Mease - Bus 90 Greensheet

BUS 90 Greensheet, Spring 2010

Professor David Mease

Sec 03, T R 7:30-8:45AM BBC 204

Email: mease_d@cob.sjsu.edu (Email is the preferred contact method)

Phone: Cell = 419-944-9652, Office = 408-924-3523

Office: BT 551

Office Hours: Thursdays 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM and by appointment

Course Web Page: http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/mease_d/bus90.html

Textbook: Black and white cover SJSU custom edition of Levine, Stephan, Krehbiel, Berenson, Statistics for Managers Using Microsoft Excel, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall as sold in the SJSU bookstores. If you purchase the original full 4th edition or the green custom edition from someone else, the content will be the same but the page numbers will be different. Do not get the 5th edition since that is completely different.

Course Description: This course teaches the fundamental tools of statistics and probability with an emphasis on business applications. This will include the collection and presentation of data; measures of central tendency and dispersion; probability; sampling distributions; statistical inference, regression, and correlation. The following chapters from the textbook will be covered in this order:

Introduction and Data Collection (IADC - Page 1)
Presenting Data in Tables and Charts (PDITAC - Page 51)
Simple Linear Regression (SLR - Page 387)
Numerical Descriptive Measures (NDM - Page 107)
Basic Probability (BP - Page 165)

Some Important Discrete Probability Distributions (SIDPD - Page 195)
The Normal Distribution and Other Continuous Distributions (TNDAOCD - Page 231)
Confidence Interval Estimation (CIE - Page 291)
Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing (FOHT - Page 343)

Prerequisites: Math 70 (Finite Mathematics) and Bus 91L (Business Computer Tools)

Evaluation: Grades will be based on 4 components: 8 quizzes (worth 20 points each), a single midterm exam (worth 100 points), a comprehensive final exam (worth 120 points) and an overall grade mulitplier. Quizzes will be unannounced. The midterm exam date will be announced at least 3 class periods prior to the date.

Important SJSU Dates:
First day of instruction = January 26
Last day to drop without a "W" grade = February 5
Last day to add classes = February 12
Midterm exam = March 16
Spring Break (campus closed) = March 29 - April 2
Last day of instruction = May 17
Final Exam = Friday, May 21 from 7:15 AM until 9:30 AM

Grades: Grades will be assigned as follows:

97%-100% = A+
92%-97% = A
90%-92% = A-
87%-90% = B+
82%-87% = B
80%-82% = B-
77%-80% = C+
70%-77% = C
60%-70% = D
below 60% = F

Current point totals will be posted throughout the semester on the course web page by the last 5 digits of student ID numbers.

Homework: Approximately 9 homeworks will be assigned throughout the semester. These will not be collected but will match exactly or very closely with quiz questions occurring on or shortly after the due date. If you successfully solve homework problems by the due date you will do well on quizzes. If you have trouble on homework seek help from me, fellow students, tutoring services or other sources prior to the due date. Homework assignments will be announced in class and posted on the course web page.

Make Up Exams: I must receive prior notification and justification of your impending absence in order to authorize a make-up exam. Messages must be left either on my office or cell phone voice mail or sent by email prior to the start of the exam. An exam must be made up within 4 days of the original exam date. There will be no exceptions. No make up quizzes will be given. A missed quiz will count as zero points. Quizzes are my way of assessing class participation and the timely completion of homework assignments.

Grade Mulitplier: Your final grade is mulitpled by this number. It will begin at 1.000 and remain there for most people. However, if you disrupt the class or me, contribute to a negative classroom atmosphere, neglect certain responsibilities or break rules I will decrease it for you. In general, if I ever stop teaching because of something you are doing then you should expect it to decrease for you. In rare cases for students who add a lot of value to the classroom atmosphere or contribute to the class in a very positive way it can increase. It will be displayed on the grade sheet along with your quiz and exam grades.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course you should be able to confidently do the following:
1. Create summaries of data in tables and graphs and interpret their information
2. Interpret data analyses performed by others
3. Understand the use of probability to formulate uncertainty and its application to risk analysis
4. Make smart decisions involving estimation and testing in the face of uncertainty
5. Understand simple forecasting techniques that exploit relationships among attributes

Additional Learning Goals:
This course will also help you in achieving the following goals which are essential to your long term success in the business world:
1. Analyze complex, unstructured qualitative and quantitative problems, using appropriate tools, including information technology
2. Comprehend and critically evaluate information presented in written and numeric form
3. Act ethically as a business professional and citizen
4. Make immediate and long-term career decisions

College of Business Mission:
The College of Business is the institution of opportunity, providing innovative business education and applied research for the Silicon Valley region.

College of Business Policies and Procedures:
To ensure that every student, current and future, who takes courses in the Boccardo Business Center has the opportunity to experience an environment that is safe, attractive, and otherwise conducive to learning, the College of Business at San José State has established the following policies:

Eating: Eating and drinking (except water) are prohibited in the Boccardo Business Center. Students with food will be asked to leave the building. Students who disrupt the course by eating and do not leave the building will be referred to the Judicial Affairs Officer of the University.

Cell Phones: Students will turn their cell phones off or put them on vibrate mode while in class. They will not answer their phones in class. Students whose phones disrupt the course and do not stop when requested by the instructor will be referred to the Judicial Affairs Officer of the University.

Computer Use: In the classroom, faculty allow students to use computers only for class-related activities. These include activities such as taking notes on the lecture underway, following the lecture on Web-based PowerPoint slides that the instructor has posted, and finding Web sites to which the instructor directs students at the time of the lecture. Students who use their computers for other activities or who abuse the equipment in any way, at a minimum, will be asked to leave the class and will lose participation points for the day, and, at a maximum, will be referred to the Judicial Affairs Officer of the University for disrupting the course. (Such referral can lead to suspension from the University.) Students are urged to report to their instructors computer use that they regard as inappropriate (i.e., used for activities that are not class related).

Academic Honesty: Faculty will make every reasonable effort to foster honest academic conduct in their courses. They will secure examinations and their answers so that students cannot have prior access to them and proctor examinations to prevent students from copying or exchanging information. They will be on the alert for plagiarism. Students who are caught cheating will be reported to the Judicial Affairs Officer of the University, as prescribed by Academic Senate Policy F06-1.

I will follow the protocol described at http://sa.sjsu.edu/judicial_affairs/faculty_and_staff/academic_integrity/reporting.html when dealing with any violations. I reserve the right to move the seat of any student during a quiz or exam. If I ask you to move and you refuse, you will be given a zero for that quiz or exam.