Austin Community College

Arts 1303 DL
Instructor: Erin Keever
Summer 2016

Mandatory ORIENTATION
Due Monday June 6
Art History I: Distance Learning
8-week session; May 31- July 26
Welcome to art history class! I look forward to working with you this summer and to an
enjoyable and productive class. Feel free to contact me by email if you have questions now
or throughout the 8-week semester. I usually respond to emails within 24 hours and make
announcements at least every few days. The first thing you need to do is complete the
orientation checklist (see below) and send it either as an attachment or cut and
pasted it into an email, to me at ekeever@austincc.edu. In the subject header please
type orientation, your classs synonym (5 digits), and your last name.
Please type an X to indicate completion of tasks.

Orientation Checklist
__X___1. Activate ACC student email account at: http://www.austincc.edu/accmail/index.php
__X___2. Log on to the course's Blackboard site at: http://acconline.austincc.edu/
___X__3. Purchase the textbook Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective,
Volume I, 14th Edition, Kleiner, Fred S. - 2014; ISBN 13: 978-1-133-95000-4. You may buy a
used edition and do not need the CourseMate Printed Access Card. You may also buy a Global
Edition (instead of Western Perspective), but because it is longer, you will skip the chapters we do
not cover.
Once you have your textbook, skim the Introduction and begin reading Chapter 1 on Prehistoric Art.
___X__3. Print the Course Syllabus from the Blackboard site and carefully review it. (It's in the
course menu to the left of the Blackboard page.)
__X___4. Explore the support material and assignments in the COURSEWORK section (found
in left panel of your Blackboard menu). You may also want to print study guides and perhaps lecture
notes (depending on how much ink and paper you have available). There are also flashcards that
need labeling.
__X___5. Go into the Discussion Board (menu option to the left of BB screen page), Click on
Self-Intro. Post an introduction of yourself to the rest of the class. This is not graded but is part of
your orientation. Only share what you wish. If you have taken Distance Learning classes in the past,

feel free to share some study advice. Please try to be respectful of your classmates and use humor
carefully.
Please type an X to indicate that you understand the following course policies and
information.
ACC Student Email
6. __X___I have followed the directions to activate my student email account:
http://www.austincc.edu/accmail.
7. __X___I understand that the professor is required to communicate with me through my ACC
email account (instead of personal ones).
8. __X___I understand that I must check my email regularly (i.e. every 24-48 hours) to receive
important course information, announcements and feedback on assignments.
9. __X___I give the professor permission to email me using my ACC email account with emails that
may contain feedback on my work or my grades.

Course Information, Assignments and Policies

10. __X___I have printed and thoroughly read the course syllabus and understand the course
requirements and policies.
11. __X___I understand that the required textbook is: Gardner's Art through the Ages: The
Western Perspective, Volume I, 14th Edition, Kleiner, Fred S. - 2014; ISBN 13: 978-1-13395000-4.
12. __X___I understand that I am expected to take 3 exams (making up 60% of my grade) in
any ACC testing center as scheduled on the syllabus by the final deadlines noted. Exams will be
available to take a week before deadlines and no longer be available in testing centers after
the final deadlines.
13. __X___I understand that a grade of zero will result if an exam is missed. There are no retests.
14. __X___I understand that it is up to me to check the syllabus for test deadlines and my
testing centers location, hours and policies well in advance of taking my exam. (Testing
Center link is: http://www.austincc.edu/testctr/)
ACC Testing Center choices: Cypress Creek, Eastview, Elgin, Hays, Highland, Northridge,
Pinnacle, Rio Grande, Riverside, Round Rock, and South Austin. (http://www.austincc.edu/testctr)
15. __X___I understand that if I live outside the Austin area or cannot travel to an ACC Testing
Center, you may be able to have exams proctored at another location through the Distance Testing.
Here is the link for more information on Distant Testing Procedures and Student
Responsibilities, including a form that must be filled out and returned to me by the first week of
class, along with your orientation:

http://dl.austincc.edu/students/DistanceTesting.php
16. __X___I understand that I am expected to submit at least 4 short essays covering topics as
assigned. These writing assignments should be done in Microsoft word and submitted in
Blackboard using SafeAssign. Together they will make up 20% total of my grade.
17. __X___I understand that late short essays will not be accepted.

18. __X___I understand that I must write a longer (5-page) paper in Microsoft Word and submit
it using the SafeAssign feature in Blackboard for 20% of my grade.

19. __X___I understand that a late paper will be reduced by 5% for each late day, including
weekends and holidays up until 7 days after deadline, at which time paper will no longer be
accepted.

20. ___X__I understand that all deadlines in the course schedule must be observed and that
it is my responsibility to make sure assignments are received by the deadlines.

21. __X___I understand that I will not be able to complete work after Tuesday July 26 or
contact instructor regarding class performance after Wednesday July 27.

22. __X___I understand that if I decide to quit the course I need to do so either online or fill out
the paperwork at ACC Admissions and Records office. The final withdrawal date is in the syllabus.

23. __X___I understand that if I have not completed the orientation by the deadline Monday
June 6 my instructor may withdraw me.

24. __X___I understand the Colleges policy scholastic dishonesty and plagiarism and agree
to submit my own work in my own words. I understand that copying phrases, sentences or sections
from other sources, including Internet sources or the textbook, without quotation marks and proper
citations will result in a grade of zero for the assignment, and possibly an F for the course and
further disciplinary action.
_____________________________________________________________

Ready to send?
Email this completed orientation form to professor: ekeever@austincc.edu, with orientation,
synonym and your last name in the header.
Orientation is complete once student sees a check mark/or a zero under orientation in Blackboard
and the student posts a brief word self- introduction in the Discussion Board in the course's
Blackboard site.

Orientation must be completed no later than Monday June 6. Otherwise the professor may
assume the student should be withdrawn from the course.

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