Syllabus and Grading | QM101.2x

WELCOME TO statistics for business II

This page will guide you through the course syllabus and provide important information related to this course.

Statistics is fast becoming the one of the most important subjects of study. With the availability of data and access to high level storage mechanisms, data analysis is crafting the future of many industries. This course is the second in a series of four parts, where we introduce you to the world of Distributions. We also introduce you to the software package R, which is a widely used platform to uncover the story behind every dataset.

A downloadable version of this page is available here.

Pre-requisites

It is recommended that you go through the contents of SFB -1 before boarding this one. Otherwise, you are expected to have basic understanding of descriptive statistics and probability.

Course Agenda

Week	Section Name	Topics Covered	Start Date	Recommended Completion Date
0	INTRODUCTION TO QM101.2x	Introduction Recap EntrEpreneurship demo	29/09/2015	05/10/2015
1	r tUTORIAL -i	iNSTALLING r AND rstUDIO bASICS OF rstudio	06/10/2015	12/10/2015
2	r tUTORIAL -ii	wRITING programs IN rstudio hr demo	13/10/2015	19/10/2015
3	random variables	eXpecTATION AND vARIANCE OF randOM vARIABLES bENFORD’S LAW	20/10/2015	26/10/2015
4	sTANDARD vARIABLES –I	uNIFORM, BINOMIAL AND POISSON DISTRIBUTIONS	27/10/2015	02/11/2015
5	sTANDARD vARIABLES –Ii	eXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTION sIMULATION	03/11/2015	09/11/2015
6	nORMAL DISTRIBUTION	PROPERTIES AND BASIC APPLICATION	10/11/2015	16/11/2015

Course Length

The course will be running for 7 Weeks, starting 29th September, 2015 with Week 0
Each week's material will be released across the globe on Tuesday, 03:30 UTC, you are advised to set aside 5 to 7 hours per week to complete the weekly content

GRADING AND CERTIFICATION

GRADING SCHEME

Assessments

Each week has 3 types of assessments - Continuous Learning, Exercises and Caselets. The final exam will be after Week 6 and is mandatory. There are 16 graded assessments in this course. The score from each assessment shall contribute to the final score.

Note: Some ungraded assessments are interspersed throughout the course, to help you recall what you have learned. These do not count for the final grade.

This is a broad breakup of the marks.

Continuous learning (MCQs) 40

Exercises 20

Caselets 10

Final exam 30

Certification

You will need to get a total mark of 55% or higher to earn a completion certificate. Please remember that the Final exam is mandatory.

Click on the QM101.2x course enrollment page before 1st November 2015 (00:00 UTC) to pursue a Verified certificate.

To know more about the types of certificates offered in edX, visit Student FAQs (CERTIFICATES & CREDITS section) on the edX website.

Assessments

All our courses include both graded and ungraded assessments. The ungraded assessments contain practice questions that will test your understanding of the concepts presented in the course.

The score that you receive in the weekly-graded assessments count towards your final course grade.

Graded Assessments Instructions

Graded assessments may also have due dates, or the last possible time you can submit an assessment. Once the due date has passed, you cannot receive credit for any incomplete problems in the assessment. Some graded assessments do not have due dates, and some assessments with due dates are not graded. If an assessment has a due date, the due date appears under the learning sequence name in the course accordion. If an assessment is graded, the name of the assessment appears under the name of the learning sequence, and an icon appears next to the learning sequence name in the course accordion. The image on the right shows an example of three different assessments. In this example, both first and last assessments are graded, but only the last assessment has a due date.

Please ensure the following:

Click on the Save button to save your answer. These answers will not be graded at this stage.
Click on the Check button at the end of every question to record your choice and get your answer graded.

Note:

You need to score 55% to pass the assessment.
Please check the number of attempts and due date specified for each assessment.

DISCUSSION

All registered participants of a MOOC on edX will have access to a course-specific online discussion forum. Participation in this forum is encouraged because it contributes significantly in the form of peer learning. Discussion threads are commonly used in online courses to provide learners an opportunity to reflect on, discuss and share knowledge gained from the online content. Participation in these forums is strongly encouraged by the course staff.

Download the IIMBx Discussion Forum Guidelines document for more information.