Community Health 210 - Distance Learning Course

Basti / Fall 2010 / CRN 72671

Thursday, 22 April 2010 09:59 -0700

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Welcome to Community Health 210 Distance Learning

CRN:  72671

Instructor:   Ms. Basti

Distance Learning Class:  No face-to- face on campus meetings required. All weekly homework, formal assignments and exams will be submitted online.

Class Start Date:  Monday, 16 August 2010.

Virtual Classroom URL: http://academic.cuesta.edu/mbasti/he210online
A User Name and Pass Word are required for log in to the virtual classroom.  Students confirming enrollment with the instructor by email and completing the online orientation the first week of the semester will receive the log in instructions via their  myCuesta g-mail Inbox.

Exam Dates:  Week of 04 October and 06 December 2010.  Exams are completed online. Please check your calendar to make sure you will have access to a computer during these dates.

Syllabus:  These Registration Welcome Instruction pages are part of the course syllabus. Course requirements, instructions for assignments, a Student Score Track Tool, Net Etiquette, Extra Credit Opportunities, the Grading policy, student responsibilities, methods of instruction, Cuesta College Health Requirement for Graduation and the official  Course Outline of Record are posted under Files in myCourses when myCourses becomes available to all faculty and students for fall 2010 classes.  Additionally, student learning outcomes for HE 210 will be posted under Files.  Students are advised to print a copy of the entire syllabus and Course Outline of Record to keep for future reference i.e., transferring to another college. 

Required Textbook: McKenzie, J., Pinger, R., & Kotecki, J. (2008). An Introduction to Community Health (6th ed.)  Sudbury, MA, Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
ISBN: 978-0-7637-4634-6

Graduation Requirement: Community Health HE 210 is a 3.0 unit health class that satisfies the Health Requirement for Graduation at Cuesta College.

Special Needs: If you are qualified to receive learning accommodations for a qualified 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 learning accommodations take awhile to set up.  Your help is appreciated.

Getting Started in Community Health 210: Contact the instructor at mbasti@cuesta.edu to confirm your enrollment in the class on or before Monday 16 August 2010 by 1600 (4 p.m.) Simply open a new email using the Subject Box: "210 5 digit CRN (yourlastname) confirming enrollment".  In the body of your email type a paragraph telling me why you believe you will be successful in this community health distance learning class and that you plan to start the class this week.

Then complete the HE 210 Online Orientation by Thursday, 19 August 2010 and submit it by midnight.  This form will come directly to my email Inbox. 
 

 The first homework assignment is posted on these pages for your convenience.  Please plan on purchasing the required textbook to use for completing HW # 1.

Click on the Link Getting Started on the Navigation Bar at the top if this page for more detailed instructions.  Also please take a few minutes to read through the F.A. Q.'s & Announcement pages and complete the Distance Learning Survey provided. 

Minimum Computer Requirements

• You must have access to a current generation PC or MAC computer, a Cuesta College 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 distance learning course.
   

• 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.  Note the college currently used IE 7.0 and Office  2003.
   

• To assure your computer will interface with the college technology and allow you to log in to myCuesta/myCourses  follow the instructions on the link below:  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 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.
   

•  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 Distance Learning courses.
   

• I strongly advise against using an SBC browser or America Online (AOL), Hotmail, or CompuServe as your ISP  for taking distance or distance hybrid  courses.  There are some features in this Distance Learning course that will not be available to you if you connect using AOL or Fire fox. 
   

• It is essential that you have intermediate computer skills to log in & navigate the virtual classroom and myCourses, to copy and paste a WORD document into an  e-mail,  participate in a Chat Room, Message board,  web navigation, and online communication to succeed in this course.  If you are unfamiliar with how a computer works or how to navigate the Internet, you don't own a computer  and/or do not know how to access e mail it is highly recommended you consider taking the Introduction to Online Courses (DIST 101) before registering for an online class.
   

    Again welcome to HE 210 Community Health Distance Learning.  I look forward to working with you online this semester

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