EXPECTATIONS
This
is a college course, so you will be busy! You have about 15 weeks to
complete many chapters and 12 written assignments.
I suggest that you print out the Course Schedule, which is the next
document in this section, and hang it by your computer. I will be opening
each module on the first day it is assigned. This is a 24 - 7 course:
available 24 hours a day - seven days a week. Assignments frequently have
a due date that falls at 11:59pm 6days after the class module opens. Pace your
activity
with this in mind.
If
you don't keep up, you can't catch up!
My Expectations
--based in part on material from William Pelz, Herkimer
CC, SUNY
We will complete nearly the entire text! If you do
not read the text in advance of the class discussions, your lack of knowledge
will be obvious to me and to the other students. It is not uncommon in
these courses for students to provide strong, public criticism of other
students who "waste their time" with ill-informed posts.
Now
of course there is no way that you can be or will be monitored to insure
that you are keeping apace of the course.
You are able to skip a day or two.
However, should you fail to complete your written assignments on
time and fall behind you will be placing yourself in a very unfavorable
situation. You will loose
points on the assignment and you will fall behind on the material.
The course WILL MOVE ON.
So, ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: QCC As stated in the current QCC catalog, any student who needs specific accommodations based upon the impact of a disability should register with the office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) to be eligible for accommodations, which are determined on an individual basis. The SSD office is located in the Science Building, room S132 (718-631-6257). Students should also contact me privately to discuss their specific needs. Services for Students with Disabilities Accommodations for students with disabilities As stated in the current QCC catalog, any student who needs specific accommodations based upon the impact of a disability should register with the office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) to be eligible for accommodations, which are determined on an individual basis. The SSD office is located in the Science Building, room S132 (718-631-6257). Students should also contact the instructor privately to discuss their specific needs. The QCC Office of Services for Students with Disabilities issues the "Accommodations Card" , a new card being issued by Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD). SSD will issue these cards to QCC students who have properly registered with our office and have been approved for appropriate reasonable accommodations and/or academic adjustments as per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Accommodations card will go into effect for the Fall 2011 semester 1: What if a student is taking classes at a distance? Can they fax the SSC Card to the faculty member or have some other way of "presenting " it? Either they can present such an Accommodations Card in person to the faculty member or if they cannot meet on campus, then in such a case a letter/email from SSD would be needed. The letter/email must be requested by the student and , if needed, can be sent from SSD to the faculty member upon student consent. 2.What is the purpose of this new card? Until now, Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) has required students request, and present, "Accommodation" letters to their professors every semester in order to confirm approval of testing and/or classroom accommodations. In most cases this new Accommodations Card will replace these letters and a student can produce the card when accommodations are needed in a particular class. We do realize some accommodations will still need an accompanying letter, and/or email, to explain certain situations.
3. What information does the Accommodations card contain? 4. Does the Accommodations Card replace the QCC ID Card? No, the Accommodations card is not an official QCC ID card. 5. How will it work? If a student is entitled to classroom accommodations under the ADA, he/she must show you their card at the beginning of the semester to make you aware of their needs. We advise students to produce the Accommodations card to remind you of their testing accommodations each time they request you complete and sign our "yellow" SSD Testing Accommodation Form when scheduling exams to be proctored by SSD. 6. Once a student "self Identifies" as having a disability, must they utilize exam accommodations for each exam? No. Students, as adults, have the right to take exams with or without accommodations any time they choose to do so on their own free will. But, if a student chooses to take an exam without accommodations, they do not have the right to request a retake of the exam due to lack of accommodation. CONTACT:
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