NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

 

 

Course title: Preparation for State Licensing Exam

Course prefix, number, and section number: CSME 2541 0130

Semester/Year of course: Summer 2024

Semester start and end dates: June 3, 2024 to August 8, 2024

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

Class meeting location, days, and times: Rm 1504, Thursday, 7:30am to 5:00pm

Lab meeting location, days, and times: Rm 1523, Tuesday 9:30am to 3:30pm

Semester credit hours: 5

Course Description: Preparation for the state licensing examination.

Course prerequisites: none

Required course materials: Required or Recommended Course Materials: This course requires Milady Textbook 14^th edition, Paper/pencil/ Pen, Cosmetology kit, and mannequins.

A supply list for REQUIRED additional materials will be provided on the first day of class.

 

Name of instructor: Terrent Lawson

Office location: Room 1503

Telephone number:940-668-7731 ext.4506

Email address: tlawson@nctc.edu

Office hours for students: Monday through Thursday by appointment from 10am to 3 pm

 

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

74 & below = F

 

Grading Criteria:

 

CHAPTER TESTS & QUIZZES  30%
ASSIGNMENTS                        30%
ATTENDANCE                          10%
FINALS/FINAL PROJECT         30%

 

 

Late work policy:

• No late work accepted!  No excuses!
• No make-up or redo assignments
• All course assignments (except exams) open with staggered due dates
• Required work not completed by due dates will not be allowed after the due date (example:  due at 11:59 means 11:59, not 11:59:01) (plan accordingly)
• No reduction of points for late assignments because no late assignments will be accepted
• Students will receive a zero for any and all late assignments.  

 

 

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 suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty.  See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”. 

 

Consequences of academic dishonesty may include:

1. Receiving a grade of Zero.
2. Dismissal from the program.

 

 

Artificial Intelligence Policy: Submitting work generated by ChatGPT or any other AI language tool on assignments is considered academic dishonesty, even if cited as a source.  NCTC's Cosmetology Department uses AI detectors to enforce this policy. 

AI may be used in brainstorming, or developing a research question.  Generally speaking, students are not authorized to use artificial intelligence and related products like large language model applications to produce work for this class EXCEPT on assignments that the instructor has identified and for which the student will have received significant guidance on the appropriate use of such technologies.  Students should not, however, construe this limited use as permission to use these technologies in any other facet of their coursework. Grammarly (or other grammar tools) can be used to assist in the correction of grammar and/or sentence structure errors, but it is not acceptable to use Grammarly to revise/rewrite student writing. Students who submit AI-generated content as original work will be subject to the same disciplinary actions listed above in the college's academic integrity policy.

 

Attendance Policy: Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.  Students must meet 80% of their required hours. The hours counted toward attendance will be for online synchronous class time and weekly face-to-face class. All absences are 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. 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)

 

Withdrawal Policy: A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is:  July 15, 2024

 

Student Learning Outcomes:

• Review for the written state licensing exam
• Prepare for the practical state licensing exam
• Practice safety and sanitation according to the laws and rules of the state licensing agency

 

Core Objectives: Preparation for the state licensing examination

 

COLLEGE POLICIES