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Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics - World Campus

WC Implementation Summary

World Campus Implementation Information

Summer 2008 - Registrar's Schedule of Courses

Prior to each semester World Campus collects information about each course for the purposes of pre-ordering course materials, listing the courses in the WC course catalog, and supporting the course once the semester begins. Below is the information for each course:

STAT 200 - Elementary Statistics

Instructors Section 1 - Harold Hayford
Section 2 - Natalia Tchethcerina
Section 3 - Andy Wiesner
Software Requirements

Microsoft Word (either 2003 or 2007 version)

Minitab 14 (Student version). Minitab 14 is bundled with the required textbook.

QuickTime and Flash plugins and be able to run Java applets.

Course Materials

Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data w/ Minitab 14   1st ed.  by Agresti and Franklin  © 2007 ISBN 0132319160   (required)

(Bundled ISBN includes: Statistics The Art and Science of Learning ISBN #0130083690; CD 1-Attached to the book Statistics:the Art and Science of Learning from Data ISBN #0130455423; CD 2-Minitab Student Release 14 Statistical Software ISBN #0131463319)

ABOVE BUNDLED PACKAGE WILL BE PROVIDED BY MBS DIRECT….

Sample Course Pages
Sample Course Syllabus
Course Activity Summary Lessons - 11
Assignments - 44 (22 quizzes (11 lesson and 11 mastery) / 11 lab activities / 11 homeworks)
Exams - 4 (online, 1 proctored by dept.)
Total submissions - 49
Remarks

See sample syllabus

STAT 480 - Introduction to SAS

Instructor Section 1 - Anderson Liu
Software Requirements

Microsoft Word (either 2003 or 2007 version)

SAS 9.1.3

Students will also need Adobe Reader, the QuickTime player and Flash plugins.

Course Materials

no required text

Sample Course Pages
Sample Course Syllabus
Course Activity Summary Lessons - 12
Assignments - 12
Projects - 12 (Reading Mastery Quizzes)
Exams - 2 (midterm & final, both online)
Total submissions - 26
Remarks

See sample syllabus

STAT 500 - Applied Statistics

Instructor Section 1 - Linda Strauss (SPSS emphasis)
Section 2 - Robert Heckard (Minitab emphasis)
Software Requirements

Microsoft Word (either 2003 or 2007 version)

SPSS software can be purchased through journeyed.com. The most current version is SPSS Graduate Pack 16 for both Windows and MAC.

Minitab 14 (Student version). Minitab 14 is bundled with the required textbook.

Students will also need Adobe Reader and Flash plugins.

Course Materials

Introduction to Statistical Methods & Data Analysis w/ Minitab 14 by Lyman Ott and Longnecker 5th ed. © 2001 ISBN 053451670X (required)

(This bundled package includes: Introduction to Statistical Methods ISBN #0534251226 Minitab Software Version 14 ISBN #0534419755)

ABOVE ITEM WILL BE PROVIDED BY MBS DIRECT……

Sample Course Pages
Sample Course Syllabus
Course Activity Summary Lessons - 14
Assignments - 13 (12 assignments and 1 project)
Exams - 2 (online, non-proctored) plus a Final (proctor arranged by WC)
Total submissions - 16
Remarks

See sample syllabus

STAT 501 - Regression Methods

Instructor Section 1 - Derek Young
Software Requirements

Microsoft Word (either 2003 or 2007 version)

Minitab 14 (Student version). Minitab 14 is bundled with the required textbook.

Students will also need Adobe Reader, the QuickTime player and Flash plugins.

Course Materials

1) Applied Linear Regression Models by Kutner, Nachtsheim and Neter © 2003 ISBN 0073014664 (Optional)

2) Applied Linear Statistical Models by Kutner, Nachtsheim, Neter, and Li © 2005 ISBN 007310874X (Optional)

STUDENTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF THEY WISH TO PURCHASE THE ABOVE OPTIONAL TEXTBOOKS, THEY SHOULD PURCHASE THEM FROM A VENDOR OF THEIR CHOICE.

Sample Course Pages
Sample Course Syllabus
Course Activity Summary Lessons - 12
Assignments - 12 weekly
Exams - 3 (online, non-proctored)
Total submissions - 15
Remarks

See sample syllabus

STAT 502 - Analysis of Variance and Design of Experiments

Instructor Section 1 - Steve Arnold
Software Requirements

Microsoft Word (either 2003 or 2007 version)

Minitab 14 (Student version). Minitab 14 is bundled with the required textbook.

Students will also need Adobe Reader and Flash plugins.

Course Materials

Design of Experiments: Statistical Principles of Research Design and Analysis by Kuehl, Robert O. © 2000 ISBN 0-534-36834-4 (required)

Sample Course Pages
Sample Course Syllabus
Course Activity Summary Lessons - 14
Assignments - 14
Exams - 3 (online, timed, non-proctored)
Total submissions - 16
Remarks

See sample syllabus

STAT 897 - Introduction to Applied Statistics

Instructor Section 1 - Andy Wiesner
Software Requirements

Minitab 14 (Student version). Minitab 14 is bundled with the required textbook.

QuickTime and Flash plugins, Adobe Reader, and be able to run Java applets.

 

Course Materials

Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data w/ Minitab 14   1st ed.  by Agresti and Franklin  © 2007 ISBN 0132319160   (required)

(Bundled ISBN includes: Statistics The Art and Science of Learning ISBN #0130083690; CD 1-Attached to the book Statistics:the Art and Science of Learning from Data ISBN #0130455423; CD 2-Minitab Student Release 14 Statistical Software ISBN #0131463319)

ABOVE BUNDLED PACKAGE WILL BE PROVIDED BY MBS DIRECT….

Sample Course Pages
Sample Course Syllabus
Course Activity Summary Lessons - 11
Assignments - 44 (22 quizzes (11 lesson and 11 mastery) / 11 lab activities / 11 homeworks)
Exams - 4 (online, 1 proctored by dept.)
Total submissions - 49
Remarks

See sample syllabus

 

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