Participation Policies and Class Workload Expectation

Log-in and Participation Policy

Our class meets online via Zoom TR 11:00am-12:50pm. The Zoom ID is 823 705 9484. Participation in class discussions is recommended but not graded.

Instructor Initiated Contact Policy

Please set your notifications on Canvas so that you are contact immediately once a notification has been posted. This is in case of emergencies, updates to the course, reminders about exams, etc.

Student Initiated Contact Policy

If you contact me during my office hours of MW 12:30-1:30pm, TR 1:00-2:00pm, and F 10:30-11:30am; then I will try to get back within that time, depending on how many questions I get. If you contact me any other time, I will do my best to get back to you as soon as possible. I will be checking my email several times throughout the day

Student to Student Contact Policy

Please be kind to each other when interacting in any class discussions and interactions. We are in this together and we will get through this together.

Important course dates can be found here.

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	4	x 18	= 72
2 hours homework per hour of lecture	4	x 36	= 144
		Hours of work per term	= 216 hours of student work
		/ number of weeks	= 16
		Hours of work per week	= 13.5