Dr. Jessica Coppola Family & Consumer Science Department For More Information Please Click on the Links on the Left... FCS 340/NUTRI 300 Students and those hoping to add: First of all WELCOME!  If you tried adding my classes and they are all full, please feel free to attend the in-person orientation so that you may try to add.  (please see below for day/time/location for orientation) * Note: You MUST attend the in-person orientation if you hope to add the class.  Only enrolled students will have access to our FCS 340/NUTRI 300 course website and therefore only enrolled students will be able to do the “practice quiz” and “practice discussion board”. If you are in the top 10 of my waitlist I will add you at the orientaiton You may also consider adding an FCS 340 class at the Sacramento City College Davis Center or West Sacramento Center.  The SCC Davis & West Sac campuses are only about 15 minutes from the main campus and have free parking!  (-:  NUTRI 300 is the same as FCS 340 Most of you are probably visiting my website to check out what FCS 340/NUTRI 300 Online or FCS 340/NUTRI 300 ITV will be like!  Here are the basics: 1) For the Online class: I will have a mandatory, one-hour, orientation session that must be completed during the first week of classes at the Learning Resource Center Rm 220 (LR 220).  This semester, if you are enrolled in my class, I will give you two options     You may attend the In-Person Orientation (highly recommended). The Date for the In-Person Orientation date for Fall 2008 will be Monday 8/25 at 5:30pm in LR 220 on the SCC Main Campus (second floor of the library).  OR.... You may view the Orientation Video File on the left pane of this screen called, "Orientation Video for FCS 340 online/itv".  If you choose this option be sure to do the items I tell you to do in the video by Monday 8/25 (for Fall 08) at 6:30pm or you will be dropped for missing the mandatory orientation!  This video was really intended for my interactive television (ITV) classes but I do things the same way in my online classes so don't let it throw you off that I keep saying ITV.  Note:  You will need Windows Media Player to play this video. Many students want to know, is an online class right for me?  In my opinion Nutrition works well in the online environment as long as the online student is willing to be very self-motivated!  You don't need to have a ton of computer skills.  You will need to follow my course calendar very closely, you will have to check the "announcements board" at least twice a week and you will have to be sure to keep up with all of the material that is required of you.  If you need someone to tell you what to do each day, an online class probably isn't for you.  I do post your goals for the week on our announcement board each week to remind you of what you should be working on.  For more information on this topic please go to: http://web.scc.losrios.edu/de/surveys 2) For the ITV (interactive television) class I will have a mandatory,  orientation session the first day of class. I would prefer that you attend the first day in-person (Learning Resource Center Rm 119) so I can meet you and we can clear up any questions you might have in a face-to-face format!  If for some reason you absolutely can not attend one in-person orientation session please view the video file posted on the left called, "Orientation Video for FCS 340 online/ITV".  If you would like to know what an ITV class is like or if it is right for you, please go to our distance education page for Sac City.  Here is the link: http://web.scc.losrios.edu/de/ITV I also posted some more information about FCS 340: ITV on the link on the left of this page.  Many students want to know, is an ITV course right for me?  An ITV course is NOT the same as a telecourse!  It is not simply re-played over and over it is a live teacher who is able to answer your questions if you wish to call in or attend in-person.  It is just being broadcast (live) on TV and on the internet.   It is called "ITV" which stands for interactive TV because you can interact as much as you wish.  For some people, seeing a real live person and being able to ask questions during lecture makes a big difference.  This is different from an online class because it is like watching a movie that you can interact with.  You can also choose to come in person (we have a studio-classroom in LR 119) or watch from home or even work (if you can get away with it)!!!   For more information on this topic please go to: http://web.scc.losrios.edu/de/surveys  3) All of my FCS 340 classes: the ITV class, online classes and my face to face classes will follow the same calendar.  Take a look at the calendar and syllabus on the left of this screen.  If the syllabus/calendar for your semester isn't posted yet, it will be soon. Here is an example of my orientation for my online class from last semester.  Your class will be run in a very similar manner so if you truly can not attend the orientation I will have you watch this video. http://www.scc.losrios.edu/de/ITV_archive/fcs340/FCS340_8_28_2007.html  g 2007)         Sacramento City College 3835 Freeport Blvd * Sacramento * CA * 95822 This page was last updated: Monday, August 25, 2008 at 1:47:17 PM