Syllabus

AO101- Arcadia Online Student Orientation

Arcadia University Arcadia Online Semester Your Name Office: E-mail: Work Phone: Home Phone:

Policy regarding feedback: I will return emails within 48 hours and grade your assignments within a week.

Welcome! Welcome to your Arcadia University course, AO101- Arcadia Online Student Orientation. The general focus of the course is to provide you with the skill set and knowledge to actively participate in an online course. Throughout this course, you will be introduced to many different technology applications. You will be given material on how to perform basic functions in a Blackboard course. Once you have read the content you will be assessed on your knowledge of the material in most of the units. After you have successfully finished this course you will have enough experience to be an active participant in any Arcadia Online course. Required Materials

No required textbook for this course. You will use Arcadia's online databases and other web resources. Since this course is being delivered online, your computer system will need to meet specific hardware and software requirements. Refer to the Plug-ins section for additional software that you are recommended to have installed on your computer.

Prerequisites none Minimum Technical Skills Expected 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The ability to use a modern web browser, like Internet Explorer or Firefox, to navigate websites. The ability to use your Arcadia e-mail address to send and receive e-mails. The ability to learn My Arcadia features found in the Tutorials section of the course, as needed. The ability to use word processing software to read, author, edit and save documents. The ability to use a search engine, like Google, to find information on the web.

Technical Support If you experience any difficulties with accessing the course or email please contact the IT helpdesk 215.572.2898. If you encounter a problem with an assignment or content in the course please contact me. Resources available In compliance with the Arcadia University policy and equal access laws, appropriate academic accommodations can be made for students eligible for such support. Students are encouraged to register with the Disability Services Office (215-968-8463) to verify their eligibility for appropriate accommodations. Please speak to me about any requests for academic accommodations or other concerns as early in the semester as possible. Evaluation

A B C D F

90% to 100% 80% to 89% 70% to 79% 60% to 69% Failure to complete required work

Assignments Exams Introduction (This covers QM standard 1.2)

45% 55%

This course is designed to teach you on how to participate in an online. You will be presented with various online materials necessary to become an active online student. It is important that you login on a regular basis (daily if possible) and work on a consistent basis to complete your requirements.

You will need to be self-motivated and try to stay as organized as possible; developing a schedule would be a good idea. I also suggest that you login in the beginning of the week and copy all assignments to a Word document. This will allow you to construct a quality answer, spell check, grammar check, and copy and paste it into the forum. Discussion Etiquette In this course, I welcome the creation of a dialogue that is open, thoughtful, and founded on the basis of research in the field. At times, some of you will not agree on the positions that are taken in the forum. This diversity is welcomed. However, each student must exercise respect for the thoughts and comments that are posted by their peers. If any posted comments are inappropriate or of an offensive nature, they will be removed from the forum and I will address the issue with the author of the content. Please follow the following guidelines: Never post, transmit, promote, or distribute content that is known to be illegal. Never post harassing, threatening, or embarrassing comments. If you disagree with someone, respond to the subject, not the person. Never post content that is harmful, abusive, racially, ethnically, or religiously offensive, vulgar or otherwise potentially offensive.

Unit Schedule

Unit 1 Objectives Tsw learn which Plug-ins to install for your online course Tsw understand how the online web browsers differ when using Blackboard Tsw learn about the Blackboard LMS format (Learning Mangement System) Tsw understand what it means to be a good online student

Unit 1 Readings Please read the text discussing web browsers, recommended plug ins, what is blackboard and how to be a good online student Unit 1 Assignments There will be no assignments in this unit

Unit 2 Objectives Tsw understand what is expected of you in an online course Tsw examine an overview of the unit structure Tsw learn how to navigate blackboard

Unit 2 Readings Please read Exceptions of an Online Course and Overview of the Unit Structure. After you have read the text watch the brief tutorial Navigating Blackboard Unit 2 Assignments There will be no assignments in this unit

Unit 3 Objectives Tsw understand how to complete an Assignment/Discussion Board Tsw learn how to complete Tests and Quizzes

Unit 3 Readings Please read the Written Introduction and Unit Objectives before you begin watching the videos. Under each video is a brief explanation of the content. Unit 3 Assignments 1. Student Introduction 2. Written Assignment 3. Exam Units 1-3

Unit 4 Objectives Tsw demonstrate an ability to use Prezi Tsw develop a screencast using online programs

Unit 4 Readings Please read the text in the Online Presentations and Videos sections before proceeding to the assignments Unit 4 Assignments 1. Prezi Assignment 2. Screencast Assignment

Unit 5 Objectives Tsw locate and effectively use Blackboard help Tsw recall where important items are in the Blackboard help site Tsw list the functions of gmail and select what is the most valuable item Tsw write a reflection of how to use Blackboard and gmail and what theyve learned from this unit

Unit 5 Readings Blackboard Help Getting Started with Gmail Google Apps

Unit 5 Assignments 1. Blackboard Help Assignment 2. Google Knowledge Assignment

Unit 6 Objectives Tsw participate in synchronous demonstration of Collaborate Tsw illustrate the tools in Collaborate Tsw write a reflection of Collaborate

Unit 6 Readings None Unit 6 Assignments 1. Presentation Assignment 2. Reflection Assignment

Unit 7 Objectives Tsw demonstrate proper citation (APA or MLA) Tsw submit a sample paper through Turnitin and Safe Assign Tsw complete course reflection

Unit 7 Readings APA citation guide

MLA citation guide Arcadia Academic Policy

Unit 7 Assignments 1. 2. 3. 4. Student Orientation Practice Assignment Student Orientation Practice Assignment (Safe Assign) APA Assignment MLA Assignment

Unit 8 Objectives Tsw review previous units and complete a course quiz Tsw critique the information in the course and suggest new topics for the next student orientation Tsw select 1 element of the course and write a brief submission on why they found that interesting and how it will impact their tenure at Arcadia

Unit 8 Readings None Unit 8 Assignments 1. Final Quiz