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INSTRUCTOR ACCESS:
Your instructor is here to guide you in your on-line
learning, not teach you the computer technology. It is assumed that you
possess adequate equipment and sufficient computer skills to succeed with
online learning.
To find out if you have the technical and student skills
necessary to succeed with online learning, take the Online
Learning Readiness Assessment.
Your Professor will check the WebCT email account for
messages at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Pacific Standard Time and respond to
email/discussion board requests within 24 hours of those times.
Use your fellow
students as a resource, perhaps they can help you with more immediate
concerns!
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
While online classes offer greater flexibility for
instruction and study, contrary to popular belief, they often absorb a
substantial amount of time—Often more time than on-campus courses.
Please plan accordingly!
If you enrolled in this online class because you
thought the course requirements would be easier than those in a traditional
class, you will be disappointed. On the
other hand, if you enrolled in this section because you wanted to avoid
traffic, wanted to study in your pajamas or wanted to learn with a cat in
your lap, you should have an enjoyable class experience.
Remember the online course requirements are the same as
the on-campus face to face AVIA 105 class.
Be sure your schedule allows you to spend at least 6 hours each week
reading, preparing for class and completing assignments. Also, be advised that this online class
is not a
self-paced class;
assignments and quizzes will be due at specific, scheduled times.
If you are new to online learning, I highly recommend
you take the .5 credit class offered through SDCCD, Introduction to
Online Learning (CBTE 160A).
Also, plan to attend in person one of the WebCT orientations listed
at http://www.sdccdonline.net/login.
Students with disabilities who may need academic
accommodations should contact me by email or phone as soon as
possible. You and I can coordinate
with the Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) department to
identify your appropriate accommodation.
If you would like further information or have questions about DSPS
services, contact a DSPS counselor, call (619) 388 – 7312 or email miradsps@sdccd.net.
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Student Responsibilities & Readiness Overview
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This course is offered as a
technology mediated instruction class. All lecture material will be
delivered via the Internet. It is the student's responsibility to add,
drop or withdraw from this course by the established deadlines. Petitions
to add, drop or withdraw after the deadline will not be approved without
proof of circumstances beyond the student's control. Lack of money to pay
fees is not considered an extenuating circumstance. Further, it is the
student's responsibility to insure that all work is submitted, as per
guidelines in the on line format, by the required date.
Students are advised that many
problems can occur with technology and that they should anticipate such
problems and allow sufficient time to rectify them in order that work is
completed by deadline. It is not the instructor’s responsibility to
ensure your technology is functioning properly. For the purposes of this
online course, students are expected to have adequate computer skills to
be able to manage the technology. Students are required to check the
Internet course site on a daily basis to insure that they are up to date
with the calendar, mail and bulletin board postings.
Registration into this course
assumes that you have access to a computer with a reliable Internet
Service Provider, that you are computer literate, self motivated and
disciplined and that you will devote sufficient time to the course. |
You are required to participate in class chats, complete
assignments and quizzes, a mid-term and a final exam. There will be no
make-up examinations unless an emergency exists and prior arrangements have
been made with the instructor before the day of the exam.
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30% of your grade will be based on
the * three assignments described below and class exercises and quizzes.
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30% based on the midterm exam.
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30% based on the final exam.
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10% based on class participation.
100% Total
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90%+ |
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B |
80-89% |
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C |
70-79% |
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60-69 |
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<60 |
Assignment #1.
History of Aviation Project (100
pts): Each
student will select a historical aviation topic to review using books,
internet and library sources. This topic MUST BE approved by the instructor.
Deliverables:
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10 slide (at least) Powerpoint presentation
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Must include at least three
visual aids such as a photograph, image, or drawing relevant to your topic.
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Must include at least
one book, one website, one article as references, appropriately cited in
reference section.
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Must include at least
one internet link to a multimedia source such as youtube, etc.
Possible topics:
- First aeronautical devices:
kites, balloons, lighter than air devices
- Myths, legends and fables
of flight: Icarus, Mercury, gargoyles, demons, angels
- Developments in powered
flight before the Wright Brothers
- Wright Brothers
- Golden Age of Aviation:
barnstorming, air racing, stunt flying.
- Aviation Personalities
& record setters: Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Bessie
Coleman, Harriett Quimby, Chuck Yaeger, etc…
- Role of women and
minorities in early aviation
- Birth of commercial
aviation: Airmail and passenger service.
- Aviation during World War I
- Expansion of commercial
airlines between the World Wars
- Aviation during World War
II
- Contributions of the Tuskegee airmen
- Use of airships:
Hindenburg, etc…
- Naval Aviation
- Birth of the Air Force
- Development of jet engines:
The Jet Age
- Aviation during the Korean
War
- Aviation during the Vietnam
War
- Aviation during Iraq
War
- First space flight:
Unmanned rockets in US, outside US
- Manned space flight: NASA,
Apollo, Sputnik
- International aviation
industry
- Aviation legislation
- Aviation law
- “Deregulation”
- Current role of women and
minorities in aviation today
- or make up one of your
own…
Assignment #2.
Field Trip (100 pts): Take a trip to the San Diego Aerospace
Museum in Balboa Park
and reflect about your experience. Check their schedule—some days are
free!
Deliverables: 2-3 page typed reflection paper about your experience—not a report
of your experience.
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What did you find were the strengths and weaknesses of the aviation
exhibits?
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Which exhibit did you find most useful?
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Why?
Assignment #3.
The Odd Couple: The Government,
Airlines and Aerospace Industry ”Team Exercise (200 pts)—more information forthcoming! Check on-line for more
details…
Weekly Schedule of Events:
(May be modified at
instructor discretion)
Check on-line for
more details
Week |
Assignments Due by midnight Friday the ‘week
of’…See online calendar for more details |
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2/1/08
Find
out if you have the technical and student skills necessary to succeed
with online learning by completing the Online
Learning Readiness Assessment.
Ready?—then
log-on, post your ‘Introduction’ on the class site; and
Download, print and review course Syllabus.
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2/8/08
Complete
‘week two’ assignments—Aviation History.
Select
and email desired ‘History’ topic to instructor (see Assignment
#1 in syllabus). |
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2/15/08
Complete
‘week three’ assignments—Freedom of the Skies. |
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2/22/08
Complete
‘week four’ assignments—Freedom of the Skies.
History project
due! |
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2/29/08
Complete
‘week five’ assignments—Current State
of the Aviation & Aerospace Industry. |
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3/7/08
Complete
‘week six’ assignments—The Big Three |
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3/14/08
Complete
‘week seven’ assignments—Middle Three or National
Airlines and Cargo |
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Spring
Break! |
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3/28/08
Complete
‘week eight’ assignments—Budget or Low-Frill
Airlines
Field Trip paper
Due! |
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4/4/08
Complete Mid-Term
Examination |
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4/11/08
Team Project—‘The Odd
Couple’—Government and Aviation/Aerospace Industry
Complete
‘week ten’ assignments and watch video.
Points
to consider:
Does big business have an obligation to workers, community, and the
general public? Or is its sole responsibility to make money for
shareholders and executives? |
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4/18/08
Team
exercise—Part I Due |
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4/25/08
Team
exercise—Part II Due |
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5/2/08
Final Team Project
Due |
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5/9/08
Complete
‘week fourteen’ assignments—International Aviation |
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5/16/08
Complete
‘week fifteen’ assignments—Future Trends in Aviation.
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5/23/08
Complete Final Exam
on-line |
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