Welcome to MATH 1342/MATD 0342 – Stats Express

A co-requisite combination of MATH 1342 Elementary Statistics and MATD 0342 Statistics Foundation

SPRING 24 Syllabus

Welcome to Statistics Express!!  We look forward to the start of this semester.  We have been diligently working to make this the best course possible for each and every one of our students.   We are always impressed with the diligence and determination shown by our students and we cannot wait to welcome you to our learning community.  Research shows that students with a growth mindset are more likely to reach their academic goals.  A person with a growth mindset believes they can learn even when it is difficult and that the key to learning is putting in effort.  We will do our best to encourage a growth mindset in this classroom and we hope you will do the same.   Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns throughout the semester.

the Basics

About Your Instructors

Name: Dianne Young

The best way to reach me is: by email, dyoung2@austincc.edu

Phone number: 512-223-0402

Email: dyoung2@austincc.edu

Office location (and/or link if appropriate): virtual BB classroom

Office hours: 45 minutes before class in our virtual Class for Zoom classroom

To schedule a conference outside of office hours: email me at dyoung2@austincc.edu

Name: Dessie Sherrill

The best way to reach me is: dsherril@austincc.edu 

Phone number: 512-223-1790 Ext 26337 Please e-mail if you leave a message

 Email: dsherril@austincc.edu

Office location (and/or link if appropriate): virtual classroom

Office hours: 30 minutes after class and Tuesday evening from 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

To schedule a conference outside of office hours: email me at dsherril@austincc.edu

About Your Course

Instructional Methodology:

DLS—Synchronous Virtual Class Meetings Required: Instruction is fully online with required online meetings during the specified days and times listed.

MATH 1342 Synonym: 76709

MATD 0342 Synonym: 76526

Section: 026

Section: 001

Meeting location: the 1342 BB Class for Zoom course room

Meeting times: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 am to 11:50 am

Prerequisites: NCBM 0222 with a C or higher. Or appropriate score on math TSI Assessment test. Corequisite(s): MATH 1342.

Paired Course Policy: This is a paired course. Students who withdraw from MATD 0342 will automatically be withdrawn from MATH 1342.

Making Time to Learn

We learn math by thinking about and working on mathematical problems, which takes time. Practice is crucial in a math course. To ensure that you have adequate time, set aside 8-12 hours per week outside of class time to practice and study for this course. Ask for help immediately when something isn’t clear.

Getting Help

ACC provides several free resources for students who need help; descriptions and links are below:

Office hours: Another name for office hours is “student hours.” This is the time your instructor has set aside to answer student questions, so feel free to drop by if you have questions. Office hours may be virtual or on campus; see information above.

Instructional Associates: Instructional Associates specific to the course you are taking are available for tutoring. To make an appointment, go to https://sites.google.com/a/austincc.edu/math-students/meet/list and then click on your course.

Learning Labs: The ACC Learning Labs provide tutoring in math and other subjects. To schedule an appointment, go to https://www.austincc.edu/students/learning-lab. This site includes information about in person and virtual tutoring options.

Academic Coaching: Academic coaches offer extra support to students with study strategies; they want to help you learn to be an active participant in your own learning process. For more information or to make an appointment with an academic coach, go to https://www.austincc.edu/students/academic-coaching.

ACC Student Services: Services are offered in many areas, including Academic, Financial, Personal, and Technology Support. For more information, go to https://www.austincc.edu/student-support

Class Expectations

• You are expected to struggle through some complicated ideas with classmates and on your own to make more meaningful connections and synthesize ideas.  We are here to help you.
• You are expected to work with real-world scenarios and data, which means the numbers get messy.  We will help explain this to you.
• You are expected to talk with other students about your ideas and listen carefully to their ideas so you can learn to think through all kinds of different math problems.  We will help to put you in meaningful groups.
• You are expected to spend a lot of time thinking more deeply about mathematical ideas, and to write about your thought process.   We will give you time for this to happen.
• You are expected to think through a problem and apply your knowledge to problems that you have never seen before.   We will guide you in this journey.

