DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
WOLFSON CAMPUS
Memorandum
To:
From:
Date:
Re:
Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Alicia Giovinazzo, Chair
January 4, 2008
Information for Spring Term, 2007 (2007-2)
COURSE SYLLABUS
MAT 0020, MAT 0024, MAT 1033, and MAC 1105 instructors are required to use
the attached departmental syllabi. Please type in your name, required office
hours (one hour per three credits/hours taught), and contact information.
For all other mathematics courses, please find course handouts, sample syllabi,
and competencies online at
http://www.mdc.edu/wolfson/departments/math/index.htm.
You must distribute your syllabus and go over it with your students on the first
day of class. Please email a copy of your syllabus to Michelle Evans
(mevans@mdc.edu) by your first class meeting. Please do not deviate from
our grading policy as stated on course syllabi. Please do not give extra credit
assignments.
TEXTBOOK
Adjunct faculty members are required to use the textbook adopted in the
department for the assigned course. Textbooks and supplements such as
solutions manuals and test banks can be obtained from Michelle Evans in room
1540. Computerized test banks are in the computers in the adjunct area (west
end) of the Math Lab. All course textbooks are listed online at
http://www.mdc.edu/wolfson/departments/math/index.htm.
MAT 0002 and QEP MATHEMATICS COURSES (MAT 0020, MAT 0024, MAT
1033, MAC 1105)
Special rules and restrictions exist for MAT 0002 and our QEP mathematics
courses. MAT 0020 and MAT 0024 students must pass (60%) the state's
College Preparatory Exit Test, given as their final exam, to pass either of those
courses. MAT 0002, MAT 1033, and MAC 1105 students must pass (60%) the
departmental final exam to earn a passing grade (C or better) in each of those
courses. MAT 0002, MAT 0020, and MAT 0024 have required study sessions
and required lab hours. Note that lab hours and study sessions are separate,
distinct requirements. It is your responsibility to communicate with the lab
instructor who facilitates your study session regarding assignments, activities,
and progress of your students. Reviews for final exams and for the CPET are
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available in the Math Lab and on the Math Department’s website (under
Resources).
DEPARTMENTAL EXAMS
Instructors teaching QEP mathematics courses (MAT 0020, MAT 0024, MAT
1033, and MAC 1105) are required to give the departmental exams listed on
course syllabi under course schedule. Departmental exams will be ready 1 week
prior to date of exam. Instructor will pick up exam from Jackie Estay in a timely
manner to make copies. Instructors are responsible for the grading of these
exams. Graded exams must be returned to students on the second class
meeting after the date of exam. A list of student names with grades must be
emailed to Jackie Estay for each departmental exam given by the second
class meeting after the administration of each exam. Retakes of
departmental exams are not allowed. Make-ups are allowed at the instructor's
discretion and must be arranged and administered by instructor. A different form
of the exam must be used when giving make-ups.
FINAL EXAMS
Departmental final exams are given in MAT 0002, MAT 1033, and MAC 1105.
The final exam for MAT 0020 and MAT 0024 is the CPET. Final exams MUST
be given on the date and time designated by the Office of the Registrar. If your
class meets more than three hours per week (such as MAT 0020), you should
give your final exam on the earlier of the two time slots that would be designated
for your class. More information about the departmental final exams will be
provided one week prior to the final exam week.
STUDENT PROGRESS REPORTS
In addition to instructors emailing student grades to department after each
departmental exam, instructors are expected to inform students in writing of their
performance in the course. Students earning less than a 70% average at anytime
must be referred to the Math Lab to meet with a Math Lab Manager (Arcides
Acosta, Maliya Beylin, Jose De Paz, Verdieu Lucas) for additional help.
STUDENT RETAKE OF CPT
Students who have performed exceptionally well in your classes but scored just
below a 60% on the CPET may be given the opportunity to retake the college’s
placement test (CPT) for possible placement into the next level. You must email
Michelle Evans (mevans@mdc.edu) an explanatory note including each
student’s name and particular circumstance. It is your responsibility to contact
those students and let them know that they have been given permission to retake
the CPT as an opportunity to place out of the course they were not able to pass.
