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d. Do you think that "free" textbooks will be advantageous to you personally? Explain. 5. Conclusions and consequences a. Are you aware that you can opt-out of the "free" textbook charge of S20/credit hour? On the Dallas College website, choose Student Resources> On-line Services Tutorials at bottom of screen under Additional Resources click Learning Materials Opt-Out for a 4-minute video.) b. The current 2021-2022 Dallas College cost of tuition is 579 per semester hour, including the "free" textbook cost of $20 per semester hour. Thus a full year (24 hours semester hours) of tuition and fees at Dallas College costs Compare this cost with your calculation in II. 3b.be for the exas average estimated tuition and fees plus "free" textbooks. In conclusion, actual Dallas College tuition is lower than the equivalent average Texas 2-year college in- district cost for 2021-2022. Alternately, we can say that Dallas College tuition is % of the equivalent Texas average 2-year college cost. Is Dallas College a good deal for you? c. What do you need to do based on your considerations of the factors of this exercise with respect to course load per semester, tuition trends, and "free" textbooks? Figure Number of classes Years to obtain as per semester Associate Degree ARE YOU ON THE AST-TRACK? you com a degree. the faster you constant prohim.ication Time is Money SSSSSS To COST $ : L) PLAN YOUR FUTURE TODAY! AT EAST ICLD COLLEGE Congo Du 0. Graphic by: Liliana Rodriguez Page 1 of 5
Critical thinking 1. Explain the issues What issues are being considered with this assignment? 2. Evidence, questioning sources a. What is the source of the data of Section 1, Visual Communication, "Are you on the fast track?" b. What is the source of Table A? c. What is the source of the information in Section 11.b. Effect of "free" textbooks? d. Rate the trustworthiness of a, b, and c above (from most to least trustworthy): e. Are there other sources of information which could be considered? 3. Identifying and questioning assumptions a. What assumptions did you make in calculating the tuition costs for Table A, 2021-2022? (II. Parta. 3a.af) b. What contextual influences of cultural, social, political, philosophical, and/or historical do you recognize in the push for "free" textbooks? 4. Student's position, acknowledging complexities a. What is the effect of the "free" textbook cost if you repeat a course? b. What is the effect of the "free" textbooks cost for co-req courses? (simultaneous registration in both courses required, as BASM 0053 with DMAT 0305, or DMAT 0315 with MATH 1314.)