COURSE 101
Semester and Year
Instructor Information
Instructor
Insert your name here.
Mailing Address
Insert your office mailing address here.
Phone and Email Contact Information
Insert your office phone number here.
Insert your Penn State email address here, including when you check it and how
soon students can expect responses (e.g., checked daily Monday-Friday, and
responses made within 24 hours).
Office Hours
Insert your office hours here and how they will be conducted.
Course Description
Insert course University Bulletin description here (see
http://bulletins.psu.edu/undergrad/courses/ or
http://bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/courses/).
Overview
Insert course overview here. Address what it means to be a hybrid course.
Course Objectives
Insert list of course objectives here.
Required Course Materials
Instructors: Please be sure to inform the PSH Bookstore of your textbook
adoptions.
Submit your book adoptions online
or contact
Bookstore Manager --Nora E Seggel
p)717-948-6243 f)717-948-6287
nes16@psu.edu
Your textbook can be purchased through the Penn State Harrisburg Bookstore site.
If your course requires one or more textbooks, you must have exactly the correct
text required (edition, year, and ISBN #).

Insert list of required course materials here. For books and articles, use
proper APA or MLA format and include ISBN #.
Library Resources
Many of Penn State's library resources can be utilized from a distance. Through the
Library Resources and Services for Off-Campus Users website, you can…



access magazine, journal, and newspaper articles online using library
databases;
borrow materials and have them delivered to your doorstep...or even your
desktop;
ask a librarian for research help via e-mail, chat, or phone using the ASK!
service;
...and much more!
Note: You must have an active Penn State Access Account to take full advantage of
the Libraries' resources and services. Once you have a Penn State account, you will
automatically be registered with the library within 24–48 hours. If you would like to
check that your library registration has been completed, visit the Librarys' home
page, click on "Library Accounts," and then click on "My Library Account."
Technical Requirements
To access the full range of ANGEL features, the Web browser that you use should
accept cookies, display ANGEL pop-up windows, and have JavaScript enabled. To
make sure these features are set up correctly or to find out how to receive
assistance with setup, check the System Check component located directly under
ANGEL’s Log On section.
Though you may have success with other Web browsers, only the browsers listed
below as supported are fully tested and certified to work with ANGEL by Penn State
and ANGEL Learning, the makers of ANGEL:



Internet Explorer 7 - 10
Firefox 3 - 10, or 15 – 18
Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) 17


Chrome 24
Safari 6 (Note: There is currently no support for Safari on a mobile device.)
For instructions and links to the supported browsers, please refer to this ANGEL
Help article: http://kb.its.psu.edu/cms/article/6.
Penn State faculty, students, and staff can download free antivirus software
provided by the University. For more information, see
https://downloads.its.psu.edu/.
Technical Skills and Support
A very basic familiarity with computers and the Internet will get you started in this
course. It is recommended that you be able to use word processing software
properly (for instance, edit, copy, paste, and save). You should also be able to handle
email communications, including attachments, and be able to use a browser to
access the Internet. If you encounter any technical challenges, you have several
options: access ANGEL Help by clicking on the Help icon (?) available on the far left
side of every ANGEL screen to “Contact ANGEL Support," or call the ITS Help Desk at
814-863-2494 available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except on official
University holidays.
Netiquette
One of the first rules you learn when you communicate online is: Don’t write
EVERYTHING IN UPPERCASE! Mixed-case text is easier to read, and uppercase text
may indicate SHOUTING. When typing in a message, break it up into short
paragraphs to avoid enormous blocks of text. Don’t make it up as you go along. Plan
ahead by composing offline and then copying and pasting into an email, discussion
forum, drop box, survey, or quiz/exam. (Remember that ANGEL will log you off after
90 minutes of inactivity – typing in a text box is considered inactivity.) Avoid using
acronyms since you cannot be sure that all of your readers will know what they
mean. Read what you have written before you send/submit it. This will help you
spot errors in spelling, phrasing, and grammar, and also help you notice that you
don’t sound as friendly as you would like. Make sure your message is worded
professionally. Following these guidelines will help you to be properly understood
and get your points across effectively.
Course Requirements and Grading
Insert course assignments and grading requirements here.
Please refer to the University Grading Policy for Undergraduate Courses for
additional information about University grading policies. If, for reasons beyond the
student's control, a student is prevented from completing a course within the
prescribed time, the grade in that course may be deferred with the concurrence of
the instructor. The symbol DF appears on the student's transcript until the course
has been completed. Non-emergency permission for filing a deferred grade must be
requested by the student before the beginning of the final examination period. In an
emergency situation, an instructor can approve a deferred grade after the final exam
period has started. Under emergency conditions during which the instructor is
unavailable, authorization is required from one of the following: the dean of the
college in which the candidate is enrolled; the executive director of the Division of
Undergraduate Studies if the student is enrolled in that division or is a provisional
student; or the campus chancellor of the student's associated Penn State campus.
For additional information please refer to the Deferring a Grade page.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity—scholarship free of fraud and deception—is an important
educational objective of Penn State. Academic dishonesty can lead to a failing grade
or referral to the Office of Student Conduct.
Academic dishonesty includes but is not limited to:







