Fall 2009

Business Application 150 - Online Instruction Combined With Campus Meetings

Instructor: Debra Crowley

E-Mail: crowley_debra@sac.edu or lbscdeb@yahoo.com

Email the instructor the first week of class.

• Click here for Blackboard login instructions. Online classes may not be accessible on the Blackboard system until the first day of the semester.
• Click here for Blackboard Student Tutorials. Learn more about how to use Blackboard and many of its tools by watching short tutorials.

Course Description

Learn to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Course covers mapping and spatial analysis capabilities of ArcView software. Students are introduced to GIS, basic cartographic principles and will learn to use ArcView to view relationships, patterns, or trends by plotting data on maps, and its role in analysis and decision-making. May be repeated   

Blackboard System Requirements:

• Platform: Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista / Mac OS 9 or higher.
• Minimum Hardware Requirements: 64 MB of RAM, 1 GB of free disk space.
• Modem: 56 k modem or higher.
• Browser: For best results, we recommend Internet Explorer 6.x Service Pack 1, or 7.x (PC); Safari 1.x (Mac).
• Other combinations are supported and may also work with Blackboard. Click the link below for additional information.
• (http://kb.blackboard.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=25368489)
• Browser Settings: JavaScript & Cookies must be enabled.
• Software: Requirements for applications and plug-ins depend on the types of files a user needs to view from Blackboard. Some of the most common: Microsoft Office applications or viewers, Adobe Acrobat Reader, RealPlayer, QuickTime, Flash Player.

You will need to have prior Internet and E-mail experience before you take this course.  If you do not have access to a computer, you may use the Academic Computing Center or Library during their operating hours.  The resources in these labs meet the course resource requirements and there is technical support available.

 Bookstore at: http://www.donbookstore.com/

Meetings are mandatory and are located on the Santa Ana Campus

Important - College Policies

Drop for non-payment

Enrollment fees must be paid IN FULL within three business days of registration or you will be dropped for non-payment. The date that you register counts as the first business day.

Student Responsibility to drop classes

Students who cannot continue in a course have an obligation to withdraw officially through the Admissions and Records Office.  You can contact the Admissions Office to confirm withdrawal dates or check the Section Information area in WebAdvisor for your individual course(s).