Syllabus – CNT 62B Cisco CCNA 3,4
Course Information:
Cisco Networking Academy CCNA 3/4 CNT 62B Credits: 4.00
This course covers the third and fourth parts of the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
curriculum, and the objectives of the current Cisco CCNA exam. It covers internetwork topology
and design, configuring LAN switches, STP, VLANs and trunking, TCP/IP suite, VLSM / CIDR
IP addressing and subnetting, advanced routing concepts and configuration for RIP, EIGRP,
IGRP, and static routes. Also includes WANs using Frame Relay, ISDN, dial-on-demand
routing, PPP, PAP/CHAP authentication, and network address translation. Network security, best
practices, router/switch security, passwords, and remote access concepts. This class includes
hands-on experience using Cisco routers and switches.
Prerequisite: Computer Networking Technology 62A (Completed with a grade of "C" or
higher) or completion of Cisco Networking Academy 1 & 2 at a Cisco Academy.
** NOTE ** Prerequisite for this class is having passed our CNT62A, or
equivalent industry experience. If you've completed Cisco 1 and 2 at another
Cisco Academy, or if you have sufficient network experience, you can take
this class without the prerequisite LPC CNT62A, BUT you will need a waiver
from me FIRST before you can register. I'll have to verify your Academy
record, or you will need to complete the Cisco 1 and 2 online finals in the
first two weeks of class - a necessary step - so email me for further
information and we'll get you registered. If you can do that, you can be in
the class. Students with sufficient previous industry experience may have
the instructor's support for a prerequisite challenge. See the Instructor.
Face to face / Online hybrid:
The schedule lists the class as meeting in rm 805 Tuesdays beginning at 5pm to 7:50pm. Lecture
recording typically begins at 5:30pm.
This class is being taught as an online/hybrid class.
See the definition of Online/Hybrid at:
http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/jgonder/#Online-Hybrid
Online/Hybrid operation of this class; in-class participation in the lecture, online joining of
CCCConfer, and subsequent access to the lecture recording will be discussed in the Orientation
video and first lecture.
Office Hours:
Face to face office hours are listed on the iCal and will be discussed in the first lecture. Any
changes, e.g. due to college meetings, will be reflected in changes in the iCal. The F2F office
hours are also indicative of simultaneous Online Office Hours.
Class Cancellation/ Calendar changes:
If an on campus meeting is canceled by the instructor it will be reported to
the hotline, and information available on the LPC website, and changed on
the online calendar. You do not have to come and wait to a meeting
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removed from the calendar. If you come, and the instructor is not there,
check the calendar and LPC website.
Any cancelations or changes to lecture recording times, office hours, drop in
lab times, or anything else due to college meetings or instructor absence are
noted on the online calendar. You should check the online calendar regularly,
and before logging in for a CCCConfer lecture to check for any last minute
changes to time or login information.
Required / recommended / Free Open Source texts and information:
** ALL my classes require a student membership in ACM.org See:
http://www.acm.org/membership/membership/student/benefits
Cost = $20 This provides access to 500 online books, and Skillsoft training
courses for Cisco, CompTIA, Oracle, Microsoft certifications. Chapters from
these books, and sections from these courses will be used in this class.
For the rest of required / recommended items see:
http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/jgonder/#Books
Recommended books will be discussed in the orientation and first lecture.
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Introduction: Welcome to Las Positas College and this course. I appreciate
your choosing us to help you achieve your goals, and I will do my part to
support you in your educational journey. I am a lifetime learner, and I hope
you are too. One of the reasons I teach these new technology classes is that
they are so interesting to me, and I’m always looking to learn new things,
and practice new skills, and then put them to use.
