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Fall 2015 ALL ONLINE: S. Kinghorn
Bus V17 CRN 70662 Computer Applications using MS Office 2013
Enroll early. The class fills up quickly. Welcome!
Professor: S. Kinghorn. Use bus17skinghorn@gmail.com to e-mail me for the
quickest response. Please create an “outside” email (not VC) so that I have a way to
contact you if the VC system has a problem. The class page may be available early—
August 15, 2015. The semester officially starts Monday, August 22, 2015. Go to
www://my.vcccd.edu and log on and click Courses. Waitlisted students have full
access to the class site.
Read the document “First Week Checklist “on the class D2L home page and take
the orientation quiz. Read and print “How to Complete your Work” and
“Schedule of Assignments.” Click on Course Resources, Content and read all of
the Syllabus and MyItLab documents.
Students who do not take and pass the orientation quiz by the first Thursday, of
the semester are subject to being dropped as “no shows.” If you missed the first
week of an on-campus course, you would be dropped. The same rules apply to online
courses.
Waitlisted students are automatically moved into the course when someone drops and
makes “room.” Add codes are not available to instructors until the second week of
the semester.
Book Information: Bus V17 CRN 70662
Exploring Microsoft Office 2013, Brief and New MyItLab Access by Poatsy;
Pearson/Prentice Hall Publishers. `
The Myitlab Bus V17 Course ID will be on the class home page and under Course
Resources, Content, Syllabus, Book information. (You need this when you register for
myitlab.) There are detailed instructions with illustrations showing you how to register,
set up your browser, etc., under Course Resources, Content, MyItLab.
It is your responsibility to purchase the correct book and to have the correct version of
Microsoft Office. You need Windows, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
Fall 2015 ALL ONLINE: S. Kinghorn
Plan ahead. Enjoy the flexibility! You need your book DAY ONE. The first
assignments and tests are due the second week of the semester. All work may be
submitted early.
No late work is accepted. No exceptions.
Prerequisites: None. This 3-unit course introduces students to the fundamentals of
the computer,networks, the Internet, Windows, MS Office 2013: Word,
Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Students taking this course should be
comfortable using a computer, have access to the Internet, and have basic email and
Internet navigation skills. The Ventura College LRC Computer Lab is available six
days a week for students who need access to a computer and the Internet. Check the
hours.
All students should complete the troubleshooting steps on the Distance Ed site
AND the MyItLab site in order to avoid having computer problems. If you have a
Mac, you may have compatibility problems with D2L AND with MyItLab. Check
with the techs BEFORE you purchase the book. It’s especially important to do
the browser check!
Distance Ed provides orientations for Desire2Learn. Go to the home page for VC, click
Distance Ed for the schedule.
If you have never taken an online class before, please go to the link below and take
the “Readiness Assessment.” No one will see the results except you.
http://www.venturacollege.edu/online_services/online_classes/prospective_de_students/readiness_assessm
ent.shtml
It will help you determine if online is for you and/or if you need to make a few changes
in your work habits or increase your computer skills levels in order to be successful.