Kaplan University Unit 1
Welcome to Course CS119. Please read all of the announcements and other
content listed under Course Home.
I am looking forward to be your instructor for this section and hope we can
learn from one another. During our seminars, please follow the netiquette
guidelines.
I will be the moderator to ensure everyone will be civil to the others. If you have
a disagreement which you do not want to share with others, email me privately,
or inform me during the seminar and we can have a private chat during the
seminar.
Activities Unit 1
• Introduce Yourself
• Reading: Chapters Intro, 1, 6, 7, & 13 from the
PowerUp Text.
• Learning Activities: Click all related buttons
• Discussion: Review Chapter 7.
• Seminars
• Final project information
• Syllabus
Introduce Yourself
• Answer the following questions:
• Your name
• What is your career goal? Are you engaged in this occupation now, or are
you making a change by going back to school?
• What is your most important reason for going back to school?
• What is the one strength you bring to college you know will help you
succeed at Kaplan University?
• What is your greatest fear about taking classes in an online environment?
• What else can you share, such as hobbies, interests, a funny story or
favorite book, that will help your instructor and classmates get to know
you?
Reading
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The Power Up Text is free.
It is not one book, but individual files
Log into your course
Click on Doc Sharing
In the “Select View” box, click the down arrow
Highlight “Power Up Text”
Click “Go”
Each file will need to be downloaded to your computer. You can
save it on your computer, thumb drive, etc…
• After the download, you can open and print if you prefer a hard
copy.
• You can also click on the links in the reading sections to open the
chapters.
Learning Activities
• Under each Unit
• Click on “Learning Activities
• Perform the learning activity and click on any
links within the learning activity
Discussions
• Each unit has a discussion
• Discussions are ESSAY questions and must be
answered in essay format. They should be
approx 150 word answers.
• You must reply to at least 2 students in each
discussion thread
• Each reply should be approx 50 words.
Projects
• Some Units (Units 2, 4, 5, 6) will have miniprojects. Unit 9 will have final project
• Follow the directions.
• There will multiple pages of
information/directions for each project.
• Click the right arrow (usually in upper right part
of frame).
• Follow the directions; including naming the files
correctly before you submit to the dropbox. I will
deduct points if files are NOT named correctly.
Seminars
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We will have a seminar each week, Thursdays, 8-9 pm Eastern Time.
You are required to have speakers/audio.
The audio is one way; you can hear me but I cannot hear you.
Two-way chat.
The seminars are not meant to be a lecture. They are discussions with me
acting as the moderator-keep the information flowing.
You must participate in the seminar to receive credit.
This is not a chat/instant messaging/or text messaging platform; It is a
professional unit-no chat, text messaging language will be used; do not
use LOL, etc…
If you do not attend the live seminar, each unit has an Option 2 for the
seminar.
Option 2 are essay questions; the option 2s must be at least 150 word
responses. Click on all the directions, including naming the files, before
submission to the dropbox.
Final Project Information
• The final project for this course incorporates
aspects of each of the mini projects assigned
throughout the course, so it is important to
keep it in mind as you complete your
coursework over the next several weeks
Final Project Informationcontinued
• For the final project, you will use a template to
create an Action Plan that focuses on goals (Unit
2), test-taking skills (Unit 4), time management
(Unit 5), and stress management (Unit 6). This
project incorporates the mini projects you will
complete throughout the course so that you can
create one comprehensive action plan to use
while you are at Kaplan. This plan can be
reviewed and revised as you progress through
your degree plan.
Naming Files
• Before submitting files to the dropbox, the
files should be named in the following format
• Username-CS119-23FT-Unit#-assignment
name
Directions for Naming files
• Multiple ways to name files
• When you are creating the document and
want to save, click ‘File’, click ‘Save As’, in the
name box, type in the proper name for the
file.
• If you have already saved a file, find the file,
right click the file name, click ‘rename’, type in
the correct name.
Power Point_Seminars
• The power point presentations in the seminars
will also be available in the ‘Doc Sharing” section
of the platform
• Click on ‘Doc Sharing’
• Find the appropriate file
• Double click the file name
• Click save
• The file will download to your computer.
• After the download, you will be able to double
click the file and open it.
Documents
• Documents submitted for the Option 2 seminars
and/or projects MUST be in Microsoft Office
format.
• Microsoft Works, Open Office, etc… are not
Microsoft Office programs.
