Earning Your Grade

An accessible, printer friendly version of this syllabus can be found in the Text Only Diversity Class Syllabus.

I realize that if you are like most community college students, you also have other commitments in your life that may interfere with your ability to be successful in my class. However in order to demonstrate that you have achieved the student learning outcomes & objectives, each week you can expect to:

• watch online video tutorials reviewing the textbook and study guides.

• participate in class activities during each in-person class session.

• read and review 1 textbook chapter each week

• submit 4 reflection assignments.

It is impossible for me to tell you how much time it will take to do all of that, except for the in-person commitment, which is 1.5 hours twice a week, for a total of 3 hours in-person each week. How much time it will take you to do everything else really depends on personal factors such as reading speed, reading fluency, note taking ability, and learning strategies. In addition there are external factors such as your ability to find a distraction free environment, setting aside time to work on learning, family responsibilities, jobs, etc. 

Having said all that, it would be reasonable to expect to spend up to 8 hours on this class, which would be considered standard for a 3 unit class. But don't let that number scare you because as I said, there are many factors that influence how much time outside of class you will spend learning. I just want to make it clear that this is more than just a "come to class and you'll be fine" type of class, which it is not. But I promise I have done my best to make every minute you invest into my class an important and helpful one - in other words, I do not prescribe "busy work" because I know you are already busy! 

For a more detailed description of how to earn each grade, please refer to the progress tracker in the Tracking Your Progress section.