BUSA 207 – Syllabus

Fall 2000

Instructor: Dennis Heiner Office Hours: TBA

Office Location: Evergreen C-92 Office Phone: 733-9554 ext 2411

Texts:

Statistics for Management, by Gerald Keller and Brian Warrack; Duxbury Press, 5^th Edition, 2000.

Course Description:

This course provides an understanding and working knowledge of the concept and techniques pertaining to basic business statistics. Topics covered will include frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, normal distributions, sampling methods, trends, cycles, simple correlation, and regression. All topics have application to business problems.

Grading:

Grades will be based on performance in the following areas:

Item	Points	Points	Grade
Exam #1	200	900-1000	A
Exam #2	200	800-899	B
Exam #3	200	700-799	C
Problems	400	600-699	D
Total Points	1000

Exams:

Exams will consist of closed book true/false, multiple-choice questions along with problems. There will also be open book computer problems. Students who know they will be absent may take an exam early. However, any student who misses a regularly scheduled exam will need to take a comprehensive final during finals week.

Just like the real world, exams may contain more material than can be completed during the time allotted for testing. Please budget your time when doing a test. Complete the easiest problems first.

Problems:

There are 13 chapters with problems assigned. The problems from one chapter will be worth 30 points. To receive the 30 points, students must either turn in problems when they are due or before they are due. Students will receive ½ credit for problems turned in after the due date. Some must be completed using EXCEL. These problems will be noted in class.

Problems may be mailed to:

Dennis Heiner

College of Southern Idaho

PO Box 1238

Twin Falls, ID 83303-1238

Help Section:

Help will be available during some class sessions. The instructor will try to let class out a few minutes early. Shields room 201 is also available for help sessions. Help times will be announced later. Peer tutoring is also available in the Academic Development Center.

Attendance:

Attendance roll will not be taken; however, students who miss many classes will have a difficult time passing the course. Generally, class discussion and questions are welcomed. On occasion, some questions may best be answered in the help section.

Extra Credit:

Students may earn up to 50 points extra credit by performing statistical analysis with business application on real world data. Please see me if you need help finding data.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course students should acquire the following:

1. An understanding of basic statistical techniques including probability, frequency distribution, normal distributions, sampling methods, trends, cycles, simple correlation, and regression.

2. An understanding of how the above mentioned techniques can be applied to business situations.

Outcomes Assessment:

Student completion of the course objectives will be measured by:

1. Closed book and open book exams will assess the basic statistical techniques. Students will need to score 70% or better to pass the test.

2. Applying statistics to business situations will be evaluated by problems. Some problems will need to be completed by use of computer.

Department Goals:

Listed below are the CSI Business Department instructional goals and means whereby this course meets those goals:

Goal	Measurement Device
Communication	Written projects plus oral class discussion
Analysis and Critical Thinking	3 exams plus in-class discussion of cases and other business concepts
Problem Solving	Use of quantitative computer simulation and math problems to solve problems
Effective Performance	Grading system based on 90%+ = A, 80%+ = B, 70%+ = C, 60%+ = D, Below 60% = F
Pursue Personal Goals	Allows the students to earn points by exploring careers or writing projects dealing with applying business techniques to current job