Kaplan University Unit 1 Welcome to Course CS119. Please read all of the announcements and other content listed under Course Home. I am looking forward

Kaplan University Unit 1

Welcome to Course CS119. Please read all of the announcements and other content listed under Course Home.

I am looking forward to be your instructor for this section and hope we can learn from one another. During our seminars, please follow the netiquette

guidelines. I will be the moderator to ensure everyone will be civil to the others. If you

have a disagreement which you do not want to share with others, email me privately, or inform me during the seminar and we can have a private chat

during the seminar.

Activities Unit 1

• Introduce Yourself• Reading: Chapters Intro, 1, 6, 7, & 13 from

the PowerUp Text.• Learning Activities: Click all related buttons • Discussion: Review Chapter 7. • Seminars• Final project information• Syllabus

Introduce Yourself• Answer the following questions:• Your name

• What is your career goal? Are you engaged in this occupation now, or are you making a change by going back to school?

• What is your most important reason for going back to school?

• What is the one strength you bring to college you know will help you succeed at Kaplan University?

• What is your greatest fear about taking classes in an online environment?

• What else can you share, such as hobbies, interests, a funny story or favorite book, that will help your instructor and classmates get to know you?

Reading• The Power Up Text is free. • It is not one book, but individual files• Log into your course• Click on Doc Sharing• In the “Select View” box, click the down arrow• Highlight “Power Up Text”• Click “Go”• Each file will need to be downloaded to your computer. You can

save it on your computer, thumb drive, etc…• After the download, you can open and print if you prefer a hard

copy.• You can also click on the links in the reading sections to open the

chapters.

Learning Activities

• Under each Unit • Click on “Learning Activities• Perform the learning activity and click on any

links within the learning activity

Discussions

• Each unit has a discussion• Discussions are ESSAY questions and must be

answered in essay format. They should be approx 150 word answers.

• You must reply to at least 2 students in each discussion thread

• Each reply should be approx 50 words.

Projects• Some Units (Units 2, 4, 5, 6) will have mini-

projects. Unit 9 will have final project• Follow the directions. • There will multiple pages of

information/directions for each project. • Click the right arrow (usually in upper right part

of frame).• Follow the directions; including naming the files

correctly before you submit to the dropbox. I will deduct points if files are NOT named correctly.

Seminars• We will have a seminar each week, Thursdays, 8-9 pm Eastern Time.• You are required to have speakers/audio.• The audio is one way; you can hear me but I cannot hear you.• Two-way chat.• The seminars are not meant to be a lecture. They are discussions with me

acting as the moderator-keep the information flowing.• You must participate in the seminar to receive credit.• This is not a chat/instant messaging/or text messaging platform; It is a

professional unit-no chat, text messaging language will be used; do not use LOL, etc…

• If you do not attend the live seminar, each unit has an Option 2 for the seminar.

• Option 2 are essay questions; the option 2s must be at least 150 word responses. Click on all the directions, including naming the files, before submission to the dropbox.

Final Project Information

• The final project for this course incorporates aspects of each of the mini projects assigned throughout the course, so it is important to keep it in mind as you complete your coursework over the next several weeks

Final Project Information-continued

• For the final project, you will use a template to create an Action Plan that focuses on goals (Unit 2), test-taking skills (Unit 4), time management (Unit 5), and stress management (Unit 6). This project incorporates the mini projects you will complete throughout the course so that you can create one comprehensive action plan to use while you are at Kaplan. This plan can be reviewed and revised as you progress through your degree plan.

Naming Files

• Before submitting files to the dropbox, the files should be named in the following format

• Username-CS119-23FT-Unit#-assignment name

Directions for Naming files

• Multiple ways to name files• When you are creating the document and

want to save, click ‘File’, click ‘Save As’, in the name box, type in the proper name for the file.

• If you have already saved a file, find the file, right click the file name, click ‘rename’, type in the correct name.

Power Point_Seminars• The power point presentations in the seminars

will also be available in the ‘Doc Sharing” section of the platform

• Click on ‘Doc Sharing’• Find the appropriate file• Double click the file name• Click save• The file will download to your computer.• After the download, you will be able to double

click the file and open it.

