Course Name & Number

MATH1324.501

Mathematics for Business & Social Sciences

Semester & Year

Spring 2018

Instructor's Name

Philip Azad

Office Phone #

Flm   972/899-8408

Instructor's Office #

Flm:   Room 206

Assist Desk #

Flm   972/899-8408

E-mail Address

Contact Through

Canvas

or

pazad@nctc.edu

Office Hours

MW 5:30-6:30pm

Catalog Description

Prerequisite:  MATH0310 or satisfactory placement test score

48 lecture hours…………………………………………….3 credit hours

Designed for a four-year degree in Business Administration.  Equations and inequalities; functions and graphs; exponential and logarithmic functions; matrix algebra; linear programming; sets and probability; mathematics of finance; applications.

Required Materials

·  Introductory Mathematical Analysis for Business, Economics and the Life and Social Sciences, Ernest F. Haeussler, Jr., Richard S. Paul, and Richard J. Wood, 13^th edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc., 2011

and My Math Lab Access Code.

or (e-text which is included with the My Math Lab Access Code)

·  Current e-mail address (one you check frequently)

·  Non-graphing scientific calculator

Recommended Materials

·  TI-30X IIS calculator  (No Graphing Calculators Allowed on Exams)

·  Headphones (for online lectures)

Tentative Exam Schedule

Week 3 or 4 of classes.

Week 9 of classes.

Week 13 of classes.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

1. Demonstrate and apply knowledge of properties of functions, including domain and range operations, compositions, and inverses.
2. Recognize and apply polynomial, rational, radical, exponential and logarithmic functions and solve related equations.
3. Apply graphing techniques.
4. Optimize objective functions using linear programming.
5. Recognize, solve and apply systems of linear equations using matrices.
6. Identify appropriate algebraic concepts and techniques to provide mathematical models of real-world situations and determine solutions to applied economic and business problems.

Grading Policy & Procedures

Grade Calculation:

1)  Three semester exams  60%         

2)  Homework                    10%          

3)  Quizzes                         10%          

4)  Final Exam                   20%          

5)  Total                             100%          

Grade Scale

A = 90 - 100;    B = 80 - 89;    C = 70 - 79;    D = 60 - 69;    F = 0 – 59

Students must ask questions about their returned exams before they leave the classroom. 

Your Final Letter Grade will be posted on My NCTC website.

Exams will graded and scores posted on Course Compass (MML) within one week.

The grading policy may be amended during the semester at the instructor’s discretion.

Homework and Tests Policies & Procedures

All homework and quizzes are due at 11:59 p.m. on the assigned due date for full credit. 

I know each student within the semester will have their own specific challenges that they face privately but each one of you need to execute each task as best as you can and soldier on.  This is life. Please do not ask for “grace” or extensions because this is unfair to those who kept their challenges to themselves and did not ask for this.  In short, complete tasks early.

EMAILS

I will check emails periodically Monday thru Friday and will try to respond within 24 hours.  However, I will likely check my email at least once per day when I am not on campus.  Email will not be checked over the weekend, holidays, or after 4 pm on any weekday.  Although Canvas is available to students 24/7, it is unrealistic to expect that the instructors will be.  Keep in mind if there are any emails that are urgent over the weekend TRY not to panic.  The solution probably can be resolved quickly upon the beginning of the week. 

Reasons why I will not reply to your email:

-Question can be answered within the syllabus

-If emails resemble text messages to your buddies

-Include substantially poor grammar

-Not coherent

-Extra credit to boost grade

-Future point totals to make a certain grade; do your own math

-Asking for more time to do an assignment

-Asking for special consideration over other students for any reason

-Questions regarding an assignment with less than 12 hours before a due-date

Be mindful of the tone that is presented in emails.  If it is aggressive, unprofessional, or is academically offensive in anyway, the professor will not reply.  Know that the student’s name may be given to the Associate Dean of Denton County Campuses for further review. 

RELIABLE TECHNOLOGY

In an effort to keep everyone within this class on an equal playing field regarding IT issues, everyone will be held to the same process and standards. 

Be sure that you are doing all of your assignments on a reliable computer with sufficient battery life and appropriate Internet connectivity.   The instructor cannot help instances of computers “shutting down,” “crashing,” “running slow,” or “electrical outages due to a storm,” etc.  Be mindful of this before you begin any assignments.   The burden rests solely on the student if there is a problem mid-assignment and it truly rests with someone other than the student, you will have to:

1.Create an e-ticket at  http://www.nctc.edu/eLearning_Department/Support.aspx

Select “submit a request.” 

Describe the problem to the e-Learning Department and produce the evidence to support your technological issue.  Include screenshots via computer or phone of the error message or issue.  In addition, include dates and times within the screenshots or photos.

2. Forward the emailed response to the instructor from the e-Learning Department if there is evidence to support your claim.  That includes the response that the Canvas help desk delivered with the overwhelming amount of data regarding your issue to indicate that the technical difficulty was through no fault of the students’.  Do not email the instructor if the e-Learning Department cannot verify your technical difficulty.  Please include your “request number” in parenthesis which can be found in the email from e-Learning.

3. Then the instructor will gather all evidence from the student, e-Learning, and from the student activity from within Canvas to make an appropriate decision in moving forward with the request to re-open assignments.  If students do not provide a good defense, the instructor will not likely re-open any assignments. 

