Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Learning Resources
• Elementary Statistics Using Excel (4th ed.) by Triola, Mario F. (ISBN: 9780132157705-4)
• Helpful Websites: Khan Academy, Wolfram
• LDSBC Tutoring Lab: 9th floor in the Student Development Center.
• Other readings or videos may be assigned.
Assessment and Grading
Grading Components
Assessment Activities Points Grading Scale
(total points earned divided by total points possible)
Prepare: Reading, pre-class quizzes, misc.
exercises, written assignments, preparations Score Grade Score Grade Score Grade
and case studies. 94-100% A 80-83% B- 67-69% D+
Teach One Another: Class activities, group 40% 90-93% A- 77-79% C+ 64-66% D
exercises, discussions, participation, and class 87-89% B+ 74-76% C 60-63% D-
Honor Code support. 84-86% B 70-73% C- 0-59% E
Ponder: Pondering questions, and out of class
observations.
Prove: Authentic learning experiences, four
section exams, one comprehensive final exam, 60%
semester project, and personal Honor Code.
LDSBC cultivates a nurturing environment where practical skills are learned and discipleship strengthened.
There are three types of outcomes guiding curriculum at LDSBC. Students demonstrate the 1) College-Wide
Capabilities, 2) Program Outcomes, and 3) Course-Specific Outcomes through the Learning Pattern as they Prepare,
Teach One Another, Ponder, and Prove their knowledge, skills, and abilities. Course curriculum is immersive,
integrated, interactive, and iterative.
Students are encouraged where appropriate to seek part-time employment opportunities at LDS Business College and
other educationally affiliated entities (e.g., the Global Service Center, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
and BYU Pathway Worldwide) where practical experience in a work environment can supplement the development of
the College-Wide Capabilities and outcomes (teamwork & leadership, communication, technical skills, problem-solving,
and professionalism.
Through this process, LDSBC graduates learn deeply and are prepared to contribute in their homes, communities, the
Lord’s church, and in future employment.
1. College-Wide Capabilities
To align with the mission of LDS Business College to develop capable and trusted disciples of Jesus Christ, the
College is focused on helping learners demonstrate through classroom experiences and assessments the
following capabilities:
Students graduating from LDS Business College with an Associate of Science in Integrated Studies (AS of
IS) degree will:
PO 1. Gain Fundamental Content Knowledge, including completion of the following core and
breadth requirements
English
Quantitative Literacy
American Institutions
Fine Arts
Humanities
Life Science
Physical Science
Social Science
PO 2. Acquire Intellectual Tools & Practical Skills, including
Inquiry and Analysis
Critical and Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
Written and Verbal Communication
Information Literacy
Teamwork and Leadership
PO 3. Develop Personal and Social Responsibility, including
Sustainable Stewardship to Self, Family, Church and Community
Community and Civic Knowledge
Ethical Reasoning, Emotional Intelligence and Initiative
Rights & Obligations of Citizenship
PO 4. Synthesize Learning, including
Application of Knowledge, Skills and Responsibilities to New Settings
Integrating Knowledge of Multiple Disciplines to Solve Real-World Problems
PO 5. Value Career Management & Life-long Learning, including
Integrating Skills for College and Career Success
Professionalism, Work Ethic and Accountability in the Workplace
Technology and Computer Skills in the Workplace
College Policies
FERPA
LDS Business College follows the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which is a federal law that
protects the privacy of student education records. The following are rights under FERPA: (1) inspect and review
education records; (2) have records amended; (3) have some control over the disclosure of information contained in the
records; and (4) file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education if LDSBC fails to comply with FERPA. More
information can be found on our website at https://www.ldsbc.edu/family-education-rights-and-privacy-act.
Students with Disabilities
Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires that reasonable modifications be provided for students
with physical, cognitive, systemic, learning, and psychiatric disabilities. In order to receive modifications in the
classroom, contact disability services (located within the Student Development Center) by emailing
DisabilityServices@ldsbc.edu. or calling (801) 524-8151. Students must provide disability documentation and have a
conversation with a disability services representative in order to determine what modifications are most appropriate for
the student. Students receiving modifications will then receive a form to provide to their instructor.
Honor Code Policies and Procedures & Academic Honesty Policy
Students should be aware and review each semester the Honor Code Policies and Procedures and the Academic
Honesty Policy (https://www.ldsbc.edu/policies-and-procedures/policies-procedures.html). The LDSBC learning
environment and culture are created and preserved through commitment to personal conduct that reflects these ideals
and principles. Adherence to these principles creates a community of saints where the Spirit may be in greater
abundance.
Title IX
Preventing & Responding to Sexual Misconduct
In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, LDS Business College prohibits unlawful sex
discrimination against any participant in its education programs or activities. The college also prohibits sexual
harassment—including sexual violence—committed by or against students, college employees, and visitors to campus.
