Stat 251, or equivalent coursework (or Stat 301 or Stat 416)
Required materials
No textbook is required; you will need access to a computer that either can install R, be able to access R through Vlab, or use of servers that can compile and run R code, in addition to accessing BbLearn.
Recommended materials
Dennis, B. 2013. The R Student Companion. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. Available at UI Bookstore, or here, or here (ebook editions available too).
Grading
Lab Assignments Final project
60% 40%
Grading is on the scale of 90%+ A, 80%-89% B, etc. I do round at the end of the course.
Assessment
Due dates for all work are in BbLearn. No work will be accepted late without prior notification and consent. Makeup work will only be accepted if you let me know about the late work in advance. No exceptions. For information about student services, contact the Dean of Students.
Lecture Delivery Every lecture will be available through links in BbLearn
Labs Every module will have a lab (assignment) to practice the concepts learned in that module. There will be up to 15 lab assignments, out of which I will collect the work from 10 random labs to grade for points. All lab work must be your own (see assignments policy). When submitting assignments, I require the following things to paste into a document (Word) and upload to BbLearn. I will want the following things for every assignment:
The code used
The output used (cleaned up)
Project There will be a project for the semester. The project will include use of commands and procedures learned in class and practiced in labs. More detailed information will be available in the Project link.
Academic Honesty
Academic honesty will be enforced in the class. Breaches of academic honesty include cheating on a test, falsifying data, misrepresenting the work of others as your own (plagiarism, or improper citation of sources), and helping other students cheat and/or plagiarize. For detailed academic integrity standards and procedures, please consult Article II of your student handbook. Breaches of academic integrity will not be tolerated and will result in an F for the course and referral to the Dean of Students for further disciplinary action.
Assignments Policy
In a course that bases all of the grade on homework and lab work, the discussion of cheating and defining what exactly that means is very important. It is considered cheating if: • Copy someone's program -- obviously • Adapt or paraphrase someone's program (i.e., change variable names) • Look at someone's program to see how the problem can be solved and then write a program following their exact approach • To allow anyone to do any of the above with your programs It is not cheating to: • Ask for advise • Ask someone what an error message means • Discuss various approaches to solving a problem • Show someone some code and ask their opinion If you are unsure, ask me.
Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations are available* for students who have documented temporary or permanent disabilities. All accommodations must be approved through Disability Support Services in order to notify your instructor(s) as soon as possible regarding accommodations needed for the course. DSS contact information: Idaho Commons Building room 306, phone (208) 885-6307 and email [email protected]. The class is set up in such a way that accommodations may not be necessary but are still available if desired.
* I am not exactly sure how things will be executed with the Testing Center, so please contact them and/or DSS for information