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Multicultural Health 208
Distance Hybrid Registration /
Welcome Instructions
CRN
30364 & 30365 |
Spring 2010 | Basti
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Welcome to Multicultural Health 208 Distance
Hybrid Classes
HE 208
CRN
30364
has three (3) MANDATORY
face-to-face meetings scheduled 1800-2030
(6:00-8:30 p.m.) in Room 1100,
SLO
Campus on the following
Thursday dates,
11 February, 18 March, & 06 May 2010.
The face-to-face meetings are designed to complete diversity activities
required for graduation. Students must confirm their enrollment by
email with the instructor, complete the assignments posted on these
Registration Welcome pages, and attend the First MANDATORY face to face
meeting in order to remain in the course.
HE 208
CRN
30365
has three (3) MANDATORY face-to-face meetings scheduled 1500- 1730
(3:00-5:30 p.m.) in Room N 2024,
North County
Center on the following
Monday dates,
08 February, 15 March, & 10 May 2010.
The face-to-face meetings are designed to complete diversity activities
required for graduation. Students must confirm their enrollment by
email with the instructor, complete the assignments posted on these
Registration Welcome pages, and attend the First MANDATORY face to face
meeting in order to remain in the course.
HE 208 CRN 30364
and 30365
are Distance Hybrid
classes facilitated by me, Ms. Basti.
A Distance Hybrid course is a
course that combines face-to-face meetings and online
Distance
learning.
CRN 30364
& 30365
start Tuesday
morning, 19 January 2010 at 0800 using these Registration Instruction web pages.
Posted below are step-by-step instructions to get started in this minority health class that meets both the health and diversity requirement for graduation at Cuesta College. First you will need to send me an email mbasti@cuesta.edu to confirm your enrollment, letting me know how you will be successful in this class, and that your are able to attend all 3 MANDATORY meetings, then Click on the link below to complete the Online Orientation and proceed to complete the first assignment and homework # 1 and #2 posted on these Registration Instruction pages.
In order to be successful in this course it is essential that you contact me by e-mail and complete all assignments electronically that are due before the first MANDATORY meeting.
Students will not have access to the full course
(virtual classroom)
until after the First Mandatory meeting.
The URL for the virtual classroom is
http://academic.cuesta.edu/mbasti/
A user name and password is necessary to access the virtual classroom.
The log in information for the course is provided to students who attend the
first Mandatory meeting.
You will NOT receive any other form of notification from me before the start of the course on Tuesday, 19 January 2010 at 0800 a.m.
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Special Needs:
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If you are qualified to receive learning accommodations for a learning disability at Cuesta College, please contact me immediately. Email mbasti@cuesta.edu Office phone: 805.546.3100 ext 2700 (24-hour voice mail)
Minimum Computer Requirements
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You must have access to a current generation PC or MAC computer, Cuesta College g-mail account, and a reliable Internet connection (Internet Service Provider (ISP).
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Upgrade your computer software to the current or most recent version of Internet Explorer (IE). Students who choose to use Fire Fox and/or Safari may have difficulty viewing some of the pages in the virtual classroom and web links embedded in weekly homework.
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I strongly advise against using an SBC browser or America Online (AOL), Hotmail, or CompuServe as your ISP for taking distance hybrid courses. There are some features in the Distance Hybrid course that will not be available to you if you connect using AOL.
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To assure your computer will interface with the college technology and allow you to log in to my Cuesta and follow the instructions on the link: https://my.cuesta.edu/cp/home/displaylogin
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have a back-up plan in case your provider or your computer goes down. There
are computers on campus that students can use. Most of your
weekly homework assignments will be emailed directly to me and/or posted as a News Article in myCuesta/myCourses. Should you encounter an unexpected
problem with your technology, please contact me by phone right away if you are concerned
about meeting homework and assignment due dates.
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It is the student's responsibility to maintain a reliable email account that interfaces with the Cuesta server. The college currently does not offer technical support for students taking Distance/Hybrid courses.