Expectations

The Nature of This Course

This is an applied math class, which means it will be different in many ways from your other math classes. Statistics utilizes real-world data, which is rarely straight-forward but is much more interesting and relevant. You will do a lot more estimating and analyzing than computation in this course. Your explanations and analysis are weighed most heavily when your instructor evaluates your work. We will utilize technology rather than crunching numbers by hand for much of this course. You may not have experienced this kind of learning before, and that can be a little intimidating. However, students who haven’t always enjoyed a typical algebra course usually enjoy the nature of this course since it is so different.

Why use group activities in Statistics Express?

When an instructor prepares a math lecture, they have questions in mind that they ask the class as they work through examples. Because students process information in different ways and at different rates, it can be difficult for all students to follow a lecture. To give students more processing time, we have written our lectures out in activities. This way every student has time to really think about the question, form better connections between concepts, and practice writing out meaningful responses. In-class activities allow students to practice these skills before they are expected to do it on their own on an assignment. The more effort and thought you put into the activities, the more you will learn and be prepared for what is expected on assignments and exams.

How does working together help you learn Math?

Working together exposes you to other ideas you may not have considered. Also, it gives you an opportunity to pose questions to other students and to the instructor. Responding to questions from other students allows you an opportunity to express your explanations and justifications and check your own understanding of the content. Your instructor is always available to help clarify as you are working through the activities, so don’t hesitate to ask for help.

Grades

The same exams, quizzes, and homework are used to determine both the MATD 0342 and MATH 1342 grades. Only the weighting of the grade calculation is different.

MATH 1342 Grade Components

Exams (There are 5 unit exams): 70%

Wiley online homework (There is one for each section): 15%

Daily graded problems/Written homework/ (There is one for each section)/Reflection work: 15%

MATD 0342 Grade Components

Exams: 50%

Quizzes/Homework: 40%

Group Work/Participation: 10%

Grading Scale

A: 90 - 100

B: 80 – 89

C: 70 – 79

D: 60 – 69

F: < 60

What will we do in this class?

Tests: There will be 5  Unit exams. Exam dates are located on the calendar found in BB. All exams will be done virtually during class time. You must have a working camera and be able to display your workspace and your computer screen during all exams. You must be able to scan and submit your exams in a 5-minute time window. Contact your instructors immediately if you think you may have a conflict with a test date. We must be notified no later than the date and time of the missed exam. A make-up exam will be arranged only for illness or an emergency, with appropriate documentation. No tests may be retaken under any circumstance. If you miss an exam, a grade of 0 will be entered.

Missed Exam Policy:  However, up to one missed test or low test score may be replaced by your Unit 5 exam score. The Unit 5  test also counts toward your grade, even if it is not being used to replace a test score (see grading). In the event that the Unit 5  exam is used to replace a test score, it counts as two tests in your final grade calculation.

If on any exam you use methods more advanced or different from what was shown in class, you may receive a 0 on that problem until you come to office hours and explain your rationale and work.

Homework:

WILEY HOMEWORK: Each section has a corresponding section of online homework in Wiley. Due dates are found online in Wiley. Wiley grades are updated at the end of each unit and late work is accepted with a max of 70%.

DAILY GRADED PROBLEMS (DGP): Each section of Lock/Wiley has a corresponding written homework problem homework set orDaily Graded Problem set. Each night you will work on that problem set and you will submit it in Blackboard using the appropriate link at the start of the following class period. All Blackboard submissions must be a single PDF document. We will drop the lowest three grades through Unit Four. No late homework will be accepted.

REFLECTION WORK:  Throughout the semester there will be several assignments covering topics such as:   error analysis, study skills, success skills, etc…

Group work and participation: You are going to interact with each other quite a bit and talk to each other about math. There will be group activities in class. You are expected to be an active participant and contribute to the discussion of the problems on the group activities. You must be in attendance in order to receive credit for the participation grade. Though you will be working with other students, everyone will record the work on their own paper. These will be your notes you will use to complete homework assignments, so you need to ask questions and make sure you understand the ideas in the activity.

