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 MATH DIVISION STATEMENT

Many online calculators, equation solvers, and graphing tools exist that may aid students in computing and visualizing math problems. These tools are a great resource for helping better understand how to work problems and can be a huge help in studying. However, these tools can be misused/overused. Math classes require students to develop a certain level of skill that a student must be able to demonstrate without the aid of these tools. Often a student may become reliant on these tools or have false sense of confidence in their knowledge and skills. Generally, if a student is using tools or resources to help learn material, eventually they must take away those resources to ensure they are able to work problems with only the tools allowed in the class. In short, we encourage students to use whatever tools they find useful in developing their knowledge and skills. But, these tools must be used thoughtfully so that true understanding and proficiency are developed. 

 

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.

 

INCLUSIVE ACCESS

The NCTC Bookstore and Pearson Education have partnered to provide the best learning resources on the first day of class so that students can gain access to Pearson’s adaptive online platform with the latest version of the eBook at a discount. If students would like to purchase a physical copy of the textbook, they can purchase it through the bookstore. Students who drop before the add/drop date will have their book fees credited back to their student account, and students who remain in the course will be charged a materials fee by the school to have continued access of the online platforms.  If you remain enrolled in the course but wish to opt-out of access to the book please email the NCTC Bookstore within the first two weeks of class with your name and student number.

 

 

 

 

 

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 instructor: Linda Fuqua

Office location: Gainesville Campus, room 822 in the 800 building

Telephone number: 940-668-4221

E-mail address: lfuqua@nctc.edu (lowercase “L” and lowercase “Q”)

 

Name of Chair/Coordinator:  Ben Owens

Office location:  Corinth 174

Telephone number:  940.498.6209

E-mail address:  bowens@nctc.edu

 

Name of Instructional Dean:  Mary Martinson

Office location:  Gainesville 1403

Telephone number:  940.668.7731 ext. 4377

E-mail address:  mmartinson@nctc.edu

 

MATH 0305 Online Class Policies and Rules

 

Calculators:

Cell phone calculators are not allowed on exams. Neither are graphing-capable calculators (such as the TI-83/84 graphing calculators). Please try not to use these on your homework/quizzes. Any brand of scientific calculator may be used on exams. The two calculators in the syllabus are “recommended”, but that specific brand is not required. However, I do use one of these two calculators under the document camera when recording for students.

 

Communication:

Email is the quickest way to contact me. I do try to respond within the same day, except Friday evening to Saturday evening. You can message me through Canvas Inbox or directly at my NCTC email, lfuqua@nctc.edu. My office is on the Gainesville campus, 800 building, room 822. You are welcome to stop by, if you are on campus.

 

I can meet with you live via Webex if you have questions. Every student needs to download the Webex App on each device that you use. You will need to register with WebEx (for the first use only). Webex Activation Guide for Students. Be sure to use your NCTC student email address for Webex (i.e. smithjxxxxxx@student.nctc.edu)

 

Testing:

All STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) classes have proctored tests. You will need to come to campus during the week of the test. You can make an appointment with the testing center closest to you. We have testing centers on the Gainesville, Denton, Corinth, Flower Mound, Bowie, and Graham campuses. See the weekly schedule for tests dates. The testing centers are open Monday – Friday, during business hours. We do have some proctoring outside of those times, depending on when other instructors are available. I will share alternative evenings/times as that information becomes available. The tests are on paper (not on the computer). You are responsible for bringing your own calculator and a picture ID to each test.

 

There will be 3 regular exams during the semester. No individual make-up exams will be given. If you know you are going to miss a test in advance, you can make an appointment with me to take the test early. There will be one final exam. It is comprehensive and must be taken by all students. The lowest test grade may be substituted with the final exam grade.

 

Attendance:

Any student who accumulates in excess of 2 weeks of absence in the class may be dropped (attendance).  Please read the TSI Compliance and Attendance Policy in the syllabus.

 

Regular participation and attendance is VERY IMPORTANT in this class! You are enrolling in a three-credit hour math course, so expect to work on your math frequently. A 3-hour math course requires you to spend approximately 3 hours a week learning the content via lectures and then another 3 to 5 hours working through the homework and quizzes for a comprehensive understanding of algebra. Waiting to work on one day at the end of the week would be disastrous for this course!!

 

I record attendance twice a week for this course (Monday – Wednesday & Thursday – Saturday). To receive credit for attendance, you must complete at least 2/3 of the assignments with a 70 or better. The reason for this is that you need to give yourself enough time to watch the lectures and complete the homework. If you need help, then you will know that you need to reach out for help. Waiting until the last minute to complete assignments does not allow time for you to get needed help.

 

I am available to help, and students also have access to free online tutoring through Canvas Upswing. Canvas UpSwing can be found in our Canvas Course on the left side menu. Each campus has a math lab that students may go to  on a drop-in basis.

 

Homework:

All homework is completed in Access Pearson (MyMathLab, which I will refer to as MML). The due dates are listed in Canvas and MML, as well as the weekly schedule. You can complete the assignments until 11:59pm of the due date listed. The homework may be attempted multiple times in order to increase your grade, and your understanding. No late homework will be accepted. If you have questions while completing the homework, there are help options such as View An Example, Help Me Solve This, and Ask My Instructor. I encourage you to use Ask My Instructor. It will send me an email with a link to the exact problem you are working on. Please be very descriptive in your email about the steps you have taken, and where you feel you became lost or uncertain in the steps. I can record an answer to your question and post it for the entire class to view as well. My reply will go to the email address you put into MML when you register. Homework is due on Wednesday and Saturday nights.

 

Quizzes:

All quizzes are completed in MML. Quizzes may be attempted multiple times. Only the highest score will be counted. Students should attempt the quiz multiple times in order to be prepared for the test. Quizzes are due on Sunday nights that cover the content learned during the week.

 

Additional Help:

• You can email me to schedule a meeting to answer any questions you have. You can also take a picture of your work and send it in an email. I actually like to help this way. I can edit your picture with correct/incorrect steps and then send it back to you.
• You have access to tutoring on campus (see the MATH LAB website for available hours).
• You have access to 24/7 online tutoring accessed through the link in our Canvas Course. If you use this during business hours, and use an NCTC tutor, there is no limit on hours. If you this outside of business hours or use a non-NCTC tutor, then you have a limit of five hours.