Business Mathematics, QMB 1001 - Sample Syllabus

Instructor:

• Simoni Gannon
• e-mail: GannonS@scc-fl.edu
• Office Phone: 407.708.2681
• Office Location: J-003B
• Office Hours: before and after class or by appointment

Required Textbook:

• Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers
• 4th Edition
• Author: Robert Brechner

Course Description:

This course is designed to enable students to use math to solve real-world business problems. Areas covered include checking accounts, using equations to solve business problems, calculating trade discounts, markup and markdown, payroll, and computing interest for notes.

Course Requirements:

You will be responsible for class attendance and four exams.

Class Attendance and Participation:

Class attendance is highly encouraged as is active participation. Reading the assigned chapters in the textbook and completing the review exercises before coming to class will help students to better understand the concepts. Students are responsible for all class materials and any announcements made in class whether or not they are present.

• 90-100 percent = A
• 80-89 percent = B
• 70-79 percent = C
• 60-69 percent = D
• Below 60 percent = F

Method of Evaluation:

Four Exams (25 percent of grade each)

Description of Method of Evaluation:

Exams:

There will be four non-cumulative exams in class, each valued at 25 percent of your final grade. Tests are comprised of objective questions (fill-in the blank, true/false, multiple choice and word problems).

Taking exams:

• Students will have an hour and 30 minutes to take an exam. The time starts when the instructor distributes the exam. If a student is late for an exam, he/she will have the remaining time to complete it. It is therefore in the student's best interest to be prompt for each exam.
• Once a student has begun an exam, leaving and reentering the room is not allowed. If a student wishes to leave the room during an exam, the exam must be submitted before the student leaves and this will be considered the student's completed exam.
• If the use of a calculator is allowed during an exam, it is the student's responsibility to provide one. Cell phones, PDAs, or any other electronic device that have a calculator component cannot be used as a replacement. Absolutely no sharing of calculators will be permitted.
• All extraneous materials must be cleared from the desk during exams.
• Absolutely no cell phones or other electronic devices are to be on and/or used during exams. Any exceptions must be cleared with the instructor prior to the exam.

Make-Up Exams:

All students are expected to take all exams on the scheduled dates. If you find it impossible to attend class on any of the assigned dates, you must notify the instructor within 24 hours of the exam date to be eligible for a make-up exam. Make-up exams will only be allowed in the case of an unavoidable, serious and justifiable emergency. Official, valid documentation will be required. Any make-up exams must be completed prior to the next class meeting. The responsibility for making arrangements for make-up exams lies solely with the student. Exam times must be scheduled outside of regular class hours.

Grades:

The instructor will not report grades by e-mail or telephone. The student can login into ANGEL (http://ecampus.scc-fl.edu/angel/frames.aspx) to see his/her test scores.

Withdraw Policy:

It is the student's responsibility to withdraw from the course by the college posted deadline. Any student who stops attending class will receive a final grade reflecting the total points earned in the course. The instructor will not withdraw students.

Academic Integrity

(from page 48 in the SCC College Catalog, 2006-2007)
As a member of the Seminole Community College community, a student is expected to be honest in all of his or her academic coursework and activities. Academic dishonesty such as cheating of any kind on examinations, course assignments, or projects; plagiarism, misrepresentation, and the unauthorized possession of examinations or other course-related materials, is prohibited.

Classroom Courtesy:

Students are expected to show respect and courtesy to their classmates and to the instructor. Please keep all cell phones, beepers and pagers turned off during class, and refrain from using hostile and profane language. Try to arrive to class on time and remain for the entire class period. Guests, children and pets are not allowed in the classroom. Disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against students who infringe upon the instructor's right to teach or classmates' right to learn.

Students With Disabilities:

Please notify the instructor immediately if you have any disability that threatens your success in this course so that we may work together to address your situation and seek a solution that will be beneficial to you while meeting the requirements of this course.

Emergency Conditions:

To verify that the college is open and classes are being held, please call 407.708.2290 or 407.708.4722. The SCC Web site homepage features updated announcements: www.scc-fl.edu.

Other:

Syllabus is subject to change at instructor's discretion. Any changes will be announced in class.

Tentative Class Schedule

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