I know that some of you do not like to talk in class and others like to talk a lot, so we will follow a couple of easy rules. We give everyone a chance to talk. We respond to whatever anyone says with respect. We are concerned here about concepts that will help you succeed in your college-level math courses and ultimately achieve your academic goals. You are all in the same boat; I expect that students in this class will support each other and be respectful when working together.

Your class activities will be checked every day during class. Some activities may include a discussion of the daily graded problem set, discussing a new problem, working together on an activity related to the new lesson or a quick question/response. You must be in attendance the entire class session in order to receive full credit; however, one absence will be accepted without penalty on the group work and participation grade. Students will start with a grade of 100 for Group Activity/Participation and lose up to 5 points for inactivity or missing class. This grade is updated on the date of each exam.

What happens if I miss something?

Dropped Grade Policy: We will drop the 3 lowest daily graded problem sets through Unit4.  . Note: These will not be dropped until after Test 2.

Late Work Policy: Daily Graded Problems will not be accepted beyond the start of the next class period. Wiley assignments can be done late with a penalty (max credit will become a 70%)

Missed Exam Policy: Any exam that is missed will receive a grade of 0. The Unit 5  exam, given on the last day of class, can replace your lowest score on any prior exam provided it is higher.

Attendance Policy:

Attendance is required in this course. Students are expected to attend virtual class in Blackboard Collaborate and actively participate for the entire class period each meeting. Your active participation will be tracked, and a lack of participation may be counted as an absence. Students who miss 4 or more classes may be withdrawn from both MATH 1342 and MATD 0342 without warning.

The Details

Distance Education Information: This class is fully online. Successful online students actively participate in class on a regular basis just like in an on-campus class and avoid putting off classwork until the last minute. This includes reading assignments, taking quizzes and tests, and any other activities assigned by your professor. You will need to stay motivated and routinely log in to your classes in order to keep on top of your assignments.

Students will use the Blackboard learning management system for assignment instructions, submitting assignments, and collaboration. Students are encouraged to read ACC Distance Education General Information available at https://online.austincc.edu/faq/.

First Day Access: To enhance your learning experience and provide affordable access to the right course material, this course is part of an inclusive access model called First Day™. You can easily access the required materials for this course through Blackboard, at a discounted price, and benefit from single sign-on access. Austin Community College includes the discounted price as a course fee in your registration fees for this course.

It is NOT recommended that you Opt Out, as these materials are required to complete the course. You can choose to Opt Out on the first day of class, but you will be responsible for purchasing your course materials

at the full retail price and access to your materials may be suspended. See your course in Blackboard for details.

Importance of Completing Developmental Course Requirements: The first steps to achieving any college academic goal are completing developmental course requirements and TSI requirements. The first priority for students who are required to take developmental courses must be the developmental courses. TSI rules state that students are allowed to take college credit courses, if they are fulfilling their developmental requirements. Because successful completion of developmental courses is so important, ACC will intervene with any student who is not successfully completing developmental requirements. This intervention can mean a hold on records, requiring developmental lab classes, working with the Instructional Associate, and monitoring during the semester.

Withdrawal Policy: It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that his or her name is removed from the roll should he or she decide to withdraw from the class. The instructor does, however, reserve the right to drop a student should he or she feel it is necessary. If a student decides to withdraw, he or she should also verify that the withdrawal is submitted before the Final Withdrawal Date. The student is also strongly encouraged to retain their copy of the withdrawal form for their records.

Students who enroll for the third or subsequent time in a course taken since Fall 2002 may be charged a higher tuition rate for that course. State law permits students to withdraw from no more than six courses during their entire undergraduate career at Texas public colleges or universities. With certain exceptions, all course withdrawals automatically count towards this limit. Details regarding this policy can be found in the ACC college catalog.

Reinstatement Policy: Students who withdrew or were withdrawn will not be reinstated unless they have completed all coursework, projects, and exams necessary to place them at the same level of course completion as the rest of the class. Reinstatement is up to the instructor’s approval.

In-Progress Grade (MATD 0342 only): A student who is regularly attending, doing all assigned work but is still not earning a grade of C or higher, might be eligible for the IP (in progress) grade. An IP is a neutral grade with respect to the student’s GPA (it is not counted), but it might be treated like a W

(non-completion) for the purposes of financial aid. Students who receive an IP grade are expected to retake (register and pay for) the course in the next semester they are enrolled at ACC. Students may not receive more than 2 IPs in this course (or in any given developmental course.)

