Thursday, September 23, 2010

Fed Follow-up and Reply

Here is the response I received to my last email (see previous post) from my professor. I have also included my reply. Honestly, the bitch is lucky I don't post her email, physical address, social security number, and cell phone number throughout /b/ (nerds, you know what I mean):

From: XXXXXXXXDennis
To: benjaminsmyth@yahoo.com
Sent: Wed, September 22, 2010 1:06:23 PM
Subject: RE: Lost student in BUSI 140 - City College

Dear MR. Smyth, the class meets at the same time and place. Since your e-mail reveals you have experience with school Iam sure that if you attend and do all the work you should succeed. I will see you in school. SD

My reply, and yes, I did bold, underline, and italicize everything as written:

Professor Dennis,

I must apologize for my persistent ignorance during our communication. Again, I seem to have missed an obvious answer to a relatively simple question. My question was: "Where are the future lectures being held?" Somewhere in your reply ("the class meets at the same time and place") the answer was presumably present, but I seem to have missed it. I have read your last email over at least three times, but I have yet to find a location, or even a time for the next lecture. To what "same time and place" in your previous emails are you referring? When and where is the next lecture? What, exactly, is the problem with telling me where and when the next lecture is available?

The last time I was present at lecture (with other people) was on Friday, September 3, at 9:00am. At this lecture, I was not listed on your attendance sheet, and when I asked you why I was not, you told me I needed to leave to go to "the administration building" to receive an add code. I left immediately, asked strangers and found the admissions office to no avail, asked strangers and found the staff Business offices to no avail, then went to the SD City College Police Station and told them my predicament, wherein they suggested my problem might by solved on the second floor of the "T" building, which was relatively correct. I obtained an add code and (sparing you the above process of information) found a computer lab wherein I could add the course as you instructed. By the time I returned to room A-15, no one was present.

At the (I presume) next lecture on Friday, September 10, in room A-15, between 9-9:30am, no other person was present and the lights were off in the classroom. Why was this lecture room empty? Was it canceled? Was there a change? Did you leave early? Nevertheless, on Friday, September 17, I was not present at lecture for two reason: I did not know where and when the lecture was scheduled, and I was order by the U.S. Department of the Army to be qualifying with M9 and M4 weapons elsewhere in the state of California. Did you receive my official U.S. Department of the Army orders (in pdf format) that I sent you three emails ago? Was it even necessary to send them, or was my attendance to an empty lecture room correct?

Let's simplify. In addition to the above listed questions, here are additionally required questions I need answered in order to continue to be a part of this course:

1. Where is the lecture currently being held? (Exact building and room number)
2. When is the lecture currently being held? (Exact time)
3. What happened to the lecture I attended on Sept 3, 2010 at 9-9:30am? Wrong room or wrong time or canceled?
4. What exact chapters should students have read in the textbook up to this point?
5. What assignments should students have completed up to this point?
6. What are the exact (format, length, wording) specifications you have given for the assignments up to this point?
7. What quizzes have been given up to this point?
8. What tests have been given up to this point?
9. What reading should students have completed up to this point?
10. In general, what should your students have done up to this point?
11. Why have I not been provided with a syllabus?
12. Why have I not received a syllabus after four weeks into the course?
13. What is the problem with attaching your syllabus to your reply to this email?
10. Where can I obtain a syllabus?
11. Why have I not received a course schedule after four weeks into the course?
12. What is the problem with attaching a course schedule to this email?
13. Where can I obtain a course schedule?
14. When can I obtain a course schedule?
15. Why have I not received a description of assignments due after four weeks into the course?
16. What is the problem with attaching a description of assignments to this email?
17. Where can I obtain a description of assignments?
18. When can I obtain a description of assignments?

I cannot make this more simple, nor less complicated. I need basic information that I've already paid for. I am sure your syllabus would answer most of my questions, but after five emails, no relevant information has been provided. Finally, do you mind, if these questions are not answered, I forward this email to the Dean of Business and the Dean of San Diego City College? If you are unwilling (out of sheer laziness to read and write) to answer these simple questions in my attempts to complete a course I have paid for, I will have to use other resources to resolve the problem. Again, I apologize for the inconvenience.

Thank you for your time,
-Benjamin


1 comment:

abennyben said...

Can you tell me what the outcome was regarding this string of emails?
Where can i find the information regarding the outcome of this string of emails??
When can i find the information regarding the outcome of this string of emails??
hehehe.
that must have really pissed you off.