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BUS 202 Instructor Class Information
Spring 2010 Section #74094
December 2009
Dear Hybrid Accounting II Student,
Welcome to the hybrid section of BUS 202 Principles of
Accounting II at College of the Canyons. My name is Bob Maxwell
and I am your instructor for this course. This orientation
letter will provide you with an overview of the course to help
you determine if it is appropriate for your educational goals.
Specific details of the materials covered and the grading in the
course will be discussed at the mandatory orientation meeting
which will be held on Tuesday, February 9th at 6:30
pm in Room 505 on the Canyon Country Campus. If you have
additional questions after reading this letter, please send me
an e-mail at bob.maxwell@canyons.edu. I will respond as soon as
possible.
Can I Complete All of the Course Requirements From My Own
Home?
The short answer is no. This course is a hybrid course. What
that means is that you will read the course material, complete
the course homework, participate in discussion boards and take
course quizzes from your home or wherever your internet
connection is located. But you will be required to attend five
class meetings (a sixth meeting is optional – more on this at
the orientation meeting) and to take four proctored exams on the
Canyon Country Campus located at 17200 Sierra Highway in Canyon
Country.
The dates and location of the six meetings are listed below:
Mandatory On-Campus Class Meetings
Canyon
Meeting Date Time Classroom
Orientation Meeting Tuesday, February 9th
6:30pm-9:30pm CCC-505
Exam #1 Tuesday, March 9th 6:30pm-9:30pm CCC-505
Exam #2 Tuesday, March 30th 6:30pm-9:30pm CCC-505
Exam #3 Tuesday, April 20th 6:30pm-9:30pm CCC-505
Exam #4 Tuesday, May 18th 6:30pm-9:30pm CCC-505
Optional Final Exam Tuesday, June 1st
6:30pm-9:30pm CCC-505
Do I Need a Parking Pass When I Attend On-Campus Meetings?
Yes, you will need a parking permit to avoid a parking
ticket. Temporary parking permits may be purchased from the
permit vending machines. Please check with Campus Security
(661-362-3229) about where and how to obtain a parking pass.
How Do I Get Started in the Course?
Enroll in the course as you would for any other College of
the Canyons course, and then attend the mandatory
orientation meeting on Tuesday, February 9th.
Instructions for logging into the course and the required course
codes will be distributed at the meeting. If you have not yet
registered for the course and think you would like to add,
please attend the meeting. I will add you to the course if space
permits. If you are registered, but do not attend the
orientation meeting, you will be dropped from the class.
Required Materials and Technology
Required Textbook: The textbook we will be using is
Principles of Accounting, Classic, 9th Edition by Needles,
Powers and Crosson, which is the same textbook that was used for
BUS 201. The textbook is available in a package that may be
purchased from the COC bookstore using ISBN 9780547005737. You
may contact the COC bookstore at (661-362-3255) or at the COC
Bookstore website. The textbook-only ISBN is 9780618989980 and
some used copies of this textbook may be available in the
bookstore.
Older Edition Textbook: You may also use Principles of
Accounting, 2005/e by Needles, Powers and Crosson, which is the
same textbook in a slightly older cover. The ISBN for the older
2005 edition (textbook only) is 0-618-37989-4.
Course Management System: We will be using the COC
Blackboard site as the course management system for this class
(unlike previous semesters, we will NOT be using the Eduspace
system). You will also need to purchase an access code for the
online homework system (this will be different from the Eduspace
passkey you used last semester if you were in the BUS 201 hybrid
class). This access code will be purchased directly from the
textbook publisher and will not be available at the COC
bookstore. Information about registering in Blackboard and
obtaining the homework access code will be discussed at the
orientation meeting.
Homework Workpapers Workbook: A workbook that contains
workpapers for the homework is available (and included in the
new textbook package). While some students find this workbook
helpful when completing homework, it is not required for this
class. All homework for the class will be completed and
submitted on-line.
Since this is an online course, you MUST have available to
you a computer with reliable internet access and a valid
e-mail address that you check regularly, preferably
daily.
Am I Ready for Online Coursework?
The homework and weekly quizzes for this course will be
completed using Blackboard, an online course management system.
Although not a requirement, it will be very helpful if you are
familiar with using internet browser software (such as Netscape,
Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.), with sending and receiving
e-mail, and with participating in online discussion boards. If
you are unsure of your skill level and whether or not you are
ready to take a class online, you should consider enrolling in
COUNS 070 Becoming a Successful Distance Learning Student.
If You Think This Class Will Be Easy…
If this is the first time you have taken an online course,
I’d like to point out some of the differences between the online
environment and the traditional classroom. The most important
point to be made is that learning in the online world requires
good time management skills and a consistently high level of
self-motivation. Although I make every effort to keep you
apprised of deadlines, I will not be visible to you and may not
be reminding you to complete your assignments and quizzes. It is
possible that you may forget about the work required for success
in this course. Or that you may wait until the last minute to
complete required assignments. We will be covering about one
chapter per week and you will have online homework and an online
quiz to complete for each chapter. Accounting is a complex
subject which many people find challenging to master. It is not
a subject to try to master in the last two hours before the
Sunday night assignment deadline. Remember that students in a
traditional BUS202 class will spend 5 hours per week in class
discussing subject material and reviewing homework. They are
expected to spend up to 10 hours per week outside of class
reading the textbook and preparing homework, for a total of 15
hours per week. You may find that you will need to spend more
than 15 hours per week depending upon how quickly you can read
and understand the course material. If this sounds like more
than you can manage without external prompting, perhaps a more
traditional class is for you. If you found BUS201 Principles of
Accounting a difficult class to master, then perhaps you should
consider a more structured, traditional class as well.
If you have specific questions about this course, please
contact me by phone at (661) 362-5926 or e-mail at bob.maxwell@canyons.edu.
If you have general questions about distance learning programs
at College of the Canyons, you may contact Renee Drake at (661)
362-3600 or visit the COC Distance Learning Web Site.
Sincerely,
Bob Maxwell, CPA
Associate Professor, Business and Accounting
College of the Canyons
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