Introduction: Getting Started

• By way of your introduction, please write a short biographical sketch and post it to the Student Biography Folder found in the Class Folder using the new post tab. (Don't be skimpy with your information. Give us some insight into your past and present. Let your colleagues know of your status, interests, concerns, goals and aspirations. Photos are good!) Next review the bios posted by other students to become familiar with your colleagues in this endeavor.  You will be working closely with this group of students in your quest for an understanding of economic theory and its application to questions and issues of interest.
• You have been assigned to a study Team for the purpose of group activities and collegial support.  Click on the Communicate tab and click on Course Roster tab and finally the Team tab to determine your assignment to a particular Team (A or B).  Contact the members of your study Team as soon as possible to initiate an exchange of ideas and coordinate assignments.
• This course requires a high level of both individual and Team participation.  Your participation will be monitored on an ongoing basis.  Your course grade will be determined, in part, by your level of participation. Please note that all assignments - including ad hoc assignments, must be submitted in order to receive any participation points!
• Prior to participation in the course itself, please carefully work through the program orientation package.
• Review the Calendar (click on the Calendar tab) to determine due dates for lessons. (Note: due dates for Ad Hoc Assignments will be noted in the Ad Hoc Assignment notice).
• Click on the Class tab. Find and click on the Practice Assignment for all Students to get a feel for the process. Answer the simple question and click on the Submit tab to send the answer to me.
• The Distance Learning office has available "The Author's Responses to the Questions for Discussion" for $3.00.  This is a requirement for successful completion of the course.
• As this is a college level course I expect accurate spelling. You might do well to locate a dictionary next to your computer or familiarize yourself with online dictionaries. Spelling is an important component to college work!
• I teach several courses every quarter – online, correspondence, ant traditional classroom classes. It is, therefore, important to fully identify yourself and your course when communicating with me:

1. Full name
2. Course number: ECO 100, 200 or 201
3. Course modality: online, correspondence, or traditional classroom

Remember: Always check Announcements for course and system related announcements.

September 22, 2006