LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY
MG 3013 Business Statistics
College of Business
Fall 2009
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to enhance the students
ability to employ statistical analysis in the decision process. We will
accomplish this enhancement by using the statistical methods provided in the
textbook.
Course Number MG3013-41
Location: Swang 230
Course Dates: August 24, 2009 December 9, 2009
Course Credit: 3 hours
Meeting Time(s) 9:00pm 9:50am
Prerequisite: College Algebra or Higher and CS2043
Resources Textbook: Anderson, Sweeney, and Williams,
Statistics for Business
and Economics 10e. Cincinnati: South-western Publishing, 2005. ISBN:
0-324-38025-9.
Instructor Information:
Name: Dr. W. B. Fredenberger
Email:
bill.fredenberger@lipscomb.edu
Office Location: Swang 252 Adjunct Office
Phone: 615-788-9521 (cell)
615-758-3325 (home)
Office Hours: By Appointment
Resume
Course Objectives: Develop
a working understanding of the following topics:
- data and statistics
- descriptive statistics using tabular and graphical presentations and
numerical measures
- probability and the use of discrete and continuous probability
distributions
- sampling and sampling distributions
- interval estimation, hypothesis tests, statistical inferences
- tests of goodness of fit and independence
- experimental design and analysis of variance
- simple and multiple linear regression, and model building using
regression
- index numbers
- forecasting
- nonparametric methods
Course Requirements:
- Attendance, preparation, and participation. I will call roll at
the beginning of each class. I will maintain a record of your absences and
late arrivals. I will also maintain a record of your preparation for class
and your class participation. I will integrate this data into your final
grade for the course.
Regular,
on-time, complete class attendance is expected of each student. The
classroom experience is considered an integral part of the course
experience. Students who miss a significant amount of class time (20% or 9
absences) are subject to failure. Students who are late or leave early for a
significant amount of the classes (20% or 9 classes) can expect to have
their course average reduced by 10 points.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts
through completion of 4 projects and a comprehensive final exam project.
- Disabilities: If you have a disability, as defined by the Americans with
Disabilities Act, that might impair your performance in this course, please
see a representative in the Counseling Center. The Counseling Center will
then notify me of any accommodations that need to be made on your behalf. I
am happy to make accommodations; however, I must be notified of your
disability within the first two weeks of classes, or I will assume you do
not need accommodations in my class.
- Academic Integrity and Conduct: We (students and faculty) are members of
a university community built on a Christian faith foundation with a shared
goal of being lifelong Disciples of Christ. As such, Christ-like behavior
and academic integrity will be taken seriously in this class. You are
expected and required to know and adhere to the Campus Life Code of Conduct
and the Academic Integrity Policy (you can find these documents on the LU
website and in the Student Handbook). Failure to comply with these codes
will result in appropriate disciplinary actions.
Unless specific permission
is given to collaborate on assignments with other students, each student's
work shall be his/her own. You shall not plagiarize the work or ideas of
another. You shall not seek, receive, offer, or provide any unauthorized
assistance (this is called cheating). You shall not misrepresent class
attendance or class preparation (e.g., you shall not sign-in for someone
else, have someone sign-in for you, or indicate that you have completed
class preparation when you have actually not done so). Plagiarizing,
cheating, or misrepresentation will result in a failing grade for this
course and will warrant notifying the proper University officials.
- Cell Phones: Please turn your cell phones off and
put them away during class. Any use of a cell phone during class is not
permitted.
- Inclement Weather Policy: In the case of snow or hazardous weather,
please contact the Management Department office to see if class will meet.
If weather prevents the student from coming to class, the attendance policy
above provides adequate slack for weather absences.
- Incompletes: With regard to emergencies, no Incompletes will be given
except for extreme emergency for the student or his/her immediate family.
With regard to projects, failure to complete any project will result in a grade of
no better than a C for the course. With regard to absences, incomplete
grades will be assigned only if a student has been absent from class because
of illness over an extended period of time or has missed the final exam
project for
unavoidable reasons.
- Grading: The four projects will count 18% each for a total of 72%. The
final exam project will count 28%. You will receive an A if your average is 90 or
better, a B if your average is 80-89, a C if your average is 70-79, a D if
your average is 60-69, and an F if your average is less than 60. I do round
up (e.g., an 89.45 is a 90). On each project and the final exam project, I will
increment the highest raw score to 100. Then I will increment each of the
remaining scores by the same amount.
- Dropping the Course: If you drop the
course within
the designated drop period you will be assigned a grade of W. Any course
dropped at any time without proper notification in the Registrars Office
will be assigned the grade of F.
Test Schedule:
09/18 - Fri - Project #1 - Ch 1-5
10/09 - Fri - Project #2 - Ch 6-10
11/06 - Fri - Project #3 - Ch 11-15
12/02 - Wed - Project #4 - Ch 16-19
12/10 - Thu - Study Day
12/11 - Final Exam Project