CES 16-06 REV COURSE STAT 31000

March 16, 2017

Purdue Northwest Curriculum Document

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Document No: CES 16-06 REV COURSE STAT 31000
Proposed Effective Date: Fall 2017
Submitting Department: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science & College of Engineering and Science
Date Reviewed by Department: March 10th, 2017
Submission Date: March 16th, 2017
Date Reviewed College/School Curriculum Committee: March 31st, 2017
Contact Person: Dr. Harold Pinnick, Professor of Chemistry

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Approval by Faculty Senate: May 5, 2017
Date Reviewed by Senate Curriculum Committee: 4/14/17
Name(s) of Library Staff Consulted: NA
Will New Library Resources Used?: No
Form 40 Needed?: Yes

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Task: Course Change or New Course Proposal

Program Name(s):
Degree Name(s):

Section I: This section is for changes in programs, minors and certificates

List the major changes in each program of study, minor or certificate:
Impact on Students:
Impact on University Resources:
Impact on other Academic Units:

Section II: This section is for changes in courses only

Subject: STAT 31000 Health Care Statistics, Prerequisite change: Delete MA 11100 Algebra as prerequisite
Justification: Faculty have determined that the algebra (MA 11100) prerequisite is not required for students to successfully complete this course.

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Current:

STAT 310000 Health Care Statistics

Prerequisite(s): MA 11100 for level UG with Min. Grade of C.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Designed for nursing and health studies students. This introductory statistics course focuses on quantitative research design, methods and analyses used in health-care research. The students will be introduced to basic techniques of data organization and will be familiar with the common statistical analysis techniques encountered in nursing research literature. Topics include: healthcare statistical terminology, descriptive statistics, probability, correlation, regression, hypothesis testing and model building. Selected nonparametric techniques will be discussed. Typically offered Fall, Spring, Summer.

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Proposed:

STAT 310000 Health Care Statistics

Prerequisite(s): MA 11100 for level UG with Min. Grade of C.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Designed for nursing and health studies students. This introductory statistics course focuses on quantitative research design, methods and analyses used in health-care research. The students will be introduced to basic techniques of data organization and will be familiar with the common statistical analysis techniques encountered in nursing research literature. Topics include healthcare statistical terminology, descriptive statistics, probability, correlation, regression, hypothesis testing and model building. Selected nonparametric techniques will be discussed. Typically offered Fall, Spring, Summer.

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Course Objectives / Learning Outcomes

Impact on Students: Will allow more students to be admitted to this course without having to receive overrides.
Impact on University Resources: NA
Impact on other Academic Units: Since this class was designed for Nursing and Health Studies majors, the change will allow more of them to take this course upon admission.