Organization of the Course

To help you navigate the course, the material in each unit is designed to lead you through a series of course readings and learning activities. Every unit comprises three or four lessons, each of which is organized in a similar way as follows.

Learning Objectives

Lessons begin with learning objectives that describe what you should be able to know or do after successfully completing the activities or assessments.

Lesson Learning Objectives

  • First lesson learning objective
  • Second lesson learning objective
  • etc.

Lesson Checklists

The checklists will help you plan your learning in each lesson.

Learning activity Graded? Estimated time
Read OpenIntro Statistics section … and supplementary notes No 30 mins
Watch instructional videos No 15 mins
Answer two lesson check-in questions Yes 15 mins
Work through virtual statistical software lab No 30 mins
Answer two virtual statistical software lab questions Yes 15 mins
Work on practice exercises No 1.5 hours
Explore suggested websites No 15 mins

Learning Activities

Readings 📖 and Instructional Videos 🎦

Here you’ll find sections to read in the textbook and learning tips to consider while reading. Instructional videos also appear in this area.

Lesson Check-in Questions ✍

Here you’ll find instructions on the graded check-in questions for this lesson. The graded check-in questions are in Moodle.

Virtual Statistical Software Lab 💻

Here you’ll find a link to the virtual statistical software lab you need to complete in this lesson. These lab exercises are not graded, and the solutions are available.

Virtual Statistical Software Lab Questions ✍

Here you’ll find instructions on the graded lab questions for this lesson. The graded software lab questions are in Moodle.

Practice Exercises 🖊

  • Suggested ungraded exercises in OpenIntro Statistics. Solutions are provided.
  • Suggested ungraded exercises in WeBWorK, which are linked from your Moodle course. Solutions are provided.

Suggested Websites 🌎

A list of websites to complement your learning for this lesson.

Supplementary Notes

Here you’ll find additional notes to supplement the textbook reading.

References and Media Attributions

Lists of academic references and media attributions identify the source of third-party materials used in the lesson.

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