EDP4004 Course Syllabus
This is a totally online course.
(Optional Class Meeting on September 7th at 9:00 a.m. on South Campus, 71/142)
| Principles of Educational Psychology | EDP 4004 | Fall Term 2013 Ref. # 466210 |
Table of Contents
Faculty Contact Information
| Office Phone: | Students are requested to contact instructor via course email and calls will be arranged. | |
| Department Phone: | 954-201-8810 | |
| Department Fax: | 954-201-8934 | |
| Email: | All communication should be through the course email tool. Use my BC email ONLY if you are unable to access the course email: pgarwood@broward.edu | |
| Office Hours: | Appointments can be requested by students via course eamil. All meetings
will be on South Campus An optional meeting will be held on September 7th at 9:00 a.m. on South Campus, bldg. 71/142. Students will be provided with information on all assignments, discussions, assessments and expectations. No student will be penalized for not attending and no student will receive extra credit for attending this meeting. | |
| Virtual Office Hours: | I will be available online from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Tuesdays and various times throughout the week; especially on due dates. | |
| BC Safety Phone#: | 954-201-HELP (4357) |
Course Description
This course provides a foundation in educational psychology and its application to classroom settings. Special emphasis is placed on child and adolescent development, learning theory, cognition, motivation, diversity, teaching, and assessment.
General Course OutcomesUpon completion of this course, students will be able to explain:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explain:
- the processes of cognitive, linguistic, personal, and social development that school-age children undergo from childhood to adolescence
- major theories of learning and their application in the classroom
- the nature and assessment of human intelligence and implications for teaching
- higher-level cognitive processes and implications for teaching
- the role of motivation in learning among students from diverse backgrounds
- the impact of learner differences on the teaching and learning process and classroom implications
- the types of exceptionalities, legislation related to exceptional students, identification process, and implications for teaching
- the types of language minority students, legislation related to language minorities, program models and strategies used for teaching language minority students
- the role of lesson planning and importance of using varied instructional and assessment methods to teach today's multicultural students
The learning outcomes for this course are aligned with Florida's core standards for effective educators, which are referred to as Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAPs). In 2011, the State of Florida revised the twelve FEAPs used for evaluating pre-professional and professional teachers in the State of Florida. The current FEAPS are based upon three (3) essential principles; high expectations for all students, comprehensive subject area knowledge and standards of the profession. These principles are to be applied through six (6) Educator Accomplished Practices: 1) Instructional Design and Lesson Planning, 2) Learning Environment, 3) Instructional Delivery and Facilitation, 4) Assessment, 5) Continuous Improvement, Responsibility and Ethics, and 6) Professional Responsibility and Ethical Conduct.
Detailed information about the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices can be found at the following Florida Department of Education website.
In this course, students will demonstrate mastery of the General Course Outcomes through successful completion of a number of assignments, including 4 assignments that are aligned with FEAPs 1, 2 and 5. These assignments are outlined in the Course Schedule and Assignments section of this syllabus along with the specific FEAPs that they address.
Course Prerequisites
To maximize your chances for success in this course, make sure that you meet the following course course prerequisites:
- Course Prerequisites and Co-requisites: There are no prerequisite education courses to this course.
- Computer Knowledge and Skills:
- Students in this course should be familiar with the following computer
skills.
- File Management - You should be familiar with finding and saving files on your computer.
- The Internet - You should be familiar with connecting to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider or Network Connection.
- Web Browser Software - You should be familiar with using web browser software to navigate the Internet and locate information.
- Email - You should be familiar with sending and receiving email messages.
- Discussions - You should be familiar with posting and reading discussion messages in a threaded format.
- Attachments - You should be familiar with sending email messages with attached files.
- Word Processing - You should be familiar with creating, editing, saving, and printing documents using Microsoft Word.
- Students in this course should be familiar with the following computer
skills.
- You'll need a BC email address to access the online portion of this course.
