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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title:
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Elementary Statistical Methods
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Course Prefix & Number:
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MATH 1342
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Section Number:
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501
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Semester/Year:
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Fall 2019
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Semester Credit Hours:
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3
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Lecture Hours:
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48
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Lab Hours:
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0
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Course Description (NCTC Catalog): Collection, analysis, presentation and interpretation of data, and probability. Analysis includes descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Use of appropriate technology is recommended.
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Course Prerequisite(s): Meet TSI college-readiness standard for Elementary Statistics; or equivalent
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Required or Recommended Course Materials:
Fundamentals of Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data 5th edition, Michael Sullivan III, 2018, Pearson
MyStatLab (e-text included in MSL)
Required:
Purchase of the online MyStatLab access is required. A physical copy of the text is not required. HW, Quizzes and practice tests are on MyStatLab via Canvas.
Calculator with statistical capabilities is required – Examples are TI30xs Multiview; TI-30X IIS; TI 83-84
Access to computer with Microsoft Excel is required.
NOTE: Phone calculators will not be allowed on exams.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Thom Kight
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Campus/Office Location:
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Flower Mound Campus, Room 107
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Office Hours:
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MW 8:30am – 9:30am & 1:00pm – 1:30pm
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Telephone Number:
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940-498-6208, Leave message with Math Department Admin.
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E-mail Address:
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tkight@nctc.edu
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GRADING CRITERIA
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# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage or Point Values
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34
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Homework (MyStatLab)
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2.5%
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10
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Quizzes (MyStatLab)
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2.5%
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8
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Excel Assignments (Canvas)
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20%
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4
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Tests (In Class)
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55%
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1
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Final Exam (In Class)
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20%
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Grade Scale: 90 – 100% = A; 80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C; 60 – 69% = D; Below 60% = F
Note: The lowest regular test grade will be replaced by final exam grade if beneficial. At the end of the semester two homework assignments and one quiz will be dropped. Due dates can be found in MyStatLab.
COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)
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Date
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Lecture Topics & Tests
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Assignments Due
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Week 1
8/26/19
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Course Overview / Statistics Basics (1.1)
Observational Studies vs. Designed Experiments (1.2)
Simple Random Sampling (1.3)
Sampling Techniques (1.4)
Bias in Sampling (1.5)
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H1 – 1.1
H2 – 1.2
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Week 2
9/2/19
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*** Labor Day Holiday ***
Organizing Qualitative Data (2.1)
Organizing Quantitative Data (2.2)
Graphical Misrepresentation of Data (2.3)
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H3 – 1.3
H4 – 1.4
H5 – 1.5
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Excel Assign. #1 –
BLS
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Week 3
9/9/19
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Measures of Central Tendency (3.1)
Measures of Dispersion (3.2)
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H6 – 2.1
H7 – 2.2
H8 – 2.3
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Excel Assign. #2 –
Graphs & Histogrm
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Week 4
9/16/19
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Grouped Data (3.3)
Review for Test 1
Test 1 (Chapters 1, 2,3.1,3.2)
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H9 – 3.1
H10 – 3.2
Ch 1 – Quiz
Ch 2 – Quiz
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Week 5
9/23/19
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Measures of Position (3.4)
Five Number Summary / Boxplots (3.5)
Scatter Plots & Correlation (4.1)
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H11 – 3.3
H12 – 3.4
H13 – 3.5
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Excel Assign. #3 –
Formulas in Excel
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Week 6
9/30/19
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Least Squares Regression (4.2, 4.3)
Probability Basics (5.1)
Addition Rule & Complements (5.2)
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H14 – 4.1
H15 – 4.2
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Excel Assign. #4 –
Correl. & Regr.
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Week 7
10/7/19
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Multiplication Rule / Independence (5.3)
Review for Test 2
Test 2 (Chapters 3, 4,5.1-3)
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H16 – 5.1
H17 – 5.2
Ch 3 – Quiz
Ch 4 – Quiz
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Week 8
10/14/19
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Conditional Probability (5.4)
Counting Techniques (5.5)
Probability Practice (5.6)
Discrete Random Variables (6.1)
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H18 – 5.3
H19 – 5.4
H20 – 5.5
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Excel Assign. #5 –
Probability Samples
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Week 9
10/21/19
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Binomial Distribution (6.2)
Normal Distribution (7.1)
Applications of Normal Distribution (7.2)
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H21 – 5.6
H22 – 6.1
H23 – 6.2
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Excel Assign. #6 –
Binomial Dist.
