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ECON2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Instructor: Karla Lynch
Email: klynch@nctc.edu

Course Goals:  Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to identify, understand, and explain economic concepts such as:

• Scarcity and Choice – Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium
• National Output and Income – Unemployment and Inflation
• Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply – Aggregate Expenditure
• Fiscal Policy – Money and Banking – The Federal Reserve

In addition students will be able to define the differences between Macro- and Micro-Economics, know basic Economic terminology, understand the goals of economics, and be able to generate graphs, equations, variables, etc. as needed. A major goal of the course is to enhance each student’s critical thinking skills.

*** This is NOT a self-paced course. ***

Mandatory Orientation: Students must log onto ANGEL the first week of classes to complete the mandatory online orientation. Students who do not complete this orientation within the first week of classes will be dropped from the course. The NCTC Schedule of Classes gives the starting date for all courses.

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Orientation must be completed by _________, __________ at 9 PM. Otherwise, you will be blocked from the course.

Textbook:  Macroeconomics by McDonnell and Brue; seventeenth edition and Study Guide for use with Macroeconomics by McConnell and Brue. In addition to the textbook, you must pick up a course CD. They are available on both the Gainesville and Corinth campuses in the Social Sciences Department. See Karen Lampson in Gainesville or Angel Inman in Corinth.

Prerequisite Skills: Online students should have the following skills:

• basic computer skills
• the ability to interact with the instructor via email (this includes opening attached documents and sending attached documents).
• the ability to clearly communicate in writing using a word processing program.
• the ability to use various search engines to navigate the web.

Computer Requirements: Online students should have access to the following:

• A computer with an Internet connection and a reliable Internet service provider.
• A plan ‘B’ prepared for when your computer freezes, crashes, or your service provider goes off-line. Assume this will happen and remember unless the NCTC server is down, all assignment times and dates apply.
• Word-processing software.
• Adobe® Reader®.

Contact the instructor if there are any further questions. Karla Lynch: (940) 668-7731 or email at klynch@nctc.edu

ENGL1301 - Composition I
Instructor: STAFF
Email: ajagoe@nctc.edu

Description: Lecture and discussion for a study of the principles of expository and argumentative writing with special attention to sentence and paragraph structure, diction, punctuation, outlining and note taking; analysis and discussion of model essays; preparation of an annotated bibliography, essay writing.

Required Textbooks:

• Kirszner, Laurie, Patterns for College Writing, 9th ed., Bedford/St. Martins, 2005 (ISBN 1413069444)
• Kirszner, Laurie G., The Concise Wadsworth Handbook. 1st ed., Thomson-Wadsworth, 2005 (ISBN 0-312-40431-X)

Computer Requirements:

• Internet access
• Microsoft® Word® or a similar product
• An email address

ENGL1302 - Composition II
Instructor: C Bishop
Email: cbishop@nctc.edu

Prerequisite: ENGL 1301

Credit Hours: 3—this course fulfills one composition requirement in the Core Curriculum.

NCTC Catalog Course Description: Continuation of ENGL 1301. Advanced techniques of expository and persuasive writing; critical thinking and textual analysis; essays and research methods.

Required Textbooks:

• James, Missy, and Alan P. Merickel. Reading Literature and Writing Argument. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-13-224884-6

• Kirszner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. Mandell, eds. The Concise Wadsworth Handbook. Boston: Thomson, 2005. ISBN: 1-4130-1030-X

Student Activities

• Students will read assigned works and instructor “lectures” and supplementary materials as required.

• Students will write essays and private journal entries.

• Students will participate in discussion forums.

• Students will complete objective quizzes and tests.

• Students will complete research as required.

Time Requirement: Students should expect to invest approximately 3 – 6 hours per day on this course.

Instructor Contact: Students who have enrolled in this course should immediately email the instructor and request the Course Introduction Packet, which outlines course policies and answers frequently asked questions.

• Instructor: Ms C. Bishop

• Email: cbishop@nctc.edu

• Phone: 940-498-6241

• Office: Cor 335

ENGL2322 - British Literature I
Instructor: Will Hood
Email: whood@nctc.edu

British Literature I (ENGL 2323) is a survey of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 18th century. Weekly quizzes and journal writing are required, along with three exams and a research project.

Readings (including lecture notes) may cover 25-50 pages each week. Students should expect to spend at least 6-8 hours per week on readings and coursework; self-discipline is essential to success in this class, as late work will not be accepted.

