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RELG 120

Spring 2011
Religious Studies 120 -- World Religions
Online Course Information
(only for students in Online Section 5798)

Please read all of the following information so that you can decide whether this course and its requirements will be suitable for you.

Here follows some general information about the online version of the World Religions course. More detailed information will be made available in the course syllabus, which will be posted on this course's Blackboard site. Also, if you are unsure what an online course requires, you can find additional information about that at http://www.gcccd.edu/online/student/faqs.html.

Important! Please be aware that . . .

  • You must check in with the instructor before Monday, 1/24/2011 (beginning date of the course) via the "Check In with Instructor" form. Because failure to do this is equivalent to missing the "first day of class," it can result in your being dropped from the course and your place being given away to an eager and ready "crasher"--so please be sure to complete your check-in in a timely manner!
    • If you wish to contact your instructor before the course starts up, . . . Please know that Dr. Carmona will be away from Cuyamaca College for the entire winter break until January 18, 2011. While away, he will be checking his voice and e-mail messages only occasionally--so, please be patient if you send him a question that needs a response. In the meantime, you can find answers to the most typical questions about the course right here on this web page.
  • Access to your course's Blackboard site begins by 8:00 a.m. on Monday, 1/24/2014, and ends with the final exam. Earlier site access before the beginning of the semester will not be possible (so please do not e-mail the instructor to request earlier access).
  • You should not enroll in this online course unless you are able to do the following (no exceptions):
    • You will need to come in person to the campus for two required Saturday exams. The exam dates may be found in the listing for this course in the Cuyamaca College class schedule. Students will be asked to show a valid (current) Cuyamaca College Student Picture-ID Card (or other valid government-issued identification card) for admission to the exam. A Student Picture ID Card is available free to every Cuyamaca College student, and can be obtained at the Student Services Center, Room A-200 (Phone: 619-660-4340).
    • You will be required to make a personal (= physical, bodily) visit to at least two religious sites in San Diego County (site to be selected by you from a list provided by the instructor).
  • Some assignments will already be due by Friday of the first week of the course. 

Textbooks, etc.

Required Texts:

  • Huston Smith, The World's Religions (San Francisco: HarperCollins, either the 1991 or identical 2009 edition)
  • Jacob Neusner, ed., World Religions in America: An Introduction, 4th ed. (Westminster/John Knox Press)

Required Dictionary. You may purchase the below-listed dictionary or--at your option--access it online at m-w.com. This is the required dictionary for use in preparing course assignments:

  • Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed.

Required Viewing (Videos):

  • The Wisdom of Faith (video series with Bill Moyers and Huston Smith). 
    A link to these videos can be found on the Presentations page of the course's Blackboard site, and DVD-copies of them are also available on campus in the Learning Resources Center (library).

What You Will Be Doing in This Online Course

The amount of work in this online course is designed to be comparable to the amount of work in a standard "face-to-face" class (for semester-length classes, 3 hours of "class time" plus 6 hours of "home study" per week are normative). If you are unsure what an online course requires, you can find additional information about that at http://www.gcccd.edu/online/student/faqs.html. The following list will give you an idea of the typical assignments and activities you will undertake this semester:

  • Online Tasks & Assignments:
    • Online discussions of course concepts
    • Reading or listening to online explanations by the instructor
    • Online worksheets and exercises
  • Other Assignments:
    • Reading assignments from course textbooks
    • Viewing of assigned videos (available both online and in the Learning Resources Center [library] on campus)
    • Reports on field experiences in San Diego County
  • On-Campus Exams (required; no exceptions):
    • Two scheduled Saturday exams (closed-book)

 

Last Updated: 01/12/2018
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