SYLLABUS

BANA 2010-E02, ONLINE, Business Statistics, Fall 2020

Listing, BANA 2010-E02 (#42082).
Course active from Monday, August 17, 2020, to Saturday, December 12, 2020.
Instructor: Michael D. Harper, Ph.D.
Course Description: BANA 2010, Business Statistics, Fall 2020
Basic principles of probability and statistics with applications in business. Includes descriptive statistics,
probability and probability distributions, data collection, sampling distributions, statistical inference, simple
regression and the use of a computer to perform statistical analysis. Students are required to present their
analyses in written and/or oral form and defend their conclusions. This is a business core course. Therefore a
grade of a 'C-' or better must be earned to satisfy Business graduation requirements and prerequisites for
other business courses.  Prereq: MATH 1070, or MATH 1060, or MATH 1080, or MATH 1110, or MATH
1120, or MATH 1130, or MATH 1401 with a grade of C- or higher. Restriction: Restricted to undergraduate
students at a sophomore standing or higher.  Max hours: 3 Credits.

The Online course will be conducted in the following manner.

General design of online course.
Instruction in the Online course will be lectures delivered as Live Streams and office hours using Zoom
sessions. Each live stream will be recorded, rendered as a video, and posted on my YouTube that can be
accessed anytime through a link provided in Canvas. Therefore, attendance at live streams is not required.
Monday Live Stream lecture at 10am. Monday Live Stream lecture with a chat room for questions will be
accessible on my YouTube channel with link in Canvas. The Monday Live Stream lecture will be rendered as
a video on my YouTube channel with link in Canvas that can be viewed anytime. The Monday Live Stream
lecture will cover material for that week and will include presentation of the material and description of
homework.
Saturday Zoom session at 10am. Saturday Zoom session will essentially be office hours for questions that will
not be recorded.
Communication. Live Streams include a chat room for questions. Apart from Live Stream chat rooms,
questions about the material should be posted as a discussion in Canvas. Students are expected to
communicate through questions and answers about the material and the course through discussions in Canvas
and not through Canvas messaging or email. I will answer questions about the material through discussions
in Canvas and not through email or Canvas messaging. Only use email or Canvas messaging for personal
communications.
Sunday homework due before 11:59pm through Canvas. For each homework assignment, download the Word
file with the multiple-choice questions from Canvas. Work the problems to get all your multiple-choice
answers. Then submit all your multiple-choice answers, at one time, through a link in Canvas. No late
assignments accepted.
Multiple-choice Exam on Canvas. An exam study guide will be provided. A live stream about the study guide
will be given, will be rendered as a video on my YouTube channel with link in Canvas that can be viewed
anytime. More detail will be announced later in the course.
Individual Project Report submitted through Canvas. More detail about the Project Reports will be given during
the course.
Workflow is the responsibility of each student and each student is expected to utilize available course resources
at their discretion. But each student is expected to complete and submit assignments according to the course
requirements.

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Schedule: BANA 2010, Business Statistics
Week Live Stream: Assignments Through Canvas
Wee Beginning Monday at 10am No Late Assignments accepted
k Office Hours Zoom:
Monday Sunday Due by 11:59pm
Saturday at 10am
1 Aug 17 Syllabus & Introduction Aug 23
2 Aug 24 1. Definitions Aug 30
3 Aug 31 Sep 6 Homework 1
4 Sep 7 2. Descriptive Statistics Sep 13
5 Sep 14 Sep 20 Homework 2
6 Sep 21 3. Probability & Distributions Sep 27
7 Sep 28 Oct 4 Homework 3
8 Oct 5 4. Estimation Oct 11
9 Oct 12 Oct 18 Homework 4
10 Oct 19 5. Test of Hypothesis Oct 25
11 Oct 26 Nov 1 Homework 5
12 Nov 2 6. Regression Nov 8
13 Nov 9 Nov 15 Homework 6
14 Nov 16 Review
15 Nov 23 Fall Break
16 Nov 30 Exam, Topics 1-6, due by *End of Course
17 Dec 7 Individual Project Report due by *End of Course
*End of Course is Saturday, December 12, 2020.
Project and Exam due before 11:59pm, Saturday, December 12, 2020.
Nothing considered after the end of the course.
Grading:
Grades based solely on percentage of grade measure performance according to the table below.
Grades are not negotiated. Percentage determined from points earned out of points possible.
Percentag Description
Grade Grade Measures
e
90 to 100 A Excellent 6 Homework Assignments @ 10 points = 60 points
80 to 89 B Good Project @ 10 points = 10 points
70 to 79 C Competent Exam @ 30 points = 30 points
Below
60 to 69 D Total Points = 100 points
Average
0 to 59 F Failing No +/- grades. (0.5% rounded up.)
The policies and procedures in this syllabus apply to every student.
Brief Summary.
Learning material: Website, “MDHarper.com”, link provided on Canvas.
Live Streams: YouTube channel, “Dr. Harper’s Classroom”, link provided on Canvas.
Zoom Sessions: Link available on Canvas.
Communications on material through discussions on Canvas and not email or Canvas messaging.
Each Homework Assignment is over course topic, 10 questions @ 1 point/question.
Exam is over 6 course topics, 30 multiple-choice questions @ 1 point/question, 90 minutes.
Individual Project Report is due online through Canvas, no submissions accepted after end of course.

