Math 260 Hybrid (5517) Spring 2016
Mandatory Orientation
Thursday, February 11, 2-3:30 pm in Math Lab
(K5-104)
Instructor: Anne Siswanto
Website: http://www.myonlinemath.com
Course ID: siswanto70818
Class meets every Friday 1-2:30 pm in C2-123A
Hybrid vs. Face-to-face
• Advantages:
– Saved commute time and gas
– Flexibility in Completing Assignments
• Disadvantages:
– Lack of supervision
– Problem with procrastination
• A successful hybrid student:
– has a high level of motivation to succeed
– Able to manage time and utilize all the
resources
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Textbook Options
There are two options for textbook:
Option 1
ELAC Custom Version of textbook + MML
• Precalculus with MyMathLab by Sullivan
Custom Edition for ELAC and Santa Monica
• ISBN 1-2561-5168-8 or 1-26-990-437X
• Price: $ 119 ** the least expensive option*
Option 2
Standalone MyMathLab (Course Compass)
Student Access Code.
• E-Book is included online
• Price: $114 from the CourseCompass.com or
$50-$70 from half.com, E-Bay or Amazon.com).
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Textbook Options
If you want to purchase the physical textbook
online, you can use:
• Precalculus: Concepts Through
Functions
A Right Triangle - 2nd edition
ISBN13: 978-0321645081, OR
• Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A
Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry - 2nd
Edition, ISBN-13: 9780321644879, OR
• Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A
Right Triangle Approach to Trigonometry /
Edition 3 by Michael Sullivan - new edition
(more expensive)
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Important Information
• We have weekly meetings on Fridays, 1:002:30 pm in C2-123A. The maximum number of
absence is 2.
• There is an optional live online lecture every
Monday-Thursday 7:40-8:50 am through CCC
Confer. Instruction to use CCC Confer is
available on the orientation handout.
• In order not to be excluded, ALL students
need to
– login to ETUDES and submit online HW
and quiz 1.1-1.3 in Course Compass by
Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 8 pm.
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Method of Evaluation
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Final Exam
25%
Three Tests
45%
Quiz, PreQuiz, Discussions 10%*multiplied by 1.2
Online Homework
10%*multiplied by 1.1
Online Homework Portfolio 5%
Total
100 % + 3% extra credit.
Sample pre-quiz are available online for students
who finish previous homework sections with 80% or
higher.
• **Write down the steps when doing online
homework for the portfolio. Staple each chapter
and put them inside a report cover which has a
transparent cover.
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Grading System
• A: 90 – 100 B: 80 – 89.9 C:65 – 79.9
• D: 55 – 64.5 F: below 55
• ** At the end of the course, the online
homework and quiz average is
multiplied by 1.1 and 1.2 respectively.
• Late Homework will be accepted until
the end of semester, but will have
10% penalty.
• Late quiz and pre-quiz are not
accepted.
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Navigating ETUDES
• Announcements
– Link to Video Recordings
http://www.3cmediasolutions.org/f/36d4f78
3ff81c268ae543b04c47de49628b8d0a5
• Resources
– Read Welcome Note and Week 1
Assignment, Syllabus, Calendar
– Sample test
– Solutions to sample tests
• Communication
– Send Private Message
– Discussion Board
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Course Compass / MyMathLab
– Website: www.coursecompass.com
– Need a valid email address,
CourseID, and MyMathLab (Course
Compass) Access Code which is
bundled with the new textbook
– Need to register once before login
– Can Request Temporary Access for
14 days before purchasing Access
Code
– Zip Code is 91754
– Tech Support: 1 800 677 6337
– Need to perform browser check
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Navigating Course Compass
• Announcement
– Link to Instructor’s Video
• Multimedia Library Contains:
– E-Book
– Videos
Take Notes when viewing any of the above and turn
them in during the test.
• Assignments
– Online Homework (write the steps of all questions in
online homework – graded as Online Homework
Portfolio)
– HW turned in after the due date will get 10% penalty
for each question turned in late.
– Online quizzes cannot be turned in late.
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Tips for Success
• Join the online live meeting through
CCC Confer, Monday – Thursday, 7:408:50 am
– Instruction to access CCC Confer is
available on the orientation handout
• Stay on top of schedule
– All materials are available since the
beginning -> finish work early
• Take notes
– CCC Confer Videos Online
• Utilize free tutoring in ELAC Math Lab
(K5-104) and the Learning Center
• Post any general and questions in
Discussion Board Q & A inside
ETUDES so that everyone can respond
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How to Study for This Class
• Follow the live lecture or watch the CCC Confer
videos, Camtasia lecture videos, power point, or
read interactive E-Book for each section
• Take NOTES while watching. Only turn in notes
which are done outside classroom
• Do the online homework.
– You can always correct your mistake (by
clicking “similar exercise”) and improve your
scores even after the due dates.
– Remember to show NEAT work for your online
homework portfolio.
• Always bring the sample test to the class
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Today’s Assignments
• Process the add slip
• Login to Course Compass
• Navigate ETUDES, Course
Compass, and CCC Confer
• Perform browser check and install
the Plugins for Course Compass
and CCC Confer
• Read all files inside ETUDES >>
Resources
• Print Syllabus
• Do Week 1 Assignment ASAP
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Good luck and “see
you” in class!
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