The course is not self-paced. Weekly units begin on Saturday and end on Friday; typically, we have a quiz due by Monday at midnight, and a journal due by Thursday at midnight.  Students must complete the short weekly quiz with a score of 80 or better in order to access the lecture notes and journal assignment.  (Three tries are allowed on quizzes.) 

The three major exams, based on the readings and lecture notes, are usually scheduled on Sunday evenings. The lowest quiz, journal, and exam grades are dropped. Students must be diligent in monitoring their scheduled assignments and ANGEL announcements in order to ensure that they completed all work on time.

Course Goals and Competencies:

This Internet course content is essentially the same as that taught in a traditional college literature course. Students who successfully complete English 2322 will be able to:

1. Identify authors, titles, major and minor characters, place names, details, and short quotations from the works studied, as well as significant events, places, and historical figures from Britain from the Romantic Period to the present.
2. Define literary terms discussed in class, along with terms from British history and culture.
3. Describe in some detail and discuss perceptively literary, historic and cultural periods, movements, philosophies, or techniques as covered in the readings and lectures.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the works studied by correctly answering examination questions and writing essays or reports.
5. Demonstrate critical thinking and effective academic writing skills in essays or research papers.
6. Conduct scholarly research using print, electronic media, and Internet sources; apply ethical standards to the use of their research findings; scrupulously avoid plagiarism; and utilize MLA style of documentation.

Activities:

• Students will read, analyze, and respond to a variety of literary works and background materials.
• Students will read supplemental materials and instructor lectures.
• Students will take online objective quizzes over assigned readings.
• Students will write frequent journal entries over the assigned readings.
• Students will participate in online discussion boards.
• Students will write one or more short essays.
• Students will complete one research project.
• Students will complete major exams at designated times, as scheduled.

Required Textbooks:

Damrosch, David, ed. The Longman Anthology of British Literature, Third Edition. Volumes 2A, 2B, 2C. New York: Longman, 2006.

Computer Requirements:

• A computer with an Internet connection (broadband/DSL will make access to ANGEL much easier and faster)
• Word processing software with ability to save documents in Rich Text Format (RTF) (Microsoft Word preferred)
• An Internet service provider
• An active email account
• Adobe Reader

Prerequisite Skills:

• Students must have basic skills in using a computer. They should be able to send, receive, and open email and attachments, as well as create, save, and format documents in a word processing program.
• Ability to create PowerPoint slide shows gives the student an extra option for the research project.
• Students should be able to use online library databases to conduct research.
• Students should be able to navigate the Internet and use search engines such as Google.
• Students must be able to read and follow written instructions.

ENGL2327 - American Literature I
Instructor: Chris Bishop
Email: cbishop@nctc.edu

ENGL2332 - World Literature I
Instructor:  Chris Bishop
Email: cbishop@nctc.edu

Prerequisite: ENGL 1302

Credit Hours: 3—This course fulfills one humanities requirement in the Core Curriculum.

NCTC Catalog Course Description: Study of selected masterpieces of world literature from the ancient world through the Renaissance; reports and essays.

Required Textbooks: Lawall, Sarah, ed. The Norton Anthology of Literature (3-volume set, A-C).  2nd ed. New York: Norton, 2002. ISBN: 0-393-92453-X

Student Activities

• Students will read assigned works, instructor “lectures,” and supplementary materials.

• Students will write essays and private journal entries.

• Students will participate in discussion forums.

• Students will complete objective quizzes and tests.

• Students will complete research as required.

Time Requirement: Students should expect to invest approximately 3 – 6 hours per day on this course.

Instructor Contact: Students who have enrolled in this course should immediately email the instructor and request the Course Introduction Packet, which outlines course policies and answers frequently asked questions.

• Instructor: Ms C. Bishop

• Email: cbishop@nctc.edu

• Phone: 940-498-6241

• Office: Corinth 335

ENGL2333 - World Literature II
Instructor:  C. Bishop
Email: cbishop@nctc.edu

Prerequisite: ENGL 1302

Credit Hours: 3—this course fulfills one humanities requirement in the Core Curriculum.

NCTC Catalog Course Description: Study of selected masterpieces of world literature from the Neoclassical period to the present day; reports and essays.