- Obtain a County Library Card or University/College Library Card. You will need either a County Library Card which you may obtain at either North Campus or South Campus Library or a University/College Library Card from the Central Campus Library. These cards will allow you to use select library databases. (optional)
Course Attendance and Participation Policy
Attendance/Withdrawal Policy:
| During the first week of class, you must send an email to the
instructor, participate in the orientation discussion, submit the orientation
assignment, and complete the orientation quiz based on the Syllabus or you
will be administratively withdrawn from the course. Simply logging into the
course will not satisfy your attendance during this time. As with on-campus
courses, students who are reported for non-attendance in an online course and
are withdrawn are still responsible for paying for the course. If you do
not complete the requirements of the first week of class, you should drop the
course by the official drop/add deadline or expect to pay for the
course. It is very important for you to actively participate in this online class. If you stop participating in class discussions, do not submit assignments, or fail to take quizzes or tests prior to the withdrawal date, you will be administratively withdrawn from class and receive a W or, if it is your third attempt, an F. If you stop participating after the withdrawal date, you will receive an F. To avoid this situation, you should remain an active learner in this class and always communicate extenuating circumstances to me. Ongoing communication with the instructor is critical to your course success. Completion of tests, assignments, and other class activities are used as indicators of your participation in order to satisfy this reporting requirement. |
Participation:
Regular, active, and meaningful participation in online learning activities is a critically important component of this course and is essential to your success. It is recommended that you log into the course several times during the online week. Frequency and quality of participation may affect your grade.
- Active participation is expected of all students in this course.
- Check your email and course discussions regularly. Ask questions.
- Post and respond to messages.
Computer Requirements
To complete the online segments of this course, you must have access to computer hardware and software that meets or exceeds BC's minimum hardware and software standards for e-learning courses. It is strongly recommended that you check your computer to verify that its hardware and software configuration meets or exceeds the BC standard.- Is your computer ready for online learning? Click here to check it out.
- Additional Software required for this Course (optional) Assignments that require word processing must be submitted in Microsoft Word format. Documents created using Microsoft Works, or files that have ".txt", ".pdf", or ".asci" extensions will not meet course requirements. If you do not have proper software on your computer, you can use the Microsoft Word program on any of the "open lab" computers at any BC Learning Resource Center or in public libraries.
- Only word processing documents in Microsoft Word format will be accepted. Please virus check documents before sending them. AVG offers a free online virus check.
Required Course Materials
Required course materials are described below:
- Required Text: Ormrod, J. (2012). Essentials of educational psychology (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson.
You will need to purchase a LiveText e-Portfolio access code from your campus bookstore to upload the critical assignments (Assignment #1 and Assignment #2) for the course.
- Supplemental Resources:
- Ed Psyc Central, Psychoeducational Resource Center: http://homepages.luc.edu/~hweiman
- Educational Psychology: http://www.healthline.com/galecontent/educational-psychology
- Educational Psychology: Organizations and Websites: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/library/subjects/educationalpsychology/organisations.html
- Journal of Educational Psychology: http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/edu/102/1/
- Links to Websites: http://homepages.uel.ac.uk/M.J.Turner/Links_to_Websites/links_to_websites.html
Teaching Educational Psychology: http://www.teachingeducpsych.org/
Methods of Instruction
EDP 4004 is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two or three times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. In this class, we will have one optional face-to-face meeting on campus. You will engage in structured out-of-class or online activities throughout the entire semester. See the Course Schedule for a detailed description of learning activities for the scheduled out- of-class or online assignments. Students are responsible for regularly reviewing the Course Schedule and completing all required out-of-class assignments.Course Schedule and Assignments
Please read and refer to this document regularly. It will tell you what assignments you should complete, and how to complete them.
Read and refer to this document regularly. It
will tell you what assignments you should complete, and how to complete
them.
- Instructions for Discussion Postings:
- Students are required to post to a discussion for each of the learning modules (7 in all) and to reply to one classmate in each discussion. Discussions should only be posted after completing assigned readings during the time frame specified in the course schedule. Students are required to use the provided discussion template for each discussion. Postings will not be viewed until after the student has posted his/her discussion. No discussion will be accepted after the due date and time. Failure to meet the deadline will result in “0” points for the discussion. In addition, 2 points will be deducted for each discussion for failure to respond to at least one classmate's discussion. The response must relate to the discussion topic. A grading rubric for discussions can be found in the blue Navigation bar under More Options (Rubrics.) An example of a high quality discussion post can be found in the Content Browser widget under Learning Modules in Module 1. Discussions can be accessed under Discussions on the blue Navigation bar of the Course Homepage or in the Content Browser widget under Learning Modules.
