          Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)

x          Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course

          WECM Course

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.

 

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion.  Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty.  See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”. 

 

Honesty in completing assignments is essential. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other kind of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated and will result in appropriate sanctions that may include failing an assignment or exam, failing the class, or suspension or expulsion. A report WILL be filed with the college.

If cheating or collusion is suspected, a conference between the suspected parties, the instructor, and the appropriate dean will be scheduled and notation made in the student’s file.

Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:

1.  Students cheating on a test will have a grade of zero.
2. Students constantly engaged in academic dishonesty will be reported to the dean.

 

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS

Name of Chair/Coordinator:	Jaime Noles
Office Location:	Gainesville Science Building
Telephone Number:	940-668-7731 ext.4930
E-mail Address:	jnoles@nctc.edu

 

Name of Dean of instruction	Sara Flusche
Office Location:	Gainesville
Telephone Number:	940-668-3321
E-mail Address:	sflusche@nctc.edu

 

Early Alert/CARES

The NCTC Early Alert program has been established to assist students who are at risk of failing or withdrawing from a course. Your instructor may refer you to this program if you are missing assignments, failing tests, excessively absent, or have personal circumstances impacting your academic performance. If submitted as an Early Alert you will be notified via your NCTC e-mail address and then contacted by a Counseling and Testing advisor or counselor to discuss possible strategies for completing your course successfully.

 The NCTC CARES (Campus Assessment Response Evaluation Services) Team addresses behavior which may be disruptive, harmful or pose a threat to to the health and safety of the NCTC community-such as stalking, harassment, physical or emotional abuse, violent or threatening behavior, or self-harm. As a student, you have the ability to report concerning behavior which could impact your own safety or the safety of another NCTC student. Just click the NCTC CARES Team logo posted on MyNCTC, or send an e-mail to CARESTeam@nctc.edu.  As always, if you feel there is an immediate threat to your own safety or welfare (or to another student), please call 911 immediate

 

 

COVID-19 Specific Syllabi Statements Fall 2021

 

Syllabi statement regarding potential Conversion of Onsite Classes to Online/Remote Format: North Central Texas College students should be aware that in the event of a college closure due to COVID-19 or other health related crisis, onsite classes will be converted to an online/remote format. Students should plan ahead to ensure they have access to the computer equipment (either PC, MAC, or tablet), webcam, and internet connectivity to continue their classes in an online/remote format. Please read all your official North Central Texas College student emails as the transition from onsite to online/remote might require a reorganization in your personal situation. Students will be granted a 72-hour transition and grace period. Online classes will continue as scheduled without disruption. Contact your Instructor as the situation arises. These policies and procedures were updated on July 27, 2021 and are subject to change as conditions change.

Syllabi Statement Regarding Face Coverings: Per the North Central Texas College guidance on face coverings on campus, in the instructional setting, faculty and students are not required to wear face coverings, such as masks or face shields. In May, Texas Governor Gregg Abbott released an Executive Order prohibiting Government entities from mandating the use of masks. As a political subdivision of the State of Texas, NCTC will follow the Governor’s Executive Order for Government entities and effective immediately NCTC is no longer mandating the use of masks while on campus. This order does not mean that you cannot choose to wear a mask, rather it is no longer allowed to be mandated. These policies and procedures were updated on May 19, 2021 and are subject to change.

Return to Standard Attendance Protocol for Face-to-Face Meetings: In spring 2020, we faced an unprecedented situation in which all of us had to be flexible and make prudent decisions in the best interest of our families, our campus, and our community. In light of this, North Central Texas College is temporarily establishing the requirement that faculty keep records of student attendance for face-to-face course meetings as well as a documented seating chart. In addition, students who are sick or need to quarantine should not attend classes. Students will not be required to provide formal documentation from a health care provider and will not be penalized for COVID-19 related absences when proper notification to campus health officials is made in accordance with the guidelines stated below.

 

 

Faculty will:

• Notify students about important course information and delivery changes through Canvas and campus email.

