Participation Policies and Class Workload Expectation

Log-in and Participation Policy

You must log in within the first two days of the course and submit the first assignment.

Instructor Initiated Contact Policy

I can be reached via e-mail. If there are a number of student's with the same concer I will send out an announcement to the entire class with a resolve.

Student Initiated Contact Policy

You are required to submit all work by the due dates. No exceptions.

Student to Student Contact Policy

Students are required to respond to their peer's discussion posts.

Class Workload Expectation

How much time and work is required?

Be prepared for about 27 hours of work per week in this course. A three unit "lecture" course, by virtue of what is known as the Carnegie Unit Links to an external site., mathematically establishes a standard the amount of work expected from a student (and the instructor) in an 6-week course. California state law upholds this, see California Code of Regulations, Education Code, Title 5, Section 55002.5. Links to an external site.

Table shows calculation of number of hours per week to be spent on class.
Type of Unit	Units	x Hours Per Unit	Total Hours
Lecture	3	x 18	= 54
2 hours homework per hour of lecture	3	x 36	= 108
		Hours of work per term	= 162 hours of student work
		/ number of weeks	= 6
		Hours of work per week	= about 27