Transcript Course Policies - Lyle School of Engineering

EMIS 7300
Course Policies
Updated 17 August 2006
Faculty Information
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Professor: Eli Olinick
Office: SIC 353
Office Hours: By Appointment
Phone: 214 768 3092
Fax: 214 768 1112
Email: [email protected]
Homepage: http://www.engr.smu.edu/~olinick
Contact the distance education help desk at
[email protected] for help with DVD
delivery.
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Textbooks
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Applied Statistics and Probability for
Engineers., 4th edition
by Douglas C. Montgomery and
George C. Runger.
A custom edition of Quantitative
Analysis for Management., 8th edition.
by Barry Render, Ralph M. Stair Jr., and
Michael E. Hanna
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Class Web Page
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http://courses.smu.edu/
Click on the [Go to the Blackboard logon
page] link
Click the Login button on the left.
Type in your Username and Password
– First-time users: type your 8 digit SMU ID
number as both Blackboard Username and
Password.
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Click on the [Login] button.
Click on the [Systems Analysis Methods (On
Campus/Distance] link under “My Courses”
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Password Protected Files
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Lecture notes and some other course
materials may be password protected
•A valid User Name and
Password for this
semester’s course is
posted on Blackboard.
•Note: this is a different
username and password
than what you use for
Blackboard.
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Important Dates
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Thursday, September 21 (Exam 1)
Tuesday, October 10 (Fall Break)
Thursday, October 26 (Exam 2)
Thursday, November 23
(Thanksgiving)
Tuesday, November 28 (Last Class)
Wednesday, December 7 (Final Exam)
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Assessment
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7300
– Homework 20%
– Two Midterm Exams 20% Each
– Final Exam 40%
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5300
– Homework 25%
– Two Midterm Exams 20% Each
– Final Exam 35%
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Grading Scale
Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD
F
Grade-Points
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.0
1.7
1.0
0.0
Min.
90%
87%
84%
73%
70%
67%
56%
53%
42%
0%
Max.
100%
89%
86%
83%
72%
69%
66%
55%
52%
41%
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Grading at SMU
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SMU is an elite, private university
creating well-rounded engineering and
technology leaders.
We are aware that for many students
employer reimbursement is contingent upon
a “B or better” grade, but this cannot and
will not effect SMU grading.
Maintaining high standards helps ensure the
long-term value of your SMU degree.
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Homework
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Usually one problems set due every week
– One week later for distance students
– Late homework receives a grade of zero
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Assignments available on Blackboard
Plan to spend at least 10 hours per week on
home work, reading assignments, and
studying for exams
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Submitting Homework
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Submit via Blackboard
– Only send one file per assignment
– A zip or tar file containing multiple files is
NOT acceptable
– Format the document so that your name
and the assignment number are on every
page
– Set the margins so it will print properly
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Midterm Exams
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Two Miderms
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First midterm: September 21
Second midterm: October 26
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Midterms are sent to site coordinators the day the exam
is given in class
You will have a one-week window in which to take the
exam
If business travel or military service conflicts with the
exam dates, you must let me know ahead of time
Distance Students
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Open textbook and notes
80 Minutes
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Final Exam
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December 7th (3 P.M. to 6 P.M.) in class
– December 1 through 8 for Distance Students
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Comprehensive
3 hours
Open textbook and notes
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