INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

GRADING CRITERIA

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

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 any school policy. 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 Non-compliance with the rules of attendance can result in a student being WITHDRAWN from the college preparatory and college-level math courses. Withdrawals are subject to college policies as set forth in the college catalog.

Class Notes:  I have made PowerPoint notes for each chapter, and posted them on Canvas in two formats.  The first is a pdf format with 4 slides to a page.  The second is the original PowerPoint format.  You need to have these notes in front of you during lecture.  Either print them out and bring to class, or bring your laptop.

Practice homework is due every week on Wednesday nights.  However you may work on it anytime after the due date.  It is very important to work on, even though it is for practice.    It is where you really learn the material.  You may do practice homework two ways----do problems from the eText or online problems in MyLab Stats.

Video assignments will be due on Monday evenings.  Again, you can view them after the due date.  You need to watch these before the lecture to make sure you are understanding everything.  Lectures will add details and fill in gaps based on these videos. 

Online quizzes will be due on Friday evenings.  This is an exact due date.  You may not work on the quizzes after they are due.  They are online through MyLab, and you will do them outside of class.  You will have 5 attempts to do each online quiz, and the highest grade of all attempts is recorded. 

Group quizzes are done in class on Thursdays.  Groups will be assigned, and may be updated weekly.  While you are expected to work together to do the quiz, each student will hand in their own assignment.  You must be in class do to this type of quiz. 

Study skills assignments will be due in class on some Thursdays.  These include test taking skills, note taking skills, etc. 

Excel assignments will be due by midnight on specific Fridays (due dates in Canvas).   Assignments are posted in Canvas, and you may also need to go to MyLab Stats for data sets and an Excel manual.    Read the Excel guidelines (also posted in Canvas) for information on finding the data sets, finding the Excel manual, handing in your assignment, etc.  No late assignments will be accepted.

Exams will be given in class.    You may bring in a 3X5 notecard to each exam with formulas, examples, definitions, etc. on it. 

You are expected to be in class for the exams.  If you are unable to be there, you must notify the instructor on or before the scheduled day.  Then a make-up can be discussed.  If you do not notify the instructor or are unable to take it before the test is handed back to the class, you may not take it.  Contact the instructor for alternatives. 

Exam Schedule

Exam #1:  Thursday, February 20

Exam #2:  Thursday, March 12

Exam #3:  Thursday, April 9

Exam #4:  Thursday, April 30

Final Exam:  Thursday, May 14, 9:30am – 11:20am

Test Revisions:  You may choose one of the 4 exams (not the final) that you have taken, and both re-do and explain how to do any problem you missed points on.  You can get back up to half the points you missed.  See Canvas for more specific instructions on what to do for the revisions

Please do not talk to classmates while the instructor is lecturing.  You may ask questions of the instructor at any time.

Please do not leave the classroom during lecture.  It is distracting to others

Please do not be on your cell phones during lectures.  Ideally, they should be on silent and out of sight

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.  Valid reasons for absence do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. 

If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to get the notes from another student, and look at the material in MyLab Stats to learn what you missed. 

I do not drop students for absences.   If you want to drop the class, you must do so yourself before the drop date.

Last day to withdraw with a “W” is Friday, April 3, 2020.

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:

1.  Zero on the assignment
2. Failing grade for the course

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 campuses at http://www.nctc.edu/student-services/student-success/tutoring/mathematics-lab.html. 

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)________       

             Communication

             Mathematics                    

             Life and Physical Science

             Language, Philosophy & Culture

             Creative Arts

             American History

             Government/Political Science

             Social and Behavioral Sciences

             Component Area Option

             Critical Thinking

             Communication

             Empirical and Quantitative

             Teamwork

             Personal Responsibility

             Social Responsibility