Retaking the CPT does NOT change the student’s grade in your class.
Students MAY NOT retake the CPET or the departmental final exam.
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TEACHING PRACTICES ENCOURAGED AT THE WOLFSON CAMPUS
Instructors are strongly encouraged:
 To give students examples to try on their own in small groups during
class, and to walk around and help the students
 Not to lecture for the entire class period at any level
 To include real world examples and bring in articles from publications or
other materials that will help students connect to the material being taught
 Be patient with students when asking questions in class
 Encourage students to visit during office hours
STUDENT FEEDBACK (INSTRUCTOR EVALUATIONS)
All adjunct faculty members are required to administer Student Feedback
Surveys in accordance with College policies and department guidelines in every
course. You MUST exit the room once you have distributed the questionnaires. I
will make one observation of one of your classes at least once every year.
ATTENDANCE RECORDS
Please take attendance daily. Check your class rolls each time a test is given
to ensure students attending your class(es) are enrolled. NO STUDENT should
attend your class, take exams, etc., who is not officially registered. DO NOT give
any grades to students over the telephone. DO NOT allow any student to see
another’s ID number or grade. Class rosters can be checked easily by going to
www.mdc.edu , clicking on employees, faculty resources, and academic
resources.
GRADES
At the end of the semester, turn in your end of semester packets personally to
Michelle Evans in room 1540. Note that every copy (used or unused) of the
College Prep Exit Test must be returned to the assistant to the chair in numerical
order. The question sheets of the departmental finals (for MAT 0002 and MAT
1033) must be turned in to our lab staff for shredding. You will need to enter
students’ grades online in room 2223. A grade of I (incomplete) requires
departmental approval.
INSTRUCTOR’S ABSENCE FROM CLASS
If you are going to need to be absent from a class, please contact someone from
our list of substitutes, and let our secretary, Michelle Evans, know that you will be
absent. Do not cancel a class! If you are unable to obtain a substitute, please
contact Michelle Evans at 237-7461. You must leave information on what should
be covered in your absence.
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ID’s, PARKING, MAILBOX, PAYDATES, COPIES, Media Services
To obtain a college ID which you should have with you at all times while on
campus, you will need to go to the Student Life office on the west end of building
2 with a note from Michelle Evans.
Parking will be available in the parking garage located across the street from
building 2. Entrances are on 5th street (eastbound) and 6th street (westbound),
west of 2nd Avenue.
Mailboxes are located in the Math Lab. Please check your mail regularly.
Exam copies may be obtained in the Copy Center (room 1674; phone 305-2373459) on the 6th floor of building 1. Account W1617A is for MAT 1033 and
above; for college preparatory courses, please use account W3101A.
If you require any classroom media such as an overhead projector, you may
contact Media Services at 305-237-3060 or submit an online request at
http://www.mdc.edu/wolfson/learningresources/media/OnlineForms/ .
TELEPHONE MESSAGES
Students can call and leave you messages by calling (305)-237-3834. Please
respond to students' messages promptly.
END OF SEMSETER INFORMATION PACKETS
At the end of the semester, I will need for you to turn in a packet to Michelle
Evans (Room 1540) that includes the following:
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A course syllabus
A copy of each exam that you gave during the semester WITH the ANSWER
KEY (except for the QEP courses)
A copy of the final exam (except for the CPET and departmental final exams)
The students’ final and CPET exam answer sheets
A printout of an Excel spreadsheet showing attendance records, test scores,
homework scores, quiz scores, and final grade calculations.
Study Session Grades and Math Lab Hour Reports
IMPORTANT DATES
Please go to http://www.mdc.edu/main/academics/academic_calendar.asp .
If you have questions, please contact me immediately.
Alicia