It is your responsibility to make sure
the instructor has the all the contact information stated at the top of
this syllabus by the start of classes!! It is your responsibility to
email the instructor if you have any problems or do not understand this
syllabus.
It is your responsibility to confirm your
enrollment either via the Internet at
https://ias.barstow.cc.ca.us/
or by calling (760)252-2411 x7700 if you are having problems accessing
the course material. After you have confirmed your enrollment go to
http://www.bcconline.com/orient/ and read the password link.
Following this procedure will ensure you are helped in the fastest
manner possible.
By enrolling for this class, the
assumption is that you possess the necessary skills to read at the
college level, to enter and perform research on the internet, to email
using proper email etiquette and to post to the discussions.
When emailing your instructor: (dbell@bcconline.com)
include your full name. Send all email with the name of the course in
the subject line and Lesson No. or the words: problem, question or
comment. Many times I receive email with no name in the body of the
email. Sign all email with your name as registered at school, or else
you will not receive a reply and your assignment will not be graded.
You must explain the problem in the
subject line, i.e., MUSI 3 -- no research available. Email without an
appropriate subject line will be deleted and will not be read. With the
current high incidence of viruses and unsolicited email I automatically
delete all email without appropriate subject lines.'
Remember I do not answer email on the
weekends, so 48 hours response time do not include Fridays, Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays. If an email stating problem, help, or question in
the subject line is sent on Monday through Thursday you can expect a
response within 24-48 hours. If an email stating problem, help, or
question in the subject line is sent on the weekends there will be a
longer turn around time, but the email will be answered by Tuesday of
the following week.
Email assignments will have a one week
turnaround time, and you should not expect an answer to a successfully
submitted and completed assignment before the end of the one week
turnaround time period. Receiving graded assignments or answers to your
questions before the above stated timelines have passed does not
guarantee that you will receive replies that quickly in the future.
Online classes are NOT conducted via
instantaneous transmission. The above stated timelines apply to ALL
students and ALL responses to your questions and concerns.
I appreciate your understanding of the
above stated timelines and will respond to ALL questions and concerns
about this class within the timeframes stated above.
A posting place at the top of the
discussion page indicates the instructor’s message board to you. Be sure
to check this each week so that you don’t miss messages and
clarifications; remember that sometimes no instructor posting will have
been made. Students are not to post in the instructor's posting area.
Should you have a concern with your class please email me your
question. It is not appropriate for students to post their concerns in
the instructor's posting area. Students who post in the instructor's
posting area will receive a warning and their posting will be deleted
unanswered. Students who ignore the warning and post again to the
instructor's posting area will be dropped from the class.
At the conclusion of the class students
may find out their grades by calling (760) 252-6868 (local or out of
state) and (877) 336-6868 (toll free within California). You may also
find out your grade by going on the Internet at
https://ias.barstow.cc.ca.us.
I do not email or post student grades and will not respond to inquiries
about grades at the conclusion of the course.
In the box below type: I understand the course schedule
and agree to abide by it. I realize that a syllabus is not a contract
between and instructor or student, but rather a tentative outline of the
course material.
