MAT510 Business Statistics
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NOTE: This course will use Teaching Assistants (TAs) to assist your Professor and Jon
Steinberg with the teaching experience.
COURSE GUIDE: MAT510: Business Statistics
Statistics for Strategic Decision Making
It’s all about the numbers. This course provides an overview of data analytics and statistics using tools
such as Excel to make strategic business decisions. Topics covered include Key Performance Indicators,
storytelling with data, Excel basics, data analysis, statistical concepts, and dashboards/business decision
making using analytics.
COURSE DELIVERY
This course will be delivered primarily on Facebook. Upon enrollment, your professor will invite you to join
the Facebook Course Group associated with this course. You will nee to use the Facebook app to d
access this course on your mobile device. ind the steps to download the If you don’t already have it, f
Facebook Mobile App here: https://www.facebook.com/mobile.
There will also be a corresponding Black Board course shell which you will utilize to check your Grades,
Submit Assignments 1 2 and 3 and complete your weekly High Growth Thinking exercises via the ,
Blackboard Student App on your phone or the Blackboard course shell on your computer. Find the steps
to download the Blackboard Student App here: Your https://help.blackboard.com/Bb_Student/Quick_Start
professor will also post links in Facebook to take you directly to these items in the Blackboard Course via
the BB Student App (be sure or you will get an that you’re signed into Blackboard before clicking on them
error message).
YOUR DIGITAL MBA BOOKS (Required Reading):
1. Key Performance Indicators (KPI): The 75 measures every manager needs to know by Bernard
Marr
2. Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals
by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
3. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Excel 2016 (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech)) 1st Edition,
by Paul McFedries
MAT510 Business Statistics
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WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE
The standard requirement for a 4.5 credit hour course is for students to spend 13.5 hours in weekly work.
This includes preparation and activities regardless of delivery mode.
Week
Preparation and Activities
1
Business Statistics & Analytics Intro.
Preparation
• Watch (not graded) Jon’s Opening Bell/Course Introduction Video
• Watch the Week One Live Lesson
• Reading(s)
o Storytelling- Chapter 1- The Importance of Context
Activities
• Complete the Week One ( points) Cheddar Chat 18
• Complete the Week One Exercise ( points) **High Growth Thinking 18
**must be completed by Sunday midnight to receive weekly attendance
• Complete the Bonus for Extra Credit
2
