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Monday, December 1, 2008 
| IMPORTANT: Planning Your Winter Class Schedule in Light of Budget Uncertainties |
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As you should know, the State of California is facing a very serious budget problem - best described as a "crisis." Education and many other core functions of state government have been hit hard. The community college system has not escaped these effects, and you'll see this when you register for classes and discover:
- cancellation of classes you need to complete your program.
- significant reduction in the number of sections offered for many courses.
- early cancellation of courses that do not fill before the start of the term.
- that cancelled classes leave you with too few units to qualify for full time status.
- that when classes are cancelled you may find that very few or no other classes are open to you to take up the slack.
If there was ever a time to commit to registering for classes early this is it. If you wait to enroll in classes you may well find that they are not available.
- Register early!
- If you cannot get into your first choice class, register as soon as possible into another class that could work as an alternative.
- It may be better to "over enroll" to ensure that that you'll still have a full load should classes be cancelled.
Enroll in your classes early. Don't wait until later to sign up for classes you may want - they will likely be gone if you wait.
(Posted 12/1/08; 9:12:57 AM #) |
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Winter 2010 Term
Winter 2010 classes begin in January, and registration has already begun. Visit the De Anza College web site to find out more about admissions and registration. My schedule includes: Music 1A: Introduction to Music- MTWTh at 9:30-10:20 in A11
- MTWTh at 10:30-11:20 in A11
Music 51: Introduction to Electronic Music- MW at 12:30-2:15 in A91
- Friday-only at 10:30-2:15 in A91
Music 8: Intermediate Electronic MusicFor more information about courses I teach, visit the web sites for my Intro to Music and Electronic Music classes. Also, be aware that the state budget crisis may force changes in this schedule. Send me email if you have questions - see the Contact Info section lower in the sidebar. I posted an extremely important note about enrollment during a budget crisis last year - it still applies for the upcoming term. Please read it!
Recent Posts From My Other Sites
Music 1
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Music Between Classes. Between classes today I played music by Steve Reich: "Three Pieces: Movement 1: quarter note = 176"
(Note: From time to time when I play music between classes I will list information about the music here in case you are interested.)
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Test 1 Grades Have Been Posted. You may view your test 1 grades and scores by logging in to the web site and then clicking the Online Grades link near the top of the right sidebar.
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Reminder about Policies on Submitting Work, etc.. Don't forget that I'm a "stickler" (to use a nice word...) for sticking to assignment requirements as listed in the green sheet and on the assignments and announced in class. These include things such as requirement to staple pages together, requirement to turn in no later than actual deadline, and so forth.
If you don't follow the guidelines I may not accept your assignment - you will get no credit. To soften this policy a bit, keep in mind that I don't count your lowest quiz, online discussion topic, and homework assignment - e.g. you can miss one of each without penalty or do poorly on one and it won't count.
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| Source: Music 1; Updated: 10:46AM PST. |
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Electronic Music
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Grade Updates. I have posted some updates to your current course grades. After logging in to the web site you should be able to see links to the course grades in the Resources section of the sidebar. Grades are listed according to your student ID codes as obtained from your "My De Anza" page. (Note that grades for the Music 8 class are indicated by a numerical
value where 12=A, 11=A-, 10=B+, 9=B, 8=B-, 7=C+, 6=C, 5=C-, 4=D+, 3=D,
2=D-, 1=F, and 0= no grade recorded.) |
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Upcoming Holidays and the Electronic Music Classes. There is a four-day "Presidents Day" holiday coming up on Friday, February 12 through Monday, February 15. This will affect both of the Music 51: Introduction to Electronic Music classes:
- The MW class will not meet on Monday, February 15.
- The Friday class will not meet on Friday, February 12.
The most significant effect will be on the FRIDAY class. Because it is a one-day-per-week class, we will not meet at all between today (February 5) and two weeks from now (February 19). For this reason:
- I have accelerated some work in this section of the class, including the second take-home quiz and assignment 4.
- Test #1 for the Friday class will be on February 19 - the next class meeting and the same day that the quiz is due!
- It will likely be necessary for some students in the Friday to make use of open lab times during the next two weeks. This is especially true for students who might be a bit behind or who need additional lab time.
I'll try to have both classes back on schedule by the week following the holiday weekend.
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Late Arrival and Workstation Availability. A attendance policy for all electronic music classes:
Special note regarding late arrival and
availability of workstations: After the first five minutes of
the period, any unused computers are available for use by students from
other electronic music classes. If you arrive later than this you may
not be able to use your usual computer.
If you arrive late you will have to use whatever computers are still available in the classroom if yours is already taken.
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| Source: Electronic Music; Updated: 2/5/2010. |
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Quotes
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Bertrand Russell "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." - G Dan Mitchell (gdanmitchell@gmail.com) |
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H. H. Williams "Furious activity is no substitute for understanding." - G Dan Mitchell (gdanmitchell@gmail.com) |
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George Orwell "Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it." - G Dan Mitchell (gdanmitchell@gmail.com) |
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| Source: The Quote File; Updated: 1/10/2010. |
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