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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT |
COURSE NUMBER: PSC 201
SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: Placement into ENG 101
CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is a study of national governmental institutions with emphasis on the Constitution, the functions of executive, legislative and judicial branches, civil liberties and role of the electorate.
SYLLABUS:
REQUIRED TEXT: Greenberg, Edward S. and Benjamin I. Page. The Struggle for Democracy (Ninth Edition) & MyPoliSciLab Student Access Code Card for American Government. New York: Pearson Longman, Inc., 2009. ISBN 02056632060. TRIPS TO CAMPUS REQUIRED: 0 ACCESS CODE REQUIRED: Yes ORIENTATION INFORMATION: N/A INSTRUCTOR: Beth Traxler, Ph.D. INSTRUCTOR E-MAIL: beth.traxler@gvltec.edu INSTRUCTOR'S NOTE: See the syllabus for attendance policy. Students must make weekly contact with the instructor (via discussion posts, assignments completed, tests completed, emails)to be counted present. Simply accessing the course online is not sufficient. DISTANCE LEARNING ATTENDANCE POLICY: In order to avoid access denied status, students should make contact with their instructor within the first three days of class. Attendance in an online class is defined by correspondence and the student is expected to demonstrate, at least once a week, that he/she is actively involved and is corresponding in the class. Examples of activities that can be used to demonstrate this involvement include, but not limited to the following: posting/receiving e-mails, participating in online course discussions via bulletin boards and chat rooms, and completing and submitting course assignments. Students not meeting the minimum attendance/correspondence requirement may be withdrawn with a grade of "W" or "WF" based upon the student's academic standing at the last date of attendance/correspondence. Email through WebCT will be the primary means of communication, especially when the student is having difficulty answering a question or solving an exercise or a problem. For your instructor to help you effectively, please provide as much information as possible when communicating and it is the student's responsibility to check all virtual correspondence (email, bulletin board) regularly. College Online strongly encourages communication with your instructor.
WITHDRAWAL POLICY: Students are responsible for completing the required forms for dropping/withdrawing from course(s) and failure to do so will result in a performance grade, usually a grade of" F ". Click here for the last day to withdraw: Important Dates