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It is essential that you have intermediate technical skill competency to compose and send email, participate in a Chat Room, Message board, importing a WORD document into an email, web navigation, and online communication to succeed in this course.
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It is highly recommended to have a current virus detection program on your computer during this class.
Syllabus:
The syllabus
and other diversity course materials are distributed at the first Mandatory meeting. The syllabus delineates student
responsibilities, course outcomes, general course requirements, virtual
classroom etiquette, the grading policy, approved textbooks, instructions
for completing assignments, Cuesta College
Health and Diversity Requirement for Graduation, a Score Tracking Tool,
extra credit options, and methods of instruction. The student is expected
to read the syllabus and take responsibility for adhering to course
policies and due dates.
Approved Textbook:
Teague, M., Mackenzie, S. and D. Rosenthal ( 2009). Your Health Today: Choices in a Changing Society. (2nd ed. ) New York: NY, McGraw- Hill
To purchase an e text Go to:College Textbooks in Online Format made affordable Then type in Your Health Today and click search, then Click CourseSmart - 0077286170 - Your Health Today, 2nd Edition at the top of the page.
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Additionally, there are
copies of the approved textbook (Teague et al, 2nd ed.) on 2-hour reserve at both the SLO and North
County libraries.
- While it is highly recommended
students purchase the approved textbook for HE ED 208 to use for this Distance Hybrid
class, I have embedded reliable web links in our weekly homework to make
health content with a
diversity perspective available to those students who opt not to purchase a
textbook.
- Note: Any previous editions of the
custom textbook Multicultural Health or any other variations of
'Your Health Today' will NOT be sufficient for the class. All
homework and assignment are based on and paginated for the approved
textbook.
- Previous students have found the optional textbook
invaluable to have at home to complete weekly
homework questions. It is HIGHLY recommended that HE 208 Distance Hybrid students purchase a
copy of the optional
textbook
"Transcultural Health Care" by Purnell & Paulanka
published by Davis, copyright 2003 (a
used copy will suffice). Either the 1st
or 2nd editions of this optional text will be useful to students. Textbooks
can be purchased at the bookstore on either
the SLO Campus or North County Center' or online at
Cuesta College Bookstore
Additionally, the optional textbook by Purnell & Paulanka is available on
reserve at the SLO and North County libraries.
- You will want to have a medium size 3-ring binder to organize course materials, notes, weekly homework questions, scored assignments, and other reference material downloaded/printed from the Internet. Our exams will be open note, open book, open handout, and timed.
Beginning on Tuesday Morning, 19 January 2010:
1) Contact me by email:
mbasti@cuesta.edu
using Subject Box:
208 3036_ (Your Last Name), 'confirming enrollment'. In the
body of your email write me a
thoughtful paragraph as to how you believe you will be successful in this
distance hybrid diversity course. Also I need you to confirm that you
are able to attend all three (3) of the Mandatory meetings required for
the course. Due:
Tuesday,
19 January 2010:
2)
Complete the
Online Orientation by
Wednesday, 20 January
2010 and email to
me by midnight mbasti@cuesta.edu
This means I will find your completed orientation form in my Inbox on
Thursday morning, 21 January 2010. If you are using a MAC computer or
Fire Fox or Safari and
have any trouble submitting the orientation form, simply copy and paste the
form onto a WORD document, complete the form, import into your email, , then send
to me directly.
WEEK 2
CRN 30364 and 30365 Due Tuesday, 26 January 2010 Email to mbasti@cuesta.edu by midnight. No late work accepted without advance correspondence and approval of the instructor.
Complete
the First
Assignment: Definitions
Use Subject Box: 208 3036_ (yourlastname) Definitions
WEEK 3
CRN 30364 and 30365 Due Tuesday, 02 February 2010 Email to mbasti@cuesta.edu by midnight. No late work accepted without advance correspondence and approval of the instructor.
Homework #
1 Sick Role.
Use Subject Box: 208 3036_ (yourlastname) HW # 1
WEEK 4
Attend and participate in the FIRST
Mandatory face-to-face meeting by being on time.
CRN 30365 meets Monday, 08 February 2010 1500- 1730 in room N2024, North County Center.
