BA3360003:ManagerialMethodsinDecisionMakingUnderUncertainty Fall2011 TuTh10:00AM11:15AM SOM2.722 Aug25,2011 Dec6,2011 Professor:GaneshJanakiraman SOM3.403 9728835846 email:PleaseuseeLearningONLY OfficeHours:MondayandWednesday10:00a.m.11:00a.m. TA:?,. OfficeHours:? RecommendedText(NOTRequired):ModernBusinessStatisticswithMicrosoftOfficeExcelcustom editionforTheUniversityofTexasatDallas.Authors:Anderson,SweeneyandWilliams.

s. Prerequisites:MATH1326 CourseDescription:Thiscoursewillintroducetheconceptsofprobabilityandstatisticsasappliedto managerialdecisionmaking.Theseconceptswillbedevelopedvialecturesandexercisesusing MicrosoftExcel.Topicsinclude:summarizingandpresentingdata,probabilitytheory, sampling,estimation,confidenceintervals,hypothesistesting,regression,andANOVA. EmphasiswillbegiventomodelingandsolvingproblemsinFinance,Marketing,Accounting, andOperationsMangement. Grades: Therewillbethreeinclassexamseachcarryingaweightof25points,summingupto75points.These examsarenotcumulative,thatis,onlytopicscoveredafterExam1areincludedinExam2andonly topicscoveredafterExam2areincludedinExam3.Assignmentswillcountfor20points.Aweightof5 pointswillbegiventoclassparticipationtheonlyreasonforastudentnotobtainingthese5pointswill bepoorconduct(forexample,walkingintoclasslate,leavingclasswhileitisinsession,distractingother studentsetc.)thisparticipationgradeisunaffectedbyattendance.Themaximumtotalscoreinthe courseis25*3+20+5=100. Thefollowingtablegivesyouthelistoflettergradescorrespondingtoyourtotalscoreinthecourse(out of100). A+:95100A:9095A:8590 B+:8085B:7580B:7075 C+:6570C:6065C:5560 D+:5055F:Lessthan50 ExamDates:Exam1September27,Exam2October27,Exam3December6. ClassDates:AllTuesdaysandThursdaysfromAugust25toDecember6EXCEPTNovember24 (ThanksgivingHoliday).

eLearning:YourcourseeLearningsitewillbeusedinseveralimportantwaysthroughoutthe semester.eLearningemailisalsotheappropriateavenueforsendingemailtoyourprofessor. SpecialAssistance:Forhelpwithtestanxietyortimemanagement,thefollowingresourcesare available:youracademicadvisor,theLearningResourceCenter(MC2.402),theCounseling Center(SU1.608),theNewStudentProgramsOffice(SU1.610),yourinstructor. Expectation:Universityguidelinesrecommendthatyoustudy23hoursperweekforevery credithourinwhichyouareenrolled.Thatis,Universityexpectationssuggestyouspend69 hoursoutsideofclasseveryweekonhomeworkandstudyingforthiscourse. StudentConduct&Discipline:TheUniversityofTexasSystemandTheUniversityofTexasat Dallashaverulesandregulationsfortheorderlyandefficientconductoftheirbusiness.Itisthe responsibilityofeachstudentandeachstudentorganizationtobeknowledgeableaboutthe rulesandregulationswhichgovernstudentconductandactivities.Generalinformationon studentconductanddisciplineiscontainedintheUTDpublication,AtoZGuide,whichis providedtoallregisteredstudentseachacademicyear. TheUniversityofTexasatDallasadministersstudentdisciplinewithintheproceduresof recognizedandestablisheddueprocess.ProceduresaredefinedanddescribedintheRulesand Regulations,BoardofRegents,TheUniversityofTexasSystem,Part1,ChapterVI,Section3, andinTitleV,RulesonStudentServicesandActivitiesoftheuniversitysHandbookof OperatingProcedures.Copiesoftheserulesandregulationsareavailabletostudentsinthe OfficeoftheDeanofStudents,wherestaffmembersareavailabletoassiststudentsin interpretingtherulesandregulations(SU1.602,972/8836391). Astudentattheuniversityneitherlosestherightsnorescapestheresponsibilitiesofcitizenship. Heorsheisexpectedtoobeyfederal,state,andlocallawsaswellastheRegentsRules, universityregulations,andadministrativerules.Studentsaresubjecttodisciplineforviolating thestandardsofconductwhethersuchconducttakesplaceonoroffcampus,orwhethercivilor criminalpenaltiesarealsoimposedforsuchconduct. AcademicIntegrity:Thefacultyexpectsfromitsstudentsahighlevelofresponsibilityand academichonesty.Becausethevalueofanacademicdegreedependsupontheabsolute integrityoftheworkdonebythestudentforthatdegree,itisimperativethatastudent demonstrateahighstandardofindividualhonorinhisorherscholasticwork. Scholasticdishonestyincludes,butisnotlimitedto,statements,actsoromissionsrelatedto applicationsforenrollmentortheawardofadegree,and/orthesubmissionasonesownwork ormaterialthatisnotonesown.Asageneralrule,scholasticdishonestyinvolvesoneofthe followingacts:cheating,plagiarism,collusionand/orfalsifyingacademicrecords.Students suspectedofacademicdishonestyaresubjecttodisciplinaryproceedings. Plagiarism,especiallyfromtheweb,fromportionsofpapersforotherclasses,andfromany othersourceisunacceptableandwillbedealtwithundertheuniversityspolicyonplagiarism (seegeneralcatalogfordetails).Thiscoursewillusetheresourcesofturnitin.com,which searchesthewebforpossibleplagiarismandisover90%effective.

