Greetings and welcome…

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Welcome to our Kaplan (CS113) class and Unit 1 Seminar. The class is Academic Strategies for the Business Professional.

Many are new to the online platform. Do not be nervous. We all have been there at one time or other. Your instructor and peers want to see you succeed.

I recommend you find a study partner to encourage you and help you through any rough spots in reaching your goal. STAY ON TARGET!

Your facilitator/instructor

My name is Dr. Denhard. I will serve as your class facilitator/instructor over the next 10 weeks. Please feel free to call me Professor or Dr. D. I am looking forward to getting to know you, reading your work, and being a part of building your management skills.

Email: Ldenhard@kaplan.edu

AIM: drdenhard

My office hours can be found on the syllabus.

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Academic StrategiesUnit 1 CS113 Agenda

Overview-Listen to Kali Course Reading (Unit Outcomes, To-do-list, Academic Tools, &

EXTRA! EXTRA-Survival Tips!) Unit Reading (Course Home, Syllabus, Atomic Learning, etc.) Reading (Files in the Doc Sharing tab area) Discussion-Part 1: Introduce yourself; Part 2: First time

experience from a given selection Assignment-Scavenger Hunt Seminar (Each Unit has a Case Study. Come prepared Read

Case Study PRIOR to attending Seminars. Know the answer to the Case Study questions.)

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Academic Strategies Objectives

Demonstrate basic critical reading, writing, and reasoning skills

Use a variety of personal management tools and strategies to enhance learning

Use problem solving skills to increase academic and professional proficiency

Identify career paths and goals GEL-1.1: Demonstrate college-level communication

through the composition of original materials in Standard American English

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Unit 1 Objectives (Outcomes)

Navigate successfully through the course

Use the discussion to introduce yourself and take the (Keirsey) KTS-II Assessment to learn a little about yourself

Recognize course expectations and course policies

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Unit 1 To-do-list

Read items under Course Home (Syllabus, Atomic Learning, & Virtual Office) Read ALL available Announcements Read ALL available files under Doc Sharing Listen to Kali in Unit 1 Complete the Unit 1 Reading (Online or PDF) Read the Unit 1 Overview (pages 1-6) Respond to the Unit 1 Discussion (2 Parts) and do the Keirsey Assessment Attend the Weekly Unit 1 Seminar Complete the Unit 1 Assignment: Scavenger Hunt Check out the Extra! Extra! Tab in Unit 1 (Listen to a student testimonial) Read the tab called Academic Tools (See Online Communication Guidelines, Plagiarism &

Citing Sources, and Grade-Book Guide) Find a study partner by looking at the posts on Unit 1/Part 1 discussion and connect with

similar temperaments found from the Keirsey Assessment. Are you a Guardian, an Idealist, an Artisans, or Rational?

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Any general class questions?

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How well do you know your fellow classmates?

What have you learned about a fellow classmate? What is their first name? Have you found a study partner with the same Keirsey Assessment temperament?

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Student Orientation

Please be sure to review the new student orientation if you have not already done so. It is important that you know how to navigate your way through the eCollege platform.

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Live Unit Seminar’sWednesday’s,7:00PM-8:00PM (EST)

It is not unusual for a student (or instructor) to get “booted” out of a seminar, so please don’t panic. If this happens to you, be patient and just do your best to get right back in. Technology isn’t always dependable. Call Kaplan tech support if you continue to have problems.

If I get “booted” out, someone just take the lead until I can return.

No need to re-announce yourself when coming back into Seminar. Try to catch-up with the topic at hand.

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Seminar Rules

When I ask a question, by all means, if you know the answer—just jump in and type your answer. You do not have to raise your hand or ask permission to answer. However, when you need our attention, please, “raise your hand.” (Just like in a traditional classroom—I’ll then call on you.) To raise your hand, just type the double slash, like this; //

Please stay on topic and keep personal conversations in emails, not Seminar.

Do not type as if you are text-messaging. Do not worry about spell-check.

If you can not make live Seminars, you have the opportunity to listen to the missed Transcripts.

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Access your grades and instructors comments…

Click on your grade to read your instructor’s comments. Be sure to click the “+” to expand the “Comments” to read everything that your instructor has written.

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Question time…Do you know the answer?

Netiquette (what two words were joined to coin the word) and who wrote the book on netiquette?

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Question time…

Can you name at least ONE rule of the Do’s and Don’ts of Netiquette (there are 10)?

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Question time…

How many parts are there to the Unit 1 discussion question?

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Question time…

Where can you find if there is more than one page on a Unit reading?

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Question time…

How many posts are required on the discussion board? What days should we post to the discussion board?

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Question time…

Where can you find the class grading rubrics?

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Discussion Rubric

Students are to post a minimum of three posts per discussion thread. One initial response and two replies to their classmates Posting on a minimum of three different days, for example: Wednesday, Friday and Monday The first initial response to the discussion question must be made BY Saturday.

Quality (40%) of your post will be measured on the following criteria:

All assigned discussion questions were answered completely

Posts were on topic and unique in content

All posts demonstrated analysis of the topic

Participation Guidelines (30%) will be measured on the following criteria:

Initial post no later than Saturday, midnight EST

Posts made to each discussion question on at least 3 different days

The original post to be no less than 100 words

Clarity and Organization of Writing (20%) of your post will be measured on:

Posts were organized and  logical

No spelling or grammatical errors

References were used and cited properly

Professional & Netiquette (10%) in your post will be measured on the following criteria:

Respect and consideration toward peers/instructors

Appropriate language

Professional use of abbreviations and acronyms

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Assignment Rubric

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Question time…

When you send me an email—what goes in the subject line?

