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)

ATTENDANCE POLICY

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)

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is _02/19/2024___.

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.

If you feel you have needs for services that the institution provides, please reach out to either Wayne Smith (940) 498-6207 or Yvonne Sandman (940) 668-4321.  Alternative 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         American History

o         Government/Political Science

o         Social and Behavioral Sciences

o         Component Area Option

REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES (For classes in the Core)

o            Critical Thinking

o           Communication

o           Empirical and Quantitative

o           Teamwork

o           Personal Responsibility

o           Social Responsibility

COURSE TYPE

o           Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)

o        Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course

X         WECM Course

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

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

Name of Chair/Coordinator:  Victor Drayton

Office location: CTC 2110

Telephone number: 940-668-7731 x4406

E-mail address: Vdrayton@nctc.edu

Name of Instructional Dean: Darrell Smith

Office location: 2100 Building

Telephone number: 940-668-7731 x4406

E-mail address:  ddsmith@nctc.edu

Expanded Information

1. Important Program Note – All certificate and degree programs have a capstone exam and lab practical. This capstone process must be completed and passed before NCTC will award the certificate or associates.  The exam/lab is integrated into the curriculum of select courses and must be completed. 
2. Unique Class Structure – Please be aware of how the class is structured. Is it Face-to-Face, Hybrid, or online?  Each of these formats has the same class structure but the interaction is different.
3. Instructor’s availability – I am available as much as possible. I will respond to all emails within 24 hours.  The only exception would be on the weekend and/or a holiday but even then, I will make every effort to respond within 24 hours.  I also recommend that you take advantage of office hours.  I will have office hours (as listed on page 1 of the syllabus) every week.  These hours will be in person for on-campus classes and online for off-campus.  If you need to meet, let me know so that I will expect you.
4. Additional Attendance Information – In addition to the attendance policy as specified by NCTC (on page 2 of this syllabus), the following criteria will be in place.
1. Each student must make every effort to attend class. This is even true for online classes. Online classes have weekly discussion questions that must be completed on specified days. This is how, in part, your attendance is measured online. These discussion questions are assigned weekly and cannot be made up.
2. If a student misses more than 25% of a class, the contact hours will be considered not to have been met and the student will be automatically given a failing grade and dropped from the class. In face-to-face and hybrid classes this is your physical presence, in online, as mentioned this is through discussions and other weekly activities.
5. Makeup and late assignments – all makeup and/or late assignments will be accepted (or not) based on the instructor’s discretion. All late work accepted will have a minimum of a 10% late penalty from the grade.
6. Extra credit – there will be various opportunities to complete extra credit work. I strongly encourage everyone to take advantage of these opportunities.  Most of you might think you do not need it but then, after 8 or 16 weeks, you do.  If your grade is borderline to the next higher grade, it is greatly in your favor if you have worked the extra credit.  If you did not, it makes me think that you are not going the extra step to improve your grade.
7. Lectures and reading – you will have reading assignments, PowerPoints, and other weekly assignments (in Canvas). Do not just try and get by with the PowerPoints only.  The exams will also be pulled from the book, so you do need to read the assigned chapters.
8. Program and learning outcomes – throughout the course, there will be quizzes and assignments that are related directly to the outcomes required for the course. These assignments will be specified and must be completed in one try.
9. Exams -.  The exam itself will consist of 40 – 50 questions that are true/false and/or multiple choice.  Once in a great while, if appropriate, there will be an essay question.
10. Quizzes – a quiz will be given based on a need to reinforce or build upon a more challenging concept. The quiz will consist of 10 – 15 questions and usually be worth 15 points.  Remember, the goal of the quiz is not to build points, but to reinforce a concept.