If it seems to you that this class is relatively loosely organized compared to
a class like history, for example, it’s because I believe we serve you best
when we can be new, current, and relevant. By the time any tech book is
written, it’s probably out of date, so I will always be looking for the latest
and best information for you, and will probably have labs in our class and
readings each semester that have never appeared here before. If there’s a
new development in technology that’s related to our course, even if it comes
up in the middle of the semester, I’ll try to incorporate it. The price we pay
for that is that this class curriculum plan cannot be codified, set in stone and
reused year after year, but, instead, it's like the menu at a good restaurant;
it gives a short list of the general things, but the specials of the day will
always be new, fresh, surprising, and written anew on the chalk board each
morning. Each week we may have something on our plate completely new,
but tasty and nutritious.
Also, many of you are already experienced in the tech world, and your
experiences and insights are welcomed and encouraged to maximize what
we all get out of this class. The content, concepts and skills chosen for this
class are intended to be the ones most useful to you in the real world. If you
have an opinion about that, or pretty much anything else, it’s important to
hear it. Please feel free to add your “two cents” and give us the benefit of
your perspective.
Instructor: John Gonder, CCAI, CCNP, CCNA, ACE, MCP, Project+, Sec+,
Net+, A+, CIW, etc.
Quickest contact will be by class email:
jgonder@mac.com
NOTE: You must always include /one/ class number in the subject
line (as in 70, 7501 or 62) or your email will be filtered out. If you’re
in more than one class, choose one class number to which your
question relates, so your email goes to the right email folder.
Remember that all FAQ type questions go to Piazza.com, as
demonstrated in the orientation lecture.
Never include your "W" number (W123456789) in any emails.
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Emails are generally answered within one business day.
Questions of interest to the class will be answered to the group during
subsequent lecture, email, or announcement and on Piazza.com.
FAQ and class questions: Piazza.com/
LPC email: jgonder@laspositascollege.edu
Office hours: See a current online calendar at
https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=jsgonder%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Los_Angel
es
Online office hours will be announced in class and on the online calendar
LPC phone: 925 424-1000
Land Mail:
Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore, CA 94551
Expectations: This class requires regular weekly participation.
While we are concerned with the skills and information around this class
subject - at the core, we're here to teach you how to think – to locate,
assemble, disassemble, evaluate, analyze, organize, document,
communicate and apply information to solve problems and complete tasks.
You're expected to do the reading, view and listen to lectures, and do the
work assigned.
While this is not an English class, writing well is a key to getting and keeping
a good job, so use whole sentences with good grammar and spelling
everywhere; that is a part of your grade. Note minimum length
requirements for posts. See the research standards, Blackboard rubric and
good writing example at - http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/jgonder/
See video Writing Good Reports:
http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/jgonder/bonuslectures/WritingGoodReports/
Writing assignments typically have 5 extra credit points for "extra good"
writing awarded without discussion or feedback.
See video Writing Rubric:
http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/jgonder/bonuslectures/WritingRubric-01/
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Periodic Updates / Survey: We will have a BlackBoard update
form/survey for you to send in periodically to make sure you're doing ok,
and to identify any resources or help you need to succeed in the class. It's
required.
Reports, File Formats and Naming: Normally all reports or writings
should be pasted into a new thread post in the correct forum in Blackboard.
The thread must be titled with your name. If I want you to do anything
else, I'll say so in the lecture.
Check that it looks good and reads correctly. Fancy formatting done in a
word processor may not translate properly when pasted in. It's your
responsibility to double check that it looks good after pasting into
Blackboard.
Report rubrics will be discussed in class. Some report writing basics: Use
Bold, Italic, Underline as tasteful accents only. A clean readable font type
and size is required; e.g. Verdana 12 No HTML is allowed in reports.
Do not attach reports as files, or email them to me unless I explicitly request
it, which will never happen.
The folder structure to be used, or the turn-in location will be indicated in
the assignment. Be careful to follow the instructions. Typically these are
demonstrated during the lecture / lab demo.
The filetype / file format required for the assignment will be indicated in
advance. Use only that type, as in pdf, or mp3, or whatever the assignment
requires.
Submissions not following the requirements are not graded.