4. Finally, THE INSTRUCTOR WILL LOOK AT THE ENTIRE RECORD OF THE STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY ON CANVAS.  If the student makes a false claim regarding technical difficulties, they should expect to be dropped from the course at the point of the offense.  This is child’s play to look at students’ Canvas activity so avoid being inventive of any fictitious IT stories.

On a personal note:   This syllabus is our contract; it cannot and will not be amended by students for personal issues.  This is not limited to birthdays, deaths, hospital / incarceration stays, or minor holidays.  Everyone is held to the same standard in this class.

Decreased stress for this class can be traced back to utilizing a calendar system (for all assignment due dates), working on a reliable computer, and not waiting until the last minute to get started on assignments (cheating, plagiarism, creating fictitious I.T. stories, and sloppy work can get the very best under these conditions). 

Overall, I would respect a student more if they honestly could not complete an assignment rather than to invent creative stories, blame others, or recycle assignments or copy other work.  In short, these issues just waste my time and could get the student in more academic trouble and potentially expelled from college.

Scholastic Integrity

Scholastic integrity includes both ethical and scholarly behaviors that promote fairness, trust, and learning at the college. See Academic Integrity document.  Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to cheating on tests, plagiarism, and collusion.  See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities:  Student Conduct [FLB-(LOCAL)]” #18.

Consequences of scholastic dishonesty may include but are not limited to:

• A score of zero on the assignment, which will not be dropped.
• Automatic failure in the course.
• A formal report filed with the college.
• Suspension or expulsion from the college.

EEOC Statement

North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in the employment or the provision of services.

Attendance Policy

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.  Absence does not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.  Dropping a course is the student's responsibility.  See Attendance Regulations in the North Central Texas College Catalog.  Students may be dropped for excessive absenteeism.

Smoking Policy

ALL campuses of North Central Texas College are tobacco-free.

NCTC restricts the use of all “tobacco products” including any lighted or unlighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, bidi, clove cigarette, electronic cigarette or personal vaporizer, or any other smoking product, as well as any form of smokeless or spit tobacco also known as dip, chew, snuff, or snus on any campus property. NCTC is aware that tobacco use influences underage students which cumulates unsightly tobacco litter and interferes with assuring clean air for all who come to NCTC. NCTC recognizes the health hazards of tobacco use and of exposure to second hand smoke. Information on a tobacco cessation program is available for students, faculty, staff who wish to stop using tobacco products. We would like to "thank you" for your help in making our campuses Tobacco-Free. For questions or concerns please contact the Office of Vice President of Student Services at 940.668.4240.

Other Pertinent Information

At no point within the semester should students contact me with respect to them dropping.  It is a highly personal decision that can only be made by each student and their academic advisors.

·  Questions on the homework will be discussed at the beginning of each class.  Homework is very important and it is absolutely necessary for successful completion of the course.  Mathematics is not a spectator sport.

·  All cell phones, i-phones, etc. must be kept out of sight, in your car, purse, backpack, etc.  You may be asked to leave for the day if your phone goes off, even on test days, for your first violation.  You may be dropped from the course on your second violation.  You may be dropped from the course if you are at any time caught text-messaging and/or checking emails.  In addition, students are not allowed to study for other classes, read newspapers, and /or sleep in class.

·  BE COURTEOUS TO YOUR FELLOW CLASSMATES.

·  The instructor reserves the right to amend the syllabus at any time during the semester.

·  Any announcements/information disseminated during class will take precedence over the syllabus.

Disability Accommodations

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability.  A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a distraction reduced environment, volunteer note taker in class, etc.

On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 in the Administration (100) Building or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209 to arrange for an intake appointment with OSD.

North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).

Student Success Center

The Student Success Center is designed to help all students at NCTC develop tools to achieve their academic goals. The center links students to FREE tutoring, including a Writing Center, a Math Lab, and free online tutoring in the evening.  The Student Success Center also helps students acclimate to college by providing free interactive workshops about Time Management, Study Skills, Test Anxiety, and much more. For more information, please visit your nearest Student Success Center.

TRIO Program:

TRIO Programs are federally funded programs which offer services designed to assist students in achieving their academic goals. Services include educational workshops, academic advising, tutoring, personal counseling, career counseling, cultural enrichment, and financial aid information.  Students may be eligible for TRIO if they are currently enrolled at North Central Texas College, have academic need, and meet at least ONE of THREE criteria which include: 1) first generation status—neither parent has graduated from college 2) income level is within federal low income guidelines, and/or 3) has a documented disability. TRIO is located in Room 170 on the Corinth Campus. Contact Penny Cogbill, TRIO Assistant, at pcogbill@nctc.edu, 940-498-6214 on the Corinth Campus for more information.

Students can also access the Department of Student Success’ website by going to www.nctc.edu and clicking on the Student Services link and Student Success or “Tutoring and Other ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES”, or by going directly to http://www.nctc.edu/Student_Services/Access/AcademicandStudentSupportServices.htm

NCTC Web Page

Visit the North Central Texas College web page for information on registration, financial aid, counseling/advising, and cost of tuition and fees.  You will also find information on the catalog and semester schedules as well as courses of study.  You can keep up with what is happening on campus by checking the calendar of events and the sports news.  The web has information on the library as well as links to other areas of interest.  Check out our web page at http://www.nctc.edu.