hello and welcome to web development one this is CIS 130 my name is Ethel
Shuster and I am a professor of computer and information Sciences here at
Northern Essex I will be your instructor for this course to help you get started
I have created this video to navigate the course and its structure follow
along by watching the video as I show you how to navigate the course once you
have watched the video you can explore the course on your own so that you can
feel comfortable with its content once you have read this welcome message
please go to the course menu the course menu is over on the left-hand side of
the screen all these clickable items bring you to
different areas of the course let's start with the readme first this module
is designed to show you what the structure of the course is all about it
includes the syllabus what CBE is all about the structure of CIS 130 C is 130
fergus requirements and a pace chart let's click on one of these so you can
see what it looks like the pace chart will show you more or less what's
expected from you as you move along through the course you
should be able to finish the course it possible within three weeks seven weeks
or even the entire semester you can set up your own pace and make sure that you
keep up with the material as we move along throughout the semester let's go
back to the read me first page in addition to the read me first page there
is some guidelines as to how to navigate the course and if we scroll down you
will see all the information on how to contact me my name my email the location
of my office my office phone number I'm on office hours for just semester
there's also phone numbers for school cancelation should there be any problem
like a snowstorm or some failure at the very bottom of that page
you will see a description of the textbook that goes along with the scores
and something very important to keep in mind and pay attention to is listed
under student resources these are files that you will need to complete the cases
the assignments the lab that deserve they go along with the textbook you will
need these files as we proceed through the material so please make sure that
you get ahold of them as we actually complete the course
couple of other things that you want to pay attention to after you finish the
read me first look at the student support services and here you will see
what services are available to you at any CC any kind of polished San
information for support of students and deadlines that netiquette guidelines
please make sure that you explore each one of these modules and each one of
these links so let's assume that you've already hosted all this stuff and you
feel very comfortable with the course now we're gonna go to the actual content
and the course materials and activities you will find the course content
information the course... this course is divided into units every unit has a
whole bunch of material in them you will go into the unit 0 to begin with and as
you notice each unit has a list of learning objectives it has a study guide
with a tentative date for when you can finish the material it has some of the
content presentations you may include a lab and a quiz and any other things that
are relevant to the unit unit 0 for your information is should enable you to
familiarize yourself with the material of the course if we go back to the
course content you will get into unit 1 here is where you really will begin to
come the court remember that in order to pass
this this course or as you complete this material in this course the first thing
you want to do is complete the pre-assessment you are expected to
complete the pre-assessment at 80% of HA or higher once you complete the
pre-assessment at 80% or higher you can move on to the next unit should it be
the case that you don't complete the pre-assessment at 80% or higher the
expectation is that you will review the material is sitting here and then
complete the post assessment so you can then move on to the next unit if you
have any questions about this please feel free to contact me at any time
after you've gone through the course content and familiarize yourself with
the various units in the course you also want to explore the course cafe question
this is a discussion board for students to answer questions and to discuss
topics related to the course I encourage you to explore what other students have
posted there and if you have any suggestions or any ideas that you would
like to share with the rest of the class remember that this word is mostly used
for discussing materials related to the course and nothing having to do with
your personal life or any of the constraints that you have should you
have questions about the course please contact me directly and to do so you
want to go to using black or mail or you can send me an email or send an email to
the group of students in the class I strongly encourage you to use blackboard
email as it gives me a sense of you as a student in this class from asking
questions about the specific material in this course
so here we are you're all set you kind of explore the
readme first the Student Support Services the course content the course
cafes and blackboard email and right below it you'll see my grades my grades
is where you will get access to your course grades when applicable you can
click on the rubrics listed there and you'll get to see the rubrics that show
you the grading criteria and curbs and how you're being assessed you will also
be able to see your current grade please make sure that you check the rubric as
it gives you a breakdown of how your grade is actually evaluated and what
things or you have or you have not completed throughout this specific
assessment once you have come look at the rubric the one other thing that you
want to explore is that you have some badges your badges basically are sort of
confirmation or awards to notify you that you have completed a specific unit
once you've looked at this stuff I also want to encourage you to explore the
calendar the web links and the wikis and at the very end of the course menu you
will find these atomic learning videos where you can explore all sorts of
content materials that may not be available inside this course but are
available to students at Northern Essex you're ready to explore the course make
sure that you contact me with any questions and I look forward to having a
fun semester with all of you enjoy