- Instructions
for Assessments:
- Students are required to take 7 online assessments. Students will have 45 minutes to complete each assessment. Assessments must be taken during the time frame specified in the course schedule. They can only be taken once. Assessments can be accessed under Assessments on the blue Navigation bar of the Course Homepage or under Learning Modules in each module. Practice assessments provide 5 sample questions and are available under the Assessment tab under Self-Assessments. Students are encouraged to take the practice assessment prior to taking the assessment for a grade. No assessments will be opened after the due date and time.
- Instructions for Tests:
- Students are required to take a final examination online. The final examination will be based on multiple choice questions that require students to think critically and apply concepts. Students will have 120 minutes to complete the final examination. The final examination must be taken during the time frame specified in the weekly course schedule below. A study guide for the final examination can be found under Learning Modules in Module 7. Students will be able to access the final examination during the last week of the semester under Assessments on the blue Navigation bar of the Course Homepage or under Learning Modules in Module 7. Students should plan ahead as the final deadline will not be extended.
- Instructions
for Assignments:
- In this course, students are required to complete 4 assignments aligned with Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAPs), including 1) an educational philosophy statement; 2) a journal article review; 3) a presentation on a learning theorist, and 4) a paper on the constructivist classoom. Students must submit assignments 1 and 2 (both critical assignments) to the Desire2Learn assignment folder and their LiveText e-Portfolio during the time frame specified in the course schedule. The other 2 assignments are not required on LiveText. No assignment will be accepted on D2L after the due date. Failure to meet the deadline will result in “0” points for the assignment on D2L. Detailed information about assignments is located under Assignments on the blue Navigation bar of the Course Homepage or in the Content Browser widget under Assignments. The grading rubrics for each assignments can be found in on the blue Navigation bar on the Course Homepage under Rubrics. NOTE: The student must meet the criteria for each FEAP in order to pass the assignment (see specific templates for each assignment.)
| August 26 - September
9
Learning
Outcomes
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Learning
Materials
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Assignments
& Assessments
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The student will demonstrate that:
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Read the documents in the Syllabus folder in the Content browser widget of
the Course Homepage Read the documents in the Desire2Learn Orientation folder in the Content browser widget An optional FACE-TO-FACE Meeting: Saturday, September 7 9:00 a.m., South Campus, bldg. 71/142. We will meet and discuss all of the course requirements and expectations. |
All of the following assignments are all due no later than 11:49 p.m.
on September 1 Post to Orientation Discussion (Introduction). Submit Orientation Assignment and Email Complete Syllabus Orientation Assessment Complete D2L Orientation and Quiz Send D2L Orientation Certificate to Instructor |
The student will be able to:
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Read Chapters 5 & 7 in the text (pages 134-181 and pages 236-281) about
cognitive development and personal and social development View Lecture Notes in Module 1 (under Learning Modules in the Content Browser widget) about theories of child and adolescent development and physical, cognitive, language, personal and social development |
Post to Module 1 discussion on major theories of
child and adolescent development, classroom application, and physical,
cognitive, language, personal and social development by 11:59 p.m. t on
September 7
Students are encouraged to preview the optional Module 1 Self-Assessment 1
before taking the Module
1 assessment for a grade. This practice assessment provides 5 sample
questions. Take Module 1 Assessment by 11:59 p.m. on September 9 to see how well you met the learning outcomes for this module |
| September 10 - September 24 Learning Outcomes |
Learning
Materials
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Assignments & Assessments |
The student will be able to:
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Read Chapter 1 in the text (pages 2-15) about
basic assumptions of educational psychology and learning strategies
Read Chapters 2 & 4 in the text (pages 16-54 and pages 98-133) about
learning, cognition, memory, and higher-level cognitive processes View Lecture Notes in Module 2 on learning, learning theories, and classroom practice View Lecture Notes in Module 3 on intelligence and theory, higher-order thinking, and classroom practice |
Post to Module 2 discussion on learning and learning theories by 11:59
p.m. on September