• Using programs other than Microsoft Office may
have compatibility issues with the Kaplan system
or a/the computer I use to grade the work. Do
not assume if it works once, it will work again.
• You can purchase Microsoft Office thru Kaplan at
a reduced price-see announcements.
Exams
• There will be 3 quizzes and one exam during this
term
• The quizzes are units 1-3, the exam is during unit 8.
• Please ensure you will have time/no interruptions
during the exam/quizzes-you may not be able to
leave and return to the exam/quizzes.
• If you lose Internet connectivity during the exam, log
on again asap and try to access the exam. If you are
unable to access the exam, email me and I will reenable the exam/quizzes for you.
Exams
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You will have 50 minutes to take the exam.
You will have 20 minutes to take the quizzes
There are 25 questions per exam.
There are 10 questions per quiz.
All questions are multiple choice.
Click ‘Save Answers’
Click ‘Submit for Grade’
Quizzes/Exams
• Each unit quiz will cover that particular unit.
• The exam will be comprehensive units 1-8.
• Under each unit with quiz or exam, there is a
Jeopardy game which will help you with the
quizzes/exam.
• Grades will not be released until the release date.
You will see the release date when entering the quiz
or exam and after taking the quiz or exam.
Course Home
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Contains the syllabus: You can download the syllabus from the ‘Doc Sharing’ or
review it in the Course Home section
Calendar-you can use this as your Calendar for reminders, tasks, etc..
Kaplan Library Presentation: Highly recommend you review the presentation
KU Clinical Information: click the buttons for clinical requirements in your field of
study
KU Course Support: Write these numbers down, keep next to your phone or in
your cell phone. Includes #s for tech support, registrar, etc…
General Question: I read this area daily; if you have a general question about the
class, which you feel would benefit the class, click the +Respond button and type
in your question(s), click the ‘post’ button when you are ready to submit the
question.
Online Communication Guidelines: contains Kaplan’s guidelines and policies.
Please read.
KHE Seminar: Please read-detailed explanation on how to enter/use the seminar
Syllabus
• Please review or download the syllabus from the
class.
• You can review the syllabus under ‘Course Home’
• You can download the Syllabus from ‘Doc Sharing’
• I have also emailed the syllabus to the class. If you
did not receive it, email me and I will send it to you.
• We will discuss main points of the syllabus, I.E.
Grading Criteria, etc…
Syllabus
• INSTRUCTOR AND SEMINAR INFORMATION
• Instructor Name and Credentials:
David Campbell,
MS-MIT, MLT (ASCP)
• Kaplan Email Address:
dcampbell2@kaplan.edu (please note the 2)
• AIM Instant Messenger Name:
kaplandcampbell
• Course/Seminar Day and Time (ET):
Mondays, 10-11 PM
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Syllabus
• Each unit is listed with Unit# and topic.
• Learning activities for each week.
• Assessments for each week.
Syllabus: Grading Scale
Grade
Points
Percentage
Grade Point
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AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
F
W
AU
EC
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TC
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No Grade
930 – 1000
900 – 929
870 – 899
830 – 869
800 – 829
770 – 799
730 – 769
700 – 729
670 – 699
600 – 669
0 – 590
Withdrawal in first 25% of term
93-100%
90-92%
87-89%
83-86%
80-82%
77-79%
73-76%
70-72%
67-69%
60-66%
0-59%
Withdrawal
Audit
Experiential Credit
Incomplete
Pass
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Transfer Credit
Repeat
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.0
1.7
1.3
1.0
0.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Syllabus: Grading
• Follow the directions on all assignments. READ
the directions. If you do not understand, email
me immediately for clarification, do not wait
until the last minute.
• I follow the syllabus grading criteria rubrics
(instructions) and will refer to the rubrics
when I grade assignments.
Syllabus: Late Policy
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Late work will not be accepted during Units 1 through 3, for any reason. Late
work will not be accepted in Units 4-10 unless there are clear and compelling
extenuating circumstances. If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent
you from completing course assignments/exams you must contact your instructor
immediately—prior to the assignment/exam/quiz due-date unless prevented
from doing so by emergency circumstances. Examples of extenuating
circumstances are serious personal and/or family illness/hospitalization, death in
the family, weather-related evacuation/emergencies, work emergencies, and
issues related to active military assignment. Personal computer/software/internet
connectivity issues and course blocks are not considered extenuating
circumstances. Have a back up plan in place. Granting of late-work submission
due to extenuating circumstances is at the discretion of the instructor and will
require documentation for verification of extenuating circumstances. If late work
submission is granted, the instructor will establish new due-dates and
requirements without loss of course points.