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Week 10
10/28/19
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Normal Approximation to the Binomial (7.4)
Review Test 3
Test 3 (Chapters 5, 6, 7)
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H24 – 7.1
H25 – 7.2
H26 – 7.4
Ch 5 – Quiz
Ch 6 – Quiz
Ch 7 – Quiz
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Week 11
11/4/19
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Inferential Statistics Overview
Distribution of the Sample Mean (8.1)
Distribution of the Sample Proportion (8.2)
Estimating Population Proportion (9.1)
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H27 – 8.1
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Excel Assign. #7 –
Normal Distribution
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Week 12
11/11/19
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Estimating Population Mean (9.2)
Confidence Intervals (9.3)
Hypothesis Testing (10.1)
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H28 – 8.2
H29 – 9.1
H30 – 9.2
H31 – 9.3
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Week 13
11/18/19
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Hypothesis Testing for Population Proportion (10.2)
Hypothesis Testing for Population Mean (10.3)
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H32 – 10.1
H33 – 10.2
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Excel Assign. #8 –
Conf. Intervals
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Week 14
11/25/19
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Review for Test 4
*** Thanksgiving Holiday ***
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H34 – 10.3
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Week 15
12/2/19
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Test 4 (Chapters 8, 9, 10)
Review for Final Exam
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Ch 8 – Quiz
Ch 9 – Quiz
Ch 10 – Quiz
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Week 16
12/11/19
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Final Exam (10:00AM-11:50AM)
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog)
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At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
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Explain the use of data collection and statistics as tools to reach reasonable conclusions.
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Recognize, examine, and interpret the basic principles of describing and presenting data.
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Compute and interpret empirical and theoretical probabilities using the rules of probabilities and combinatorics.
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Explain the role of probability in statistics.
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Examine, analyze, and compare various sampling distributions for both discrete and continuous random variables.
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Describe and compute confidence intervals.
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Solve linear regression and correlation problems.
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Perform hypothesis testing using statistical methods.
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All students at NCTC are assigned a student email address, also known as Lion Pride email. Lion Pride email can be accessed on the NCTC home page by clicking on MyNCTC, then the link “Lion Pride Email” to the left. After clicking the Lion Pride Email link, the Microsoft Office 365 window will open.
1. Enter your NCTC student e-mail address. (for example, Smithj123456@student.nctc.edu)
2. Enter your password (your NCTC Student ID Number, either 7 or 9 numbers).
3. From the list of Microsoft icons, choose MAIL.
4. You will be asked to set your language and local time zone (Central Time). Your account is now activated.
**It is the student’s responsibility to activate and regularly monitor the assigned NCTC (Lion Pride) e-mail account. Important announcements and notifications from the Admissions office, Financial Aid, or other college staff will be sent via the Lion Pride student email system.
For communicating with classmates and instructors, students also have an option to communicate through Canvas. Canvas messaging is NOT the same as Lion Pride e-mail. Failure to read and/or receive NCTC e-mails (either in Lion Pride or in Canvas) is no excuse for not complying with any school policy. Be sure to regularly check BOTH the Lion Pride email as well as the Canvas inbox for important messages and information.
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. 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. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless the absence is documented and excused by the instructor. 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)
Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course with a “W” is Friday, November 1, 2019.
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Students who need help with any math class can visit the NCTC Mathematics Lab to receive assistance. No appointments are necessary. See the most current tutoring hours for all five campuses at http://www.nctc.edu/student-services/student-success/tutoring/mathematics-lab.html.
TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON TUTOR AVAILABILITY:
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Corinth Math Lab – 186
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All other campuses
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Monday – Thursday 8:30 am – 6:30 pm
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Check the Math Lab/tutoring hours
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Friday 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
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on the website listed above.
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Saturday 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
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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 https://www.nctc.edu/catalog/student-services/office-students-with-disabilities.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
o Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)
x Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course
o WECM Course
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. https://www.nctc.edu/_documents/academics/student-handbook.pdf.
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
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Name of Chair :
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Dr. Elizabeth Howell
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Office Location:
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Corinth 236
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Telephone Number:
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940.498.6209
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E-mail Address:
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ehowell@nctc.edu
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Name of Instructional Dean:
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Mary Martinson
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Office Location:
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Gainesville 1404
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Telephone Number:
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940.668.7731 ext. 4377
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E-mail Address:
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mmartinson@nctc.edu
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Tobacco-Free Campus: NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco, on campus property.
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