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Course Online Syllabus

Summer 2011

Department QMSCCourse Number6351 Section Number19144
Name of Course Stats & Research Methods
Name of Instructor Glasure,Yong U.

This information may not constitute all course policies; students are responsible for all course requirements established by their instructors during the semester and all institutional policies as established in the UHV student handbook.

The syllabus for this course has not been submitted.



Learning Objectives

As a result of this course, students will

  1. Present data using tabular and graphical approaches and Prepare data using basic numerical descriptive statistical measures.
  2. Apply discrete and continuous probability distribution concepts in management, marketing, economics/finance, and cost accounting.
  3. Comprehend how different sampling plans and the sampling distribution of a sample statistic are used in business
  4. Use statistical inference techniques, such as hypothesis testing about a population mean, population proportion, and about means and proportions with two populations.
  5. Analyze and interpret results of a regression analysis in a variety of settings, such as marketing, management, economics, finance and cost accounting.
  6. Provide Research Methods on how to conduct research, how to develop research design, what tools of analysis are available, and how to prepare a research report. Also, provided are the ethical issues involved in research.
  7. Use Excel in statistical analysis

Major Assignments/Exams

Professor Reserves Right to Modify Syllabus and Course Schedule  
Homework assignment (as a quiz) from each chapter 50 points
Group Assignments 40 points
Weekly discussion 20 points
Exam 1(online) 80 points
Exam 2 (online) 80 points
Exam 3 (online) 80 points
Optional Cumulative Final (online) 160 points

Required Reading

Anderson, Sweeney, & Williams, Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft Office Excel,4th ed., ISBN 10: 0538479752.


Recommended Reading

No additional readings have been recommended for this course.


List of Discussion/Lecture Topics


Course topics have not been submitted.