1. Turn to the appropriate page in the course workbook. The Course Workbook is designed to prepare you for each class. One lesson is assigned for each class and begins with a list of specific goals for that lesson.
2. Read the assigned pages from the text and the supplemental notes, answering the embedded review questions. The goals are followed by the pages in the accompanying text and supplemental notes you need to read before you come to class. There are review questions embedded in the supplemental notes to help you focus and get ready for class. You should answer them in writing in the space provided. You should also write down any questions that come to mind as you are reading that you would like to have answered in class.
3. Fill out the tables of vocabulary and symbols. Additionally, there are tables of new statistical vocabulary and symbols to fill out when appropriate. Between the text assignment and the supplemental notes you should be able to define all the terms in the vocabulary list and decode all the symbols.
4. Go to Oncourse and submit responses to WarmUps activities. After you have completed these activities, you will go to Oncourse and answer questions related to current assignments. (See page 10 for more details about these activities.) You will be asked to specify what ideas you did not understand or found particularly difficult in the lesson. There will also be a standard question asking you to list any goal you think was not addressed and any problem you found exceptionally difficult (meaning you couldn’t solve it) in the previous lesson.
5. Attend and participate in class. It is critical to be prepared for class. Class will consist of brief snippets of lecture intended to clarify what students found unclear, followed by activities and practice questions. The activities and questions are designed to provide a deeper understanding of and to give you practice using the concepts and ideas you have studied before class.

Preparing for Lab

1. Turn to the appropriate chapter in the lab manual. The lab manual is designed to prepare you for lab. One chapter corresponds to a lab meeting, with three lab meetings reserved for exams and project presentations. Each chapter is set up the same way, beginning with a list of objectives and the specific workbook lessons that are related.
2. Read the brief review of background theory and summary of important formulas. Work your way through the examples, using Excel as you do so, to be sure you get the same answers. It is critically important that you work through the chapter BEFORE lab. Your lab coach will perform a very brief review at the beginning of the session, but you will be expected to be familiar with the chapter content.
3. Do the pre-lab quiz assigned for the week. The pre-lab quiz has been designed to allow you to gauge your readiness for lab. The questions are the clearest statement of exactly what you are expected to come to class able to do.
4. Attend and participate in lab. Turn in your pre-lab quiz at the beginning of the lab session. Lab will consist of a brief review of workbook and lecture material followed by problem sets that you will work with at the same time as the other members of your team. YOU SHOULD EACH WORK AT YOUR OWN COMPUTER, consulting and checking with one another as you work. Periodically your lab coach will call the class back together to discuss the results and focus on accurate interpretation.