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Nightnurse2002, DNP, RN · Jul 27, 2012

Has anyone taken Math 1308-800 yet? If so can anyone offer any pointers or tips I start in two weeks and like to know what i am in store for...Thanks

registeredin06 · Jul 27, 2012

Clarification in regard to the 2 nursing courses at once....they are highly discouraging it. In early July, my advisor told me that beginning with the July 2 starters, the students were only aloud 1 nursing course at a time. Recently I was reviewing the course map and read at the bottom, only 2 nursing courses aloud at a time. When I brought this to her attn, she said that it is aloud, but that it is discouraged.

vle4 · Jul 27, 2012

I started the nursing courses in January and have been taking 2 nursing courses at a time. I also remember in the course map it just said that no more 2 were allowed to be taken at a time. I don't remember hearing the academic advisor tell me I could only take one at a time.

mercurytx · Aug 1, 2012

Nightnurse2002, That stats class is tough! I took it in the Spring and failed it by two or so points, even though I watched the videos and worked some of the problems- not all, I didn't do as much as I could. At the time, 15% of the grade was quizzes, so my near passing grade had a lot to do with the 100% I would get on those. I basically bombed most of the tests.

Second time around, I vowed to get a tutor, but I didn't. My heart fell when I learned they eliminated the quizzes, so the grade is solely based on 3 tests and a final- the final making 40% of the grade. The familiarity I had with the material helped the second time around. I haven't gotten the official grade, but I passed this time. Yet, it was really rough and if I would have failed it again, I would have just taken it at the local junior college this time because the format is not so great for a weak math learner.

mercurytx · Aug 1, 2012

Nightnurse2002, That stats class is tough! I took it in the Spring and failed it by two or so points, even though I watched the videos and worked some of the problems- not all, I didn't do as much as I could. At the time, 15% of the grade was quizzes, so my near passing grade had a lot to do with the 100% I would get on those. I basically bombed most of the tests.

Second time around, I vowed to get a tutor, but I didn't. My heart fell when I learned they eliminated the quizzes, so the grade is solely based on 3 tests and a final- the final making 40% of the grade. The familiarity I had with the material helped the second time around. I haven't gotten the official grade, but I passed this time. Yet, it was really rough and if I would have failed it again, I would have just taken it at the local junior college this time because the format is not so great for a weak math learner.

Nightnurse2002, DNP, RN · Aug 1, 2012

Thanks for the info mercury ! If you are a strong math person then hopefully it will be a slight bit better hopefully I have been trying to get a copy of the syllabus to try and get an understanding of the assignment percentage and to get started on the assignments but no luck

mercurytx · Aug 1, 2012

Hi all, I have just 3 classes left- Research, Leadership/Management and Capstone. I know how Research is, but I don't know much of anything about Leadership/Management. For those of you who have taken Management, can I take it with Research? I want to apply for graduation and be done before the end of the year. Thanks.

kcdunlap · Aug 1, 2012

Research is a nightmare because the entire thing is a group project and that can go either way depending on the group you have. On the other had I felt that Leadership/Management was a lot of busy work. Not super hard but a pain to complete. The lectures weren't always the best. One lecture in particular is on the Financial aspect of FTEs etc. the lecture is awful. I understood it and after our AC never responded to questions I ended up walking the class through the steps....Our AC was the worst I had for this class which made it that much more difficult. In the end I got a 97%.

I took research with Vulnerable populations and I thought that combo must be the worst and I survived. So, Research an another class is doable if you focus.

mercurytx · Aug 1, 2012

nightnurse2002- i can't pm you (too new to the forum). if you have your book already and want to look at what you'll be doing, here's the first week: read chapters 1 and 2 and do assignments: ch. 2 p. 20: 1-5, 7-8, 11-12, 14-15. and read chapter 3 and do ch. 3 p. 33: 1-8; p. 38: 1-4; p. 41: 1-2, 4; p. 44: 1-2; p. 46: 1-2; p. 50: 4-9. each week is split in half and each half focuses on something different.

i bought my book from ebay. it has a different isbn as it was published in india, but the text is exactly the same. saved a bunch of money doing that. you also need to order math 1308 course pack for statistics(supplemental note packet) from the uta online bookstore.

mercurytx · Aug 1, 2012

Thanks kcdunlap. I have known more than one individual who has had to drop Research because of unplanned issues with the group dynamic. That's all the more reason why I'll probably double up- if I have to drop, I can probably take it the next session and still finish Capstone before the end of the year.

kcdunlap · Aug 1, 2012

Thanks kcdunlap. I have known more than one individual who has had to drop Research because of unplanned issues with the group dynamic. That's all the more reason why I'll probably double up- if I have to drop, I can probably take it the next session and still finish Capstone before the end of the year.

I would throw a holy fit before a drop that research class because of the group dynamics....that is ridiculous. The work is useless the way it is set up because the student only focuses on their portion and doesn't learn they other part of the research project.

Nightnurse2002, DNP, RN · Aug 1, 2012

i am on final week of n4455 leadership/mgmt its not bad