Dr. Barbara Wainwright

Professor
  Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

OFFICE:  Henson Science Hall, Room 118

PHONE: (410) 543-6477

Math 214 Statistical Thinking Laboratory

OFFICE HOURS:             9:00 - 11:00    W

 3:30 - 4:00       MW                                                             

11:00 - 12:00      TF

                                       Other hours by appointment

SECTION:         Math 214 001   Tuesday   2:00 - 3:40  HS 150

This is a  laboratory experience that must accompany Math 213.  It may be also be taken as a 1-credit lab by students who have had a previous introductory course in statistics  without a laboratory  such as Math 155.

Each week the labs will be accessed from the k drive on the network. Labs will meet the first week of class

Click here to view the Departmental Syllabus

 

Requirements:

Class attendance:  The activities in this course are designed to be used within the lab where conversations and collaborations among students and between students and faculty can occur. Neither of these can occur without attendance in the lab, where "attendance" means both physical presence and active participation in that day's designed activity.  However, if you do miss a lab, you are still responsible for turning in a lab report.  Students who are present and actively participating in the activity of the day will earn 100 as the attendance grade that day.  Students who leave before completing the lab or who are not engaged in the activity assigned, will earn 70 as the grade.  A zero attendance grade will be given for an absence.

Lab Reports:  In each lab period, students will conduct an activity to learn statistics, to develop statistical thinking, as well as to learn how to use Minitab and web-based materials to support statistical thinking. As students complete the activity, they will complete a report summarizing the results of the activity, answering questions, and illustrating the main points using output and graphs generated by Minitab or the applets. For guidelines to writing lab reports and how they will be graded see lab report template.

The reports for Lab 1  are due on Tuesday Sept. 6

The reports for Lab 2  are due on Tuesday Sept. 13

Portfolios: Students will submit three portfolios of lab reports during the semester, each consisting of all lab reports and a reflection narrative.  The first is due October 4th  , the second is due November 1st , and the final portfolio is due December 6th ; all deadlines are at the beginning of lab. In addition to the lab reports, each portfolio should include a narrative that  should reflect :

Use references to the lab reports included in the portfolio to illustrate the points in the narrative.

Portfolios will be graded on

in equal weights.

I strongly encourage you to read my comments on the first two reports carefully when they are returned. Make useful notes to yourself on the labs as they are returned; this will make writing the portfolios much easier.

Tips for good lab reports:

1.    NOTE:  A portfolio should suggest that these reports and narrative be in a bound notebook or folder.  A portfolio is not a stack of papers.

2.     See lab report template.

3.    Please read this link http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling before writing your reports.

4.    See Example of a poor lab report and good lab report.

Assignments collected for grades are to be completed independently.  Cases of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Student's Office and will go into your file.  Please read the campus policy.

Final Exam: The final exam will consist of two parts: an oral presentation of a group project (these will take place  on Dec. 6) and a written final exam  Wednesday  Dec. 14, 4:15 - 6:45 .   In this exam, you will be asked to show  basic proficiency with Minitab and also to support statistical thinking with MINITAB.  

 

Grades:


 Attendance: 20%
Lab Reports & Portfolios: 60% (where labs 1 and 2 have weights of 1 and the 3 portfolios each have weight of 3)
Final Exam: 20%  (Where oral presentations are 30% and written part is 70%)

All cell phones should be turned off during class time.  Cell phones are not allowed as calculators.  NO TEXT MESSAGING!!

NOTE:  To receive full credit for attendance, you must be actively engaged in the lab project, not just physically present.

 

Other:

 Also be aware/read of the course repeat policy at http://www.salisbury.edu/henson/advising/course_repeat_policy.html

 Student Disability Support Services: http://www.salisbury.edu/students/dss/

Since writing is an important component of this course, you may want to visit the University Writing Center: http://www.salisbury.edu/uwc/

 

Please recall that Friday, October 28 is the End of the Schedule Adjustment Period - Last day to withdraw from course without grade penalty.

 

Click here to evaluate the course at any time throughout the semester.