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QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS- MTH 121 SKI

INTRODUCTION

Dr. Gehan Shanmuganathan,

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SELF INTRODUCTION……

Name

Education Work experience if any..

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course is designed to provide students

with fundamental quantitative concepts and

skills essential in today’s business world.

Various mathematical areas, including

decimals and fractions, are introduced in light

of business problem solving. In addition, other

topics covered are annuities, present value,

interest, insurance, taxation and investments.

Equations and graphing will also be illustrated.

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

Use computation skills needed to make quantitative and precise

calculations;

These skills encompass the ability to: 1) solve mathematical

problems; 2) analyze and interpret data, and 3) apply sound

decision-making skills;

Apply basic mathematical operations to solve problems;

Solve problems involving whole numbers, decimals, fractions,

percent's, ratios, averages and proportions;

Use common international standards of measurement when

solving problems;

Analyze and interpret data using common statistical procedures,

and

Use mathematical procedures to analyze and solve business

problems.

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RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOK

Cleaves, Cheryl and Hobbs, Margie. Business Math. Ninth Edition.

Prentice Hall, 2008. ISBN-10: 0-13-149537-2 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-149537-1

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GRADING POLICY A 95-100% A- 90-94% B+ 87-89% B 83-86% B- 80-82% C+ 77-79% C 73-76% C- 70-72% D+ 65-69% D 60-64% F Below 60% FWD Exceeded 5 absences FNS Never Showed

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GRADING PROCEDURE…

Weekly Assignments 30%

Participation & Attendance 10%

Midterm Exam30%

Final exam 30% TOTAL 100%

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WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT DUE DAY….

FOLLOWING CLASS (every week)

LATE SUBMISSION Each late day will count 5 marks reduction from

the total assignment grading (100%)

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WRITING GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNMENTS…

Margins: One inch on all sides (top, bottom, left, right) Font Size and Type: 12-pt. Times New Roman font Line Spacing: Double-space throughout the paper,

including the title page, abstract, body of the document, references, appendixes, footnotes, tables, and figures.

Spacing after Punctuation: Space once after commas, colons, and semicolons within sentences. Insert two spaces after punctuation ending sentences.

Alignment: Flush left (creating uneven right margin) Paragraph Indentation: 5-7 spaces Pagination: The page number appears one inch from the

right edge of the paper on the first line of every page. Running Head: The running head is a short title that appears

at the top of the pages of a paper or published article. 

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STUDY MATERIALS

Download study materials from

www.dhameeth.com

Weekly class discussions will be available for

down loading on every Saturday.

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QUESTIONS……..