Distance Campus Orientation

FIRST STEPS

Your orientation will take place through various methods:

1) Distance Campus Orientation (this webpage; please read thoroughly)
2) Distance Campus Orientation PDF
3) The Catalog is the contract between you as a student and BUF. You will be responsible for the catalog requirements. Please pay extra attention to pages 14-45, 48-71, and 76-79.
4) Student Handbook
5) Registrar Packet and New Student Orientation Form - Email your forms to Mrs. Stephanie Orr @ sworr@buf.edu no later than the end of the first week of the semester. (or use postal mail to Mrs. Stephanie Orr, BUF, 5400 College Drive, Graceville, FL 32440)

In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact:

下面的信息将帮助你更多地了解BUF，并有一个惊人的开始你的BUF职业生涯!

Please note: All dark blue texts are "Links" and must be clicked on to access needed information.

WEBSITE

You will find valuable information on our website, http://www.BUF.edu/, such as:

MyBUF

You receive your student Username, Password, and ID number from I.T. once you are admitted to the University. These will be emailed to your personal email account that you provided to BUF. Do not share your password with anyone. 您的身份证号是一个唯一的6位数字，有时会用于验证您的身份. Keep your login information and ID number in a safe place for future reference. If you have any questions, please contact Admissions at 800-328-2660, ext. 460, or  admissions@buf.edu. If you have just been admitted, your student email and password will arrive soon.

Our learning management system is called MyBUF (e-learning by Jenzabar). You will access MyBUF in two ways:

You must use your student username and password to log-in to MyBUF and gain access to your personal data. 在“用户名”框中输入您指定的用户名，在“密码”框中输入您指定的密码，然后单击“登录”或按键盘上的[Enter]键.

See instructional video about logging in to MyBUF:

MyBCF TRAINING

  • Once you log-in to MyBUF, look at the left sidebar at the pages entitled “Getting Started” and “Student Navigation.” These will help you navigate around MyBUF.
  • A tutorial on navigating MyBUF is available under “Getting Started.”
  • IT 110 N will provide more specific training about how to use MyBUF. IT 110 N is optional for on campus students. IT 110 N is required for all students who take any online course(s).

EMAIL

  • You will receive a BUF email account. All correspondence with the college will be through your BUF account. You are responsible to check it regularly. Find the email link at the top of the BUF website. 您将使用您指定的BUF电子邮件地址作为您的用户名，并使用您指定的密码作为密码.
  • After setting up your email, 您可能需要设置或完成双因素验证(带有6位数代码的短信或按#的电话).
  • For more information on setting up your BUF email, you can go here.

Payment

  • Students must pay 75% of charges prior to beginning classes each semester. The remaining 25% balance is due forty-five calendar days later.
  • 未按期付款的学生将在退课/加课期结束时被退课.
  • You may pay:
    • Online
    • Check
    • Credit card - call BUF (800-328-2660)
      • Press “0” for the college operator, and ask for the Business Office.

ID CARDS

  • You can request a student ID card if the school has your photo on file.
  • Requests for an ID need to be sent to Mrs. Stephanie Orr at sworr@buf.edu.
  • 我们要求您将自己的护照风格的照片(请不要穿t恤)通过电子邮件发送给Mrs. Orr.
  • The picture file name must include student ID number, student name, and that you are a Distance Campus student.
    • An example file name would be Doe, John –ID123456-DistanceCampus.

FERPA

Your rights to privacy concerning your student information are protected. If you want your academic information to be discussed with someone other than yourself, you will need to sign the FERPA Permission to Release Information form. 本表格将作为学期开始时通过电子邮件发送给您的文件包的一部分. You will need to stipulate persons with whom your academic information can be shared. Return the completed form via mail to the University. This only applies to those 18 years and older.

Important: Please note that before speaking to your parent/spouse/representative, we will ask the registrar to look at your file to see if we have this permission form. If it is not on file, we cannot legally speak with anyone other than you once you are admitted to the university.

DISABILITY/SPECIAL ACCOMODATIONS STATEMENT

佛罗里达浸会大学必须为所有向学术事务执行副总裁提交适当的残疾文件的残疾人提供合理的便利. 需要特殊住宿的学生应在学期开始前或开始时与教务处联系. 然后，教务执行副主席将通知每个学生所需住宿的课程的教授. 然后，学生应该联系每个教授讨论住宿的实施. See the current Student Handbook, Students with Disabilities.

TEXTBOOKS

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  • Books can be purchased through BUF’s online bookstore: LOGOS Digital Books. Students can also purchase from other retailers.
  • 您还可以在完成课程搜索后在注册模块上查看您的教科书，并在注册后查看您的学生时间表. Click the + sign.
  • Order your books as soon as you register to ensure that you get them in a timely fashion. Please remember to allow time for shipping.
  • 如果您需要帮助订购教科书，请联系Beth Andrews |教务处行政助理办公室 deandrews@buf.edu or 800-328-2660 ext. 414.

LIBRARY

  • BUF图书馆应该是你所有学术研究需求的首选，并且对远程校园的学生完全开放.
  • Extensive resources are available to all BUF students. These resources include:
    • Print and electronic materials ready for checkout: Music scores, Subject - Encyclopedias & Dictionaries, Fun Fiction, DVDs, Literary Criticisms, Commentaries, & Teacher Education books
    • On-demand 24/7 databases that provide scholarly research materials
    • WorldCat 24/7 to view resources available worldwide
    • Inter-Library Loan (ILL) services for articles and books
  • For more information, please visit the Library tab on your MyBUF portal or email the Librarian or call 800-328-2660 Ext 449.
  • Please note: Materials are mailed out at the library’s expense. Return postage is the responsibility of the student.

