NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: Network+
Course prefix, number, and section number: ITNW 1358 0300
Semester/Year of course: FA/2024
Semester start and end dates: 8-26-2024 – 12-14-2024
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): ONLINE
Class meeting location, days, and times:
Lab meeting location, days, and times:
Semester credit hours: 3
Course Description: Assist individuals in preparing for the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) Network+ certification exam and career as a network professional.
Course prerequisites: None
Required course materials: CertMaster Learn Network+ LabSim Course
Name of instructor: Donnie Willis
Office location: Corinth Campus Room #320 (Online Office Hours are available by appointment)
Telephone number: 940-498-6285
Email address: drwillis@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: Virtual Office hours for students: Tuesday/Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Instructor Response Time – Please allow 24 hours during the week and 48 hours on the weekend for responses.
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
# Elements Graded Course Elements Percentage or Point Values
151 Labs 30%
146 Quizzes/Exams 15%
1 Discussion 10%
1 FINAL EXAM 45%
List of graded assignments: https://nctc.instructure.com/courses/60428/assignments
Final grade scale: https://nctc.instructure.com/courses/60427/pages/syllabus-attendance-osd-and-grade-scale?module_item_id=3849426
Late work policy: There are no make-up exams or make-up assignments of any kind, for any reason, unless prearranged with Instructor before the due date.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy: https://nctc.instructure.com/courses/60428/pages/academic-integrity-policy
Artificial Intelligence Policy: (see below)
Attendance Policy: https://nctc.instructure.com/courses/60428/pages/attendance
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: November 4, 2024
Student Learning Outcomes: https://nctc.instructure.com/courses/60428/pages/student-learning-outcomes
Core Objectives: https://nctc.instructure.com/courses/60428/pages/academic-integrity-policy
COLLEGE POLICIES
ADA STATEMENT
NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations. See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.
AI STATEMENT
Absent a clear statement from a course instructor, use of or consultation with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other similar technologies shall be treated analogously to assistance from another person, agency, or entity. In particular, using generative AI tools to substantially complete an assignment or exam is not permitted. Students should acknowledge the use of generative AI (other than incidental use) and default to disclosing such assistance when in doubt.
When students use generative AI to replace the rigorous demands of personal engagement with their coursework, it runs counter to the educational mission of the college and undermines the heart of education itself. Artificial Intelligence, large language models, and other such technologies hold promise for deploying knowledge in service to others and accelerating the discovery of new knowledge. However, such technology poses new challenges to pedagogy and to integrity. Within the context of the teaching mission of the college and consistent with the Student Code of Conduct, the authority to define the appropriate use, study, and deployment of these technologies rests with the faculty.
Individual course instructors, in coordination with their divisions, set policies regulating the use of generative AI tools in their courses, including allowing or disallowing some or all uses of such tools. Course instructors will set such policies in their course syllabi and clearly communicate such policies to students. Students who are unsure of policies regarding generative AI tools are encouraged to ask their instructors for clarification.
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.
STUDENT SERVICES
NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students. See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class. If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.
Name of Chair/Coordinator: Rebekah Sanchez
Office location: 1500 North Corinth Street, Room 102 (Online office Hours available by appt)
Telephone number: 940 498 6480
E-mail address: rsanchez@nctc.edu
Name of Instructional Dean: Debbie Huffman
Office location: 1525 West California Street, Gainesville, Texas 76240
Telephone number: 940-668-7731
E-mail address: dhuffman@nctc.edu