BA 687 Course Syllabus

 

College of Business, Northern Arizona University

 

Professional Development: Statistics (1 unit)

 

Fall 1997 (Revised: September 2, 1997, 10:00 am)

 

 

Course Coordinator: Mason Gerety, Ph.D.

Office 114D, 523-7355, Home: 556-9408

Email: Mason.Gerety@nau.edu

Office Hours: Daily 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. and by appointment.

 

Class Meeting Time and Location: Usually Monday, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., CBA Room 207

 

I. Catalog Description: Basic business statistics with an emphasis on decision making tools.

 

II. Prerequisites: BA 650 and concurrent enrollment in BA 651.

 

BA 687 Syllabus, Fall 1997, pg. 2

 

  1. Course Materials: The Statistics Problem Solver, available at UT&T. SpeedNotes for BA200, available in Support Services.

 

  1. Student Evaluation: A student’s grade in the course will be determined by the student’s performance on participation and completion of assigned tasks. Grades are generally assigned based on the following percentages: A=90%+, B=80-89%, C=70-79%, D=60-69%, F=59% and below. No late work will be accepted.

    2.  

    Assignment

    Points

    Self Paced Univariate Statistics

    150

    McCormick Chapter 4

    100

    Forecasting Problem

    100

    Bottled Water Statistical Analysis

    200

    Total

    550

     

     

    Academic Dishonesty, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Violence: None will be tolerated. See your Student Handbook for further information. Your instructor has been given training on these issues. Report any such violations immediately to the CBA Dean’s Office.

     

    Plagiarism: It is dishonest to copy or take credit for other people’s work in whole or in part. Make sure to give credit for other people’s ideas by quoting them in the body of your papers and citing them in the reference sections of your papers. If you are unclear on what constitutes plagiarism, contact the instructor.

     

    BA 687 Syllabus, Fall 1997, pg. 3

     

  2. Course contents
    1. Introduction to Data Types, Introduction to Self-Paced Statistics Package
    2. Univariate Statistics
    3. Hypothesis Testing
    4. Regression Analysis
    5. Forecasting with Excel
    6. Introduction to Survey Creation and Analysis
    7. Survey Analysis Techniques

 

 

BA 687 Syllabus, Fall 1997, pg. 4

 

BA 687 Schedule and Assignments (Modified 9/2/1997, 10:00 a.m.)

 

Mon.

Discussion Subject/Assignment

Wed.

Discussion Subject/Assignment

9/1

Labor Day Holiday

9/3

Introduction to Data Types and Self Paced Univariate Statistics

9/8

Self Paced Univariate Statistics: No Class

9/10

 

9/15

Self Paced Univariate Statistics: No Class

9/17

 

9/22

Self Paced Univariate Statistics: No Class

On-Line Exams Scheduled with John Eastwood Due by 9/26/1997

150 points

9/24

 

9/29

Lecture on Hypothesis Testing

10/1

 

10/6

Lecture on Regression Analysis

Reading: McCormick Chapter 4

10/8

 

10/13

Problems 4, 7, 9,11 in McCormick Chapter 4 Due, 100 points

Advanced Regression Analysis

@Risk

10/15

 

10/20

Forecasting with Excel

Reading TBA

10/22

 

10/27

No class (Mexico Trip)

10/29

 

11/3

Forecasting Problem Due

100 points

Introduction to Survey Creation and Analysis

Reading TBA

11/5

 

11/10

Survey Analysis I

Reading TBA

11/12

 

11/17

Survey Analysis II

Reading TBA

11/19

 

11/24

Bottled Water Statistical Analysis

No Class

11/26

 

12/2

Bottled Water Statistical Analysis Due

200 points

Class Evaluations

12/4