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ANNOUNCEMENT 2-17-05
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BOARDS using the CUNY portal then attempt to access the BlackBoard site
using this more direct location:
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Announcement 1-26-04
Welcome!
Prepare for one heck of an experience.
Intense and rapid!!
15 weeks of work and thinking, thinking , thinking.
Are you ready!
Fun, work, opportunities, work, rewards, work. 12 to
15 hours of work per week!!!!
Funerals**Patients'
Rights**Informed Consent**Privacy**Right to Refuse Treatment**Physician Assisted Suicide**Infanticide**Triage:Allocation
of Resources**Natural Death** & Other Topics!!!
A Survivor Course !
8-26-03
8-26-03
You are about to enter into an EXPERIENCE. For most of us involved this
will be a completely unique first time experience. part will be learning
about moral dilemmas associated with HEALTH CARE, MEDICINE and RESEARCH.
Still another part of the experience will be learning about me and your
classmates and their views on many important topics. Perhaps, the most
important part of the experience will be what you shall learn about
yourself and what you are capable of doing and what you are capable of
learning and how critically you can think about important and very basic
questions and issues that have perplexed humans around this planet for
millennia!!!!
You should start by going to COURSE INFORMATION and readng all the
documents there. Then do the "Icebreaker" exercises or assignments that
are in the first ORIENTATION week module as soon as possible.
Here is a quick link to that list.
http://web.acc.qcc.cuny.edu/SocialSciences/ppecorino/SS680/Outline-YOUR_NEXT_STEPS.html
One of the most important aspects of this course is student interaction,
and I don't want anyone working ahead - that's why I shall discourage
you from moving ahead of the time schedule for activities and
assignments. (See Schedule-CALENDAR in the COURSE INFORMATION section
and print it out for yourself. )
Keep your mind open, and be prepared for a challenging and
thought-provoking course. If you are the curious type, and if you like
to think, I believe you will enjoy this course a great deal. Curiosity
may have killed a cat somewhere or other once upon a time but curiosity
is near the origin of philosophical thought in humankind.
CURIOSITY, WONDER and CRITICAL THOUGHT are hallmarks of a philosophical
disposition.
Whether on the ground in an ordinary classroom or online in the virtual
classroom in cyberspace, this course involves a lot or work. Reading,
thinking, writing, thinking, writing, reflecting, writing, questioning,
writing, interacting with the instructor and fellow classmates. Most
will find that all the work is worth expending because of the value
derived from that expenditure. Some of the labor involved might be a bit
uncomfortable, disquieting and perhaps, painful. But remember:
NO PAIN: NO GAIN!!
This experience is designed to provide you with opportunities to
experience value. One of those values is learning, knowledge is another,
skill development is a third but FUN is also included as a valued goal.
One of the oldest people to have ever taken a class with me taught me
this:
A mind is like a parachute:
it must open to work correctly !!!
So, Please keep your mind OPEN.
Open to learning.
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No inflammatory messages, count to 10 before posting, No (masked)
vulgarity,
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No spamming,
No mentioning of pink elephants, etc
YES, be polite
Yes, be helpful
Yes, copy and paste materials into your posts to support your positions
Yes, ask questions of your classmates
Yes, point out inconsistencies, contradictions and vagueness
Yes, respond to those you respond to you
acceptable posting language.
No spelling short cuts or emoticons,
No lower case "i" in referring to onself.
No sentence fragments and sentences that begin without an upper-case
letter.
Do not use all capital letters- it is considered as rude and similar to
shouting at people. ***************
CUNY WRITE SITE
CUNY WRITE SITE
CUNY WRITE SITE
There is assistance available for your writing. CUNY has an online site.
The WriteSite is available free from any internet-connected computer
anywhere in the world. Point your internet browser to:
http://writesite.cuny.edu
There is more information on this under Course Information
Documents-Assistance with Written Assignments
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BB Assistance and
the HELP DESK
BB Assistance and the
HELP DESK
BB Assistance and the HELP DESK
Technical Help is Available at QCC Online.
QCC Online help can be obtained by sending e-mail to: BBSupport@qcc.cuny.edu
Telephone HELPLINE : 718 631 6624
url for QCC Online
http://web.acc.qcc.cuny.edu/qcconline/Students/default.htm
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Another Source for Assistance is CUNY ONLINE.
CUNY Online help can be obtained by sending e-mail to: help.team@mail.cuny.edu
Telephone HELPLINE : 212 541 0428
url for this help line:
http://cunyonline.cuny.edu/students/helpdesk.htm
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For online help, E-mail your questions to
BBSupport@qcc.cuny.edu
You should have an answer the next business day.
If you have trouble then email me at:
ppecorino@qcc.cuny.edu
We will respond the next business day. Posted by Administrator
Blackboard5
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SAVE TIME on
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SAVE TIME on
scrolling down in the Discussion Board
From Diane Acosta:
If you want to look for a specific module you do not have to scroll
through the whole discussion board to find what you are looking for. You
can simultaneously press the Ctrl and F keys. A log box will appear and
you may type in for example "module 9" and it will take you directly to
module 9. Try it! It saves time.
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COMPUTER AVAILABLE
I have a notebook computer with an
internet connection available for your use outside of my office (Medical
Arts-403) whenever I am in my office. Some students have used it already.
Well get into the DISCUSSION BOARD and
if you are already behind in submitting your written assignments get
caught up as soon as possible.
Observe the DUE DATES for
assignments!!
See you online!
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