College of the Redwoods
Curriculum Proposal
Distance Education Course
Renewable every five (5) years
Date: January 21, 2006
1. Division: Business Technology
2. Course Discipline and Number: BT 16
3. Course Title: Word Processing I
4. Distance Education Method:
Instructional TV on cable
Interactive TV on videoconference
Online
5. Describe in detail how this course will apply the same standards of course quality
as a traditional classroom course. (attach course outline and syllabus)
Students taking this online word processing class will complete exactly the
same assignments as those students taking the class on campus. A course
syllabus, weekly lecture notes, weekly assignments, online quizzes,
midterm and final will be available on Blackboard.
6. Describe how this course will include regular effective contact between the
instructor and students.
Students will have access to the instructor's email address and telephone
number both at home and at school. Students may choose to come into the
lab for assistance or to work on their assignments during open lab time. In
addition, students have access to weekly announcements and discussion
board available on their Blackboard accounts. Blackboard discussion
board as well as email will be used extensively for communication between
students and instructor.
7. Describe how standard methods of assessment will be adapted to the distance
education format.
Chapter quizzes, a midterm, and a final exam will be administered through
Blackboard. Quizzes are open book and may be taken only one time. Once
a student begins a quiz, he or she must complete the quiz within one hour
to receive credit.
Students will email their chapter assignments directly to me using the
Dropbox on Blackboard or their own email accounts. I will then correct
their assignments and record them on Blackboard.
Curriculum Approval: April 8, 2005
Academic Senate Approval: May 6, 2005
May 29, 2016
Students will check the gradebook on Blackboard for their grades on
assignments and quizzes. In addition, the instructor will email students
with comments regarding their assignments. Grades will be earned using
the same grading scale used in the on-campus BT16 course.
Approvals:
Clyde Johnson
1/25/06
Department Chair
Date
Mark Winter
2/9/06
Distance Education Coordinator
Date
Sydney Larson
1/25/06
Division Chair
Date
Curriculum Committee Approval Date: 3/10/06
Academic Senate Approval Date:
Curriculum Approval: April 8, 2005
Academic Senate Approval: May 6, 2005
May 29, 2016