English 50 Online

Interactive Syllabus

Please complete by the end of the first week of class and send to the instructor below.

Complete the blue box by entering your name, email address, postal address and phone number. Send the information to your instructor by clicking on the "Submit Answers" button at the end of the interactive syllabus.

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Postal Address:	Number & Street	Telephone Number:
	City, State, ZIP
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Catalog Description: English composition with emphasis on paragraphing, the multi-paragraph essay, research skills. Designed to prepare students for English 1A or graduation. Associate Degree Applicable.

Topical Outline

Objectives:

To enable you to write the kind of prose you will need in your other college classes, for example, reports, analysis, and short research papers;
To enable you to be able to do the kind of writing demanded in your future occupation;
To enable you to do the kind of careful reading and analysis demanded by your other classes and the workplace;
To enable you to advance to higher level college writing and composition classes such as English 1A;

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will be able to read and analyze an article or essay and compose an essay in response. Assessment method:

Pre and post tests

2. Writing assignments 2. Students will be able to incorporate research into essays using MLA documentation style. Assessment method:

Writing essays that include research
Exercises using MLA documentation.

From the course objectives and student learning outcomes listed above, list the one that interests you the most and tell me why it interests you.

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My personal objectives in taking English 50 Online are as follows. Also, to understand me as a student my instructor might like to know the following facts about me:

Textbook: The textbook for English 50 Online is College Writing Skills by John Langan. YOU NEED YOUR TEXTBOOK BY THE END OF WEEK TWO

The textbook is available at the Barstow college Viking Shop (760/252-7262). It may be purchased in person or by mail. You will need it by the end of the first week of class. It contains the reading materials and many of the exercises for English 50 Online. The material for lessons 1 and 2 is all presented online to allow you leeway in securing your textbook, but from lesson 3 on (beginning of week two) your textbook is necessary to completing the assignments. Please be aware that ordering a new or used textbook from a third party may require a shipping time of ten to fifteen days or more unless you pay for expedited shipping.

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I have gotten my English 50 textbook, College Writing Skills, by John Langan, or I will have it by .

User Name and Password: You must use a user name and password for the first week of class.
Without these words you will not be able to access the course materials. The format of your username and password are clearly posted on the main page of your course. If you still need assistance with your username and password please go to this page and read the instructions: http://www.bcconline.com/orient/password.htm, to receive further assistance.

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Submitting assignments: All assignments (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FINAL ESSAY) must be submitted in the interactive forms. No other form of submission will be counted. Due to virus concerns no attachments will be opened. Be sure to spell check and proof your paragraphs in a word processing program before pasting them into the forms.

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Short videos. There will be several short videos presented in this class to augment the student's understanding of the lessons; however all of the required material for completion of assignments is also presented in text format.

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Online Discussion Group The online discussion group will form the Class Participation portion of your grade. You may reach it by clicking the Discussion button at the bottom of the class pages. A new question is posted for each lesson. They must be entered by the due date for the lesson. Failure to participate in the discussion group will severely affect your grade.

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I understand how to find the online discussion group and that I must respond to each question by the date due. I also understand how to reach the quizzes, and know they must be completed by the due date to receive credit.

Assignment Deadlines: All of the regular assignments have been posted. All assignments must be completed by the Sunday night following the due date shown on the class main page and submitted by completing the online form. No other form of submission (email or regular mail) is acceptable. Assignments submitted after Sunday night following the due date will not be counted. If you miss more than two consecutive lessons, or more than three total lessons, you will be dropped from the class, and all college offices will be notified of the drop. Assignments must be received by midnight of the date shown. Lessons are due at midnight Pacific Time. Don't be concerned if your date stamped lesson shows East Coast time. Our server is in Atlanta and we don't count you late for that.

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In the box below type your understanding of when assignments are due and how they are submitted. Explain late assignments and what happens if assignments are missed. Explain why there is a time difference between the date stamp on completed assignments and the time on your watch.

Replying to Instructor's email: Part of your responsibility in this interactive class, is to check your email regularly and to respond to all instructor email. Be sure you are not blocking email from jstacy@bcconline.info or mrstacy@charter.net. You will receive an email response from the instructor to each assignment (within one week of receipt for assignments submitted on time). Often these responses make suggestions or call for revisions. Please send replies to these emails with any corrections requested within a week.

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*With the exception of the final, lessons are not counted late until Sunday night midnight Pacific Time. Don't be concerned if your date stamped lesson shows East Coast time. Our server is in Atlanta and we don't count you late for that.
ALL FINALS ONLINE. SEND YOUR INSTRUCTOR THE NAME OF INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL VOUCH ONLINE FINAL IS YOUR OWN WORK. please include the individual's name, position (librarian, counselor, tutor, supervisor, parent, co-worker, spouse, etc.) email address or phone number.

ONLINE FINAL

Part One ONLINE Final Essay and Instructions

Part Two ONLINE Final Objective Quiz

You must send your final exam BY the date on homepage of class by MIDNIGHT. Later submissions will NOT be counted.

What information do you need to send about the person who vouches that your final is entirely your own work?

Late Coupons: You have two "late coupons" assigned for this class. You may use them to turn in assignments up to one week late. Use them for emergencies only. If you are forced to use a late coupon, email the instructor (jstacy@bcconline.com) and tell him you are doing so. These coupons are designed as a safety net to help you in true emergencies. If you do not use them, two bonus points will be counted in your favor at the end of the semester.

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Grades: Grades are based on a point scale: 90% of all possible points results in an A, 80% in a B, 70% in a C, 60% in a D.

16 Lessons	160 points
Final Exam	40 points
Discussion Group	50 points
Email Responses and Corrections	50 points
Eight Quizzes	80 points
Total	380 points

Your grades are based on the quality of your work. Neatness and attention to detail counts. Carefully proofread and spell-checked assignments receive higher grades than hastily prepared and misspelled assignments. Usually an essay receiving a grade of "9" or above is considered an "A." Essays with higher grades such as "9.2" have earned fractional bonus points. However, all elements are used in computing the class grade. Did you return all corrections? Did you participate promptly in all discussion groups? Did you earn passing scores on all quizzes?

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Disability Statement:

If you have a disability which may impact your success in this course, you may contact the Office of Student Support (OSS) to arrange any reasonable accommodations and supports to which you are entitled. It is the responsibility of the student to initiate these procedures. The OSS department can be contacted by calling 760-252-2411 x7225 or 760-252-6759 TTY/TDD or emailing oss@bcconline.com.

In the box below type: I understand that if I have or suspect I have a disability I can contact the OSS program at the number or email address listed above and request reasonable accommodations. Further I realize it is my responsibility to contact the OSS department.

All students must do their work in a word processor and save a copy of their work on their local computer. The college is not required to retrieve work that has been lost in the Internet and has not been saved by the student.　 Students must also copy and paste the page that appears after submitting a form and send it to (either their instructor or a new account we create).

In the box below type: I understand that all students must do their work in a word processor and save a copy of their work on their local computer. The college is not required to retrieve work that has been lost in the Internet and has not been saved by the student.　 Students must also copy and paste the page that appears after submitting a form and send it to (either their instructor or a new account we create).

After filling out this form, copy the confirmation page and send it via email to jstacy@bcconline.com.

Go to the Topical Outline for a list of the lessons.

See Email Updates for policy on emails