Chabot College
Distance Education Curriculum Support Committee
Course Proposal Form
(Send as an email attachment to DECSC chair)
2004-2005
These questions are meant to provide you, our faculty colleagues, a framework for your Distance
Education Curriculum Proposal. These are guidelines, not mandates. Much of this emerged from
an Academic Senate for California Community Colleges white paper, available in our resource
area. We believe careful and thorough consideration of these issues will improve not just your
proposal, but also your entire course design. Please feel free to elaborate where you think most
important. Note: Please click on File, Save As to save this form as a document, so you can work
on it and submit it electronically to the DE Curriculum Support Committee chair.
Each proposal or existing course, if delivered by distance education, shall be separately
reviewed and approved by the curriculum committee prior to being offered. (Ed Code 55378)
Course Title & Number: Principles of Accounting II (Business 1B)
Faculty Name: Wanda Wong
Need/Justification
Bus 1B (Principles of Account II) is the second course of the accounting sequence . Because
this course is a requirement for the Business degree program in this college and its
transferability to UC and CSU, the demand has been historically good. Chabot offers three to
four sections of this course every semester, but none of which are currently been taught
online. Bus 1A online has been approved to be first offered in fall 2005. It would make a lot
of sense to be able to offer Bus 1B starting in the spring 2006 to better serve our students.
Bus 1B online can provide adults with a second chance at a college education, reach those
disadvantaged by limited time, distance or physical disability, and update the knowledge
base of workers at their places of employment. Distance learning gives motivated students a
wonderful, affordable opportunity to earn a degree. Everyone deserves an education.
Course Content Delivery
Methods of instruction listed in the course outline can be delivered successfully in an online
format. Web-based course management systems allow for lecture, discussion, media
presentation, and individual and group projects. A traditional textbook will supplement web based materials just as it does for classroom-based materials.
This course will be offered completely online. Bus 1B meets 68 hours per semester. The
online class will require the same number of hours from the students with the following time
schedule.
 Electures, PowerPoint presentations, Notes, & Assignments – 36
 Quizzes – 8
 Exams – 10
 Discussion Board/Email communications – 14
Instructor will deliver “lecture” outlines with concepts mapped out allowing students to
visualize interconnections between ideas. This will reinforce ideas covered in course
readings.
Instructor will use locally relevant case studies and examples as often as possible to assist
students in understanding and applying course content.
Instructor will function effectively as a skilled facilitator as well as content provider.
Nature and Frequency of Instructor-Student Interactions
Teaching and studying at a distance can be as effective as traditional instruction, when the
method and technologies used are appropriate to the instructional tasks, there is student-tostudent interaction, and when there is timely teacher-to-student feedback.
Instruction will be completely asynchronous online. For each chapter there will be electures,
PowerPoint slides, assignments, quiz, exam, discussion board and email feedbacks.
Students who correspond with the instructor once a week, or more, by e-mail may in fact
receive considerably more useful personal attention than those who sit quietly in the back of
a lecture all semester. A student who participates electronically in a guided, threaded online
discussion will almost certainly experience a richer interaction than that provided by a single
question and answer in a traditional classroom. Instructor will take note of students who
don’t participate in discussion session, and contact them individually as soon as time allow.
Have students keep a journal of their thoughts and ideas regarding the course content, as well
as their individual progress and other concerns. Have students submit journal entries
frequently via email.
Announcement section of the blackboard will be used to address deadlines, give
encouragements and place reminders.
Instructor will hold traditional office hours on campus and will contact students via email
and phone.
Assignments & Methods of Evaluation
Student will be evaluated as follow:
 Weekly quizzes to help students assess their understanding of the material
 Assignments for every chapter will be assigned and each set will require 2 to 3 hours.
 At the end of every two chapters, there will be an exam consist of some True/False
and Multiple Choices questions, but majority of the questions will be in working
problem format.
 Discussion Board participation is part of the course requirement and will be heavily
noted by the instructor
Technical Support
Support services offered by ITC staff and Blackboard administrator will be used.
Student Services
Students enrolled in this online course will have the same access to Chabot College student
resources as all enrolled students have. Library services can also be utilized online through
the library’s website.
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Blackboard has accessibility feature to accommodate students with disabilities. Students that
require assistance with disabilities can also use services in DSRC as available by Chabot.
Class Size & First Term to be offered
Class size will be 44 and the department plans to offer this course first time in spring 2006.
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