This class will be taught in the Winter Session from January 2nd to 18th, 2009.

Meeting times are on some Mondays and/or Wednesdays. The class meets from 6-8 p.m. or 7-8:30 p.m. (please refer to Class Schedule for exact dates and times). But much of the class actually takes place on days when we are not meeting synchronously. You will be doing the readings and discussion asynchronously (meaning on your own time)... which will include posting to discussion boards, doing research online, and other home work.

Basic Information for taking this as an online class.
Responsibilities for this class.
Discussion Boards - Instructions on how they work.

This course proceeds at a super-fast pace. Please make sure that you have the time to devote to keep up with the readings, because each class session covers the equivalent of material usually covered in 2-3 weeks of a normal semester. However, you are getting 3 credits at the end of this class, therefore the requirements of the course are at the level of a 3 credit course. You will probably need to budget 4-6 hours of working on your own time per in-class session. So you need to make sure that you have the time/energy to devote to that. If you cannot keep up with this pace, please drop the class.

These are the two main links you will need to access through the course. Bookmark them. Links to various assignments are accessible through the Schedule Link

Syllabus Link
Schedule Link

IMPORTANT CLASS NOTES :

1. I will be emailing students in this class on your CSUN accounts. You are responsible to check that account regularly. If you do not use that account often, please go to the ITR website or call the CSUN Helpdesk [x1400] and learn how to forward mail from your CSUN account so that you get these class communications regularly.

2. Please visit and download again the schedule and syllabus ON THE 1st DAY OF CLASS. They are only considered to be in their FINAL version on the 1st day of class.

3. Videos: When you watch the videos for this class, please take notes. There is no discussion board to specifically discuss the videos. However, they will come up in the online class discussion as well as on the test. You can also weave them into your posts on the discussion boards for those weeks.

Please Click this link for information on Class Videos: Video Information Link

4. WebCT: Please login to WebCT at the times noted on the Class Schedule for our online chats: WebCT login.

Once you're in this class website, click on the "Chatroom" icon or link . From there you will enter the "Class Chatroom" to participate in the online class chat sessions.

Note: Please make sure that your computer is able to read "JAVA" - It is necessary for you to be able to get into the class CHATROOM. If you do not have Java, you can download it for free at this website: http://www.java.com/en/index.jsp

PAST Group Project Examples:

I am providing a couple of group project examples below from past classes. While overall presentation should be easy to access and use, please remember that you are being graded on the information and analysis you present - not on sophistication of your webpage. These are projects that have varying degrees of presentation as well as information.

Project on Bilingual Education

Hurricane Katrina Project

War on Terror Project

Contact Information for the class instructor

Dr. Sheena Malhotra
E-mail: sheena.malhotra@csun.edu
Office Location: Jerome Richfield 340
Sheena's Homepage: http://www.csun.edu/Faculty/Sheena.Malhotra/