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PSYCHOLOGY

PSY 221W - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Five Quarter Hours

 
Prerequisites: MATH 113. No credit for both 221W and any of the following: MATH 251, PSY 121, or QBA 201
 
Course Overview: This is an undergraduate introductory course in descriptive and inferential statistics with an emphasis on inferential statistics.
 
Methods of Course Instruction: All material for this course is web-based. Instructor and students communicate and exchange materials through e-mail.
 

Textbooks and Supplies: ISBN 9780495099000  Howell, David C. Fundamental Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 6th ed., Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., a division of Thomson Learning, 2007

ISBN 0673990850  Bruning, James L. & Kintz, B. L, Computational Handbook of Statistics, 4th ed., New York: Addison-Wesley, Longman, 1997

...available from EdMap's distance-learning online bookstore.

 

Technical Requirements: The following operating systems and browsers are fully tested and supported by Blackboard:

∙ Windows 2000 running Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 1.0.x
∙ Windows XP running Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 1.0.x
∙ Macintosh OS 10.3 running Internet Explorer 5.2 or Safari 1.2

Other combinations of operating systems and browsers may be compatible with Blackboard 6.3. However, they have not been fully tested so you may experience problems.

 
Number of Lessons: There are 10 lessons including a midcourse and a final examination.
 
Types of Writing Assignments: The assignments include short-answer questions involving definitions, explanations or computations. In addition to a submitted assignment for each question, practice assignments are provided with an answer key.
 
Examinations: This course requires two supervised examinations. The midcourse examination will cover material in Lessons 1-5, and the final with be comprehensive, covering material from the entire course.

If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to have their examinations proctored at another accredited college or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about examination procedures will be included with your enrollment material. Examinations may not be taken online nor by e-mail.
 

Grading Criteria: All lesson assignments and examinations will be graded. Grading is based on the total number of points that you have received from the writing assignments and the examinations. The breakdown is as follows:

  Writing Assignments =
Midcourse Examination =
Final Examination =
Total
  50%
  20%
  30%
100%
 
The percentage score for the course will be converted to a grade using the following scale:
 

A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+

= 990 & up
= 960-989
= 930-959
= 890-929
= 860-889
= 830-859

C
C-
D+
D
D-
F
= 790-829
= 760-789
= 730-759
= 690-629
= 660-689
= 659 & down
 
 

Enrollment Information: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Five months to finish.

Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.

Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910 if you have questions about this course, the enrollment process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.

Ohio Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus advisor to make certain that a course from another school will fulfill your degree requirements.

 
Program Information:

 

Haning Hall - Ohio University - Athens, Ohio 45701 - Tel: 1-877-OU LEARN (toll-free)
 

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