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Course Material:
Required: Canvas. Availability and submission of all assignments through Canvas. All grades on assignments
during the course will be posted on Canvas. Course grade posted only through the registrar.
Required Textbook-1. Introduction Business Statistics, A.Holmes, B.Illowsky, S.Dean, 2018,
ISBN: 978-1-947172-46-3. Note: PDF link: Textbook-1.pdf
Required Textbook-2. An Introduction to Statistical Learning, G.James, D.Witten, T.Hastie, R.Tibshirani, 2017,
Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4614-7137-0. Note: PDF link: Textbook-2.pdf
Required: YouTube channel [ Dr. Harper’s Classroom ]. Live Streams and Videos.

Required: Website [ MDHarper.com ]. Course syllabus and instructional material.

Course Topics
Title Categories & Example Take-Aways
Topic 1. Definitions Definitions, Concepts, Interpretations
Topic 2. Descriptive Statistics Graphs, Measures
Topic 3. Probability & Distributions Rules, Discrete, Continuous, Bayes, CLT
Topic 4. Estimation Point Estimates, Confidence Intervals
Topic 5. Test of Hypothesis Hypothesis Testing, P-value
Topic 6. Regression Correlation, Interpretation, ANOVA
Course Objectives.
This course will survey fundamental concepts and approaches of analyzing data commonly encountered by a
manager in business. Recognition of problems, application of techniques, and communication of results are
emphasized through lectures, assignments, and exams. The approach to the material in this course will
include the progressive objectives of a basic understanding of the underlying concepts, a proficiency in the
application of techniques, an ability to evaluate and critique data analysis results, and experience in
communicating results in a business environment. This course should provide a student the capability to
independently acquire a workable solution to commonly encountered data analysis problems or to be an
effective leader or contributor in a team effort dealing with statistical or data analytic issues.

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Policies and Procedures.
The policies and procedures in this syllabus will be followed in this course and applies to every student.
In taking this course, each student is responsible to know and adhere to the policies and procedures in
the syllabus.

Course Structure.
This course contains online material, reading material, homework assignments, an exam, and a project.
Course grade is based solely on student’s grade measure performance of homework assignments, project, and
exam expressed as a grade percentage. Determine grade percentage as the percentage of points earned out of
the total possible points. Grades are not negotiated. No +/- grades. No curves. No extra credit. In calculating
course grades, normal rounding conventions are used.
Follow the common rounding convention for calculations in this course especially related to grades,
assignments, and exam. Never round during calculations. Only round presentations. If rounding to the unit
digit, then 1.5 is rounded to 2 and 1.4 is rounded to 1. Specifically, a number, X, with a value 1.5≤X<2.5 is
rounded to 2.0 if rounding to the unit digit.
Material in the prerequisite courses is required before taking this course. Prerequisite material will not be
covered in this course since students are expected to know the prerequisite material before coming into this
course.
The answers and points earned for each assignment will be posted on Canvas. Course grade will not be posted
on Canvas but reported to the registrar.
Nothing is accepted or considered after the end of the course.

Collaboration.
Although collaboration is encouraged throughout this course to learn the material, each student is required to
submit original work. No collaboration is allowed on the exam. Only submit an originally composed
individual project report.

Discussions are provided on Canvas between students to discuss course material. Use the Canvas discussions
between classmates for asking questions about the course material, answering questions about the course
material, and other communications helpful for learning.

Collaboration is the responsibility of each student. Lack of collaboration does not eliminate a student’s
responsibility to submit assignments when due. If a tutor is used, which is the responsibility of the student, be
careful to use the tutor appropriately.

Communication.

Live Streams include a chat room for questions. Apart from Live Stream chat rooms, questions about the
material should be posted as a discussion in Canvas. Students are expected to communicate through questions
and answers about the material and the course through discussions in Canvas and not through Canvas
messaging or email. I will answer questions about the material through discussions in Canvas and not through
email or Canvas messaging. Only use email or Canvas messaging for personal communications.
Should email be necessary for personal communication, use the email address [ Mike.Harper@ucdenver.edu ]
and include “BANA 2010” in the subject area.

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Homework.
For each Homework Assignment, questions will be posted on Canvas in a Word file. Download the questions.
Utilize the learning resources to learn the material and obtain answers to the questions. Finally, submit answers
through Canvas.

