Orientation Syllabus UNIV/100 Version 10

Orientation Syllabus
UNIV/100 Version 10 University of Phoenix Orientation Workshop
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Course Description This 3-week orientation workshop helps students be successful in college. Students practice using the Online Learning System (OLS), learn techniques to be successful in college, and identify useful university services and resources. Policies In every course at the University of Phoenix, faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document may be accessed from the student website.

University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials All electronic materials are available on the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. Adobe Flash download: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ Adobe Shockwave download: http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/

Week One: Online Learning System (OLS)

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Objectives 1.1 Identify eCampus and the Online Learning System (OLS) features and tools. 1.2 Prepare computer set-up for class. 1.3 Recognize attendance and participation requirements. Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. Familiarize yourself with the UNIV/100 course page. Select the Course Overview, which is located in the Course Outline for UNIV/100 on the student website. Review the Orientation Workshop objectives, Orientation Workshop Syllabus, Instructor Policies, Orientation Workshop Completion Checklist, Student Orientation Videos, and the Glossary.

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Nongraded Activities and Preparation UNIV/100 Course Page Overview

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Click on the topic links, and review the Materials section for each week. Be sure to read the Read Me First before completing the other readings, discussion questions, and assignments.

Nongraded Activities and Preparation OLS Forums Overview

Click the Discussion link to enter the Online Learning System (OLS). Explore the Main, Course Materials, Individual, and Chat Room forums. Read the Facilitator Welcome in the Main forum. Review the Orientation Workshop Calendar posted in the Course Materials forum. Read and respond to the welcome note posted to your Individual forum.

Nongraded Activities and Preparation Computer Basics Tutorial Nongraded Activity and Preparation Bio

If you need assistance with basic computer tasks, view the Computer Basics tutorial located in the Week 1 Materials section of the student website.

Read the facilitators bio, which is located in the Chat Room. Refer to the facilitators bio as an example of how to write an appropriate bio. Post your own bio in the Chat Room.

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Reading

Read the Read Me First in the Week 1 Materials section of the student website. Read Attendance and Participation Requirements in the Week 1 Materials section of the student website. Read Online Learning System (OLS) Environment in the Week 1 Materials section of the student website. Read Online Learning System (OLS) Functionality in the Week 1 Materials section of the student website. Read Online Learning System (OLS) Quick Reference Guide in the Week 1 Materials section of the student website. Be prepared to participate in class discussion. You are encouraged to contribute two substantive discussion messages to other students responses or your facilitators responses 4 days each week in the Main forum. Substantive messages must be related to the weeks topics and include new ideas, personal perspectives, and examples. Remember, your initial responses to the discussion questions are required assignments in this orientation. Write a 100 to 150 word response to the following questions. Day 2 1

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Question Week 1 DQ 1

Post your response to the discussion question thread posted by your facilitator in the Main forum. There are many benefits to attending class online from your personal computer. Describe your experience with computers or technology in general. What is your backup plan if you are unable to access the OLS or post your assignments because of a problem with your computer or the Internet? Who might you contact to find solutions to technology problems?

Discussion Question Week 1 DQ 2

Write a 100 to 150 word response to the following questions. Post your response to the discussion question thread posted by your facilitator in the Main forum. Click the Student Orientation Videos link, located in the Course Outline of the UNIV/100 workshop page. Review the Introduction, Classroom, Discussion and Assignments videos. What two important things did you learn about eCampus or OLS from the videos that will help you and your classmates be successful students at University of Phoenix?

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Individual Assignment 1: Accessing Microsoft Word

Locate Microsoft Word on your computer. To do this, complete the following steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click the Start button. Select the All Programs option. Select the Microsoft Office option. Click the Microsoft Office Word program.