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DisabilityServices:ThegoalofDisabilityServicesistoprovidestudentswithdisabilities educationalopportunitiesequaltothoseoftheirnondisabledpeers.DisabilityServicesis locatedinroom1.610intheStudentUnion.OfficehoursareMondayandThursday,8:30a.m. to6:30p.m.;TueandWednesday,8:30a.m.to7:30p.m.;andFriday,8:30a.m.to5:30p.m. ThecontactinformationfortheOfficeofDisabilityServicesis: TheUniversityofTexasatDallas,SU22 POBox830688 Richardson,Texas750830688 (972)8832098(voiceorTTY) Essentially,thelawrequiresthatcollegesanduniversitiesmakethosereasonableadjustments necessarytoeliminatediscriminationonthebasisofdisability.Forexample,itmaybe necessarytoremoveclassroomprohibitionsagainsttaperecordersoranimals(inthecaseofdog guides)forstudentswhoareblind.Occasionallyanassignmentrequirementmaybe substituted(forexample,aresearchpaperversusanoralpresentationforastudentwhois hearingimpaired).Classesenrolledstudentswithmobilityimpairmentsmayhavetobe rescheduledinaccessiblefacilities.Thecollegeoruniversitymayneedtoprovidespecial servicessuchasregistration,notetaking,ormobilityassistance. Itisthestudentsresponsibilitytonotifyhisorherprofessorsoftheneedforsuchan accommodation.DisabilityServicesprovidesstudentswithletterstopresenttofaculty memberstoverifythatthestudenthasadisabilityandneedsaccommodations.Individuals requiringspecialaccommodationshouldcontacttheprofessorafterclassorduringofficehours. ReligiousHolyDays:TheUniversityofTexasatDallaswillexcuseastudentfromclassor otherrequiredactivitiesforthetraveltoandobservanceofareligiousholydayforareligion whoseplacesofworshipareexemptfrompropertytaxunderSection11.20,TaxCode,Texas CodeAnnotated. Thestudentisencouragedtonotifytheinstructororactivitysponsorassoonaspossible regardingtheabsence,preferablyinadvanceoftheassignment.Thestudent,soexcused,will beallowedtotaketheexamorcompletetheassignmentwithinareasonabletimeafterthe absence:aperiodequaltothelengthoftheabsence,uptoamaximumofoneweek.Astudent whonotifiestheinstructorandcompletesanymissedexamorassignmentmaynotbepenalized fortheabsence.Astudentwhofailstocompletetheexamorassignmentwithintheprescribed periodmayreceiveafailinggradeforthatexamorassignment. Ifastudentoraninstructordisagreesaboutthenatureoftheabsence[i.e.,forthepurposeof observingareligiousholyday]orifthereissimilardisagreementaboutwhetherthestudenthas beengivenareasonabletimetocompleteanymissedassignmentsorexaminations,eitherthe studentortheinstructormayrequestarulingfromthechiefexecutiveofficeroftheinstitution, orhisorherdesignee.Thechiefexecutiveofficerordesigneemusttakeintoaccountthe legislativeintentofTEC51.911(b),andthestudentandinstructorwillabidebythedecisionof thechiefexecutiveofficerordesignee.