As outlined in college policy, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking are
considered forms of "sexual misconduct" prohibited by the college.
College policy requires all college employees in a teaching, managerial, or supervisory role to report all incidents of
sexual misconduct that come to their attention in any way, including but not limited to face-to-face conversations, a
written class assignment or paper, class discussion, email, text, or social media post.
Incidents of sexual misconduct should be reported to the Title IX Coordinator at titleix@ldsbc.edu or (801) 524-1920 or
room 929. Reports may also be submitted online or by calling 1-888-238-1062. This number is available 24-hours a day
and can accept anonymous reports.
LDSBC offers resources and services that may be helpful to those affected by sexual misconduct. Additional
information about Title IX, the college’s Sexual Misconduct Policy, reporting requirements, and resources can be found
at https://www.ldsbc.edu/title-ix-statement or by contacting the college’s Title IX Coordinator as previously outlined.
Schedule of Authentic Learning Experiences & Assessment Activities
(Subject to Change at Instructor’s Discretion):
Week One
Introduction to Statistics, Data and Sampling
Prepare:
1. Read the Math 252 syllabus
2. Preview MAT 252 Semester Schedule
3. Read: Textbook Sections 1-1 through 1-5
4. Worksheet #1
5. Pre-class Quiz #1a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
1. Read the scriptures then answer the questions that follow, Doctrine and Covenants 109:7.
2. How can you use this scripture to help you learn math?
3. Doctrine and Covenants 130: 18-19
4. Sometimes it is hard to understand why we will be learning specific topics in this class. How can this scripture
help us understand the importance of everything we learn in this class and throughout our lives?
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #1b
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 1, CO 2
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 2.1 - 2.5
2. Worksheet #2
3. Pre-class Quiz #2a
4. Complete written assignment: Thinking Aloud.
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #2b
Week Two
Statistics for Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data (Measures of Center & Variation)
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 1, CO 2
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 3-1, 3-2, & 3-3
2. Worksheet #3
3. Pre-class Quiz #3a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #3b
Measures of Relative Standing and Boxplots
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 1, CO 2, CO 3
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 3-4
2. Worksheet #4
3. Pre-class Quiz #4a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #4b
Week Three
Review for Exam #1
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 1, CO 2, CO 3
Prepare:
1. Review: Textbook Chapters 1 - 3.
2. Review quizzes 1 - 4.
3. Review Worksheets 1 - 4.
4. Complete: Practice Exam #1, before class
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content from chapters 1 – 3.
Exam #1
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 1, CO 2, CO 3
Prepare:
1. Review: Textbook Chapters 1 - 3.
2. Review quizzes 1 - 4.
3. Review Worksheets 1 - 4.
4. Review Practice Exam #1.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Exam #1 in class.
Week Four
Introduction to Probability, Probability Rules
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 4
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 4-1 – 4-5
2. Worksheet #5
3. Pre-class Quiz #5a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #5b
Counting Techniques
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 4
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 4-7
2. Worksheet #6
3. Pre-class Quiz #6a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #6b
Week Five
Discrete Probability Distributions
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 4
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 5-1 & 5-2
2. Worksheet #7
3. Pre-class Quiz #7a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #7b
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 4, CO 5
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 5-3 & 5-4
2. Worksheet #8
3. Pre-class Quiz #8a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #8b
Week Six
Review for Exam #2
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 4, CO 5
Prepare:
1. Review: Textbook Chapters 4 & 5.
2. Review quizzes 5 - 8.
3. Review Worksheets 5 - 8.
4. Complete: Practice Exam #2, before class
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content from chapters 4 & 5.
Exam #2
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 4, CO 5
Prepare:
1. Review: Textbook Chapters 4 & 5.
2. Review quizzes 5 - 8.
3. Review Worksheets 5 - 8.
4. Review: Practice Exam #2.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Exam #2 in class.
Week Seven
Normal Probability Distributions
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 5, CO 6
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 6-1, 6-2, & 6-3
2. Worksheet #9
3. Pre-class Quiz #9a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #9b
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 6, CO 7
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 6-4, & 6-5
2. Worksheet #10
3. Pre-class Quiz #10a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #10b
Week Eight
Estimating a Population Proportion and Confidence Intervals
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 6, CO 7, CO 8, CO 9
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 7-1, & 7-2
2. Worksheet #11
3. Pre-class Quiz #11a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #11b
Estimating a Population Mean and Confidence Intervals
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 6, CO 7, CO 8, CO 9
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 7-3, & 7-4
2. Worksheet #12
3. Pre-class Quiz #12a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #12b
Week Nine
Review for Exam #3
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 6, CO 7, CO 8, CO 9
Prepare:
1. Review: Textbook Chapters 6 & 7.
2. Review quizzes 9 - 12.
3. Review Worksheets 9 - 12.
4. Complete: Practice Exam #3, before class
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content from chapters 6 & 7.
