Lecture Notes and Slide

Exam Material

Miscellany

Homework Schedule and Submission

• The best way to convert your hand-written solution to a PDF file is to use any scanner app through your smartphone. I strongly recommend installing one (There are free apps).

Assignment Components

• Attendance
  Attendance at lectures and recitations is highly recommended. Students are responsible for the contents of every lecture. Attendance will be checked by the instructor and TA for the record.

• Recitation
  During the recitations, the TA will show you examples and Minitab illustrations related to the material covered in lecture. Also, the TA will answer your questions regarding homework, the material covered in lecture, practice problems, or computings with Minitab. At the end of the semester, the TA will determine the recitation score based on students’ attendance and participation.

• Homework
  Homework assignments will be posted on the course website almost every Thursday at 9:00 pm. Those are typically due by 5:00 pm on Saturday of the following week. Submission will be via course website by attaching a PDF or MS Word file only. Submitting homework less than 24 hours late will receive a 15% penalty; otherwise, late homework assignments will NOT be accepted except in the case of a documented University Excused Absence. The lowest homework grade will be dropped when computing your course grade.  You may discuss assigned problems with fellow students, but you MUST write the solutions up yourself independently. Copying of solutions (whether from another student’s work, or from another source) constitute academic dishonesty. Graders have been instructed to alert instructors if they suspect that a student has copied solutions. Depending on the cases, a complaint may be initiated against the student(s) involved through the LU Judicial System.
  It you ever have questions about drawing the line between others’ work and your own, ask me and I will give you guidance or you may visit Lehigh Library’s Proper Use of Information.

• Quizzes
  There will be several unannounced brief quizzes at the end of classes. Each quiz will be about the class content covered on that day. The two lowest grades will be dropped. Make-up for a missed quiz is only possible with a valid reason and documentation and it needs to be arranged within a week by contacting the instructor.

• Midterm
  Midterms will take place during Common Hour Exams on September 22nd and October 27th. Detailed information of the midterms will be announced later. There will be assigned seating for the Midterms.

• Final Exam
  The final exam is cumulative. The final exam is to be held during the scheduled time by Registrar’s office.

Assignment Summary

Grading Scale

Exam Make-up Policy

If you must miss a scheduled exam, contact your instructor before the test date and time. Make-ups will only be offered to students with a valid justification. To qualify for a make-up exam due to a health issue, personal emergency event, or the death of a family member, the following three things must hold: (1) the reason is serious and justifiable; (2) the student notifies the instructor in a reasonable time prior to the exam (at least 24 prior is expected); signed documentation from the Dean’s office is provided.

Class Schedule

This schedule is subject to change depending on progress during the semester.

• Final Exam: TBA (date and time will be set by the office of registration.)
  
• Common Hour Exams are set: September 22nd and October 27th.
• Tuesday November 8, Civic Engagement Day: no class.
• Thursday November 24, Thanksgiving Break: no class.

Textbook

Statistics Principles and Methods, Richard A. Johnson and Gouri K. Bhattacharyya, Wiley, 8th edition (ISBN: 978-1-119-49711-0). Hard copies for purchase and rental are available at the bookstore. The bookstore also sells the e-text version (via a digital access code). In addition, VitalSource provides e-text purchase and rentals.

Computing

Minitab 2020 will be used for illustration purposes in this class. It is a very easy-to-use statistical software similar to Excel. It is free for students with valid Lehigh email accounts. During the first recitation, the TA will explain how you can obtain a free subscription. The homework assignments occasionally contain problems that can be solved via Minitab 2020.

