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Syllabus for 1309OMDE6709040


Faculty Contact Information

Instructor: stella.porto@umuc.edu

Alternative email: scsporto@gmail.com

phone contact: See information in LMS

Virtual Office Hours: on demand – via phone, LMS chat or Skype

Stella's skype name: stelway

 

Course Introduction

  • This is a 3-credit graduate course.

    The course consists of several units of study, covered over a 12 week term.

    The course officially begins on September 9th, 2013 and ends on December 1st, 2013.

    The last date to drop without financial penalty is: September 15th, 2013.

    The last date for withdrawal without penalty in your grade is: November 1st, 2013.

    Students are encouraged to contact their instructor as needed.

  • Dates for deliverables will be provided inside the Capstone wiki: http://mdecapstone.pbworks.com

 

Course Description

(Formerly OMDE 690.) A capstone study of distance education and training designed to demonstrate cumulative knowledge and skills through two major projects: an electronic portfolio and a case study. The personal e-portfolio documents credentials and accomplishments to date and also serves as an ongoing resource and record of continuing professional development. The case study, which focuses on a distance education/training program or organization, involves in-depth analysis of the setting and application of concepts and strategies to enhance practice and performance in distance education and training.

Course Goals/Objectives

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

  • Create a personal distance education portfolio which will serve as an ongoing professional resource, as well as a useful job search tool.

  • Develop and document a case study/project for an organization in the area of distance education and training. The purpose of this is to provide the student with an opportunity to display and practice a variety of skills and knowledge in the area of distance education and training.

 

Course Materials

 

 

Click here to view the required and recommended materials to be purchased and to access ordering information. 

 


Graduate School's Read Me First Document

 

Additional Readings/Materials

 

Grading Information and Criteria

Grading information about the capstone can be found here: http://mdecapstone.pbworks.com/w/page/18123041/Grading-Information


Project Descriptions

http://mdecapstone.pbworks.com/w/page/18123041/Grading%20Information

 

Additional Information

 

 

Academic Policies

The Graduate School's Academic Policies  (GS)

GRADING GUIDELINES

According to The Graduate School's grading policy, the following marks are used:

A (90-100) = Excellent
B (80-89) = Good
C (70-79) = Below standards
F (69 or below) = Failure
FN = Failure for nonattendance
G = Grade pending
P = Passing
S = Satisfactory
U = Unsatisfactory
I = Incomplete
AU = Audit
W = Withdrew

 

The grade of "B" represents the benchmark for The Graduate School. It indicates that the student has demonstrated competency in the subject matter of the course, e.g., has fulfilled all course requirements on time, has a clear grasp of the full range of course materials and concepts, and is able to present and apply these materials and concepts in clear, well-reasoned, well-organized, and grammatically correct responses, whether written or oral.

Only students who fully meet this standard and, in addition, demonstrate exceptional comprehension and application of the course subject matter earn a grade of "A."

Students who do not meet the benchmark standard of competency fall within the "C" range or lower. They, in effect, have not met graduate level standards. Where this failure is substantial, they can earn an "F." The "FN" grade means a failure in the course because the student has ceased to attend and participate in course assignments and activities but has not officially withdrawn.

 

ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Graduate students are expected to maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) at all times, with no grade of F. An assessment of academic standing is made of each student at the end of every semester. Each student's GPA is computed for all UMUC graduate-level graded coursework to make a determination of academic standing as described in the policy below.

UMUC policy on academic levels of progress

 

DROPS and WITHDRAWALS

  

Dropping Courses

Students are permitted to drop a course within the first few days of the course.  Dropped courses do not appear on the official transcript and students who drop a course receive a full refund of tuition and non-application fees.  The exact length of the drop period is proportional to the length of each course.  Specific drop deadlines are provided online at http://www.umuc.edu/students/academics/calendar/other-deadlines.cfm. Students must follow the drop procedures as outlined in the catalog, schedule of classes, or Web site. Financial aid recipients should contact a financial aid advisor before withdrawing to determine if or how this will affect his or her financial aid.  Note: students cannot add or register for courses after the registration period ends.

 

Withdrawal from Courses 

After the Drop period has passed, students are permitted to withdraw from a course. Students who officially withdraw from a course receive a mark of W (Withdrawal) and incur financial repercussions based on the refund schedule for drop and withdrawal. The grade of W will appear on the official transcript but will not be used in calculating the grade point average (GPA). Students must follow the withdrawal procedures as outlined in the catalog, schedule of classes, or Web site. Graduate students must officially withdraw before 65 percent of the class has expired. Specific deadlines are provided online at http://www.umuc.edu/withdrawals. Students who do not officially withdraw by the deadline receive the grade earned for the course. Financial aid recipients should contact a financial aid advisor before withdrawing to determine if or how this will affect his or her financial aid.