Documents• Documents submitted for the Option 2 seminars

and/or projects MUST be in Microsoft Office format.

• Microsoft Works, Open Office, etc… are not Microsoft Office programs.

• Using programs other than Microsoft Office may have compatibility issues with the Kaplan system or a/the computer I use to grade the work. Do not assume if it works once, it will work again.

• You can purchase Microsoft Office thru Kaplan at a reduced price-see announcements.

Exams

• There will be 3 quizzes and one exam during this term

• The quizzes are units 1-3, the exam is during unit 8.• Please ensure you will have time/no interruptions

during the exam/quizzes-you may not be able to leave and return to the exam/quizzes.

• If you lose Internet connectivity during the exam, log on again asap and try to access the exam. If you are unable to access the exam, email me and I will re-enable the exam/quizzes for you.

Exams

• You will have 50 minutes to take the exam.• You will have 20 minutes to take the quizzes• There are 25 questions per exam.• There are 10 questions per quiz.• All questions are multiple choice.• Click ‘Save Answers’ • Click ‘Submit for Grade’

Quizzes/Exams

• Each unit quiz will cover that particular unit.• The exam will be comprehensive units 1-8.• Under each unit with quiz or exam, there is a

Jeopardy game which will help you with the quizzes/exam.

• Grades will not be released until the release date. You will see the release date when entering the quiz or exam and after taking the quiz or exam.

Course Home• Contains the syllabus: You can download the syllabus from the ‘Doc Sharing’ or

review it in the Course Home section• Calendar-you can use this as your Calendar for reminders, tasks, etc..• Kaplan Library Presentation: Highly recommend you review the presentation• KU Clinical Information: click the buttons for clinical requirements in your field of

study• KU Course Support: Write these numbers down, keep next to your phone or in

your cell phone. Includes #s for tech support, registrar, etc…• General Question: I read this area daily; if you have a general question about the

class, which you feel would benefit the class, click the +Respond button and type in your question(s), click the ‘post’ button when you are ready to submit the question.

• Online Communication Guidelines: contains Kaplan’s guidelines and policies. Please read.

• KHE Seminar: Please read-detailed explanation on how to enter/use the seminar

Syllabus

• Please review or download the syllabus from the class.

• You can review the syllabus under ‘Course Home’• You can download the Syllabus from ‘Doc Sharing’• I have also emailed the syllabus to the class. If you

did not receive it, email me and I will send it to you.• We will discuss main points of the syllabus, I.E.

Grading Criteria, etc…

Syllabus

• INSTRUCTOR AND SEMINAR INFORMATION

• Instructor Name and Credentials: David Campbell, MS-MIT, MLT (ASCP)

• Kaplan Email Address:[email protected] (please note the 2)

• AIM Instant Messenger Name: kaplandcampbell• Course/Seminar Day and Time (ET): Mondays, 10-11 PM ET

mailto:[email protected]

Syllabus

• Each unit is listed with Unit# and topic.• Learning activities for each week.• Assessments for each week.

Syllabus: Grading Scale

Grade Points Percentage Grade PointA 930 – 1000 93-100% 4.0A- 900 – 929 90-92% 3.7B+ 870 – 899 87-89% 3.3B 830 – 869 83-86% 3.0B- 800 – 829 80-82% 2.7C+ 770 – 799 77-79% 2.3C 730 – 769 73-76% 2.0C- 700 – 729 70-72% 1.7D+ 670 – 699 67-69% 1.3D 600 – 669 60-66% 1.0F 0 – 590 0-59% 0.0W Withdrawal in first 25% of term Withdrawal N/AAU Audit N/AEC Experiential Credit N/AI Incomplete 0.0P Pass N/AS Satisfactory N/AU Unsatisfactory N/ATC Transfer Credit N/AR Repeat N/ANo Grade

Syllabus: Grading

• Follow the directions on all assignments. READ the directions. If you do not understand, email me immediately for clarification, do not wait until the last minute.

• I follow the syllabus grading criteria rubrics (instructions) and will refer to the rubrics when I grade assignments.

