INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

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

GRADING CRITERIA

Quizzes: (20% of Overall Average)*

There will be quizzes administered in class on paper. Dates for each of those will be announced in advance and appropriate details will be given at that same time. Some quizzes you may be allowed to take home, work, scan in solutions and then submit them online via a dropbox.

Tests and the Final Exam: (80% of Overall Average)**

There will be four tests and a comprehensive Final Exam. Each test is worth 16% of your overall average and the Final will also be worth 16%, for a grand total of 80%. You want to make sure you are super ready for each test. NO MAKE-UP TESTS. Tests will be administered in class and you will be allowed pen/pencil, scratch paper (supplied by the instructor) and an appropriate calculator (when authorized by the instructor).

Note: Leaving and re-entering the classroom after a test has begun will not be allowed unless details to do so have been worked out with the instructor BEFORE the test. This means there are no bathroom breaks, so make sure you plan ahead for test.

*The lowest quiz grade will be dropped from the calculations of the final grade.

**The final exam is a departmental, comprehensive algebra exam and must be taken by all students. The final exam may also be used to replace the lowest intrasemester test grade. 

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

Homework (NOT FOR A GRADE)

The homework problems will not be graded components of this course. However, choosing not to do them will GREATLY increase your chances of failing the course. The homework assignments are not designed to be fully completed for every section. (Basically, there are a lot of problems. Hopefully, more than you will need to master the material.) Instead, use these as practice to better understand the material and a source to ask questions for clarification. Quality is better than quantity. I am not currently planning on supplying answer keys for any of the homework done offline. “Jason, how are we supposed to know if we are on the right track and getting good answers?” Simple…ask. Either inside or outside of class. Bring in samples of your work for me to give you some input and in that way help you to score better on that test. The tutors in the Math Lab on campus can also be of use as well as various other online resources not directly tied to our course.

TENATIVE SCHEDULE:

Test #1 – Thursday February 7^th over Chapter 11

Test #2 – Tuesday February 26^th over Chapter 12

Test #3 – Tuesday March 26^th over Sections 13.1 to 13.7

Test #4 – Tuesday April 16^th over Sections 13.8, 13.10 and Chapter 14

Final Exam – Thursday May 16^th (Comprehensive)

            The Final Exam will be administered from 12:30 to 2:20pm.

Other important dates:

            Tuesday (March 19^th) and Thursday (March 21^st) – No Class (Thanksgiving Break)

            Tuesday (May 14^th) – No Class (Finals Week)

Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course with a “W” is Thursday, April 4^th, 2019.

MOBILE DEVICE POLICY

All cell phones, tablets, laptops and other electronic devices need to be put away during lecture and only used in class when directed by the instructor. It is distracting and rude to have these devices out during most meetings; however discreet you think you might be. Exceptions will be made on a case by case basis, so bring those to me individually. Any time you need to use these devices, quietly remove yourself from class, attend to your business and quietly return.

Recording Lectures: The use of any audio or visual devices to record any part of the course lecture needs to be cleared by the instructor BEFORE that class session begins. This does include but is not limited to video/audio recordings and pictures from a cell phone.

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)

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)________     

          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

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