Distance Learning at Volunteer State
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| Familiarize yourself with these requirements in order
to maximize your opportunity for success in your distance learning course.
After you review the course orientation, you can begin working with your
distance learning course content on the first day of
classes. |
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Click on any of the questions below: |
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| Yes, this course costs the same as a regular course. You will need to purchase a textbook and an Access Code for the course. New Textbooks have an Access Code inside; Used Textbooks will need a new Access Code which may be purchased On-Line or at the Bookstore. If you are on Financial Aid and need assistance in that area, please contact the Financial Aid office at 615-452-3456. |
| Yes. This course is a 3-semester credit hour course. It is a regular course, just being delivered through the Internet. |
| This course is not designed to transfer. It may transfer as an Elective. Please check the college catalog for the college you wish to transfer it to. |
| You may reach me several ways--my email is louise.stephens@volstate.edu. You may call me at 615-452-8600 and leave a message on the machine. You may come by my office in the Mattox Building in 123P. |
| You will receive an email in your Vol State email. EVERY student enrolled at Vol State has an email account. Go to the Vol State web page and click on Students, then click on Student Email that is in the blue bar at the top of the screen. You will be asked to information about yourself to access your account. You will then be given your email name and password. The email will arrive a week or so before time for the class to start. It will answer questions about the course and how to access the course. Once inside the course, all instructions will be given at the Calendar on the Homepage. |
| You will not have to come to the campus for this course. |
| First, you will need to purchase your Textbook, The Future of Business, 5ed.,ISBN 0-324-234236. That text will be shrink wrapped and will include an Access Code. Keep that Code--it can only be used one time. Go to the Vol State Website, www.volstate.edu and click on WebCT. You will need your Username and Password. Those are the same as for your email account. Key that information in, then you will be asked for your Access Code. Key in the Access code (in the blue folder) with your Text. Double check the code before pressing Enter; that code can be used only one time! Once you are inside WebCT you will see a listing of the courses you are taking On-Line and those courses that are being enhanced by WebCT. Click on the title of the course and go into the course. Click on Calendar on the Homepage (where you automatically go when you enter the course; all the icons are there for the course--FAQs, ReadMeFirst, Syllabus, etc. Click on Calendar and then on the number of the day and you will see instructions for that day. |
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Hardware Requirements: Pentium 166 or better; 32 Megabytes of RAM or better; Windows 95 or higher; 28.8 modem or better (56k preferred); Dependable internet service provider (ISP)
Software Requirements: |
| Once inside the course, read the file, ReadMeFirst, before starting anything. Then click on the Calendar, click on the number of the day you wish to view. Instructions are there for Assignments, Quizzes, etc. Explore! Look at all the Icons (pictures of things to click on) and learn as much about the course as possible. You can't hurt a thing; but, what you learn will be helpful to you throughout the course. |
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What do I do if I need assistance with technology or the course? |
| Volunteer State Community College’s Help Desk: (615) 454-8600 (extension 3302), or (888) 335-8722 (extension 3302), or 230-3312 Toll Free. A statement that explains the type of support that can be expected is available from the Help Desk. You may ask questions here; but the Help Desk will not try to repair your computer. |
| Students are told to send an email to me once inside the course. That email causes you to be marked present for the first meeting. Then, homework and quiz dates must be met; late homework will not be accepted, so those dates count as times of attendance. |
| You will be expected to follow instructions. You must read. Everything you have to do will be in written format. The Calendar is the driving force for the course; check it frequently. There will be emails from students to instructor and from instructor to students. Read those emails and keep current on what is happening in the course. Check into the course at least EVERY OTHER DAY. Tests and Assignments must be done on time. |
| Go to the Calendar to see the number of your Assignment. Then click on Assignments to get a detailed account of your assignments. |
| On the Assignments page you will see the date and time the assignment is due. |
| You may reach other students by going to the Homepage, clicking on Communicate, then click on Email, Click on Compose Message, Click on Browse and select the name of the individual you wish to email. If you hold down Control and click you will select names but you may skip names; if you hold down Shift and click, you will select names in a list. After the name/names have been selected they will appear in the To area of the email form. Compose the message by keying it in, then click on Send. |
| Go to Assignments, Click on the Assignment number that you are working on. Read what you are to do. Go to Word (your Word Processing software) and key the questions in the assignment and then the answers. Save the material and give it a name --your last name, your 1st initial, and the assignment number. Go back to Assignments and scroll down to the bottom of the page to submit your work. You will have to Browse to find the file you just saved, click on it and it will upload into the course, then click Submit to send it to me. |
| Go to Quizzes. Click on the Quiz/Test number that you are to take. You will be asked if you are ready to start the quiz/test. Click "Yes." The clock starts ticking. Each test is timed; you must click on the correct answer and then click on Save Answer in order for the answer to be saved. Your test will be graded automatically and you will be able to see your grade once the time for the test has lapsed. |
| No. This course is structured so that Assignments and Tests are required on certain dates. |
| Go to the Homepage. Click on Student Progress, click on My Grades. You should be able to access your grades at any time after grades are released on a particular assignment or quiz. |
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