Carefully follow this procedure to submit homework answers through Canvas. Download the questions from
Canvas which will be in a Word file. Obtain answers for all the multiple-choice questions. Only when all the
answers are ready to submit, submit all the answers only once through Canvas. Each student is responsible to
submit answers through Canvas correctly, completely and on time. Answers may be submitted only once.
Assignments submitted will be accepted as an entire assignment and graded as an entire assignment. Once you
begin submission, you have only 60 minutes to submit all the answers to an assignment. But all the answers
must be submitted on or before the due date and time for the assignment. The due date and time are strictly
enforced by Canvas. Canvas will not allow submission after the due date and time even during the 60-minute
time window. The entire assignment must be submitted on or before the due date and time indicated. No late
assignments are accepted. Assignments not submitted have a grade of zero. The answers to the assignments
will be posted online after the due date. No partial credit.

Exam.
An examination will be given during this course. Exam will be online through Canvas, multiple-choice, timed,
and designed for evaluation.
Each student must take their own exam. No collaboration is allowed. Collaboration is cheating and represents
academic dishonesty. If academic dishonest occurs on the exam, the student will receive a zero for the exam.
Any incident of academic dishonesty may be reported to Internal Affairs Committee of the Business School at
the University of Colorado at Denver for further action.
Exam is open-books and open-notes. The use of a calculator or Excel is allowed. No communication devices are
allowed such as cell phones.
No exam taken will result in a zero for the exam. No exam will be considered after the end of the course.
Collaboration is encouraged to aid in learning the material but not required. Although collaboration is
encouraged, students are expected to perform their own work. The homework assignments are designed as
an introduction and development of the material but not intended to be a complete coverage of the material.

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Projects.
Each student is required to select one scenario from a set of business scenarios provided during the course, and
originally compose a three-page report. Each business scenario will contain a problem, set of data, and
request. The three-page report will include an analysis of the data, a response to the problem, and a defense
of your analysis, conclusions, or recommendations.

The originally composed individual project report shall demonstrate the student’s knowledge of statistics and
an ability to effectively communicate the knowledge appropriate to a business environment. Each individual
report must be unique. Each individual report must be professionally composed.

Submit the completed individual report only through Canvas as a PDF file on or before the due date and time.
Each report may only be submitted once, may only be submitted as a complete report, and must be submitted
by the due date and time. A report not submitted has a grade of zero. No late reports accepted. Each
student is required to submit original material for their individual report. Although collaboration is
encouraged to understand the problem, collaboration does not include copying from another student or
allowing a student to copy from you on individual work that is submitted.

Submit your report through Canvas as a PDF file. Do not use a cover page but use the title below on the first
page where the student supplies the information in italics.
{Project title of Student’s Individual Report}
Individual Project Report Submitted as partial fulfillment of requirements for
Business Statistics Course at University of Colorado Denver
By
{student’s name}
On {date}

{Content}

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General Policies.
End of the Course. Nothing will be considered after the end of the course.

Assignments. Assignments consist of homework assignments and an individual project report. All
submissions of assignment are through Canvas. Each assignment not received when due has a grade of zero.
Late assignments not accepted. No assignment accepted after the end of the course. Grades will be posted
online during the course. Final Course Grades are submitted through registrar and not on Canvas. No
corrections to the grade will be considered after the end of the course.

Academic Dishonesty. In the event academic dishonesty occurs on an assignment or an exam, the work will
receive a grade of zero. Any incident of academic dishonesty may be reported to Internal Affairs Committee
of the Business School at the University of Colorado Denver for further action.

Conduct. I expect strict adherence to the code of conduct as stated in the Catalog of the University of
Colorado at Denver.
[http://www.ucdenver.edu/life/services/standards/Documents/CUDenver-CodeofConduct.pdf ]
I will initiate due process against violations of the code of conduct. Violations include verbal and physical
disruption or intimidation. Actions to initiate due process can include a formal report to the Behavioral
Assessment and Threat Assessment Team (BETA)
[http://www.ucdenver.edu/faculty_staff/faculty/assembly/downtown/Documents/BETA
%20BROCHURE%20Fall%202012%20October%202012.pdf],
the Campus Assessment, Response, & Evaluation Team (CARE)
[ WWW.ucdenver.edu/life/services/CARE ],
or the Internal Affairs Committee of the Business School at the University of Colorado at Denver. Conduct
also includes etiquette that is respectful to all people, the facilities, and the institution.

Commitment Expectation. Taking this course represents your commitment to perform the work when due.
Faculty policies have stated that classes in the business school should require of their students a workload
that enhances quality education and is consistent with the amount of academic credit granted for a course.
This course requires work due on a regular basis.

Incomplete Grades. No incomplete grades are given.

Statement. Policies in this syllabus apply to each student equally. I will consider special circumstances but
standards will not be compromised and all work must be completed during the course. Any action taken by
me that might be taken as varying from these policies shall not be a cause to eliminate or alter any student’s
responsibility to adhere to all the requirements of the course or to prevent my action in enforcing the policies
in the course to every student.

*** End of Syllabus ***

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