French 21

Saddleback College Instructor: Bouchra Nadeau E-mail: Bnadeau@saddleback.edu Office # LRC 321B

Spring 2014

Office hours: M 10:20am-12:30pm W 7:25am-7:55am T 4:00pm-4:25pm Th 2:30pm-4:25pm

Ticket#12460 COURSE DESCRIPTION

Units: 3

The objective of this course is to provide students with a panoramic view of the French World with focus on: I. History from the ancient to the present periods Trace the basic myths, themes, and issues in the historical development of the French-speaking people. II. General and cultural geography Identify distinguishing geographical and topographical features in French Countries. Characterize those attributes associated with the French-speaking People.

III. Customs, holidays, and food in French culture Compare the life, customs, and the values of a French-speaking person with that of the student. IV. Representative achievements Describe these representative achievements by French-speaking people across the broad spectrum of philosophy, literature, politics, film, and the arts. V. Influence on America and the world Analyze the impact of the French culture on America and the world. Compare and contrast the cultures of the French-speaking people with the culture of the U.S. REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: A brief history of France: People, History, and Culture
by Cecil Jenkins

REQUIRED MATERIAL:
You must have access to a COMPUTER that meets minimum requirements to access BLACKBOARD. How do I login to Blackboard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z60Y97WHng Student technical support: http://www.saddleback.edu/de/student-technical-support/ Student help directory: http://www.saddleback.edu/oe/studentresources/StudentHelpDirectory.html OUT OF CLASS ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS/ Student Commitment While charting a course of study for the semester, consider these general expectations and plan your time accordingly: The amount of time devoted to studying outside the classroom directly affects students success inside the classroom. In general, expect to spend at least two hours studying outside the classroom for each hour spent inside the classroom. For example, for a standard three-unit course that meets three hours per week, set aside at least six hours per week to do your homework, reading, projects, research, and writing. You should allocate adequate time each week for reading the textbook and completing all online assignments. You are responsible for keeping up to date with all lessons and assignments. Online courses take as much time (and sometimes more) to complete successfully as traditional courses, so please plan accordingly. ADD/DROP You have the option to take this class on a Pass/ No Pass basis and the instructor cannot make this change for you. You must go Online or in person to the Registrar to do this no later than Feb. 25th.. Be sure to check with a counselor if you are planning to use this course to satisfy any requirement

for your major area of study, as most universities will not allow you to take courses in your major on a Pass/ No Pass basis. If you should decide that you need to withdraw from this course, you have until Feb. 2nd to make that decision without receiving a W on your transcript and April 14th is the last day to drop fullterm classes with a W grade. Failure to withdraw from a course that you are no longer attending will give you a grade of F. WORK The Weekly schedule will highlight the assignments (Discussions, Wikis, Outlines) to be turned in, as well as due dates for the Quizzes, Projects and a Final paper. Every week, on Monday after 2:00pm, I will post the week's Discussion and Wiki questions in BlackBoard. The weekly Outlines and Wikis should demonstrate students having assimilated the material presented in lectures, videos and readings as well as the online-resources offered. It is crucial that each assignment be turned in on time. If you have questions, bring them up through email correspondence. There are two projects to be turned in for French 21. For your Final examination, you will have to write an essay that deals with a topic that you have read about or discussed during the semester. Further details will be announced. PARTICIPATION in the ONLINE DISCUSSION or Wiki FORUM Online Discussion and Wiki forums are used for interaction between the students and the instructor. They are a critical part of the online course experience. It is the place where you will not only respond to questions posted by your instructor, but where you may post questions concerning the material and respond to those of your classmates. Your online participation will be evaluated on a quantity and quality basis. If you miss 3 weeks of Discussion or Wiki during the course (for any reason) you will be removed from the course. PROJECTS You are to complete two projects on (1) a French speaking country , and (2) an issue or topic relevant to the course subject matter. Your projects may be prepared using Powerpoint with audio recorded presentation, Voicethread, Chirbit, etc and will provide specialized information drawn from your growing expertise in the report area . Your presentations will be made available to your classmates for questions, comments and further discussion by the class community.

