Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

This course is Online.

Those of you taking the exams Remotely with me, will be meeting with me to set up your camera during week 3. 

This course incorporates social justice topics and culturally responsive teaching. Weekly you'll be completing homework, activities, and complete a project by the end of the term. There are two proctored exams, too. Midterm Week 5 and Finals Week both will be PM exam times.

Virtually Proctored Exams: All PCC MTH courses use proctored exams to assess student learning, with exams proctored through Virtual Proctoring. The exams in this class will be proctored virtually in Zoom with me, your instructor, on the following dates and times:

Midterm Exam will be during Week 5,

Final Exam will be during Finals Week of classes

Virtually proctored exams involve the following technology requirements: 1) Access to a modern computer system with a supported operating system (OS) installed, 2) a broadband internet provider or mobile carrier with LTE or better service, 3) a microphone, and 4) a detachable webcam and/or mobile device (such as a smartphone, tablet, etc.).

Should you prefer to take your exams in-person (you'll take the same test but at a testing center on a campus), alternative proctoring arrangements can be made with a testing center (which may involve a nominal student-paid fee if the testing facility is outside of PCC). In the rare event of an unavoidable scheduling conflict, please contact me as soon as possible. With adequate notice, alternative proctoring arrangements can be made.

Contact me if you have any questions or concerns about virtually proctored exams.

*Virtual proctoring means having your exam proctored by an approved proctor on Zoom on a specific day and time. It is the student’s responsibility to find a quiet, isolated, and well-lit location.

**In-person proctoring means having your exam proctored by an approved proctor at an in-person testing facility on a specific day and time.

Q: How do I access the course?
A: Log into MyPCC. On the main webpage, in the Quick Links window on the left, you will see the link for D2L Brightspace login. Click on that and you'll find our course shell.

This class does have TWO VIRTUALLY PROCTORED tests. 

You will NOT NEED A GRAPHING CALCULATOR for this course, so don't go buy one for this course (unless you love calculators! :) ). We'll use free, online technology to do our calculations (Google Sheets, Geogebra, etc). If you have a handheld calculator or cell phone, you are very welcome to use it! 

For online homework we will use MyOpenMath, a free online homework system.

This course may require some written assignments. This will require students to download the pdf document, print the document, complete the document by hand, scan the document using a traditional scanner or scanning app and then uploaded to the appropriate assignment folder.