Syllabus
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In the box below please type, I understand that after the first week of class I must use my assigned user name and password to access all WARE 59 course materials including lecture notes and quizzes.
This course is extensively Internet-augmented. Students will need to know how to use the Internet to review lecture notes, take online quizzes, keep track of course announcements and assignments, take exams, check their grades, and interact with the instructor and/or other students via email and within the online classroom.
Course Description
3 Units
Prerequisite: NONE
Repeat Code: 0 (Taken Again Only with a Grade of "D" or Lower)
Catalog Description:
Survey of the roles and responsibilities of the Purchasing Agent within the Domestic and International Market as well as the Government Sector. Degree Applicable. UC/CSU
Learning Outcomes (including measures for evaluating them):
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Discuss the scope of purchasing. 2. Explain how purchasing relates to the organization as a whole. 3. Identify and explain methods of stock control and their applications. 4. Analyze ways in which major contracts might be priced. 5. Identify and explain what drives operational, tactical and strategic make-or-buy decisions. 6. Explain some of the problems associated with foreign sourcing. 7. Explain the differences between purchasing services and tangibles. 8. Understand purchasing systems from origination to selection and ordering through completion.
1. Discuss the scope of purchasing.
2. Explain how purchasing relates to the organization as a whole.
3. Identify and explain methods of stock control and their applications.
4. Analyze ways in which major contracts might be priced.
5. Identify and explain what drives operational, tactical and strategic make-or-buy decisions.
6. Explain some of the problems associated with foreign sourcing.
7. Explain the differences between purchasing services and tangibles.
8. Understand purchasing systems from origination to selection and ordering through completion.
In the box below type the objective that interests you the most as well as one reason why you took this class.
Overview and Course Goals
I. Overview and Course Goals
Welcome to WARE 59 – Introduction to Purchasing, online! This is an entry-level study of the procurement process as used within the domestic, international and government sectors. It is designed to produce students who can understand, appreciate, discuss and apply the information learned concerning the purchasing system. The student will explore various aspects of the procurement system during this course. These will include the following, for example: supply chain management, purchasing strategies, source selection and negotiations. Because it is an introductory course and this is such a broad field, it will, of necessity, cover each topic with a broad brush. Each week we’ll focus on a different aspect of the Procurement System through our online conferencing discussions, readings and assignments. The text that we will be using is: Purchasing Principles and Management, 10th Edition, by Baily, Farmer, Crocker, Jessop and Jones. Publisher: Prentice Hall.
Critical Thinking:
During Week 1
During Week 2
During Week 3
During Week 4
During Week 5
During Week 6
During Week 7
During Week 8
Note Reference Final Exam:
During Week 9, "No Online Quiz this week" EXAM WEEK, OPEN BOOK /OPEN NOTE.
In the box below type,
I understand and agree to abide with the course schedule information listed above.
On-Line Participation
This course is offered on-line, over the Internet and the World Wide Web, which allows students to participate at any time, from any location. Because of this flexibility, it is important to plan your time carefully. Students are expected to sign in to the class conference forum (your "virtual classroom") and participate in discussions and other activities at least four times per week. You should expect to spend a minimum of four – five hours per class week on-line – the same amount of time you’d spend in the physical classroom. You’ll be sending and receiving E-mail, performing on-line research and participating in Web explorations and "tours," and interacting socially and professionally with classmates. See Ground Rules for On-Line Participation for additional guidance.
A class week is defined as the period of time between Monday and Sunday. The first week begins the first day of the semester and ends midnight the following Saturday. Assignments scheduled for completion during a class week should be completed by
Email-Homework:
Discussion Assignments:
Absentee Policy:
Ground Rules for Online Participation
Students should use e-mail for private messages to the instructor and other students. The Classroom Conference Board(s) are for weekly discussions, instructor messages, classroom participation and attendance. Students are to send all email messages or homework to the instructor's following email address: dreeves@bcconline.com.