Standard File requirements: When a file is required it must have a correct
name and file format. When you need to create a file name for any reason,
use lowercase letters with no spaces or underscores. The protocol will be
lastnametitle.ext as in: jgonderch1lab.txt or jgonderch1lab.jpg
CamelCase is acceptable, e.g. MyLastNameTitle.jpg JGonderWk3.jpg
All files should be named so that, by simply looking at the file, I can tell
whom it's from and what it's for.
Good filenames: jgonderch5.jpg
ssmithmodule6.png
jgonderscript.jpg
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Bad filenames:
yoteach.docx
screenshot.jpg
billych5.jpg
my report.doc
geek666.pic
j_gonder_ch2.txt
Permitted File Formats:
For screenshots or other images jpeg, pdf, bmp and png are acceptable.
That means all others are NOT acceptable.
For a text file, use txt, pdf or rtf format.
That means all others are NOT acceptable.
For a formatted word processing file, you may use DOC or DOCX.
That means all others are NOT acceptable.
I will not check to see everything looks good and is in the correct format
before deadlines. If it's hard to read, items are missing, it's named
incorrectly, or not in the right format when grading occurs, it will not be
graded. If the forum has not yet closed, you may correct these mistakes,
and in the next grading pass the item will be graded.
Course content includes: See the latest course outline for this class at
www.laspositascollege.edu (follow links to class schedule). This will be
discussed in the first lecture.
Orientation: We will have a recorded online general orientation, as well as
one specific to each class. See the online iCal at
https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=jsgonder%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Los_Angel
es
for scheduling. These online orientations will be archived, and available for
viewing, and RE-viewing as you desire. We will cover in excruciating detail
all the parts of the syllabus, as well as demonstrate all the basics of how to
access and participate in this course and discuss best practices for online
classes. Rather than re-type dynamic information here, since links and
information evolve over time, you will see links to the location of college
information, schedules, contact info, web pages and documents.
Attendance, online or in person, at the time of orientation recording is not
mandatory, but recommended. There will be a Module0 quiz that will cover
material in the orientations and syllabii – for which it is at least mandatory
to view the archive of the orientation, view the first lecture, and read the
syllabus.
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Questions on material covered in the orientations will not be repeatedly
answered after the recordings are posted.
Repeat: Questions on material covered in the orientations will not be
repeatedly answered after the recordings are posted.
Module0:
The first module of the class, Module0 contains basic information, and
training tasks to set up you to access all class information and resources.
http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/jgonder/info/Module0/module0.html
This first week assignment also includes a Tech Check to make sure your
computer can do everything it needs to do. To get a head start, check out:
http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/jgonder/info/techcheck.html
Your Class Page starting point: You have a CNT web page just for your
class – linked from Blackboard, with its own, separate, login.
You should bookmark this class page, making it your entry point for
all lectures and materials needed for your class.
** Your CNT class website login is given both by email to you after
first day of class, and is contained in the initial message on your
Blackboard page, which you will see after you log in to Blackboard
after the first day of the semester, and is discussed and demoed in
the orientation lecture **
Special Online Access to Resources: When needed during the semester
there may be a separate lecture demonstrating methods to make
reservations and access online resources, such as reference material, router
pods, virtual and real computers and other equipment, and software for
doing labs. This class makes use of a number of online locations and
resources. Make sure to review the demonstrations and note your access
codes, as provided.
Lectures: Presentations covering the modules will be a guide for our
discussion each week and a beginning point for your notes and a useful
review tool. You must view each lecture, either recorded, or live, in order to
get all the instructions and information you need.
Weekly presentations will use the CCCConfer system at www.cccconfer.org .
Lectures are archived at LPC, accessed through your class page. Students
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may view them asynchronously, and/or participate, live, in the recording of
the lectures either at LPC or remotely. This will be discussed in the
orientation, emails and Blackboard posts the first week.
Readings: There is reading each week to accompany each module. You
should have completed it in advance of the lecture so you will understand
and can participate in the discussion.
You must view each module lecture to hear instructions about your
tasks and labs.