Quizzes
We will be having 3 quizzes that will test your knowledge of the information learned during the previous weeks. You will be given detailed information about what you will be tested on.
LATE ASSIGNMENTS POLICY Late assignments will NOT be accepted. A weekly schedule of assignments for the entire semester will be posted on BlackBoard. You are expected to keep up with the materials as they are

presented. The class runs from Monday 2:00 pm to Sunday at 11:59pm each week. Assignments are due by 11:59 pm, on Sunday. POLICIES AND EXPECTATIONS Once you check into the class read the orientation material (Sent out via email) and send me your syllabus agreement (bnadeau@saddlebnack.edu)- if you fail to do so, I will mark you as a No Show and will have to drop you. Later on during the semester, if you wish to drop the course, it is your responsibility to do so within the time frame given in the schedule of classes. E-MAIL POLICY If you have a personal problem, please email me at bnadeau@saddleback.edu. When you send an email, please put the title of this course and the topic you are writing about in the "Subject" line (for example: French 21, Assignment number). Also, as email names often do not describe the name of the student, please start all email messages with your full name for easy identification and communication. It is highly recommended that you copy yourself (CC) when sending an email with homework attached in the rare event that your message gets lost in Cyberspace. NETIQUETTE POLICY Online etiquette is extremely important. We must show respect to one another at all times. Please recognize that communication is rather "flat" online where we cannot see and hear each other. So be cautious when using sarcasm or negative statements. I will not tolerate any bullying, inappropriate language, racial and/or gender discrimination or harassment. TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE It is expected that you have basic Internet skills if you are in this course. Those skills include the ability to log in to the course website and send and receive email with attachments. Also, you must be familiar with MS Word (or similar) to complete the course and know how to save all assignments in .pdf or .doc formats. PLAGIARISM and CHEATING STATEMENT Plagiarism is the use of direct quotations without identifying them as such, or the summarizing or paraphrasing of other quotations. If you do not specifically identify the source of ideas other than your own, you are plagiarizing. Cheating is the unauthorized giving or receiving of information in examinations, quizzes, assignments or other class exercises. If someone else takes online tests or quizzes in your name, this is also considered cheating. Honesty and integrity are very important in higher education. This standard pertains to what is written as well as what is spoken. To claim to have written something that is not entirely your own work is a violation of academic and personal integrity. You are solely responsible for the preparation and presentation of your assignments. Each homework assignment, written activity, and test should be your own work. When working collaboratively, it is acceptable to ask for criticism and help, but such input should be limited and acknowledged when appropriate. When writing an essay, it is recommended that you have someone critique your work, but it is not acceptable that he or she rewrite any parts or sections in the process. Any violation of the items mentioned will cause you to be terminated from

the course with a grade of F. Also, you will be referred to the Dean of Students for further disciplinary action. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: This course meets the requirements set forth in the accessibility checklist and universal design grid provided by Special Services. The Web pages, video presentations, textbooks and class materials used in this course are accessible to students with disabilities. If you have a disability that might prevent you from fully demonstrating your academic abilities, you should meet with an advisor from the Special Services (located in the Student Services Center, SSC 113, 582-4885) as soon as possible to initiate disability verification and discuss appropriate accommodations. It is also advisable that you immediately make the instructor aware of any special needs you may have relating to this class. EMERGENCIES If you can't connect to the Internet, call your Internet Service Provider. If you have login problems or if the server is down, please contact Blackboard 24/7 via the internet or call their toll-free number at 1-866-940-8991. If you have problems with your Saddleback email account, call Saddleback technical support at (949) 5824456. This number is only available M F 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m.

