ITSE 1294

General Guidelines

  1. You must be a disciplined and independent learner to be successful in this online class. You do not receive the same attention as in a traditional classroom situation. Click here to see Tips on how to be a successful online student.

2.     I need your email and phone number IMMEDIATELY! Please send this information to barbara.carpenter@templejc.edu as soon as possible.  Students enrolled in online courses must use their Temple College email account for all correspondence regarding online classes.  Check your email daily!

 

  1. I will reply to your Emails within 48 hours. If you do not receive such a reply, call or email me to see if there is a problem. THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

 

  1. Be sure that you can open an email attachment.  I will send instructions and information to you over the semester as email attachments.  If you are new to email, you can use the MS Office 2007 for Dummies textbook (chapter 13) to learn how to open attachments (documents) and The Practical PC textbook (chapter 9).  The Temple College Open Lab (Room 501) in the Watson Technical Center is a good source as well.

 

5.     Be sure that you learn how to Upload files. All assignments must be placed (uploaded) in a specific assigned D2L "Dropbox" by due date and time.  No late work or assignments will be accepted for any reason. No exceptions.  Anything not turned in by the due date will result in a grade of zero.

 

6.     When choosing file names for your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint assignments in D2L, do not use special characters (* & # !) or multiple periods (Wordletter..docx) in filenames.  I cannot open files in D2L with special characters or multiple periods (.) in the filenames.

 

7.     To turn in the homework assignments you must use the Dropbox provided by D2L (Desire2Learn). On the D2L course site, click on the Dropbox tab, then click on the assignment folder name, Click Browse - search for the document you are turning in on your computer. Select your assignment file name, then click Open (you will now see the path name to the file in the D2L File text box), then click Upload. Click the Upload Button at the bottom of the screen in the next dialog box that appears. The homework assignment is now in the Dropbox for grading.  The message “File Submission Successful” will appear after the process is completed. To verify that the file was uploaded into the dropbox, click on the View Submission History for this Folder link.

 

  1. If you work from home, you must have Windows 98 or higher as the operating system and a CD-ROM drive.  The new version, MS Office 2007 will be used for the purpose of this class. MS Office 2003 may be used, but the versions are quite different. The MS Office textbook for this class is MS Office 2007. You must have access to Microsoft Word (2007), or Microsoft Word 2003, Microsoft Excel (2007), or Microsoft Excel 2003, and Microsoft PowerPoint (2007), or Microsoft PowerPoint 2003.  Homework assignments will require these applications.  The Temple College Open Labs in the Watson Technical Center (Room 501) or the Library are good sources to have access to these applications as well.

 

  1. Locker – The Locker in D2L (Desire2Learn) is a location that you can store files (homework) created for this course. You can access the Locker from the D2L web site, so all files can be accessed easily.  To learn how to use the Locker tool for this online course, click on the FAQ Link in the top bar of the D2L Home Page and scroll down to the “How do I use the Locker Link”.

 

  1. In the subject area of every email you send me, please type your full name and course number (ITSE 1294). This is important as I have several Internet classes and receive many emails. Make sure that the homework assignment has your name typed in it.  Any assignment without a name typed in the document will not be accepted.

 

  1. Read carefully the section entitled Before You Begin (pages x to xvi) in The Practical PC textbook. This section explains how to save your chapter tests to a tracking file. You will be uploading the files created in this manner to me as part of your homework for each chapter. If you have problems with this, email or call me immediately so that I can help you. Click here to also see the step-by-step procedure for creating the tracking file. The default location for the tracking.trk file is the A: Drive (floppy). To create your tracking.trk file on your C: hard drive or flash drive, you can change the location to C: or F: as you save the tracking file.

 

  1. The first time you start the book on CD you will be asked if you want the software to check for a tracking disk/file. Answer "Yes." The software will scan your formatted diskette/hard drive/flash drive and if a tracking file does not exist you will be asked if what you would like to do. Click the button labeled Create. Fill in your full first and last name in the spaces provided. For the “User ID” please type your last name. For the “Section” please type the course section number, ITSE 1294.

 

  1. The software creates the "tracking" file on the storage device that you specify (floppy disk, hard drive, or flash drive).  Before you start a lesson through the electronic textbook (CD-ROM), make sure you have your diskette in the Floppy A: or select the device where your tracking file was created,  so your test scores will be saved. NOTE: The tracking file can be stored on your hard drive (Drive C:), or Flash drive. See instructions in number 10 above.  To select your tracking file, Click on File, Select Change Tracking Options, and Click on the Open Button. Browse to find the device and then click on your Tracking filename.  See the Before You Begin section, pages xiv–xv of The Practical PC textbook for more information.

 

  1. The file named tracking is the one you will upload each time chapter tests are due.

 

  1. The Mid-Term exam and the Final Exam will be taken at the TC Testing Center on the main campus.  You will need a scantron (number 19641) and a Number 2 pencil to take the exams.  See course schedule for exams dates.  Also, you must call for an appointment to schedule your exam time at the TC Testing Center located in One College Center on the TC main campus one day ahead of time.  Click here for Testing Center hours of operation.

 

  1. IMPORTANT: You must do your Chapter tests through the electronic textbook (CD-ROM that accompanies The Practical PC textbook).

Watch the deadlines for assignments and exams closely. As stated in the syllabus, late work will NOT be accepted.

This course content and all course materials belong to Barbara A. Carpenter.