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PSY 2080 Fall 2010 SCHEDULE

Please be aware the online courses require at least as much study time as face-to-face (f2f) courses. You should plan on at least 12 hours per week of study time. That means you need to study at least 150 hours in order to complete the course. It is essential that you allot enough study time in order to be successful. If you are new to online or are not a strong student, it may take you more time.

Note that we cover 2 chapters in some weeks. Please be sure to read all of the information for online students at my webpage. (academic.pgcc.edu/~dfinley).

SCHEDULE of DUE DATES Fall 2010

I have organized the course by Learning Modules. Some Modules cover one chapter, some Modules cover 2 chapters. See the Learning Module (click the LM link on the navigation bar) for specific assignments due.

All DBs are due at MONDAY NIGHT 10 p.m. The next week's work will open on Tuesdays. That means you can work on the weekend. Do NOT wait until Monday night to begin work - that is the deadline which means the latest that you can submit work. It does NOT mean that is when you should do the work. I will not be online after 4 p.m. on Mondays. While you have until 10 p.m. to complete work, if you get locked out of a quiz, I will not be able to unlock it. That means you will not get credit for that particular quiz. I do not reopen quizzes nor extend deadlines. I have a built-in late work policy (see the syllabus). Do work EARLY in the week to avoid technical problems or other things that come up. I recommend beginning your work on Tuesdays, when the new DBs open. I recommend completing all work by Monday evening at the latest. That way, if a true problem arises, there is still time for you to complete your work.

Note that some DBS are group DBs. Those require you to post to the group DB by Sunday night at 10 p.m. Some are debates which require several postings throughout the week. Please be aware the success in this course requires you to check into this classroom at least 3-4 times per week. Please note that the workbook is required.

Week #	Week Dates	Due Date – DB – all DBs due at MONDAY NIGHT 10 p.m.	Items Due
Week 1	Monday August 30 - Friday September 3	Friday September 3	Introductions DB Workload Questionnaire Syllabus Acknowledgement Extra Credit Assignment
	I will not be online 9/4-6.	Saturday September 4 – Monday September 6	Labor Day Holiday
Week 2	Tuesday September 7- Monday September 13	Monday September 13	Learning Unit 1 Chapter 1 DB 1 Learning Unit 2 Chapter 1 DB 2
Week 3	Tuesday September 14 - Monday September 20	Monday September 20	Learning Unit 3 Chapter 2 DB 3 Learning Unit 4 Chapter 3 DB 4
Week 4	Tuesday September 21 - Monday September 27	Monday September 27	Library Discussion Board Complete VAIL Plagiarism and APA Tutorials
Week 5	Tuesday September 28 - Monday October 4	Monday October 4	Learning Unit 5 Chapter 4 DB 5 Debate – requires posting 9/29, 10/2, 10/4 Quiz 1 (covers Ch. 1-4)
Week 6	Tuesday October 5 - Monday October 11	Monday October 11	Learning Unit 6 Chapter 5 DB 6 GROUP DB – first posting to group area due 10/8 summary to class area 10/11 Learning Unit 7 Chapter 6 DB 7
Week 7	Tuesday October 12 Monday October 18	Monday October 18	Learning Unit 8 Chapter 7 DB 8 Learning Unit 9 Chapter 8 DB 9 Quiz 2 (covers Ch. 5-8)
	Popular Press Critique	Monday October 25
Week 8	Tuesday October 19 - Monday October 25	Monday October 25	Learning Unit 10 Chapter 9 DB 10 GROUP DB – first posting to group area due 10/22; summary due 10/25
Week 9	Tuesday October 26 - Monday November 1	Monday November 1	Learning Unit 11 Chapter 10 DB 11
Week 10	Tuesday November 2- Monday November 8	Monday November 8	Learning Unit 12 Chapter 11 DB 12 Learning Unit 13 Chapter 12 DB 13 Quiz 3 (covers Ch. 9-12)
Week 11	Tuesday November 9 - Monday November 15	Monday November 15	Learning Unit 14 Chapter 13 DB 14 Learning Unit 15 Chapter 14 DB 15
Week 12	Tuesday November 16 - Monday November 22	Monday November 22	Learning Unit 16 Chapter 15 DB 16 GROUP DB – first posting to group area due 11/19; summary due 11/22
Week 13	no work scheduled – work on case study
	Thanksgiving Holiday	Nov. 24-28
Week 14	Monday November 29 - Monday December 6	Monday December 6	Learning Unit 17 Chapter 16 DB 17
	Case Study	Thursday December 2 10 pm	NOTE CHANGE OF PATTERN
	Last day to submit late work	Monday December 6
Week 15	Tuesday December 7- Thursday December 9	Thursday December 9 (Change due to end of classes)	Learning Unit 18 Chapter 17 DB 18 Quiz 4 (covers Ch.13-17)
FINAL EXAM	Friday December 10 Monday December 13	Monday December 13 Close of Testing Center