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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title:
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Lifespan Growth & Development
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Course Prefix & Number:
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PSYC2314
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Section Number:
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406
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Semester/Year:
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Fall 2018
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Semester Credit Hours:
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3
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Lecture Hours:
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3
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Lab Hours:
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0
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Course Description (NCTC Catalog):
Life-Span Growth and Development is a study of social, emotional, cognitive and physical factors and influences of a developing human from conception to death.
Additional Comments from Saenz: During this course, students are encouraged to ask themselves: How can I apply this knowledge to my life? Regardless of career path, how can an introductory understanding of developmental psychology impact both my professional and personal life? Everyone is born. Everyone is at some point a baby, a child, an adolescent. So the subject matter is something we can all resonate with. While learning the different theories, stages, concepts, etc. you can look back at your own life and see how they played, are playing, and will play out, and through doing so gain a better understanding of not only the subject matter but also of yourself. When I think of Lifespan Development, I think of the common flow of life that weaves throughout each life pushing and pulling us all, as we uniquely navigate and move it, from birth to death.
“Underlying all individual drama, there is an existential foundation that alone enables us to understand in its unity that particular form of being we call a human life.” – Simone de Beauvoir
Note: Please show up to class ready to learn. Take a break from everything else going on in your life. Put it all aside for the hour and 20 minutes we have per class, and enjoy your time learning, free of other stress. Doing so will certainly lead to success in this course.
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Course Prerequisite(s):
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Required Course Materials:
Santrock. A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development. 8th Edition. McGraw Hill. ISBN:9781260532012
Additional Recommended Readings (NOT REQUIRED):
Erikson’s Insight and Responsibility, Identity: Youth and Crisis, Vital Involvement in Old Age, and The Life Cycle Completed; Anna Freud’s Psychoanalysis for Parents and Teachers; Levinson’s The Seasons of a Man’s Life; Karen’s Becoming Attached; Alapack’s Love’s Pivotal Relationships; Beauvoir’s The Coming of Age; and Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. These works shape the course, however they are not required readings.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Ingeborg Saenz, MPSY
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Campus/Office Location:
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Gainesville, Office 815
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Telephone Number:
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(940) 668-7731, Ext. 4343
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E-mail Address:
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isaenz@nctc.edu
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OFFICE HOURS
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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8:00- 9:30
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IN CLASS
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IN CLASS
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9:30-10:30am
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Gainesville
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IN CLASS
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Gainesville
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IN CLASS
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10:30-11:30
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Gainesville
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IN CLASS
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Gainesville
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IN CLASS
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11:30-12:30
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IN CLASS
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IN CLASS
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12:30-1:30pm
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IN CLASS
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Gainesville
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IN CLASS
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Gainesville
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1:30-2:30pm
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IN CLASS
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IN CLASS
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2:30-3:30pm
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IN CLASS
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IN CLASS
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3:30-4:30pm
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Corinth
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Corinth
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4:30-5:30pm
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Corinth
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Corinth
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- Additional times available upon request. Contact via email or text, anytime. It doesn’t matter how late it is. If I am available, I will respond. Also feel free to come up to me before or after class. Please do not hesitate to ask for help or chat with me! I am here for y’all!
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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Describe the stages of the developing person at different periods of the life span from birth to death.
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Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the development process of the individual.
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Identify factors of responsible personal behavior with regard to issues such as sexual activity, substance abuse, marriage and parenting.
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Explain the biosocial, cognitive and psychological influences throughout the lifespan as an ongoing set of processes, involving both continuity and change.
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Describe the different developmental perspectives of the major theories of development (i.e. cognitive, learning, humanistic and psychodynamic).
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Identify examples of some of the cultural and ethnic differences that influence development throughout the lifespan.
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Discuss the various causes or reasons for disturbances in the developmental process.
