Gabby Rodriguez

Math Instructor since 1998

Phone Number: 831.477.5660

Email: garodrig"at"cabrillo.edu

Office: Room 710E (but hardly ever there!)

Office Hours for Spring 2008

Mondays 1:45pm-2:45pm Wats Center

Wednesdays 1:45pm-2:15pm

TTH 9am-10:30am Online via Coursecompass

Info about me!

Online Orientation Form

You must fill out this form and submit it ASAP! You have online HW due Wednesday, Feb 13. Once you submit this form you will be given the course id that you need to get an account in Coursecompass. It is given in the "Thank You" page you see after submitting the form-make sure you get the course id from that page!

Please keep the answers as short as possible and as clear as possible. I know some things might still be fuzzy until you actually get to 'play around' in the Coursecompass site. Just answer the questions as best you can. I will follow up with a short questionnaire after the start of the semester.

You must answer ALL the questions or your form will not go through.

Fill this part out so I know who submitted the form:
Name:
Email:
Section #:

Read the info the Math 254 Home Page and answer the following questions

What did you read in the Informational Letter that surprised you? did not expect? glad you knew before the start of the semester?

Was the "What do I need to buy for the course?" handout clear? What questions did you have after reading it?

Which of the qualities listed in "Is an online course for you?" do you possess?

Which of three 'types of students' listed in the above mentioned web-page apply to you?

What did you think of the sample lectures?

When is your first online homework due? What sections are due?

Read the Syllabus and answer the following quesitons.

When is book (written) homework due?

What days of the week and time is online homework due?

When I give a grade in coursecompass for HW, what is the maximum points you can earn? What homework does that score take into account? Can you turn in homework late?

How will you "participate" in the class? How many points is participation worth?

How can you earn extra credit??

How many Online Chapter Tests will you take? Can you make up a missed Online Chapter Test?

Are the exams done on the computer or 'regular' paper and pencil exams? How many points is each exam worth?

What do you do if in advance you know you can't make it to an exam? What happens if for unforeseen reasons you miss an exam?

What do you need to bring to each exam?

How are you graded in the class? What is considered a passing grade?

Name the ways to you can get math help:

Look at the Online Orientation info and answer the following questions:

Will you buy the access code through the bookstore or online? Will you buy a 'hardcopy' of the book or just view it online?

After viewing the General Course Site info, is the general layout of the course clear?

Where can you find the list of problems to do from the textbook? Where can you find the actual problems?

How can you get 100% on every ONLINE homework assignment?

Comments or questions you still have: