PSU 016
Section 550
Statistics First-Year Seminar
Fall 2011

Schedule of Course Activities and Assignments


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Week Assignment due Announcements
1: Aug. 24 None Assignment #1 is due next Wednesday. Part one of assignment #12 is due on Oct. 5.
2: Aug. 31 #1: Introduce yourself & install R You must attend one of the "Know the code" presentations: Sept. 1, 6, or 13 in 117 HUB auditorium from 7-8pm.
3: Sept. 7 #2: Create a weekly schedule Ann Marie Daniel will visit today to discuss career services and education abroad.
4: Sept. 14 #3: Visit the library open house and write about "Know the Code" Today's class will meet in the PAMS library on the second floor of the Osmond building.
5: Sept. 21 #4: Write about a statistics journal article  
6: Sept. 28 #5: Simulate rolling two dice Oct. 4: Attend the Get connected - stay connected event any time from 9:00 to 1:00 at the Career Services Building.
7: Oct. 5 #6: Describe the get connected-stay connected event Lisa Broniszewski will visit today to discuss Penn State Learning. Part 1 of assignment 12 is also due today.
8: Oct. 12 #7: Write a fantasy resume Stat club meeting tonight, 7pm in 327 Thomas
9: Oct. 19 #8: Report on confidence intervals and student drinking  
10: Oct. 26 #9: Create a 4-year academic plan Leann Terry will visit today to discuss the CAPS office
11: Nov. 2 #10: Describe a p-value in a research article  
12: Nov. 9 #11: Make a final exam plan Science major discussion panel, 7:30pm in 262 Willard
13: Nov. 16 #12: Attend on-campus events  
Thanksgiving Holiday: November 20 - 26
14: Nov. 30 None  
15: Dec. 7 Assignment #13: Take a survey about the first-year seminar  
16: Dec. 12-16 None Check eLion for your final exam schedule sometime in late September