Roll will be taken, sign-in is required. Any student who does not attend the entire First Mandatory scheduled session will not be allowed to continue in the course. From time to time life circumstance do not allow us to participate as we planned. Even for legitimate reasons, it is not possible to complete diversity activities or obtain the course materials and virtual classroom log-in instructions outside of the first class session. Thank you for your understanding.
CRN 30364 and 30365 Due Tuesday, 09 February 2010 Email to mbasti@cuesta.edu by midnight. No late work accepted without advance correspondence and approval of the instructor.
Homework # 2,
Diversity Relations.
Use Subject Box: 208 3036_ (yourlastname) HW # 2
*** CRN 30364 meets Thursday, 11 February 2010. Class begins at 1800 (6:00 p.m.) on in Room 1100, Building 1100, SLO Campus.
Roll will be taken, sign-in is required.
Any student who does not attend the entire First Mandatory scheduled session
will not be allowed to continue in the course. From time to time life
circumstance do not allow us to participate as we planned. Even for
legitimate reasons, it is not possible to complete diversity activities or
obtain the course materials and virtual classroom log-in instructions outside
of the first class session. Thank you for your understanding.
CRN 30364 and 30365 Due Tuesday, 16 February 2010. Post the Biological Variations Question responses as a News Article in myCourses by midnight. This means I can activate all 7 group posts on Weds. 17 Feb. so all students in the class can access and print for future exams.
One member from each of the 7
Groups needs to add all group member names to the WORD document then copy and
paste the questions with responses into a News Article in myCourses.
Go to
https://my.cuesta.edu/cp/home/displaylogin
Use Subject Box: 208 3036_ Group # _ Title of Group
After the first Mandatory meeting all students need to Go to: http://academic.cuesta.edu/mbasti to log-in to the HE 208 Virtual Classroom to complete HW # 3 and all future weekly homework and assignments. If you need any help logging in to the Virtual Classroom, contact me right away for assistance. If you do not contact me in a timely manner, I can not help you. Failure to log in to the Virtual Classroom each week and complete homework may result in receiving no credit and/or failing the course.
Communication with Instructor:
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Students who do not contact me on or before the start of the semester, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 by 0800 a.m. will be considered non-participating students and may be dropped from the course, however, it is the student's responsibility to officially withdraw from a class in which the student is choosing not to attend or participate. [It is the student's responsibility to read and adhere to the college catalog and class schedule re: the current policy for adding and withdrawing/dropping classes]
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Communication from the instructor will be sent to the student's g-mail account. You can log-in to your student email by going to myCuesta and type in your User Name and Password or follow the links on the right of the log-in box to get a User Name and Password to access your Cuesta g-mail and myCouses. There will be communication during the semester via g-mail, Announcements feature in myCourses, and Announcements in the virtual classroom. It is the student's responsibility to update their email address with the college to assure they receive g-mail from the class. The student takes full responsibility for forwarding their Cuesta g-mail to their personal email address.
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To Contact the Instructor: SEE F.A.Q.'s page
Course URL:
Student access to My Courses through myCuesta may not be available at the time you officially enroll in the course. This is not a problem because we will use these Registration Welcome Instruction pages until our first Mandatory meeting on Week 4 of the semester. Once myCourses becomes available to all registered students, you will have access to all the features available in each of your classes. For example, Chat, Message Board, News Articles, Files, and Links.
To access myCourses, Go to http://www.cuesta.edu Click on myCuesta on the top of the page, at the log-in Box, type firstname_lastname, your password, then Click login. Click on Student Tab, then myCourses and you will find Multicultural Health as one of your classes.
The URL for our Virtual Classroom is: http://academic.cuesta.edu/mbasti/he208online
Log-in user name and pass word required to access the HE 208 Virtual Classroom will be provided to only those students officially enrolled in the class, actively participating since the beginning of the semester and who attend the entire First Mandatory meeting. No exceptions.
Once again, I welcome you to my Distance Hybrid diversity class and look forward to your successful experience in this course!
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