Blackboard: The class also makes use of the Blackboard course
management system. Access, posting, discussion forums and other features
will be discussed and demonstrated during the orientation. LPC Blackboard
information and help is available at
http://www.laspositascollege.edu/onlinelearning/
Labs: The labs are intended as the crucible in which we forge our deeper
understanding of the concepts we read in the curriculum. They are not a
speed-through cookbook or exercise in retyping spoon-fed information, but
an opportunity to experiment and learn. Be prepared to put in the time to do
things more than once. Remember, “If you’re not making any mistakes,
you’re not doing anything new!” (anon.) and “If I knew what I was looking
for, it wouldn’t be called re-SEARCH” (Albert Einstein).
Completion of the lab usually entails doing the work, organizing your results,
writing and then posting your report to the forum, and discussing posts with
other students. Drop-in lab time for regular and advanced labs as well as
online labs will be discussed in the orientation.
You must view each and every module lecture to hear complete
instructions about your tasks and labs.
Quizzes/ Projects: There are typically several quizzes during the semester.
Extra Credit options: There are typically a number of extra credit options
available in the semester – TBA as they occur.
Discussion Forum Posts on Blackboard: You are expected to participate
in all online discussion activities. You are expected to post your own lab
reports and usually to respond to two (or more) students in each class forum
and maintain your group role accordingly.
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Rubric:
Points will be given for posts (respectfully):
 Offering up ideas or resources and inviting a critique of them
 Asking challenging questions
 Articulating, explaining and supporting positions or ideas
 Exploring and supporting topics by adding explanations and
examples
 Reflecting on and re-evaluating personal opinions
 Offering a critique, challenging, discussing and expanding
ideas of others
 Negotiating interpretations, definitions, and meanings
 Summarizing previous contributions and asking the next
question
 Proposing actions based on ideas that have been developed

No points will be given for:
* “yeah, me too!” types of posts
* copying and pasting searches instead of doing original writing
* flaming or bad behavior
Plagiarism is a violation of the college regulations and will be
treated seriously and appropriately. See:
http://www.laspositascollege.edu/facultystaff/honesty.php
If you are in doubt if something is plagiarism or sufficiently original then
seek help from the instructor first before submitting it. Give credit where
credit is due: if you didn't originally write it, then it's not yours, and you
must credit the source. It's as easy as that.
Plagiarism will, at least, result in 0 grade for the assignment, referral to the
dean and appropriate other sanction. A repeat offense will result in expulsion
from the class and other appropriate sanction.
Weekly Schedule by date will appear on the Class Web Page:
Each week typically includes the following:
1 Reading - assigned during the previous lecture - typically the next chapter
in the text or section of the manual, to be completed before the next lecture.
2 Lecture - See the iCal for schedule - typically covering the chapter you
read last. This is a discussion of application, not a substitute for reading the
text.
3 Periodic quiz
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4 Lab / Research / Report - assigned and demonstrated during the lecture typically from the current chapter information, based on the applications
discussed during the lecture.
You must view and listen to every lecture to receive all the
information about your readings, tasks and labs.
Final Exam:
The final exam for this class will be 2 online tests available on the Cisco Networking
Academy portal during finals week May 22-29. Requirements will be covered in the week
17 lecture.
Sample Grading Structure:
Who, What Why, first post = 25 points
Module0 quiz
= 10 points
10 lab reports
= 200 points (20 pts ea.)
10 quizzes
= 200 points (20 pts ea.)
Forum responses
= 50 points (5 pts ea. lab)
extra good writing points = 50 points (5 pts ea. lab)
3 extra credit TBA
= 90 points
Final project or exam
= 150 points
Approx. total possible
= 585 base points, plus 190 extra credit
Total number of quizzes and labs will vary. Grade based on base points:
90–100% =A 80–89% =B 70–79% =C 60–69% =D 0–59% =F
Keep in mind that the nature of our technology is that it’s new and
imperfect. That means your grade depends /not/ on your ability to do,
identically, what has been done hundreds of times before, and to regurgitate
stale information. You will be assessed on your intent, effort, curiosity, and
attempt to explore, understand, explain, and apply our evolving subject to
our changing tech landscape. Perfection is not required, observable work is
required. Bringing useful new information back to enlighten us is always a
plus.
