.. _syllabus-winter:

Intensive Asynchronous Online (Winter)
========================================

The Winter Session has no scheduled class meetings: you work through the lecture videos,
readings, and assignments on your own, paced by **daily** deadlines. What makes it different from
the asynchronous section offered during the regular semester is the pace — a full 16-week course
delivered in eleven days.

.. admonition:: Plan on Eight Hours a Day
   :class: important

   The accelerated calendar leaves no buffer. Log in every morning to check deadlines and
   announcements, work ahead when you can, and never fall behind the suggested pacing — quizzes
   lock at midnight Eastern and are not reopened. If you fall behind at any point, you will
   probably need to drop the course.

Winter 2025 Section
-----------------------------------

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   * - **Section**
     - **Instructor**

   * - 001 DIS
     - Timothy Reese

Your section's official Simple Syllabus document is available through Brightspace.

Course schedule: `Winter Session Schedule
<https://treese41528.github.io/STAT350/Winter/StudentSchedule-Asynchronous-Winter.html>`_

For the eleven-day roadmap, the daily time budget, and the getting-started checklist, see the
:ref:`Winter Session home page <winter_index>`.

Grading
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   * - **Category**
     - **Percentage**

   * - Daily quizzes
     - 10%

   * - Homework (including computer assignments)
     - 34%

   * - Midterm Exam (day 6)
     - 24%

   * - Final Exam (day 11)
     - 32%

   * - **Total**
     - **100%**

   * - Course Evaluation (bonus)
     - +1%

**Daily quizzes (10%)**

Timed 20-minute quizzes in Brightspace, one per instructional day, covering the material from
that day's chapters. Each quiz is worth 10 points and mixes true/false questions (1 point each)
with multiple-choice questions (2 points each), and mirrors the more theoretical questions you
will see on the proctored exams. One attempt only; quizzes lock at midnight Eastern. The **two
lowest quiz scores are dropped**, and there are **no make-up quizzes**.

**Homework and computer assignments (34%)**

Delivered through Edfinity, due the day after the corresponding reading, before midnight. Due
dates are marked on both Brightspace and Edfinity. Homework problems are automatically graded:
you get **10 attempts** on free-response problems and **3** on multiple choice — use them to
learn, not to guess. Computer assignments use a provided data set and require R code, graphs, and
written interpretation. The **lowest homework score and the lowest computer assignment score are
dropped**. **No late submissions are accepted.** The syllabus assignment is on Brightspace rather
than Edfinity.

**Exams (56%)**

One midterm (24%) on **Wednesday, December 31** and a comprehensive final (32%) on **Friday,
January 9**, both delivered online in Brightspace through Respondus LockDown Browser with webcam
monitoring. Each opens for a 24-hour window; once you begin you have **80 minutes** for the
midterm and **140 minutes** for the final. There are **no make-up exams**. See
:ref:`syllabus-winter-index` for equipment requirements, allowed materials, and the practice-run
checklist.

**Course evaluation (+1% bonus)**

The anonymous online evaluation is open **Tuesday, January 6 through Friday, January 9, 2026**;
you will receive an email at your Purdue address with a direct link. If at least **80% of
enrolled students** complete it by January 9, every student receives **1% extra credit** added to
their final course percentage. Results are released only after final grades are submitted.

Your Daily Cycle
-----------------------------------

Each instructional day follows the same four steps:

1. **Absorb (≈2–4 hours).** Complete the assigned reading in the webbook and watch the segmented
   lecture videos. Use the search bar and timeline in the video viewer to target topics you find
   challenging.
2. **Apply (≈2–4 hours).** Work the Edfinity homework and computer assignments on scratch paper
   first, then submit. Record the steps that slow you down and revisit those notes before the
   exams.
3. **Assess (≈20 minutes).** Take the timed daily quiz in Brightspace.
4. **Review (≈1 hour).** Check posted solutions, revisit video segments on hard topics, and post
   or answer questions on the peer board.

Staying on Track
-----------------------------------

- Check Brightspace announcements and your Purdue email every morning — due dates and course
  changes are posted there.
- Keep tidy notes as you go. The exams are open-note, and notes written the night before are not
  as useful as notes written while you learned the material.
- Start early. The course site opens before December 22, so begin working ahead.
- Lean on the peer discussion board. In a session this compressed, your classmates are your
  fastest source of help; instructor email replies may take 24–48 hours.

For everything shared across the session — resources, exam procedures, grading scale, academic
integrity, and university policies — see :ref:`syllabus-winter-index`.