NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title: Non-course Competency-Based Option for Mathematics

Course prefix, number, and section number: NCBM 0132 0502

Semester/Year of course: Spring 2023

Semester start and end dates: 1/17/2023 – 5/13/2023

Modality: Face to face

Class meeting location: Flower Mound Campus, Room – 208

Class meeting days and times: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:25 – 12:50pm

MATH course: MATH 1332 0502

Semester credit hours: 1 (Lecture hours: 16)

Course description: The NCBM supports students in developing skills, strategies, and reasoning needed to succeed in mathematics, including communication and appropriate use of technology. Topics include the study of numeracy and the real number system; algebraic concepts, notation, and reasoning; quantitative relationships; mathematical models; and problem solving. This course does not count toward graduation at NCTC.

Course prerequisites: Pass Math 0305 with a “C” or better, or earn satisfactory TSI Assessment placement score, or earn satisfactory placement score on another approved assessment.

Required course materials: None

Name of instructor: Jason Rutledge

Office location: Flower Mound Room: 107

Telephone number: NA

E-mail address: jrutledge@nctc.edu (or send messages via Canvas)

STUDENT HOURS (OFFICE HOURS)

Each week instructors have time set aside to meet with students outside of class. (Traditionally these times have been called “office hours”.) This is a time when a student may ask questions regarding the class or discuss a particular problem/topic with an instructor one-on-one.  Student hours may be held in-person or online.  See below for instructions on where/when/how instructors will offer student hours in this class.

See the syllabus for Math 1332 0502 for more information.

MATH TUTORING LAB

Students who need help with any math class can visit the NCTC Mathematics Lab to receive assistance. There are math tutors available on every campus and online. This service is free for all students enrolled in an NCTC math class. Sign up for an appointment or see the most current tutoring hours for all campuses at https://www.nctc.edu/math-lab. 

SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER

The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.

SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

This course is graded as a Pass (P) or a Fail (F). As a part of your grade in this class you will be required to meet with the instructor once every 3 weeks. This means we will meet a minimum of 5 times over the 16 weeks of this course. Here are the guidelines for those meetings:

1. Not every “3-week period” is exactly 3 weeks.
2. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule each of these meetings.
3. To schedule a meeting with the instructor, send the instructor an email either from your NCTC email address or through Canvas with possible dates and times. The instructor will respond in a timely fashion.
4. Each appointment must be scheduled at least 48 hours in advance. If you decide to give less than 2 days’ notice, then it may not be possible to meet.
5. Multiple meetings per any given 3-week period in the schedule below will only count once for the 5 official meetings required for your P in this course.
6. There are no extensions given to any meeting for a given 3-week period.
7. For each meeting we will discuss your past and current progress and you will be awarded credit for that meeting AFTER those goals are met.

You must meet once during each of the following 3-week periods:

1^st Period: Tuesday, 1/17 to Friday, 2/3

2^nd Period: Monday, 2/6 to Friday, 2/24

3^rd Period: Monday, 2/27 to Friday, 3/24

4^th Period: Monday, 3/27 to Friday, 4/14

5^th Period: Monday, 4/17 to Friday, 5/5

To earn the P for this class you will need to have successfully completed all 5 official meetings AND earned an A, B or C in Math 1332. 0502.

To earn the F for this class you will have successfully completed less than 5 official meetings OR earned a D or F in Math 1332.0502.

Final grade scale:  The NCBM course will be graded on a P/F basis.

Late work policy: No late work is accepted.

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.

COURSE POLICIES

Academic Integrity Policy:

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation, and collusion.  The use of online math solvers with submitted work is considered academic dishonesty.  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 Code of Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.  

Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:

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

Attendance Policy:

Regular attendance is expected and necessary for student success in this course. For more information on attendance regulations please see the 2022-2023 NCTC Catalog.  (https://www.nctc.edu/catalog; Click on 2022-2023 CATALOG and go to page 138 to see Attendance Regulations)

Withdrawal Policy

A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: Monday, April 3, 2023.

Student Learning Outcomes:  At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Use appropriate symbolic notation and vocabulary to communicate, interpret, and explain mathematical concepts.
2. Define, represent, and perform operations on real numbers, applying numeric reasoning to investigate and describe quantitative relationships and solve real world problems in a variety of contexts.
3. Use algebraic reasoning to solve problems that require ratios, rates, percentages, and proportions in a variety of contexts using multiple representations.
4. Apply algebraic reasoning to manipulate expressions and equations to solve real world problems.
5. Use graphs, tables, and technology to analyze, interpret, and compare data sets.
6. Construct and use mathematical models in verbal, algebraic, graphical, and tabular form to solve problems from a variety of contexts and to make predictions and decisions.

COLLEGE POLICIES

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook. To access Student Handbook go to NCTC homepage (www.nctc.edu), scroll to bottom and click “Student Handbook”.

ADA STATEMENT

NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations.  See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.

 
STUDENT SERVICES

NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students.  See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS