HACC



HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FORM 335

Course Form 335 must be updated at least every five years per AP 765 to include, at a minimum, the following elements. [§335.2]

1. Digital Description [§335.2] (Insert the new/revised digital description below):

Credit hours: 3.0

Lecture hours: 3.0

Lab hours: 0.0

Approved Online/Blended Face-to-Face Instruction Ratios:

[__] 25/75% [__] 33/67% [X] 50/50% [__] 67/33% [__] 75/25%

(Note: The first number indicates the percentage of online instruction. The second number indicates the percentage of in-class instruction.)

2. Maximum Enrollment (Insert new/revised maximum enrollments below):

In-Class Instruction: 27

Lab Instruction:

(It is assumed that maximum enrollments for blended courses are the same as those identified for In-Class instruction. Maximum enrollments for Virtual Learning courses are to be 75% of In-Class instruction, as per the SGP on Maximum Class Size):

3. Catalog Description [§335.2] (Insert the new/revised description in space below):

Covers the fundamental algebraic operations, exponents and radicals, systems of equations, higher degree equations, logarithms, matrices, and inequalities. (Core C)

Minimum Grade Required

4. Prerequisites [§335.2]: MATH 033, 044 & 055 (or MATH 051) C

Or MATH 045 C

Co-requisites:

Other: Placement through the College Testing and Placement Program.

5. Learning Outcomes [§335.2]

[These outcomes are necessary to enable students to attain the essential

knowledge and skills embodied in the program’s educational objectives.]

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

• Analyze quantitative data to solve problems

• Solve equations and inequalities and application problems

• Graph and identify characteristics of algebraic and transcendental function

• Perform function operations

• Solve systems of equations using matrices

6. Planned Sequence of Instruction [§335.2]

[These must be designed to help students achieve the learning outcomes.]

Equations and Inequalities

Linear Equations

Applications

Complex Numbers

Quadratic Equations

Radical Equations

Linear and Absolute Value Inequalities

Graphs

Basic Tools: Cartesian Plane, Distance, and Midpoint

Graphing Equations, Symmetry

Straight Lines

Circles

Functions and Their Graphs

Functions

Graphs of Functions

Graphing Techniques: Transformations

Operations on Functions and Composition of Functions

Inverse Functions

Polynomial and Rational Functions

Quadratic Functions

Polynomial Functions

Dividing Polynomials

Properties of Polynomial Functions

Rational Functions

Polynomial and Rational Inequalities

Variation

Exponents and Logarithmic Functions

Exponential Functions

Logarithmic Functions

Properties of Logarithms

Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

Systems of Equations and Inequalities

Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables

Systems of Linear Equations in Three or More Variables

Matrices

Solving Systems Using Matrices

Operations with Matrices

Inverses of Matrices

Tests and Review

7. Assessment of Student Learning [§335.44]

[Methods of assessment should be appropriate for Learning Outcomes listed above.]

Assessment of student learning outcomes for the course, as required by the Shared Governance Policy – Assessing Institutional Effectiveness, is part of regular curriculum maintenance and/or improvement. The specific plan has been determined by the pertinent faculty involved and is maintained in the College’s assessment management system.

Student assessment includes tests and a comprehensive final exam. Other forms of assessment may include, but are not limited to, the following: class participation, graded assignments, projects, portfolios, and/or quizzes. All assessment instruments cover course competencies on file in the Mathematics and Computer Science Department.

8. List of Texts, References, Selected Library Resources or other Learning Materials (code each item based on instructional use) [§335.2]: C-Lecture/Laboratory, A-Lecture, B-Laboratory, LC-Lecture/Clinical, CLN-Clinical, I-Online, BL-Blended, D-Independent Study, P-Private Lessons, E-Internship, F-Cooperative Work-Study, FE-Field Experience. [These resources must be easily accessible to students.]

A, I, BL: College Algebra, latest edition by Mark Dugopolski; Pearson

|NAME AND SIGNATURE |DATE |

|1. Discipline Faculty Proponent: Catherine Frost |9/23/15 |

|2. Curriculum Manager & College Catalog Editor: Erika Steenland |3/7/16 |

|3. Department Chairperson (Discipline Approval): Matthew Pragel |3/7/16 |

This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335, subchapters A/B.

This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the policies, standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with the College’s mission.

If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar courses generally accepted for transfer accredited four-year colleges and universities.

|NAME AND SIGNATURE |DATE |

|4. Associate Provost: Kathleen T. Doherty |3/8/16 |

|5. Provost & VP, Academic Affairs: Cynthia Doherty, Ph.D. |3/8/16 |

9. Original Date of course approval by the college: 196510

10. Date(s) of subsequent reviews [Indicate change: Learning Outcomes; textbook(s)]:

Course has been reviewed as texts were updated.

5/03

5/9/06

9/10/07 – learning outcomes

8/08 – prerequisite change

9/09 – textbook update

9/11 – learning outcomes & assessment statement

9/12 – textbook update

9/14 – planned sequence of instruction to align to the 14 + 1 semester & textbook – Summer 15

06/03/15 – Added new blended ratio format & approved maximum enrollment number - nb

9/15 – Revised: Catalog description & prerequisite to reflect the developmental re-design – SP 17

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