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MANE 6313

Week 1, Module D

Student Learning Outcome

Succeed in MANE 6313.

Module Learning Outcome

Summarize the course schedule.


Tentative Calendar of Activities

Week - Date Topic
1 - January 19 Syllabus, Brightspace, Textbook and Chapter 1
2 - January 26 R, R Studio, R Markdown
3 - February 2 Chapter 2 - Simple Comparitive Experiments
4 - February 9 Chapter 3 - One-way ANOVA
5 - February 16 Chapter 4 - Randomized Block Design
6 - February 23 Chapter 5 - Introduction to Factorial Designs
7 - March 2 Chapter 6 - 2^k Factorial Designs
8 - March 9 Chapter 7 - Blocking and Confounding
March 16-21 Spring Break Holiday
9 - March 23 Chapter 8 - Fractional Factorial Designs
10 - March 30 Chapter 8 - Fractional Factorial Designs, continued
11 - April 6 Linear Regression
12 - April 13 Response Surface Methodology
13 - April 20 Response Surface Methodology, continued
14 - April 27 Miscellaneous topics
15 - May 4 no class meeting; study day (May 7)
16 - May 14 May 14 - RSM Project due

Tentative Assignment Dates

Students should expect to submit weekly homework assignments. In addition to the weekly homework assignments, there will be project assignments and 3-2-1 Assignments.

The tentative schedule for 3-2-1 Assignments is given in the table below.

Week Topic(s)
5 Chapters 1-3
9 Chapters 4-7
10 Chapter 8
12 Chapters 10-11
16 Remainder of course materials

There will be two major projects: Fractional Factorial Design and Response Surface Methodology. The tentative schedule for the the projects is given in the table below.

Project Assignment Assignment Date
Fractional Factorial Design, part 1 February 9, 2026
Fractional Factorial Design, part 2 March 30, 2026
Response Surface Methodology April 13, 2026

A Typical Week

Day of Week Activity
Monday Weekly Material posted in Brightspace
Thursday Optional Zoom Meeting at 7:00 pm
Friday Previous Week's assignment(s) are due

Important University Dates

A subset of the Spring 2026 Academic calendar containing important dates is provided below. The entire academic calendar is available at https://www.utrgv.edu/_files/documents/admissions/utrgv-academic-calendar.pdf.

Date Event
January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. No classes
January 20 First day of classes
January 25 Last day to add a class or register
March 16 - 21 Spring Break. No classes
April 3 - 4 Easter Holiday. No classes
April 9 Last day to drop a class or withdraw
May 7 Study Day - No classes
May 8 - 14 Final Exams
May 18 Grades due at 3 pm