cheating,
plagiarism,
fabrication of information or citations,
facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by others,
unauthorized prior possession of examinations,
submitting the work of another person or work previously used without
informing the instructor and securing written approval, and
tampering with the academic work of other students.
How Academic Integrity Violations Are Handled
In cases where academic integrity is questioned, procedure requires an instructor to
notify a student of suspected dishonesty before filing a charge and recommended
sanction with the college. Procedures allow a student to accept or contest a charge.
If a student chooses to contest a charge, the case will then be managed by the
respective college or campus Academic Integrity Committee. If a disciplinary
sanction also is recommended, the case will be referred to the Office of Student
Conduct.
All Penn State colleges abide by this Penn State policy, but review procedures may
vary by college when academic dishonesty is suspected. To obtain that information
in advance of enrolling in a course, please contact the Office of Student Conduct.
For More Information on Academic Integrity at Penn State Harrisburg

Penn State Harrisburg Academic Guidelines and Policies




Penn State Senate Policy on Academic Integrity
Penn State Harrisburg Academic Integrity Policy – the Capital College
Implementation
iStudy for Success! (education module about plagiarism, copyright, and
academic integrity)
Turnitin (a web-based plagiarism detection and prevention system)
Russell E. Horn Sr. Learning Center
(insert one of the following passages into your syllabus)
General Tutoring
The Russell E. Horn Sr. Learning Center may have a peer tutor who can assist you in
this course. To make an in-person or online appointment, click the ONLINE
SCHEDULER button from the Learning Center (http://harrisburg.psu.edu/learningcenter) home page, go to http://psuh.mywconline.com, call 717.948.6475, or stop
in at W-117 Olmsted or 106 EDUC ACT. An appointment is recommended, but not
required.
To inquire about appointments or for other questions, call 717.948.6475 or stop in
at W-117 Olmsted or 106 EDUC ACT. You can also request a tutor by emailing
tutorrequest@psu.edu. We will do our best to find a tutor to match your schedule
and course needs, although we can't guarantee one. And don’t forget to like us on
Facebook at PSHLearningCenter and follow us on Twitter @PSUHLC.
Writing Support
The Russell E. Horn Sr. Learning Center provides tutoring support for writing
assignments in this class. Do you need help developing your thesis and ideas? Do
you need objective feedback when you’re drafting or revising your papers? Do you
have questions about MLA, APA, or Chicago formats? Do you want to improve your
academic writing skills? The writing tutors at the Russell E. Horn Sr. Learning
Center are experts at helping students improve their writing. Several tutors also
specialize in working with writers who have learned English as another language.
Writing tutors will not edit your writing, and they won’t write your papers for you.
What they will do is offer you strategies to become a more effective and independent
writer.
To make an in-person or online appointment, click the ONLINE SCHEDULER button
from the Learning Center (http://harrisburg.psu.edu/learning-center) home page,
go to http://psuh.mywconline.com, call 717.948.6475, or stop in at W-117
Olmsted or 106 EDUC ACT. An appointment is recommended, but not required.
Writing handouts are available in the ANGEL group, Writing Resources - Harrisburg
Learning Center (or search “Writing Resources” from the “Find a Group” link in
ANGEL to enroll). Print copies are available in W-117 Olmsted. You can also like us
on Facebook at PSHLearningCenter and follow us on Twitter @PSUHLC.
Math and Stat Support
The Russell E. Horn Sr. Learning Center may have a tutor who can assist you in this
course. (Any math course through MATH 141 and STAT 200 has a tutor; higher level
courses may have a tutor.) Check the tutors listed in the online scheduler at
http://psuh.mywconline.com, call 717.948.6475 or drop in to W-117 Olmsted or
106 EDUC ACT. An appointment is recommended, but not required. Math tutoring is
provided in 116 EDUC ACT. If you have a request for a course or time that is not on
the schedule, email tutorrequest@psu.edu with your request. We'll try to find an
option. Additional information is provided at the math department site:
http://cs.hbg.psu.edu/additional-syllabus-info/. You can also like us on Facebook
at PSHLearningCenter and follow us on Twitter @PSUHLC.
Attendance
Although some of our classes will be conducted online rather than meeting in a
classroom at a set time, attendance policies stated in 42-27 apply. Students are
expected to complete every lesson in the course and are held responsible for all
work covered in the course. A student whose irregular attendance causes him or
her, in the judgment of the instructor, to become deficient scholastically, may run