Students should:

• Provide notification to campus officials if they have tested positive for COVID-19 or have to quarantine so we can confirm reported absence with instructors, monitor, and assist the campus community.
• Notify instructors in advance of the absence.
• Connect with that class through Webex if the class session is being transmitted in a hybrid fashion.
• Keep up with and/or make up missed classwork or assignments.
• Submit assignments digitally through Canvas or other means as announced by your instructor.
• Work with their instructors to reschedule exams, labs, and other critical academic activities described in the course syllabus.
• Check Canvas and campus email daily to receive important announcements pertaining to the course.

During the fall 2021 semester, faculty with face-to-face meetings will establish assigned seating/work stations to facilitate roll-taking, and, if necessary, contact tracing. Additionally, we ask all members of the College community to be attentive to their health, and safeguard others, by following the CDC’s guideline to “stay home when you are sick.” You should stay home if you have symptoms. More information on what to do if you are sick is available at the CDC’s website.

Additional NCTC information is available at http://www.nctc.edu/coronavirus/index.html

 

 

 

 

 

Covid Reporting procedure

 

Student, faculty, and staff members who have been exposed or tested positive for COVID should report that information to Dillon Bannister via email at dbannister@nctc.edu. This will allow me to get the dates of when they were exposed or tested positive for COVID-19. However, if said students reports it to an instructor please have the instructor take down the following, before passing along the information:

• Student first and last name
• Contact number and email address
• Main campus they attend
• Date of exposure or positive test result 
• Ask if the individual reporting if they have been fully vaccinated

Once I have that information I will draft either 10- or 14-day letter and send it to said individual.

 

Additionally, if it is a student reporting a COVID cases. I will CC all of that student’s instructor, so they are made aware of the situation. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chem 1411.400 Lecture Schedule Fall 2021

           Labor day  9/6  No school; Thanksgiving 11/24 – 28  No school

        

Chem 1411.400 Lab Schedule Fall 2021

Week	Date	Laboratory content
week 1	8/23	*Safety Lab
week 2	8/30	*Significant  figures     lab #1
week 3	9/6	Online Lab -  Density     lab #2
week 4	9/13	*Nomenclature   lab # 3
week 5	9/20	Test # 1 ch.1,2
week 6	9/27	*Balancing equations lab # 4 *Practice stoichiometry lab # 5
week 7	10/4	Theoretical yield lab # 6
week 8	10/11	Titration(unknown HCl)  lab # 7
week 9	10/18	Test # 2 ch.3,4,5
week 10	10/25	Online lab -Gas laws   lab # 8
week 11	11/1	Calorimetry       lab # 9
week 12	11/8	Test # 3 ch.6,7,8
week 13	11/15	*Electron configurations   lab #10
week 14	11/22	*Geometric structures   lab #11
Week 15	11/29	Test # 4  ch.9,10,11
week 16	12/6 No lab	Finals

* -  Lab does not need to be written up in lab notebook. Bring the handout instead; 

Labor day  9/6  No school

Thanksgiving 11/24 – 28  No school

 

 

 

CHEMISTRY 1411 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

Lab Syllabus/Grading Procedures Fall 2021

 

• The lab counts  30% of your overall chemistry grade.  Lab grades will be determined from your completed LAB REPORT.
• You will need to purchase a numbered, bound LAB NOTEBOOK that makes carbon copies. Each week, before lab, you will download the lab procedure from Canvas module and write the procedure in your lab notebook in your own words in black or blue ballpoint pen.  Bring your lab notebook with the completed procedure to the lab.  If there is an asterisk in the front of the lab topic, the procedure does not need to be written up in the lab notebook. Bring the handout to the lab instead. Your instructor will initial the first page of your procedure as you begin each lab.  You will also need to bring a black or blue pen and a scientific calculator to each lab.  As you complete the lab, data will be recorded in your lab notebook.  Once the lab is completed, you will tear out and turn in the white copy (original) from your lab notebook as your lab report.  The yellow copy remains in the lab notebook as your copy. 
• You will work with a partner in the lab, but each person must turn in their own lab report in order to receive a grade.
• LAB REPORTS are due at the end of each lab. 
• The lab report consists of the white pages (originals) torn from your lab notebook. The lab report must be legible.  I cannot read it, I cannot count it as correct.
• BE ON TIME FOR LAB.  The first 5-10 minutes of the lab period consists of a short pre-lab lecture containing special instructions and helpful hints specific to each lab, and help with necessary calculations.  The pre-lab lecture will not be repeated.  If you miss this lecture, you are responsible for getting the necessary information from someone in the lab.  If you are more than 15 minutes late for lab, you will not be allowed to complete the lab.  Late arrivals to lab may not have enough time to complete the lab.
• If you MUST miss a lab, contact the instructor.  Labs MAY NOT be able to make up during the semester.
• Lab grades will be posted on Canvas after all lab reports have been turned in and graded.  You are responsible for checking to see that your grades have been recorded correctly.  If you do not see a grade for a particular lab, this means I do not have your lab report.  If there is a discrepancy, bring it to my attention right away.  Do not wait until the end of the semester.
• The lowest lab grade will be dropped in the end of the semester.
•  A tentative lab schedule is posted on Canvas.  Be sure to check Canvas each week for announcements and any changes to the schedule