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Question time…

How would you rephrase or quote class reading on your discussions and assignments (Answer can be found under your Academic Tools tab)?

During discussions and assignments, you MUST demonstrate not only that you understand the subject matter; but also that you can apply what you have learned, analyze it, integrate it with knowledge you already have, and evaluate it critically. Refer back to class reading in your posts. Demonstrate you read the material.

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Plagiarism and Paraphrasing

I recommend you familiarize yourself with some writing editorial formats. We will cover this more in one of our class Units. You will need the knowledge in future Kaplan classes, as well.

Also, know how to correctly paraphrase. Changing a few words from a borrowed text is plagiarism and fraud!

Being able to paraphrase correctly can protect students from accidentally plagiarizing. The Kaplan Library has many files on plagiarism and correctly paraphrasing. Please utilize our library (See Atomic Learning under our Course Home). Knowing the correct way to paraphrase will calm your nerves when writing and give you the confidence that your future papers are done correctly and ethically. Do you know when you are plagiarizing?

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Any general class questions?

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Teamwork

Everything we know and learn comes from our interactions with others. We learn from listening to our peers, reading what they write, observing how they handle online requirements and trying out things that they do. Learning takes place the same way in our career and in our personal life. We learn more from teamwork. Therefore, let’s be the best team we can be this term. GO TEAM!

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You are responsible foryour own learning…

YOU bring the value to the classroom. I just facilitate and create a culture of commitment as a

foundation (this is not formatted like high school). You are the teacher! Share your knowledge.

And—be willing to LEARN a few new things and maybe to think “outside the box.” I will have an exercise in a future Unit to stimulate you to “think outside the box.” I will post certain sewing items to the Document Sharing class tab for your review. Look for it later in Unit 2. Remind me if you do not see it near the end of Unit 1. You will need it for our Unit 2 Seminar.

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Help each other be successful…

I recommend you find someone you would like to have as a study partner—email them. Did you find a classmate with a Keirsey Temperament similar to you?

Read the class syllabus and the grading rubrics. Read the class discussions and contribute. See the class

syllabus for the number of posts required for an “A” grade and for the format. Make your answers at least 100 words (minimum). You must refer to class reading. Demonstrate you read the material.

Do not respond to everyone on the same day in class discussions. Spread out your comments throughout the week. See our class syllabus for requirements on posting (to at least two of your peers) and class grading rubrics (different days).

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Future Benefit?

In your own words, how do you feel Academic Strategies for the Business Professional will benefit you in the future?

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Discussion Board

Your answers in class discussions must demonstrate you have read the required Unit material and understand it. In addition to your own knowledge, support your answers with class reading or outside additional research. Show us that you are putting serious thought and effort into your answers.

Do not plagiarize. It is fraud! When you respond to your peers in the discussion board, please address each

other by name. Use correct spelling, capitalization, grammar, syntax, and punctuation on the

discussion board. (However, do not worry about misspelled words in Seminar). Aim for approximately 100 words. Please see the syllabus for the amount of

posts required. Unit Discussions close at the end of each week and will be available for “Read

Only” status. Kaplan does not accept late discussion posts.

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Discussion Rubric as on Syllabus

Students are to post a minimum of three posts per discussion thread. One initial response and two replies to their classmates.

Posting on a minimum of three different days, for example: Wednesday, Friday and Monday.

The first initial response to the discussion question must be made BY Saturday. 

Quality (40%) of your post will be measured on the following criteria:

All assigned discussion questions were answered completely.

Posts were on topic and unique in content/100 words at least

All posts demonstrated analysis of the topic (referred to class readings , and additional outside class information).

Please see class syllabus rubrics for point system. Assignments have a grading rubric, too. See syllabus.

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What’s on TV?

When “being in class is a challenge” and checking out what’s on TV appeals to you more, what idea can you share with us to experiment with to get back on track?

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Question time…

What are some of your options if your computer is not available during a Unit week?

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Question time…

Is “a computer problem” an extenuating circumstance to be late on an assignment or discussion post? Why or why not?

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Question time…

What is your Kaplan Tech Support number if you have technology problems? Or where can you find the number? How many options are there for contacting tech support?

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Instructor wants to getan “A” grade, too…

An online satisfaction survey will be available to you (midterm or during finals). You will be asked to rate your professor. Your answers will be anonymous to me. Please answer these surveys to the best of your knowledge.

Questions will be asked like;

1. Did the professor clearly state what was expected?

2. Did you receive helpful feedback from the professor?

3. Did the professor add value to the class discussions?

4. Were the professor’s grading standards appropriate? (Keep in mind, Kaplan develops the grading rubric and class Units.)

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Any More General Questions?

Seminar is coming to an end, soon. Let’s wrap-up the evening.

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Seminar Has Concluded

Good night. Have a great week! Have fun with the Unit 1 assignment (Scavenger Hunt). My office hours on AIM are 6:00PM (EST) to 7:00PM (EST)

and 8:00PM (EST) to 9:00PM (EST). My AIM ID is: DrDenhard.

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