HURDLES: During the small group teaching activity (SGTA) classes you will work (under the supervision of an instructor) on a number of exercises/problems on the topics of the preceding week lectures. Attendance at, and reasonable engagement in, SGTA is compulsory.

To pass the unit, students need to participate in 10 out of 12 SGTA classes from week 2 to week 13​.

ATTENDANCE and PARTICIPATION: Please contact the unit convenor as soon as possible if you have difficulty attending and participating in any classes. There may be alternatives available to make up the work. If there are circumstances that mean you miss a class, you can apply for a Special Consideration. Participation in these activities will gain no marks, but is a requirement to pass the unit. Active participation is assessed by instructor and demonstrators through observation of students' work during classes. Attendance, participation and reasonable engagement in the class activities in at least 10 SGTA classes are requirements to pass the unit.

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION:  Assignment submission will be online through the iLearn page.

Submit assignments online via the appropriate assignment link on the iLearn page. A personalised cover sheet is not required with online submissions. Read the submission statement carefully before accepting it as there are substantial penalties for making a false declaration.

•   Assignment submission is via iLearn. You should upload this as a single scanned PDF file.

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•   If there are technical obstructions to your submitting online, please email us to let us know.

You may submit as often as required prior to the due date/time. Please note that each submission will completely replace any previous submissions. It is in your interests to make frequent submissions of your partially completed work as insurance against technical or other problems near the submission deadline.

LATE SUBMISSION OF WORK: All assignments or assessments must be submitted by the official due date and time. No marks will be given to late work unless an extension has been granted following a successful application for Special Consideration. Please contact the unit convenor for advice as soon as you become aware that you may have difficulty meeting any of the assignment deadlines. It is in your interests to make frequent submissions of your partially completed work. Note that later submissions completely replace any earlier submission, and so only the final submission made before the due date will be marked.

FINAL EXAM POLICY:  examinations for individuals or groups of students. All students are expected to ensure that they are available until the end of the teaching semester, that is, the final day of the official examination period. The only excuse for not sitting an examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these special circumstances, you may apply for special consideration via ask.mq.edu.au.

SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS:

IMPORTANT: If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled in the interval between the regular exam period and the start of the next session. If you apply for special consideration, you must give the supplementary examination priority over any other pre-existing commitments, as such commitments will not usually be considered an acceptable basis for a second application for special consideration. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application. You can check the supplementary exam information page on FSE101 in iLearn (https://bit.ly/FSESupp) for dates, and approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.

Classes 

STAT273 is delivered by lectures and SGTA classes.

The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at:

https://timetables.mq.edu.au

Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials 

There is no set textbook for this subject. Lecture notes will be available from iLearn at least the night before the lecture. Students should read the lecture notes before the lecture. All teaching materials will be available via iLearn.

References that may be useful

• Wackerly, D. D., Mendenhall, W., Scheaffer, R. L. Mathematical Statistics with Applications (4th,5th, 6th or 7th Editions)
• Ross, S. A First Course in Probability, Pearson (5th, 6th, 7th, 9th or 9th Editions)
• Ward, M. D. and Gundlach, E. (2016) Introduction to Probability, W. H. Freeman and Company
• Kinney, J.J. (1997) Probability - An Introduction with Statistical Applications, John Wiley and Sons
• Scheaffer R.L. (1994) Introduction to Probability and Its Applications, (2nd Edition) Duxbury Press
• Sincich,T., Levine, D.M., Stephan, D. (1999) Practical Statistics by Example using Microsoft Excel

Technology Used and Required

iLearn

There will be an iLearn site for this unit where weekly information, online discussions, lecture notes, iLectures, practice exercises and solutions will be posted.

Students are required to login to iLearn using their Student ID Number and myMQ Portal Password (note, information about how to get hold of your password is provided by the weblink https://ilearn.mq.edu.au). You can only access the material if you are enrolled in the unit.

Software

We will be using Microsoft Office for Windows (especially Excel), R and Wolfram Alpha, freely available online.

Audio/Video recordings of lectures will be available on iLearn soon after the lecture is delivered.

Course notes are available on iLearn before the lecture. Students should familiarise themselves with the notes before the lecture and bring a copy (in paper or electronic form) to class.

Teaching and Learning Strategy 

Lectures

Lectures begin in Week 1. STAT273 students should attend 3 hours per week. The lecture notes will be available on iLearn before the lecture.

SGTA Classes

SGTA classes begin in Week 2 and are based on work from the previous week’s lecture. The aim of SGTAs is to apply techniques learnt in lectures to solve problems using a statistical  package. The material is available on iLearn.

Additional Exercises

Additional exercises may also be made available on iLearn. It is expected that students will attempt all questions. The exercises will not be discussed during the SGTA classes, although some may be discussed during  the lectures. A solution will be made available on the website.