This is a web page that is being designed for our first of several lessons throughout the semester that will produce a course website. We will add some content about our online course through the Virtilal Campus program at CCM and the students within it for demonstrative purposes. As an online course, we are not required to meet synchronously at all this semester. Instead, all our work will be completed asynchronously on a weekly or biweekly basis. That means students will have to be self-disciplined enough to plan out their daily and weekly schedules so that they are leaving themselves enough time to complete all the required reading, instructor-led lessons, homework assignments, Labs assignments and the final project, which will be completed over a series of several phases. This is a time-demanding, content-rich course that is packed full of work that must be completed on a timeline throughout the semester, with weekly participation required for attendance credit and biweekly completion of modules. While there is some freedom to work on the content within your own flexible schedule, there is structure to this course that must be followed. You are not left to fend for yourself to learn the materials and complete the assignments. There will be collaborative learning opportunities and recorded videos from the professor to watch in order to complete the lessons. You are expected to complete your assignments within the time lotted by your professor, much as you would be expected to stay on schedule in a professional working environment.

Students are expected to make regular progress toward completion of assignments on a weekly basis in accordance with the due dates established on Blackboard in order to earn attendance credit. Even though this is an asynchronous online class, attendance must be monitored for compliance reasons. Your attendance will depend upon your completion of these assignments, not solely on your last date logged into Blackboard. Simply logging into Blackboard does not constitute active engagement and attendance in an online course. You will receive attendance credit for each week that you complete assignments on time.

Your experience in this class is important. It is the policy and practice of the County College of Morris to create inclusive and accessible learning environments consistent with federal and state law (www.ccm.edu/accessibilityservices/). Students may seek reasonable accommodations for their documented disability by self-identifying and registering with the Office of Accessibility Services. Students who are approved through Accessibility Services for classroom accommodations are encouraged to meet with faculty members on an individual basis to discuss their specific needs. Previous accommodations granted by other institutions will not automatically transfer. To register or learn about services, students may contact the Office of Accessibility