This course is completely online. Additionally, an important part of the course includes 3 documentary films which you will need to view by Oct 10 in order to pass the course! All of the films are available at the reserve desk of the Gavilan library AND at most of your local and online video stores. Please make sure you access these films before the assignments based on them are due. They are all from the 2001 PBS series called Evolution. The 3 films required for this course are:

1. Darwin’s Dangerous Idea;
2. The Evolutionary Arms Race; and
3. Great Transformations.

For more information about online classes, as well as tips for success, see Gavilan's Distance Education webpage. The Gavilan Library will offer several orientations to online courses during the first two weeks of the semester. If you have never taken an online course, this orientation will provide critical information to help you be successful in this class. If you are unable to attend an orientation on campus, an online tutorial will be available. Visit the Library Homepage for more details and a schedule of orientations.

Log-in Instructions:

Go to the Etudes NG login page at:      http://etudes-ng.fhda.edu/portal

At the top right side of the screen is the login box.
Note: You will not be able to log into the class until Tuesday, September 5th.

To create your login i.d., use this formula:

the first 2 letters of your first name +
the first 2 letters of your last name +
the last 5 digits of your Social Security Number
Please be sure to use lower case.

John Lennon's User ID would be jole56789
(if he had an ss# of 123-45-6789)

Your password is:

MMDD

where MM is the number of the month you were born, and DD is the day you were born.

Click on the Login button