Mode of delivery: This course is 100% online. There are no required sessions when you must be logged in to Carmen at a scheduled time.
Pace of online activities: This course is divided into weekly modules that are released one week ahead of time. Students are expected to keep pace with weekly deadlines but may schedule their efforts freely within that time frame.
Credit hours and work expectations: This is a 3-credit-hour course. According to Ohio State policy (go.osu.edu/credithours), students should expect around 3 hours per week of time spent on direct instruction (instructor content and Carmen activities, for example) in addition to 6 hours of homework (reading and assignment preparation, for example) to receive a grade of (C) average.
Attendance and participation requirements: Because this is an online course, your attendance is based on your online activity and participation. The following is a summary of students’ expected participation:
- Participating in online activities for attendance: AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK
You are expected to log in to the course in Carmen every week. (During most weeks you will probably log in many times.) If you have a situation that might cause you to miss an entire week of class, discuss it with me as soon as possible. - Office hours and live sessions: OPTIONAL
All live, scheduled events for the course, including my office hours, are optional. - Participating in discussion forums: 2+ TIMES PER WEEK
As part of your participation, each week you can expect to post at least twice as part of our substantive class discussion on the week’s topics.