Folsom Lake College               Distance Education Courses

Professor: Candy Smith

Office:  FL1-145

Telephone: (916) 608-6626

Email: smithcandyd@aol.com or smithc@flc.losrios.edu

Distance Education Courses Taught by Candy Smith include:

Management 311 – Introduction to Public Financial Administration

This course is provided as an online course and is supported by Desire2Learn a web-based learning management system.  Desire2Learn is the new Learning Management System that has been adopted by the Los Rios Community College District.  Desire2Learn can be accessed at d2l.losrios.edu.  Students can login to d2l, using a username and password.  The username is your student number with a lower case “w” in front of it.  Your password is your birth date including the mm/dd/yyyy.  The d2l site for this course will be available the first day of the semester. The textbook for this course is Fiscal Administration, 7th edition, John L. Mikesell, ISBN: 0-495-00740-4. 

Business 300 – Introduction to Business

This course is provided as an online course and is supported by Desire2Learn a web-based learning management system.  Desire2Learn is the new Learning Management System that has been adopted by the Los Rios Community College District.  Desire2Learn can be accessed at d2l.losrios.edu.  Students can login to d2l, using a username and password.  The username is your student number with a lower case “w” in front of it.  Your password is your birth date including the mm/dd/yyyy.  The d2l site for this course will be available the first day of the semester. The textbook for this course is Contemporary Business 2009, Boone and Kurtz, ISBN: 0324815573.

Economics 304 – Principles of Microeconomics

This course is supported by a course management program supported by the textbook publisher.  The textbook for this course is Microeconomics by Michael Parkin, 8th edition, ISBN: 0-321-410661-9.  To access the web-based “blackboard” site for this course go to www.coursecompass.com.  Students registering for this course will receive an access code from the instructor the first day of the semester by email.  Please make sure your email address is correct in the Los Rios eservices system.  You may also email or contact the instructor the first week of the semester to request the access code.  Since course compass uses the Blackboard Learning Management System students may find this to be easy to use.  This system includes several additional features that will allow graphing and online video segments. This site also includes a wide range of instructional support resources.

Economics 302 – Principles of Macroeconomics

This course is supported by a course management program supported by the textbook publisher.  The textbook for this course is Macroeconomics by Michael Parkin, 8th edition, ISBN: 0-321-41656-2.  To access the web-based “blackboard” site for this course go to www.coursecompass.com.  Students registering for this course will receive an access code from the instructor the first day of class by email.  Please make sure your email address is correct in the Los Rios eservices system.  You may also email or contact the instructor the first week of the semester to request the access code.  Since course compass uses the Blackboard Learning Management System students may find this to be easy to use. 

This system includes several additional features that will allow graphing and online video segments. This site also includes a wide range of instructional support resources.

Here is some basic information about how to register on the course compass web site.  Before you register, make sure you have:

A valid email address that you check regularly

The course ID for your CourseCompass course, which you receive from your instructor

A student access code, a valid credit card, or a PayPal account


Note: If you are enrolling in another CourseCompass course based on the same textbook, you may not need to provide an access code or pay for access.

You can register in one of two ways:

Using a student access code

Your new textbook contains an access code

The code might be in the textbook or on a separate card packaged with the book. If you did not buy a new textbook, you may be able to purchase an access code kit separately from your bookstore.
Note: Access codes can be used only once.

To register for CourseCompass and enroll in your course:

  1. Click Register on the CourseCompass home page.
  2. Click Next on the Before You Start page.
  3. Follow the instructions to register and enroll.

    You will be asked to: