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[DeAnza CIS2] WELCOME to CIS 2 - Computers and the Internet in Society

WELCOME to CIS 2 - Computers and the Internet in Society

Your account for the DeAnza Online Course CIS 2: Computers and the Internet in Society will be ready to use Monday, the first day of the quarter. There is NO student access to Catalyst until the first day of the semester.

On Monday, please log in as yourself (see the information below for instructions).

If you dropped the course please ignore this email.

To login to Catalyst go to https://catalyst.deanza.edu/

Log in instructions are provided. If you have problems logging in, please request assistance https://catalyst.deanza.edu/?pg=contact

NOTE: Cookies must be enabled to access the course.

DROP POLICY

If you do not login with 10 days from the first day of the quarter, you will be dropped from the course. You will be dropped if your participation and assignment submission are inactive for more than two weeks or if the quality of your participation is unacceptable.

LATE ADD

If you are adding, the 4 digit add code must be used to register with DeAnza for the CIS 2 Computers and the Internet in Society course. Your Catalyst account is automatically activated after your registration for CIS 2 Computers and the Internet in Society has been processed by DeAnza admissions.

NOTE: If you are a late add, you will not have access to DeAnza Catalyst until the next day after your Add has been processed by Admissions and Records. This may take up to 24 hours from the time your registration is processed.

Catalyst web site: http://catalyst.deanza.edu

GETTING STARTED

A welcome message has been posted inside the course. Please visit the forums and introduce yourself to the class.

The syllabus for the course is online. Please read it and keep a copy for future reference. http://faculty.deanza.fhda.edu/taylorvalerie/cis2syllabus.html

CIS 2 - Computers and the Internet in Society

The course is divided into topics. Be sure to read the Notes and Assignments for each topic. The assignments, quizzes, discussions and other activities are listed.

So, now you are ready to get started. Please read Welcome to CIS2.

Then proceed to Notes and Assignments for topic 1. Introduction - Unwrapping the Gift.

Please read the Syllabus for the schedule of due dates for the course. The first discussion assignments due Thursday of this week, so the introductions and connections get started right away. The other topic 1 assignments are due on the regular due date for the first topic assignments.

ONLINE COURSE

This course is an online course. There are no on-campus meetings. There is a Community Service Learning component, that will be completed online, as well. See course information for details.

If you have questions, you can send email to taylorvalerie@deanza.edu or send a message via the Questions? forum.

I look forward to working with you!

Valerie Taylor
Instructor
DeAnza College
taylorvalerie@deanza.edu
 Updated Friday, July 3, 2009 at 6:35:04 AM by Valerie Taylor - taylorvalerie@fhda.edu
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