INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

OFFICE HOURS

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

GRADING CRITERIA

COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)

Major Assignments (Activities) with Due Date

Module 1 Exam: Due between Feb. 15 - 17

Module 2 Exam: Due between March 22 - 24

Module 3 Exam: Due between April 12 – 14

Module 4 Exam: Due between May 3 - 5

Critical Thinking Paper: Due March 31

3 Short Essays:  Due May 7

Grading: 1,000 point scale

     0 – 599 = F

600 – 699 = D

700 – 799 = C

800 – 899 = B

900 – 1000 = A

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 judgement 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 Instructor-specific Absence Policy:

NCTC requires all instructors to record attendance.

This includes classroom, Online, and Hybrid classes.

My procedure is as follows:

For any given week that has a graded activity due I record you as Present if you turned it in on time OR I record you as Absent if you do not turn in the activity.

For any given week that does not have a graded activity due I review your Canvas login log. If you did not log into the course I will record you as Absent.

At this time there is NO GRADE associated with attendance. However, if it is obvious that you are not spending the appropriate amount of time Online for this course I will not be forgiving or accommodating if you miss a due date or have poor scores.

Here is an easy calculation to help you determine if you are spending the appropriate amount of time:

Sociology is a 3 hour credit course. In a face-to-face classroom you would be spending 3 hours a week on campus in a classroom. The semester is 16 weeks. 16  X 3hrs = 48 classroom hours. This does NOT include outside time reading, composing essays, studying, etc.

The expectation is you will spend approximately the same amount of time in an Online course.

That is my benchmark standard.

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Thursday, April 4, 2019.

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

X             Critical Thinking

X             Communication

X             Empirical and Quantitative

o           Teamwork

            Personal Responsibility

X             Social Responsibility

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