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Academic Success Enrichment Seminar

CS 113 Academic Strategies Unit One SeminarCS 113 Academic Strategies Unit One SeminarPutting all the pieces together for successPutting all the pieces together for success

Your class goes from Wednesday, ends Tuesday at 11:59pm ET for each unit. Then continues Wed-Tues for a total of ten unit weeks.Seminars are each Wed night 8pm Eastern Time.

Greetings from Carole MyersGreetings from Carole Myers

"Twelve Priceless Qualities of Success:1. The value of time.2. The success of perseverance.3. The pleasure of working.4. The dignity of simplicity.5. The worth of character.6. The power of kindness.7. The influence of example.8. The obligation of duty.9. The wisdom of economy.10. The virtue of patience.11. The improvement of talent.12. The joy of originating."Marshall Field

How to reach me, your instructor..

How to reach me, your instructor..

Here is my information:Carole Myers, MBA502-381-1555 my cell phone

Email work: cmyers@ kaplan.edu

Here is my information:Carole Myers, MBA502-381-1555 my cell phone

Email work: cmyers@ kaplan.edu

This information is under instructor information in your class

In your classroom you will see these categories….

In your classroom you will see these categories….

Course Home Syllabus Instructor Information

Virtual Office

Atomic Learning Academic Success

Course Home Syllabus Instructor Information

Virtual Office

Atomic Learning Academic Success

Instructor Office Instructor Office

This space is set aside for you to ask questions about the course and its assignments.

This space is set aside for you to ask questions about the course and its assignments.

How to capture the pointsHow to capture the points

PointsUnit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Unit 9

Unit 10 Total

Discussion 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 450

Project 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 50 470

Plagarism Quiz 20 20

Reading and Note taking Quiz 60 60

110 110 110 110 110 130 110 110 110 50 1000

Let’s cover the syllabus..Let’s cover the syllabus..

The course syllabus is the core document around which the

course is structured. It is named “CS 113 Syllabus.doc"

and is located in the DocSharing area. The syllabus includes all of the information

contained below.

http://apastyle.net/dp-info.asp


Course Objectives By the end of this course, you should be able

to: 1. Demonstrate basic critical reading, writing, and

reasoning skills 2. Use a variety of personal management tools and

strategies to enhance learning3. Use problem solving skills to increase academic

and professional proficiency4. Identify career paths and goals.



Grade: Discussion Grading Criteria 90-100%Discussion Board (worth 50 pts): If you complete your initial response and do not respond to cohorts,

you would see something in your grading criteria such as this:Content (Substance/Meaningfulness) 5/10, Writing (Spelling,

Grammar, Punctuation) 10/10, Relevance (On Topic) 10/10, Timeliness of Participation (Deadlines met Friday-Initial; Monday-Peers) 0/10, Interaction Participation (Required response postings) 0/10

If you met all requirements to include substance (100 words or 7-10 sentences with initial and responses) then you would see something in your grading criteria such as this:

Content (Substance/Meaningfulness) 10/10, Writing (Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation) 10/10, Relevance (On Topic) 10/10, Timeliness of Participation (Deadlines met Friday-Initial; No later than Monday-Peers; at least three different days) 10/10, Interaction Participation (Required response postings) 10/10


A little business class magic

A little business class magic

Project Grading Criteria

GradeContent, Focus,

Use of Text/Research

Analysis and Critical Thinking

Writing Style, Grammar,

APA Format (when

assigned)

% 50% 30% 20%

•If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from completing projects, quizzes or participating in the class, please contact the instructor to make alternative arrangements. Active communication is the key to overcoming any hurdles you may encounter during the term. If you are unable to contact your instructor, contact your academic advisor.

Extenuating Circumstances:

Early Project Submission:

It is understandable there may be times you wish to post projects to the Drop

Box prior to their due date. You are urged not to

work too far ahead in completing projects as

each unit’s discussion and lecture provides additional information to support your

project effort.

• Discussion Board postings are critical to the success of the online classroom and work best when all students are engaged in the same discussion at the same time.

• You may on occasion wish to post to the discussion board early. This is fine; however, in order to receive full credit for the discussion, you must participate in the peer-to-peer discussion during the unit beginning and end dates.

• Typically your instructor and peers will not provide comments to your postings until that unit begins.

Early Discussion Policy:

What is a grading rubric and why should you care when completing your Projects?

Let’s have a goal of getting 90-100% on your projects by achieving these areas…

Grading is measured by these categories:

Content, Focus, Use of Text/Research

50% of your total grade for a project is measured by how your Response successfully answers the assignment question(s); thoroughly uses the text and other literature.