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COURSE OUTLINE
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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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5 (x 8 points)
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Pre-Chapter Quiz Searches
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(=40 points) 4%
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3 (x 30 points)
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Make Your Own Study Guides and Mini Exams
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(=90 points) 9%
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6 (x 20 points)
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“Traditional” Quizzes
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(=120 points) 12%
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2 (x 75 points)
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Papers
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(=150 points) 15%
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10 (x 5 points)
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Journal Drafts
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(=50 points) 5%
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1 (x 100 points)
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Journal Completed
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(=100 points) 10%
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5 (x 36 points)
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Class Participation
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(=180 points) 18%
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3 (x 90 points)
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Exams
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(=270 points) 27%
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1000 points
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Semester Total
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100%
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90- 100%/ 900-1000 Points: A
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70-79%/ 700-799 Points: C
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Below 59%/ 0-599 Points: F
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80-89%/800-899 Points: B
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60-69%/600-699 Points: D
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- INSTRUCTOR RESPONSE: All emails and correspondence will be responded to within 24 business hours, except for weekends and holidays. All assignments will be graded within two weeks of due date.
- Pre-Chapter Quiz Searches: Prior to some chapter groupings, we will have a pre-chapter quiz search. These quizzes will be made up of 3-5 questions and timed. Students will be able to talk to/work with anyone in the class while completing the quiz. No books, notes, or Internet usage allowed. All you have to help is each other! Oh and your knowledge from studying in advance ;)!
- Make Your Own Study Guides and Mini Exams: Step 1- Prior to each exam and prior to receiving a study guide authored by the instructor, each student will put together a study guide of their own. In doing so, each student will review, gather, and organize all the information in the chapter grouping that they find worthy of being on the upcoming exam. Step 2- Each student will compose his or her own mini exam and answer key! The mini exam must be 20 questions long. Can you put together the best exam? See if one of your questions ends up on the actual exam!!!
- “Traditional” Quizzes: At the end of most chapters/chapter groupings, a “traditional” quiz will be administered. The only preparation necessary for these quizzes is attending class and actively participating/listening. Thorough note taking is encouraged, as you will be allowed to use your notes (but not your book or the Internet) while taking these quizzes. Some quizzes, however, will be completed working together as a class, in a game format, and note usage will not be allowed. With each new quiz, I will hand back your previous quiz (except when it was a game quiz) for a second chance on the questions you answered incorrectly. With having two chances on each quiz, I hope y’all come to think of getting something wrong/making a mistake as an opportunity to try again, an opportunity for growth :).
- Papers: There will be two papers during the semester. Instructions and guidelines for each will be administered to the students in writing at the time of assignment.
- Journal: Students will be required to keep a journal throughout this course. One entry must be completed per week (with exception of paper deadlines and exam weeks). You will turn in drafts of these journals each week, and then a final complete journal including an introduction and conclusion at the end of the semester. Your complete final journal should include revisions of previous drafts and create a cohesive story of your journey throughout this course. The journal will note, analyze, and discuss content/ideas, from in class discussion and lecture and/or outside class reading and studying, that struck a cord with you. Focus is to be put on incorporating course content with existing knowledge and personal experience, and making what you learn in this course your own.
- PARTI TIME! Class Participation: Each student is required to vocally participate in class five (5) times per semester. These answers/insights must be of value in order to receive credit. However, incorrect or insubstantial comments will not be penalized in any way. Attempting to participate is encouraged regardless of the quality. Trying and struggling is better than not trying at all. Every time a student offers an insightful or correct comment they will be given a slip of paper, a “PARTI” SLIP (haha! Get it?!), to write their name on and turn in at the end of class.
- Participation Competition: While only required to obtain 5 Parti Slips, the student(s) earning the most slips by the end of the semester will receive 5 bonus percentage points added to their overall grade in the class!
- Exams: There will be three exams throughout the semester. The final exam will be noncumulative. Classes prior to exams are especially important, as they will include a review.
- Extra Credit Challenge: What can y’all come up with… 1) Find a link between our course content and another field of study or additional skills and talents you have, and create a project that showcases the link. 2) Do you know something that you could do related to psychology that could make our school better? Come talk to me, and let’s get it done! :) 3) Service Learning: Complete community service/volunteer work and write a paper tying it to course content. Proof of the service/work will need to be provided. Gather as a group of students and complete the volunteer work together=even better! 4) Have a psychological research idea that you want to carry out/need help with? Come and talk to me!
