Statway™ is a 2-quarter sequence designed to take students to and through college level statistics. Students completing the Statway™ sequence will understand that data analysis is a process that begins with the formulation of a question that can be addressed with appropriate data, followed by the development of a thoughtful plan for identifying and collecting the necessary data. Students will know how data can be displayed and summarized in informative ways, and they will understand how the data can be used to draw conclusions in the presence of uncertainty. In short, students in the Statway™ sequence will learn how to use statistical tools intelligently and to be sophisticated consumers of information from studies whose conclusions are based on real world data.

We are recommending Statway™ to students who are planning to transfer and continue further studies in humanities, liberal arts, and social science.

Note: Statway™ is not for Science, Math, Engineering, Technology, Business, Allied Health majors, or any major requiring a specific math course other than Statistics.

- GE Math proficiency requirement for an Associates Degree at Foothill College (5 units are degree-applicable).
- Math proficiency requirement for the CSU system (5 transferable units).
- Math proficiency requirement for the UC system is pending.
Important: Students must complete both Statway™ courses (MATH 217 AND MATH 17) to get this credit. Completing only the first course results in no degree-applicable units.

We will phase in the Statway™ sequence starting Fall 2011. The first course (Math 217) meets daily for 2 hours (10 units), starting at 8am, 10am, and 1:30pm.

Students in the Statway™ sequence will work with real world data sets and tackle problems which they hopefully will find relevant and interesting. Through class discussions, peer interactions, and hard work, students will improve their quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and communication skills.

Students are expected to come to class every day, on time, ready to work hard. Students will be responsible for printing lecture notes from a designated website and bringing them to class. Students will spend a lot of time reading about, discussing, and working on statistics problems. This class will require a lot more reading and group work than most college math classes. Students will transition frequently from silent reading to paired work, to larger group work, to whole-class discussions.

Students will be required to interface with a website for this class. Most homework assignments will be accessed via an online resource. So students should plan to spend time on campus in the labs. Outdated hardware, software, and slow internet connections may make it impractical for some students to complete their homework at home. There will be numerous assessments during the sequence, some online, and some on paper.

Students interested in enrolling in the course may contact the instructors or Foothill's Counselors for more information.
Jennifer Sinclair
Sarah Delos Santos
Winnie Wong
PSME Division

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