BCOM 264: Business Telecommuting Fundamentals

Course Syllabus

Business Telecommuting Fundamentals | 3.00 Unit(s)

This course covers the principles of working remotely—foundations in telecommuting, videoconferencing tools, non-video collaboration, and working from home effectively.

Course Information

Recommended Preparation: N/A
Instructor: Assistant Professor Calip, Vincent
Classroom Location(s): Check your Viking Portal for exact class locations
- Online / Hybrid / WEB via Canvas
- PCC Campus, AA Building, Second Floor
- LAC Campus, M Building, Second Floor
Length of Course: Typically 8 Weeks

Outcomes

Effectively utilize available tools to work remotely and successfully.

Objectives

Effectively lead meeting remotely using Skype, Zoom, and MS Teams
Establish a remote presence.
Correctly send calendar invites
Effectively use non-video collaboration tools.
Demonstrate professionalism in a remote working environment.

Course Material

This course utilizes OER or “Open Educational Resources.” When a course uses OER, it utilizes resources at the discretion and direction of the instructor at no cost to the course participants.

This course utilizes an open educational resource entitled “LinkedIn Learning.” This website is designed as a repository of high-quality mini-courses, video tutorials, and webinars taught by industry professionals in various subject matters. To get started, all participants must establish a free LinkedIn or LinkedIn Learning account and await further instructions from your facilitator on obtaining the free version as a college student.

Course Schedule

The course schedule is tentative. Stay abreast of course changes via Canvas LMS or email per your instructor’s preferred communication portal. To ensure you receive the most beneficial instruction from this course subject matter, attendance is highly recommended, and frequent visits to the Canvas Course.

The daigram below represents an outlook of the course and what topics and concepts are expected each week.

Course Schedule is subject to change; stay abreast of Canvas Course activities to have the most up-to-date schedules.

Technology Recommendations

This course is designed to assist the learner in understanding various concepts related to telecommuting. A large part is proficiency with widely used videoconferencing software programs and collaborative tools.

All learners are not required to purchase or invest in any technology recommendations listed below; most recommendations have free account access available to the learner/user but may have limitations. The learner can purchase higher-level account access for any of the offers below at their discretion; however, free versions are the only ones needed for the course deliverables and some live lectures throughout the course.

Zoom

Microsoft Teams

Cisco WebEx

Microsoft Skype

Google Meet

Google Drive

Dropbox

Microsoft OneDrive

LinkedIn Learning

Microsoft Office

Canvas App

Grading Scale

This course utilizes a standard grading scale; please see the table below. No (-) or (+)’s will be added to the scale. The student’s overall score for this period of instruction will be comprised of the following components:

Attendance (if applicable)
Participation measured by Canvas Course Involvement
Individual assignments
LinkedIn Learning Completion(s)
Summative Assessments

After finalizing the students’ grades for this course, all components will be considered. Please consult with your instructor if you feel your overall score or grade does not appropriately represent your performance thus far.

Only letter grades will be entered into the Viking Student System by the end of the course offering.

Communication Policies, Procedures, and Expectations

The success of this course will depend on how well you and I can communicate this semester. To that end, I promise to log in regularly during the week. On weekends...maybe not quite so much. During the week, if you email me a specific question, I will do my best to reply promptly and appropriately within 24 hours. Please do not wait until a few hours before an assignment is due to ask questions.

During the week, you can log in at your convenience. There are no mandatory times for you to be online. I suggest picking a specific day and time to log in every week to complete your assignments, tests, etc. You can expect assignments and discussions to be graded within five days of the due date.

Each week, you may have a discussion to participate in. Please log in early and post your comments. This helps the discussion get going. Make sure you have made two posts by the end of the week.

E-Mail

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with me through the mail function on your canvas site. I will check the course primarily on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (usually more often). You can expect a response within 24-48 hours (except on weekends and holidays).

Canvas

There is no meeting time for this class, but you should plan to check in at least three times per week. It works best if you set up a consistent weekly schedule for working on this class. Treat this schedule as if you were setting aside the time to attend an in-person course. Don’t get left behind…chances are you will never be able to catch up. Please print out your syllabus and calendar and look at them frequently.

Whenever you enter the Canvas site, check the Announcements and your mailbox. This is how I alert you to changes or upcoming activities. Since we don’t meet as a class, class announcements are the best way I can communicate class news to you, so don’t miss these.

Discussions

You will be given a weekly topic to discuss on the Discussion Board. The discussion will require you to submit a short but substantial response and a response to one other student's post, but you can respond to more as well. The responses will be due on Sunday of each week; please submit your initial response to the discussion topic by Thursday. This schedule will spark a more productive online conversation. If everyone waits until the last day to submit their response, you won’t have anyone to respond to, and the discussion will be less meaningful.

Grading

Check your grades frequently. Read my comments to you as well as your numerical grades. The comments are intended to be a helpful learning tool. I will try to grade and comment on all assignments and discussions within one week after the due date. Occasionally, I cannot be as prompt as I would like. If that happens, please be patient.

Zoom Meetings

Throughout this course, we may have occasional live, pre-scheduled Zoom meetings; we must try to encourage good communication during class meetings. This will be different from the communication in face-to-face courses that you might be used to. So, to help us have a good class, I want to encourage you to do the following:

Use headphones or earbuds. This cuts down on echoes and extra noises while using the program. If someone is causing an echo or letting in extra noise during the meetings, I will mute them. Please don't be offended if I do that to you. It happens to the best of us.
Turn off your microphone if you are not engaged in conversation for class purposes. For the same reasons as above, turning off your microphone if you are not using it will help everyone hear better. Did you know you can quickly mute and unmute your microphone in Zoom by using the spacebar on your keyboard? Try it out sometime.
Use Chat. If you can type your question in chat, you can do that. I will try to monitor the conversation as much as I can. However, if you need my attention, please turn on your microphone and ask me. Sometimes, I will miss the question in the chat.
Use your camera (Optional). Feel free to turn on your camera if you feel comfortable showing your background. This is not required but is optional.

As we all get used to video conferencing, I am sure we can add to this list, but for now, think about these, and if there is anything else that would help you adjust to meeting online, let me know, and we can add it to this list.

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End of Course Syllabus | Last updated 08/23/2022 | Author: Professor Calip

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