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| Reporting Study Questions, and Homework: | Keeping Up With Course Readings & Activities: Cob Webs |
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Students participating in class sessions will, on a weekly basis, prepare their homework assignments and post their responses on the course bulletin board. All posted attachments must be in Word or rich text format (RTF). Spreadsheet or data base information should be reported in either an Excel, Quatro, Access, or Paradox format. Students in attendance at the class session are not required to prepare written responses to the study questions assigned weekly, but are responsible for being prepared to answer and explain all questions. E-mail communications are strictly limited to communications to and from the professor relative to problems accessing information, class absences, and other issues relating to the management of the course. All other communications must be directed through the bulletin board. The instructor will review the responses and the homework posted on the board and will make responses on assignments to the entire class over the board, based upon the nature of the responses and work provided by students.
Students are expected to devote at least as much time in preparing written responses to the study questions as they would have normally spent in traveling to the university and sitting through classes. Time spent on homework is beyond that one would normally spend traveling to and participating in class, and should consume that amount of time required to completely the homework successfully. Finally, since thoroughly reading the required texts and documents is essential to effectively completing the course, time spent in reading for the class should be integrated into the time spent responding to study questions which are drawn directly from web and textbook readings.
Typically, students should be prepared to spend 2 - 3 hours of preparation & study for every 1 hour of classroom time. This formula, which applies to general time commitment for both classroom and distant learners, should yield approximately 6 to 9 hours of course effort weekly. Some week's assignments may entail less time investment, while other class periods may entail more effort.
Keeping Up With Course Readings & Activities: Cob Webs
Students wanting to remain current with the course on a weekly basis, and those interested in keeping current with news and information relating to the course should make it a point to read Cob Webs, which is posted on the Lesson Board by the instructor weekly. For more information click on the spider web.
Communications & Consultation: When to Use E-Mail, Telephone, Lesson Board and Office Consultations
The instructor is available for either face-to-face or telephone consultation during office hours (Thursday 1-4) at 259 Whitaker on campus. E-mail should be utilized only for the purpose of informing the instructor of difficulties in accessing information, notification of class absences, problems students are encountering in completing assignments, and other issues related to the management of the course. All homework , exam, and study questions responses should be directed to the instructor via the bulletin board.. The only exception to this is when the instructor contacts a student relative to a particular learning or teaching issue, or comment. Otherwise, when students have questions regarding the assignment or wish to make a comment for the benefit of the class, they will be expected to use the bulletin board designed for the class. Use the telephone for personal communications, such as notification about missing the class, or needing a specific appointment to discuss the class. It is important for all students to adhere to this policy for communication and consultation. Excessive direct communication with the instructor alone (via telephone or e-mail) can tend to undercut useful class interaction, and can overload the instructor with answering the same or common questions repetitively. The Bulletin Board, used in conjunction with study groups, is specifically intended to provide a means by which questions and comments can be efficiently addressed by the instructor and classmates without creating an overload on the e-mail or telephone system The instructor will also use the bulletin board to post class information.