Texas Government 2306 -- Online
Spring 2012 Semester
Course Summary
(This is not the official Syllabus)

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to Texas state and local government. The course includes a framework for analyzing Texas government and politics, the constitutional basis for Texas government and politics, the processes of Texas government and politics, the institutions of Texas government and politics, and the policies of Texas government and politics. However, students do not attend scheduled classes, but study a textbook and use web-based resources to complete assignments. Students must complete an online orientation during the first week of classes, take all exams in ACC testing centers, and maintain satisfactory progress in the course to remain enrolled. Students are required to have an internet account to enroll in this course. ACC does not provide internet accounts.

Online Orientation:
An online orientation is required  for this course during the first week of classes. Check for the link to Orientation on the bottom of this page.

Blackboard:
We will be using Blackboard for this course. The syllabus, study questions, and course assignments, will be posted. If you have never used Blackboard before, you will be able to link to the Blackboard page as soon as registration is over and all student names have been loaded into the system. You will then be able to familiarize yourself on how to use Blackboard.

Textbook:
The book we will be using for this course is Texas Politics by Charldean Newell, David F. Prindle, James W. Riddlesperger Jr: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, Eleventh Edition, 2010. There are several books on Texas Politics. Make sure you buy the right book. The book we are using has fifteen chapters (15).

Requirements:
All the requirements for this course are listed in the official Syllabus that will be available on Blackboard during first week of classes.

ORIENTATION LINK
This link will be available during the first week of classes. Use this link for Online Orientation