COURSE DETAILS:
Presentation/Communication: This is an online class, communication is primarily through e-mail and discussion boards. The best way to get help is to ask your fellow students in D2L (online classroom) under the discussion board named "help". Discussion Board participation is required (one post each week).

Laboratory Hours & Assistance: Students may obtain lab assistance during non-class hours in the lab located at the American River College Campus in room 152. Be sure to check with the lab for available hours. Lab assistance does not include tutoring. Please remember that the Business 152 lab is for Business coursework only. If you need tutoring please contact the Learning Resource Center or check out LAB 152 for Word tutoring hours (will post this in D2L class materials).

Reading: Please follow the Assignment Schedule which has the appropriate chapter reading prior to the start of the homework. It is assumed that the chapter reading includes working through the chapter exercises.

Assignments: In order to do your homework it is expected by the first day of class all students will have a reliable Internet connection, access to a computer that has WORD 2013 software, the textbook and the SNAP activation code (free with the purchase of the class textbook). The SNAP enrollment key (used withthe SNAP enrollment key when registering with SNAP) will be found in D2L "Welcome". A typical week in this class requires three chapters of work to be covered. A face-to-face class in Word would be two days a week for 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of lab. The college guide is, each hour of lecture there is 2 hours of homework so an additional 3 hours per week would be required outside the class meetings. During the week the student will:

• watch SNAP tutorials
• answer questions on Word features
• apply the features in an interactive environment
• submit a completed Word document
• post in the class Discussion Board in D2L

Independent Work Policy: Students are expected to do their own work. You may discuss assignments and problems with other students. However, once you have talked things over, do your own work. Copying is not permitted and penalties for doing so will be severe for all parties involved. In WORD I can check and "see" who is using the same files, so do your own work! If I suspect you are copying from another student you will be given a ZERO for that assignment module.

Assignments and Exams are designed to measure the progress of individual students.   Collaborative work in groups of two or more is prohibited unless the instructions specifically state otherwise.

A student must not copy another student's work or import work from another student.  Do not allow another student to copy your work. Your work must be independent. Failure to work independently will result in all violator's grades being reduced to zero for that lab, project, task, assignment or exam.  Second offense of this policy will be referred to the Area Dean for administrative action.

Online Testing Privilege:  Participation in online examinations is a privilege.  When a student submits a lab, project, task, assignment, or exam that appears to violate the independent work policy the instructor retains the right to revoke the online exam privilege and direct the student to the American River College Computer Science Lab 152 for on-site testing.   

Policy on Cheating: As noted in the ARC Information on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty document, "All students enrolling at American River College assume an obligation to abide by all College regulations. These regulations are described in the Los Rios Community College District Board of Trustee Policies, Section 2400 Student Rights and Responsibilities/2440 Standards of Conduct and Due Process."** If it is determined by the instructor that a student has stolen or passed off the ideas or document files (assignments or tests) of another as their own, they will be subject to strict disciplinary actions and penalties. These actions and penalties may include the following: "suspension by a college administrator or designee (E.C. 7603 1) from one or more classes for a period of up to 10 days of instruction; 2) one or more classes for the remainder of the school term; or 3) all classes and activities of the community college for one or more terms."**

Attendance/Participation Policy: In a traditional class, a student can be dropped from the course if his/her absences equal one more than the number of times a class meets in a week. Because this class does not meet face-to-face, but includes assignments which must be turned in weekly, I will base attendance on whether I receive assignments from a student within a two-week period. If I do not receive assignments (or any communication, e.g., email or voice mail) during a two-week period, a student may be dropped from the class & removed from D2L. If it becomes necessary to drop the class, it is your responsibility to contact the Records Office and complete the necessary forms.

COMMUNICATION:
Email: Everyone needs their own email account. I will be emailing throughout the semester with reminders, clarifications and updates. It is important that you read this carefully and frequently. You are responsible for all email received. In sending an email you must use proper grammar, punctuation and capitalize "I". Any email not following this will be deleted and not read. I suggest strongly on any email you send to me you cc yourself and always have a copy to refer to. In the subject line of all email sent make sure to include class name|your last name|topic(i.e. HELP).

News Area: This is found when you log in to our class in D2L. Please read this each time you log in since new information will be posted there frequently.

Response Time: I check my email during the day (Monday - Friday) ONCE a day. I try to respond to your questions within 24 hours. All assignments that are completed in SNAP will be automatically graded. Grades will be available after you complete the assignment. Questions will not be released until after the due date. Chapter Assessments placed in the D2L dropbox will be graded and comments posted within one week from due date. SNAP will initially grade your material, this will be then reviewed and grades will be released and a subtotal will be posted in D2L at the end of the course.

Discussion Boards: We will be using the Discussion Board in D2L. All students are expected to post & respond to the discussion board at least once a week. Posting eight times in week seven will count as ONE post. In the "HELP" board you will need 8 posts (minimum) to receive the full points available. This discussion board will remain open till the week closes (Monday - 11:55 p.m.) unless otherwise posted. After the assignment due date you still can read the discussion board posts for reference but will not be able to make a post for that week. If you have no questions to ask and/or see no opportunity to HELP you may post a comment about something exciting you learned. Asking a question on a due date (material that can be easily found in class materials) although it might be helpful is not the type of questions that will earn points for that week. The discussion board closes before the final exam starts.

The HELP discussion board is (start here first to get help with a problem in Word) where you get HELP and give HELP! The HELP discussion board will be monitored by the Instructional Assistant and the Instructor. If after 24 hours you do not get help you may then contact me via email.

TESTING: There will be a final exam, which will be comprehensive. All testing will be based on the text and familiarity with features and commands that have been covered.

GRADING:
The final grade in this course will be based on the following components:

No late work accepted on this assignment.

Final grade is determined based on points earned. 100 - 90% of total point value A, 80 - 89% B, 70 - 79% C, 60 - 69% D, under 60% F

SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS & EXAMS -Chapter Overview and details can be found in D2L in the Resources.

PLEASE only submit the work requested. There is NO extra credit for this class. It is very important you do not fall behind.



ALL WORK SUBMITTED MUST BE CREATED DURING THE TIMEFRAME FOR THIS CLASS.