 

WRITING STANDARDS

Effective managers, leaders, and teachers are also effective communicators. Written communication is an important element of the total communication process. The Graduate School recognizes and expects exemplary writing to be the norm for course work. To this end, all papers, individual and group, must demonstrate graduate level writing and comply with the format requirements of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition. Careful attention should be given to spelling, punctuation, source citations, references, and the presentation of tables and figures. It is expected that all course work will be presented on time and error free.

 

POLICY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PLAGIARISM

UMUC policy on academic dishonesty and plagiarism

 

Tutorial:

UMUC offers the VAIL Tutor, a tutorial covering academic integrity and strategies to help students avoid academic dishonesty and plagiarism.

 

Turnitin.com:

The University has a license agreement with Turnitin, an educational tool that helps prevent or identify plagiarism from Internet resources. Your instructor will use the service in this class by requiring you to submit essays, research papers, case study analyses, other written assignments, and multimedia text electronically to Turnitin.  The Turnitin Originality Report will indicate the amount of original text in your work and whether material that you quoted, paraphrased, summarized, or used from another source is appropriately referenced.  Nothing in this explanation limits faculty or faculty assistants from submitting student work directly to Turnitin.

When you submit all or part of your assignment to the Turnitin service, Turnitin will ordinarily store that assignment in its database. The assignment will be checked to see if there is any match between your work and other material stored in Turnitin's database.  If you object to long-term storage of your work in the Turnitin database, you must let your instructor know no later than two weeks after the start of this class. You have three options regarding your assignment being stored in the Turnitin database. One, if you do nothing then your assignment will be stored in the Turnitin database for the duration of UMUC's contract with Turnitin. Two, you can ask your instructor to have Turnitin store your assignment only for the duration of the semester or term, then have your assignment deleted from the Turnitin database once the class is over. Three, you can ask your instructor to change the Turnitin settings so that your assignment is not stored in the Turnitin database at any time.

 

COURSE EVALUATION FORM

UMUC values its students' feedback. You will be asked to complete a mandatory online evaluation toward the end of the semester. The primary purpose of this evaluation is to assess the effectiveness of classroom instruction. UMUC requires all students to complete this evaluation. Your individual responses are kept confidential.

 

The evaluation notice will appear on your class screen when three-quarters of the session has finished. You will have approximately one week to complete the evaluation. If, after one week, you do not open the file and either respond to the questions or click on "no response," you will be "locked out" of the class until you do complete the evaluation. This means that you will not be able to enter the classroom. Once you have completed the evaluation, you will regain access to the classroom. If you have any problem getting back in your classroom, you should immediately contact  Help@UMUC by phone toll-free at 888-360-UMUC (8682) or via Live Chat.

The Graduate School takes students' evaluations seriously, and in order to provide the best learning experience possible, information provided is used to make continuous improvements to every class. Please take full advantage of this opportunity to provide constructive recommendations and comments about potential areas of improvement.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Students with disabilities who need accommodations in a course are encouraged to contact the Office of Accessibility Services (OAS). In accordance with UMUC policy, students in need of accommodations must register with the OAS. Documentation of a disability is required to receive an accommodation. For additional information, please visit the OAS website at http://www.umuc.edu/accessibility, email accessibilityservices@umuc.edu, or call 800-888-UMUC (8682) or 240-684-2287

 

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUPPORT

Understanding how to navigate through the Learning Management System is critical to successfully completing this course. New users are strongly encouraged to complete the WebTycho Orientation and Brief Tour of Classroom at http://tychousa.umuc.edu/wtdocs/tychotour/index.html.

Help@UMUC Support is accessible directly in the learning management system. Technical support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week via self-help and live chat at http://www.umuc.edu/help or by phone toll-free at 888-360-UMUC (8682).

 

LIBRARY SUPPORT

Extensive library resources and services are available online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week at http://www.umuc.edu/library/index.cfm. The UMUC Library provides research assistance in creating search strategies, selecting relevant databases, and evaluating and citing resources in a variety of formats via its Ask a Librarian service at https://www.umuc.edu/library/libask/index.cfm, which includes 24/7 chat and e-mail. The Subject Guides area of the library's Web site at http://www.umuc.edu/library/libresources/subjects.cfm provides a listing of resource guides for each subject area, with each guide containing relevant databases, Web sites, books, and other resources along with technical and citation assistance. A guide to locating scholarly articles and using UMUC's library databases is available at http://www.umuc.edu/library/libhow/articles.cfm. UMUC Library OneSearch allows users to simultaneously search for scholarly articles, books, and/or other research resources via a single search engine in most of the databases to which the UMUC Library subscribes, either directly or as additional resources (http://www.umuc.edu/library/index.cfm).

 

Course Schedule

 

 

http://mdecapstone.pbworks.com/w/page/65890801/Schedule_Summer2013

 

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