INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

OFFICE HOURS

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog

GRADING CRITERIA

  Of the 700 total points, 89.5 % (627 points) and above is an A; 79.5 % (557points) and above is a B; 69.5% (487 points) and above is a C; 59.5 % (417 points) and above is a D; and below 59.5% (417 points) is an F.

• All assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM on the date due. If you have contacted the instructor prior to the due date and presented a credible reason or if you present a medical excuse, the assignment will be accepted at a later date, otherwise, no credit will be given for assignments not submitted on time. Exams may be taken at a different time than assigned with a written excuse from a medical professional or if the instructor is notified before the time of the exam and permission granted to take the exam at a different time than the rest of the class.
• Communication is very important in an online class and if you contact me ahead of the due dates of assignments and exams I am very accommodating to requests for extensions. If I do not hear from you, and you miss an assignment or exam, I am not accommodating.
• Makeup exams, “on-campus” exams, and exams taken at a different time than the regular exam may be in a different format than the exam taken by the class at the regular time but will cover the same material.
• The “final exam” will cover the last group of modules and will not be comprehensive. It must be taken online on the Wednesday of final exam week.
• Exams will be timed (33 questions in 18 minutes) and will be comprised of questions in true/false, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank format, plus definitions and descriptions.
• If desired, exams may be taken in the testing center of an NCTC campus with 50% more time (27 minutes) but no notes may be used. I must be contacted three days prior to the beginning of each exam date for this accommodation.
• All material on tests will have been covered in the reading materials assigned. A comprehensive review for each chapter will be made available prior to each test.
• No additional points will be offered to anyone after the final exam is taken. No student will be allowed opportunities for additional points that the entire class is not offered.
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Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.  All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor.  It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member.  Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence.  Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.  Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor.  A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam.  Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives.    Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL).

For this online class, missing 4 assignments or exams will result in the student being dropped from the class.

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is November 1^st, 2019.

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides support services for students with disabilities, students enrolled in technical areas of study, and students who are classified as special populations (i.e. single parents).

Support services for students with disabilities might include appropriate and reasonable accommodations, or they may be in the form of personal counseling, academic counseling, career counseling, etc.  Furthermore, OSD Counselors work with students to encourage self-advocacy and promote empowerment. The Counselors also provides resource information, disability-related information, and adaptive technology for students who qualify.

If you feel you have needs for services that the institution provides, please reach out to either Wayne Smith (940) 498-6207 or Yvonne Sandman (940) 668-3300.  Alternative students may stop by Room 170 in Corinth or Room 111 in Gainesville.

CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core)________     

o         Communication

o         Mathematics              

o         Life and Physical Science

o         Language, Philosophy & Culture

o         Creative Arts

o         American History

o         Government/Political Science

o         Social and Behavioral Sciences

o         Component Area Option

o            Critical Thinking

o           Communication

o           Empirical and Quantitative

o           Teamwork

o           Personal Responsibility

o           Social Responsibility

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