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Note: If you do not have Microsoft Word installed on your computer, you may purchase it at a discounted student rate. Go to: http://www.microsoft.com/student/office/en-us/default.aspx or download a free 60-day/30 day trial version at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/try/. Complete the following steps after you have installed and located Microsoft Word on your computer: 1. Open a new Microsoft Word document. 2. Type your name in the document. 3. Save the document as a .doc or .docx file type and title it: Week 1 Assignment 1, as shown in the following graphic:

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To view a tutorial about saving documents, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. 2. Click the Materials link on the Home page of the student website. 3. Under Week 1 Materials, select the Computer Basics Tutorial. 4. Select the Click to Play link below 5. Documents to view the tutorial. Complete the following steps to submit your assignment: 1. Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. 2. Click the Materials link on the Home page of the student website. 3. Under Week 1 Materials, click the link Read Me First to open the reading in a new window. Review the How to Post Assignments section. When you are finished reading, you may close this window or minimize it to return to the classroom materials page. 4. Click the Assignments link on the Classroom tab, as shown in the How to Post Assignments reading. 5. Click the Week 1 link from the Assignments box, and then click on the assignment title for Week 1 Assignment 1. 6. Click the Browse button in the Submit Assignment section and find the Week 1 Assignment 1 document you created. When you double-click on the Week 1 Assignment 1, your document automatically attaches and submits. Individual Assignment 2: OLS and eCampus Log in to the student website. Click the Materials link on the Home page, and then click the Week 1 topic link. Day 4 1

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Scavenger Hunt

Click the OLS and eCampus Scavenger Hunt link in the Materials section for Week 1. Click Save to download the document to your computer. For downloading help, review the Computer Basics Tutorial in the Week 1 Materials section of the student website. Answer all questions in the OLS and eCampus Scavenger Hunt document by following the directions at the beginning of the document. Save your OLS and eCampus Scavenger Hunt document and title it: Week 1 Assignment 2. Complete the following steps to submit your assignment. 1. Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. 2. Click the Assignments link on the Home page of the student website. 3. Click the Week 1 link from the Assignments box, and then click on the assignment title for Week 1 Assignment 2. 4. Click the Browse button in the Submit Assignment section. Locate the Week 1 Assignment 2 document you created. When you double-click on Week 1 Assignment 2, your document automatically attaches and submits.

Individual Assignment 3: Attendance and Participation Quiz

Log in to the student website. Click the Materials link on the Home page, and then click the Week 1 topic link. Click the Attendance and Participation Quiz link in the Materials section for Week 1. Click Save to download the document to your computer. For downloading help, review the Computer Basics Tutorial in the Week 1 Materials section of the student website. Answer all questions in the Attendance and Participation Quiz document by following the directions included at the beginning of the document. Save your Attendance and Participation Quiz document and title it: Week 1 Assignment 3. Complete the following steps to submit your assignment. 1. Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. 2. Click the Assignments link on the Home page of the student website. 3. Click the Week 1 link from the Assignments box, and then click on the assignment title for Week 1 Assignment 3. 4. Click the Browse button in the Submit Assignment section. Locate the Week 1 Assignment 3 document you created. When you double-click on Week 1 Assignment 3, your document automatically attaches and submits.

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Week Two: Success Techniques

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Objectives 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Create a goal action plan. Create a time management log. Discuss appropriate electronic communication practices. Discuss time management, goal setting, and motivation strategies.

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Read Goal Setting in the Week 2 Materials section of the student website. Read Making Time for School in the Week 2 Materials section of the student website. Read Communication in the Classroom in the Week 2 Materials section of the student website. Read Get in the Learning Zone in the Week 2 Materials section of the student website. Be prepared to participate in class discussion. You are encouraged to contribute two substantive discussion messages to other students responses or your facilitators responses 4 days each week in the Main forum. Substantive messages must be related to the weeks topics and include new ideas, personal perspectives, and examples. Remember, your initial responses to the discussion questions are required assignments in this orientation. Review the Time Management Podcasts in the Week 2 Materials section of the student website as preparation for Week 2 DQ 2.

