BA 301: Data Analysis and Decision Making Yong Choi School of Business Administration CSU, Bakersfield

First Announcement If you have not registered for this class, please leave this room as quiet as possible.

Instructor Name: Yong Choi, PhD Office: BDC 101 Office Hours: before and after the class or by an appointment Class Time: 2:00 – 5:55pm Phone: (661) Slow checking during weekend…

Tour of the Course Website Below is my home page address. You will find the hyperlink to our course website from my homepage. You can download almost every class material from the course website…..

Course Material Textbook Business Statistics: A Decision-Making Approach Author: Groebner, Shannon, Fry, and Smith 8th edition (either with or without Software CD) Regular edition: ISBN-13: Student value edition: ISBN-13: Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey, Course Website Blackboard

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Tour of Blackboard You must “SELF-ENROLL” to the course Bb. Try “How to Enroll in a Blackboard Course” on the university Blackboard website (the link available from the CSUB homepage) You are required to take the online quiz through Blackboard Also, you must submit the assignment and the exam through Blackboard as well.

Goal of the Course 1 Designed for a student who finished Math 140 or equivalent course Prerequisite must be satisfied… Not interested in “PURE” scientific statistics… Implication of statistics for business Conducting statistical analysis using Excel Use for every in-class Excel (Analysis ToolPak)

Goal of the Course 2 Utilize lots of FREE very useful online resources Khan Academy: Recommended by Bill Gates and endorsed by Google Offcial Curriculum for Los Altos School District Video Lectures by Impossible to finish the entire book but would like to finish most important chapters

Goal of the Course 3 Learn-by-doing Just like “Math”…cannot learn by reading Master statistical functions of Excel Other FREE ONLINE tools and materials NOT other tools (Mini Tab, SPSS, SAS: not everywhere)

Course Description 1 Why Excel? Available almost everywhere Essential and critical tool for business student Excel is an excellent statistical tool for relatively simple business analysis. (click following for downside of using Excel) downside of using Excel Not recommendable for scientific research analysis

Course Description 3 Class format Hybrid: in-class / online In-class: hands-on class practices using Excel Analysis ToolPak and other Excel functions Online tools Online: basic concepts and video lectures 24 availability and unlimited access Beneficial for all level (i.e., beginner, advanced) because of easiness and repeatability Khan Academy and example from the textbook

Why Hybrid? 1. To save LECUTRE times for basics impossible to finish required chapters if I have to lecture basics…we ONLY have 7 weeks 2. To use EXCELEENT resources that are available on the Internet….FREE Khan Academy and other excellent stats websites 3. Future of education: ability to teach yourself

Course Description 4 Quiz through Blackboard Open book and lecture note Try “UNLIMITED TIMES” Make sure to finish by the due date (the quiz not available after the due date) Passing score : 30 out of 40 ( each quiz worth 3% - will be converted) Assignment Use class time Submit thru Blackboard (submission link)

Evaluation and Grading Points scales are subject to change. Quiz30% Each quiz worth 3% (total 10 quizzes) Assignment 10% Midterm Examination30% All essay and in-class Final Examination30% Take-home: essay and multiple choice

No Interference Policy Surfing the Internet w/o permission Typing ( , paper…) and cell phone texting Talking to classmates during the lectures If you have any question, let your instructor know directly. Do not discuss your questions with your neighbors Leaving class w/o prior notification Bottom line…do not distract the class Up to 30 % of your total score can be deducted depending on the level of interference.

Bathroom Policy Need to go to the bathroom? Stand next to the printer and then wait for my signal. Remember, you MUST wait for my signal. If you violet this policy, minimum 10% penalty (based on your total score) will be applied.

Late Policy All Students must be on time to the class. Late! Come in as quiet as possible…. If you late more than 20 minutes without any notification (at least 24hours), then it will be considered as “ABSENCE.” If you violet this policy, minimum 10% penalty from your total score will be applied.

CSUB Policy “Faculty have a fundamental responsibility to maintain the integrity of the learning environment. When confronted by unreasonable disruption in the classroom, faculty are expected to initiate actions to correct such conditions. Such actions may result in disciplinary action ranging from removal from the classroom to formal disciplinary sanctions, including probation, suspension, or expulsion.”

Submission 1 If it is required, you must submit the assignment and the exam through the Blackboard submission link. Otherwise, it will not be accepted. To avoid possible Blackboard technical submission problems, submit using a PC in the school computer lab (library) submit at least 24 hours before the due date if using the computer at home or work.

Submission 2 When you turn in an assignment, file name of your assignment must make sense. Assignment3_JohnDoe2.docx

Submission 3 When you submit an assignment (or exam), you MUST CLOSE the Microsoft Excel COMPLETELY Otherwise, you will receive ZERO POINT because ONLY title of you Excel file will be processed and accepted by Blackboard without including actual contents of your assignment (or exam).

Submission 4 And if an assignment (or exam) requires to submit several files, you must submit all files together at once. That is, you must "UPLOAD" all the assignment files together at once.

Course Guideline 1 Class Attendance Notify me first by prior to the absence. Miss a class because of a documentable illness or other reasonable cause, I will provide help. Otherwise, I do not repeat any lectures, labs…… The attendance will be checked (only in- class).

Course Guideline 2 The Blackboard is the ONLY official Every BA 301 student is issued a Blackboard account. It is the student's responsibility to regularly check his or her Blackboard to stay current with BA 301 course communications. If you me using other systems after 10 days of the first class, I will not reply……..

Course Guideline 3 Microsoft Office is the ONLY official software for our university (No Microsoft Works). Thus, you MUST use Microsoft Office when you submit assignments and projects.

Course Guideline 4 Late work will be not be accepted Failure to submit an assignment by the deadline will result in a grade of 0. A written excuses from the appropriate person such as a medical doctor is the only acceptable form of excuse.

Course Guideline 5 Office hours Please do not use office hours to make up for a missed class (I do not repeat any lectures). You must be able to demonstrate you have already put a reasonable effort into solving and/or analyzing the problems. Honor code Classroom conduct Everyone is equal.

About MIS Lab DO NOT TRY TO FIX THE COMPUTER!! You will never be penalized because of technical problems of this classroom. Make sure the Internet connection of your computer works! Bring a flash (stick) memory to save your work

MIS Lab Security Policy IT and Dean’s office established an official security policy. Students are not allowed to stay in the MIS Lab without a faculty member present. Students will not be allowed to loan the MIS lab proxy card under no circumstances. There are no exceptions to this rule. Contact the Dean’s office if you have questions or suggestions about this policy