Tuesday, May 1, 2012

COP3703

Course Preview Page Template D2L

Course Preview Page

Updated April 2012
Instructors should read through this document carefully and make the required changes.
Pay special attention to the directions in green which provide guidance to you and SHOULD BE DELETED.
Red text should be REPLACED with your own information and policies.
When you are finished, there should only be black text remaining except for the blue hyperlinks.
A Course Preview Page is required for each and every fully online or blended class at BC. Faculty can use their BC homepage, or create a blog page at http://www.blogger.com to host it. Click here for directions on how to create a blog page to host the course preview page.
Please copy and paste the content of this Preview Page template to your faculty homepage or your blog page and modify it for your course. Then give the web address to your scheduler to be added into the course notes for each class you are scheduled to teach.
Delete this top section of the preview page when you have completed your preview page.
Database Concepts
COP3703
Summer 2012 
If you have any on-campus meetings, include specific information here along with details regarding consequences, if any, for not attending.

Faculty Introduction

My name remains Wil Blake and I have taught this course for three straight sessions.

Course Description

This course applies a relational model approach to logical and physical data structure and data concepts and modeling. It also applies a model based on conceptual database design and implementation using current software

Methods of Instruction

"This is a 3-credit hour blended course. Normally, a 3-credit hour on-campus course would meet two times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. In this class, we will meet once a week on-campus, (Wednesday), for at least 4 hours, and you will engage in structured out-of-class or online activities for the remainder of the class time. These online activities will include graded discussions, graded assignments, a group project, and graded online quizzes.

Learning Outcomes

The student shall discuss the need for a systematic approach to database management and the pros and cons of various Database Systems/Models: Hierarchical, Network, Relational and Object-Oriented

Course Requirements

Faculty Instructions: List key course requirements.
  • Required Prerequisites or Special Admission Criteria (include any specific computer/technology skills or other special competencies needed).
  • New to e-learning? Review the student videos and general information about online learning at the Broward College Online website before enrolling in any online or blended course.
  • Before enrolling in an e-learning course review, computer requirements.
  • Hardware or Software Requirements specific to your course (if different from the BC standard)
  • Required Meeting Dates or Times (include attendance requirements and dates of on-campus tests if any)
  • All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
  • Consider posting your Course Syllabus to your faculty home page and providing a link to it from this Course Preview Page so students needing more detailed information can obtain it without having to contact you.
  • If use of a college or public library card will be required for your course, provide a link to library information and tell them which cards they will need.

Course Materials

Faculty Instructions: Identify all required and optional materials that will be used in this course and tell students how and where to obtain these materials. Make sure to clearly identify which materials are required and which materials are optional. Make sure to include information on required texts, workbooks, CD-ROMs, software, videos, or reserve materials.
Optional and Required course materials are described below:
  • Required Text: xxxxxxxxxxxx (use a picture if desired)

How to Register for this Course

Enroll in the course via  myBC website. Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course.

Information Contact

Wil Blake wilblakejr@broward.edu.
Telephone via Department 954-

How to Access this Course once you are Enrolled in this Course

Faculty Instructions: Tell students what steps they need in order to log into their BConline course. Tell students when they will be able to login and what they should do once they login to your course. Normally, the login date should be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. You may open the course earlier than the first day of the term using Course Offering Information. Make sure that students understand that the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 20 minutes from when a student registers and pays before BConline login is activated.
  • Your BConline User Name is the same as your BC email ID.
  • Your BConline password is the same as your BC email PIN code.
  • If you need login information, obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to BConline.
  • The BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 4 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your BConline User Name.
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