Spring 2013 (Section #3154)
Online Course Information Page
Welcome to the class introduction page for Business and Practical Math,
BA 0959. This page refers to the online class being
held in Spring 2013. To register for this course, please visit the College's registration site at College of the Siskiyous Enrollment Services Office. Please read the following
information and contact the instructor via email, Jesse Cecil (cecil@siskiyous.edu), if you have any
questions. Make sure you use a descriptive subject line for your
email so it doesn't get accidentally deleted as spam.
Class begins on Monday, Jan 14th, 2013 and ends on May 22, 2013. See the section below on Dates for important information about adding and dropping this class.
Learning Goals
Student Learning Outcomes
- Identify and calculate probabilities and distributions.
- Analyze and perform calculations on annuities in an IRA.
- Organize, solve, and graph tax rates and tax payments both business and personal.
- Investigate and solve for optimum solutions by graphing.
- Set up and solve problems using proportions in science and careers.
Course Information
- Office Hours:
My office hours for the Spring 2013 semester are on Monday and Wednesday from 1:00-3:20pm. My office is located in the Distance Learning Center, Room 10. You can call me or leave a voice mail message at 938-5316 or email me at (cecil@siskiyous.edu). In any case I will reply as soon as possible.
- Dates:
Jan 18 - Last day to add a class without instructor approval
Feb 1 - Last day to drop without posting "W" on record.
March 25-29; Spring Break
Apr 26 - Last day to drop without a grade.
- Time Expectations:
Expect to spend approximately five to nine hours per week over the semester.
You will be required to participate each week.
- Textbook:
Math for Business and Life, 5th ed, ISBN 0-9769930-7-0
By John Webber, Published by Olympus Publishing
Is an online course right for you?
Online courses are more convennt than traditional face-to-face courses, but they are usually more difficult and require more time and effort. You should be comfortable using the internet, managing files on your computer, and have good time management skills. Since this class is complete in six weeks, you will need to be ready to go on the first day of class. Also...ie
- You must have a reliable internet connection and a backup plan just in case your first connection is not available.
- You will be participating in class and submitting some assignments as attachments for the games and some as written responses.
- You should know how to use your internet browser program, including making the necessary adjustments as outlined in the System Requirements tab on the main Etudes gateway page.
- You should review the "Online Survival Guide", which will go over the significant commitment that an online course requires.
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