Hello students: The final exam is this Saturday 12/13 - 1pm - JH 200. If you are late, you will not be given extra time. Bring some lined paper and a scantron (882).

Last week: We met on Sat. - see the posters in JH 200.

This week: No web lecture - just prepare for the final exam - see you Sat., 1pm JH 200.

All late work is due on the day of the final.

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Back log of important messages from Fall 2008...

Click here for Quiz 3 .

CLICK HERE FOR THE MIDTERM . Send it in a regular email - DO NOT attach a document

Your Political ID Project was due. Send it via email just as the directions indicate.

Your Political Contribution Project is past due - email it asap.

As you saw on eTudes, I was out on week four. I had my gallbladder removed. I had Prof. Clark post the "away from class notice." I hope you saw it. I'm back now. I will read your Quiz 1 and your Course Project Declarations this week. Remember, I can only read your emails from my office on campus and I will be "recooping" and spending only a little time in my office this week and maybe next. Please, give me a break - I just had an organ yanked from my (rather large) belly. :)

If you did not do your Course Project Declaration, do it now. It is late and you will lose points but some points are better than none.

If you did not take Quiz 1, do it now by clicking here - for Quiz 1: read the quiz - email me the answers - don't cheat just do it (don't forget the short essay). It is late and you will lose points but some points are better than none.

Get on eTudes NOW. Go to the College web page, on the left, click on "classes/areas of study" - From there - look to the right - in the light blue area - see where it says "eTudes portal"? WELL - first click on "eTudes help" and take the tutorial and learn how to use eTudes. If you can't get on eTudes, maybe you shouldn't take an online class??? (FYI - if it says "Moodle" anywhere on my web pages - It should say eTudes. I changed from one to the other, so forgive me if I missed changing it on all my web pages.)

Introductory message as of start of Fall 2008...........

Read the Assignments Page (above) to see what you have gotten into.

Here's a few things to remember:

The week starts on Tuesday morning and runs through midnight Sunday (12am).  The week ends midnight Sunday. The Class Home Page will be changed every Monday (or Sunday). 

This is not an "instant class." It takes me a few days or a week to get through to all the emails.

You are expected to do the reading (from the text) and then click on the appropriate week's lecture page from eTudes. You can read ahead a little - but don't fall behind!

This is the same class as any on campus class - it is not "easier" or "less work." Most students tell me it ends up being more work and even harder than an on campus class because you have to have self motivation and self discipline.

INSTRUCTOR AVAILABILITY:  Come visit my on campus class on Mon. and Weds. at 1:45 pm. Room TBA.

OFFICE HOURS: Mon. & Weds. 10am - 12:30. JH 200 B x 2562

Or by appointment.

Take the student self assessment - click here - print it out and take it seriously. Do not share your answers with me - put them to work in your life!!!!!

GET YOUR BOOKS NOW and start reading.   You may be able to find a used copy online - get it now! (see the assignments page for text details). The custom edition in the bookstore comes with the Fields text in the back.

In order to be in the class you must (1) register at LACC,  AND (2) send me an email on or before the first week AND by the end of the second week of class - get on eTudes - or you will NOT BE IN THE CLASS.

You must attend all three MANDATORY class meetings or you will be dropped from the class.

Online classes are not for everyone - Not everyone succeeds in online classes.  

Ask your self - do you have SELF Discipline?   Can you motivate YOURSELF to finish tasks? Do you work well alone at the computer ?  Can you read and write at the college level? If so - than I bet you will love this course and do well in it (if you read the book and web pages and do the assignments, of course).  If not, maybe you should take another class.

This class is all about YOU - How much work are YOU going to do? (More than a regular class, that's for sure) How much can YOU motivate YOU?  Its all about YOU!!!!

This class is NOT LESS WORK than a so-called regular class.  In some ways it may be MORE WORK!  

The "class discussions" (on eTudes) are bulletin boards where you post your thoughts and can comment on others on five specific topics (see calendar - to right).

The "student lounge"(on eTudes) is where students can stay in touch with each other, work together, plan stuff, etc.  You DO NOT have to sign in each week. But you have to SIGN IN on the First and Second week of class on Moodle.  You DO NOT have to check in each week - but feel free to email me about anything.

For the class discussions, the basic rule is - don't post anything - or email anything - that you would not want your Grandma to hear you say (assuming you have a "normal" Grandma). No anonymous posting or childish b.s. like that PLEASE!

Your Ugly English Example and Translation is quite easy - just find one (1) example of ugly English and translate it into normal or simple English - see the web page "Ugly English Assignment Explained" on the schedule page.  Also read the Orwell article.   Access the Orwell Article from the Schedule Page, click on the Orwell Article link.  The Orwell Links web page has three links, click on the top link. That Page is the easiest way to get to the George Orwell Article (entitled "Politics and the English Language") The article is on on the upper left hand corner of that Orwell Page.  It's a famous article that many professors use - in classes from debate to sociology - read it.  Yeah, he writes like "an old dead Englishman" - because he is.  His main point: that people use language to manipulate others - is as relevant today as it was in 1946 when he wrote this article.  Email it to me without an attachment!