Statistics Project
Curriculum
The course has three threads: professional practice, communication, and technical tools. Professional practice deals with for example: ethics, working with clients, defining problems, and interpersonal skills. Communication deals with effective writing, oral presentation, presentation of data via tables and graphs, and publication. Technical tools include some techniques, but mostly thinking about and learning about new ideas, approaches, and techniques.
The course objectives include providing the students with an opportunity to gain experience in:
- statistical consulting,
- manipulating data via a computer,
- applying the appropriate statistical technique for a given situation,
- correctly interpreting the results, and
- communicating the findings in clear, non-mathematical terms
Catalogue Description of STA 419
Students will learn a systematic approach to statistical consulting, how to communicate with nonmathematical audiences, and develop the ability to apply appropriate statistical techniques to research questions. Actual experience with current university and industry research projects and SAS/SPSS is given. Prerequisite: STA 216 and two of the following courses: STA 301, STA 310, STA 311, STA 314, STA 315, STA 317, STA 318, and STA 321.
Service Learning
- All staff, faculty and students who participate in research are expected to perform their work to the highest degree of professional and ethical standards. The responsible conduct of research (RCR) is critical for excellence; you are encouraged to engage in RCR training and education~Responsible Conduct of Research.
- If you have an on going research project learn how you might involve STA 419 students via this link~PROJECTS.
- If you are enrolled as a student in STA 419, learn how you can schedule to observe a live consulting via this link~Consulting Session.
- Several community partners bring real-data to enrich student learning for example:
Supplemental Writing Skills (SWS) Course
This course is designated SWS. Completion of WRT 150 with a grade of C or better (not C-) is a prerequisite. SWS credit will not be given to a student who completes this course before completing the prerequisite. SWS courses adhere to certain guidelines. Students turn in a total of at least 3000 words of writing. Part of that total may be essay exams, but a substantial amount of it is made up of essays, reports, or research papers. The instructor works with the students on revising drafts of papers, rather than simply grading the finished piece of writing. At least four hours of class time will be devoted to writing instruction. At least one third of the final grade in the course is based on the writing assignments. Students must complete the course with a grade of "C" or better in order to receive SWS credit.
For additional information~Supplemental Writing Skills (SWS) Courses.
Statistics Publicity Release Form
As a student consultant for the assigned project, your roles include:
- meeting with the clients to understand the project’s questions, goals, objectives, etc.,
- determining the appropriate analyses to investigate the questions,
- generating appropriate output, and
- explaining the output and results to the clients in both a written and oral format.
Additionally, since STA 419 is the capstone class, completing the Statistics Publicity Release Form, permits the posting of your powerpoint slides of your project on the Statistics Project Showcase website.
Statistics Project Showcase
You're invited to learn about the consulting projects that students in the Statistics Major have been working on this semester. The projects are available virtually on the Statistics Project Showcase website [Note you will need to sign in using your @mail.gvsu.edu]. Check out the projects online anytime and share your feedback via ProjectFeedBack questionnaire.