ANNOUNCEMENT 2-21-05 HOLIDAYS: There
are no observances of Holidays or HOLY DAYS in the construction of my
online courses. Any person may take off on any day for any reason. The
class goes on. Observe the due dates. Plan accordingly if you are taking
certain days off for whatever reasons. REMEMBER : You must INTERACT
in the discussions and so you must post on at least THREE different days
each week.
VACATIONS:
There are no vacation periods in the design of my online classes. There
is a week in the middle of the semester to be used for evaluations and
corrections and you may use it to catch up on reading or for the revisions
of assignments. It is place in the middle for pedagogic reasons. It has no
relation to whenever Thanksgiving or Easter or spring break or any HOLY
DAY or HOLIDAY may fall.
If you are going away on a vacation at any point during the semester
the class will go on and you are expected to continue to participate. Why
did you choose to have a vacation in the middle of a semester? The class
will go on and you are expected to continue to participate. INTERNET
ACCESS is available around the world. You may use libraries, internet
cafes or commercial locations such as Kinko's all over the USA.
ANNOUNCEMENT 2-16-05
QCC ONLINE Help
Desk
Before contacting the Help Desk, please be sure your
browser is Netscape or Internet Explorer 4.0 or better. This will clear
up many problems, including JScript errors.
If you have any Blackboard questions please contact :
BBSupport@qcc.cuny.edu at the ACC in Library floor 1.
If you are having problems accessing the BlackBoard site
for class DISCUSSION BOARDS using the CUNY portal then attempt to access
the BlackBoard site using this more direct location:
https://blackboard-doorway.cuny.edu/
If
you have QCC EMAIL questions or problems call 718 631 6273 in the IT
department in Administration Bldg. 3rd floor.
Email protocols for
Philosophy classes of Professor Pecorino
In the future
PLEASE observe the email protocols for my Philosophy classes.
I have over
150 students and I do not recognize email names. Furthermore, the email
system does not always accept attachments due to protection from email
viruses.
ALWAYS
identify yourself in the SUBJECT line
SUBJECT:
First name, Second Name, Course # and section, followed by HELP or
Question or ASSIGNMENT#
DO NOT SEND
ATTACHMENTS
Copy and
paste the text of your assignments directly into the message window of the
email.
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End of term Notice
Students
enrolled in Professor Pecorino's classes are expected to turn in all of
their required work, quizzes etc., by the deadlines posted on the class
calendars:
All
materials are to be sent by email or presented directly to the instructor or left in his
mailbox in the Social Science Department Offices in the Medical Arts
Building room M-104.
Department
Telephone: 718-631-6251
Email:
PPecorino@qcc.cuny.edu
Office Telephone:
718-281-5038
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