MA101/102 Handbook Originated Fall 2009
I. Introduction
A. Original report approved by the Provost and Academic Council
B.
Approved Course Approval Documents
MA101
MA102
C. List of ALEKS topics used for MA101/102
II. Policies (includes all of the items A - J below except IDEA sample page)
A. Placement
B. Transferring in Developmental Mathematics Courses
C. Staffing
D. Dropping the course
E. Early completion
F. Assigning grades
Assigning midterm grades
Assigning final grades
Incompletes
G. Computer lab rules
H. Students with disabilities
I. Repeating MA101/102
J. Course evaluation – how to fill out the IDEA form
IDEA sample page
III. Instructor Materials
A. Course overview for instructor (Semester Teaching Plan)
B. Instructor checklist – what you need to do and when
C. First day of class Power Point (.pdf
version)
First day of class Power Point (.ppt
version for use in JH106/108)
D. First day of class Handouts (template)
E. Student contract for MA101 and MA102 (template)
F. Student progress report sheets (template)
G. Midterm information sheet for students (template)
H. Midterm report sheets for MA101 and MA102 (template)
I. Final exam information sheet for MA101 students (template)
Final exam information sheet for MA102 students (template)
J. Links to ALEKS resources for teachers (scroll down)
IV. Advising Materials
A. Information sheet for advisors
B. Enrolling in the next course
V. AQIP documents
A. The Action Project Commitment Declaration
VI. Misc.
A. Best practices for teaching MA101/102
B. Top 10 Tips for Student Success in MA101/102
C. Extra resources for specific topics
1. Quick
review of fractions
2. Study guide over
factoring methods
F. Midterm Answer Sheet (Optional)
Links and other information about MA101/102 and ALEKS
and additional instructor resources at: http://www.aleks.com/user_guides/teaching-highedmath
This is a short (2 min.) video from ALEKS that
introduces the software:
http://www.aleks.com/video/math_highed_tour
Voice & Visual Explains ALEKS: