Math 0306 On-line

Here is some information about the course:

For this course, your homework will be determined by the following:

1.    Two to Three Homework Assignments with deadlines per week

2.    Discussion Posts

3.  Four to Five Unit Exams

3.    Four individual projects with deadlines representing the content of this course

Each assignment will contain 10 to 50 problems.   These homework assignments and quizzes can be completed at home or wherever you are comfortable working on them.  You will be given a selection of projects to complete that will allow you to practice the content of the course you are taking.  

There will be four  unit tests and a final exam, all of which must be taken at an approved proctored testing center. When you go to take a test, a photo ID will be required.  A fifth unit exam will be assigned as a take home exam.  There will be deadlines for these tests and the final exam as well.  When taking an online test or final exam, you will have to close all other windows on your computer. If you do not, you will be locked out of the test. You will be provided with a study guide for each test. Make sure that you complete each study guide before you take each test.  Each test and the final exam must be taken on a weekday (Monday thru Friday), so make sure you are aware of the hours of the testing center that you will take the tests and the final exam.

A 4-function calculator will be allowed once we get to section 5.8 in the textbook and not before that.  You cannot use a cell phone or IPod as a calculator.

There will also be online discussions that will have deadlines, but we won’t necessarily all be online at the same time.

We will be using MyMathLab for the entire course, but we will start initially at the course homepage at LSC-Online, where you will get the syllabus and have a few other things to do before proceeding to MyMathLab. You have to purchase MyMathLab access either online at www.coursecompass.com and using the Course ID Code provided by me, or at a college bookstore.

Also, please realize that since you will not have the lecture/lab component of 12 hours per week as in a face-to-face summer class, it will be up to you to spend that time reading the textbook and watching the video lectures to learn the material. You should do this before attempting any homework assignments or quizzes. So you could potentially be spending at least 18 hours per week in this course. I do realize that some of the topics might be review for you, and some of them might not be review for you. In general, online courses are more difficult than face-to-face courses, as they require more self discipline and better time management skills.

If you are interested in being in this course, please email me at susan.kautz@lonestar.edu.  Thanks!

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