This is an on line course designed to give you direct, one-on-one feedback on assignments. You are expected to complete your work online. If you have problems transmitting your assignments to me, contact me immediately, and we'll come up with a plan B.ÊAssignments should be completed and successfully submitted, so that they are in my hands by midnight of the day assigned. There is no penalty for early submissions, but points may be deducted from assignments that are submitted late. To avoid late assignments, always plan to submit early giving you a chance to beat the deadline even with "technical difficulties."ÊDON'T FORGET THE DEADLINE DATES.
1 I will not accept any assignments from you until you have received an email from me saying that you have successfully completed the orientation. Anything sent to me prior to that time will be returned to you. The orientation is located on the main page at www.oocities.org/amcasstevens
2 Students should use e-mail for all course communication ... not the telephone. EMAIL IS THE BEST WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME. If you have an emergency or if your internet access goes down, don't hesitate to EMAIL me. Confusion of concepts, being late on an assignment, not understanding an assignment and so on ... do not constitute emergencies. All communication other than emergencies should be handled by email.
3 Conventions of online etiquette, which collectively embody courtesy to all users, will be observed at all times. You can find these on under Email Etiquette, which is required reading for your orientation.
4 Students may get assistance with computer-related problems through their college's computer help department.
5 Assignments are to be submitted via email either in the body of the email or as an attachment. You will need to do your assignment in Microsoft Word. Save your assignments in case you need to resend one for some reason. I will accept files attached to email. I do not accept assignments in forwarded emails, faxed work, or work that is snail mailed, unless you are directed to send an assignment by one of these methods.
6 When emailing me, always use YOUR NAME AND THE TOPIC OF THE EMAIL as your subject line. The subject line must look exactly as I have typed it here - capital letters, one spacewith nothing else in the subject line. Emails using the wrong subject line may not reach me.ÊI get several hundred emails each day and so have very strict spam controls on my software. Emails with any other subject line usually get deleted before I ever see them.
EXAMPLE IN SUBJECT LINE: CASSTEVENS, ANN: ORIENTATION
7 I usually respond to all emails, if only to say "I received your message." I try to respond within four days, but sometimes, for some reasons unknown, emails are delayed. If you do not get a response from me within a week, chances are I did not get your email. Try three things. First, check to make sure you had the appropriate subject line on the email you sent. Second, check the computer that you used. When I reply, I do not type your address into a new email. I use the 'reply' button. This means that the reply goes straight back to the address from which you sent your original message. If you sent your message from a friend's machine, or work, or school, that's where my response went. Finally, check the announcements on the main Courses page.
8 You must check the announcements frequently. I post anything that affects a number of students as an announcement, rather than using several hours to respond to each of their individual emails. Things such as schedule changes, syllabus corrections, absences, computer problems and so on will always be posted under the Announcements section.
9 Some of you print out the syllabus. I must caution you that the official syllabus and schedule are online. Although I do not like making changes in the middle of a class, I do have that right as your professor and occasionally it is necessary. You are responsible for knowing any changes that are made while you are enrolled in the course. More importantly, I often put announcements in the syllabus. If you're working off of a printout, you miss those. If you work off of a printout, make sure you remember to check the online syllabus often!