| Online Essentials Courses
Math
Boot Camp
Students
at the Kellogg School have expressed the need for math review
prior to the start of classes. To meet that need, the school
offers a Web-based mathematics course, designed by Professor
Scott McKeon, free to all incoming students. This course
covers key mathematical concepts required for the Kellogg
School curriculum and previews where students will see math
concepts applied in core courses.
Incoming
students can work through Math Boot Camp materials at their
own pace and convenience over the summer. In addition, students
can easily go back to key sections of Math Boot Camp throughout
their enrollment at the Kellogg School.
The content
emphasizes basic mathematical tools and their application
to specific business examples. Please note that the course
content contains no review or discussion of calculus. A general
outline of the Online Math Boot Camp follows.
Outline
of Math Boot Camp
Section
1: Probabilistic Modeling
Section
2: Expected Value
Section
3: Simple, Conditional, and Intersection Probabilities
Section
4: Odds
Section
5: Decision Trees
Section
6: Data Analysis: Mean, Median, Mode, and Variance
Section
7: Equation of a Line
Section
8: Regression Analysis
Section
9: Supply and Demand
Section
10: Revenue, Cost, and Profit
Section
11: Exponents and Logarithms
Section
12: Time Value of Money
Section
13: Compounding and Discounting
Section
14: Compound Interest
Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5 or higher is highly recommended for viewing
Online Math Boot Camp. To enter Online Math Boot Camp, choose
the link at the bottom of this page, and enter your Kellogg
NetID.
If you have
any questions about Online Math Boot Camp, please email kis-help@kellogg.northwestern.edu. We encourage
all incoming students to utilize Online Math Boot Camp to
refresh quantitative skills important to beginning coursework
at the Kellogg School.
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Math Boot Camp Supplement
This downloadable course is a newly developed supplemental application of the math boot camp material. Once you have completed Episode 1, you may proceed to the Math Boot Camp Exam below.
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Exam to take after completing Math Boot Camp
There is an online exam for students to take after participating
in the math boot camp. After completing the Online Math Boot
Camp, log into the BlackBoard system at http://courses.northwestern.edu.
Follow the “Kellogg
Math Boot Camp” link under “My Courses.”
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Post Math Boot Camp Exam via BlackBoard
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Online
Statistics Essentials
Students who are currently enrolled in the Kellogg School
have expressed the need for review of key concepts in statistics
prior to the start of classes. To meet that need, the school
now offers a Web-based course in statistics, designed by Professor
Peter Klibanoff, free to all incoming students.
Online
Statistics Essentials provides an introduction to some statistical
methods and concepts that are particularly useful for management.
The course is designed both for those who have had no prior
exposure to statistics and for those who may have studied
statistics before but need a refresher. Even those who know
some statistics should find the managerial applications and
setting informative. In the context of problems faced
by Café Caliente, a worldwide coffee chain, the course
addresses five major topic areas: (1) distributions and describing
a variable; (2) estimating with data; (3) hypothesis testing;
(4) two population testing; and (5) regression analysis. The
course helps prepare students for the Kellogg School's core
courses in decision sciences as well as for the use of statistics
in areas such as finance and marketing.
Incoming
students can work through Online Statistics Essentials at
their own pace and convenience. In addition, students can
easily go back to Online Statistics Essentials throughout
their enrollment at the Kellogg School. Estimated time to
complete the primary instructional path is 6 to 8 hours.
Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5 or higher is highly recommended for viewing
Online Statistics Essentials. To begin Online Statistics
Essentials, click on the link at the bottom of this page,
and input your Kellogg NetID.
Technical Assistance
For technical help, please email kis-help@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
We encourage
all incoming students to utilize Statistics Essentials Online
to build or refresh skills in preparation for Kellogg's core
courses.
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