Office Hours / Lecture and Lab Times:
The online calendar at
https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=jsgonder%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Los_Angel
es
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is the source for all information about office hours and lecture times, as well
as login information for lecture participation. Any schedule changes will be
reflected in the iCal as quickly as possible. Always check there first, before
logging in, just in case there's a last minute schedule adjustment. Required
faculty meetings each month typically require 2-4 adjustments in lecture
time. The produced / uploaded recording are typically available by noon of
the first business day after the lecture was recorded, often sooner, typically
announced via email.
You will get a Weekly Update announcement email (sometimes more often)
with news and important information. It may also posted on Piazza and/or
Blackboard as an announcement.
Since this is an online / hybrid course, each module will have labs that can
be done at home, with software downloads, through simulation software, or
remotely accessing equipment. Drop-in lab time for face to face work on labs
will be discussed in the orientation.
Best Practices for Online Students:
If you have never taken an online course, or just want to be thorough – go
to http://www.laspositascollege.edu/onlinelearning/ on the college website
for a complete FAQ about online classes, how they work, how to succeed,
and other good information and tutorials.
LPC Computer Use Guidelines:
http://www.laspositascollege.edu/computercenter/policies.php
Homework/Test Deadlines: Work must be turned in on time.
Late work, except by prior arrangement, is not accepted.
Any exception to the published deadline for an item will be discussed in the
lecture.
Keep in touch:
Participation is part of your grade, and this is how we enrich our learning
experience. We represent a wide variety of knowledge and backgrounds.
Since we’re not all in the same room for an online / hybrid course it requires
a little effort to converse and react – but that’s what makes it a complete
class experience.
Your first week tasks will include a “tech check” to make sure everything is
working. If you need drivers or plug-ins or need to talk to the Blackboard
support folks at
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http://www.laspositascollege.edu/onlinelearning/
then make sure to get it done now.
Do give me a heads up about existing problems.
Don't call me for Blackboard, CCCConfer or other tech support.
Have a plan. A quiet, undisturbed place to work is good. A regular time /
day to come online is helpful – just like you’d be showing up to a face-2-face
class on a schedule. Don’t let yourself get behind and caught at the last
minute with work to do.
Hours by Arrangement / lab-homework time:
Expect to spend this much time doing labs:
4 hrs/wk for a 3 unit class, 6 hrs/wk for a 4 unit class.
Some labs may be faster, some may not.
Attendance/ Participation: Some module tasks require some group work
or contact with others. Regular interaction and online discussion/posting is a
part of the class. For a 4 unit class, expect to spend up to 4 hours reading
and working through presentations and assigned readings each week. Nonparticipation/attendance for two weeks or more, without prior agreement,
may be cause to be dropped from the course – just as if you didn’t show up
to class on campus.
Since this is, by definition, an asynchronous experience, you are free to
access and work on your own schedule. Since there are tasks due each
week, you will have to be online at least once a week to keep up.
You can generally expect an email response from the instructor within one
business day, during weekdays, except for holidays. Questions of interest to
the whole class may be answered in a general email to the group.
All FAQ type questions about the course are dealt with on Piazza.com, which
will be demonstrated in the orientation lecture.
You may be dropped from the class for non-participation under the terms
documented in the LPC college catalog. If you have an issue impacting your
regular participation your obligation is to seek approval beforehand so as not
to be dropped from the class.
LPC catalog text:
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Instructor’s Withdrawal Option
The instructor may drop students who miss the first meeting of a course. In
addition, an instructor may initiate a drop if the student is absent for a total
of four (4) consecutive or six (6) cumulative instructional hours and/or two
(2) consecutive weeks of instruction.
Instructor’s Withdrawal Option: Distance Education
The instructor may drop students who miss the first meeting of a course.
The first meeting of online or hybrid Distance Education courses is the first
day of the class as specified in the Class Schedule listing. For these courses,
instructor may drop students who do not log into their Blackboard course
and/or complete indicated activities by the third day of classes.
