|
|
Distance Learning
|
 |
Blasberg
|
THERE IS MORE THAN ONE
LETTER LISTED.
PLEASE READ THE CORRECT LETTER FOR YOUR SECTION NUMBER.
|
|
Spring 2010 Welcome to Surv 102
Advanced Land Surveying!! In this class you will
continue to develop your understanding of land surveying, field
practices, and surveying related calculations.
Course Format:
This is a HYBRID course. For an explanation of the
difference between online and hybrid courses, please read
http://www.canyons.edu/offices/distance_learning/info/DLtypes.asp.
The online portion of this course is offered using Blackboard.
Please see the technical requirements indicated below for
additional information on Blackboard.
It should be noted that this is not a self paced
course. There are weekly due dates and assignments. It is
important that you attend every class meeting and visit the
Blackboard classroom each week.
Exams will be given during class meetings and may be given
through Blackboard.
Class Meeting Dates:
This course starts on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 and ends
on Thursday, June 3, 2010.
Course Name & Number: Surveying 102 Advanced Land Surveying
Section Number: 73372
The first class meeting is Wednesday, February 10, 2010
from 5:00 6:00pm in ALLB 102 on the Valencia Campus.
This is a required class meeting and it is essential that
you attend!
The remaining class meetings will focus on the Surveying lab
material and will meet from 9:00 am 3:00pm on the Valencia
Campus in ALLB 102 on 2/26, 3/12, 3/26, 4/23, 5/7, and 5/21. All
of these meetings take place on a Friday.
Contacting the Instructor:
Course Overview: This course will cover advanced Land
Surveying concepts in several ways. Through the use of
Blackboard, a course management system, lecture topics,
articles, essays, video links and weblinks will be provided to
introduce new topics on a regular basis.
Additionally, you will learn how to operate the surveying
equipment and execute the concepts in a field environment during
the course labs.
Homework will be assigned through Blackboard and will either
be submitted via Blackboard, email, or during class time as
indicated. Homework will generally consist of reading material
and answering questions from the textbook. There will be exams
and lab reports.
Technical Requirements:
A portion of this course is offered using Blackboard. The
following links provide information and assistance for
Blackboard and online learning.
http://www.canyons.edu/offices/distance_learning/info/Assessments.asp.
Access to the course:
Please note that all students will progress through the
course together at the same pace. Your success in this class
depends on the willingness to dedicate approximately 10 or more
hours per week (the amount of time spent on a regular lecture
class). To be successful it is necessary to be highly
self-motivated.
Required Textbook and Course Materials:
Surveying Principles and Applications. 8th
Edition. By Barry F. Kavanagh
Published by Pearson Prentice Hall 2008
ISBN: 978-0-13-236512-3
You will also need a scientific calculator and a field book.
Scientific calculators can easily be purchased in the campus
bookstore, at WalMart, Staples, Office Depot and a number of
other stores. The important features are trigonometric functions
(Tan, Cos, Sin) and conversions of degrees, minutes, and seconds
to decimal degrees and back. The field book is available in the
campus bookstore.
In addition you will need a reliable internet connection, an
email address, and basic computer skills including familiarity
with basic windows formats, opening and closing files, sizing
windows, starting programs, sending emails, attaching documents,
and basic file management skills.
As indicated above, you will need an email account.
You are responsible for maintaining an active email account for
the whole semester and for keeping me and your fellow classmates
informed of any changes in your email address for the duration
of the course. You are expected to check your email daily.
Otherwise, you may miss important course information.
Your email address will be available to your classmates as
well as me. If you are concerned about privacy, then you can
establish an email account specifically for this course at one
of the many free email service providers (yahoo.com, hotmail.com,
etc.). Students are not allowed to
share an email address regardless of your relationship with the
other student. For example, husbands and wives, mothers and sons
or daughters, significant others, etc. must each have their own
email address.
Course Related Questions: If you have any course related
questions, please contact me via email at
regina.blasberg@canyons.edu
or by telephone at (661) 362-5096. It is helpful if you
include "SURV 102" in the subject header and will likely improve
the promptness of the reply. Also include your first and last
name in the email. Please allow at most 48 hours for a response.
