Spring 2012
CRN 32628 (3 Units)
Class Meetings:
Tuesdays (5-7 pm Room 4111)
January 17, February 7, March 6, April 3, May 15

Syllabus

Dear Student,

Welcome to distance education at Cuesta College!

My name is Marilyne Cleeves, and I will be your instructor in the upcoming online version of Introduction to WebPublishing using Dreamweaver (CAOA 269).

This letter is to inform you of some important details prior to the commencement of the this online class. Please read this page carefully!!

Class Requirements

Email

You will need to have an e-mail account and access to the Internet. All Cuesta students have an email address that comes with their registration. You can access this account by logging onto your Course Studio Account in myCuesta. You will find the email link under the student tab. It is labeled Gmail. Your email address is typically firstname_lastname@my.cuesta.edu. If you already have an email account, I would suggest having the Cuesta email account forward the email to your preferred account. This way you will not miss any important correspondence from your instructors. Check all of your personal information to make sure it is current with correct address and phone numbers.

Textbook

We will be using two books for this class. The first contains a full training package for the course and the second contains reference material that is a great assest when you are creating your professional web designs.

If you choose to purchase a digital copy of either book, I would suggest the bible. You will need a copy of the lesson files in the training CD. Both books are very reasonably priced. You may find the following resources helpful as well:

• www.cheapbooks.com
• www.ichapters.com
• www.amazon.com

Software

You will need a copy of the program on your home computer. As a Cuesta student you are eligible for a discount rate for various software applications. This software is available through these sources for our students. You can find the information at the following locations:

• www.journeyed.com
• www.collegesoftware.org

The software is available in our campus labs on both the North County and the San Luis Obispo Campus sites.

Computer System Requirements

Windows

• Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor
• Windows XP SP2 (SP3 recommended); Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (SP1); Windows 7
• 512MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
• 1GB available hard drive space for installation - and it can't be installed on removable flash-based storage
• 1280x800 display with 16-bit video card
• DVD-ROM drive
• Internet connection required for online services

Mac OS

• Multicore Intel processor
• Mac OS X 10.5.7 or 10.6
• 512MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
• 1.8GB available hard drive space for installation - and it can't be installed on a volume that usese a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash-based storage
• 1280x800 display with 16-bit video card
• DVD-ROM drive
• Internet connection required for online services

Moodle

This course is taught using Moodle. Students will have access to their Moodle class the Friday before the semester begins. This is a Web-based tool used to facilitate teaching an online class. This platform provides the framework for the CAOA 269 class including PowerPoint presentations, student data files, the tools to receive and send course materials, and a grade book. Using the communication tools, you can communicate using e-mail, and you can share materials and ideas with other course participants via the discussion board or in chat rooms.

Moodle is an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. Moodle is also a verb that describes the process of lazily meandering through something and doing things as it occurs to you to do.

The attached handout will explain the procedures for your first login to Moodle
Moodle Guidelines for Students

First Week Assignment

Please check your myCuesta email account the Friday before the semester begins for  important class information and additional first week assignments before the orientation meeting.  Purchase the course materials and bring them with you to the on-campus orientation.

This is a hybrid class with 5 meetings. These pre-determined dates are

Tuesdays (5-7 pm Room 4111)
January 17, February 7, March 6, April 3, May 15

School Policy

Each student is required to follow all school guidelines and comply with all school deadlines including personal responsibility for adding and/or dropping this class. Each student is responsible for obtaining updates or changes to the syllabus and/or assignments for the course.

If you have any further questions prior to the first day of class, please feel free to e-mail me. Otherwise, I will look forward to meeting you on
our scheduled meeting date.

Sincerely,

Marilyne Cleeves

mcleeves@cuesta.edu 

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