Important
Welcome Instructions
HIT 251
001/050 Health Information Technology Practice I
Fall 2009
Before getting
started please read all instructions carefully.
1. Course Textbook
Information
There is no
required new textbook for this class. The course uses textbooks purchased by
students for previous HIT AAS courses.
On the first day of class students will receive a copy of the HIT
251/252 Student Handbook 2009/2010.
2. Clinical Assignments
Clinical assignments
and/or project schedules are given out and explained on the first day of class.
It is not possible to know prior to that day.
3. Logging
into Course Website - You
have 24/7 access to the website once the class begins on Monday August 24, 2009.
The class WebCT website is used extensively for this class including
the submission of assignments and clinical logs. When you
register for classes at Oakton you receive access to our computer system and
school resources at both the
e-mail
address.
***The required
source of communication between the school and student is through student’s Oakton
email address and account*****
Your User name
and Password will be entered on the class Website the day your class begins. To
visit the class Website go on the Internet and enter
http://elearn.oakton.edu/ this will open
the WebCt page.
Click on My WebCt and enter your User Name and
Password. Then click open HIT 251 001
section or HIT 251 050
Your User
Name – your first initial and the first 7 letters of your last name, and
the last 4 numbers of your Oakton ID B number.
Your Password
– is your birthdate
without dashes.
Example:
Sally Johnson B1234567 User Name – sjohnson4567 Password - 052684 (birthdate
no dashes)
4. Technology
Requirements -
The class is accessible from all the OCC campus computers. To access the website from outside you will
need one of the following browsers:
Windows
98/Me/2000/XP
Netscape
4.76 and 6.2.1
Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher,
including 6.0 (Note: IE 5.5 SP1 is not supported)
AOL 7.0
Mac OS 9.x
Netscape 4.76 and 6.2.1
Internet Explorer 5.0 or
higher (Note: IE 5.5 SP1 is not supported)
AOL 7.0
Mac OS X 10.1
Netscape 4.76 and 6.2.1
Internet Explorer 5.1
AOL 7.0
Please
visit http://www.oakton.edu/online/GetStarted.htm
for important information about being an online student including hardware specifications
and additional online resources. There will be a tutorial available for you on
the web to help you learn the features of WebCt.
WebCT also has a help button available within your class
website that should be used by the student.
If
you have any concerns about the course you may reach me by e-mail in the course
website or at anitat@oakton.edu as soon as the semester
begins. I look forward to working with
you and being your guide in what I expect to be a stimulating and rewarding
learning adventure.
Sincerely,
Anita
Anita
Taylor. M.Ed, RHIA, CCS
Chair and Professor
Health
Information Technology