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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

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> History is NOT just names and dates.  History is a method of the analysis of causation(s), and development – and history is social activism.  All History is based on documents and their interpretation.  Though there are many types of historical documents, we will stress primary sources and first-person accounts.  Every human activity, event, phenomenon, or individual has a History.

> The courses for this semester will analyze historical events based on interpretive Themes using original historical documents .  These themes include such things as Race; Gender; Class, Political Economy and Human Rights.  Each week the readings will expose us to new topics names and dates.

> Like the logos in the grid above, each of the courses named above in the table of contents is hyper-linked to the course outlines, syllabi, and textbook information for your class(es) whether you are an online student or not (click onto a link).   Each course syllabus is also equipped with hyper-links to writing assignment guidelines, mid-terms, and finals.  Just click on an underlined link and follow the links to the particular material that you need.  Other Modesto College info. can be had by clicking the MJC logo, above.

Academic Calendar

Spring '12

Jan 9: Spring classes begin (students who have not registered should attend class & ask instructor for an add card)

Jan 9 - Jan 22: Applications will be accepted WITH an Add Card from instructor

Jan 16: Holiday - Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 22:  Last day to add Full-Term Classes on the web

Jan 22: Last day to drop Full-Term classes online or in person and be eligible for a refund.  This is a Sunday, only PiratesNET registration system is available. You may drop classes using the system until 11:00 pm

Feb 5: Last day to withdraw from Full-Term Classes without a "W" using PiratesNet.  You may drop classes using the system until 11:00 pm

Feb 6: Last day to file "Request for Refund" for classes dropped by January 22

Feb 7: Last day to file for Pass/No Pass for Full-Term Classes

Feb 17-20: (Fri/Mon) Holiday - Lincoln's & Washington's Birthday

March 2: Last day to apply for Associate Degree/Certificate for Spring 2011 to have name in commencement program

April 2: Last day to withdraw from Full-Term Classes* in the Admissions Office (5 pm on East and West Campus), or PiratesNet. You may drop classes using PiratesNet until 11:00 pm on April 3rd

April 9: Begin checking your MJC student email for your Summer 2012 registration date and time.

April 13: Last day to apply for Associate degree/Certificate for Spring 2012

April 23- April 28: Final Examinations

April 27: Graduation 6pm

April 28: Semester Ends

> Important Note: I am NOT a “webmaster.”  I am a history professor who originally did college his homework on a typewriter! There will be “typos” and “glitches,” many of which I did not cause and cannot “fix,” so please be patient.

> Remember – online instruction is NOT for everyone. Each professor does things differently, and many students need individual attention only found in a live classroom. You will receive less personal attention in this online course than the same course in a classroom.

> I will post FAQ (frequently asked question) responses every week-or-so in Discussion. Other questions may be answered by students in your class. Look in Discussion. Take the time to read and understand all of the instructions, and you will have a more enjoyable online learning experience.

> Just take time to read and follow the basic instructions, do your assignments, and  -  only if you are an online student - E-mail them to me on WebCT / Blackboard when your syllabus says to do so.  You must put your name, class, and section# on your papers (I teach several sections of each class, and web addresses usually do not give clear names), and never e-mail anything to me as an attachment, or to my campus e-mail.  Without prior arrangement and compelling cause: ABSOLUTELY NO LATE PAPERS can be accepted.

> The Blackboard / WebCT link above will take you to Blackboard.  We will not be using it for most of the course work.  The new Blackboard is difficult and slow. 

> We will only be using the Blackboard for student Discussions and to E-Mail Assignments.  We will be using this homepage for most course information. 

> Make yourself as familiar as you can with both this homepage, and Blackboard / WebCT. Bookmark both. Most of your questions have been anticipated and will be in the course links above and below. 

> Once you have read everything in both the Blackboard area and the homepage, then re-read it, again.  Later, send a message with your remaining questions to the Discussion area of Blackboard. There will be a FAQ (frequently asked question) response from me in the Discussion area weekly.

Avoid over-using the hyperlink located at the bottom of this paragraph.  This is a campus e-mail and it is administratively limited.  It will shut down.  Use the E-Mail Al option only for course related emergencies.  All regular course related questions should be posted in the DISCUSSION area of your online course.   All Blackboard problems should be referred to the Online Helpdesk @ (209) 575-6412.   I have ABSOLUTELY NO control over anything but teaching – they do the “tech-thing.”

Emergency E-Mail Al

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