 

 LAB NOTEBOOK AND LAB REPORTS:  Keep your graded reports! 

 

All laboratory records must be in black or blue INK in a BOUND, numbered laboratory notebook that makes carbon copies.  Your lab notebook is the official record of work performed in the lab.  All notes and data must be recorded directly into the lab notebook; no writing on any other paper during lab is permitted.  No entry is ever erased or obliterated.  Changes are made by drawing a single line through a mistake so the original entry may still be read; explain your mistake.  If an entire section needs to be deleted, draw a neat “X” through it and write an explanation.

You will refer to your lab notebook to complete the experiments, so be sure you write the procedure with enough information to complete the lab from your notebook alone, and leave spaces to fill in notes and data as you go.  Begin each new experiment on a new page; use as many pages as necessary.

Lab Report Grading  Total of (30p)

Pre-Lab Preparation:  Done BEFORE the lab  - 1 to 5 parts of the lab.

                                        Done in the lab – Filling in the data, Calculations and conclusions.

Report should contain the following for full credit:

1. Heading:  Title of the experiment, date, your name, lab partner’s name (first page only). (4 pts)

1.  Purpose: Give a short description of the experiment, including theoretical basis for the lab, and write any important reactions or equations needed. (4 pts)

 

3. Materials List:  List all materials needed, including equipment and chemicals, and draw pictures of any complicated equipment set-ups.  (4 pts)
4. Experimental Procedure: Write a step by step procedure in your own words for you to follow.  It must be detailed enough that any knowledgeable person (including you or someone unfamiliar with the experiment) can carry out the experiment without reference to any other source, including the printed lab procedure.  (Do not bring the printed lab procedure to the lab.) (4 pts)
5. Data Table:  If the procedure shows a data table, copy that into your lab notebook, including units. Otherwise, leave space to write notes and record data such as temperatures, masses, and deviations (if any).  ANY NOTES OR DATA MUST BE RECORDED DIRECTLY INTO YOUR LAB NOTEBOOK.  DO NOT WRITE ON SCRAP PAPER, PAPER TOWELS, OR ANYTHING BESIDES YOUR LAB NOTEBOOK. (4 pts)
6. Calculations:  Show formulas used and an example of each type of calculation performed.  (SHOW WORK.)  (5pts)
7. Results and Conclusions: The last section of the lab report is completed after the lab.  It should include explanations of any deviations from the original procedure, error analysis, and a brief summary of your conclusions. (5pts)

 

Every student must wash their hands before leaving the lab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NCTC STUDENT SERVICES AND RESOURCES

 

• Frequently Asked Questions-all you need to know as a new or continuing student
• Student Services page-all the offices and contact information you need!

• Advising FAQ's-all majors and programs!

• • Meet Your Advisor/Coach
  • Degree Plans and Online Registration
  • Career Services and Completion Center
  • Course Combination/Credit Hour Maximization Matrix
  • Lion365 Year-Round Registration!
  • Post-Registration Checklist
  • Navigating Your First Year at NCTC

• Affinity Groups and Student Life & Organizations 
• Awareness, Community Resources, and Wellness
• CARES Team and Counseling Services

• Financial Aid and Scholarships 
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Student Success/Tutoring, TRIO, and OSD (Disability Services)
• Testing Services
• QLess and Signing into Virtual Lines  
• Keep track of NCTC campus and COVID-related updates 

 

Affinity Groups

Staff and faculty representing the Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s), along with academic advisors, counselors and success coaches, serve as mentors for NCTC’s student-centered ​Affinity Groups​.