1. Students are expected to complete (4 - 5) hours per week of conferencing or other appropriate online activities, including sending/receiving E-mail and navigating and conducting research over the World Wide Web. 2. All students will participate in conference discussion. Conventions of on-line etiquette, which include courtesy to all users, will be observed. Conference discussion in this context means the course conference where we can all post questions and comments. (Note: Typing in all caps is the same as shouting at your classmates and is considered rude.) 3. We will also have on-line real time conferences from time-to-time. These are strictly voluntary - participate if you can and want to. I'll try to arrange these at convenient times, but one of the reasons you are taking an Internet course is to avoid being stuck with a particular schedule. If the topic proposed is of no interest to you or if the time is inconvenient, don't worry about it. 4. Students may get assistance with computer-related problems through the college and instructor. 5. Students will submit papers as MS Word or binary files uploaded to the computer and routed to the instructor as an email "ATTACHMENT", preferably in MS WORD FORMAT, and virus free. All email messages and ATTACHMENTS will include the student's: FULL NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, COURSE TITLE, and ASSIGNMENT TITLE. If I can't read your file, I'll let you know. 6. Assigned papers will be submitted via the postal service or fax only if arrangements are made with the instructor beforehand.
Individual Student Responsibilities:
Reading the Instructor's Bulletin as posted every time they log into the classroom.
Actually participating in meaningful discussion in the classroom. Just signing in will not earn a student full credit for classroom participation. Full participation is considered signing in weekly and contributing to the class discussion(s) each week with meaningful valid discussion with classmates concerning the course subject material and the assigned topic(s) for each week.
Ensuring assignments are turned into the instructor on time as well as the completion of required online quizzes and exams. Note: Assignments received late or quizzes taken late will be deducted 50 points for each day late up to 7 days and will receive a zero (0%) once 7 days past the due date. Contacting the instructor after 72 hours if they have not heard anything from the instructor regarding their turned in assignment within 72 hours.
Sending homework assignments to the instructor as an "ATTACHMENT", to an email message. The email and attached work product will have the students FULL NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, COURSE TITLE, and SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT.
Completing weekly Reading assignments and assigned online quizzes.
Completing Weekly Discussion Questions.
Completing other assignments as assigned
Students are responsible for ensuring the instructor has received all messages and work products i.e., homework sent via email.
Academic Honesty:
Barstow College policies are in effect. All work must be your own, unless the instructor authorizes collaboration, in which case you must, in writing, acknowledge the help you have received. Presenting as one's own the words, ideas, or expression of another in any form is cheating through plagiarism, and will not be tolerated. The claim of ignorance is no excuse.
I understand the policy on plagiarism and agree to abide by it.
Grading Policy:
A. General. You will be able to track your average exactly throughout the course. The grading scale is as follows: A = 900-1000; B = 800-890; C = 700-790; D = 600-690; F = 0-590. Each of the six online quizzes will count as 5% of the student's total course grade for an aggregate quiz percentage weight of 35%. The mid-term exam will count 25% of your total grade. The mid-term is an open book exam. The student will access the mid-term online the same as the quizzes. The student is to be aware that the online quizzes and the mid-term exam may only be accessed online one time. The student is to email the instructor upon completion of the online mid-term. The student will know in advance the standards for each assignment. The final exam will be 25% of the student's total course grade. Your on line participation and other assignments as assigned will comprise 15% of the student's course grade. Each student is responsible for:
Completing weekly reading assignments and online quizzes/exams.
Completing online legal research as assigned.
Completing other assignments as assigned.
As the student progresses through the course, critical thinking will take place as an in-depth study of the role and responsibilities of each segment of the procurement system is understood. A past, present, and future exposure to each sub-system procedure from the initial entry to final disposition, and the relationship each segment maintains with its system member will result in critical thinking.
Other outside Class Assignment:
1. Study 2. Answer questions 3. Required reading 4. Written work (essay/compositions/reports/analysis/research) 5. Observations of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., visit a trial) 6. Other (to be specified) - Review online media and/or online journals for administration of justice
Each student is responsible for:
Completing Weekly reading assignments and online quizzes/exams.
Completing Email Homework as assigned.
Completing other work as assigned.
Criteria Utilized for Grading Written Assignments e.g., (If a research project or paper is assigned.)
Assignments will be graded on a possible 1000 point system 1. Misspelled Word = (-10 points) for each word (Use Spell & Grammar Check) 2. Proper Word Spelling, but misused word i.e., their, there = (-20 points) for each word 3. Improper Grammar = (-10 points) for each grammar mistake 4. Poor Sentence Structure = (-10 points) per sentence 5. Failed to Support Own Opinion with Valid Facts = (-50 points) 6. Rambling without making a point leaving reader lost = (-60 points) 7. Failed to explain theory or case in detail = (-100 points) 8. Failed to site source(s) in which information was found = (-40 points) 9. Failed to place full name on assignment = (-50 points) 10. Research paper(s) if assigned; for each APA or MLA format error = (-10 points) per error even if it a repeated error. (See APA & MLA Reference Link Provided) Assignment(s): Received past its assigned due date will be penalized 50 points for each day late up to 7 days and shall not be scored, after 7 days, receiving a zero.
