Information Package

Master's of Occupational Health and Safety without Thesis

ISG520

PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

Course Code
ISG520
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. To be able to define basic concepts related to statistics
  2. Be able to distinguish between data types
  3. To be able to compute descriptive statistics used to summarize data set
  4. To be able to define basic concepts about probability
  5. To make basic probability calculations
  6. To be able to calculate the probabilities by probability functions of discrete and continuous random variables
  7. To be able to calculate mathematical Expected Value
  8. To be able to obtain the moments of the random variable
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionTo introduce; fundemantal elements of Statistics and Probability, graphical and numerical methods for describing data sets, how to calculate probability, how to form probability distributions for both discrete and continuous random variables and how to calculate mathematical expectation.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week The Science of Statistics, Types of Statistical Applications, Fundemantal Elements of Statistics
2nd Week Types of Data, Collecting Data
3rd Week Describing Qualitative Data, Graphical Methods for Describing Quantitative Data
4th Week Numerical Measures for Central Tendency
5th Week Numerical Measures for Variability, Numerical measures for Relative Standing
6th Week Combinatorial Methods
7th Week Sample Spaces and Events, Unions and Intersections, Complementary Events, Additive Rule and Mutually Exclusive Events
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week The Probability of an Event, Some Rules of Probability, Conditional Probability,
10th Week Independent Events and The Multiplicative Rule, Bayes Theore
11th Week Discrete Random Variables, Probability Distributions
12th Week Continuous Random Variables, Probability Density Functions
13th Week The Expected Value of Random Variable
14th Week Moments
Recommended or Required ReadingMaterials to be used for the course will be provided by the course the teachers.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Practice
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 15
Quiz 1 20
Total(%) 65
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 65
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 35
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1.67 1.67
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 50 50
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1.67 1.67
Homework 2 50 100
Total Work Load287.34
Total Work Load / 30 (h)9.57
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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