Instructor Contact Information

My name is Malcolm Cecil, and I'm the instructor for the online section of this course.  Once we get started in our course, please contact me through the Inbox function of CANVAS, our online learning management system. 

Dr. Malcolm Cecil

Office: AX 172, Creative Arts Extension Bldg.

Voice: (415) 239-3269

Email: mcecil@ccsf.edu

I will respond to communication within 48 hours from Monday to Friday, exclusive of holidays. 

Course Registration, Waitlist, Adds and Drops

Wait List Information

All online courses use waitlists. The waitlist is in the MyRAM portal (where you register for classes). As space becomes available in the class, students are notified through their CCSF email that they may add the course. When the class begins, the waitlist will go offline. If you still want to join the class, please follow the procedure in the section below about 'Adding an Online Class after Open Registration'. 

There's more information on the CCSF website Wait List Information Page.

Adding an Online Class after Open Registration

 Beginning  on the first day of instruction, if you want to add a class whether it has space or is full,  you can submit a Class Add Request in your myRAM Portal.

 Please email me at mcecil@ccsf.edu to let me know you have requested to add. Include the following information: 

• The name of the class you'd like to add including whether it is online or in person

• Your name and student number

• A SPECIFIC EXPLANATION OF WHY YOU WANT TO TAKE THE COURSE THAT REFERENCES THE COURSE DESCRIPTION (very important, I won't consider adding you without a personal message). 

If you include the above information in your email AND I have space in the class, I may approve you to add the course and you will be notified through your CCSF email.  If you don't include the information I will not consider adding you to the class. 

 You must then add the class in your myRAM Portal. There's more information on the CCSF website Add/Drop Procedure page.

Once you are registered in the course, if you don't log in within the first two weeks of instruction and do some significant work, such as take a quiz, submit an assignment or participate in a discussion, I will have to DROP you from the course. Please get started as soon as you can!

Online Course Information

BCST 110 is offered on Canvas, CCSF's online learning software. To use Canvas, students must log in using their RAM ID. All students at CCSF have a RAM ID, but you must 'claim' it (activate it for the first time) before you can use Canvas. Here's how to claim your RAM ID and how to log into Canvas. If you have a problem with your RAM ID login, you can contact the ITS Helpdesk at 415-239-3711 or Toll-Free at 844-693-4357. If you have already claimed your RAM ID, log in to Canvas. Remember, the course will not be available until the first day of instruction.

Once the course begins we will release new content each week. This is not a self-paced course, so you will be busy all semester.  A new week will open on Sunday and will stay open until the next Sunday evening at 11:59 pm. We encourage you to do the readings and assignments early in the week, so that you don't run out of time when things are due .

There will be a discussion forum, a quiz and an assignment due most weeks.  The assignments include critical essays, online group discussions and activities,  and quizzes and exams.  

You can expect to spend about 9 hours per week in this course. You will need to have access to your computer throughout the week to do readings, assignments and quizzes. You must have an up-to-date operating system and web browser to participate in this course. 

Resources to help you succeed

You can read research based advice about  "Succeeding in Online Classes" and find additional resources on the Distance Learning Department student resources page. 

Students who need academic accommodations should request them from Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) located in the Rosenberg Library Room 323. Telephone: 415.452.5481 (V), 415.452.5451 (TTY). DSPS is responsible for verifying and assessing disability-related need for academic accommodations and for planning accommodations in cooperation with students and instructors as needed and consistent with course requirements. 

The online sections of the course will open on the first day of instruction for the Fall 2020 semester.  If you have registered for the course, login and password information will be sent to student CCSF gmail accounts on that day. Please check your CCSF gmail for this information (the account was opened automatically for you when you enrolled at CCSF). If you don't know your CCSF gmail account, you can find it in your Web4 account information, here.

If there is no room in the course you may request to add the course. The CCSF website gives waitlist information. If you are on the wait-list, please check your email frequently before and after the course start date. The registration app will send you notification that a seat is available for you, but you will have a limited time to add the course before the seat will be offered to the next student on the wait-list.

Once you are registered in the course, if you don't log in within the first two weeks of instruction and do some significant work, such as take a quiz, submit an assignment or participate in a discussion, I will have to DROP you from the course. Please get started as soon as you can!

How to log in to Canvas to access the course

This website is for information purposes only.  BCST 110 is offered through Canvas, CCSF's learning management software. The course will not be available in Canvas until the first day of instruction. 

Go to https://ccsf.instructure.com

Username: CCSF ID, examples: W12345678 or @12345678

Your Canvas password is your RAM ID password.

RAM ID instructions for students (Google Doc)

Canvas Support Hotline (844) 592-2198 available 24/7.

Canvas Student Guide

Academic Accommodations

For academic accommodations, please contact the Disabled Students Programs and Services