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are in reverse chronological order--You should go through all announcements since your last visit, as simple common sense would suggest! NOTE: excuses such as "I did not know this was available via the class homepage," or "I did not have time to go to the class home page," and so on, will not be tolerated. In this class, intellectual laziness has its price: a poor grade. |
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IMPORTANT LINKS
[[]] Syllabus [[]] Preparing for Quizzes/Tests/Exams--Instructions [[]] Office of Academic Integrity (Discouraging Cheating) [[]] Template for Budgeting Your Time [[]] A Sample of Types of Questions on Tests [[]] Class Films List [[]] Updated Test Scores/Bonus Points [[]] Creating Your Own Close Captioning Homework/Test Schedule: see Announcement 1 below ANNOUNCEMENT 1 Posted 1/30/2023 Dear All:
Course Requirements and Homework
Welcome, welcome to this Spring 2023 AAS 254 course. The complete syllabus will be available in a few days. Meanwhile below is (a) a quick summary of the basic course requirements from the syllabus, (b) homework assignments, (c) the test schedule, and (d) a note about emails. (A) Basic Course Requirements • This an online course, but no classes on Zoom. (You must have access to a reliable internet and a computer.) • No required textbooks. • Tests/quizzes will be online. (Test/quizzes will not be proctored.) • Tests/quizzes approximately every two weeks, always on Blackboard (UBLearns). • Tests/quizzes will usually take place per your UB course schedule for this class; that is, on Mondays, between 2:00 pm and 4:40 pm--exact time for each test will be specified. NOTE: This day/time cannot be changed.
There will be a final exam (final exam will be during exam week), it will be worth 20% of your final course grade. • There will be a two-part test-based term paper project, it will be worth 20% of your final course grade.
• This course is designed for those taking no more than 15 credit hours total, and do not have a full-time job. • Tests/quizzes will be very demanding IF you don’t do your homework at all, or you don’t do it on on time, or if you do it SWD (studying while distracted). • Must know how to navigate the internet, including accessing Blackboard (UBLearns). Must know how read text on a computer screen. • You will be asked to submit a disclaimer that you read the syllabus diligently and will fully abide with all course requirements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(B) Homework (Yes, this is the only homework, but if you would like more let me know.) Week 1 (beginning January 30) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(C) Test Scores: See link toward the top of this page. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(D) Test Schedule Test 1 (will cover homework for weeks 1 and 2 above) Test 2 (will cover homework for weeks 3 and 4 above)(E) Emails To foster professionalism, when you send me e-mails, they must be in a professional format; otherwise, you may not get a response. Emails must be sent only via UB mail and they will usually be read and answered on the days this course is scheduled. Example of professional format: Begin with “Dear Instructor”;… and end with “Sincerely”, …. Plus, your name as it appears in school records. Again, all e-mails must be sent via regular UB e-mail (and not UBLearns). |