the risk of receiving a failing grade or receiving a lower grade than the student
might have secured had the student been in regular attendance. Participation by
students in the course should not be disruptive or offensive to other class members.
See http://www.psu.edu/ufs/policies/42-00.html#42-27.
Weather Emergencies
If the campus is closed all classes will be cancelled. If class must be cancelled for any
other reason, the class will receive an email through ANGEL. Please check the
college’s web page at http://hbg.psu.edu for cancellations/delays. Sign up for
PSUAlert at http://psualert.psu.edu to receive emergency Penn State Harrisburg
communications such as weather-related school closing announcements.
Confidentiality
The right of students to confidentiality is of concern to your instructor and to the
University. According to Penn State policy AD-11, "The Pennsylvania State
University collects and retains data and information about students for designated
periods of time for the expressed purpose of facilitating the student's educational
development. The University recognizes the privacy rights of individuals in exerting
control over what information about themselves may be disclosed and, at the same
time, attempts to balance that right with the institution's need for information
relevant to the fulfillment of its educational missions. Student educational records
are defined as records, files, documents, and other materials that contain
information directly related to a student and are maintained by The Pennsylvania
State University or by a person acting for the University pursuant to University,
college, campus, or departmental policy. Exclusions include: Notes of a professor
concerning a student and intended for the professor's own use are not subject to
inspection, disclosure, and challenge." For more information, see
http://guru.psu.edu/policies/Ad11.html.
Accommodating Disabilities
Penn State welcomes students with disabilities into the University’s educational
programs. Every Penn State campus has an office for students with disabilities. The
Office for Disability Services (ODS) website provides contact information for every
Penn State campus: http://equity.psu.edu/ods/dcl. The Office for Disability Services
at Penn State Harrisburg is located in 109 Swatara Building. The Disability Services
Coordinator, Alan Babcock, can be reached via email at aub15@psu.edu or phone at
717-948-6025. For further information, please visit the Office for Disability Services
Web site: http://equity.psu.edu/ods.
In order to receive consideration for reasonable accommodations, you must contact
the appropriate disability services office at the campus where you are officially
enrolled, participate in an intake interview, and provide documentation:
http://equity.psu.edu/ods/guidelines. If the documentation supports your request
for reasonable accommodations, your campus’s disability services office will
provide you with an accommodation letter. Please share this letter with your
instructors and discuss the accommodations with them as early in your courses as
possible. You must follow this process for every semester that you request
accommodations.
Academic Freedom
According to Penn State policy HR64, “The faculty member is expected to train
students to think for themselves, and to provide them access to those materials
which they need if they are to think intelligently. Hence, in giving instruction upon
controversial matters the faculty member is expected to be of a fair and judicial
mind, and to set forth justly, without supersession or innuendo, the divergent
opinions of other investigators.” See http://guru.psu.edu/policies/OHR/hr64.html.
Additional Policies
Veterans and currently serving military personnel and/or spouses with unique
circumstances (e.g., upcoming deployments, drill/duty requirements, VA
appointments, etc.) are welcome and encouraged to communicate these, in advance
if possible, to the instructor in the case that special arrangements need to be made.
The Learning Experience
As with any course, you will get out of this course what you put into it. Learning in a
hybrid course is clearly different from taking all of your classes in a traditional faceto-face classroom. They are not easier if only because you cannot sit in the back of
the classroom and pretend that you have completed the week’s assignments. Be
prepared to commit the time needed to complete all assignments by their due dates.
On the other hand, enjoy the flexibility this hybrid course provides you to organize
some of your learning experiences around your schedule. You choose when you
want to work since our classroom virtually never closes, except for Wednesdays and
Sundays from 4:00 to 6:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time, during which time ANGEL will be
unavailable while maintenance is conducted.
Below are some tips to help you to be as successful as possible in this course:








