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Instructor: Jud Sage E-mail: hsage@cox.net. I generally respond to email within 24 hours, usually less. If you need to speak with me by phone, email me a number and time when it is convenient to talk. In emergency, call the ELI hot line and they will call me. Alternate email: hsage@nvcc.edu. Please do not send the same email to both addresses. Please put History 121 in the subject line of emails, especially when submitting papers, and identify yourself in the message.
Things to do before you begin the course:
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Read NVCC Attendance and Grade policy
- Learn Course Requirements
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See Instructions for using Blackboard. | Discussion Forum Instructions.
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Read the Course Description and Objectives
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See details about Grading policy.
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Visit the ELI Orientation Page.
- About this web site
- Welcome Letter
- Course Checklist
Students are not required to attend any on-campus meetings but must complete assignments in a timely manner. Course completion requirements include:
- Two Exams (Midterm and Final) and Two Quizzes based on Topic summaries and documents.
- Each quiz will consist of about 20-25 multiple choice and true-false questions. Take on your own at home. No password, one attempt only.
- The midterm and final exams will consist of about 20-25 multiple choice questions and 3-5 short answer/essay questions. Take at a testing center.
- The midterm will cover all material in the first half of the course, the final all material in the second half.
- Quizzes and Exams are conducted on line through Blackboard and should be taken in sequence. Students will report to a testing center on any NVCC campus to take the midterm and final exams. Arrangements can be made for testing elsewhere. Proctor Request form for alternate proctoring location.
- You will need an exam pass for each exam.
- ELI Testing Information Page
- Print exam pass before going to the testing center. You will need a College Photo ID to use testing, library services, printers, etc., on campus.
- Exam links will be on the Assignments tab in Blackboard when they are available.
- Practice quizzes do not count toward your grade. You may take them as often as you like or print them for study purposes. Questions will be similar to those on the regular quiz or exam and will cover the same general material.
- Writing requirements for History 121.
- Online discussion in Blackboard: Responses to topical questions and comments by colleagues. Total 10%
- Grading details & point values on separate page.
SKILLS: This course requires intensive reading and good writing skills. You should be able to read and write at a level sufficient to complete English 111. If your reading and writing skills are not yet ready to do college work, your grade will no doubt reflect that fact. If you have questions in this area, email the instructor.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Any student with a documented disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations is encouraged to contact a Counselor for Disability Services. Contact information for the disability services counselors and services provided can be found online at http://www.nvcc.edu/depts/disability/. For additional information, please contact an ELI counselor at elicounselors@nvcc.edu or (703) 323-2425. All information is kept confidential and may increase your chances of success in the academic setting.
- You will not have to come to campus for this course. Consequently, you need to have computer access in order to complete the requirements.
- You will need a computer running on Windows 98 or higher or an equivalent Mac machine.
- Your computer should be equipped with at least 128 megabytes of RAM and an Internet connection via 56K modem or higher. High speed access is preferable. (You will be able to access most course materials with a somewhat less up-to-date machine.)
- You should have Shockwave Player installed and audio capability with headset or speakers. Free download from Macromedia.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher is highly recommended. Even if your ISP, such as AOL, has its own browser, you will probably be better off if you open IE once you are on line. You can download IE free from Microsoft. The Firefox Browser is available at www.mozilla.com
- You will need a printer connection unless you are prepared to read lengthy documents on line.
Computer skills are now an essential part of the education process. Students should be able to:
- Participate in the course through the Internet;
- Send and receive email, including attaching files or opening attached files;
- Participate in an online forum (specific instructions will be provided);
- Access resources on the World Wide Web and know how to document those sources.
Navigating the Web Site. Once you are up and running with the course you will want to spend time in the Sage History pages. These pages contain extra links to sources related to American History. All documents assigned for reading or for use in writing essays are on the History 121 pages, some on this site, others on remote sites. You will also find on this site topic summaries of the main events covered in the course. These topic summaries supplement what you will find in your text and are condensed from my classroom lectures. You should not consider these summaries an adequate substitute for reading the text and documents. You should think of them as a secondary text and expect questions from them on exams. Some brief audio clips on salient points will be added as the course progresses.
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