NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

 

 

Course title:  Principles of Facials and Skin Care Technology III

Course prefix, number, and section number:  CSME 2431 0100

Semester/Year of course: Fall 2024

Semester start and end dates: August 27^th – December 16^th

Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): FTF

Class meeting location, days, and times: RM 1522, Thursdays, 8am – 4pm

Lab meeting location, days, and times: RM 1508, same

Semester credit hours: 5

Course Description: This course is a continuation if advanced concepts and principles of skin care and other related technologies.

Course prerequisites: CSME 1202, 1248, 1420, 1421

Required course materials: Milady’s Esthetics textbooks, Pivot Point exam Review Book, PSI CIB

 

Name of instructor:   Samantha Pigg, MAP, PLT

Office location: Adjuncts

Telephone number: 940-668-4247

Email address: spigg@nctc.edu

Office hours for students:  Wednesdays and Thursdays

 

SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER

The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.

 

 

SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

 

List of graded assignments: See CANVAS for Details

Final grade scale: 

90 – 100 =A

80- 89 =B

75 – 79 = C

Below 75 = F

Grading Criteria:    Attendance = 30%

                                   Assignments = 20%

                                   Chapter Tests = 20%

                                    Finals = 30%

 

 

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.

 

 

COURSE POLICIES

 

 

Academic Integrity Policy: 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 academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook,” Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)].

 

Consequences of academic dishonesty may include:

1. Receive a zero on the exam
2. Dismissal from the program

 

Communication and Contact Policy

We will no longer use GroupMe for individual courses. All information and communication must now be conducted through Canvas. Use the Canvas Inbox to communicate with your instructor or other students. Do not contact your instructor through any other means. You may request a face-to-face meeting with your professor through the Inbox or WebEx.

The Canvas Inbox allows your instructor to:

• See your name and course
• Prevent messages from getting lost in spam

It is inappropriate to email the entire class. Such emails:

• Are not relevant to others
• May be considered collusion and scholastic dishonesty

Before emailing your instructor:

• Address them appropriately (Ms., Professor, etc.)
• Use proper grammar
• Avoid text-message style
• Do not play the "blame game"
• Be mindful of the tone, as emails are a written record

Instructors strive to respond to emails within 24 hours during the work week. Emails sent after 5:00 p.m. on Thursday may not be answered until Monday. If you do not receive a response within this timeframe, please resend your email.

Course Information

College education is designed to broaden your knowledge base. All material covered may be referenced on exams. Do not expect the body of knowledge to be narrowed by “reviews” from which test questions will be selected. 

The instructor has the right to change any assignment or information taught that given day. It is the student’s responsibility to be present during scheduled class time and failure to do so could result in missing assignments for that day. 

Dropping/Withdrawing from a Course

• Dropping a course without a “W” must be done before the official date of record (approximately 2 weeks after classes begin).
• Withdrawing from a course after this date will result in a “W” on your transcript.
• Notify your instructor if you decide to drop the course.
• The final day to withdraw from a 16-week course with a “W” is November 4, 2024.

You are responsible for initiating the withdrawal process, even for excessive absences.

Exam Information

If you need to miss an exam due to illness:

• Petition your instructor through your Inbox in Canvas, and attach the original documentation (e.g., doctor's note). No other form will be accepted. Doctor’s note must be dated and signed.
• Schedule a makeup exam time with your instructor. Failure to attend the rescheduled exam will result in forfeiture of the right to retake it.
• This policy applies only to written exams; practical exams cannot be rescheduled.
• Missed tests cannot be made up without prior arrangements, proper documentation, and approval from the instructor.
• Do not request early or late access to exams without a valid, documented excuse. Personal plans, like vacations, are not considered valid excuses.

 

Grades

• Grades will be posted in Canvas. Allow time for grades to sync and for discussions and projects to be graded.
• No extra credit or redo assignments will be offered unless initiated by the instructor.

It is your responsibility to monitor your grades. Contact your instructor through Canvas within 48 hours if you have questions about your grades

Important: Requests for extra credit, grade adjustments, or late submissions will be denied. All students are held to the same standards.

Late or Make-up Assignments

• No late work or make-up assignments will be accepted.
• All assignments will have due dates. Work not completed by the due date will receive a zero. Assignments may be posted throughout the semester and not listed at the start of the semester.
• Submissions a minute late will be considered late and will not be accepted. Plan accordingly.

 

 

 

Attendance Policy

Regular and punctual attendance is expected. Unauthorized absences will not be excused except in cases of illness or emergencies, with proper documentation. High School or College-sponsored activities are the only excused absences if documented in advance.

• Students will not be allowed to clock in if more than 10 minutes late after their scheduled arrival time. No excuse will be accepted.
• Students absent more than 5 times may be dropped from the class.
• Sleeping during class will count as an absence.
• Leaving class early without an emergency is discouraged and will result in an absence.

 

Core Objectives:

• Demonstrate professional ethics and perform advanced skin care services
• Design salon management
• Exhibit related skills in preparation for the state licensing examinations

 

COLLEGE POLICIES