Online Course Orientation for fall course

HIST 1302 (United States History II) PCM

Open Campus

Instructor:Dr. Marlette Rebhorn

1. You will need to download the following from my web site at www.austincc.edu/rebhist.html or use the orienation on Blackboard under Orientation in the left hand blue field:

     1. HIST 1302 PCM syllabus for appropriate semester

2. You will need to send your Student Information Sheet, filled out, to my email address: mrebhorn@austincc.edu.  The Student Information Sheet is reproduced below. To avoid having the computer remove your email as spam, please put the word "orientation" as the subject.

3. You will also need to send to my email address above the answers to the following questions:

    a. Do you understand that all deadlines must be observed and that work done after the deadlines will not count?

    b. Do you understand that the textbook is available online on Blackboard?

    c. Do you understand the grading system?

    d. Do you understand that you are entitled to one retest for EACH test, but that the highest score on this retest is a 21 and that the retesting must be done BEFORE the deadline date?
 
     e. Do you understand you WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUBMIT REQUIRED PAPERS BY EMAIL.  You will need to use US post, drop them off at my office, or send through ACC campus mail BY THE DEADLINE DATE! Allow time for the papers to reach me by the deadline date.

f. Do you understand that I will be communicating with you primarily through the Blackboard site, meaning you will need to know your ACC email address and check it frequently.

g. Do you undersasnd that the tests are multiple choice , based on the learning objectives available at the beginning of each unit on Blackboard?

4. I will reply to your email indicating I have received your Student Information sheet.  Only when you have received this email reply will you be considered to have been oriented.  You must do this by August 27, 2014 .

5. If you do not attend the classroom orientation or complete the online orientation by August 27, 2014 , YOU WILL BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE COURSE.

Good luck!

Dr. Rebhorn
 
 
 

HIST 1302 PCM STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET

PLEASE PRINT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

Name_______________________________________________
               First                               Middle                           Last

SS #________________________or ACC student number _______________________

Address________________________________
               Street                                                     Apt.#
 

            _______________________________
         city                                              ZIP

Telephone number          Home___________________
 
         Work___________________

Email_______________________________

Best time to call____________________________________

Do NOT call at:______________________________________

At this time, I will be out of town from ________________---------______________

to________________________________________.

Is this your first self-paced course?______________

Number of semester hours you are taking this semester

     (including this course.)_____________________________

College or University you normally attend_________________

Comments______________________________________________

______________________________________________________

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