For help in the class, you can send e-mail to me at ghenderson@bcconline.com. If you do not have Windows XP on your home computer or want to do your work on campus, you can go to the Barstow College Computer labs anytime they are open. If you need help with the website, tutorials are available for you here: http://www.bcconline.com/orient/ or you can e-mail the webmaster@bcconline.com for help. 

My office hours are Monday and Wednesday, noon to 1 p.m. or by special arrangement. Also I will check my e-mail messages each evening, if possible. Depending on where I am at the time, I will check my mail from home or school. When I receive a message from you that requires a response, I will make every effort to reply before the end of the following day. 

Using the appropriate subject line in your e-mail messages will help me organize your assignments and respond faster to your questions as I receive them. Although, I will receive many e-mail messages, I can guarantee that messages such as the following will get top priority:

Rule: Treat others as you want to be treated. Be respectful and courteous in your e-mails to instructors, peers, and in discussion postings. If you send or post defamatory or offensive messages, you may receive an "F" or be dropped from this class.

Attendance is based on your postings in the class discussion group. Posting comments each week on the discussion board will prevent you from being dropped from the course.

Plan your time. Do not procrastinate or put off doing any work for several days, and then try to do all the sections in one sitting. As you get tired, you will become less productive, make more mistakes, and understand or retain less information. Consider making a schedule for yourself.

I will post grades to the Discussion Board periodically using your fictitious name. After you send your assignments to me, I must have time to grade the papers and add grades to the grade book. Therefore, do not expect grades to be posted instantly after you submit your assignments. After grades are posted, changes in my grade book are not reflected on the discussion board. Look for the most recent posting for grades to see changes.

For each unit, you are required to complete the following items:

1. Special projects submitted by e-mail attachment
2. Objective Quizzes
3. Discussion Board Postings

You may want to print and keep some of the work that you create as you go through the units. Put them in a folder or notebook to show prospective or current employers. For more information on how to design and create your portfolio, click Creating a Portfolio.

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