COURSE PRESENTATION – SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Fall 2023
Territorial Acknowledgement:
We work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the
Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt and Kwikwetlem peoples.

Course & Section Number: BUQU 1230 S13

Instructor: Meena Bhagat

Class Hours: Tuesdays from 10-12:50pm

Classroom Number: Surrey Cedar 2045

E-mail Address: meena.bhagat@kpu.ca

Messages will be returned within 2 working days. During this course, your student email account with MyKwantlen
must be used for communication. Emails from other email addresses (Gmail, Hotmail, etc.) will not be answered.
Include your Course and Section number in the Subject line of your email. e.g.: BUQU 1230 S13

Other Contact Information: Skype: meena.bhagat@kpu.ca

Office Hours: Tuesdays from 4-5pm

Wednesdays from 3-4pm

Office Room Number: Fir 141

Other BUQU 1230 Class Wednesdays from 4-6:50pm in Surrey Cedar 1040

1. COURSE DELIVERY MODE: In-person

2. REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS

Textbook: Illowsky, B., Dean, S. (2020). INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS. OpenStax

https://openstax.org/books/introductory-statistics/pages/preface
Free Textbook

Excel: We’ll be using Excel to do most of our calculations. I’ll show you how to use the
statistical functions of Excel, but we do assume a basic familiarity with Excel. If you’ve
never used Excel before, it’s your responsibility (and a good idea) to get up to speed
with Excel as soon as possible.

3. COURSE DESCRIPTION

Students will learn statistical concepts, methods and procedures used in business, including descriptive
statistics--graphics and numerical presentations, probability theory, sampling, estimation, hypothesis
testing and linear regression.

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3. COURSE OBJECTIVES - Upon successful completion of this course students shall be able to:
 construct and interpret tables, graphs, and descriptive measures to summarize and present business
data
 calculate probabilities of particular events and interpret these probabilities within specific business
contexts
 apply statistical inference to calculate and interpret probabilities from sampling distributions to make
business decisions
 construct and test hypotheses and interpret the results to reach valid conclusions
 demonstrate understanding of fundamental statistical concepts and apply critical thinking to statistical
analysis and its interpretation

7. DETAILED SUMMARY OF EVALUATION SCHEME

Type Mark
Introduction Video 3%
Surprise Quiz (6) 6% @ 1% each
Assignments (12) 24% @ 2% each
Midterm 1 23%
Midterm 2 24%
Midterm 3 20%

Evaluation Breakdown
 Introduction Video - 3%
o Each student completes a short video introducing themselves to the class.
 Surprise Quiz - 6%
o 1% each to be taken anytime during the lecture – no prior notice given – it’s a surprise.
o Each quiz is worth 1%. Twenty mins to complete each quiz, and 4 attempts allowed.
o No retakes if you miss the quiz.
 Assignments - 24%
o 2% each week for 12 weeks
o Not timed with 4 attempts
o To be completed by Thursday midnight
o Created and marked on Moodle
 Midterm Exam 1 - 23%
o Chapters 1-4
 Midterm Exam 2 - 24%
o Chapters 5-10
 Midterm Exam 3 - 20%
o Chapters 11-13

Grade Grade Points Conversion Scale (%) Definition

A+ 4.33 90 - 100 Exceptional Achievement
A 4.00 85 - 89 Outstanding Achievement
A- 3.67 80 - 84 Excellent Achievement
B+ 3.33 76 - 79 Very Good Achievement
B 3.00 72 - 75 Good Achievement
B- 2.67 68 - 71 Good Achievement
C+ 2.33 64 - 67 Satisfactory Achievement
C 2.00 60 - 63 Satisfactory Achievement
« C- 1.67 56 - 59 Satisfactory Achievement
D 1.00 50 - 55 Marginal Achievement
F 0.00 0 - 49 Unsatisfactory Achievement

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8. INSTRUCTOR’S POLICY ON LATE OR MISSED ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS, and CHEATING

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ

Late Submission
 There are no excuses for submitting your work late.
 Inform your family and friends that you have an assignment/exam to complete so distractions are
limited.
 Give yourself sufficient time to upload your work.
 You will receive zero marks for submitting work late - even if it's 1 second late.
Missing
 Keep yourself healthy, fit, and safe, and stay away from people who are sick, so you don’t miss an
assignment/exam.
 Your birthday, travelling, religious ceremony, network issues are no excuses for missing an
assignment/exam.
 You will receive zero marks for not submitting your work.
 If you will be missing a graded evaluation due to medical reasons, you are required to produce a note
from a physician. The note must clearly state the reason and dates that you are unable to satisfy course
requirements. The University reserves the right to contact the physician’s office, not to discuss
confidential specifics, but to verify that the note is legitimate.
 The doctor's note must specifically state the doctor's opinion: a form letter in which the doctor ticks a
box certifying that the student claimed to be incapacitated is not acceptable.
Cheating – Please take this very seriously
 Do not copy another student's work, and do not give a student your work. You and the student you
copied from will receive zero marks.
 All forms of cheating will be reported to the School of Business Dean’s office.
 THIS IS YOUR WARNING

9. UNIVERSITY POLICY ON:

Please refer students to the following web address in regards to the policy and procedural guidelines:
http://www.kpu.ca/policies
 Policy HR15 – Diversity and Inclusiveness Policy
 Policy ST11 – Attendance and Participation in Courses Policy
 Policy ST2 – Student Academic Integrity Policy
 Policy ST7 – Student Conduct (Non-Academic) Policy
 Policy SR14 – Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy

It is the students’ responsibility to check the following KPU web address

for Admission dates and deadlines: http://www.kpu.ca/registration/dates

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5. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF TOPICS

SESSION DATE CONTENT ASSIGNMENTS

Course Introduction Introduction Video

1 Sep 5
Chapter 1: Sample and Data Assignment 1-C1

2 Sep 12 Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics – Part 1

3 Sep 19 Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics – Part 2 Assignment 2-C2

4 Sep 26 Chapter 3: Probability Topics Assignment 3-C3

5 Oct 3 Chapter 4: Discrete Random Variables Assignment 4-C4

6 Oct 10 Midterm 1 - Chapters 1-4

Chapter 6: The Normal Distribution Assignment 5-C6

7 Oct 17
Chapter 7: Sampling Distributions Assignment 6-C7

8 Oct 24 Chapter 8: Confidence Intervals Assignment 7-C8

9 Oct 31 Chapter 9: Hypothesis Testing with One Sample Assignment 8-C9

10 Nov 7 Chapter 10: Hypothesis Testing with Two Samples Assignment 9-C10

11 Nov 14 Midterm 2 - Chapters 6-10

12 Nov 21 Chapter 12: Linear Regression and Correlation Assignment 10-C12

Chapter 11: The Chi-Square Distribution Assignment 11-C11

13 Nov 28
Chapter 13: F Distribution and One-Way ANOVA Assignment 12-C13

Dec 12 8:30am -
Midterm 3 - Chapters 11-13
Cedar 2045 12:30am

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