Hi Everyone
Welcome to LS1103. My name is
Frankie and I will be teaching you for four hours each week.
Please, always put your section in
the subject box when you send me an email. (I have five sections.)
My mob number is 050 4102405.
Please don’t call me unless it is important.
My workstation is number 6.
This email will tell you how to keep
me happy and get good grades!
(Any student who reads all this email and
replies to me before the first class gets to leave early on the first day!)
Course Work
All information regarding this
course can be found at
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Percentage
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Reading/summary skills (20%)
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Summary 1
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10%
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Summary 2
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10%
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Portfolio 1 + reflection
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5%
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Portfolio 2 + reflection
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15%
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1st Research assignment
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20%
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Final Assessment
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30%
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Vocabulary Building
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10%
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Grade
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Range
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Grade Points
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Explanation of Codes
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A
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90 – 100
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4
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Achievement that is
outstanding relative to the course and GPA requirements
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A-
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85 - 89
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3.7
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B+
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80 – 84
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3.3
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Achievement that is significantly above the
course and GPA requirements
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B
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75 - 79
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3
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C+
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70 – 74
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2.3
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Achievement that satisfactorily meets the
course and GPA requirements
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C
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65 – 69
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2
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D
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60 – 64
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1
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Achievement that minimally meets the course
requirements but may not meet the GPA requirement
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F
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0 - 59
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0
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Achievement that does not meet requirements
for course with normal grading mode.
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P
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Pass
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0
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Achievement that meets the course
requirements, in courses graded pass/fail, but is not computed in the GPA.
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FL
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Fail
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0
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Achievement that does not meet requirement
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Classroom Procedures
I give an especially warm welcome to
any super geeks in our class. They will become my NBFs (New Best Friend) and
help all of you to have a stress-free e-portfolio – the e-portfolio is 20% of your
grade.
If you are unsure of any technology
- ask the class super geeks – not
the teacher! Remember, the teacher is usually a digital immigrant – not a
digital
native like most of the students!
Make
sure that you know the names and mob numbers of the geeks – it will help you
get a good grade when you have a problem with your e-portfolio.
Please, please, please!
1.
Always be on time with
your laptop
charged with a headset. If you forget your headset you will have to
buy one at the ADMC shop.
Make sure you empty your email inbox today.
A full inbox is no excuse for you not getting important information.
2.
Have your iPhone configured so that you receive college emails and have all
classmates on BB Messenger and work together as a team. If the super geeks in
our class can’t solve your problems then ask IT.
3. Always read your emails before every class – sometimes I
send an email telling you “Do not come to class today!” Last semester a student
drove from al Ain for an 8:00 am Sunday class which had been cancelled – because
he did not bother to read his email.
4.
Create a blog before the end of the first class.
o Use Chrome or Firefox
o Made sure Blogger is set to English before you create your blog
o Name your blog with your name and ID Number
o Upload a recent profile picture
Here
are the instructions.Video: Start a Blogger.com Blog
Transcript: Start a Blogger.com Blog
Hi, I’m Shane Murphy, your technology Guru for About.com.
Today we’ll review how to start a Blogger.com blog.
Create
a Google Account
Start
by heading to Blogger.com and clicking “create a blog.” You’ll now be prompted
to create a Google account, which requires all of the fields below to be filled
in. If you already have a Google account, click “sign in” to skip this step.
Accept their terms of services and click “continue.”
Name
Your Blog
Now, fill in your desired blog title and web address,
then click “continue.”
Choose
Your Blog Template
Now choose between a handful of start templates for your
blog. Click the “start blogging” button to be taken straight to the control
panel for your blog.
Customize
Your Blogger.com Blog
From here you can customize every aspect of
your blog to suite your needs. You can post new entries under the posting tab,
or re-work the layout under the design tab. In all cases, clicking the orange
“save” button will make whatever changes you’ve made live on your blog.
Thanks for watching. To learn more, visit About.com.
Please make sure that you have uploaded a
recent photograph of yourself and inserted your blog URL onto Frankie’s
spreadsheet and checked that it is working before leaving the first class.
Here are some sample blogs from my last classes – not LS1103
Faisal, an N101 student, has text,
photos, PowerPoints and audio recordings on his blog.
http://faisal-bakheet.posterous.com
http://rashedalrumaith.posterous.com
http://shammaaldhaherin175.posterous.com/
5. Please,
scan, or take a photo using your laptop or phone, all handwritten class
assignments and upload to your blog/e-portfolio immediately.
6.
Sometimes, after I have corrected your essay,
you must make corrections and upload a typed improved assignment.
7. First Assignment for your blog/e-portfolio
Introductory Video – What makes me
special?
In pairs,
record a thirty-second video on your smart phone (or computer)
ü Upload
it to your blog by the end of this class
ü Introduce yourself
ü Say what you have been reading
ü Say what makes you different
ü Say what you hope for from this course
ü We will watch them next week – please don’t bore us!
You may use this template to help
you if you wish.
Hi, my names’s ……………………………………………
My favourite type of reading is …………………………..
Recently, I read an interesting
article about …………….
According to this article, ………………………………….
What makes me different? I ….………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
In this course, I hope to ……………………………………………………………………..
Here is an introductory video about
me. (Unfortunately, it is a bit boring.)
Here are some introductory
videos made by students in my last class.
Faisal’s http://faisal-bakheet.posterous.com
Mohammed Hashim’s http://mohammed-hashim.posterous
Ahmed Manaa’s http://h00155812.posterous.com
9. I highly recommend using OneNote
to keep all your documents organized.
10. Never plagiarize.
Plagiarism
Official HCT Policy: Plagiarism is unacceptable. Copying and
pasting will result in a mark of 0%. Serious case of plagiarism will result in
dismissal from the college.
You have to summit your 1000-word essay through
Safe Assign. If you plagiarize you get 0%.
11. Never miss an assessment – the only good
excuse is if you are dead!!!
12. If you use
technology inappropriately in my classroom:-
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You will have to put your device on
my desk
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Then write me an email to get it
back.
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Three emails and you will have to ask the
supervisor to get it back!
If you do all these
things we will have a relaxed and a successful semester and you should get a very
good grade.
I
look forward to having a successful and relaxed semester with you.
Good
Luck
Frankie