I do not normally accept late work.
Syllabus
• Students enrolled in CS119 must have a
course average of 73% or higher at the end of
Unit 3 to be officially enrolled at Kaplan
University. If a grade of 73% is not achieved,
a student will have their enrollment reversed
at the end of Unit 3.
Syllabus
• At the end of the third week of classes, the University will review the
academic performance of online conditionally accepted students. Online
students who have earned a grade up to that point of 73 percent or
higher for all coursework will become fully instated students, and will
only then be eligible to earn financial aid and course grades. The
University will reverse the enrollment of any online student not meeting
these criteria, and such a student will not owe any financial obligation to
the University except for the tuition deposit, which is not
refundable. Grades for the conditional basis checkpoint at the end of
Unit 3 will consist of the CS119 grades in Units 1 through 3 only.
• Online students whose enrollments are reversed in this manner may not
reapply for admission for 1 year.
Syllabus: Incompletes
• Incompletes provide students with limited additional time to
complete coursework after the term’s end. To be considered
for an incomplete, you should have completed approximately
75% of the coursework. Please see the Kaplan University
catalog for further information. Whether or not to grant an
incomplete is your instructor’s decision. The deadline for
requesting an incomplete for the 1002A term is Sept 7, 2010.
Incomplete work is due Sept 24, 2010.
• I do not grant incompletes. I will explain.
Syllabus: Email Subject Lines
• Please start your subject lines in email
correspondence with Course & section
username (for example, if my name was TAllen
CS119-23FT-TAllen: Question regarding
project)
Syllabus: Seminars-Option 1 and
Option 2
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Seminar Option 1: Seminars will be held using the KHE Seminar tool. Use the
following instructions to enter seminar:
To access your Seminar, log in to your home page and click on the course for which
you are attending Seminar. This will open two windows. The narrow window is
called the remote window. In the remote window, please click on the blue
underlined text that says "Enter KHE Seminar." After a brief pause, you will be in
the Seminar. Your name should appear on the left side of the screen. For
additional instructions, review Seminar Instructions found in the Course Home
menu for the course.
Please find your Seminar Rubrics for Seminar option 1 in the “Rubrics” section at
the end of this document, or click here to skip to that section.
Seminar Option 2: Respond to the seminar discussion questions listed. Each
response will be graded individually and posted to the grade book using the rubric
found in the “Rubrics” section of this document.
Please find your Seminar Rubrics for Seminar option 2 in the “Rubrics” section at
the end of this document, or click here to skip to that section
Syllabus: Attendance
• Please read the syllabus for Kaplan’s
attendance policy.
Syllabus Plagiarism
Please read the syllabus for Kaplan’s Plagiarism
policy.
If I feel work has been copied, I will use Turn-ITIn.com. If the results come back as being
plagiarized, I will start the procedures to have
you removed from the course.
Discussion Board Rubrics
• Discussion Board Participation Rubric
• Students are expected to post:
• A Minimum of three posts per unit discussion
thread.
– one post in response to the instructor’s question
by EOD Saturday, 1159PM ET
– two posts in response to two classmates by EOD
Tuesday, end of unit, 1159PM ET.
Discussion Board Rubrics
Grade
Evaluation Criteria
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Initial response posted by Saturday;
comments posted by Tuesday.
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Consistently responds to postings
Consistently uses Standard American
English with rare misspellings
Frequently attempts to motivate the
group discussion
Presents creative approaches to topic
Accurately cites information.
Participates with the required
number of relevant postings of
required length
Initial response posted by Saturday;
comments posted by Tuesday.
Postings reflect the reading and
some outside source material but may
not be accurately cited.
Consistently uses Standard American
English with rare misspellings
Comments are logical and reflect critical
thinking.
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B
Participates with the required
number of relevant postings of
required length
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Points
90-100%
45-50 points
80-89%
40-44.9 points
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Participates with the required
number of relevant postings of
required length
Initial response posted by Saturday;
comments posted by Tuesday.
Participates, but does not post
anything that encourages others to
respond to the posting.