Required Textbooks: Lawall, Sarah, ed. The Norton Anthology of Literature (3-volume set, D-F).  2nd ed. New York: Norton, 2002. ISBN:

Student Activities

• Students will read assigned works, instructor “lectures,” and supplementary materials.
• Students will write essays and private journal entries.
• Students will participate in discussion forums.
• Students will complete objective quizzes and tests.
• Students will complete research as required.

Time Requirement: Students should expect to invest approximately 3 – 6 hours per day on this course.

Instructor Contact: Students who have enrolled in this course should immediately email the instructor and request the Course Introduction Packet, which outlines course policies and answers frequently asked questions.

• Instructor: Ms C. Bishop
• Email: cbishop@nctc.edu
• Phone: 940-498-6241
• Office: Cor 335

GOVT2305 - American National Government
Instructor:  Richard Huckaby
Email: rhuckaby@nctc.edu

What you will need:

• Access to a computer with Internet and email capability.
• Average level computer skills and familiarity with the Internet and email.
• Average of 8 to 12 hours per week to invest in the course. Required Textbook.
• Microsoft® Word or Works® installed on your computer.

What you will be provided:

• ANGEL account for course communication.
• Email access to instructor and other students.
• Adobe® Reader®.
• PowerPoint® Viewer.
• Every reasonable assistance.

Questions: Contact the instructor at 940-498-6204 (Corinth Campus) or email rhuckaby@nctc.edu (best method).

GOVT2306 - American State Local Government
Instructor:  Richard Huckaby
Email: rhuckaby@nctc.edu

What you will need:

• Access to a computer with Internet and email capability.
• Average level computer skills and familiarity with the Internet and email.
• Average of 8 to 12 hours per week to invest in the course. Required Textbook.
• Microsoft® Word or Works® installed on your computer.

What you will be provided:

• ANGEL account for course communication.
• Email access to instructor and other students.
• Adobe® Reader®.
• PowerPoint® Viewer.
• Every reasonable assistance.

Questions: Contact the instructor at 940-498-6204 (Corinth Campus) or email rhuckaby@nctc.edu (best method).

GOVT2305- American National Government
Instructor: Kathy Corley
Email: kcorley@nctc.edu

Course Information: The GOVT2305 Internet course offers students another option for taking American National Government besides the traditional on-campus classroom method. This three-hour Internet course covers the same material and uses the same textbook as the on-campus course. All course work is conducted online. The course consists of regular reading assignments from the text, written graded assignments submitted online, examinations taken online, and active participation in assigned online discussion and/or chat groups. This course is a critical thinking course. The student will be asked to apply the information they learn through the assigned readings.

Instructor Contact: Registered students MUST CONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR by email at kcorley@nctc.edu prior to the beginning of classes. The student's email must contain (in the body of the message): their full name, course in which registered, and their email address. The instructor will return the student's message with information about how to access their ANGEL account and begin the course. Email your instructor now if you have registered for this course.

What you will need:

• Access to a computer with Internet and email capability.
• Average level computer skills and familiarity with the Internet and email.
• Average of 8 to 12 hours per week to invest in the course. Required Textbook and software (software included with text).
• Microsoft® Word® or Works® installed on your computer.

What you will be provided:

• ANGEL account for course communication.
• Email access to instructor and other students.
• Adobe® Reader®.
• PowerPoint® Viewer.
• Every reasonable assistance.

Questions? Contact the instructor at 940 872-4002 (Bowie Campus) or email kcorley@nctc.edu (Best method). When you email, please put online government in the subject line.

GOVT2306- American National Government
Instructor: Kathy Corley
Email: kcorley@nctc.edu

Course Information: The GOVT2306 Internet course offers students another option for taking American National Government besides the traditional on-campus classroom method. This three-hour Internet course covers the same material and uses the same textbook as the on-campus course. All course work is conducted online. The course consists of regular reading assignments from the text, written graded assignments submitted online, examinations taken online, and active participation in assigned online discussion and/or chat groups. This course is a critical thinking course. The student will be asked to apply the information they learn through the assigned readings.

Instructor Contact: Registered students MUST CONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR by email at kcorley@nctc.edu prior to the beginning of classes. The student's email must contain (in the body of the message): their full name, course in which registered, and their email address. The instructor will return the student's message with information about how to access their ANGEL account and begin the course. Email your instructor now if you have registered for this course.

