AIL 604 Section 300: Distance Technologies
Fall 2012
3 Credit Hours
Primary Instructor: Dr. Marilyn Staffo
Syllabus subject to change.
As found in the Graduate Catalog: Prepares students with knowledge and skills in methods of distance education, which incorporates telecommunications and computer technology to instruct students at remote locations or to serve as an adjunct to classroom instruction. The technology used includes telephony, cable television, satellite communications, videocassettes, videoconferencing, computer-mediated instruction, and/or online computer communication via the Internet.
Students will develop cognitive competencies and/or skills as indicated:
The final grade will be based on completion of all activities outlined in the course outline.
Letter grades will be assigned on the standard scale:
A = 90-100% B = 80-89% C = 70-79% D = 60-69% F= <60%
All coursework must be completed before or by the due date.
If a grade of "F" is earned in a required course, the student must repeat the course and earn a passing grade in order to receive credit that will be applied to the requirements for the degree. Grades of "I" ("Incomplete") must be removed within 12 months of the end of the term in which they were awarded but prior to the student's graduation, or the grade of "I" will be changed to "F." The "I" may not be used as a means to re-enroll in a course during a subsequent semester. A grade of "I" may not be used to satisfy a prerequisite requirement.
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Students assume personal responsibility for acquiring information presented at any missed sessions. With the use of technology as an instructional strategy in this course, it can be assumed that, at times, attendance will be defined as asynchronous instruction, with the class, professor and/or subsets of the class. This also sets the stage for a certain amount of individualized progress through the course. Because many students have access to required equipment and software at their homes and/or offices outside of the class, allowances will be made for students to complete assignments on computers elsewhere.
Students will be provided with a development course in a learning management system to be used to develop an online course to meet requirements of this course. Students may request to use a different system for the development of the course. It is up to the instructor whether the requested alternative is approved.
All students in attendance at the University of Alabama are expected to be honorable and to observe standards of conduct appropriate to a community of scholars. The University expects from its students a higher standard of conduct than the minimum required to avoid discipline. Academic misconduct includes all acts of dishonesty in any academically related matter and any knowing or intentional help or attempt to help, or conspiracy to help, another student.
The Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Policy will be followed in the event of academic misconduct.
In the case of a tornado warning (tornado has been sighted or detected by radar, sirens activated), all university activities are automatically suspended, including all classes and laboratories. If you are in a building, please move immediately to the lowest level and toward the center of the building away from windows (interior classrooms, offices, or corridors) and remain there until the tornado warning has expired. Classes in session when the tornado warning is issued can resume immediately after the warning has expired at the discretion of the instructor. Classes that have not yet begun will resume 30 minutes after the tornado warning has expired provided at least half of the class period remains.
UA is a residential campus with many students living on or near campus. In general classes will remain in session until the National Weather Service issues safety warnings for the city of Tuscaloosa. Clearly, some students and faculty commute from adjacent counties. These counties may experience weather related problems not encountered in Tuscaloosa. Individuals should follow the advice of the National Weather Service for that area taking the necessary precautions to ensure personal safety. Whenever the National Weather Service and the Emergency Management Agency issue a warning, people in the path of the storm (tornado or severe thunderstorm) should take immediate life saving actions.
When West Alabama is under a severe weather advisory, conditions can change rapidly. It is imperative to get to where you can receive information from the National Weather Service and to follow the instructions provided. Personal safety should dictate the actions that faculty, staff and students take. The Office of Public Relations will disseminate the latest information regarding conditions on campus in the following ways: