Stephen,
I would also characterize the syllabus as too ambitious -- by far. Your
students are probably scared of statistics, and overwhelming them will only
make it worse. Unless you see a special need for it, for example, I'd omit
time series in a first course!
You might want to look at
I found your syllabus to be very ambitious for undergraduates. Is this
their first stat course?
At 07:34 AM 6/18/00 -0400, SM wrote:
Howdy,
I am not a subscriber of this listserv, but was invited to post by E.
Jacquelin Dietz, editor of THE JOURNAL OF STATISTICS EDUCATION.
I am a social worker
Howdy,
I am not a subscriber of this listserv, but was invited to post by E.
Jacquelin Dietz, editor of THE JOURNAL OF STATISTICS EDUCATION.
I am a social worker (MSW with a Ph.D. in Sociology) and I teach two
sections of statistics (to social work and criminal justice majors) at a
small college
At 07:34 AM 6/18/00 -0400, SM wrote:
Two issues that may not be clear on the syllabus:
1) I prohibit students from using a computer until they have solved the
equation by hand first. I have discovered that students do much better
on exams when they have done the math. For example, I can ask