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 as determined by the instructor. It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgment by the faculty member. Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the 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 they have reasons acceptable to the instructor. A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam. 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)
- Additional comments from Saenz re attendance and classroom etiquette:
- Attendance will be monitored. Showing up to class on time and actively wanting and making an effort to learn is considered the most integral part of taking this course and doing well. Anything discussed in class may be included on a quiz or exam, even if that information is not found in the textbook. As class participation is vital for optimal learning and retention, you will receive credit for demonstrating an active presence in class—see Participation portion of grading criteria. Additionally, those with perfect attendance during the semester will receive 8 extra credit percentage points on their final examination.
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- Arriving late or leaving early is unacceptable. However, it is understood that there are times that this is unavoidable. In such situations, please take a seat quietly in the back of the classroom and try not to disrupt the class. Do not forget to speak with me before or after this happens, otherwise you will be counted absent as a result of missing roll call.
- Etiquette- I hope for our class to be something everyone looks forward to each week and a place where each of you have a sense of belonging and feel comfortable and excited to learn. It is incredibly important that all members of the class treat each other with respect and kindness. I have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to bullying. Please be courteous to others during class. All cell phones and electronic devices are to be turned off or silenced, and kept out of sight/reach during class. Texting or “looking up” information on your phone is prohibited during class. In addition, the following behaviors are unacceptable: 1) holding private conversations, 2) sleeping, 3) reading other materials, 4) doing other work or 5) cheating. Any violations of this policy will be addressed immediately and may result in a grade penalty and/or dismissal from class. Repeated violation may result in dismissal from the course. (Please see below for more information regarding Academic Dishonesty.)
- Technology- Studies suggest that laptop use in class lowers student performance (e.g. from surfing the web in class, answering emails, online messaging, and multitasking). As a result, laptop and tablet use in class is discouraged, bordering on prohibited. If laptop/tablet usage poses a problem, distracting students from learning, I will ask all students to close/turn off their devices.
- Make-up Exams/Quizzes/Assignments- 1) Exams: If you must miss an exam, you must provide me with documentation of an excused absence before you will be allowed to make up the missed exam. Aside from extreme circumstances/crises, a make-up exam will need to be completed within one week of the originally scheduled exam. Please communicate with me regarding these kinds of situations, and we will work things out. 2) Quizzes: THERE ARE NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES (because you will already have 2 opportunities to take each quiz). 3) Written Assignments and Projects: For each day an assignment/project is late, 10 percentage points are deducted. Meaning if you turn in the assignment the day after it is due, the highest grade you can possibly earn is a 90%.
Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is November 8.
DISABILITY SERVICES (Office for Students with Disabilities)
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides support services for students with disabilities, students enrolled in technical areas of study, and students who are classified as special populations (i.e. single parents).
Support services for students with disabilities might include appropriate and reasonable accommodations, or they may be in the form of personal counseling, academic counseling, career counseling, etc. Furthermore, OSD Counselors work with students to encourage self-advocacy and promote empowerment. The Counselors also provides resource information, disability-related information, and adaptive technology for students who qualify.
For support, please contact the counselors at (940) 498-6207 or (940) 668-4321. Alternatively, students may stop by Room 170 in Corinth or Room 110 in Gainesville.
CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core)_______
o Communication
o Mathematics
o Life and Physical Science
o Language, Philosophy & Culture
o Creative Arts
o Government/Political Science
X Social and Behavioral Sciences
o Component Area Option
o American History
REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES (For classes in the Core)
X Critical Thinking
X Communication
X Empirical and Quantitative
o Teamwork
X Personal Responsibility
X 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 and published online.
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)]”.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
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Name of Chair/Coordinator:
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Crystal R.M. Wright
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Office Location:
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Gainesville Campus, Room 24
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Telephone Number:
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940-668-7731, ext. 4320
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E-mail Address:
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cwright@nctc.edu
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Name of Instructional Dean:
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Dr. Bruce King
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Office Location:
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1500 North Corinth St, Corinth, TX 76208-5408
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Telephone Number:
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940-498-6464
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E-mail Address:
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bking@nctc.edu
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Additional Comments from Saenz: Please come to me first with any questions, concerns, or complaints. I am here for you, and want this course to be the best experience possible for each of you! Cheers to the start of an exciting semester! :) Let’s have some fun and grow as people!
- See CANVAS for live Tentative Course Calendar