Academic Integrity

During orientation, first-year students sign a pledge to abide by the Undergraduate Student Senate’s affirmation of the Code of Conduct. At the first-year convocation, a representative of the Student Senate presents a binder containing those signatures to the President. This symbolic ritual highlights the core values of honesty and integrity in Lehigh’s culture. The Provost for Teaching and Learning developed seven short vignettes describing cases where student actions bring into question issues of academic integrity and community standards. These vignettes are available at http://www.lehigh.edu/lts/official/Academic_Integrity_Vignettes.pdf. These vignettes on academic dishonesty cases are all based on actual cases that have come before the University Committee on Discipline. Various university web resources also provide material to help understand the student Code of Conduct’s expectations, way to report violations of the Code, and the thoughtful adjudication of Code violations to which the Dean of Students Office is committed. The Undergraduate and Graduate Student Senates have affirmed students’ responsibility to uphold academic integrity by creating student statements of academic integrity (http://go.lehigh.edu/integrityresources).

Email

Students are expected to check email on a regular basis. Even if a student fails to check email for messages, the student is still responsible for any announcements made using email.

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Lehigh University is committed to maintaining an equitable and inclusive community and welcomes students with disabilities into all of the University’s educational programs. In order to receive consideration for reasonable accommodations, a student with a disability must contact Disability Support Services (DSS), provide documentation, and participate in an interactive review process. If the documentation supports a request for reasonable accommodations, DSS will provide students with a Letter of Accommodations. Students who are approved for accommodations at Lehigh should share this letter and discuss their accommodations and learning needs with instructors as early in the semester as possible. For more information or to request services, please contact Disability Support Services in person in Williams Hall, Suite 301, via phone at 610-758-4152, via email at indss@lehigh.edu, or online at https://studentaffairs.lehigh.edu/disabilities.

The Principles of Our Equitable Community

Lehigh University endorses The Principles of Our Equitable Community. We expect each member of this class to acknowledge and practice these Principles. Respect for each other and for differing viewpoints is a vital component of the learning environment inside and outside the classroom.

Lehigh University Policy on Harassment and Non-Discrimination

Lehigh University upholds The Principles of Our Equitable Community and is committed to providing an educational, working, co-curricular, social, and living environment for all students, staff, faculty, trustees, contract workers, and visitors that is free from harassment and discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital or familial status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Such harassment or discrimination is unacceptable behavior and will not be tolerated. The University strongly encourages (and, depending upon the circumstances, may require) students, faculty, staff or visitors who experience or witness harassment or discrimination, or have information about harassment or discrimination in University programs or activities, to immediately report such conduct. If you have questions about Lehigh’s Policy on Harassment and Non-Discrimination or need to report harassment or discrimination, contact the Equal Opportunity Compliance Coordinator (Alumni Memorial Building / 610.758.3535 / eocc@lehigh.edu)

Zoom Policies

To meet the challenge of teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lehigh instructors and students will be adopting new forms of instruction and interaction; following new guidelines around classroom behaviors; enhancing communications; and doing our best to be patient, flexible, and accommodating with each other.
In remote synchronous meetings, students are expected to attend class just as they would any other Lehigh class. Zoom classes work best when all students come to class ready to participate and follow the instructor’s guidelines regarding use of web-cameras. You may be asked to turn your camera on during active learning sessions in Zoom. If you have a strong preference not to do so, please contact me to let me know. Students should respect the in-classroom privacy of their instructors and fellow students by not taking screenshots or recording class sessions. Some instructors will record Zoom sessions; however, any recorded live sessions will be shared only with students in the class and will be deleted at the end of the semester.

Asking for Help

If you are having trouble understanding lectures, textbook material, or assignments, and feel you are behind in understanding the course topics, please ask questions in class, see me after class and at my office hours, talk to your recitation section TA, and/or send email to me ASAP. Do not be embarrassed by feeling you are not grasping basic material. Everyone struggles with some aspect of every subject. Study groups with fellow students are often very helpful as well. College can be demanding whether you are a freshman or an upperclassman and time management is very important, and getting behind in a course makes time management more difficult. For these reasons, consider making use of the Academic Transitions, Center for Academic Success, Disability Support Services and other offices at Lehigh’s Division of Student Affairs. See https://studentaffairs.lehigh.edu/. In addition, your mental health should not be neglected. There are university counseling services that can help in managing stress and any life issues that you find overwhelming. In particular, Student Affairs has a Counseling & Psychological Services (UCPS) office with staff members who are trained and available to assist all students.