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Nongraded Activities and Preparation Time Management Podcasts for Week 2 DQ 2 Nongraded Activities and Preparation Readings for Week 2 DQ 3 Discussion Question Week 2 DQ 1

Read Goal Setting and Get in the Learning Zone in the Week 2 Materials section of the student website as preparation for Week 2 DQ 3.

Write a 100 to 150 word response to the following questions. Post your response to the discussion question thread posted by your facilitator in the Main forum. Describe a situation in which you experienced poor communication or poor online etiquette. Propose ideas for how communication could have been improved. Why is good online

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etiquette important? Discussion Question Week 2 DQ 2 Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. Click the Materials link on your Home page, and then the Week 2 topic link. In the Week 2 Materials section, click the Time Management Podcasts link and listen to all three audio podcasts. Write a 100 to 150 word response to the following questions, after listening to the podcasts. Post your response to the discussion question thread posted by your facilitator in the Main forum. What changes do you anticipate in your day-to-day schedule as you further your education? What time management strategies discussed in the podcasts might you use to help balance the stress of school, your personal life, and work? Discussion Question Week 2 DQ 3 Write a 100 to 150 word response to the following questions. Post your response to the discussion question thread posted by your facilitator in the Main forum. What three strategies from the Goal Setting reading will you use to maintain progress on the goal action plan you created for Week 2 Assignment 1? How will these strategies help you obtain your goals? What is the most important motivation strategy you learned from the Get in the Learning Zone reading that would help you to stay motivated throughout your college career? Individual Assignment 1: Goal Action Plan Choose a goal you want to accomplish in the next 6 months that will contribute to your success at the University of Phoenix. Log in to the student website. Click the Materials link on the Home page, and then click the Week 2 topic link. Save the Goal Action Plan template from Week 2 Materials to your computer. For downloading help, review the Computer Basics Tutorial in the Week 1 Materials section of the student website. Complete all nine sections of the template to create an action plan for your goal. You may refer to the Goal Setting reading in the Week 2 Materials to complete this assignment. Save your Goal Action Plan and title it: Week 2 Assignment 1. Complete the following steps to submit your assignment. 1. Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. 2. Click the Assignments link on the Home page of the student website. 3. Click the Week 2 link from the Assignments box, and then click on the assignment title for Week 2 Assignment 1. Day 4 1 Day 5 1 Day 5 1

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4. Click the Browse button in the Submit Assignment section. Locate the Week 2 Assignment 1 document you created. When you double-click on Week 2 Assignment 1, your document automatically attaches and submits. Individual Assignment 2: Time Log Log in to the student website. Click the Materials link on the Home page, and then click the Week 2 topic link. Save the Time Log template from Week 2 Materials to your computer. Open the Time Log template and list the activities you usually accomplish in one day. The schedule may be in 30-minute or hourly increments. Be as specific as possible and include time for study and homework. Save your Time Log and title it: Week 2 Assignment 2. Complete the following steps to submit your assignment: 1. Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. 2. Click the Assignments link on the Home page of the student website. 3. Click the Week 2 link from the Assignments box, and then click on the assignment title for Week 2 Assignment 2. 4. Click the Browse button in the Submit Assignment section. Locate the Week 2 Assignment 2 document you created. When you double-click on Week 2 Assignment 2, your document automatically attaches and submits. Day 7 1

Week Three: Electronic Services and Resources

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Objectives 3.1 Locate articles using the University Library. 3.2 Identify eCampus resources. 3.3 Recognize the importance of responsible borrowing. Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu and click the Materials link. Select the Student Orientation Videos, which is located in the Course Outline for UNIV/100 on the student website. Click the link for the Student Orientation Videos. Review the Library video.

