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Student Expectations

Performance and Participation

Regular and active participation is required. The student must notify the instructor immediately if s/he is experiencing any obstacles in maintaining optimal performance. All performance will be monitored and swift action is taken to remedy any problems. Student behavior in the course is to be respectful at all times to instructor and peers. Students are expected to actively participate in the course. Each week of the course is designed to be completed over 7 days, not just in one sitting.  Active participation includes posting to and responding to discussion forums, completing assigned activities, and other actions as requested by the instructor.

Technical Skills

Students must poses the following technical skills in order to succeed in this course:

  1. Using Moodle, the learning management system.
  2. Using email. 

    • CLICK HERE for directions to put your email on your Andriod device.

    • CLICK HERE for directions to put your email on your iOs device (iPhone, iPad).

  3. Using the Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
    • Microsoft Office is available to the students for free. The installation instructions can be found under the Links section of the Student tab in myTC – Free Office 365 for Students! This is NOT required but could be useful to you. CLICK HERE for information about downloading this program. Note: this program is designed for laptops and pcs not for mobile devices.

Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements

In order to view your online course your computer equipment should meet the following requirements: 

 Windows XP, Vista, 7, or later; MacOS X or later

  A minimum of 1 GB of RAM  Cable modem, DSL high speed internet connection (preferred). Some video content may not display well over a telephone modem. 

 An internet connection through an Internet Service Provider (ISP) 

 The latest version of the Firefox web browser (for both Mac or PC) Currently we are using Moodle as our Learning Management System (LMS) and there have been some issues of students not being able to view PowerPoints and videos with Internet Explorer, Safari, and some of the other web browsers. The following items may be required in some courses in order for you to view course materials. 

Browser Settings

Some items in this course may require you to have your pop-up blocker disabled. To disable your pop-up blocker, click on the browser you are using for more information:

Firefox - http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/pop-blocker-settings-exceptions-troubleshooting#w_pop-up-blocker-settings

Chrome - http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95472

Internet Explorer - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/internet-explorer-pop-up-blocker-frequently-asked-questions

Safari (these directions are for blocking, do the opposite to stop blocking) - http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5040


 

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