16 Take Module 2 Assessment by 11:59 p.m. on September 18 to see how well you met the learning outcomes for this module Post to Module 3 Discussion on intelligence and theory, higher-order thinking, and classroom practice by 11:59 p.m. on September 22 Students are encouraged to preview the optional Module 2 & 3 Self-Assessments before taking the assessments for grades. These self-assessments provide 5 sample questions for each module. Take Module 2 Assessment by 11:59 p.m. on September 24 to see how well you met the learning outcomes for this module Reminder: The Educational Philosophy Statement (Assignment #1; FEAP 2.E) is due by 11:59 p.m. on October 11 |
| September 25 - October 9 Learning Outcomes | Learning Materials | Assignments & Assessments |
The student will be able to:
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Read Chapter 6 in the text (pages 182-235) on motivation and affect View Lecture Notes in Module 4 on motivation, theory, and classroom practice |
Post to Module 4 discussion on motivation, theory, and classroom practice by
11:59 p.m. on October 6 Students are encouraged to preview the optional Module 4 Self-Assessment before taking the assessment for a grade. The practice assessment provides 5 sample questions. Take Module 4 assessment by 11:59 p.m. on October 9 to see how well you met the learning outcomes for this module Reminder: Journal Article Review (Assignment #2; FEAP 5.B) is due by 11:59 p.m. on October 25 |
| October 10 - October 24 Learning Outcomes | Learning Materials | Assignments & Assessments |
The student will be able
to:
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Read Chapter 3 in the text (pages 56-97) about providing supportive contexts
for learning
View Lecture Notes in Module 5 on learner differences, their impact, and classroom practice |
Submit Educational Philosophy Statement (Assignment
#1; FEAP 2.E) by 11:59 p.m. on October
11
Post to Module 5 discussion on learner differences,
their impact, and classroom practice by 11:59 p.m. on October 20
Students are encouraged to preview the optional Module 5 Self-Assessment
before taking the assessment for a grade. The self-assessment provides 5 sample
questions.
Take Module 5 assessment by 11:59 p.m.
on October 24 to see
how well you met the learning outcomes for this module
Reminder: Learning Theorist Presentation (Assignment #3; FEAP 2.E,
2.I) is due by by 11:59 p.m. on November
1 Reminder: Constructivist Classroom Design (Assignment #4; FEAP 1.C, 2.H) is due by 11:59 p.m. on November 15 |
| October 25 - November 8 Learning Outcomes | Learning Materials | Assignments & Assessments |
The student will be able to:
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Read Chapter 8 in the text (pages 282-319) on
planning instruction and general instructional strategies
View Lecture Notes in Module 6 on types of
exceptionalities, identification, legislation, and teacher
responsibilities.
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Submit Journal Article Review (Assignment #2; FEAP 5.B) by 11:59 p.m.
on October 25 Submit Learning Theorist Presentation (Assignment #3; FEAP 2.E, 2.I) by 11:59 p.m. on November 1
Post to Module 6 discussion on learner differences,
their impact, and classroom practice by 11:59 p.m. on November 5
Students are encouraged to preview the optional Module 6 Self-Assessment
before taking the assessment for a grade. The self-Assessment provides 5 sample
questions.
Take Module 6 assesment by 11:59 p.m.
on November 8 to see
how well you met the learning outcomes for this module
Reminder: Constructivist Classroom Design
(Assignment #4; FEAP 1.C, 2.H) due by 11:59 p.m. on November 22
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| November 9 - December 8 | Learning Materials | Assignments & Assessments |
The student will be able to:
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Read Chapters 9 & 10 in the text (pages 320-359
and pages 360-405) about strategies for creating effective classroom
environments
View Lecture Notes in Model 7 on instructional
strategies for diverse learners, their impact on students, and special
strategies for ELLS
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Submit Constructivist Classroom Design (Assignment #4; FEAP 1.C, 2.H) by
11:59 p.m. on November
22 Post to Module 7 discussion on instructional strategies for diverse learners, their impact on students, and special strategies for ELLs by 11:59 p.m. on December 1 Students are encouraged to preview the optional Module 7 Self-Assessment before taking the assessment for a grade. The self-assessment provides 5 sample questions. Take Module 7 assessment by 11:59 p.m. on December 4 to see how well you met the learning outcomes for this module |
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The student will be able to: Demonstrate mastery of the concepts related to educational psychology |
Study for final examination using the study guide in
Module 7
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Take final exam between December 6
(11:59 a.m.) and December 7(11:59 p.m.) to see how well you met the learning outcomes for
this course. Complete the course survey between December 7 (11:59 a.m.) - December 9 (11:59 p.m.) to provide feedback to your instructor about your experiences in this course. |
Grading and Exam Policies
- Assignments on LiveText
- Students must receive a grade of "C" or above on LiveText assignments (Assignment #1 and #2) in order to pass the class. If a student does not receive a grade of "C" or above on assignment #1 or assignment #2, he/she will be allowed to revise the critical assignment and to resubmit it by the new deadline set forth by the instructor. On the second submission of the assignment, the student will not be able to receive a grade higher than a "C." The will be no third attempt.