Log into our course at least three times each week. Assume that the first time
you log on in a given week it will be to access the next lesson folder to
determine your learning tasks for the week. Additional log-on time will be
used to complete the required learning activities.
Make sure that you keep up-to-date on your postings.
Take responsibility for your own learning and plan to be a self-directed
learner.
Stay on top of your reading assignments and become good at research and
analysis. Assume that taking initiative on your part will be positively
received and will maximize your learning.
If you feel lost or confused, ASK!!
Be prepared for the amount of time that online learning takes and make time
for it in your week.
Work on being flexible and patient. Life has a way of intruding into the online
classroom that can sometimes be uncomfortable and trying. Technical issues
and difficulties are also a part of that life.
Don’t wait until the last minute to complete your weekly requirements to
minimize these potential difficulties. Work submitted past the deadlines will
be subject to grade penalties, so keeping up with your coursework in a timely
manner is highly recommended.
I am looking forward to enjoying an enriching learning experience with you!
Course Schedule
Note: All due dates reflect North American eastern time (ET).
The tentative schedule below outlines the topics we will be covering in this course,
along with the associated time frames and assignments. You will be notified via
email of any schedule changes, and those changes will be reflected in the syllabus.
Course begins:
Course ends:
Course length: 16 weeks



Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Timeframe:
Readings: Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
1.
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
Timeframe:
Readings: Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
1.
Lesson 3
Lesson 3
Timeframe:
Readings: Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
1.
Lesson 4
Lesson 4
Timeframe:
Readings: Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
1.
Lesson 5
Lesson 5
Timeframe:
Readings: Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
1.
Lesson 6
Lesson 6
Timeframe:
Readings: Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
1.
Lesson 7
Lesson 7
Timeframe:
Readings: Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
1.
Lesson 8
Lesson 8
Timeframe:
Readings: Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
1.
Lesson 9
Lesson 9
Timeframe:
Readings: Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
1.
Lesson 10
Lesson 10
Timeframe:
Readings: Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
1.
Lesson 11
Lesson 11
Timeframe:
Readings: Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
Lesson 12
1.
Lesson 12
Timeframe:
Readings: Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
1.
Lesson 13
Lesson 13
Timeframe:
Readings: Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
1.
Lesson 14
Lesson 14
Timeframe:
Readings: Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
Lesson 15
1.
Lesson 15
Timeframe:
Readings Textbook

eReserve

Assignments:
1.
NOTE: If you are planning to graduate this semester, please communicate your intent to graduate to your
instructor. This will alert your instructor to the need to submit your final grade in time to meet the
published graduation deadlines.
Formal instruction will end on the last day of class. Provided that you have an active Penn State Access
Account user ID and password, you will continue to be able to access the course materials for one year
from the day the course began (with the exception of library reserves).