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Online Course Orientation

Blackboard Navigation & Communication

Accessing BlackboardMandatory Blackboard TutorialsSystem RequirementsCourse CommunicationFaculty & Staff InformationIVC Distance Education Web Page

Accessing Blackboard

The IVC Blackboard Site necessary for this online course is located at http://www.ivc.edu

(click on the “Blackboard” button in the left-hand column), or……

You can reach it directly through the South Orange County Community College District at http://socccd.blackboard.com

Press the “User Login” icon on the leftYou will be asked to provide your User ID: this is

the first part of your IVC email address (i.e., sdavies)

You will also be asked for your User Password: this is your 6 digit IVC identification number, or the last 4 digits of your social security number + 00

Mandatory Blackboard Tutorial

As STUDENTS you are REQUIRED to complete the following online Blackboard Tutorials PRIOR to beginning any course work. After completing the tutorials, you may begin your course work.

Blackboard tutorials are located at: http://www.ivc.edu/de/pages/bbstudent.aspx

Welcome TourNavigation TourCommunication Tour: e-mailCommunication Tour: Discussion BoardTest Taking Tour: Assignments

Mandatory Blackboard Tutorials (cont.)

Locating Blackboard Tutorials:

Start at the IVC homepage http://www.ivc.edu/

Click the “Blackboard” button

On the Blackboard Welcome page click “Login”

On the left-hand side of the Login page click “Irvine Valley College Online Instructions and Video Clips”

Click “Blackboard Student Tutorials”

Blackboard Tutorials are also available through the IVC Distance Education Program at http://www.ivc.edu/de

Assignments feature has replaced the Digital Drop Box

When you are accessing the blackboard tutorials do NOT follow the digital drop box instructions

Digital Drop Box has been replaced with the Assignments feature (see opposite)

The instructions for the assignment feature can also be found on blackboard, in the Content Area, under Course Information

System Requirements

AS a STUDENT, you are strongly encouraged to use DSL internet hook-up rather than Dial-Up. Any technical problems in your course submissions that are the result of Dial-Up limitations are not the professor’s fault, and NO exceptions will be made by the professor concerning student crises.

If you foresee any problems, then you might want to perform important tasks (i.e., quizzes) in the campus computer labs, or on personal computers that you are confident will support your technical needs.

For technical assistance, call IVC Help Desk at (949) 451-5696. This number is only available M - F, 8:00 am to 7:00 PM.

Course Communication

All general questions concerning the course should be directed through the following methods:

Initially through: Instructor Email: sdavies@ivc.eduSecondly through: Instructor Office Phone (during posted

office hours): 949-451-5332 ….. I will NOT return calls from voicemail messages!

Thirdly through: Instructor Office Hours: Only opportunity for In-person meetings. This should be the option when all the other avenues (email & phone) have been exhausted.

Instructor-initiated comments OR instructor’s response to student initiated comments will be conducted through your IVC email address. I will not respond to personal email. Therefore it is VITAL that you check your IVC email on a daily basis!

Course Communication (Cont.)

Remember to Check your IVC email account every day for any course correspondence.

You may forward your IVC email to your personal account, BUT CLEARLY understand that any communication problems that arise from this action DO NOT constitute a valid excuse for any late submissions of your required work. I will only respond to emails having the IVC address.

Faculty & Staff Information

Professor Simon Davies, Ph.D. E-mail: sdavies@ivc.edu Office: PE 223 Office Phone: 949-451-5332 Office Hours: refer to the course syllabus for office hours, under

Course Information on Blackboard My Profile: Go to www.ivc.edu, click the Directory icon, select IVC

Employee Directory, select Alphabetical, select D, hit the profile icon by Simon Davies

Health/PE Dept. Contact: Corine Reymond (949)-451-5398 Technical Support: (949)-451-5231

For any other technical assistance, call the IVC Help Desk at :(949) 451-5696

IVC Distance Education Web Page

For further information, tutorials, and training links, visit the:

IVC Distance Education Web Page