Business Administration 24

1
Business Administration 24
Summer session II

• Bala Krishnamoorthy

2
From the Syllabus

• Instructor information
• Office number
• Office hours ?
• Office phone number
• E-mail address

3
From the Syllabus, cont.

• Course information
• Course Web site URL
• Required class materials
• McClave, Benson Sincich, Seventh Edition,
  shrink-wrapped with Dummeldinger and the
  Students Solutions Manual
• BA 24 Course Packet

4
Course Mechanics

• Prerequisites - completion of STAT 23 with a
  grade of C or better
• Grading
• Computer exercises (homework) 20 - due every
  Thursday
• Quizzes 20 - Tuesday, July 10th and
  Tuesday, July 24th
• Midterm 30 - Tuesday, July 17th
• Final exam 30 - Thursday, Aug 2nd and Friday,
  Aug 3rd

5
Honor Code

• In general for this course
• Specifically for homework - you can discuss an
  approach to solving a problem as a group, but
  your final analysis, including all computer work,
  must be your own

6
Course Overview

• Introduction to Excel, and its use in statistical
  analyses (1 day)
• Review of confidence intervals and hypothesis
  testing for m (3 days)
• Analyzing relationships between categorical
  variables (Chi-squared tests) (2 days)

7
Course Overview, cont.

• Analyzing relationships between numerical-valued
  variables (Regression) (7 days)
• Analysis of time series data (1 day)
• Decision trees (3 days)
• Linear Programming (3 days)

8
Grading Policy

• I will give you the better of
• Grading on a curve - 10 As, 20 Bs, etc.
• Grading on an absolute scale - 90-100 is an A,
  80-90 is a B, etc.
• Note that this is different from what is stated
  in the syllabus
• Throughout the course I work with numerical
  scores, combining them at the end

9
Regrading Policies on Homework and Exams

• All requests for regrading must be done in
  writing, and within one week of the time the
  graded assignment is returned to you
• Regrading of homework is only considered if it
  will affect your final grade in the class

10
Other Administration

• Late homework will NOT be accepted
• McColl Computer Lab Printer Usage Policy
• Note that your UNC One Card will be charged for
  computer printing if you exceed your credit limit
• Also note that you wont be able to print if you
  have exceeded your credit limit and dont have
  sufficient funds on your UNC One Card!

11
Getting to know you

• Fill out the Student Information Sheet
• You get to tell me something so interesting about
  yourself that I will always remember your name!

12
Who am I?

• Graduate Student in Operations Research
• Taught BA 24 in Spring 2000
• I loved teaching it!
• Personal interests
• Soccer , field-hockey
• Pizzas!
• Pink Floyd

13
How I conduct class

• No required attendance
• There is no such thing as a dumb question
• Relaxed classroom manner - I hope for lots of
  give-and-take between us
• Dont be misled by this! I do expect you to
  learn statistics well!

14
What is this course really like?

• It is a tough course!
• Requires an integration of mathematics,
  statistical concepts, and computers
• Long homework assignments
• The course is always building on itself - get
  behind and you are dead!
• You may be lulled by the first few days of the
  course, which are a review of the material from
  STAT 23

15
How can you do well in this course?

• KEEP UP!!!
• I recommend a three-part approach to each class
• Read the assigned material before coming to class
• Come to class, take notes and ask questions
• As soon as you can after class, review and
  integrate your readings and notes. Ask any
  additional questions the next day.