The course is designed to introduce students to basic and intermediate concepts of number sense and quantitative analysis. The course is designed to help students conceptualize abstract quantitative concepts as they relate to realworld problems and everyday life. The course provides extensive examples to help students explain and apply concepts.  The course covers logic, basic number sense, algebraic concepts, geometry and visual modeling, and probability. This course will additionally provide students with the knowledge and skills to manage financial resources.

Course Outcomes

● Perform basic mental calculations including estimation, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, rounding, and factoring.

● Analyze, calculate, and convert basic fraction equations including proper, mixed, improper, equivalent, common, and uncommon denominators.

● Identify, analyze, and evaluate problems with decimals, ratios, proportions, and rational proportions.

● Analyze and evaluate algebraic equations, including basic equations and inequalities.

● Analyze and evaluate functions, systems of equations, and exponential and logarithmic graphics.

● Identify and analyze the elements of a coordinate plane as they relate to linear equations and functions.

● Analyze and evaluate basic geometric shapes and equations.

● Analyze data, identify correct graphic representations, and evaluate graphs to solve problems.

● Analyze data and calculate descriptive statistics.

● Analyze and evaluate data to determine basic statistics such as measures of spread, normal distribution, z-scores,

confidence intervals, correlation, and regression.

● Analyze and calculate basic probability such as permutations, combinations, events, and simple probability.

● Analyze and calculate probability such as two events, AND probability, OR probability, and conditional probability.

● Analyze and evaluate logical fallacies, truth tables, and conditional statements.

● Analyze and calculate using basic financial literacy for budgeting, different types of debt, interest, retirement, and

insurance.

Course Materials

All reading and materials necessary to complete required exercises are provided within the course platform. Links to additional, optional resources on external websites are also provided for each lesson in the Lesson Toolbox.

Course Length

This is a self-paced course allowing students to learn according to their personal schedules. Overall, it is estimated that the course will take approximately 182 hours to complete.

It is recommended that students work through the course at a comfortable pace that allows regular, incremental (daily and/or weekly) progress. If assistance is needed with scheduling time in this course, students may refer to the pacing guide provided in the course documents, located on the course page. Please note, there is no penalty for late assignments as this is a self-paced course. However, if a student is enrolled in a TEL course through a school orinstitution, s/he is required to finish the course according to the academic calendar of the respective school or institution.

Prerequisite(s)

 None 

Minimum Passing Grade

To earn college credit for this course, students must earn a minimum average grade of 70% or higher. If a high school student receives less than 70% in this course, it is up to the school offering the course to grant high school credit for its completion. 

Academic Integrity Policy

TEL students are expected to practice academic integrity. If it is determined that a student has failed to comply with the Academic Integrity Policy, the issue(s) in question will be addressed by TEL, and subsequent action will be taken. TEL retains sole discretion to determine whether student conduct violates TEL’s policies, and this policy does not create due process or other appeal rights for students. Cheating TEL students are expected to refrain from acts of cheating. Examples of cheating include, but are not limited to the following:

● Accessing or attempting to access unauthorized course material

● Providing or attempting to provide unauthorized course material(s) to another person

● Using or attempting to use study aids during an academic exercise or examination unless explicitly authorized by the instructor.

● Copying or attempting to copy another person’s work

● Allowing another person to copy or attempt to copy your work

● Allowing someone else to complete your work

● Completing or attempting to complete someone else’s work

Plagiarism TEL students are expected to produce original work and refrain from acts of plagiarism. Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to the following:

● Copying someone else’s work word-for-word

● Adopting someone else’s ideas and presenting them as your own

● Using someone else’s original work without acknowledging or citing the source

TEL instructors and instructional staff will use plagiarism detection software and other means to check writing assignments for plagiarism.

