After thoroughly reviewing and familiarizing yourselves with this Syllabus, please print, fill out, and sign this Signature Page.
If you require any accommodations for this class, please let us know as soon as possible. Students with verified disabilities have the right to receive reasonable academic adjustments in order to create an educational environment where they have equal access to instruction. For more information please go to the Disability Resource Center.
While the pacing of the course is fast, you need to make an effort to visit the course and complete activities regularly and on time. You have up to two weeks after the due date to turn in assignments. Assignments that are turned in up to a week after the due date will have a maximum grade of 75. Two weeks after, the maximum grade will be 50. If you were in the hospital or some such thing, let's discuss.
If this is your first online learning experience, expect to invest extra time to orient yourself to the course design and tools.
Block out time in your schedule to do the work.
Consider yourself a member of a community.
Treat contributions made by other members of the class with respect.
Contribute regularly to group dialogue, including discussion posts. The contributions of each individual play a role in the collective strength and diversity of our community.
Have patience and a sense of humor with technology.
Keep an open mind.
Ask for help when you need it, and assist others when possible.
Read this syllabus, and any other course material, carefully and ask for clarification when needed.
The college and I care about you. If you have a need, the college can help address it. Please visit this Modules page for more information.
We strive to have an atmosphere that allows us to work together in an atmosphere free from sex discrimination and sexual harrassment. The San Mateo County Community College District maintains this webpage that is a resource for gender or sex-based discrimination and sexual misconduct awareness and reporting for students, employees, and visitors.
The faculty at College of San Mateo and I affirm that students are entitled to an equitable learning environment that celebrates their voice, fosters their agency, and develops their capacity for self-advocacy, and that is free of unfair practices.
If you feel you are in an environment that is not conducive to your learning or you want to learn more about educational equity, please come talk to me. You may also contact CSM’s Director of Equity (collegeofsanmateo.edu/equity) to explore your options.
The due dates in the course are meant to help us move through the course and stay on track, but we know that life happens. If you need to submit an assignment late, it's ok, but like everytihng in business, there are trade-offs. As outlined above, there are penalties for late work. Talk to me if you have an formal excuse (illness, death in family, etc). If this is the case, don't stress, and, second, send us an email and let me know.
I assume that you have the maturity, self-respect, and dependability to act as an ethical member of society. If you cheat, the biggest consequence falls on you. Cheating will catch up to you in upper-level courses where you are expected to build on this material. The stakes get higher and the likelihood of it hurting you increases.
If I catch you cheating, in fairness to your classmates, I have to act on it.
Specifically, you will get a zero for the assignment.
Although instructors may hope that students will act responsibly and ethically at all times, situations will arise in which it is clear, beyond a reasonable doubt, that a student cheated or plagiarized. The following sections provide guidelines for such situations by providing specific definitions of cheating and plagiarizing and addressing the related instructor responsibilities, student responsibilities, and sanctions. For further information, go here.
Depending on your level of expertise, this class will take approximately 125 hours to complete. Your time commitment will vary based upon your own level of experience with Canvas and with technology.
Although this class is designed for novice Canvas users you should have the following:
Basic computer skills (word processing, e-mail, file management)
Basic internet skills (use of browser, searches, uploading/downloading files)
Familiarity with discussion boards
An open mind and willingness to try new things
Regular attendance in class and laboratory sessions is an obligation assumed by every student at the time of registration. When repeated absences place a student's success in jeopardy, the instructor may drop the student from class. More on this here.
Often referred to as "netiquette," here is a gentle reminder of the interaction practices and rules we'll follow in all our interactions in this course. This is here just in case we need it.
If you ever feel that someone is not following these rules, please send an email to us using the Canvas Inbox and describe your concerns.
View a text-only version of The Core Rules of Netiquette in a new window.