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

X         Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course

o        WECM Course

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. http://nctc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2014-2015/Catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook

Assignment Descriptions:

Biographical ProjectProposal: (5 Points)

Since we are in the midst of the 100th anniversary of the Great War (World War I), you will select an individual, who lived at the time of the Great War (The World War I Era is 1914 to 1919). You will make an online presentation based on your selection. The person may of be any age, race, gender, or religion. More details on the assignment can be found at the Assignment link: "Project Proposal." 

Biographical Project Annotated Bibliography: (75 Points)

The annotated bibliography of sources will be submitted to the Annotated Bibliography dropbox. Each source should be listed in the correct Chicago Manual of Style format. You should have at least five sources, including three primary sources and a scholarly journal article to support your paper. The bibliography must be submitted through the Turn-It-In Tool. More details on the assignment can be found at the Assignment link: "Annotated Bibliography." 

Final Paper: (100 Points)

The 1000-word final will be submitted as a Word Document to the Final Paper dropbox in Module 13. The paper should be formatted in the Chicago Manual of Style format and include a title page and works cited page.The paper must be submitted through the Turn-It-In Tool. Follow the instructions at the Assignment link: "Final Paper."

LearnSmart Assessments (90 Points) 18 LearnSmart Assessments (worth 5 points each) help you understand the information in the textbook chapters. These assessments are due before their respective Sunday midnight deadline.  These assessments and their deadlines can be found in McGraw-Hill Campus Connect.

Chapter Quizzes (180 Points) 18 chapter quizzes (worth 10 points each) test your knowledge of the subject material. These quizzes are mastery quizzes, which means that you will be able to take the multiple-choice quizzes as many times as you need to master the content before the Sunday deadline. The chapter quizzes are due by Sunday midnight. These quizzes and deadlines can found at McGraw-Hill Campus Connect.

Exams (400 Points) Four exams (worth 100 points each) test your knowledge of the subject material. These multiple-choice exams will be taken on scantrons in the classroom on the assigned dates found here in the syllabus below and at the link "Assignments." There will be NO MAKE-UP EXAMS. 

Discussion Boards (150 Points) The Discussion Boards allow for you to interact with your peers and instructor. You need to post at least three times on the discussion board every week. The initial post needs to be made before Wednesday at midnight. The final posts need to be made before the Sunday deadline at midnight. The discussion deadlines can be seen below. The initial post should contain at least three paragraphs. Remember that a paragraph contains at least three sentences. Your responses to your peers and instructor should contain historically substantial materials. A response of “I don’t know,” “good job,” or “you make a good point” will not be counted for your total posts. All of the discussion board assignments require that you post at least three times. The Discussions can be found a this link: "Discussions". 

Grade Descriptions:

Your grades indicate the degree to which you have mastered the skills and content relevant to this course.  A ‘C’ means you have demonstrated the skills and knowledge relevant to a particular assignment, at a basic level of proficiency.  ‘B’s correspond to ‘good’ – they indicate full competence in all areas relevant to the assignment.  An ‘A’ means ‘excellent’:  it means that you not only have demonstrated the relevant skills and knowledge, but that you have done so with extra attention and thought, in a manner superior to the majority of students.

If you are particularly concerned about maintaining a certain GPA for scholarship or other reasons, please remember that your performance in college is your responsibility, not mine.  If you have concerns about your grade, please meet with me to discuss the ways you can improve your skills while there is still time to make a difference.  If you wait until the end of the semester, there is very little either of us can do to make any difference in your final grade.

Grades Points:

90 Points: 8 LearnSmart Assessments @ 5 points each              

180 Points: 18 Chapter Quizzes @ 10 points each                          

150 Points: 15 Discussion Boards @ 10 points each                      

400 Points: 4 Exams @ 100 points each      

180 Points: Bio Project with 1 proposal @ 5 pts, 1 biblio @ 75 points, and 1 paper @ 100 points

1000 Points: TOTAL