Minimal grammatical or spelling
errors are noted in posts
Opinions and ideas are stated clearly
Participates with the required
number of relevant postings
Initial response not posted by
Saturday; comments posted by
Tuesday.
Significant errors in spelling and/or
grammar
Occasionally posts off topic
Posts do not meet length requirements
Does not meet the required number of
posts on time
Poor spelling and grammar appear in
most posts
Posts topics which do not relate to the
discussion content
70-79%
35-39.9 points
60-69%
30-34.9 points
<60%
0-29.9 points
Seminar Rubric Option 1
Grade
Evaluation Criteria
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Frequent interactions on concepts being
discussed by students and instructor
Posts are on topic and contribute to the
quality of the seminar
Student arrives on time and stays the
entire seminar
Student supplies reference to back up
comment
Some interactions on concepts being
discussed by students and instructor
Posts are generally on topic and
contribute to the quality of the seminar
Student is tardy or leaves early
Few interactions on concepts being
discussed by students and instructor
Student is tardy and leaves early
No interactions on concepts being
discussed by students and instructor
Off topic conversations
Student attends less than half of the
seminar
Student appears unfamiliar with seminar
topic
Off topic conversations and/or abusive
or inappropriate behavior
No interactions with students and
instructor
Student attends a fraction of the
seminar
Points
90-100%
9-10 points
80-89%
8-8.9 points
70-79%
7-7.9 points
60-69%
6-6.9 points
<60%
0-5.9 points
Seminar Rubric Option 2
Grade
Evaluation Criteria
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Submission met length requirements
(150 words)
Consistently uses Standard American
English with rare misspellings
Presents creative approaches to topic
Accurately cites information
Submission met length requirements
(150 words)
Assignment reflects the topic but may
not be accurately cited (if applicable).
Consistently uses Standard American
English with rare misspellings
Ideas are logical and reflect critical
thinking.
Submission met length requirements
(150 words)
Minimal grammatical or spelling errors
Opinions and ideas are stated clearly
Submission did not meet length
requirements (150 words)
Significant errors in spelling and/or
grammar
Response does not address topic
Did not submit assignment on time
Poor spelling and grammar
Response does not address topic
Points
90-100%
9-10 points
80-89%
8-8.9 points
70-79%
7-7.9 points
60-69%
6-6.9 points
<60%
0-5.9 points
Project Criteria
Grade
Evaluation Criteria
A
B
Content: Focuses clearly on the
assignment following all directions.
Shows original and critical thought.
Answers all topics/questions with clarity,
thought and substance, using course
concepts and examples as appropriate.
Language: Ideas are clearly expressed
with minimal spelling/grammatical errors.
Professional, Standard American English
is used in complete sentences.
Format: Template used
Content: Focuses clearly on the
assignment following all directions.
Shows some original and critical thought.
Answers most topics/questions with
clarity, thought and substance using
course concepts and examples as
appropriate.
Language Ideas are generally clear;
some (5-7) spelling, punctuation, and/or
sentence structure errors. Professional,
Standard American English is used in
complete sentences.
Format: Template used
Points
90-100%
Mini Projects
36-40
Final Project
135-150
80-89%
Mini Projects
32-35.9
Final Project
120-134.9
Project rubrics
C
D
Content: Focus of the assignment is
unclear or veers off of the assigned
topic in places- directions not
followed. Shows little original thought.
Answers some questions incompletely
and references to course concepts and
examples are not used when needed.
Language: Ideas are sometimes
unclear. Many (8-10) spelling,
grammatical, and syntax errors.
Professional, Standard American
English is used in complete sentences.
Format: Template used
Content: Assignment is off topicdirections not followed. Does not answer
all topics/questions. References to course
concepts and examples are not adequate.
Shows very little original thought.
Language: Writing style interferes with
the development and clarity of the main
points. Ideas are not clearly expressed.
More than ten spelling, punctuation,
and/or sentence structure errors.
Professional, Standard American English
is not used and/or not used in complete
sentences.
Format: Template NOT used
70-79%
Mini Projects
28-31.9
Final Project
105-119.9
60-69%
Mini Projects
24-27.9
Final Project
90-104.9
Project Rubrics
F
Content: Very underdeveloped,
inappropriate, or unrelated to topic
No Project Submitted
Plagiarized work (Definitions and
information copied from websites or
other sources without quotation marks
and proper citation)
<60%
Mini Projects
0-23.9
Final Project
0-89.9