An ​Affinity Group​ is a population of students who have specific needs, barriers or systems they are needing to navigate not only within college, but within life. Providing mentorship, support and resources for identified Affinity Groups such as Black/African American students, veterans and active military, single parents, students with disabilities, adult learners, Latinx, LGBTQ+ and students who have experienced foster care and/or homelessness, enables us to make more impactful, meaningful connections with students who are in dire need of equity and understanding.

 

Career Services Center

In need of employment? NCTC Career Coaches meet one-on-one to provide training in writing resumes, job searches, interviewing, and more. The Skills to Succeed Academy is also a free interactive, online employability training program focused on building the skills and confidence you need to find the best career.

 

Completion Center

The Completion Center provides a variety of services for first-time in college students. These include academic success coaching, goal setting, course planning, student resources, career development, and job placement services for all new college students. Free online Success Seminars are also available through Student Lingo and new students will also enroll in a First Year Experience (NCTC 1001) course to get started on the right track!

 

 

 

Counseling and Advising

Academic Advisors and Counselors help students explore majors and programs offered, how to take the best combination of classes to meet your goals, assist with questions related to university transfer, and guide students towards academic and personal success, and more. At NCTC, you are assigned to a specific advisor or success coach based on your major or career interests. You can locate our advisors and their majors, along with contact information on the Meet Your Advisor page-and even schedule an appointment with them through their online calendar!

 

Early Alert and CARES

The NCTC Early Alert program assists students who are at risk of failing or withdrawing from a course. Faculty and staff may refer students through the Early Alert process at any point in the semester in an effort to provide appropriate intervention and access to support services. Examples of behaviors that could prompt an Early Alert referral could be missing assignments, failing tests, excessive absences, or personal circumstances impacting academic performance. A student submitted as an Early Alert will be contacted by an academic advisor or success coach through text, phone, and/or via their NCTC e-mail address to discuss any current challenges as well as helpful resources and success strategies-we want our students to finish strong and know that education is a partnership!

 

The NCTC CARES Team is concerned not only about our students' academic success, but also their emotional and physical well-being. As a student, you have the ability to report concerning behavior which could impact your own safety or the safety of another NCTC student, such as stalking, harassment, physical or emotional abuse, violent or threatening behavior, or self-harm. Visit the NCTC CARES site to also locate campus and community resources, or email counseling@nctc.edu.  As always, if you feel there is an immediate threat to your own safety or welfare (or to another student), please call 911 immediately.

 

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

EDI partners with the entire campus community to create, maintain and demonstrate NCTC’s commitment to an equitable, diverse and inclusive learning environment where NCTC students succeed. NCTC defines equity as encompassing the practice of acknowledging individual differences and systemic disparities when developing new programs and resources for our campus community, which may sometimes challenge our own beliefs and assumptions, in order to ensure balanced educational opportunities toward completion. Everyone Included. Everyone Belongs. Everyone Valued. Everyone Inspired. 

 

Financial Aid

The Office of Financial Aid provides students with information and guidance with applying for eligible types of financial assistance, such as the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Students who have any types of exemptions or tuition waivers will also work with the Financial Aid Office to have these funds applied to their accounts. Additionally, the Scholarship Office provides local scholarship opportunities through an online application process, and tips on how to secure other types of scholarship awards which can help finance educational goals.

 

Student Success Center

The Student Success Center is designed to help all students at NCTC develop tools to achieve their academic goals. The center links students to FREE tutoring, including a Writing Center, a Math Lab, and free online tutoring.  Student Success offers academic coaching, tutoring, including a Writing Center, and a Math Lab to assist new students acclimate to college by providing computer lab services for prospective students. First generation students can also participate in TRIO which offers specialized services.

 

Testing Services

The mission of NCTC Testing Services is to provide high-quality testing services that adhere to the professional standards and guidelines to meet the needs of students, faculty, and community members.