MABS 60 Online Course Information
Fall 2010

Instructor:

Gina Hector

Course Sections:

CRN 70761 / Section 831

CRN 77910 / Section 832

Orientations:

This semester, the orientation will be online.  There is NO face-to-face orientation.  The online orientation will be available to you beginning Monday, August 16th (the first day of the semester).  You will access the orientation by logging in to Insight (see below).

Logging in
to Insight:

To access Insight, you'll need to log into the website with a username and password.

• If you HAVE NOT used Insight at City College this academic year, you will receive an email to the email address you have registered in WebStars containing information for how to login to Insight and access this course. Please look for this email (it is from moodle@ccsf.edu) to be delivered to you around the first day of classes.

• If you HAVE taken an online course in Insight at City College this academic year, you can use your old username and password. If you have forgotten your password, please follow the instructions on this webpage for resetting your password yourself: http://insight.ccsf.edu/mod/book/view.php?id=18323&chapterid=6873.

• If you have any questions about logging in, editing your user profile, or changing your password please read this information: http://insight.ccsf.edu/mod/book/view.php?id=18323&chapterid=6871

• If you need telephone assistance with this process please consult this information: http://insight.ccsf.edu/mod/book/view.php?id=18323&chapterid=6874. Telephone assistance is available business days from 9am-4:30pm (PST) Monday through Friday at 415-452-5689.

NOTE:  You will not be able to access the online course until Monday, August 16th.

Adding the Course:

If both sections become full, students interested in adding the course must email me at ghector@ccsf.edu to request an add code.

Please type "MABS 60 ADD CODE" in the subject line of your email.

I will not give out add codes before August 16th.

Is your email address valid:

Until the course begins on August 16th, the only way I can contact you with information is through email. Please make sure a valid email address is in your Web4 Student Information. (https://ocean.ccsf.cc.ca.us/web4stud.shtml)

Once the course begins, we will communicate exclusively through Insight.

Textbook Information:

GO! with Microsoft® Office 2007 (Introductory)

Volumes 1, 2, and 3 (MyITLab Access Code Included)

Custom Edition for City College of San Francisco 

NOTE: This custom edition is available only in the City College Bookstore. Online at www.ccsf.edu/bookstore the textbook is listed as MYITLAB GO WITH OFFICE 07 PKG CCSF. Your custom edition comes with an access code for MyITLab (a web-based training and assessment program that accompanies your textbook). This program provides optional learning tools that may be helpful in learning to use the applications.  If you purchase a used textbook, it will not include MyItLab. Please purchase your textbooks no later than the first week of the semester.

If you plan to look for the textbook online, you will not purchase the special City College edition.  You will purchase:

GO! with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory, 3/E
ISBN-10: 0135059232
ISBN-13:  9780135059234

Additional Information:

This online computer software course can be very challenging for students with little computer experience.  You will need to schedule sufficient time to work through the exercises in the textbook, and to complete the assignments.  You will be able to post questions and comments online, and I will provide answers to your questions through written responses.  For many students, this may be a difficult way of learning.  There are several face-to-face sections of MABS 60 that you may consider taking.

Please go to http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Distance_Education/index.htm for information to help you decide if an online course is right for you.

This class may be taken on a Pass/No Pass or on a letter grade basis.  In order to take the class on a Pass/No Pass basis, you must file a petition with the Office of Admissions and Records no later than the deadline date established in the Calendar of Instruction. (See CCSF Course Schedule for this date.)  Students may also select "Pass/No Pass" grading option on-line through webSTARS at http://www.ccsf.edu. You must receive a C grade or higher in order to receive a P (Pass); lower grades will receive an NP (No Pass).  P/NP grading is not counted in the student’s grade point average.

NOTE:  Although City College does not limit the number of units a student may take on a Pass/No Pass basis, students planning to transfer should inquire of the transfer institution its policy on credit/no-credit course work. Some institutions may require a letter grade in course work used to satisfy specific requirements for admission and/or major preparation.