Spring 2018_INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA MAT 1234

*Please note that tests cannot be made up. Tests must be taken at the designated time. Once you log
into a test, you must complete it. If you attempt to open another page during a test –homework, notes,
another web site – the test will shut itself down. This is a built in procedure from MyMathLab to prevent
cheating. If this happens to you, it will count as one attempt at taking the test.
Print out and refer to “Deadlines for Homework & Tests” that is found under Course Information. Dates
and deadlines for test are firm. You should print these dates out and post them in your notebook or
beside your computer, so that you cannot possibly forget them. You may work ahead, but you will be
marked absent if you fall behind in the schedule. Additional resources, such as power points,
animations, and MML videos, are available through MyMathLab. These are posted under the
Multimedia Library.
METHODS OF EVALUATION
Assessment for the course will include homework exercises from My Math Lab, chapter tests, and a
proctored, comprehensive final exam.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance in this course is mandatory. MyMathLab Homework assignment will be due weekly.
Attendance will be taken once per week and will be determined based on the student's submission of
MML homework. Failure to submit the assignments by the due date will result in an absence. Students
in online courses area allowed two absences. If you exceed two absences, you can be cut form the class,
which results in a W for the course. There are usually 2 or 3 homework assignments due each Monday.
You will be marked absent if you have not attempted all of the assignment each week. If you work 1 out
of 2, you will be considered absent. A student may be dropped for excessive absences upon accrual of
two absences if the absences are not justified.
PRCC has an online attendance program called GradesFirst. Each time you are marked absent in a
course, you should receive an email from GradesFirst indicating the number of absences you have.
These emails will serve as your warning notice. Please read and follow the instructions given on your
GradesFirst emails. More information about GradesFirst is posted under Course Information in
Blackboard.
Extenuating circumstances do occur. It is the student's responsibility to provide appropriate
documentation to substantiate such circumstances, at which time the instructor will determine if an
extension is warranted.
Circumstances NOT considered extenuating:
-failure to read the syllabus
-registering late for class
-failure to plan appropriately
-not having the appropriate software
-technical problems
Homework will be due every week. You may work ahead, but you will be counted absent if you have not
completed the homework by the due date. You can also improve your homework score after the