## BTEC 1300 Get to Know Your Course

### Navigating the Course

This course is a hybrid course, which means that you will learn the content online while going to the lab to complete the assignments and other aspects of the course. It is important to not skip any of the pages in the course by just going directly to the assignments like you might do for a face-to-face only class.

The course is designed for you to progress linearly. The pages and assignments build on each other in a particular order. You’ll want to start with the orientation module and then move through each of the pages in each week. You can do this by using the Next button at the bottom of the page or by using the "Modules" tab on the left-hand menu. These are the best ways to view the course (not via the other tabs on the left or the to-do list on your dashboard).

The following is an overview of each of the buttons in the course navigation menu.

| The "Modules" tab will allow you to see all of the pages and assignments in the course. From this view of the course, you can navigate straight to any page in the course. "Assignments" will take you to a global view of each of these items in the course. These are for your convenience, but it is best to navigate through the course using the Modules tab. "Grades” will track your points earned on assignments in the course. “People” gives you the list of students in the class. "Conferences" is where your instructor will hold virtual office hours.

### Unit Structure

Below you will notice a screenshot of a typical unit in Canvas as seen from the Modules tab on the left hand side.

You will notice that each of the pages in Canvas is associated with an assignment. That is because I am using an outside tool for the content of this course. These pages are not graded. The only assignments that have points are designated with points.

#### Remember

Since this is a competency-based course, you must score an "A" or a "B" on each of the criteria listed in the rubric. You will have three attempts per assignment to pass all of the parts of the assignment. If you do not pass the assignment, you will have two more opportunities to fix that portion of the assignment.

### Weekly Schedule

Be sure to be aware of the course schedule.

### Instructor Feedback and Rubrics

Canvas has a tutorial for how to view comments made by your instructor on assignments. Rubrics let you know how you will be assessed on your assignments. Canvas has a tutorial for how to view rubrics for assignments, how to view rubrics for discussion boards, and how to see rubric scores and comments.