Students Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

According to the “Student’s Rights & Responsibilities,” students are expected to behave in the classroom in a manner that is supportive of the learning environment. Behaviors that are NOT supportive include, but are not limited to: tardiness; leaving class early; electronic device noises; talking during lectures; working on other projects during class; abusive, offensive, or disrespectful language or actions towards any AC faulty, staff, students, and/or property; and working on personal projects or homework during the lecture. Students who fail to comply with the standards outlined in the syllabus and/or “Student’s Rights & Responsibilities” will be subject to disciplinary action which may include, but is not limited to: removal from the classroom; consultation with the Mathematics and Engineering Department Chair and/or other AC authority; withdrawal from the course and/or the college.  Cheating in any form will not be tolerated on any portion of the work required for this course.  Students found cheating will receive a non-droppable zero on the assignment in question and will be subject to the discipline measures outlined by Amarillo College policies.

FOOD/DRINK:  It is the policy of the Mathematics and Engineering Department that food and drink be allowed in the classroom setting, at the instructor’s discretion, but food and drink are not allowed in Computer Labs.

PHONE/PAGERS:  It is the policy of the Mathematics and Engineering Department that cell phones and pagers must be turned off or in silent mode in the classrooms and the Computer Labs. If you have an emergency situation where you must be reachable, please explain the situation to your instructor before class begins.

Grading Criteria

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD/EXAMINATIONS:  The instructional format for this class will be a combination of lecture and hands-on activities with manipulatives. There will be four major exams, a project, and a comprehensive final. Homework will be assigned at the completion of chapter sections and will be due at the beginning of the next class. Student class lecture notes will be sent via e-mail and need to be printed before class time. Please bring these notes with you to each class.

All homework must be done according to the following guidelines:

1. All work will be done in pencil, and must be neat and legible.  Final answers must be circled.

2. Work will be done on notebook paper, either college- or wide-ruled. (no spiral paper)

3. The process for completing the problem must be shown whenever applicable.

4. Assignments must have the proper heading: On the upper left side of the first page of the assignment put your name, date, MTH 1350-002,and Homework #____  Section __.__. Put your name on all subsequent pages on the upper left side of the page. Before turning in an assignment, fold it in half lengthwise (tall rectangle) so that I can clearly see your name and Homework #___  section __.__.

5. Please use no more than two columns per page. The back of your paper may be used.

6. As future teachers, spelling, grammar, and punctuation on all papers needs to be correct.

7. Homework not meeting the above guidelines will be returned to be redone and will be considered late.

Late homework will be accepted with a 40-point penalty for each class period that it is late. Only two late homework papers will be accepted per semester from each student. Once a chapter test is given, no homework from that chapter will be accepted. Exceptions may be made when extenuating circumstances prevent it from being turned in on time. The two lowest homework grades will be dropped at the end of the semester.

 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT DUE DATES:  The project for this class is the notebook of TEKS and TAKS activities described in the packet you purchased in the bookstore.  It is important that you start working on this right away.  Open your packet and start reading each page.  Do what each page of the packet instructs you to do.  It is very "step by step" and you may ask your instructor for help at any point if you have questions.  You will see an example project the first day of class and you are encouraged to ask questions in class about your project as the semester progresses.  Part 1 of this project is due Wednesday, September 28^th and Part 2 is due Monday, November 14^th. For each day the project is late, 5 points will be deducted.

EXAMS:  Blue books will be needed for some of the exams. Make-up exams will not be given. Missed exams will be given a grade of zero. However, at the end of the semester, your grade on the final minus 10 points will be used to replace your lowest test grade if it is higher. The final will be given at the designated time listed below and you will have 2 hours in which to complete the final.

 GRADING CRITERIA/GRADE SCALE: 

FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE:  For MTH 1350-002, your final is Monday, December 5^th at 5:30 p.m. in this classroom.

All aspects of this class have been designed to help prepare you for a successful and rewarding teaching career. Therefore, as a future teacher and as a role model for younger students, a high degree of professionalism is expected of you. The good news is that we can be professional and have fun learning at the same time. My goal is that you will enjoy the learning, stretching, and intellectual growth that takes place in this class as well as gain academic knowledge that will be helpful to you in the future.

Attendance

This class meets at 5:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays in room E207.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:  Attendance is expected and will be taken at EVERY class period.  If you are absent for any reason, YOU are responsible for all  make-up work and notes.  Please find a classmate from whom you can copy class notes as I do not make copies of my personal lecture notes.  Please remember that the deadline for dropping a class this Fall 2011 semester at AC is Wednesday, November 16th . If you stop attending class, and if your average drops below 60, and if you do not officially drop the course by this deadline, you will receive an F for the course. This F would forever be on your transcript since this is a transfer level course.   Late drops for a "w" are not allowed under any circumstances.

I will use AC Online e-mails to send daily class notes. I will expect you to print these before class and bring them with you to help in the process of taking notes. It will save time and effort and be very helpful. I will also post grades in AC Online as well as send e-mails about important class information. Please let me know via e-mail as quickly as possible if you have to be absent from class. That lets me know you care and are not just skipping. I truly appreciate your keeping in touch with me in this way. It helps everyone! Thanks very much.

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