Click here to view informational videos.

COMPUTER USAGE POLICY

您应该已经收到了我们IT部门的电子邮件，其中包含您的用户名和密码以及计算机使用政策.

Make sure you sign this policy and return it to:

Baptist University of Florida
IT Department
5400 College Drive
Graceville, FL 32440

The policy can be found here.

OFFICE 365

  • Great news! As a BUF student, you now have a Microsoft Office 365 education account. On MyBUF, look for the “BUF Office 365” link under quick links on the left side of the page. Use your BUF email and password to log in and look around.
  • 您的帐户为您提供无限的云存储空间和Microsoft Office Suite网络版本以及完整版本的程序(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Publisher, etc.) for *free* on up to 5 personal computers and up to 10 smartphones, iPads and/or tablets as long as you have an active BCF email address.
  • If you do not have the latest version of Microsoft Office, 强烈建议您使用您的帐户下载并安装“免费”Office套件, to avoid issues students sometimes encounter with older versions of Microsoft Office.
  • 一个与你的BUF电子邮件地址相关联的Office 365帐户将是观看讲座和其他材料所必需的. 如果你收到一条消息，说你没有访问讲座或其他材料的课程, 确保与您的BUF电子邮件地址绑定的Office 365帐户是活动帐户. Contact LMS Faculty Assistants for help.

BASIC COMPUTER PROFICIENCY

  • BUF courses, both classroom and online, require computer usage.
  • For academic success, at a minimum, students must be proficient in the following areas:
    • Document processing: creating, editing, formatting, saving, and printing a document in Microsoft Word (or a similar word processor).
    • Internet: accessing the internet, using a search engine, navigating within a website, writing and sending email correspondence.
  • 没有达到大学课程计算机熟练程度要求的学生应该学习IT 101. Introduction to Computer Use in their first semester.
  • 担心达到熟练程度要求或需要提高计算机技能的学生应该参加IT 202. Information Technology Applications during their first semester.
    • 如有必要，IT 202的教授将在降/加期间指导学生到IT 101 N.
  • 第一次参加BUF在线课程的学生需要学习IT 110 N(在线学习方向)，为学生导航学习管理系统和成功的在线学习实践做好准备.
  • 一些在线课程或有在线组件的课程需要额外的计算机技能.
    • These courses include, but are not limited to, speech- related or music-related courses offered in an online format.

BASIC COMPUTER EQUIPMENT NEEDED

  • For successful work, 佛罗里达浸会大学的学生必须拥有最新的计算机硬件和软件.
  • All courses, both online and classroom, contain some online components using eLearning, Jenzabar’s LMS (Learning Management System).
  • Students are expected to:
    • Receive email messages
    • Find information
    • Complete and submit assignments
  • 拥有或使用所需的计算机硬件和软件是学生的责任.
    • Needed items are described in the catalog.
    • Instruments such as phones, tablets, and Chromebooks are NOT sufficient for completing all work required.

Absences and Participation

  • Participation in classroom courses is measured by physical attendance. See current catalog for specific attendance requirements.
  • Participation in online courses is tracked and is vital to your success as a student. You must participate each week and remain active in your courses.
  • Participation is measured by:
    • Submission of a forum post or reply
    • Submission of a quiz or test
    • Submission of any gradable assignment
    • Personal, phone, or email contact with the professor regarding specific coursework.
  • If you become inactive, you will receive notification via email and a phone call.
  • Staying inactive could lead to failure of the course.

Academic Integrity

  • Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
  • 根据《十大外围足彩网站》(Van Rys et.al., 2018, p. 434), plagiarism is defined as, “using someone else’s words, ideas, or images (what’s called intellectual property) so they appear to be your own. When you plagiarize, 您使用原始材料-无论是在印刷或在线出版-没有承认来源.”
  • In essence, 剽窃是指有意或无意地使用任何类型的智力作品作为自己的创造性思想或作品.
  • 抄袭最常见的形式是学生在没有注明原作者的情况下复制或提交他人的单词或句子.
  • Even if the words are changed and are not verbatim, if the context and thought of the structure of the words remain the same, it still constitutes plagiarism.
  • All research – whether quoted or paraphrased – must be cited (footnotes and bibliography).
  • Plagiarism may also include self-plagiarism: that is, 当学生在没有得到课程教授明确许可的情况下，提交他或她之前的课程或作业的版本以获得课程学分时.

Plagiarism Statement

  • 在学生的学术生涯中，大学政策包括三个步骤或三个级别的抄袭纪律. First offense: reduction of the student’s grade on the assignment by a justifiable amount based on the offense and the student’s intent; second offense: failure of the student for the course; third offense: failure for the course and referral to the Executive Vice-President of Academic Affairs for disciplinary action.

CONTACTS


Dr. Robin Jumper | Executive Vice-President of Academic Affairs
grjumper@buf.edu
800-328-2660 Ext. 425

Beth Andrews | Administrative Assistant Office of Academic Affairs
deandrews@buf.edu
800-328-2660 ext. 414

  Maegan Erp | LMS Faculty Assistant; Online Program Contact
  mjerp@buf.edu or lms@buf.edu 
  800-328-2660 Ext. 429

Hugo Garcia |  LMS Faculty Assistant; Online Program Contact; Attendance Clerk
hagarcia@buf.edu or lms@wolaipei.com
800-328-2660 Ext. 523

Stephanie Orr | Registrar
sworr@buf.edu
800.328.2660 ext. 454

  Nichole Evans | Human Resources Director  
 nevans@buf.edu  
800.328.2660 ext. 408