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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| No. For information
about fees and tuition, go to
http://www.tn.regentsdegrees.org/fees.htm . |
| Yes, three credit-hours. |
| Yes. Students who plan
to transfer out of the Tennessee Board of Regents system should check the
catalogue and contact the receiving institution concerning transferability. |
| Ondis Bible, Associate
Professor of Mathematics, Office W-100H, Phone (615) 741-3215 or (615)
452-8600 or (888) 335-8722, ext. 3386, FAX (615) 230-3292, Email
ondis.bible@volstate.edu Address: VSCC, 1480 Nashville Pike,
Gallatin, TN 37066-3188. By
the first day of the semester, students can use the email component of
WebCT to contact the instructor as well as other students in the
class. Go to
http://tbr.eduprise.com
to enter WebCT. In WebCT, click on [WebCT Email] in
the Course Menu in the left column. |
| The course delivery and management system
for this online course is WebCT. All homework assignments, quizzes,
and major tests (except the Final Exam) are submitted online. The
comprehensive Final Exam must be taken at the student's "home school" in the student's geographical area. Orientation
for the class is done online. Students in this course should expect to
spend at least the same amount of time and effort doing this class online (6
to 10 hours per week) as they would in a traditional lecture class in a
regular classroom. |
| Yes, but only to take the
Final Exam, which will be taken at the student's declared "home school" ---
one of the community colleges or universities of the Tennessee Board of
Regents. |
| Students enrolled in
this online course will get their primary instruction
by reading and studying the online Lectures (notes). This may
be done anywhere the student has access to a personal computer linked to
the Internet, including those in VSCC computer labs. Go to
http://tbr.eduprise.com to log
into the course web site on WebCT. Then click on Course Modules in the
Course Menu in the column on the left. |
| The minimum requirements can
be found at
http://www.tn.regentsdegrees.org/students/hardware_software.htm.
Specific hardware requirements for this course include a scientific
calculator or a graphing calculator. Hand-held computers and programmable
computer-like calculators (like the TI-92) are not permitted. Sharing a
calculator between students is not permitted on tests or quizzes. |
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First, you need to purchase the required textbook for this course, which is
College Algebra,
Larson & Hostetler, 6th edition, Houghton Mifflin.
Go to http://tbr.eduprise.com to
log into the course web site on WebCT and do the MATH 1130 Orientation.
In the Course Menu on the left, click on [Course Modules], then [How MATH
1130 Works (Orientation)]. |
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What do I do if I need assistance with technology or the course? |
| If you are having technical
difficulties accessing your course (logging in, timing out, using your
course tools) please call the Eduprise Help Desk at: Toll free number
1-877-725-4357 or go to their website at:
http://eduprise.custhelp.com.
(NOTE: You must be a registered RODP student.) If you need more information
or assistance with the course, contact the instructor by
phone or email. |
| Homework Assignments must be
completed by the due date stated in the Course Calendar. On or before
this date, students will submit the answers to five homework problems in a
period of ten minutes, which can only be done successfully if the homework
is completed beforehand. |
| Although traditional class
meetings are not a regular part of this course, there will be meaningful
opportunities for all students to participate in verbal and non-verbal
exchanges with the instructor and with other students. Participation
in the following components of the course is required or strongly
recommended: an Online Communications Exercise in the first few days of
the semester, reading and studying the online Lectures (notes) before doing the required homework, interaction with
classmates and the instructor using the email and discussion components of WebCT,
and online review sessions
using the chat and whiteboard components of WebCT. |
| On the first day of the
semester, go to
http://tbr.eduprise.com to log into the course web site on WebCT.
Click on [Assignments] in the Course Menu to view a listing homework
assignments and due dates. |
| Click on [Assignments] in the
Course Menu to view a listing homework assignments and due dates.
Due dates are also posted in the calendar component of WebCT. |
| Students are encouraged to
use the email, chat, whiteboard, and discussion features of WebCT. |
| On or before the due date,
students will submit the answers to five homework problems in a period of
ten minutes, which can only be done successfully if the homework is
completed beforehand. In the course web site on WebCT, click on [Tests
and Quizzes] in the Course Menu. In addition to the homework
Assignments, quizzes and tests (except the Final Exam) are submitted online.
The comprehensive Final Exam must be taken at the student's "home school" in
the student's geographical area. |
| All homework assignments,
quizzes, and major tests (except the Final Exam) are submitted online.
In WebCT, click on [Tests and Quizzes] in the Course Menu on or before the
stated deadline. The comprehensive Final Exam is a proctored test done
on paper at the student's "home school" in the student's geographical area.
A student who must miss a scheduled test due to an emergency should make
every attempt to notify the instructor (and/or test proctor) prior to the
test deadline. |
| Yes. Students who work ahead of the calendar deadlines may go ahead and take the tests when ready, but must
contact the instructor at least three days beforehand in order to take a
test early. Final Exams must be
taken at the scheduled time and will not be returned to the student. There
will be no exemptions from taking the Final Exam. Specifics of Extra Credit on the
Final Exam will be announced after the last major test. |
| Grades are posted online in
WebCT. To view homework assignments, quizzes, and tests grades, click
on [Grades] in the Course Menu. |
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