Syllabus: Late Policy• Late work will not be accepted during Units 1 through 3, for any reason. Late

work will not be accepted in Units 4-10 unless there are clear and compelling extenuating circumstances. If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from completing course assignments/exams you must contact your instructor immediately—prior to the assignment/exam/quiz due-date unless prevented from doing so by emergency circumstances. Examples of extenuating circumstances are serious personal and/or family illness/hospitalization, death in the family, weather-related evacuation/emergencies, work emergencies, and issues related to active military assignment. Personal computer/software/internet connectivity issues and course blocks are not considered extenuating circumstances. Have a back up plan in place. Granting of late-work submission due to extenuating circumstances is at the discretion of the instructor and will require documentation for verification of extenuating circumstances. If late work submission is granted, the instructor will establish new due-dates and requirements without loss of course points.

• I do not normally accept late work.

Syllabus

• Students enrolled in CS119 must have a course average of 73% or higher at the end of Unit 3 to be officially enrolled at Kaplan University. If a grade of 73% is not achieved, a student will have their enrollment reversed at the end of Unit 3.

Syllabus• At the end of the third week of classes, the University will review the

academic performance of online conditionally accepted students. Online students who have earned a grade up to that point of 73 percent or higher for all coursework will become fully instated students, and will only then be eligible to earn financial aid and course grades. The University will reverse the enrollment of any online student not meeting these criteria, and such a student will not owe any financial obligation to the University except for the tuition deposit, which is not refundable. Grades for the conditional basis checkpoint at the end of Unit 3 will consist of the CS119 grades in Units 1 through 3 only.

• Online students whose enrollments are reversed in this manner may not reapply for admission for 1 year.

Syllabus: Incompletes

• Incompletes provide students with limited additional time to complete coursework after the term’s end. To be considered for an incomplete, you should have completed approximately 75% of the coursework. Please see the Kaplan University catalog for further information. Whether or not to grant an incomplete is your instructor’s decision. The deadline for requesting an incomplete for the 1002A term is Sept 7, 2010. Incomplete work is due Sept 24, 2010.

• I do not grant incompletes. I will explain.

Syllabus: Email Subject Lines

• Please start your subject lines in email correspondence with Course & section username (for example, if my name was TAllen CS119-23FT-TAllen: Question regarding project)

Syllabus: Seminars-Option 1 and Option 2

• Seminar Option 1: Seminars will be held using the KHE Seminar tool. Use the following instructions to enter seminar:

• To access your Seminar, log in to your home page and click on the course for which you are attending Seminar. This will open two windows. The narrow window is called the remote window. In the remote window, please click on the blue underlined text that says "Enter KHE Seminar." After a brief pause, you will be in the Seminar. Your name should appear on the left side of the screen. For additional instructions, review Seminar Instructions found in the Course Home menu for the course.

• Please find your Seminar Rubrics for Seminar option 1 in the “Rubrics” section at the end of this document, or click here to skip to that section.

• Seminar Option 2: Respond to the seminar discussion questions listed. Each response will be graded individually and posted to the grade book using the rubric found in the “Rubrics” section of this document.

• Please find your Seminar Rubrics for Seminar option 2 in the “Rubrics” section at the end of this document, or click here to skip to that section

Syllabus: Attendance

• Please read the syllabus for Kaplan’s attendance policy.

Syllabus Plagiarism

Please read the syllabus for Kaplan’s Plagiarism policy.

If I feel work has been copied, I will use Turn-IT-In.com. If the results come back as being plagiarized, I will start the procedures to have you removed from the course.

Discussion Board Rubrics

• Discussion Board Participation Rubric• Students are expected to post:• A Minimum of three posts per unit discussion

thread. – one post in response to the instructor’s question

by EOD Saturday, 1159PM ET– two posts in response to two classmates by EOD

Tuesday, end of unit, 1159PM ET.

Discussion Board RubricsGrade Evaluation Criteria Points

A

Participates with the required number of relevant postings of required length

Initial response posted by Saturday; comments posted by Tuesday.

Consistently responds to postings Consistently uses Standard American

English with rare misspellings Frequently attempts to motivate the

group discussion Presents creative approaches to topic Accurately cites information.

90-100%

45-50 points

B



Postings reflect the reading and some outside source material but may not be accurately cited.

Consistently uses Standard American English with rare misspellings

Comments are logical and reflect critical thinking.