- Assignments 3 and 4 will only be submitted once and students will not be allowed to revise and resubmit for a higher grade.
- For assignments 1 and 2, if a submission is deemed "unacceptable" due to grammatical and/or spelling errors (i.e., 10 or more errors), the assignment will be rejected by the instructor and the student will be required to seek outside assistance to improve his/her writing skills (i.e., each Broward College campus has a writing lab and online tools to assist students with writing). The student will be permitted to resubmit the revised assignment by the new deadline set forth by the instructor but will not be able to receive a grade higher than a C on the second attempt.
- The student must address the FEAPS in the assignment in order to earn mastery on Livetext. The specific information on each FEAP is provided in each of the Assignment templates.
- In the event of proven cheating or plagiarizing on any assignment, the student will receive an "F" for the assignment. Because assignments 1 and 2 must be met with a "C" or above to pass the course, the student will be required to retake the course in a future term.
- Assignment Submissions
- Assignment deadlines are posted in the Course Schedule table. Assignments must be submitted through the course. No assignments will be accepted via email.
- Assignments submitted after the due date and time will only be accepted if prior arrangements have been made with the instructor.
- Discussion postings are expected to be posted according to the Course Schedule table. No late discussion postings will be accepted.
- There will not be any on-campus, proctored exams. The final examination will be delivered online via Desire2Learn in a multiple choice format. It may be taken anytime during the dates indicated in the Course Schedule table. It will not be administered after the dates and times indicated in the Syllabus, unless there are extenuating circumstances and you have made prior arrangements with the instructor.
- The use of notes, books, binder, texts, etc. is not permitted for any test.
- A make-up final examination will be permitted only under extenuating circumstances and only with prior notification and documentation (original funeral notice, original doctor note, etc.).
- The instructor reserves the right to create an alternate make-up final examination for students who are not able to take the scheduled, online final examination.
- The final examination cannot be made up after the exam date has passed unless prior arrangements have been made
- These assessments can be taken any time prior to the closing date, and may be taken via any computer with an Internet connection.
- Collaboration between students and discussion of assessment answers are NOT permitted.
- You will only be able to attempt each assessment once. Allow time to complete each assessment before the closing date and time. Make sure you have a solid Internet connection. If your ISP disconnects you during an assessment, that will count as an attempt and you will not be able to repeat the assessment.
- Assessment cannot be completed after the due date and time. Please allow ample time to complete assessments. Technical issues can happen and excuses about technical problems will not be accepted from students who wait until the last minute to take exams.
- Respondus LockDown Browser is used in this course. Instructors will provide directions to students.
- How your Grade will be Determine
- Discussions: Students can earn a maximum of 20 points per discussion. Failure to post a comment to another student's discussion post will result in 2 points being deducted from the final total. For example, if a student earns 20 points for the discussion and does not post a comment to another student's posting, he/she will only earn 18 points for that discussion.
Assessment
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Graded
Points
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Percent of Final
Grade
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Discussion (5 pts.); Assignment and
Email (10 pts.); Assessment (5 pts.)
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20 | 2% |
Online Discussions (7X20
pts)
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140 | 14% |
Assessments (7X 20
pts.)
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140 | 14% |
Critical Assignments/Assignments
(3X100, 1X200)
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500 | 50% |
Final Exam
|
200 | 20% |
| Total | 1000 |
100%
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Grading
Scale
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Grades
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Percentage
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Grade = A
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90-100+%
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Grade = B
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80-89%
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Grade = C
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70-79%
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Grade = D
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60-69%
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Grade = F
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59% and
below
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Communication Policy
Expectations for Course Communication
- Email: Use the email tool only for private, personal,
one-to-one communication with a specific individual or groups of individuals.
Please do not send course related emails to the instructor's BC email address.
Solicitations will not be tolerated. Assignments sent to the instructor's BC
email will not be accepted.
