Online College Algebra Math 125 Summer 2008 Intro Page If you are enrolled in Section 1240 (or are looking to add Section 1240) you are in the right place! Welcome! My name is Mrs. Apalatea and I will be your instructor for the 6-week summer session (June 16 - July 24). Some students may find the idea of taking this class to be somewhat intimidating. Maybe this will be your first online math class or your first math class in several years. Maybe math is not your easiest subject or you're concerned about the semester only being 6 weeks. Regardless of your past experience, I believe completing this class is absolutely attainable for any student who has the time, devotion and persistence to dedicate to the class for the intense 6-week time period - unless, of course, your learning style is inconsistent with the class
Here are a few very important things about the class that each of you should know BEFORE you commit taking this class. 1. On-Campus Testing RequirementsAs noted in the schedule of classes (both the printed version and the online version), you are required to come to campus to take one Midterm and one Final Exam. These paper-and-pencil exams will be taken in the Academic Proctoring Center (APC).
Note: If you are deployed in the military and have a Testing Officer (or a similar set up) willing to proctor your exams, please email me at least one week before class begins with that request. I will need time to contact and get information from your Testing Officer before the first day of class. 2. Mandatory OrientationAs noted in the schedule of classes (both the printed version and the online version), there is a mandatory online orientation for this class. You must complete the entire orientation no later than 11:59 pm on Monday June 16th. Students not completing the entire orientation by this deadline will be dropped from the class. As soon as you add the class, please begin your mandatory class orientation by clicking on the arrow at the bottom of this page. Please note that part of your mandatory orientation requires you to complete some work in your required online materials (MyMathLab/Course Compass). Thus, you will not be able to complete the orientation without purchasing your required online materials. Please feel free to go through the orientation even if you are not currently registered in the class. Just DO NOT purchase the course materials unless you are actually registered in the class. You can complete Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, and a portion of Step 4 without purchasing the required online materials. **Important Note**As you will learn during Step 5 in your orientation, part of your orientation includes scoring at least 50% on the "Quiz on Pre-Requisite Material" in your required online materials. The "Quiz on Pre-Requisite Material" is meant to give you an idea of how well you remember material from Math 100 (mostly). Please remember that the prerequisite for this class is Math 101. This will give you an indication of whether or not you may be up to the challenge of the class or if you may need to review and take this class in another semester. 3. Crashing / Adding Once the Semester has BegunIf the class fills but you still want to be in it, please carefully follow the steps below:
Students adding on second day or third day of class (June 17 or 18) have 24 hours to complete the entire mandatory orientation. No students will be added after the third day of class (June 18) as your first graded Quiz is due no later than the fourth day of class (June 19). 4. A Note About Required Online Materials:Your required online materials are called MyMathLab or called Course Compass - either name is fine.
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