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Multicultural Health 208
Hybrid Registration /
Welcome Instructions
CRN
71223 |
Fall 2010 | Basti
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Sunday, 18 April 2010 12:44:41 -0700
Welcome to Multicultural Health 208 Hybrid Class
HE 208
CRN 71223 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,
09 September, 14 October, & 02 December 2010.
The three MANDATORY 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 Instruction pages by the due date & times, and attend the First MANDATORY face to face
meeting in order to remain in the course.
HE 208 CRN 71223
is a Hybrid
class facilitated by me, Ms. Basti.
A Hybrid course is a
course that combines MANDATORY face-to-face meetings and online
Distance
learning.
CRN 71223
starts Monday
morning, 16 August 2010 at 0800. All the instructions, Online
Orientation, Assignments and Homework due before the first MANDATORY meeting
are posted in these Registration Instruction pages. In other
words, all the information students need to start the class are provided on
the Registration Instruction Welcome pages.
Week by week & step-by-step instructions to start this ethnic minority health class that meets both the health and diversity requirement for graduation at Cuesta College are posted below.
*First you will need to send me an email mbasti@cuesta.edu to confirm your enrollment. Use Subject Box: 208 71223 (yourlastname) confirming enrollment. In the body of your e-mail tell me why you believe you will be successful in this hybrid class, and confirm that you 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 (definitions) 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.
This Hybrid diversity course use a Custom Virtual Classroom. 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/he208online 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 Monday, 16 August 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) Sometimes accommodations take a while to set up. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Minimum Computer Requirements
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You must have access to a current generation PC or MAC computer, Cuesta College (myCuesta) g-mail account, Office 2003 or newer WORD software, and a reliable Internet connection (Internet Service Provider (ISP). Smart Phones and Net Books are not adequate for this hybrid course.
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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, America Online (AOL), Hotmail, or CompuServe as your ISP for taking distance or hybrid courses. There are some features in this Hybrid course that will not be available to you if you connect using AOL. Students have expressed problems with Charter DSL as well.
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To assure your computer will interface with the college technology and allow you to log in to my Cuesta follow the instructions on the link: https://my.cuesta.edu/cp/home/displaylogin
- It is recommended that you
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 and
leave me a voice message, if you are concerned
about meeting homework and assignment due dates/times.
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It is the student's responsibility to maintain a reliable e-mail account that interfaces with the Cuesta server. The college currently does not offer technical support for students taking Hybrid courses.
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It is essential that you have intermediate technical skill competency to compose and send a new e-mail, create a new Office WORD document, copy and paste or import your saved WORD document into a new e-mail, participate in a Chat Room, Message board, 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.
Course Materials:
The course policy
statements, course requirements, and other information posted on these
Registration Welcome Instruction pages for HE 208 hybrid are an integral
part of the course syllabus. Additionally non-dominant ethnic
minority health materials are distributed at the first Mandatory meeting.
Both the Registration Welcome/Instruction pages and printed course syllabus delineate student responsibilities, course outcomes, general course requirements, virtual classroom etiquette, the grading policy, approved textbooks, instructions for completing assignments, scoring rubrics, Cuesta College Health and Diversity Requirement for Graduation, and methods of instruction. The student is expected to read the Registration Welcome/Instruction pages and syllabus and take responsibility for adhering to course policies and due dates/times. A Score Tracking Tool and Extra credit options are posted under Files in a folder labeled syllabus in myCourses.
The official Course Outline of Record, class handouts and forms for the class are posted under Files in myCourses. Please be aware that features in myCourses may not be available to the student or instructor until the official start of the semester.
Approved Textbook:
Teague, M., Mackenzie, S. and D. Rosenthal ( 2009). Your Health Today: Choices in a Changing Society. (full 2nd ed. ) New York: NY, McGraw- Hill
Students may purchase the printed text or e Book.
The ISBN for Teague/Your Health Today, Second full Edition, printed text with ConnectPlus Access is 9780077406585
The ISBN for Teague/Your Health Today, Second full Edition, ConnectPlus Access only (Includes eBook) is 9780077339203
To purchase an e Book directly from the publishers Go to: http://shopmcgrawhill.com
- 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 Hybrid students purchase a
copy of the optional
textbook
"Transcultural Health Care" by Purnell & Paulanka
published by Davis, copyright 2009 (a
used copy will suffice). Either the 1st, 2nd or 3rd 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, both the approved text Teague et al/Your Health Today and the optional textbook Purnell & Paulanka
/ Transcultural Health Care 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,
scored
assignments, and other reference material downloaded/printed from the Internet.
Our exams will be open note, open book, open handout, and timed.
- Students who opt not to purchase the
approved textbook for HE 208 take full responsibility for locating
reliable and credible resources to respond to weekly homework
questions.
Communication with Instructor:
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Students who do not contact me on or before the start of the semester, Monday, 16 August 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 myCuesta 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 establish a User Name and Password to access your Cuesta g-mail and myCourses. There will be communication during the semester via myCuesta 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 myCourses 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 Custom Virtual Classroom will be provided to only those students officially enrolled in the class, actively participating in the class since the beginning of the semester and who attend the entire First Mandatory meeting. No exceptions.
Once again, I welcome you to my Hybrid diversity class and look forward to your successful experience in this course!