COURSE EVALUATION and GRADING Points will be awarded for weekly report, presentation, discussion, and essay. Your grade will be calculated on the basis of the points you received for each assignment or test. Points will be totaled and a final grade assigned based upon the following criteria: Syllabus agreement Wikis (14) Discussions (14) Outlines (15) Projects (2) Quizzes (3) Final (Essay) Total 20 points 140 points 140 points 300 points 300 points 300 points 300 points 1500 points

The following scale will be used to determine your grade in the course. A= 100.0-90.0 B= 89.99-80.0 C= 79.99-70.0

D= 69.99-60.0 F= 59.99-0

Student Technical and Learning Support For help with your college email, MySite, and Blackboard, please check out these sites: Student Technical Support Web Site Student Help Directory for Technical Support Student Workshops on How to Succeed in an Online Class To better understand our college services or for academic support, check out these sites: Student Help Resources Tutoring at Saddleback College Library Workshops For access to computer labs on campus, check this out. Computer Labs on Campus for Student Use (Includes information on our new Student Help Desks in the IMC Lab (BGS 248) and Village 4) Students Rights and Responsibilities Rules and Regulations for Student Behavior Saddleback College students are responsible for regulating their own conduct and for respecting the rights and privileges of others in accordance with the Code of Conduct set by the district Board of Trustees (AR 5401). Saddleback students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner compatible with the function of the college as an educational institution and respect and obey all civil and criminal laws. Failure to show respect for the standards as set forth by Saddleback College is cause for disciplinary action. Code of Conduct In compliance with California Education Code Section 66300 and in keeping with the above, the following regulations have been established to effectively and efficiently guide the approved educational programs, approved student activities, and community services. Students may be disciplined for one or more of the following causes related to college activity or attendance: A. Continued disruptive behavior, continued willful disobedience, habitual profanity or vulgarity, or the open and persistent defiance of the authority of, or persistent abuse of, district or college personnel. B. Assault, battery, or any threat of force or violence upon a student, district or college personnel, or an authorized college visitor. C. Willful misconduct resulting in injury or death to a student or college or district personnel or an authorized college visitor, or willful misconduct resulting in cutting, defacing, theft or other injury to any real or personal property owned by the District, college personnel, or students in attendance at the colleges or programs of the District. D. The unlawful use, sale, or possession on district property of or presence on district property while under the influence of any controlled substance or any poison classified as such by state or federal law. E. Willful or persistent smoking in an area where smoking has been prohibited by law or by policy of the Board of Trustees or administrative regulation. F. Disorderly, lewd, indecent, or obscene conduct on district owned or controlled property or at district sponsored or supervised functions.

G. Sexual assault (as defined in Board Policy 5404) on any student, faculty or staff member of the South Orange County Community College District, upon on-campus or off-campus grounds or facilities maintained by the District, or upon grounds or facility maintained by affiliated student organizations. H. The possession or use of any firearms, explosives, dangerous chemicals, deadly weapons, or other potentially harmful implements or substances while on district property or at a college-sponsored function without the prior authorization of the college President. I. The obstruction or disruption, on or off campus, of the Districts educational or administrative process or any other district function. J. Physical abuse, on or off campus property, of the person or property of any member of the campus community or of members of his or her family or the threat of such physical abuse when related to a district or college program or activity. K. Misrepresentation of oneself or of an organization as an agent of the District or college. L. Soliciting or assisting another to do any act which would subject a student to discipline. M. Theft of, or non-accidental damage to, campus property, or property in the possession of or owned by a member of the campus community. N. Use, possession, or distribution of alcoholic beverages and/ or illegal narcotics/drugs on district premises, or at district sponsored events, or appearance on district property or at district sponsored events while under the influence of alcohol or illegal narcotics/drugs unless otherwise provided by law and district policy. O. Unauthorized recording, dissemination, and publication of academic presentations or materials. This prohibition applies to a recording made in any medium, including, but not limited to, handwritten or typewritten class notes. P. Actions of force or threat of force to injure, intimidate, oppress or threaten because of the other persons race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender, or sexual orientation, or because of the perception that the other person has one or more of these characteristics. Q. Academic dishonesty, including, but not limited to falsification, plagiarism, cheating or fabrication, which compromises the integrity of an assignment, a college record or a program. R. Falsification involves any conduct in academic work, records or programs that is intended to deceive, including, but not limited to, the following acts: 1. forging signatures on official documents such as admissions cards and financial aid applications. 2. changing or attempting to change official academic records without proper sanction. 3. misrepresenting or falsifying successful completion prerequisites. 4. providing false information, such as immigration materials, during the admission or matriculation process. 5. falsifying ones identification or falsely using identification. 6. logging in or otherwise gaining access to a computer, computer network or protected web site using the password or identity of another. 7. citation of data or information not actually in the source indicated. 8. including in a reference list of works cited a text or other information source which was not used in constructing the essay, paper or other academic exercise.

