Accessing Your Course |
Canvas (by Instructure)
Your course is using Canvas. If you are new to Canvas, please visit the
Canvas Basics course space
to become familiar with Canvas prior to the start of your course. No login is required to
access this space.
You will be able to login to Canvas about two weeks prior to the start of your class.
However, your course becomes available as of 1 AM on the official course
start date.
Logging In
Log in to your Canvas course space at
bucks.instructure.com
- Username: Your username is the same for every system at Bucks.
- Password: your Bucks Network password (used to log into any Bucks campus computer or to access any Bucks Library online database from off campus.)
If you do not know your Bucks Username, you can retrieve it by using the Find Your Username Form. Enter your Name, Birthday (mm/dd/yyyy) and either your 7 digit student ID number OR your social security number, then click Submit. Your Bucks username will display on the screen.
Note: Students are uploaded to Canvas several times a day. If you registered late, you won't be
able to access Canvas until the next upload takes place.
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Purchasing Your Books and Other Course Materials |
While you may purchase your books and other course materials from the provider of your choice (using the
ISBN number available through the course's academic department
where applicable to ensure the correct version), both the campus bookstore
and our online bookstore,
guarantee that they stock the correct version for your course.
Approximately 3 weeks prior to the start of the session you can use the link
below to see the list of books that have been selected by your instructor. If you have
any questions about the course materials listed, please contact your instructor or the academic
department directly.
Click
this link to see the book list for your course.
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Other Information about the Course |
Welcome to Group Dynamics!
This course focuses on the communication behavior of individuals within group structures. Didactic and experiential techniques are used to explore the stages of group development, decision-making techniques, group problems and problem solving, resolution skills, norms, structures, leadership, authority, membership, ethics, cultural sensitivity, and the intra-and inter-personal dynamics within small groups.
There are many advantages to taking online courses. You can be anywhere while you take this course, work at any time during the day or night, and you can work and learn at your own pace.
With this being said, your online journey requires self-motivation and self-discipline. You are required to read, review and study the materials at your own pace. Since we do not meet face-to-face, it is important that you communicate with me via email or telephone if have any questions or problems relating to accessing or understanding the course materials, the assignments, and tests.
I look forward to working with you all this semester.
Best, Max Probst
Orientation: There will be orientation information posted on our canvas site to familiarize you with the objectives and requirements of the course.
Course Objective:
Course Learning Goals
Students will:
1 define a group;
2 explain the major theories of group development;
3 describe methods for identifying group problems and develop appropriate strategies for their resolution [Critical Thinking];
4 demonstrate effective communication and decision making skills in small group settings;
5 identify issues in group dynamics, such as group norms, structures, leadership, authority, membership, cultural sensitivity, and ethics; and
describe the interpersonal and their own intrapersonal reactions within the context of the group..
Contact With the Professor: Although the majority of the course work is completed individually, regular and frequent contact with me is encouraged and expected. You should feel free to contact me at any time with questions you may have. My office is in Grupp Hall Room 247 on the Newtown campus. My office phone number is 215-968-8274 or if you are on campus dial Ext: 8274. You can e-mail me on our Canvas site - simply go to the "E-Mail" function and click on 'Compose.' You can also send an email to me directly at max.probst@bucks.edu.
We will be utilizing several features of Canvas, but most frequently the "Discussion" tool and the "Quizzes" link, the "Assignments" as well as the course module folders in our course space. Please log into Canvas and review the Student Orientation and Student Materials which are available to students before the start of the semester. The Canvas Basics course can be found at https://bucks.instructure.com/courses/36545. There is no login required.
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