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Nongraded Activities and Preparation Orientation Video: Library for Week 3 Assignment 1

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Read the 6-page University Resources information presentation on the Center for Writing Excellence, University Library, Center for Mathematics Excellence, Student Workshops and Labs, Program and Account Tabs, and the Life Resource Center in the

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Week 3 Materials section of the student website. Participation Be prepared to participate in class discussion. You are encouraged to contribute two substantive discussion messages to other students responses or your facilitators responses 4 days each week in the Main forum. Substantive messages must be related to the weeks topics and include new ideas, personal perspectives, and examples. Remember, your initial responses to the discussion questions are required assignments in this orientation. Review the Responsible Borrowing Video in the Week 3 Materials section of the student website as preparation for Week 3 DQ 1.

Nongraded Activities and Preparation Responsible Borrowing Video for Week 3 DQ 1 Discussion Question Week 3 DQ 1

Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. Click the Materials link on the Home page of the student website. Locate the Week 3 Materials section. Click the Responsible Borrowing Video link to watch the video. Because you have discussed options for how to pay for college with your financial services representative, you know that you must make wise financial plans, and, if necessary, borrow responsibly. Write a 100 to 150 word response to the following questions, after viewing the video. Post your response to the discussion question thread posted by your facilitator in the Main forum. What does responsible borrowing mean to you? What strategies, resources, and options do you have to minimize student loan debt? What change, if any, will you make to your education financial plan as a result of watching this video?

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Discussion Question Week 3 DQ 2

Write a 100 to 150 word response to the following questions. Post your response to the discussion question thread posted by your facilitator in the Main forum. Summarize what you learned in this Orientation Workshop. How will you apply what you learned in this Orientation Workshop to your educational, personal, or professional pursuits? Provide relevant personal notes and observations, such as anything discussed in this Orientation Workshop, that you want to learn more about or that you may want to receive

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further training or practice with. Individual Assignment 1: University Library Search Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. Click the Library tab from your Home page to access the University Library. Click the University Library link that is located below the Library tab. Select the General Resources link that is located below Library Resources. Select the EBSCOhost link. Enter at least one of the following phrases into the Search field: options for repaying student loans or options to pay for college. Select the search mode Find all my search terms. Enter the publish dates January 2010 to January 2011. Then click Search. Locate two articles on either topic and read the articles. To read the articles, click on the title, HTML Full Text, or PDF Full Text links. Write two one-paragraph summariesone for each articlein a single Microsoft Word document. Include the following information at the end of each summary (you may obtain this information from the article full text view by clicking on the title of the article): The name of the author of the article The year the article was published The title of the article The title of the publication in which the article appeared The volume and/or month of the publication, if available The date you retrieved the article from the database Day 3 1

Save your document and title it: Week 3 Assignment 1. Do this after you have completed the above steps. Complete the following steps to submit your assignment. 1. Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. 2. Click the Assignments link on the Home page of the student website. 3. Click the Week 3 link from the Assignments box, and then click on the assignment title for Week 3 Assignment 1. 4. Click the Browse button in the Submit Assignment section. Locate the Week 3 Assignment 1 document you created.

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When you double-click on Week 3 Assignment 1, your document automatically attaches and submits. Individual Assignment 2: University Resources Search Log in to the student website. Click the Materials link on the Home page, and then click the Week 3 topic link. Click the University Resources Search link in the Materials section for Week 3. Click Save to download the document to your computer. For downloading help, review the Computer Basics Tutorial in the Week 1 Materials section of the student website. Answer all questions in the University Resources Search document by following the directions included at the beginning of the document. Save your University Resources Search document and title it: Week 3 Assignment 2. Complete the following steps to submit your assignment. 1. Log in to the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. 2. Click the Assignments link on the Home page of the student website. 3. Click the Week 3 link from the Assignments box, and then click on the assignment title for Week 3 Assignment 2. 4. Click the Browse button in the Submit Assignment section. Locate the Week 2 Assignment 2 document you created. When you double-click on Week 3 Assignment 2, your document automatically attaches and submits. Day 4 1

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