Advanced CVISN (CVISN 102) Course Syllabus Schedule

 

Course Syllabus for Fall 2008 (Aug - Sept 2008)

 

Course Material Review

Friday, Aug 15 – Thursday, September 4, 2008
Students are recommended to review Lessons 1-5 of the course material found on the right side of the screen under Content Navigation in ATutor.

Friday, September 5 – Thursday, September 19, 2008
Students are recommended to review Lessons 6-10 of the course material found on the right side of the screen under Content Navigation in ATutor.

 

Conference Calls

Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 1:00 – 2:00 PM (ET)
Conference Call with Instructor – The instructor will introduce the course and let students know what will be expected from them.  Students will be able to ask questions about upcoming course workshops and any course material that has been reviewed to date. Dial-in information will be posted in ATutor.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 1:00 – 2:30 PM (ET)
Conference call with the instructor – If students have any questions about the course material reviewed to date or the class workshop, they should submit them to the instructor via e-mail by 9:00 AM the day of the call.  The instructor will answer them during the conference call and will also discuss Class Workshop # 1.   Dial-in information will be posted in ATutor.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 1:00 – 2:30 PM (ET)
Conference call with the instructor –If students have any questions about the course material reviewed to date or the class workshop, they should submit them to the instructor via e-mail by 9:00 AM the day of the call.  The instructor will answer them during the conference call and will also discuss Class Workshop # 2.   Dial-in information will be posted in ATutor.  

 

Class Workshop

NOTE: Students will receive a grade for the workshops only if they post their answers in the appropriate forum and respond to at least three other student submittals by the dates indicated.

Workshop #1

    By 11:55 PM (ET) on Saturday, September 6, 2008, students will post their answer to this workshop in the “Forums” section. By 11:55 PM (ET) on Monday, September 8, 2008, students will review other student submittals and comments on at least three of them. Answers to this workshop will be discussed during the conference call on September 9, 2008.

Workshop #2

    By 11:55 PM (ET) on Saturday, September 20, 2008, students will post their answer to this workshop in the “Forums” section. By 11:55 PM (ET) on Monday, September 22, 2008, students will review other student submittals and comments on at least three of them. Answers to this workshop will be discussed during the conference call on September 23, 2008.

Final Exam

Tuesday, September 23 – Friday, September 26, 2008
The final exam will be available through ATutor beginning at 2:30 PM (ET) on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 through 11:55 PM (ET), Friday, September 26, 2008.  Students will complete the final exam on-line through ATutor.  In order to receive their course certificate, students will also be required to complete the course evaluation also on-line through ATutor.  Final grades will be posted in ATutor on Monday, September 29, 2008.  

 

Course Grades

Grades for the course will be determined by student participation in the following items and will be weighted as shown below. Students must obtain a 70% or better to pass the course and receive a certificate.

Final Exam

65%

Class Workshop #1

15%

Class Workshop #2

15%

Completed Survey

5%

 
 

100%