What you will need:

• Access to a computer with Internet and email capability.
• Average level computer skills and familiarity with the Internet and email.
• Average of 8 to 12 hours per week to invest in the course. Required Textbook and software (software included with text).
• Microsoft® Word® or Works® installed on your computer.

What you will be provided:

• ANGEL account for course communication.
• Email access to instructor and other students.
• Adobe® Reader®.
• PowerPoint® Viewer.
• Every reasonable assistance.

Questions? Contact the instructor at 940 872-4002 (Bowie Campus) or email kcorley@nctc.edu (Best method). When you email, please put online government in the subject line.

GOVT2306 - American State Local Government
Instructor: Ed Rasimus
Email:erasimus@nctc.edu

What you will need:

• Access to a computer with Internet and email capability.
• Average level computer skills and familiarity with the Internet and email.
• Average of 8 to 12 hours per week to invest in the course. Required Textbook.
• Microsoft® Word or Works® installed on your computer.

What you will be provided:

• ANGEL account for course communication.
• Email access to instructor and other students.
• Adobe® Reader®.
• PowerPoint® Viewer.
• Every reasonable assistance.

Questions: Contact the instructor at 940-498-6204 (Corinth Campus) or email erasimus@nctc.edu (best method).

HIST1301 - U S History to 1865
Instructor: Scott Harp
Email: sharp@nctc.edu

Orientations:

Each new NCTC online student must complete the mandatory ANGEL Orientation is online via the ANGEL Learning Management system. The ANGEL orientation will be made available on the day that classes begin (August 25th). Prior to that time students with ANGEL accounts may self-enroll in the ANGEL orientation. You will not be able to access your History course until the ANGEL orientation is complete.

Additionally, students must complete the History 1301 Orientation which is accessed inside of the HIST1301 Course. It is a mandatory part of course work and each student must complete it by June 7th or they will be dropped from the course.

In this course, you will have four tests and three discussion forums.

Tests will be given on Sunday nights at 8:00 pm. They are timed, and you will have one hour to complete 40 multiple choice questions and one essay question. If for any reason you are unable to complete your test, an essay makeup test, in person with the instructor, will be given during the week before finals. Expect to spend 10 hours per week in order to do well in the course. Extra credit is given in the course, but it requires travel to Dallas.

Instructor: Page

Email: jpage@nctc.edu

Catalog Description:History 1301 is a general survey of American history from the discovery to 1865.  Some of the topics to be covered include:  The age of discovery and exploration, the colonies, the Revolutionary War, the early national republic, America’s emerging economy, the development of American culture, Andrew Jackson and Jacksonian democracy, crisis of the union, secession and Civil War.  This course is required for graduation and teacher certification.

Required Textbook: Please contact the NCTC bookstore regarding the required textbook.

Time Expectations: This course requires that you adhere to a specific semester schedule.It is up to you to keep up with the readings and make sure that you understand and process the information. Students who are physically attending classes spend 48 hours in class and are expected to study at least 1-2 hours outside of class for every hour spent in class.In other words, you should expect to invest over 100 hours in the learning process.It is not unusual for online students to need more preparation time than what they might need within the traditional classroom experience.IN ORDER TO DO WELL IN THIS COURSE, EXPECT TO SPEND MANY HOURSIN STUDY AND FOCUSED PREPARATION.

Student Activities:

Grades will be based on participation in discussion forums, completed special assignments, chapter quizzes, and unit exams.  Textbook reading assignments, chapter reading guides, lecture notes, and web site recommendations will help the student prepare for graded activities.

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Instructor: Morales

Email: lmorales@nctc.edu

Catalog Description:History 1301 is a general survey of American history from the discovery to 1865.  Some of the topics to be covered include:  The age of discovery and exploration, the colonies, the Revolutionary War, the early national republic, America’s emerging economy, the development of American culture, Andrew Jackson and Jacksonian democracy, crisis of the union, secession and Civil War.  This course is required for graduation and teacher certification.

Required Textbook: Robert Divine, T.H. Breen, George M. Frederickson, et al.  The American Story. (2nd edition), 2005. ISBN: 0321183134

Time Expectations: This course requires that you adhere to a specific semester schedule.It is up to you to keep up with the readings and make sure that you understand and process the information. Students who are physically attending classes spend 48 hours in class and are expected to study at least 1-2 hours outside of class for every hour spent in class.In other words, you should expect to invest over 100 hours in the learning process.It is not unusual for online students to need more preparation time than what they might need within the traditional classroom experience.IN ORDER TO DO WELL IN THIS COURSE, EXPECT TO SPEND MANY HOURSIN STUDY AND FOCUSED PREPARATION.

