INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog

GRADING CRITERIA

Grade Scale:   90 – 100% = A;   80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C;  60 – 69% = D;  Below 60% = F

Your participation grade is a measure of your active participation in class.  Participation in assigned class discussions, viewing assigned videos and completion of study plan are considered components of this category.  At the end of the semester, participation in optional discussion groups, such as Question and Answer boards, conferences, chat session and the Coffee Shop will also be considered for borderline students.

MyMathLab Assignments (due by 11:59pm on Mondays).

Personalized Homework:

In the personalized homework, students automatically receive credit for the questions from objectives that were mastered on their first attempt at the weekly quiz and they can practice the objectives they didn’t master. Students can use the “Show what I need to do” button to see which objectives and questions they need to practice.

When the student opens the Homework Overview, the questions from the objectives he or she mastered on the test or quiz are shown as already done and the homework has an initial score. The student can then work on the questions that cover any objectives that the student did not master on the test or quiz.

Personalized homework assignments are not updated when a student makes additional attempts at the prerequisite quiz.  

Quizzes

After reviewing the resources materials (lecture slides, e-textbook, videos, or other material listed in the weekly module, students will take a quiz to assess their understanding.  The first attempt at the quiz will be used to personalize the student’s homework.   Each week an online quiz will be due by. You may make 3 attempts for each quiz. The highest score out of all attempts will be counted.  A 15% penalty will apply to any quizzes submitted late.  The weekly quiz (usually 8 – 12 questions) will cover the section(s) of the text that were assigned that week.

Tests (In-person)

There will be 4 exams. All exams are weighted equally and must be taken in person.  An in-class exam will be given on Saturday 10 am – 12 pm of the testing week.  If a student is unable to attend the Saturday test, he or she may, take it any NCTC campus testing center or in a preapproved off-campus proctored environment during the alternate testing window, Wednesday – Friday immediately prior to the Saturday in-class test. Students taking the test during the alternate testing window must make the appropriate arrangements in advance.  See Proctors and Testing Document.

There are no make-up exams.

Tentative Test Schedule

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered, including online courses.  All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies.  It is the student’s responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval by the faculty member.  Approved college-sponsored activities are also excused absences.  The instructor is responsible for judging the validity of any reason given for an absence.  Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.  Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been unjustifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives.    Persistent, unjustified absence will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL).  Missing two exams or failing to login to complete assignments may be considered excessive constot

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Thursday, April 5, 2018.

DISABILITY SERVICES (Office for Students with Disabilities)

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-498-6207.

North Central Texas College is 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).   http://www.nctc.edu/student-services/disability-services.html.

CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core)________     

o         Communication

x        Mathematics              

o         Life and Physical Science

o         Language, Philosophy & Culture

o         Creative Arts

o         American History

o         Government/Political Science

o         Social and Behavioral Sciences

o         Component Area Option

REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES (For classes in the Core)

x          Critical Thinking

x          Communication

x          Empirical and Quantitative

o           Teamwork

o           Personal Responsibility

o           Social Responsibility

COURSE TYPE

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

x        Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course

o        WECM Course

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. http://www.nctc.edu/catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook/nctc-student-handbook.html. 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

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 for academic dishonesty may include:

• Zero on the assignment
• Failing grade for the course

QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?

CAMPUS RESTRICTIONS

Tobacco-Free Campus:  NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco, on campus property.

Campus Carry: Effective August 1, 2017, a license holder may carry a concealed handgun on or about the license holder's person while the license holder is on the campus of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education in this state. For more information, see the website at http://www.nctc.edu/police/campus-carry.html.