80-89%

40-44.9 points

C



Participates, but does not post anything that encourages others to respond to the posting.

Minimal grammatical or spelling errors are noted in posts

Opinions and ideas are stated clearly

70-79%

35-39.9 points

D

Participates with the required number of relevant postings

Initial response not posted by Saturday; comments posted by Tuesday.

Significant errors in spelling and/or grammar

Occasionally posts off topic Posts do not meet length requirements

60-69%

30-34.9 points

F

Does not meet the required number of posts on time

Poor spelling and grammar appear in most posts

Posts topics which do not relate to the discussion content

<60%

0-29.9 points

Seminar Rubric Option 1Grade Evaluation Criteria Points

A

Frequent interactions on concepts being discussed by students and instructor

Posts are on topic and contribute to the quality of the seminar

Student arrives on time and stays the entire seminar

Student supplies reference to back up comment

90-100%

9-10 points

B

Some interactions on concepts being discussed by students and instructor

Posts are generally on topic and contribute to the quality of the seminar

Student is tardy or leaves early

80-89%

8-8.9 points

C

Few interactions on concepts being discussed by students and instructor

Student is tardy and leaves early

70-79%

7-7.9 points

D

No interactions on concepts being discussed by students and instructor

Off topic conversations Student attends less than half of the

seminar Student appears unfamiliar with seminar

topic

60-69%

6-6.9 points

F

Off topic conversations and/or abusive or inappropriate behavior

No interactions with students and instructor

Student attends a fraction of the seminar

<60%

0-5.9 points

Seminar Rubric Option 2Grade Evaluation Criteria Points

A

Submission met length requirements (150 words)


Presents creative approaches to topic Accurately cites information

90-100%

9-10 points

B


Assignment reflects the topic but may not be accurately cited (if applicable).


Ideas are logical and reflect critical thinking.

80-89%

8-8.9 points

C


Minimal grammatical or spelling errors Opinions and ideas are stated clearly

70-79%

7-7.9 points

D

Submission did not meet length requirements (150 words)

Significant errors in spelling and/or grammar

Response does not address topic

60-69%

6-6.9 points

F Did not submit assignment on time Poor spelling and grammar Response does not address topic

<60%

0-5.9 points

Project CriteriaGrade Evaluation Criteria Points

A

Content: Focuses clearly on the assignment following all directions. Shows original and critical thought. Answers all topics/questions with clarity, thought and substance, using course concepts and examples as appropriate. Language: Ideas are clearly expressed with minimal spelling/grammatical errors. Professional, Standard American English is used in complete sentences. Format: Template used

90-100%

Mini Projects36-40

Final Project

135-150

B

Content: Focuses clearly on the assignment following all directions. Shows some original and critical thought. Answers most topics/questions with clarity, thought and substance using course concepts and examples as appropriate.Language Ideas are generally clear; some (5-7) spelling, punctuation, and/or sentence structure errors. Professional, Standard American English is used in complete sentences. Format: Template used

80-89%

Mini Projects32-35.9

Final Project120-134.9

Project rubrics

C

Content: Focus of the assignment is unclear or veers off of the assigned topic in places- directions not followed. Shows little original thought. Answers some questions incompletely and references to course concepts and examples are not used when needed. Language: Ideas are sometimes unclear. Many (8-10) spelling, grammatical, and syntax errors. Professional, Standard American English is used in complete sentences. Format: Template used

70-79%

Mini Projects 28-31.9

Final Project

105-119.9

D

Content: Assignment is off topic- directions not followed. Does not answer all topics/questions. References to course concepts and examples are not adequate. Shows very little original thought. Language: Writing style interferes with the development and clarity of the main points. Ideas are not clearly expressed. More than ten spelling, punctuation, and/or sentence structure errors. Professional, Standard American English is not used and/or not used in complete sentences. Format: Template NOT used

60-69%

Mini Projects24-27.9

Final Project

90-104.9

Project Rubrics

F

Content: Very underdeveloped, inappropriate, or unrelated to topicNo Project SubmittedPlagiarized work (Definitions and information copied from websites or other sources without quotation marks and proper citation)

<60%

Mini Projects0-23.9

Final Project

0-89.9