Student Activities:

Grades will be based on participation in discussion forums, completed special assignments, chapter quizzes, and unit exams.  Textbook reading assignments, chapter reading guides, lecture notes, and web site recommendations will help the student prepare for graded activities.

Orientation: The online orientation for this course will be made available on the day that classes begin. Students are expected to complete the orientation within the first two days of class.

Course Competencies and Expectations:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe Native American culture before the arrival of the Europeans.
• Identify and describe the European background that stimulated interest in discovery, exploration, and the establishment of colonial claims in the Americas.
• Compare & contrast the New World settlements of the Spanish, French, Dutch and English.
• Describe colonial society on the eve of revolution.
• Interpret the developments of British colonial policy in North America and assess the colonial responses to British policy.
• Identify and describe how Americans won their independence from England and assess the problems operating our government under the Articles of Confederation.
• Explain the philosophy, plans, and compromises that created our U. S. Constitution and identify the problems that President George Washington’s administration faced as the first federal government.
• Differentiate between Jefferson’s Democratic Republican Party and Hamilton’s Federalist Party.
• Describe the internal and external threats against Jeffersonian Democracy, which culminated in the War of 1812.
• Assess the impact of the cotton and slavery markets on the economic development of the U. S.
• Examine the controversies that embroiled the Northeast, the South, and the West in sectional disputes during the 1820’s and 1830’s.
• Differentiate between the issues of states’ rights and strong central government.
• Critically analyze the administration of Andrew Jackson.
• Identify the reasons for the great surge of expansion which occurred between 1830 and 1850.
• Compare and contrast the political, social, and economic events between 1850 and 1860 that led to the secession of the Southern Confederacy.
• Analyze the Civil War in terms of its political, economics, social, and military impact.
• Research and compose an essay assignment/argument using proper grammar/English and basic computer skills.

Instructor: Morales

Email: lmorales@nctc.edu

Catalog Description:History 1302 is a general survey of American history from 1865 to present day. Some of the topics to be covered include: Reconstruction and westward expansion, industrialization and the rise of urban centers, American imperialism, the Progressive movement, World Wars I and II, economic cycles and the Great Depression, the Cold War, the 1960s and Vietnam, and Watergate.

Required Textbook: Please contact the NCTC bookstore regarding the required textbook.

Time Expectations: This course requires that you adhere to a specific semester schedule.It is up to you to keep up with the readings and make sure that you understand and process the information. Students who are physically attending classes spend 48 hours in class and are expected to study at least 1-2 hours outside of class for every hour spent in class. In other words, you should expect to invest over 100 hours in the learning process. It is not unusual for online students to need more preparation time than what they might need within the traditional classroom experience. IN ORDER TO DO WELL IN THIS COURSE, EXPECT TO SPEND MANY HOURS IN STUDY AND FOCUSED PREPARATION.

Student Activities:

Grades will be based on participation in discussion forums, completed special assignments, chapter quizzes, and unit exams.  Textbook reading assignments, chapter reading guides, lecture notes, and web site recommendations will help the student prepare for graded activities.

Orientation: The online orientation for this course will be made available on the day that classes begin. Students are expected to complete the orientation within the first two days of class.

MATH1314 - College Algebra
Instructor: Aziel Wilson
Email: awilson@nctc.edu

Course Description: The syllabus for this course, in terms of objectives to be learned, is the same as our traditional classroom College Algebra course. Students should expect to spend at least twelve hours per week on this course (viewing lectures, doing homework, studying, etc.) Grades will be based on four semester exams, a comprehensive final exam, weekly questions and homework. Exams will be taken at any of NCTC’s three campuses or proctored by an accepted off-campus source. (See course syllabus for details.) The two primary vehicles through which students will access the course are ANGEL, and Thinkwell.com’s online College Algebra text.

ANGEL is the main online course communication tool used by NCTC. Upon registration in the course, the student will be given access to the course ANGEL site. The ANGEL site will provide the student with course information such as the syllabus, assignments and due dates, exam dates, etc. This is the instructor’s main vehicle of communication to the class.

Exam Schedule:

Exams are pencil and paper short answer exams and will not be administered online.