D2L Orientation will be in your course on D2L and will be accessible on Wednesday, 1/23/13 at 12:01 AM, the first day of the course. This orientation must be completed by Sunday, 1/27/12, midnight.
Course Description
College Preparatory Reading 2 (also called Developmental Reading 2) teaches basic reading and study skills to prepare students for college course work. An EAP0420C student must have an A, B, or C in EAP420C and have taken the reading portion of the PERT assessment to place into REA0017C. Special fee charged.
Prerequisite: Completion of REA0007C with a grade of "C" or higher or placement by assessment test.
This is a 4-credit hour course. Normally, a 4-credit hour course would meet two times each week for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. Since this course is fully online, your attendance will be determined by your on time completion of online activities, assessments, assignments, and other online tasks.
Methods of Instruction
The student is responsible for completing online tasks assigned throughout the term. All of these have a time limit and/or due date within which the student must complete the work. D2L work may consist of the following: discussions (equivalent to classroom discussions), assignments, assessments (quizzes), projects, and various other online activities.
Students will strengthen their basic reading and study skills. Text readings, homework, reading lab assignments, online lessons, and discussions are all designed to help students become successful in meeting the academic challenges they will face in their various courses. Upon successful completion of this course, the students should have mastered reading and study skills necessary for entry into college level course work. Learning Outcomes
Vocabulary Skills
The students should demonstrate the ability to determine the meaning of words from context, define words from knowledge of word parts, use the dictionary and learn new vocabulary.
Literal Comprehension Skills
The students should recognize topics, recognize main ideas, identify supporting details and recognize patterns of organization.
Critical Comprehension Skills
The students should demonstrate the ability to recognize purpose, distinguish fact from opinion, detect bias, recognize tone, determine implicit and explicit relationships within and between sentences, recognize valid argument, and correct inferences and conclusions.
Course Requirements
- New to e-learning? Review the general information about online learning at the BC Online Requirements before enrolling in any online or blended course.
- Review the computer requirements at the site above.
- Students are required to complete all assignments on a weekly basis. Students who do not participate for two weeks will be dropped from the course by the instructor. Just signing in does not constitute attendance. Weekly attendance will be taken.
- There will be three online tests and a departmental final exam at one of the e-testing centers.
- All students must obtain their BC Email Address.
Computer Requirements
Please check over this list carefully.
These are computer skills you must have or learn before you take this course.
- Computer Knowledge and Skills: Students in this course should be familiar with the following computer skills.
- File Management - You should be familiar with finding and saving files on your computer.
- The Internet - You should be familiar with connecting to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider or Network Connection.
- Web Browser Software - You should be familiar with using web browser software to navigate the Internet and locate information.
- Email - You should be familiar with sending and receiving email messages.
- Discussions - You should be familiar with posting and reading discussion messages in a threaded format.
- Attachments - You should be familiar with sending email messages with attached files.
- Scanning - You should be familiar with and have access to a scanner, if necessary, to send documents via D2L email.
- Word Processing - You should be familiar with creating, editing, saving, and printing documents using Microsoft Word.
- Additional Software required for this course. Microsoft Word is the only file format that can be used to submit work. Please be sure you have access to this program in order to type your assignment.
- Other Requirements (Click on links to find out more information.)
- You'll need a BC email address to access the online portion of this course.
- Obtain a County Library Card or University/College Library Card. You will need either a County Library Card which you may obtain at either North Campus or South Campus Library or a University/College Library Card from the Central Campus Library. These cards will allow you to use select library databases, if needed. Click on BC Libraries to find out more.
- New to e-learning? BC - Is Online Learning for Me? before enrolling in any e-learning course.
Course Materials
Textbook and CONNECT (Reading Lab) Access
Only buy your books through the North Campus Bookstore (954-201-2224). Please call the North Campus Bookstore before you go. They may be able to ship the books to you.
You may also purchase a digital copy of The Master Reader at: Course Smart
They may be packaged in a bundle (all three books) at the North Campus bookstore and include the following:
You may also purchase a digital copy of The Master Reader at: Course Smart
They may be packaged in a bundle (all three books) at the North Campus bookstore and include the following:
- Henry, D.J. The Master Reader, Third Edition.
- Dubbe, Mary. The Lab Manual to accompany The Master Reader, 3rd Edition.
- Bellas, Elizabeth and Peri Poland. Reading Workbook.
CONNECT is the program that will be used for the Reading Lab. The access code for this may be purchased at the North Campus Bookstore or online via CONNECT. The price to buy the access code online is $20.00. More details will be in your syllabus. Click on this link to find out more information about purchasing access online: Purchase CONNECT Access.
Click on this BC College Bookstore link to find out information about obtaining the required text bundle for this course.
- Broward College ID must be carried at all times when on campus
- Notebook
- 1-2 pocket folders for your syllabus, course outline, handouts and assignments.
- Flash Drive to store assignments
- One scantron for the Departmental Final Exam
- And last, but certainly not least, you MUST have a computer or have DAILY ACCESS to a computer
How to Register for This Course
Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course.
It can take up to 24 hours after registration for your online course to appear on D2L.
Contact Information
Professor Cheryl Tizio
Broward College email: ctizio@broward.edu
How to Access this Course Once You Are Enrolled
Only students who have registered and paid for the course will be permitted to login.
There may be a delay of up to 20 minutes from when a student registers and pays before BConline login is activated.
There may be a delay of up to 20 minutes from when a student registers and pays before BConline login is activated.
- Your BConline User Name is the same as your BC email ID.
- Your BConline password is the same as your BC email PIN code.
- If you need login information, obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to BConline.
- The BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 4 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your BConline User Name.
- BC D2L Log In
- BC Student Resources
- 24/7 Helpdesk is available if you need any technical assistance using or logging into BConline
- Phone number: 866-468-0009
- Chat Online
- You can also open your own ticket online and can keep track of your open help desk tickets at the BConline Support Center.
