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

Participation:  Your participation grade is a measure of your active participation in class.  Activities including active participation in and attention to discussion boards, time spent on task in Canvas, reviewing unit resources, researching information, communication with instructor, and timely completion of work may be considered in this category. 

Practice (MSL Homework): Homework exercises are available for you to practice the skills and reinforce concepts learned in class.  There is a homework assignment for every section we cover. The weekly agenda can be used to help you pace the work.  However, you may work to improve scores on these assignments at any time prior to the last in-class unit test.    If you have any issues accessing the homework sections, contact the instructor.

Quizzes: Several online quizzes throughout the semester will be required.  You will have approximately 60-75 minutes for each online quiz attempt.  If your quiz is interrupted/disconnected, you will need to begin again using another attempt.   I will keep the highest score.

Exams: There will be 4 unit tests.  All exams are paper and pencil, in-person exams.  There are no makeup exams and exams may not be re-taken. The class will take the exam on Saturday of the testing week in a classroom on the Corinth campus.  If you are unable to attend the in-class test on that day, you may make arrangements with a testing center and the instructor to take the test at an alternate day/time during the allowable testing window.  One 3” x 5” notecard will be allowed per test.  (See the Testing Document for more information). 

Final Exam: The final exam is optional and comprehensive.  If the final exam score is higher than the student’s lowest unit test, the final exam score will be used to replace that unit test score.

If circumstances outside of the student’s control cause the student to miss a unit test, the final exam may be taken to replace the missed unit test.

The instructor reserves the right to amend or update the syllabus or schedule as needed.  Any amendments announced by instructor will supersede this document. Students are responsible for knowing/understanding changes regardless of attendance.

COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE

Regular attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered, including online classes.  Online students are expected to log in to Canvas to be attentive to discussion groups, review resources, complete assignments, i.e. participate, at least 3 days per week.  More often would be ideal.  All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies.  Approved college-sponsored activities are considered excused absences.  It is the student’s responsibility to provide appropriate documentation as to the emergency for approval by the faculty member.  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 completing required work in a timely manner.  With the exception of the final exam (see above) students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence.  Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives.    Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL).  Students that fail to complete orientation assignments, including, registering for MyLabs through Canvas, by Tuesday, September 4 may be withdrawn from the course.  However, it is the student’s responsibility to withdraw from the course to secure a “W” grade on or before the last day to withdraw.

Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course with a “W” is Thursday, November 8, 2018. 

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/catalog/north-central-texas-college-student-handbook/section-i/special-accommodations-office-students-with-disabilities/osd-department-contacts.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

x          Critical Thinking

x          Communication

x          Empirical and Quantitative

o           Teamwork

o           Personal Responsibility

o           Social Responsibility

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