In the box below type, I understand and agree to abide by the online instructions written above.
Grading
The grades will consist of; quizzes, a mid-term exam, a final exam, and online class participation through the online weekly conferences.
I understand the above grading policy and will abide by its terms.
Textbook
Purchasing Principles and Management, 10th Edition, by Baily, Farmer, Crocker, Jessop and Jones. Publisher: Prentice Hall.
I have the textbook for this course or I will have it by the end of the first week of class.
Email Updates:
One of the primary methods of contact in an online course is email. Your college is capable of extracting student names and email addresses from our registration system. The purpose of extracting this information is two fold. The information will be used by the instructor to remain in contact with the class in order to provide information necessary for the students' academic success. The information will also be used to send emails to the students from the college administration. The emails sent by the college administration will consist of links to course surveys which will be used to improve our online courses, important announcements for students, and links to college surveys, which will be used to satisfy requirements placed on the college by the California Community College Chancellor's Office. The college will not use this information to advertise any products and will not share student email addresses with any other organization. As a student I understand it is my responsibility to ensure my email address is up to date in the registration system, and that failure to do so can seriously impact my ability to successfully complete my courses. Further, I consent to receive email communication from my instructor and from the college administration. This consent will remain in force until it is revoked in writing or I am no longer taking classes with the college. Upon submitting the syllabus, I agree to enter the registration system, check my email address and change it if necessary. I understand a tutorial is available to assist me with this procedure. I also understand I can contact 760-252-2411 x7236 to receive additional assistance if I encounter any difficulties when attempting to change my email address.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
It is the student’s sole responsibility to contact the Main Campus and/or the Fort Irwin Education Center (Barstow Office) to make arrangements with the computer lab at the main campus or the Fort Irwin Barstow Site Staff to take the online final exam during week 9 of the course. This is to be done as soon as possible, before week ten.
An approved, "PROCTOR" MUST give the final exam. No exceptions will be made to this Barstow College policy. The proctor will be required to check the students picture identification prior to administering the final examination. It is the students responsibility to ensure that their proctor is identified and required forms are complete by the proctor and sent to the instructor by "No Later Than" (NLT) the second week of the course. (If the college so requires.) The Proctor may be an instructor or director at their local education center or a professional person approved by the instructor. The required forms shall be posted in the classroom area. The student is then to copy and/or print these forms from this location and take actions to have them completed in a timely manner and returned to the instructor. The final examination will NOT be sent to anyone other than the approved proctor either by i.e., regular mail, email, or fax.
Again: This course is extensively Internet-augmented. Students will need to know how to use the Internet to review lecture notes, take online quizzes, keep track of course announcements and assignments, take exams, check their grades, and interact with the instructor and/or other students via email and within the online classroom. The instructor's fax number is (775) 855-7183. In the box below type, I understand and agree to abide by the test information above. The final exam will be given on campus. If I require a proctor I must fill out the proctor form and have my proctor approved by the instructor by the end of the third week of the course.
Disability Statement
If you have a disability which may impact your success in this course, you may contact the Office of Student Support (OSS) to arrange any reasonable accommodations and supports to which you are entitled. It is the responsibility of the student to initiate these procedures. The OSS department can be contacted by calling 760-252-2411 x7225 or 760-252-6759 TTY/TDD or emailing oss@bcconline.com.
In the box below type: I understand that if I have or suspect I have a disability I can contact the OSS program at the number or email address listed above and request reasonable accommodations. Further I realize it is my responsibility to contact the OSS department.
Syllabus Disclaimer:
A syllabus and any other class material is not a contract between the instructor and student but rather a guide to course procedures on attendance, requirements, grading, and objectives. The instructor reserves the right to amend this syllabus or other material when an emergency or situations arises that necessitate a change. Students will be duly notified of any changes.
Please retype the following in the box below:
I understand that the syllabus is not a contract between instructor and student but rather a guide to course procedures on attendance, requirements, grading, and objectives. The instructor reserves the right to amend the syllabus when emergency circumstances dictate. Students will be duly notified.
After filling out this form, copy the confirmation page and send it via email to dreeves@barstow.edu and dreeves@bcconline.com.