Project Rubric


Analysis and Critical Thinking

30% of your total grade for a project is measured by

how your Response exhibits strong higher-order critical thinking and analysis (e.g., evaluation).

Project Rubric

OMG (oh my gosh) what is APA? Secret to be revealed soon….


Writing Style, Grammar, APA Format (when assigned)

20% of your total grade for a project is measured by how your Sentences are clear, concise, and direct; tone is appropriate. Grammatical skills are strong with almost no errors per page. Correct use of APA format when assigned.

Project Rubric

Let’s have a goal of getting 90-100% on your projects by achieving these areas…

• 50%Content, Focus, Use of Text/Research

• 30%Analysis and Critical Thinking

• 20% Writing Style, Grammar, APA Format (when assigned)

Project Rubric

Correct use of APA format when assigned.


APA

what

?



It says here, APA (American

Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences (as cited in The Owl

at Purdue, 2009).



Here is the secret format for referencing online sources:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of

article. Title of Online Periodical, volume number(issue number if available). Retrieved month day,

year, (if necessary) from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/




D. Neyhart & E. Karper. APA Formatting and Style Guide.The Owl at Purdue. Retrieved January 10, 2010 from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/




Now that you know the secret please try it out in all your work areas:

Discussion

Projects

You will get in the habit and it will save you time and avoid plagarism as your courses get more challenging.

Questions?Questions?Questions?Questions?

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Your Reading Material

Go to the Doc Sharing tab at the top of your page to access your reading pages called eGuides.

This course does not have a “hard book” that comes in the mail

The big tool for your tool box

Microsoft Office tools to success. You will need:

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Resume to build on

Each Unit takes you to the next level. Each week complete:

Each Unit takes you to the next level. Each week complete:

| Discussion| Homework Projects| Seminar

Puzzle solved

How area we going to make this class relaxing and non-stressful? Know how to play the game for maximizing points to get A+ success.

Gradebook Points:

50 points for Discussion work

60 points for Projects

80 points Quizzes (2)

Wow! Now that is a piece of business we all can handle !

Rules to live by:

I will have your course projects graded within one week of their due date. If you are late with an assignment always submit it but send me an email that you submitted late work in the Dropbox. No homework left behind kind of ruling

Emergencies happen so over communicating with me is vital to allow for alternative arrangements for your assignments, reviews, etc.

I am going on vacation ( a cruise) for a week and do not trust good internet access what should I do? Let me know in advance of the time frame you will be gone and we will work through early submissions of your work.

Seminars are each week for one hour.

Then continues Wed-Tues for a total of ten unit weeks.

Seminars are your ticket to more knowledge……

DROP BOX-- the key to submitting

Dropbox tab guides you on how to submit your Microsoft Word and Excel homework assignments.

Drop Box Overview

• The Dropbox is an easy way for you to submit assignments to your instructor. • The Dropbox is a one-to-one communication tool between you and your

instructor. When you post an assignment to the Dropbox, your instructor will be the only one who receives or sees the assignment.

• To access the Dropbox, click the Dropbox tab in the toolbar at the top of a page in your course. When you enter the Dropbox area, you will see that there is a link for you to

• Submit an Assignment.• When you submit your assignment, you will need to choose which basket to

submit it to.• You will choose the name of the basket that corresponds to the assignment you

are submitting from a drop-down list. In your entry, you can both type a response for your instructor, and can attach one or more files.

Drop Box Overview

Drop Box Overview

Once you have submitted an entry to the Dropbox, it will appear in your Outbox. Once your instructor has reviewed, responded to, and perhaps graded your work, it will appear in your Inbox. From your Inbox, you may review the comments of your instructor, and may respond with comments and questions of your own, or with additional components of the assignment.

Emails

Instructors classmates listed here

Emails

Instructors classmates listed here

This is a good thing so make sure you see this prompt shows or you did not send your email out !

Discussion Board & Questions

Responding to your classmates

Discussion Board & Questions

Unit OneDiscussion

AreaNow you

respond with your

introduction.I have.

Play the points game… 50 points for your

discussion points each week.

Here’s the game rules:• Responses contribute to the

quality of the discussion• Responses posted at least

three times throughout the week.

• Responses reference the unit’s material frequently

• Responses advance the discussion.

During discussions, you must demonstrate not only that you understand the subject matter but also that you can apply what you have learned, analyze it, integrate it with knowledge you already have, and evaluate it critically.

Your postings should be appropriate and timely contributions that add value to the discussion

To ensure your success as a contributor to discussions and as a student in this class, we suggest the following guidelines for posting:•Be clear about which message you're responding to. •Refer to specific passages or ideas in the course or text that have sparked your interest.•Make sure your contribution adds something new to the discussion. A simple "I agree" may be your initial response, but think about how you can take the conversation to the next level.