9. submission in a paper, lab report or other academic exercise of falsified, invented, or fictitious date or evidence, or deliberate and knowing concealment or distortion of the true nature, origin, or function of such data or evidence. 10. submitting as the students own work any academic exercises (e.g., written work printing, sculpture, etc.) prepared totally or in part by another. 11. taking a test for someone else or permitting someone else to take a test for a student. ii. Plagiarism is any conduct in academic work or programs involving misrepresentation of someone elses words, ideas or data as ones original work, including, but not limited to, the following: 1. intentionally representing as ones own work the work, words, ideas or arrangement of ideas, research, formulae, diagrams, statistics, or evidence of another. 2. taking sole credit for ideas and/or written work that resulted from collaboration with others. 3. paraphrasing or quoting material without citing the source. 4. submitting as ones own a copy of or the actual work of another person, either in part or in entirety, without appropriate citation (e.g., term-paper mill or internet derived products). 5. sharing computer files and programs or written papers and then submitting individual copies of the results as ones own individual work. 6. submitting substantially the same material in more than one course without prior authorization from each instructor involved. 7. modifying anothers work and representing it as ones own work. iii. Cheating is the use of any unauthorized materials, or information in academic work, records or programs, the intentional failure to follow express directives in academic work, records or programs, and/or assisting others to do the same including, but not limited to, the following: 1. knowingly procuring, providing, or accepting unauthorized examination materials or study aids. 2. completing, in part or in total, any examination or assignment for another person. 3. knowingly allowing any examination or assignment to be completed, in part or in total, for himself or herself by another (e.g., take-home exams or online assignments which have been completed by someone other than the student). 4. copying from another students test, paper, lab report or other academic assignment. 5. copying another students test answers. 6. copying, or allowing another student to copy, a computer file that contains another students assignment, homework lab reports, or computer programs and submitting it, in part or in its entirety, as ones own. 7. using unauthorized sources of information such as crib sheets, answers stored in a calculator, or unauthorized electronic devices.

8. storing answers in electric devices and allowing other students to use the information without the consent of the instructor. 9. employing aids excluded by the instructor in undertaking course work. 10. looking at another students exam during a test. 11. using texts or other reference materials (including dictionaries) when not authorized to do so. 12. knowingly gaining access to unauthorized data. 13. altering graded class assignments or examinations and then resubmitting them for regarding or reconsideration without the knowledge and consent of the instructor. R. Violation of Copyright Laws S. Violation of District Board Policies and Administrative Regulations

Please copy and paste this page to a New Document page, sign it and email it to bnadeau@saddleback.edu as an attachment. (Subject of email: syllabus/ French 21) Merci

I have read the syllabus for French 21 at Saddleback College and I agree to abide by the guidelines set forth. If I am not interested in a grade I am aware that it is my responsibility to sign up for the course on a Pass/ No Pass basis, and I understand that I will need 70% overall in order to get credit for the course. I understand that grades cannot be changed after they have been assigned and that incompletes are given only under emergency situations, not for the routine failure to complete the requirements of the course.

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