Date

Class Activities

Assignments Due/Deadlines

 Week

Days are for the week indicated in the first column.

1

Familiarize yourself with the courseware and follow the initial instructions provided in the online course.
Begin determining the focus and organizational scope of your Technology Grant Proposal Project.

On-line introductions with photo for class roster.
Note:  Purchase of Managing Media Services... text recommended.  If you are using the electronic, on-line version of this textbook, be sure to "browse" the book rather than use the "check-out" feature. 

2

Begin Purpose Statement activity.

Complete Intro Quiz Activity before midnight, Thursday.

3

review Chapter 1 - Managing Media Services

Post first draft of purpose statement to Purpose Statement Forum by Tuesday @ midnight
Complete Quiz Activity #1 before midnight, Thursday.

4

Purpose Statement activities continue – Class Feedback for Clarifying and Focusing Purpose Statement.
review Chapter 2 - Philosophical Perspectives

Post purpose statement peer feedback as reply to initial post - ongoing throughout week - initial feedback by Tuesday @ midnight.
Complete Quiz Activity #2 before midnight, Thursday.
Fri.-Sat., Sept 23-24 - 6th Annual Cotton Belt Railroad Symposium @TAMU-C, Rayburn Student Center
 (participation or attendance counts toward doctoral residency)

5

Purpose Statement activities continue – Class Feedback for Clarifying and Focusing Purpose Statement.
review Chapter 3 - Planning Media Service Programs

Post purpose statement peer feedback as reply to initial post - ongoing throughout week
Complete Quiz Activity #3 before midnight, Thursday.

6

Complete Purpose Statement activity.

review Chapter 4 - Management Basics

Post finalized purpose statement as reply to initial first draft post by Tuesday @ midnight.
Identify final draft as such in post.
Complete Quiz Activity #4 before midnight, Thursday.

7

Begin draft of Technology Grant Proposal Brief per guidelines.

Begin authoring Technology Grant Proposal Brief
Friday, Oct. 14 - Community College Conference (participation or attendance counts toward doctoral residency)

8

First draft of Technology Grant Proposal Brief to be uploaded to designated location in Doc Sharing.
Begin Peer Evaluations of Proposal Brief drafts.

review Chapter 5 - Managing Media Materials Services

Upload 1st draft of Proposal Brief to designated location in Doc Sharing by Tuesday @ midnight.
Proposal Drafts MAY BE REJECTED if posted after Thursday @ midnight.
Retrieve your three assigned Proposal Briefs for evaluation.
Complete Quiz Activity #5 before midnight, Thursday.
TAMU-C Homecoming Week

9

Peer evaluations of Brief drafts conclude.

review Chapter 6 - Managing Media Equipment Services

10

Upload completed Proposal Brief to designated location in Doc Sharing by Tuesday @ midnight.
Proposal Briefs MAY BE REJECTED if posted after Thursday @ midnight.
Complete Quiz Activity #7 before midnight, Thursday.
Thursday, Nov. 3 - Drop Deadline for full-term courses.

11

Begin Video Presentation activity.

Install Jing or appropriate, comparable application and make sure you can use it this week.

12

Video Presentation creation continues.
review Chapter 8 - Computers and the Media Center

13

Video Presentation creation continues.

14

Complete Video Presentation creation.
review Chapter 9 - Managing Technological Change
  (for more on the topic of Technological Change, take ETEC 588)

Upload Video Presentation to Doc Sharing or link to video on Screencast to designated location by Tuesday @ midnight.
Friday, Dec. 2 - Last day to withdraw from full-term courses.

15

Video Presentation Peer evaluations.

16

THE END

Everything else not previously submitted is due before Tuesday @ midnight.

COMMENCEMENT

Congratulations Graduates!!!