Arts and Humanities Division                                                                                   

Bellevue College

Winter Quarter 2013

 

Orientation to English and Math Fundamentals

Class Syllabus #7638

 

 

Instructor
Class
Rashmi Koushik

Title: ABE 060 

Office:  R240-E

Time:  W 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Th.  5:30 – 8:20 p.m.; Fri  advising appointment

 

Telephone/Voice Mail: 425-564-4032

 

Location:  R109 

                  

Email: rashmi.koushik@bellevuecollege.edu

 

Dates: 1/2, 1/3, 1/4

Office Hours:  By appointment

Materials:  A variety of handouts and assessment tools. 

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

 

1.     To orient students to the Adult Basic Education Program at Bellevue College.

2.     To define basic English and basic math to help students understand the scope of the program.

3.     To assess students’ reading, writing, and math skills.

4.     To determine and clarify individual goals and pathways toward future educational growth.

5.     To expose students to the various BC campus services available to all.

6.     To register students for regular class courses for Winter 2013.

7.     To answer students’ questions about the services we can provide.

 

EXPECTATIONS

 

1.     Promptly attend and actively participate in each class. Do not miss class except in cases of extreme emergencies.  If you must miss class, please call or email me.

2.     Share ideas during class and complete all class work and homework activities.

3.     Be respectful of yourself and others when sharing ideas.

4.     Ask questions or request clarification about topics, class activities, and assignments.

 

DISABILITY RESOURCE

 

The Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning challenges and disabilities. If you are a student who has a disability or learning challenge for which you have documentation or have seen someone for treatment and if you feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful in college, please contact us as soon as possible.

If you are a person who requires assistance in case of an emergency situation, such as a fire, earthquake, etc, please meet with your individual instructors to develop a safety plan within the first week of the quarter.

 

The DRC office is located in B 132 or you can call our reception desk at 425.564.2498

 

CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT

 

The college's "Affirmation of Inclusion” is posted in each classroom and sets forth the expectation that we will all treat one another with respect and dignity regardless of whether or not we agree philosophically.  This expectation is in line with the principle of free speech in a free society:  we have the right to express unpopular ideas as long as we don't show disrespect for reasonable people who might believe otherwise.

 

Part of this respect involves professional behavior toward the instructor, colleagues, and the class itself.  Disruptive behavior is disrespectful behavior.  The Arts and Humanities Division honors the right of its faculty to define "disruptive behavior," which often involves such things as arriving late, leaving early, leaving class and then returning, talking while others are trying to hear the instructor or their group members, doing other homework in class, wearing earphones in class, bringing activated beepers, alarm watches, or cellular phones into class, inappropriate comments or gestures, cheating during quizzes or tests, etc.  Such behavior interrupts the educational process.  When you are in doubt about any behavior, consult your instructor during office hours:  the Division of Arts and Humanities recognizes the judgment of the instructor as the final authority in these matters.

 

When disruptive behavior occurs, instructors will speak to the students concerned.  Those students are then responsible for ending the disruptions at once.  Failure to do so may result in removal of the students from class.

 

We do not wish other people (parents, spouses, and friends of students) to speak for students about school performance because this can slow student growth and progress. We do this because we would like students to speak for themselves and be independent.  We also do it because federal law (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) says that we must protect the privacy of student education records.  It is BC policy to keep school performance between the school and the student. If a student asks for a parent, spouse, or friend to be at any instructor-student discussion of academic performance, instructors will look at each situation and make the final decision. You can see all of this policy, Arts and Humanities Commitment to Student Growth and Development, at www.bellevuecollege.edu/artshum.

 

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