Incomplete Grade Policy: Incomplete grades (I) will be given only in very rare circumstances. Generally, to receive a grade of "I", a student must be up to date on coursework and have a passing grade, and after the last date to withdraw, have a legitimate reason that prevents course completion. An incomplete grade cannot be carried beyond the established date in the following semester. The completion date is determined by the instructor but may not be later than the final deadline for withdrawal in the subsequent semester.

Communication with Your Instructor: All e-mail communication to students will be sent solely to the student’s ACCmail account or math software if applicable, with the expectation that such communications will be read in a timely fashion. Likewise, students should use their ACCmail account or math software when communicating with instructors. Instructors will respond to student emails within 3 business days, if no response has been received by the student at the end of that time, then the student should send a reminder to the instructor.

Name Change Information: If you want to change how your name appears online at ACC, go to https://www.austincc.edu/admissions/update-student-information/chosen-name.

General College Policies: Policies that apply to all courses at ACC can be found here: https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies.

Required Materials

This is a First Day™ class. The cost of required course materials, including an online version of the textbook and software access, has been added to your tuition and fees bill.

1. Textbook: Statistics: Unlocking the Power of Data, 3rd Edition by Lock, Lock, Lock Morgan, Lock, Lock. Wiley (WileyPlus software) ISBN: 9781119682288
2. Access to videos: of examples and explanations
3. Access to Statistical Applets: for students to explore the concepts
4. Required Technology:
   • Scientific calculator
   • Internet access to use the statistical software StatKey, the Visualize applets, and the material in WileyPlus.
   • Access to a webcam and microphone are required for this course. Eligible students can check out required technology at https://www.austincc.edu/students/student-technology-services
5. Recommended: 3-ring binder to organize daily handouts and a small spiral notebook or paper for online homework

Course Calendar

Note: Schedule changes may occur during the semester. Any changes will be announced in class and posted as a Blackboard Announcement. See the separate calendar for more details.

SPR 24 MATH 1342 Weekly Schedule  MON/WED ( subject to change.)

Important Dates

Last day for 70% refund:   Feb 5th, 2024

Last day to withdraw:  April 22nd, 2024  

Holidays:   Spring Break,   No classes Mar 11 - Mar 15,  and Wed Mar 27th.

(Please note these are the ONLY holidays this semester.)

Note: Schedule changes may occur during the semester. Any changes will be announced in class and 

Course Content

Course Description

Credit Hours: 6, Contact Hours: 6

MATH 1342 – Elementary Statistics (3-3-0). A first course in statistics for students in business; nursing; allied health; or the social, physical, or behavioral sciences; or for any student requiring knowledge of the fundamental procedures for data organization and analysis. Topics include frequency distributions, graphing, measures of location and variation, the binomial and normal distributions, z-scores, t-test,

chi-square test, F-test, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression, and correlation.

MATD 0342 – Statistics Foundations (3-3-0). A course designed to develop the skills, including reading and thinking, and the understanding needed for non-math, non-science majors who take MATH 1342. This course surveys a variety of mathematical topics needed to prepare students for the statistical reasoning and data analysis needed in MATH 1342. Topics include: linear models; evaluating expressions and formulas; rates, ratios, and proportions; percentages; solving equations; data interpretations, including graphs and tables; and making distinctions and connections between types of data, questions being addressed, and the procedures used. This course is not for college level credit. Students who require any other college level math course other than MATH 1342 should not take this course.

MATH 1342 Course Rationale

Students will learn to

1. Determine the aspects of a question, if any, for which statistics can provide relevant information.
2. Analyze statistical studies, particularly regarding appropriate sampling and experimental design.
3. Select and use appropriate statistical analyses to get useful information from data.
4. Communicate knowledge using standard statistical language and also interpret it in non-technical language.

This course meets the Core Curriculum requirement in mathematics. It meets the requirement for an introductory statistics course for students in many majors such as business, health sciences, and social sciences.

