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SYLLABUS

MATH0097 Beginning Algebra CRN 80461

Paulding Campus- Fall 2012

Monday-Wednesday 12:30-2:20pm

Instructor: Dr. Tim Floyd, tfloyd@highlands.edu. E-mail is the best way to contact me. You can text to this address through the GHC system.

Office and Hours:  See attached.

Textbook: Introductory & Intermediate Algebra for College Students, 4/E by Robert F. Blitzer. My Math Lab is available but not required. If you bought My Math Lab the course ID is floyd96135 .

Calculator: Required every class meeting. It doesn’t have to be a TI-83. It needs to be able to compute with fractions. I will assist in helping you learn to use your calculator before and after class, not during.

Georgia View/Vista: I will post your class progress and assignments on Vista.  In case of class cancellations, your assignment will be posted on Vista.

Grading: Your course average will be based on the average of the HIGHEST FIVE TEST SCOREs out of the SIX in-class tests rounded to the nearest unit.  Your final grade will be determined as follows:  90-100 average, “A”; 80-89 average, “B”; 70-79 average, “C”. YOUR GRADE IN THE "MY MATH LAB" PROGRAM IS NOT YOUR OFFICIAL AVERAGE. CHECK VISTA FOR YOUR OFFICIAL AVERAGE.

Make-Up Policy: No test or in-class graded assignment can be made up. No homework assignment can be turned in after the due date. In extreme, documentable circumstances, evidence can be presented that may override this policy.

Cell Phone Policy: No cell phone use is allowed in the classroom during class time. Occasionally, if you must return a text or take a call, please leave the room to do so. If this becomes a common activity, I will document this activity as a class disturbance and turn the matter over to the student discipline process. Your cell phone cannot be used as your calculator.

Respect for Students in Class: In order to respect the students in this class and create an appropriate classroom atmosphere, I request that you DO NOT carry on conversations during lecture or test times. On the first occurrence of this behavior, I will make a polite request to stop. If the behavior continues, I will document the behavior and turn the matter over to the student discipline process.

Class Calendar

Learning Support Rules and Regulations

Learning Support is a statewide program designed to help students progress academically. Learning Support courses carry Institutional credit only, which means that grades are not computed in the semester grade point average or in a transfer or graduate average. However, these courses prepare students for credit-level courses ahead.

A rigid set of policies from the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia governs Learning Support. The following policies are most important to Learning Support students.

1.     During each semester of enrollment any student (full or part-time) must first register for all required Learning Support courses before being allowed to register for other courses. Students requiring remediation in two or more areas may be allowed to enroll for remediation in two Learning Support courses along with Freshmen College Studies 1010, Freshmen College Computer Studies 1100, or a Physical Education course.
 

2.     A student may not accumulate more than 20 hours of academic credit before completing ALL Learning Support requirements. A student who accumulates twenty hours of academic credit and has not successfully completed required Learning Support courses may enroll ONLY in Learning Support courses until requirements are successfully completed.
 

3.     Students enrolled in both Learning Support and credit courses may not withdraw from Learning Support courses unless they also withdraw from credit courses.
 

4.     A student must complete requirements in any one area of Learning Support (English, reading, or math) in three attempts. If a student does not complete requirements in three attempts, the student will be suspended for three years, at which time Georgia Highlands College may readmit the student.
 

5.     A transfer Learning Support student may be granted semester hours to exit an area(s) if that student was making appropriate progress at the sending institution and is ready for the exit level course at Georgia Highlands College and provided the student has not exceeded system attempts.
 

6.     Suspension for three years is subject to appeal. To be eligible to appeal, the student must be in an exit level course and must have reached the semester hour limit in only one Learning Support area. If granted the additional course, the student may enroll in only that course for the semester.

Students in a career program, rather than a transfer program, must check with an advisor to determine how these policies apply.

Receipt of any form of financial aid may require that students complete all Learning Support courses within a specified time. See the Director of Financial Aid for more information.

PAGE TWO: COMMON SYLLABUS ITEMS

TUTORIAL CENTER: A Tutorial Center is available on the Rome, Cartersville,  Paulding, and Marietta Campuses. Hours vary on each campus. These centers provide wonderful assistance and should be used when possible to supplement your classroom experience.

EXTENDED ABSENCE POLICY:  “Students, who have circumstances that prevent them from continuing to attend classes over an extended period of time, sometimes request that the faculty member permit them to submit work in absentia to receive credit to complete the course. If the concurrent absences will constitute more than 15% of the class sessions for the term, then written permission from the Division Chair is required before any course assignments can be completed while missing class.  The student must be in good academic standing in the course to make the request.  All approved coursework must be completed by the end of the semester in which the course was begun.”

STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: Any student who feels he/she may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should make an appointment with the College Access Center (706-802-5003) to coordinate reasonable accomodations. You are welcome to contact me privately to discuss your specific needs.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY:  The last day to withdraw without penalty is October 23, 2012. You are responsible for seeing that the withdrawal procedure is followed –remember you must drop credit classes if you drop a LS class.

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY:  If there is inclement weather, the college posts necessary announcements on the highlands.edu web site.  Cancellation notices for locations will be reported to radio stations and WXIA-TV in Atlanta.  However, please be advised that station regulations may not allow for clarity in location-specific announcements such as “Georgia Highlands, Cartersville only.”  Generally speaking, stations simply broadcast something like “Georgia Highlands is closed.”

STUDENT COMPLAINTS AND DISHONESTY POLICY: See  http://www.highlands.edu/academics/academicaffairs/academicintegritypolicy.htm

This message applies only to students receiving financial aid:  Federal regulations state that if a student did not attend classes and received failing grades, then the grades were not earned and financial aid needs to be reduced accordingly.  Please be advised that any student receiving a 0.00 GPA will be required to prove that the 0.00 GPA was earned by attending classes or completing requirements for each class.  Students who have earned at least one passing grade for the semester will not be affected by this regulation.  If a student has properly withdrawn from all classes, the student’s financial aid should be adjusted from the time they signed the withdrawal form. 

 The mission of the Georgia Highlands College Quality Enhancement Plan  is to create a curriculum-wide culture of information competency , IC, among students, which will be demonstrated through writing or other modes of communication.