Behavior: Students are expected to follow the regulations and guidelines
published by the college. We are adults and should treat each other as we
would like to be treated. We are all here to learn from each other and to
help each other learn. You are expected to have read the online student
code of conduct at
http://www.laspositascollege.edu/students/conduct_code.php
and abide by the general rules of behavior as noted there. Rudeness,
profanity, flaming, discrimination, harassment, plagiarism or other bad
behavior are not helpful to learning and will not be tolerated. It’s a good idea
to review some general rules of Netiquette:
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html
Email and communications rules:
Employers want to hire people who communicate well and work effectively in
teams using professional tools and vocabulary. Professional communication
skills are key to getting and keeping a good job, or any job. The number of
very poorly crafted communications seen has been considerable, hence this
section in the syllabus.
Only one (1) class number, plus a short descriptive subject line is required
for any emails regarding this class, e.g. "70 Chapter 3 question".
Your real first and last name in the body - not your avatar or twitter
nickname - is required. e.g. John Gonder *not* PacketDude.
Treat any communication in my classes as if you were communicating with
your supervisor's boss.
Please use inline or bottom posting, not top posting, per RFC 1855, and trim
quotes. Judicious quoting is good, and it's good to learn and practice. Inline
'snips' and discussion as you will often see me use in email responses is a
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typical method on professional listservs to work with an email containing
multiple points of discussion. It's a good technique to emulate and learn.
As with any other writing you turn in, my email standards are: clear, clean,
crisp, concise, easily read and understood, with business quality grammar,
punctuation and spelling. That doesn't mean we never typo, but two
paragraphs with no capital letters, commas or periods do not fit this model.
Obviously, short answers to questions in a conversation flow can be fine.
Short and sweet is fine. However, I don't care if it's from your iPhone, iPad
or Blackberry, all above requirements always apply.
Email not fitting these requirements are deleted.
Class emails without a class number in the subject line are deleted.
Questions of interest to the group are answered to the group.
Unacceptable communications will be archived for reference.
Accepting anything less would be doing you a disservice when you leave us
and enter the workplace.
Ref:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt
http://careerplanning.about.com/od/communication/a/email_etiquette.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
Your required student membership in ACM.org will give you access to many
useful books. From Books 24-7:
Top Performer's Guide to Speeches and Presentations: Essential Skills that
Put You on Top by Tim Ursiny, Gary DeMoss and Jim Morel Sourcebooks ©
2007
Better Vocabulary in 30 Minutes a Day by Edie Schwager Career Press ©
1996
Important Information: Important dates to know, including last day to
add, drop, drop with a W, college calendar are on the College website, and
included in your student information from the admissions office. Please email
me if you have any questions. It is your responsibility to register or drop in
accordance with the college requirements. LPC Academic Calendar:
http://www.laspositascollege.edu/students/calendar.php
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Do not expect the instructor to drop you, if you need it. It's your
responsibility to do that before the deadlines.
CNT Degrees and Certificates: Certificates of Completion as well as AS
degrees and certificates of achievement are available. See the LPC website.
Admissions and Counseling: I recommend CNT students consult Gilberto
Victoria, LPC counselor, for advice about CNT classes, programs, transfer,
etc. gvictoria@laspositascollege.edu
College Services: Resources and assistance are readily available to
everyone; including financial aid, counseling, re-entry student assistance
and reading and writing labs and tutoring. Details are available on the
website http://www.laspositascollege.edu Please contact me if you have any
questions, or would like more information about any student services.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: Students with disabilities needing
academic accommodation should: (1) register with and provide
documentation to the LPC Student Disability Resource Center; (2) bring a
letter to the instructor indicating the need for accommodation and what
type. This should be done during the first week of class. For more
information about services available to LPC students with disabilities, see the
College website http://www.laspositascollege.edu This syllabus and other
class materials are available in alternative formats upon request.
SYLLABUS CHANGE POLICY: This syllabus is a guide for the course and is
subject to change with advanced notice.