Course Information
Below you will find three tables: General Course Information, Specific Course Information, and AA-Assignment Assistance Table.
Click the links in the left-hand column.
| General Course Information | |
| Click the links below for the information: | |
| Syllabus | The syllabus contains information about the course and describes policies and practices. |
| Class Calendar/Grade Scale | Weekly Schedule and Weekly Grade Scale |
| Dr. G.'s Pet Peeves | A list of pet peeves. (We all have them.) |
| Dr. G.'s Teaching Philosophy | IMPORTANT TO KNOW. |
| Stress Course Overview |
A course summary and an
attempt to provide the answer to questions such as: "What are is the purpose of this assignment?" / "Why are we doing this assignment?" |
| Text Book | We are currently using the 2004 edition of the Charlesworth text. See image and ISBN number for text as well as title, author, etc. |
| Intellectual Property | The contents of this course is the intellectual property of Dr. Griesinger. No portion of this course, including the course structure may be reproduced without permission of Dr. Griesinger. |
| Distance Education Questionnaire | 1. Questionnaire to determine if the online course is appropriate for you. 2. How to be successful in an online course. |
| SMO Flyers | Flyers that describe the course. To be printed and given to those interested in taking the course, given to advisors, or posted in departmental offices. |
| Specific Course Information | |
| Clink links below | |
| Course Policy | |
| Academic Honesty Policy | Describing academic honesty... |
| Auditing and/or Pass/Fail Credit | Requirements if auditing or taking for pass/fail. |
| Blackboard (Bb) Information | Setting up email account, explaining Bb tabs, being blocked from Bb, etc. |
| Assignment Policy | Policies for submiting assignments, lack of contact, extra points, etc. |
| Attendance/Contact Policy | Explanation of requirement for keeping in touch and penalties for not doing so. |
| Course Description | Brief description of the course. |
| Course Objectives | List of Course Objectives (same as Stress Objectives below) |
| Emergency Situations | Emergency hospitalization, technical problem, medical problems, etc. |
| Emailing Policy | Format for "Subject" box to receive automatic reply. |
| Grading Policy: Assignments/Discussion Board | Grading of assignments and discussion boards. |
| Grading Scale | Requirements for grades. |
| Incomplete Policy | Basically, I generally do not give Incompletes. |
| Late Work Policy | Defines and describes point deduction for late work. |
| Switching Course Sections | Restrictions described on switching sections. |
| How to... | |
| Drop the Course Procedure | Procedure that must be followed for withdrawing from course. |
| Assignment Submission Procedure (Step-by-step) | Assignment due dates, format, submitting, grading, use as model, etc. |
| Final Course Grade Determination | IMPORTANT...gives grade scale and requirements for final grade. |
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AA-Assignment Assistance Table |
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These are links to help you answer your questions about elements in specific assignments, discussion boards, etc. Look here first before emailing Dr. G.. |
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| Tools | |
| Assignment Checklist | Used to track your grades. |
| Class Calendar/Weekly Grade Scale | Weekly Schedule and Weekly Grade Scale |
| APA Bibliography & Plagiarism | |
| Assignment Descriptions | Brief descriptions of assignments. |
| Procedures for Assignments/DBs/Tests | Step-by-step procedures for Assignments, Discussion Boards (DBs), and Tests. |
| Stress Management Objectives | A list to be used with each assignment. You will be asked to choose 1 or two from the list that is/are the goal(s) for that specific assignment. |
| Late Work | Defines and describes point deduction for late work. |
| Assignment Hints (from past students) | |
| How to... | |
| Post to Discussion Board | Directions for how to post on a DB, read another student's post, and reply to another student's post. |
| Write an APA Bibliography & Plagiarism | Some assignments require a bibliography in APA format. This has the APA formatting for books, internet sources, etc. |
| Assignment Format & Submitting Assignments | Format for submitting assignments. |
| Type on Internet Tables | Some assignments require tables. This tells you how to use the internet table and type in each cell. |
| How to Post to Drop Box | |
| Library Usage Directions | How to use U.C.'s online library |