizzes(three) 10%
Exams(three) 40%
FinalExam 25%

Ifastudentdoesnotcompleteatest,quiz,orassignmentbeforetheduedate,thenthestudentwillreceiveagradeofzeroforthat
particularassessment.Nomakeupopportunityorextensionswillbeprovidedunlessarrangementsforamissedassessmentare
madepriortotheassessmentdate.

MyITLabProjects(10%):AMyITLabprojectwillbeassignedeachweek.Eachprojectwillbedueat11:59p.m.onFriday.You
mayworkaheadandcompletealloftheprojectsatyourownpace,buttheymustbecompletedbytheduedate.Noexceptionsor
extensionswillbeallowed.TheseprojectsareallExcelbasedandaredesignedtoprovideyouwithsuperiorExcelskills.

OnlineHomework(10%):Anonlinehomeworkassignmentwillbedispersedeachdayarecordedlectureisdelivered.Youwill
havemultipleattemptstosuccessfullycompleteeachhomeworkquestion.Ifyougetahomeworkquestionincorrect,clickon
SimilarExercisetogetanewproblem.Eachonlinehomeworkassignmentwillbedueat11:59p.m.ontheMondayafteritwas
assigned.

ClassActivities(5%):Aclassactivitywillbeassignedduringeachliveclass.Theactivitiesmaybeindividualorgroup
assignments.Theactivitiesrangefromworksheetactivities,datasearch,toExcelapplications.Eachclassactivitywillbegraded.
Yourthreelowestclassactivitieswillbedropped.

OnlineChapterQuizzes(10%):Thequizzesarecheckinpointsbeforeeachexam.Youwillhaveonlyoneopportunityto
submityouranswers.Eachquizwillbedueat11:59p.m.72hoursafteritisassigned(youllhavethreedays).

Exams(40%):Therewillbethreeexamsinthiscourse.Eachexamwillbeadministeredinclass(seecourseschedule).Therewill
bemultipleversionsofeachexam.Youwillbepermittedtouseacalculatororgraphingcalculatorduringyourexams,butno
laptops.

FinalExam(25%):Acomprehensivecommonfinalexamwillbeadministeredduringourscheduledfinalexamtime.Pleasesee
theUniversitysFinalExamSchedule.

GradingScale: 10093A 9290A

8987B+ 8683B 8280B
7977C+ 7673C 7270C
6967D+ 6663D 6260D
590F
Allfinalcoursegradeswillberoundedtothenearestwholenumber
(i.e.69.5wouldberoundedtoa70,buta69.49wouldbea69).

CheatingandPlagiarism:areseriousoffensesandwillnotbetolerated.Plagiarismistheactofpresentingsomeoneelse'swork
asyourown(thissomeonemaybeanotherstudent,atutor,amemberofthefaculty,oranauthor).Anystudentcaughtcheatingor
committingplagiarismwillbesubjecttodisciplinaryaction.Seehandbookfordetails.

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Attendance:Attendanceisconsideredmandatory.Itisimportantforyoutoattendallliveclassesandbeontime.Ifyouarenot
inclassonthedaysthataClassActivityisadministeredthenyouwillreceiveazeroforthatdaysassignment.

TemplesCenterforLearning&StudentSuccess(CLASS):TheCLASSin1810LiacourasWalk,Room201isopendailyfor
walkinhelp.Pleaseutilizethecenterforanyquestionsorhelpyoumayneed.ScheduleandotherinformationontheMSRCisat
http://www.temple.edu/CLASS.

PearsonMyLab/Mastering:MyStatLabisthetoolwewilluseforyouronlinehomeworkandonlinechapterquizzes.The
eBookisalsoavailableinthissystem.Therefore,youmustregisterfortheproductregardlessifyoupurchasedahardcopyofthe
text.MyITLabisthetoolwewilluseforExcelprojects,whicharedueeachFridaystartingon9/8(evenonweekswherethereisan
exam).Onlineaccess,whichincludesaccesstotheonlineassignments,quizzes,andtheeBook,mustbepurchasedbefore11:59
p.m.onFriday9/1.
Ifyouregisterlateandmissassignments,youwillreceiveazeroforthosemissedassignments.

Note:SeveralotherdepartmentsuseMyLab/Masteringtools.Youonlyneedtocreateoneaccountinthissystemandyoucanuse
theaccountformultiplecourses.IstronglysuggestusingyourtuX####asyourusernameandyourTempleemailasyouremail
address.Ifyouforgetyourusernameorpasswordusethispagetoretrievethem
https://register.pearsoncmg.com/forgotlogin/forgotLogin.fl

DisabilityResourcesandServices: Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a documented
disability, including special accommodations for access to technology resources and electronic instructional materials required for the
course, should contact Disability Resources and Services (DRS) at (215) 204-1280 or visit their office in 100 Ritter Annex to learn
more about the resources available to you. We will work with DRS to coordinate reasonable accommodations for all students with
documented disabilities.