Exam #3
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 6, CO 7, CO 8, CO 9
Prepare:
1. Review: Textbook Chapters 6 & 7.
2. Review quizzes 9 - 12.
3. Review Worksheets 9 - 12.
4. Complete: Practice Exam #3.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Exam #3 in class.
Week Ten
Hypothesis Testing
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 6, CO 8, CO 9
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 8-1 & 8-2
2. Worksheet #13
3. Pre-class Quiz #13a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #13b
Testing a Claim About a Proportion
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 6, CO 8, CO 9
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 8-3
2. Worksheet #14
3. Pre-class Quiz #14a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #14b
Week Eleven
Testing a Claim About a Mean
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 6, CO 8, CO 9
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 8-4 & 8-5
2. Worksheet #15
3. Pre-class Quiz #15a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #15b
Week Twelve
Correlation and Regression
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 1, CO 3, CO 10
Prepare:
1. Read: Textbook Sections 10-2 & 10-3
2. Worksheet #16
3. Pre-class Quiz #16a
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises
Prove:
Post-class Quiz #16b
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 1, CO 2, CO 6, CO 8, CO 9, CO 10
Prepare:
1. Review: Textbook Chapters 8 & 10.
2. Review quizzes 13 - 16.
3. Review Worksheets 13 - 16.
4. Complete: Practice Exam #4, before class
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content from chapters 8 & 10.
Week Thirteen
Exam #4
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 1, CO 2, CO 6, CO 8, CO 9, CO 10
Prepare:
1. Review: Textbook Chapters 8 & 10.
2. Review quizzes 13 - 16.
3. Review Worksheets 13 - 16.
4. Review: Practice Exam #4.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Exam #4 in class.
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 1, CO 2, CO 3, CO 4, CO 5, CO 6, CO 7, CO 8, CO 9, CO 10
Prepare:
1. Review: Textbook Chapters 1-8 & 10.
2. Review quizzes 1 - 16.
3. Review Worksheets 1 - 16.
4. Review Practice Exams & Exams 1-4
Teach One Another:
Participate in class discussion/exercises.
Ponder:
Review content from chapters 1-8 & 10.
Week Fourteen
Exam #5 (Comprehensive Final)
Course-Specific Outcomes: CO 1, CO 2, CO 3, CO 4, CO 5, CO 6, CO 7, CO 8, CO 9, CO 10
Prepare:
1. Review: Textbook Chapters 1-8 & 10.
2. Review quizzes 1 - 16.
3. Review Worksheets 1 - 16.
4. Review Practice Exams & Exams 1-4.
Ponder:
Review content as needed from textbook, worksheets, quizzes, and/or class discussion/exercises.
Prove:
1. Exam #5 (Comprehensive Final) in class.
2. Final Project due.
Content of Course:
Prepare and Teach One Another Ponder and Prove
Core Concepts Specialized & Lifelong Skills Expected Outcomes
(to Understand) (to Develop) (to Achieve)
• Christ-like attributes • Engage in spiritual strengthening of self • Interact with other students and the instructor in an
• Personal honor and others by participating in class thereby honest, ethical, and Christ-like manner.
• Communication inviting the Spirit to teach. • Communicate in writing and verbally using correct
• Teamwork English and technology skills to effectively
• Problem solving • Building skills that will allow the student persuade, inform, and convey ideas.
• Analytical Thinking to analyze and interpret data. • Solve problems using critical, creative, and
• Interpreting data and practical thinking skills.
results • Inferring logical outcomes based on input • Interpret data and statements about data
• Inferring outcomes from data. • Understand outcomes of datasets
data sources • Infer information about the population from
sample data
• Building visual graphs and logic to help
communicate your objectives clearly.
Topic 4 – 1.) Come to each lecture 1.) Each lecture 1.) Complete the pondering section for each
Inferential period prepared with the Participate in the group of the lecture reviews.
Statistics following – A format for this is question section 2.) Test 1 – Inferential Statistics
in the review handout for 2.) Participate can
each section: complete the group
• Homework from previous worksheet on standard
section deviation
• Pondering from previous 3.) Participate in the
section group claims topics
• What, Why and how for the 4.) Each class there
upcoming section. will be a section of
2.) Complete the assigned group problems to
Interpretations and teach one another.
worksheets 5.) Participate in class
3.) Review Previous Tests –
Master the section Review
Refer to the detailed class schedule for specific dates, assignments for each