Political Science 1 –
US (and California)
Government –
Section 18552. – Sp. ‘18
Welcome to our
class....
This class is 100 per cent online… which really means it falls only on
your shoulders... Ask yourself (and be honest)... Are
you Self motived? Self correcting? Self directing?... Do you work well ALONE? Most of
the work in this class is done alone – even if we try to “build community"
with class discussions... you must be honest with yourself – not everyone
succeeds in online classes. Will You? This is not “less work” than a “regular”
on campus class… if anything it is MORE WORK!
Be honest with
yourself... You will have work
due every week in this class. And late work will not accepted.
All work for this class will be turned in on CANVAS... so make sure you know
how to access and use Canvas at LACC. Here is how I access it: ilearn.laccd.edu
Be aware of the DROP
DATE – (5pm, think). Remember if you drop after the drop date you will earn
a W and Ws count as an attempt at a class (you have
only three attempts at every class). If you stop posting work, or post blank work, for more than
two weeks in a row, you may be dropped for non participation. There is work due often as I
want to keep everyone engaged. You will do things that help make your Course
Project (a policy research and argument paper) a really great paper you can be
proud of (instead of some BS you tossed together the night it is due...)
There's no multiple choice, nor fill in the blank quizzes... I believe we learn
by doing, so you will write a great deal in this class... between forty and
fifty pages when you add it all up. Even the Class Discussions are really
quizzes as well or are the Quizzes really class discussions?
An on campus class has
52 hours of instruction and the same expectation in hours of student work
outside the “classroom”... Well, that means about
100 hours spread over fifteen (15) weeks so that’s around ...what 6 and a
half hours a week? That sounds about right...First read the chapter of the text or no-cost e-book. Then you access the lectures on Pages in
Canvas... each should take between and hour or two to read, view the
videos (if any) and read the links... Stay
current on Canvas. I check the hours people spend on canvas…I believe in a
lot of little assignments...Some get you to do something while other help you
build your course project paper. Your first assignment, the 'student
statement,' can be found in the syllabus if you read the whole thing...please
read the ENTIRE syllabus. I think it'll answer most of your questions... This
is not a difficult class to earn an A in – if you do all the work to the best
of your ability AND on time...
Read the ENTIRE
syllabus of 12 pages or so...honestly, if that is too much for you – PLEASE
drop this class NOW... reading the syllabus is just the start of the reading and
writing you will be required to do for this class.
Be Honest with
yourself...
Here is the link to the
syllabus/class home page for Our Class:
Feel free to text
me... (323) 920 5308
Good Luck...
Prof Joe Meyer
PS: Below are a list of some helpful links I have
discovered in my travels on the internet... I just give you the link – you take
whatever you want from them...None of these are my work and are not
mandatory... just, I think, helpful...
this is a video from Mt
SAC is solid general online student advice…
https://youtu.be/CFEK52EE5ps (Links
to an external site.).
VARK – is a way you can learn how you learn…
http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/?p=questionnaire
Online Education Initiative (OEI) Online student readiness tutorials are very
helpful if you are worried about your ability to succeed in online classes.
http://apps.3cmediasolutions.org/oei/
This is a QUIZ from Mira Costa College – Are you ready for ONLINE?
http://www.miracosta.cc.ca.us/Instruction/DistanceEducation/quiz.aspx
MERLOT II –This is an entire suite of assessments and quizzes to see if you are
ready for an online class
https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewPortfolio.htm?id=731796
5 Tips From Successful Online Students
http://www.edudemic.com/5-tips-from-successful-online-students/
Prof. Joe Meyer, email:
meyerjn@lacitycollege.edu - Please always put your
section number and FULL name on all emails and on all texts (323)
920 5308!