- Alternate Communication: In the event that the course communication tools are unavailable for more than 24 hours, the instructor will communicate with students (if necessary) via their BC email addresses. Access your BC email account at http://www.outlook.com
- Discussions: Use the "Ask Questions" discussion thread to post questions that might be of general interest to all students such as questions about assignments, tests, etc. Feel free to respond to other students if you think you can help them. Proofread the content of your posts before making them public; proper grammar and sentence structure are expected. Remember that the discussion tool is public - everyone will be able to view posts and responses. See the Netiquette section below for expectations regarding appropriate behavior in online discussions.
- Faculty Response Policy: Course emails and discussion posts will be answered within 3-5 business days. Emails sent on Saturday or Sunday may not be answered until Monday. It is recommended that you post course-related questions in the discussion area. If you need info related to a test or assignment, plan ahead and submit your questions well ahead of the due date. Your instructor is not online 24 hours per day, so please allow time for responses.
- Chat: Chat allows you to talk with other students in the course in real-time outside of your on-campus class meetings. Students must set up times to meet other students in the chat tool. This is a useful tool for coordinating group projects.
- Netiquette: In all online communication, it is expected
that all students will follow rules of online "netiquette". Netiquette is a set
of rules for polite online behavior that all members of this class are expected
to follow. Read some general netiquette rules here. Basically, these
rules say "be respectful and be polite to each other" and "be patient," etc. No
one is perfect and we all have different approaches to life, work, and school.
- Individuals who violate the netiquette policy or engage in disruptive online behaviors such as flaming (posting disrespectful or hostile comments), posting inappropriate comments, or shouting (posting messages using all capitals) may have their course access privileges revoked and/or they may be referred to the Student Dean. Students who continue to engage in unacceptable online behavior after being warned, may be permanently denied access to the course and/or may receive an F for the course.
- Please don't use email shorthand like ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing) or BTW (by the way) - not everyone knows what these abbreviations mean. If you want to use emoticons (smileys) to convey feelings, please stick with the basics happy :-) sad :-( or wink ;-). Others are less well known and are subject to different interpretations. The idea is to be clear in your communications.
Other Policies and Procedures
Special Needs - Students having special needs as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act should:
- Notify the Office of Disability Services as early in the term as possible. It is the student's responsibility to contact the Disability Support Office prior to document disability prior to receiving services.
- Notify the instructor after you have contacted the Office of Disability Services so that the instructor can consult with the Office of Disability Services to discuss what reasonable accommodations would be appropriate for your situation.
Academic Honesty
- Each student's academic work must be the result of his or her own thought, research, or self-expression.
- Cheating includes, but is not limited to copying the work of another person (Student Handbook p. 49) or permitting your work to be copied by another person, discussing test answers or questions with people who have not completed the test, distributing assignment materials to other students, possessing course materials that have not been formally released to students in the course, and collaborating on the completion of assignments not specifically designated in the syllabus as being group projects".
- Cheating will be considered a breach of BC's Code of Conduct Policy and may result in academic penalties (zero points on the assignment/test in question, a failing grade for the course), disciplinary action, and/or a referral to the Dean of Student Affairs. Examples 1) If it appears that two or more students have submitted the same material for any solo assignments, each student involved will receive zero points for that assignment. 2) If it appears that a student has copied an assignment from published material (including Internet sites), the student will receive zero points for that assignment.
Critical Event Procedure
- In the event of a school closing due to weather or other major event that might impact class schedules, the instructor will post an announcement indicating what changes, if any, the event will have on the course schedule and due dates.
Logging Off
- Security Warning: If you don't close your browser or log off, a person using that machine after you will have access to your course materials, could send e-mail to me in your name, and view your confidential student record. Protect your password. Click "Logout."
Changes to the Syllabus
- The instructor reserves the right to make changes to this syllabus. In the event that changes become necessary, students will be notified through course email.
Lab Safety (if applicable)
- Students must follow approved safety procedures when completing lab work.
24/7 Helpdesk Information
- For year-round, 24 hour technical assistance use the information below to
reach the BConline.
- Phone number: 1 866 468-0009
- Chat: https://chat.perceptis.com/c/broward
- You can also open your own ticket online and can track any of your open help desk tickets at the BConline Support Center.
Student Success Tips
In order to be successful in this course, you need to be organized and manage your time well so that you can complete all assignments and assessments on time. You will need to devote at least 4 to 5 hours per week to complete the learning activities required in this course. Make sure that you do not allow yourself to procrastinate, and that you communicate with the instructor or your classmates via the course email if you have any questions on any course materials or need assistance completing any assignments.
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