Appropriate Use of Technology TEL students are expected to use technology appropriately. Examples of the misuse of technology include, but are not limited to the following:

● Bypassing or attempting to bypass proctoring services

● Using or attempting to use unauthorized technology devices for examinations

● Providing or attempting to provide system credentials to an unauthorized person

Action in Response to Academic Misconduct Students who knowingly and willingly engage in academic misconduct will be subjected to disciplinary action. Issues brought to or discovered by TEL will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Action stemming from the result of an inquiry may include, but is not limited to the following:

● Issuance of an Academic Integrity Warning

● A grade reduction for the assignment or examination in question

● A zero for the assignment or examination in question

● Dismissal from the course

● Any other disciplinary action deemed appropriate by TEL

Discussions Students are expected to stay on topic and refrain from using vulgar or offensive language. Examples include, but are not limited to, inappropriate acronyms, profanity, derogatory terms, slang, and symbols. Please review the TEL Education Code of Conduct for more information.

NOTE: This section is not intended to create due process rights for students, does not constitute an exhaustive list of actions TEL may take, and does not constitute a “step-ladder” disciplinary process that escalates from the least to most adverse action. TEL may impose discipline in any manner it deems appropriate to the situation, and is not required to provide warnings or other initial steps prior to taking more severe action, up to and including dismissal.

Grades are awarded for a student’s individual academic work during each semester based upon the student’s mastery of the content. Disagreeing with a grader’s score of the student’s work does not qualify for a grade appeal. Moreover, students caught violating the Academic Integrity Policy must file an appeal if they disagree with the assessment of the student’s actions. Therefore, students who wish to appeal a grade to the Learning Experience Team must submit this form to start the appeals process. Upon the receipt of the appeal, the following process will be observed: 

• Grade appeals will be submitted to an alternative, qualified member of our instructional staff. Specific grade discrepancies will be escalated to the office of TEL’s Academic Dean for the re-evaluation of the assignment, rubric, and correct answers. At the Dean’s request, TEL’s Learning Experience Team will conduct a thorough investigation using all evidence provided from the rubric, assignment instructions, notes from the original instructional staff member, and other relevant outsourced information. Academic integrity appeals will be submitted to the Appeal Committee, consisting of TEL’s Academic Dean, Director of Curriculum, and Director of Instructional Support. 

• The Appeal Committee will evaluate the appeal and all documented evidence. In the case of grade discrepancies, an evaluation of the student’s awarded grade will be determined in accordance with the proper policies/standards outlined in the course syllabus.

• The Learning Experience Team will receive the Appeal Committee’s assessment and forward this information to the student. 

• Once the Learning Experience Team provides a response to the disputed grade, the student will have the option to accept or to decline. If the student chooses to decline the response, the student’s original grade will stand. If the student accepts the response, the grade will be changed, provided that the grade is different from the original grade. 

• In the case of an academic integrity appeal, the student can either accept the assessment and subsequent action or they can restart the course. 

NOTE: While TEL will endeavor to follow the foregoing appeals process, it retains absolute discretion to deviate from this process when TEL determines such deviation is justified under the circumstances. Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to create due process or contractual rights for students. 

In this course, students will take their midterm and final examinations online. These exams must be proctored. Students must use TEL’s exam-proctoring solution, or have the exam proctored by a school official (approved by TEL), to receive credit for the course. TEL’s proctoring service provides live online exam proctoring and support. This service records the student’s computer webcam, speakers, and desktop during the exam. 

TEL is committed to providing equitable student access to course content and materials by providing reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities. TEL also complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Students who need special accommodations must make their requests by contacting the TEL Support Team. TEL’s Support Team will coordinate reasonable accommodations upon registration and before the course begins. Students over the age of 18 taking college-level courses require a 504 for special accommodations. 

Any student seeking to request academic accommodations on the basis of a documented disability should contact the TEL Support Team at disabilityservices@tel-education.org  to coordinate reasonable accommodations. 

Questions about course requirements, technical issues, or other issues while taking this course can be directed to the TEL Support Team via the Red Question Mark Widget button at the bottom right of each course page. The TEL Support Team will prioritize the request and respond accordingly