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Site Guide

Advising

The Site Director serves as student advisor for undergraduate distance learning students.  Students must meet with the Site Director to review their degree evaluation prior to the beginning of each semester.  Advising holds are removed at the end of the meeting and students may register for their courses. Students will also have a departmental advisor on main campus who will perform an official evaluation for them.  Graduate students are encouraged to contact their graduate program director directly once they are fully admitted into their programs.  Students should call 434-386-4694 or email smmartin@odu.edu to schedule an advising appointment.

Classroom Conduct and Attendance

Distance students are enrolled in courses in which the instructor is not physically present. As a result, there may be a different atmosphere from the more traditional classrooms. The environment, however, should be one in which all students have an opportunity to listen, learn, and participate. All Site students are responsible for following the ODU Classroom Conduct Policy.

Each student is requested to respect the learning needs of all other students. This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining a quiet atmosphere in which to learn. If students are disruptive, their classmates are encouraged to request that they be allowed to hear the instruction and/or presentation taking place within the course. If students continue to be disruptive, their classmates are encouraged to request assistance from their site staff to manage and/or mediate the situation. Disruptive behavior cannot and will not be tolerated. If students observe any behavior in fellow students that disrupts their learning environment, they should ask them to stop.   Violators of the Code of Student Conduct will be brought before the Student Council. For more information on topics such as process and sanctions, please visit the Honor Council web site.

Under no circumstances are students to bring children, visitors, or pets with them to class. It may not only be distracting to other classmates but also puts the University at risk in the event of injury or harm to the child, visitor, or pet and/or to other classmates.

Satellite classes may have attendance policies.  Students are expected to attend every class unless it is absolutely necessary to miss. Professors may use their own discretion as to whether they will require students to complete an attendance sheet or if they will call roll. Attendance sheets, if required, may be found in each satellite classroom. After the sheet has been circulated to all course attendees, site staff will collect and forward completed attendance sheets to the professor.

Computers

Site computers are to be used only by ODU students for ODU classes.  Students should bring their own disks or USB drives to save documents.  Students must follow the applicable Lab and Software Usage Policies established by ODU Office of Computing and Communication Services and the CVCC Student Handbook.  The computer lab may occasionally be closed for classes or for special testing.  Students should provide their own paper for printing.

Site Office

Site staff will scan, fax, or copy any document related to official ODU functions or classes and students may use Site phones; however, students are not allowed in the Site Office past the reception desk area.  Students may not retrieve their own videotapes or use office computers.  They should ask Site staff for assistance.

Cover Sheets, Homework Folders, and Sending Assignments

All assignments, exams, and attendance sheets are sent each day by UPS to main campus.  Cover sheets are available in each classroom and office.  A separate cover sheet must be completed for each assignment or exam.  The coversheet includes the student’s full name, UIN, name of the course, instructor, date submitted, contact information, and student signature.  When graded assignments or exams are returned from main campus, each is filed in the student’s homework folder located by the reception desk in the main Site office and may be retrieved anytime the Site is open.

Campus Parking

Students must obey all parking signs on the CVCC campus and park only in designated student parking areas.  Student parking is NOT permitted in the lot adjacent to the AREVA Technology building.  Vehicles in violation of CVCC parking rules may be ticketed or towed.

Technical Problems 

If students experience technical problems for televised classes, they should notify office staff immediately.  They should not attempt to fix the problem or contact class instructors.  If the problem cannot be resolved within 15 minutes, DVDs will be ordered.  For Blackboard, email, or myODU problems, visit Student Help for contact information.  For videostream problems, go to the Video Streaming Technical Assistance page. 

Weather Related Problems

If CVCC is closed due to inclement weather, the ODU Site is closed.  Students should listen to local TV or radio stations or call the Site and listen to the voice mail message.  If ODU main campus is closed, Site staff will attempt to reach students by phone prior to the start of classes.  Students are encouraged to sign up for ODU Alerts, an emergency system that will notify students when ODU classes are cancelled.

Proctoring Tests and Exams

Site staff will proctor all in-class tests and exams.  All tests/exams for televised or videostreamed courses must be taken during the class time on the date assigned by the instructor.  If students must reschedule an exam, PRIOR arrangements must be made to take a makeup exam.  Students must obtain instructor permission by email which is forwarded to Site staff.  Due to limited classroom space, students must set up an alternate test time by contacting Site staff.

Videotape Checkout

If students miss a televised class or need to review it, videotaped copies of classes are available for checkout for up to two weeks following a class session.  Tapes may be checked out for 48 hours or viewed at the Site. 

The videotape library does not replace regular class attendance. Tapes are not intended for use by students who plan to complete 1/3 or more of their courses by tape.  Students may obtain permission from course instructors to take classes solely by videotape, but must pay an additional fee.  See the Videotaped Courses page for more information.

Graduation