Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
FOR FRIDAY -- NEW BLOG
As indicated in Blackboard, let's practice graphs by looking at some Shaw data. So, go to Course Documents in Blackboard and download the Shaw University Fact Book. It's all sorts of fascinating information about the institution -- you'll have so much fun reading it! So, select some graph that is useful and discuss its meaning in the blog. Enjoy!
Friday, January 29, 2010
New Blog (to complete by Monday February 1)
Take any concept that we have covered so far in the class and explain it. Basically, talk us through what it means or how we calculate it. Hopefully, your explanation will help you make more sense of the material and assist your classmates in reviewing/understanding everything that we have done! Be detailed in your discussion and be sure to read others' posts so that you can have a nice review of the material.
As mentioned on Blackboard, please go to this website, read the graphs, and discuss one statistic and one trend here (thus, post again). Let's practice!
http://www.womensmedia.com/new/Lips-Hilary-gender-wage-gap.shtml
As mentioned on Blackboard, please go to this website, read the graphs, and discuss one statistic and one trend here (thus, post again). Let's practice!
http://www.womensmedia.com/new/Lips-Hilary-gender-wage-gap.shtml
Friday, January 22, 2010
Topic 2
Find some meaningful statistics that relate to your professional or personal life. (Go online and search... there are so many websites out there.) Share the statistics here, explain what they means, and discuss why you found them meaningful or useful. Do not just throw out some boring, useless statistics -- do something interesting!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Welcome to the Blog -- Topic 1
Welcome to the course blog! I am truly excited about teaching this course, and I hope that you find it to be an enlightening and enjoyable educational experience. This blog serves as a mechanism for everyone to process ideas and concepts related to our class and to learn through engagement with others. Since none of us is as smart as all of us, we can gain further insights by taking in the ideas of our community members. While we may disagree on here, it is essential that we always demonstrate respect and maintain an open mind.
In order to participate, click on the heading "Welcome to the Blog -- Topic 1" above. (For subsquent weeks, you just click on the new title.) If you scroll down, you can read my instructions and enter your comments in the box. Come back a little while later, click on the same link, and read the posts from your classmates. USE YOUR REAL NAME EITHER IN YOUR "SCREEN NAME" OR IN YOUR POSTS; OTHERWISE, I WILL NOT KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND CANNOT ASSIGN POINTS. It would also be great if everyone could at least publish their photo in the "Followers" section on the right-hand side of the page. That way, we can learn each other's names and connect faces with ideas.
I will post a blog topic almost every week during the term. For each topic, I would like for you to produce a 1-2 paragraph thoughtful comment that shows your honest reflections and includes some type of contribution to our understanding of the issues at hand. Then, after reading the posts of your classmates, I'd like for you to jump back into the conversation -- either by critically responding to someone else or by adding to your previous post with further insights. Feel free to continue the dialogue if you wish.
You will be graded on the value-added nature of your overall posts over the course of the term. In other words, just typing anything does not earn you credit -- your comments must offer something useful for us to consider. For each blog, you earn one point for a good post and one more point for a good response to others. I will add those points each week onto Blackboard (if it's a weak post, you will not earn credit.) Although I am certain that you will get the hang of this blog thing soon, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
TOPIC ONE: What are your thoughts and feelings about taking a course in Statistics? Is there anything that your instructor and classmates can do to best help you to achieve success in this class? The original posts are due by Monday January 18th, with follow up posts expected by class time on Wednesday January 20th.
In order to participate, click on the heading "Welcome to the Blog -- Topic 1" above. (For subsquent weeks, you just click on the new title.) If you scroll down, you can read my instructions and enter your comments in the box. Come back a little while later, click on the same link, and read the posts from your classmates. USE YOUR REAL NAME EITHER IN YOUR "SCREEN NAME" OR IN YOUR POSTS; OTHERWISE, I WILL NOT KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND CANNOT ASSIGN POINTS. It would also be great if everyone could at least publish their photo in the "Followers" section on the right-hand side of the page. That way, we can learn each other's names and connect faces with ideas.
I will post a blog topic almost every week during the term. For each topic, I would like for you to produce a 1-2 paragraph thoughtful comment that shows your honest reflections and includes some type of contribution to our understanding of the issues at hand. Then, after reading the posts of your classmates, I'd like for you to jump back into the conversation -- either by critically responding to someone else or by adding to your previous post with further insights. Feel free to continue the dialogue if you wish.
You will be graded on the value-added nature of your overall posts over the course of the term. In other words, just typing anything does not earn you credit -- your comments must offer something useful for us to consider. For each blog, you earn one point for a good post and one more point for a good response to others. I will add those points each week onto Blackboard (if it's a weak post, you will not earn credit.) Although I am certain that you will get the hang of this blog thing soon, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
TOPIC ONE: What are your thoughts and feelings about taking a course in Statistics? Is there anything that your instructor and classmates can do to best help you to achieve success in this class? The original posts are due by Monday January 18th, with follow up posts expected by class time on Wednesday January 20th.
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