Texas Government
GOVT. 2306 - Web

Welcome to Dr. Dille's Texas Government 2306 Web Course for Summer II--2007












Welcome to Texas Government 2306 Web
Summer Session II--2007

Announcements

  • The first day of class is Monday, July 2 for Summer Session II 2007.  Before starting the course please fill out BOTH the Student Information Bio and the Web Checklist (click the blue text to open the two questionnaires). Please check this page often.  Any changes to this course or important announcements will be posted here.  5 bonus points for each.   

  • Students  will not be able to login into the course until the first class day. Login instructions to Blackboard are located at http://www.odessa.edu/virtual/bblogin.htm.

  • To make sure you receive all emails sent out by the instructor, as soon as you log-on to Blackboard, please update your email address by following these steps:

    • Click the “Tools” button on the left-hand side of the page
    • Choose “Personal Information”
    • Next click “Edit Personal Information”
    • Change your e-mail address and hit “Submit” at the bottom of the page
    DO NOT change your Name or Student ID

  • Technical Contact Person
    Students having technical problems with Blackboard  should contact OC Webmaster April Vanecek at 335-6781 or at avanecek@odessa.edu or Derrick Conway at 335-6682 or at dconway@odessa.edu 

  • All students MUST attend one of the following Blackboard Training sessions in the LRC 302:
             1.  Monday, July 2 at 5:30 pm
         2.  Tuesday, July 3 at 10 am or 2 pm 
    --5 bonus points for attendance

  • Go to the Blackboard Discussion Board and post your personal bio by 10 pm Tuesday, July 3.  5 bonus points

  • 10 bonus points if you show proof you are a registered voter (fax copy of voter's card to 335-6667 or email copy to me as an attachment.)

  • This web site was last updated on 4/13/07

    Brian K. Dille
 
Instructor:  Dr. Brian K. Dille 
Office: Deaderick Hall 209
Office Phone: 432/335-6592
Fax: 432/335-6667
E-mail: bdille@odessa.edu
Surface Mail: Odessa College
201 West University
Odessa, Texas 79764
Office Hours: Contact instructor by email.
Blackboard: Click here to go to the Blackboard login page.  The OC webmaster will enroll you in this course on Blackboard.  Once that is done, you will only need to login each time, click "Courses", then "Government 2306", and you will be in my course for test-taking, assignments, announcements, etc. 

Texts:

 Maxell and Crain, Texas Politics Today, 12th edition
  • The first 4 exams will be taken online during a 24-hour period, beginning at 8 a.m.

  • THE FINAL EXAM MUST BE TAKEN AT THE ODESSA COLLEGE TESTING CENTER (unless prior arrangements are made with the instructor one week prior to the final exam.)

  • VCT STUDENTS CAN TAKE THE FINAL IN A PROCTORED TESTING SITE ON THEIR HOME CAMPUS
     VCT students MUST provide the instructor with all necessary information one week prior to the final exam date:

    • Contact person

    • Mailing address

    • Email address

    • Fax number

    • Phone number

COURSE GRADE BASED ON:

  • 4 on-line exams (50 objective questions) = 100 points each

  • a final exam (100 objective questions) = 200 points

  • 2 Summaries (based on posted discussion topics)  = 100 points each

  • 2 web assignment papers  = 100 points each 

  • TOTAL POINTS in course: 1000 points (+ 35 bonus points to be earned--explained in first table above)

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  • THE FINAL EXAM MUST BE TAKEN AT THE ODESSA COLLEGE TESTING CENTER
  • VCT STUDENTS CAN TAKE THE FINAL IN A PROCTORED TESTING SITE ON THEIR HOME CAMPUS.  VCT students MUST provide the instructor with all necessary information  AT LEAST one week prior to the final exam (by June 21): July 31):
    • Contact person
    • Mailing address
    • Email address
    • Fax number
    • Phone number
  • Any student wanting to take the final exam off-campus MUST make arrangements with the instructor by May 1 and provide all of the information listed above.

 

  • All assignments are to be in Microsoft Word. 

  • Include your name, last 4 numbers of your social security number, date, & assignment title at the top of page 1 of ALL assignments.

  • All assignments MUST to be posted in Blackboard's Digital Drop Box to receive credit.   

  • Click on the "Digital Drop Box" button and then "Send Files" to post all assignments. 

LATE ASSIGNMENT POLICY

Late assignments will be accepted up to 1 day (24 hours) after the due date.  No exceptions.


Grievance Policy - Chain of Command

Student -> Instructor -> Department Chair -> Division Dean ->
 Vice President -> President -> Board of Trustees

 

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