Addendum to the Syllabus: Schedule for ISDS2000 Business Statistics, Section L01

ISDS2000-L01: Fall 2013 Dr. Joan Page 1 of 8

The schedule for this class is on the following pages. As you read the schedule, please be aware of the following:

 The schedule is provided as an addendum to the syllabus. You are responsible for all information in the syllabus and in this schedule.

 Your instructor reserves the right to alter this schedule as circumstances may dictate. All changes will be announced in the PAWS system via email and/or course home page and you are responsible for these changes.

 In some cases, you may have to work ahead of the schedule so that you, personally, can stay on schedule with the class. You are expected to complete assignments outside of class time. o Most students find that they must dedicate 2 hours to ISDS2000 Business Statistics every single day – this is especially true from Chapters 5 forward. o As a student enrolled in an online class, you are expected to do all HOMEWORK and “lecture”/ CLASSWORK online. Don’t wait for someone to prompt you, take the initiative & get started.

 Students are expected to begin the semester ready to start the class. This means that - prior to the start of the first day of class - you are expected to have purchased your textbook and access into the CONNECT system as explained in the syllabus.

 Other important scheduling information can be found in the due dates/times visible on assignments. For example, CONNECT assignments display due dates/time in the Connect system. Also, the PAWS system displays due dates/times for Learning Project and Extra Credit assignments in the course calendar.

 Finally, online students should use college resources as necessary including the Academic Support Centers ( http://www.southwest.tn.edu/asc ) and Southwest libraries (http://www.southwest.tn.edu/edu/library ). Use PAWS Email to contact your instructor. o Scheduled college closings can be found in your Southwest Student Planner , which you are required to have. The Southwest Student Planner is available online: http://www.southwest.tn.edu/catalog/12-13/StudentPlanner1213.pdf The college calendar is also available online at: http://www.southwest.tn.edu/Calendar/AcademicYear1314.htm#Fall2013 o Notification of college closings: Southwest Tennessee Community College, in partnership with Rave Wireless, offers an emergency e-mail and text-messaging service to students, faculty and staff called the Southwest Emergency Messaging System. These options will only be used in the event of an on-campus emergency, an unscheduled College closing, or a delay of or cancellation of classes due to, for example, severe inclement weather. Students, faculty, and staff can sign up for the service voluntarily. Southwest encourages students to sign up for this service because of the speed with which e-mail and text messaging will enable them to receive emergency information from College authorities. There is no charge for signing up, however, standard text messaging rates apply (you can always choose the email option). To sign up, go to this Web site: http://www.southwest.tn.edu/ems/

…Continue onto next page to review the schedule…

~~ Always check the Connect System and PAWS System for due dates ~~ ISDS2000-L01: Fall 2013 Dr. Joan Page 2 of 8

~~ Always check the Connect system and the PAWS system for the most current due dates & times! ~~

Week 1: Saturday, August 24, 2013 – Sunday, September 1, 2013

READ  Read the syllabus, you are responsible for this information.  Read the schedule and the due dates posted in Connect, you are responsible for all due dates.  Thoroughly review our course in PAWS including all Content pages, Classlist , Quizzes, Dropbox assignments, and Grades page. As noted in the syllabus, you are responsible for using this system. o Additional training on PAWS can be found in short videos available here: http://faculty.southwest.tn.edu/jmcgrory/Content/PAWS/index.html

 Read Chapters 1 & 2

DO  PAWS Quiz: “Attendance - 1st reporting date” –due Saturday, August 31st @ 11:55pm  PAWS Quiz: “PAWS Orientation Quiz” –due Tuesday, September 3rd @ 11:5pm  Complete the setup of your Connect login  Other assignments that should be started and/or completed this week: o Setup your Connect login o PAWS Introduction (located inside PAWS Discussion board) o PAWS Orientation o PAWS Orientation Quiz (located inside PAWS) o Your personal calendar of when *you* need to complete the work.

Week 2: Monday, September 2, 2013– Sunday, September 8, 2013

 College closed: Saturday, September 1, 2013 - Monday, September 3, 2013. Celebrate *safely* Labor Day, college resources may be closed.  Other assignments that should be started and/or completed this week: o Setup your Connect login o Get started on CONNECT: Chapter 1 and CONNECT: Chapter 2 – remember that you *must* allow time to repeat the assignments to earn a score that counts, but most importantly, to master the topic.

DO  Reminder that your PAWS Orientation Quiz is due!!!  PAWS Quiz: “Attendance - 2nd reporting date” – due Tuesday, September 7th @ 11:55pm  PAWS Dropbox: Complete Learning Project #1 as described in the detailed instructions in the PAWS Dropbox – due Saturday, September 7th @ 11:55pm

Week 3: Monday, September 9, 2013 – Sunday, September 15, 2013

READ  Finish Chapters 1 & 2  Read Chapters 3 & 4 in your textbook.  Other assignments that should be started and/or completed this week: o Get started on CONNECT: Chapter 3 and CONNECT: Chapter 4 – remember that you *must* allow time to repeat the assignments to earn a score that counts, but most importantly, to master the topic. DO  PAWS Dropbox: Complete Extra Credit work for Chapters 2 (See the PAWS Dropbox for details) – due Thursday, September 12th @ 11:55pm  Complete o CONNECT: Chapter 1 – due Saturday, September 12th @ 11:55pm o CONNECT: Chapter 2 – due Saturday, September 12th @ 11:55pm

READ  Watch videos for Learning Project #2 (located in PAWS under Content, Chapter 4 )  Finish Chapters 3 & 4 in your textbook.  Other assignments that should be started and/or completed this week: o Get started on CONNECT: Chapter 3 and CONNECT: Chapter 4 – remember that you *must* allow time to repeat the assignments to earn a score that counts, but most importantly, to master the topic. DO  PAWS Dropbox: Complete Extra Credit work for Chapters 3 amd 4 (See the PAWS Dropbox for details) – due Thursday, September 19th @ 11:55pm

DO  Complete CONNECT: Chapter 3 – due Saturday, September 26th @ 11:55pm  Complete CONNECT: Chapter 4 – due Saturday, September 26th @ 11:55pm

**** Remember that homework grades below 85% do *NOT* meet the minimum requirement and will convert to a ZERO in the final calculation of your grade.****

Exam #1: Window of availability opens Friday, Sept 27 @ 5am and closes Sunday, Sept 29 @ 11:55pm

Within this window of availability, the test is timed. You will have exactly 1 attempt and 100 minutes to take the test. Per the syllabus, *no* makeup test. Read the instructions in PAWS under the Exam #1 category of our class. The instructions include the exam password, which are in the instructions.

Exam is available within CONNECT only. Covers chapters 1 -4.

~~ After the test, get started on Chapter 5. ~~

Week 6: Monday, September 30, 2013– Sunday, October 6, 2013

READ  Read Chapter 5 in your textbook.  Other assignments that should be started and/or completed this week: o CONNECT: Chapter 5 – remember that you *must* allow time to repeat the assignments to earn a score that counts, but most importantly, to master the topic.

o Continue into Chapter 6 DO  PAWS Dropbox: Complete Learning Project #2 (See the PAWS Dropbox for detailed instructions and due dates)

Week 7: Monday, October 7, 2013– Thursday, October 13, 2013

READ  Read Chapter 6 in your textbook.  Watch videos for Learning Project #3 (located in PAWS under Content, Chapter 6 )  Other assignments that should be started and/or completed this week: o CONNECT: Chapter 6 DO  Complete Extra Credit work for Chapters 5 and 6 (See the PAWS Dropbox for due dates)

Week 8: Monday, October 14, 2013– Sunday, October 20, 2013  College closed: Monday, October 14, 2013 – Tuesday, October 15, 2013. Celebrate *safely* Fall Break, college resources may be closed.

READ  Watch videos for Learning Project #3 (located in PAWS under Content, Chapter 7 )

DO  Complete o CONNECT: Chapter 5 – due Thursday, October 17th @ 11:55pm o CONNECT: Chapter 6 – due Thursday, October 17th @ 11:55pm

Exam #2: Window of availability opens Friday, Oct. 18 @ 5am and closes Sunday, Oct. 20 @ 11:55pm

Exam is available within CONNECT only. Covers chapters 5 & 6.

~~ After the test, get started on Chapter 7. ~~ ~~ Always check the Connect System and PAWS System for due dates ~~ ISDS2000-L01: Fall 2013 Dr. Joan Page 6 of 8

Begin by watching Watch videos for Learning Project #4 (located in PAWS under Content, Chapter 7)

Week 9: Monday, October 21, 2013– Sunday, October 27, 2013

READ  Read Chapter 7 in your textbook and be prepared to discuss/solve Normal Distributions.  Other assignments that should be started and/or completed this week: o CONNECT: Chapter 7 (complete all) – remember that you *must* allow time to repeat the assignments to earn a score that counts, but most importantly, to master the topic.

o WARNING!!! THIS CHAPTER TYPICALLY requires EXTRA TIME. DO NOT delay. Start now.

DO  PAWS Dropbox: Complete Learning Project #3 (See the PAWS Dropbox for detailed instructions and due dates)

Week 10: Monday, October 28, 2013– Sunday, November 3, 2013

READ  Read Chapter 8 in your textbook.  Other assignments that should be started and/or completed this week: o CONNECT: Chapter 8

DO  Complete Extra Credit work for Chapters 7 and 8 (See the PAWS Dropbox for due dates)

Week 11: Monday, November 4, 2013– Sunday, November 10, 2013

READ  Watch videos for Learning Project #4 (located in PAWS under Content, Chapter 10 )  Read Chapter 10

DO  STUDY TOOL: Check top of Connect for the SLO practice quiz. Begin practicing.  Extra Credit work: The only extra credit work that remains is the completion of the SET evaluation. To earn points, see the PAWS Dropbox for detailed instructions and due dates.  Complete o CONNECT: Chapter 7 – due Thursday, November 7th @ 11:55pm o CONNECT: Chapter 8 – due Thursday, November 7th @ 11:55pm

Exam #3: Window of availability opens Friday, Nov 8 @ 5am and closes Sunday, Nov 10 @ 11:55pm

~~ After the test, get started on Chapter 9 and the watch the videos for Learning Project 4 ~~

READ  Read Chapter 9 in your textbook.  Other assignments that should be started and/or completed this week: o CONNECT: Chapter 9

DO  PAWS Dropbox: Complete Learning Project #4 (See the PAWS Dropbox for detailed instructions and due dates)

READ  Read Chapter 10 in your textbook.  Don’t forget to practice with the PAWS SLO Practice test & also to complete the SET for extra credit.

DO  Complete o CONNECT: Chapter 9 – due Thursday, November 21st @ 11:55pm o CONNECT: Chapter 10 – due Thursday, November 21st @ 11:55pm

Exam #4: Window of availability opens Friday, Nov 22 @ 5AM (which is after our class session) and closes Sunday, Nov 24 @ 11:55pm

~~ Use this time to prepare for the SLO Quiz by using the PAWS SLO Practice Quiz. ~~ Then, keep working forward into Chapters 11 & 12.

Week 14: Monday, November 25, 2013– Sunday, December 1, 2013  College closed: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 – Sunday, December 1. Celebrate *safely* Thanksgiving, college resources may be closed.

READ  Read Chapters 11 & 12 in your textbook.

DO  Complete Learning Project #5 (See the PAWS Dropbox for details and due dates)  STUDY TOOL: Check PAWS in the Quiz area for the SLO practice quiz. Begin practicing.  Extra Credit work: The only extra credit work that remains is the completion of the SET evaluation. To earn points, see the PAWS Dropbox for detailed instructions and due dates.

Week 15: Monday, December 2, 2013– Sunday, December 9, 2013

DO  SLO Exam is required and must be completed this week. This exam will be taken in class on the assigned day. A room change will be necessary. When announced, make note of the location.  Complete SET Confirmation Page assignment. See PAWS Dropbox for details. o CONNECT: Chapter 11 o CONNECT: Chapter 12 o Special note: You do *NOT* have a homework drop grade; you are required to do the chapters 11 & 12 homework.

 SLO Test – Remember that the “real” test is available in My.Southwest by clicking the SLO icon. Instructions are available in the Content area of our course under the SLO category

Exam #5: THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM – if this is your drop grade, you are not required to take it in which case you will earn a grade of “0”, which is hopefully your lowest grade and therefore will be dropped. If you are unsure and want to ask the instructor “should I take the final” then the answer is “yes, you need to take the final.”

In all cases, this is a required test. Again, if you choose not to take it, then hopefully, this zero that you earn will be your lowest test grade, which means it will be dropped.

Window of availability opens Thursday, Dec 5 @ 5am and closes Sunday, Dec 9 @ 11:55pm

Within this window of availability, the test is timed. You will have exactly 1 attempt and 200 minutes to take the test. Per the syllabus, *no* makeup test. Instructions and password in PAWS Content.

Exam is available within CONNECT only. Covers **ALL* CHAPTERS 1 - 12.

~~ Always check the Connect System and PAWS System for due dates ~~