Blackboard/Computer configuration

1. Click on "My Blackboard" (upper right of your screen) to go back to the first screen.  Click on "Check Browser" and follow the instructions.

2. Follow this link to familiarize yourself with the Blackboard interface.

3. Then take the Blackboard Quiz if this is your first online course, or if you feel you need a refresher.

   You will find it under the Assessment Tab.  You will receive a grade, but the grade will not count in the course grading system.

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Assignment 2: 

Submit your paper in Word document form.  Name the file Assignment2_YourName (substituting your name, of course ;-) 

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Assignment 3: 

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Assignment 4: 

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Assignment 5:

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Discussion 6: 

Post by Friday (midnight) and post responses by Sunday (midnight).

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Requirements and deadlines:  You will have a discussion question each week.  You should post an answer to the question by Friday at midnight.  At least two additional posts (responses to other students' posts) are due by Sunday at midnight.  Points will be deducted from the week's discussion grade if posted late.  Be aware that doing the bare minimum will not earn an "A."

NOTE:  You should read all posts, not just the ones to which you intend to respond. 

Answer the question entirely, not just one thought.  Don't just paraphrase something in the lecture - do some thinking, reading on your own.  Consult additional sources.  It doesn't have to be a long answer, but it should not consist of a single point.  It should also not be a simple yes or no answer, even if you put the word "definitely" in front of it.

In responding to others' answers, feel free to ask them for clarification or for further information to justify their answers.  "I agree" is not a discussion.  Neither is a paraphrase of their post.  Your response should add something to the original post, ask, or answer a question.  Ask questions like "I wonder why . . .," "Why is it that . . . ," "Do you think . . . ," to encourage others to delve deeper into the subject.  Think of your response as your opportunity to help your colleague to improve his/her writing and to expand their thinking.  If I ask a colleague to review something I write, I expect constructive criticism so that I can make improvements.  I would be disappointed to receive a simple "nice job" response.  Remember that chit chat responses ("I saw that movie, too!") will not be counted toward the response post requirement.  As a matter of fact, those belong in the Water cooler!

Also, you are welcome to respond to as many posts as you like, but again, with something of substance, not just a "me, too!" answer.

Please write in complete sentences and use correct punctuation, capitalization, etc.  We do become accustomed to shorthand in e-mails and text messages, but you should be able to communicate in a more formal manner also, and this is a good forum in which to practice.  You will be graded on this as a writing assignment, both on content and form.

Please begin your response posts with the person's name to whom you are responding.  Some of the threads go back and forth between people and when read in compiled format, become very confusing.

These submissions are time and date stamped, so don't miss the deadlines.   I read all of your posts in context, in the discussion forum.  However, when I grade them in WebCT, I am looking at only your posts, so keep that in mind when you judge your own participation.

Submit assignments as  Word documents unless specified otherwise.  Do not try to submit the document without saving it first. 

Be sure and save it to a folder where you can retrieve it later.  Sometimes resubmissions are necessary.

Save the document as Assignment1_YourName.doc (substituting the correct week and correct assignment number and using your own name :-)

Use a heading at the top of the page of each assignment which includes your name and the assignment number.

Upload the Word document in the assignment section as an attachment.

Occasionally your assignments may be returned to you for a redo or for revisions.  Make your corrections and resubmit through the Assignment section as before.

1. Click on the ‘Assignments’ tab in the ‘Course Tools’ menu to your left.
2. Click on ‘Assignment 1’
3. Under ‘Submission,’ click on ‘Add attachments’
4. Click on ‘My Computer’ (it may take a minute to load so that you can see it)
5. Navigate to wherever you have your file saved and click on that
6. Click on ‘Open’
7. It will then be attached and will take you back to the Assignment page. You should see the name of your file just above the ‘Add Attachments’ button.
8. You can add a comment if you like, but it isn’t required.
9. Click on ‘Submit’ and you are done.
 

Note:

 It is very important that you name your file according to the instructions above.  Otherwise, I have to rename each file.  So please take a moment to rename the file before submission if you do not name it as above originally.

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