EMIS 7300 Course Policies Updated 10 August 2005

EMIS 7300 Course Policies Updated 10 August 2005

Textbooks Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers. , 3 rd edition by Douglas C. Montgomery and George C. Runger. n A custom edition of Quantitative Analysis for Management. , 8 th edition. by Barry Render, Ralph M. Stair Jr. , and Michael E. Hanna n 1

Grading Homework 10% n Two Midterm Exams 25% Each n Final Exam 40% n Grading based on the 4 -point scale n – A = 4. 0, A- = 3. 7, B+ = 3. 3, etc. 2

Grading Scale 3

Homework n Generally due every Thursday at the start of class – One week later for distance students – Late homework receives a grade of zero n Assignments available on the class web page http: //www. engr. smu. edu/~olinick/emis 7300 n Plan to spend at least 10 hours per week on home work and reading assignments, and studying for exams 4

Submitting Homework n Blackboard – – n http: //smu. edu/cms/ Click on the Go to the Blackboard logon page: link Your login name is your SMU ID Your password is you SMU ID Contact the distanced education help desk at dehelp@engr. smu. edu for help with DVD delivery. 5

Submitting Homework n Name the file hwno_firstinitiallastname. If there are multiple files then number them as hwno_firstinitiallastname 1, hwno_firstinitiallastname 2 and so on. – n E. g. If you are turning in HW#5 and your name is George T. Mason then your homework file name should be hw 5_gmason. Turn in one file / assignment if possible preferably Word / Power. Point. – If you happen to use Excel then you can neatly embed an excel sheet in Word / Power. Point by using copy -> paste special option. 6

Submitting Homework n n n If you have to turn in an Excel File then make sure that each worksheet fits in one page. Use View->Page Break Preview to adjust the sheet so that its contents will fit in one page. Type your name in the first page of your homework without fail. Include a header that has the homework number and your name. Insert a footer with page numbers of the format page x of y. If you use different font colors make sure that the color is not a very light shade 7

Midterm Exams n n Two Miderms – – First midterm: September 22 Second midterm: October 25 – Midterms are sent to site coordinators the day the exam is given in class You will have a one-week window in which to take the exam If business travel or military service conflicts with the exam dates, you must let me know ahead of time Distance Students – – n n Open textbook and notes 80 Minutes 8

Final Exam n December 7 th (3 P. M. to 6 P. M. ) in class – December 7 through 15 for Distance Students Comprehensive n 3 hours n Open textbook and notes n 9

Grade Calculation Example 10

Important Dates Thursday, September 22 (Exam 1) n Tuesday, October 11 (Fall Break) n Tuesday, October 25 (Exam 2) n Thursday, November 24 (Thanksgiving) n Tuesday, November 29 (Last Class) n Wednesday, December 7 (Final Exam) n 11