If you do not get a response, please resend the email.
I look forward to seeing you in class! Please dont hesitate
to contact me if you have any questions!
Regina Blasberg
|
|
THERE IS MORE THAN ONE
LETTER LISTED.
PLEASE READ THE CORRECT LETTER FOR YOUR SECTION NUMBER.
|
| Spring 2010 Welcome to ENGR 096
Discover Engineering!! This is a 100% online course!
This course will introduce you to the exciting field of
engineering and allow you to design and construct your very own
engineering projects. I am writing to provide you with important
information before we begin the class.
Course Format:
This is a 100% online course. For an explanation of
the difference between online and hybrid courses, please read
http://www.canyons.edu/offices/distance_learning/info/DLtypes.asp.
The course is offered using Blackboard. Please see the technical
requirements indicated below for additional information on
Blackboard.
It should be noted that this is not a self paced course.
There are weekly due dates and assignments. It is important that
you stay current with the course material and visit the
Blackboard classroom each week.
Class Meeting Dates and Information:
This course starts on Monday, February 8, 2010 and ends on
Thursday, June 3, 2010.
Course Name & Number: Engineering 09 Discover Engineering
Section Number: 74013
Contacting the Instructor:
Course Overview: This course will cover the field of
engineering in several ways. Through the use of Blackboard, a
course management system, lecture topics, articles, essays,
video links and weblinks will be provided to introduce new
topics on a weekly basis. Homework will be assigned through
Blackboard and is expected to be submitted via Blackboard or
email. Homework will consist of answering assessment questions
from the textbook and through online research. On occasion, you
will also have quizzes and exams. These tests and quizzes will
also be administered through the Blackboard system.
Technical Requirements:
This course is offered using Blackboard. The following links
provide information and assistance for Blackboard and online
learning.
http://www.canyons.edu/offices/distance_learning/info/Assessments.asp.
Access to the course:
http://bb.canyons.edu (not accessible until first day
of course, Monday, February 8th)
Please note that all students will progress through the
course together at the same pace. Your success in this class
depends on the willingness to dedicate approximately 10 or more
hours per week (the amount of time spent on a regular lecture
class). To be successful it is necessary to be highly
self-motivated.
All students must have access to a PC based computer. You
will need at least a 56K modem, but a cable/DSL, T1 or other
high-speed connection is best for the multimedia content (audio,
video, animations). Your computer should also have the
following:
Memory: 64 MB RAM
Monitor resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher
We will use software programs that you can access or download
from the internet. As I noted above, you should have regular
access to the Internet.
Also, you will need an email account. You are
responsible for maintaining an active email account for the
whole semester and for keeping me and your fellow classmates
informed of any changes in your email address for the duration
of the course. You are expected to check your email daily.
Otherwise, you may miss important course information.
Your email address will be available to your classmates as
well as me. If you are concerned about privacy, then you can
establish an email account specifically for this course at one
of the many free email service providers (yahoo.com, hotmail.com,
etc.). Students are not allowed to
share an email address regardless of your relationship with the
other student. For example, husbands and wives, mothers and sons
or daughters, significant others, etc. must each have their own
email address.
Required Textbook:
Studying Engineering. A Road Map to a Rewarding Career. 3rd
Edition. By Raymond B. Landis
Published by Discovery Press
ISBN: 978-0-9646969-2-1
As previously stated, you will need a reliable internet
connection, an email address, and basic computer skills
including familiarity with basic windows formats, opening and
closing files, sizing windows, starting programs, sending
emails, attaching documents, and basic file management skills.
Course Related Questions: If you have any course related
questions, please contact me via email at
regina.blasberg@canyons.edu or by telephone at
(661) 362-5096. It is helpful if you include "ENGR 096" in the
subject header and will likely improve the promptness of the
reply. Also include your first and last name in the email.
Please allow at most 48 hours for a response. If you do not get
a response, please resend the email.
I look forward to seeing you in class! Please dont hesitate
to contact me if you have any questions!
Regina Blasberg
|
| updated: 01/05/10 BM |
|
|
Can't find it? Try the Cougar Search Engine
|
|