MATD 0342 Course Rationale

This course is intended only for students concurrently enrolled in the paired section of MATH 1342 who are TSI-mandated to take Developmental Math. Students who are mandated to take Developmental Math by the TSI rules may satisfy the TSI requirement by completing this course with a grade of C or better. Students who do not wish to take MATH 1342 concurrently, or who require MATH 1332 College Mathematics, should enroll in MATD 0485 Developing Mathematical Thinking or ask their advisor about a MATH 1332

co-requisite option. Successful completion of this course makes a student TSI complete in math for

non-STEM courses, but does not qualify a student for MATH 1314 College Algebra or MATH 1324 Math for Business and Economics.

MATD 0342 Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Use a variety of problem-solving strategies to solve multiple-step problems.
2. Solve application problems that require careful reading and the selection of the relevant information from a more extensive set of given information.
3. Appropriately use order of operations to evaluate numerical expressions on a scientific calculator.
4. Read data tables and graphs, and use the information to summarize general trends.
5. Produce and interpret graphs of two-variable data and distinguish between the variables having an exact relationship and a non-exact (noisy) relationship.
6. Work percentage problems including those based in two-way tables.
7. Solve linear equations in one variable.
8. Identify when a relationship between two variables is linear and use linear models.
9. Identify the order relation and compare orders of magnitude of multiple decimal numbers.

MATD 0342 Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course:

1. Students will feel a sense of accomplishment in their increasing ability to use mathematics to solve problems of interest to them or useful in their chosen fields.
2. Students will learn to understand material using standard mathematical and statistical terminology and notation when presented either verbally or in writing.
3. Students will improve their skills in describing what they are doing as they solve problems using standard mathematical and statistical terminology and notation.

MATH 1342 Course Objectives

1. Interpret ideas of population versus sample, random variables, and techniques of descriptive statistics including frequency distributions, histograms, boxplots, and scatterplots.
2. Calculate and interpret measures of central tendency and dispersion, including mean, median, standard deviation, and quartiles.
3. Find and use empirical probabilities in bootstrap distributions to find confidence intervals and in randomization distributions to test hypotheses.
4. Find and use theoretical probabilities from normal, t, chi-squared and F distributions to form confidence intervals and test hypotheses. Apply the 95% rule to normal and to approximately normal distributions.
5. Analyze relationships between two quantitative variables using correlation and linear regression.
6. Analyze data presented in two-way tables to provide information about relationships between categorical variables.
7. Apply ideas of appropriate sampling techniques and experimental design to data production.
8. Use the sampling distributions of sample proportions and sample means to answer appropriate questions.
9. Estimate single means, difference of two means, single proportions and difference of two proportions using confidence intervals. Interpret the results.
10. Demonstrate skills in hypothesis testing for means and proportions, for single populations and comparison of two populations.
11. Demonstrate skills in hypothesis testing using chi-squared tests.
12. Demonstrate skills in inference for regression and ANOVA techniques.

Throughout the course, students will use statistical applets to do computations and produce graphical displays needed to analyze data. Students will do some statistical calculations by hand with a scientific calculator.

 MATH 1342 Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, a student should be able to:

1. Explain the use of data collection and statistics as tools to reach reasonable conclusions.
2. Recognize, examine, and interpret the basic principles of describing and presenting data.
3. Compute and interpret empirical and theoretical probabilities using the rules of probabilities and combinatorics.
4. Explain the role of probability in statistics.
5. Examine, analyze, and compare various sampling distributions for both discrete and continuous random variables.
6. Describe and compute confidence intervals.
7. Solve linear regression and correlation problems.
8. Perform hypothesis testing using statistical methods.

General Education Competencies

1. Critical Thinking – gathering, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating and applying information - is covered in every SLO.
2. Quantitative and Empirical Reasoning – applying mathematical, logical, and scientific principles and methods - is covered in every SLO.
3. Technology Skills- using appropriate technology to retrieve, manage, analyze, and present information - is covered in SLOs # 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
4. Written, Oral and Visual Communication – communicating effectively, adapting to purpose, structure, audience, and medium is covered in every SLO.