INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

GRADING CRITERIA

Grade Scale for MATH 1342: 90 – 100% = A;   80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C; 60 – 69% = D    Below 60% = F

Grade Scale for NCBM 0242: 70 – 100% = P;   Below 70% = F

All homework is completed online in MyStatsLab. The first day of class; please log into Canvas and click on the MyLab and Mastering link. If for any reason you cannot log into MyStatsLab from Canvas, email me immediately. Everyone needs an access code for MyStatsLab before they may complete any assignments. If you do not have the money at this time to purchase the access code you may use the Temporary Access. You will be permitted temporary access for the first 14 days after you log into your course. At the end of that time, you will be prompted again for a new access code. If you are waiting for Financial Aid, please use the Temporary Access Code, but buy the code as soon as your Financial Aid money is in the bookstore. Do not enter the new code until you are prompted by MyStatsLab, otherwise it will create a new account.  I cannot stress enough for you to buy the MyStatsLab Access Code as soon as the Finical Aid money is in the bookstore and carry the code in your backpack until you are prompted. Each semester students are locked out of MyStatsLab for two weeks when the Bookstore closes student’s accounts.

Homework:

Please complete all scheduled homework assignments by the date listed in MyStatsLab. Homework will not be reopened with the exception of extreme emergencies and administrative problems. Each homework question may be attempted multiple times in order to increase your homework grade. To do this click on the Similar Exercise button located at the bottom of the page (this button replaces Check Answer). Please try to score at least 90% on each homework assignment.

Exams:

There are four tests (not including the final), each test counts 15%. Each chapter test will have a time limit of 1 hour and the final will be 2 hours. Students will be allowed to use an approved calculator (no cell phones) on each test. Make-up tests are not allowed. However, your final exam grade will replace a previous exam grade if it is better.

The final exam will be comprehensive and is required of all students. The final exam must be completed by the end of the schedule time and day for this class’s final.  No exceptions.

1. Turn off all electronic devices prior to entering class.
2. Do not read or send text messages during class. You will be counted absent for the day and asked to leave class if you use your cell.
3. Being on unapproved websites as in Facebook or homework for another class, you will be asked to leave class and will be counted as absent for the day. 
4. When I am giving a class lecture, students are not to be logged into any computers.  Even if a student is behind, please take notes during each class lecture unless you are ahead of my lecture. You will need to ask to work on the computer.
5. Administrative policy prohibits food or drink in classrooms.
6. Be courteous to your fellow classmates.
7. Maintain a positive and professional attitude.
8. The use of profanity is prohibited in the classroom. I will ask you to leave the classroom and count you absent for the day.
9. Ask questions, get involved, and do your homework. Ask for help early.
10. Notice to Students: You will not pass this class if you only work during class time.  Please schedule at least three to five hours per week outside of class to complete homework, quizzes, and pre-tests.
11. While taking each test, you are NOT to use any notes or information from the book.
12. The final exam will be comprehensive and is required of all students.
13. Please do not embarrass your fellow classmates by wearing sagging pants. You will be asked to leave the classroom and meet with the Dean of Students before you come back to class.
14. This is a working syllabus and is subject to change.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR MATH 1342

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 the College Prep Attendance Policy or any other school policies. Be sure to regularly check BOTH the Lion Pride email as well as the Canvas inbox for important messages and information.

At North Central Texas College, students who test but do not meet the passing scores in ALL sections of the TSI Assessment or any other THECB approved testing measurements are required by state law to obtain TSI advising and continuously enroll in a formal college preparatory studies (developmental) program every semester until all TSI requirements are satisfied. TSI program attendance is MANDATORY. Non-compliance with the rules of attendance will result in a student being WITHDRAWN from the college preparatory and the college-level math courses and possibly being placed on academic hold at North Central Texas College. Withdrawals are subject to college policies as set forth in the college catalog.

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 course with a “W” is Friday, November 1, 2019.

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

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. https://www.nctc.edu/_documents/academics/student-handbook.pdf

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.