Discussion Guidelines….

Discussion Guidelines….•Make your posting clear and easy to follow by dividing longer messages into paragraphs.•Address classmates by name or user name, and sign your own messages.•Feel free to pose new questions to your classmates within your own message.•Use correct spelling, capitalization, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.•If you plan on posting a lengthy response, it is a good idea to type your response in Word or Notepad, then copy and paste it into the discussion area. This way you'll always have a record of your communication if for some reason you lose your connection to the course.


Sample Question and Answers The following are some examples of acceptable and unacceptable responses to Discussion Questions:Sample Question: "The author claims that the Internet has changed teaching. How would you respond to this assertion?"Unacceptable: "I agree."Unacceptable: "I think the author is off her rocker on this point. I can't stand it when techies try to write about education."


Sample Question: "The author claims that the Internet has changed teaching. How would you respond to this assertion?“Acceptable: "I agree with Becky’s basic point--that is, I think she's right that the advent of the Internet means dramatic changes in how we teach. But I think she's so concerned with whether technology is going to replace teachers that she misses an essential point. Teachers must change themselves to use the Internet effectively. The Internet will never replace teachers and it will never be a successful tool unless teachers make it one."

Acceptable: "I disagree with Becky. The Internet has not changed teaching any more than the printing press changed teaching, or modern instructional design has changed teaching. New ideas about teaching and new technologies help us deliver good teaching more effectively. They may help us understand more fully what we're delivering. They may help us reach more students. But the essence of good teaching remains the same."

More areas of rock solid learning in this course:

Your Unit 1 Project is a Scavenger Hunt in which you will be asked to find several important items that are located throughout the course. After downloading the scavenger hunt document: • Save the file entitled CS113-Unit1-Project.doc to your computer. • Rename the document as YourName-CS113 -Unit 1-Project. • Remember where you have saved the file so that you can locate your work later.

More areas of rock solid learning in this course:

Go the Dropbox to submit the saved file. Click the "Dropbox" tab.

Click "Submit an Assignment". Using the drop-down box, choose the assignment. Make sure you have used the correct format (.doc).Click "Add Attachments".

Click "Browse..." Go to the folder on your computer that contains your projects. Click on the correct document. The filename should now appear.

Click "Attach file". Wait for the file to upload. Click "Ok". Your project has now been submitted

Communicating Online

Now that you are in an academic program, it’s time to start practicing good writing.

You don’t have to be perfect, but you should strive to be a clear

and professional communicator.

When a boss sent me an email back in the 1990’s it had thanks, LOL,

Nancy. Now I thought that this was saying to me Lots of Love (LOL) but I quickly learned that it meant Laugh Out Loud. So a warning about slang

interpretations.


Do's Write out all words (type "you"instead of "u") and use appropriate capitalizations. Always capitalize the pronoun I. Explain yourself clearly.


Don'ts Avoid acronyms. Not everyone will know what the acronyms mean and this can block the flow of communication. For example, not everyone knows what ROTFL (Rolling on the Floor Laughing) means. Do not use all capital letters when you type. All capitals is considered SHOUTING!

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.

- Charles Darwin

Skills for management:

Your homework papers (final manuscripts) can include: A title page

The paper itself (the "discussion")A references page

A title page contains three items: a running head (a short version of the title), the paper's title, and the author's name. Traditionally, the author's affiliation (the university he or she attends or works for)

appears below the author's name; however, many college instructors prefer students to put the course and section number in this place . The running title appears in the top right corner of every

page, including the title page, right before the page number. The title, the author's name, and the author's affiliation (or course and

section number) appear in the center of the title page.

Formatting the discussion, or body, of the paper, is also quite straightforward. APA final manuscripts are generally double-spaced As mentioned above, the running head appears in the top right corner of each page, right before the page number.

The full title also appears, but only on the first page of the discussion.

For subsequent pages, the running head is the only "title" present. New paragraphs should be indented (which is the default setting for the Tab key) and there should not be an extra blank line between paragraphs.

The last thing required is the

reference page.

This page, like the others, has the running head and page number in the upper-right hand corner.

Sources should be alphabetized by the author's last name (or, for sources without authors, by the first letter in the title) and the second line of each source should be indented a half inch (the first line is not indented).

Here are a few additional formatting standards to keep in mind:

• Use standard margins: 1" on all sides.

• Use standard 12-point font size.

• Use standard double-spacing: average of 22 lines per page, and between 20 and 24 lines per page.

• Use left-aligned text. Do not right-justify.

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