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STAT 3501 - VIEW COURSE PROPOSAL

Approvals Received:

Department
on 02-25-08
by Carol Ford
(fordcj@umn.edu)

Approvals Pending:

Curriculum Committee > Campus Assembly > Catalog

Effective Status:

Active

Effective Term:

1085 - Summer 2008

Course:

STAT 3501

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

MDSM - Division of Science and Mathematics

Department:

242 - UMM-Sci & Math, Div of-Adm

General

Course Title Short:

Survey Sampling

Course Title Long:

Survey Sampling

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

4.0 to 4.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

The objective of this course is to introduce basic concepts and theory of designing surveys. Topics include sample survey designs including simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, cluster sampling, systemic sampling, multistage and two-phase sampling including ratio and regression estimation, Horvitz-Thomson estimation, questionnaire design, non-sampling errors, missing value-imputation method, sample size estimation and other topics related to practical conduct of surveys.

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

Grading Basis:

Stdnt Opt

Honors Course:

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most
frequently offered:

Every academic year

Term(s) most
frequently offered:

Summer

Component 1:

LEC (no final exam)

Auto-Enroll
Course:

Graded Component:	LEC
Academic Progress Units:	Not allowed to bypass limits. 4.0 credit(s)
Financial Aid Progress Units:	Not allowed to bypass limits. 4.0 credit(s)
Repetition of Course:	Repetition not allowed.
Course Prerequisites for Catalog:	1601 or 2601 or #
Course Equivalency:	No course equivalencies
Consent Requirement:	No required consent
Enforced Prerequisites: (course-based or non-course-based)	No prerequisites
Editor Comments:	02.27.08 - Edited for PSoft. jlm
Proposal Changes:	<no text provided>
History Information:	<no text provided>
Assessment and Goals:	<no text provided>
Rationale for Changes or Exceptions:	SURVEY SAMPLING DESIGN IS VERY USEFUL FOR ALL ACADEMIC AREAS, BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, EDUCATION AND MARKETING. THIS COURSE WILL BE ESPECIALLY HELPFUL FOR STUDENTS WHO MIGHT DO SURVEY RESEARCH IN THE FUTURE, BUT ALSO FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SURVEY METHODS REPORTED IN OTHER RESEARCH.

General Education
Faculty Sponsor Name:	Jong-Min Kim
Requirement this course fulfills:	M/SR - M/SR Mathematical/Symbolic Reasoning

Provisional Approval:	Not Requested
Regular Approval:	Requested on Oct 8, 2007