Please Read Carefully:

This course is being offered using Blackboard Vista.as the Learning Management System.  The login for your CCA Blackboard Vista course is at http://online.ccaurora.edu.You will not be able to access your course until the start date, June 1st, 2009.

For technical assistance:

A support desk is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist you with setting up your computer and solving problems. http://www.ccaurora.edu/students/helpdesk/

Intro to Literature

LIT 115 - 176 (Online)

3 Credit Hours

(January 26 to May 11)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course explores world literatures as a form of human expression and a way to understand the shared emotions that mark the human experience.

Through formal and aesthetic analysis you will begin to explore literary genres and develop the skills to understand and recognize when, how, and why literary genres overlap and interact.

COURSE WEBSITE:

http://online.ccaurora.edu

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

Name

Robley Welliver

Phone

303-340-7057

E-mail

Robley.welliver@ccaurora.edu

Fax

N/A

Mailbox Location

LC901 110

Other

N/A

REQUIRED COMPUTER SKILLS:

·         Send/receive mail

·         Download files to your computer and then open them

·         Podcasting – directions will be provided on this. The program you will download for this is available at the following website: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

·         Basic word processing skills 

·         Experience with the Blackboard Vista tool or reference the help page with Information on Blackboard Vista

REQUIRED TEXT BOOK(S):

Words Without Borders, edited by Schnee, Mason and Felman, Anchor Books.

A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, Filiquarian Publishing.

Collected Shorter Plays, by Samuel Beckett, Grove Press.

Winged Energy of Delight, edited by Robert Bly, Harper Collins.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

N/A

REQUIRED HARDWARE/ SOFTWARE:

·         Supported Web-browser

·         Supported version of Java

·         To confirm your software is supported, run the Browser Check at http://online.ccaurora.edu

·         You can find detailed information on hardware/software support and information on the Technical issues page.

·         You will need to download podcasting software from the following website: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

·         You will need to purchase an inexpensive microphone if your computer is not equipped with one built in. You can purchase them for less than $5 on Amazon.com.

HOW TO GET STARTED:

Upon first entering the course shell, look around. Find, download and save the course syllabus. Check out the course syllabus, there are assignments and discussions due every week.

Check out the discussions tab, become part of the first weeks discussion. 

Send me an e-mail using Blackboard Vista that includes your contact information, whether or not you have taken an on-line class before, and any concerns you have about using Blackboard Vista.

From the Blackboard vista home page click on “Course Materials.” From there click on “Introduction.” You will be able to listen to an introductory podcast. I hope to podcast semi-regularly to keep is in more constant contact and make the class feel more personal.

ORIENTATION SESSION/FIRST MEETING:

Not Applicable

OTHER INFORMATION:

All assignments must be turned in using the “Assignments” tab on Blackboard Vista. Assignments should be saved as Rich Text Format before they are submitted.

To save a document as Rich Text Format:

Click “Save”

When the dialogue box opens, enter the file name. In the drop down menu labeled “Save as type” select “Rich Text Format.”

Assignments not submitted as rich text format, or not submitted using the assignments tab will not be accepted.