Chapter Guides

To aid student comprehension of textbook, I have created a reading guide for each chapter.

Guides are intended to lead students through each reading while highlighting important information, increasing comprehension, and aiding student memory.

It is highly recommended that you read each chapter and complete its corresponding guide early in the week before attempting to take a quiz or participate on the Discussion Board.

Chapter Guides are for personal use. They are not intended to be turned in to the instructor. There are not points available for completing guides.

Please click on the "Chapter Guides" button on our main Blackboard (Bb) page to access guides.

Discussion Boards

The purpose of the Discussion Board is to promote critical thinking about specific topics covered in the course.

The board is an excellent opportunity to interact with others in the class.

The Discussion Board is for academic purposes only. No personal posts should be placed here. Please save personal posts for individual emails.

Please click on the "Discussion Board" button on our main Blackboard (Bb) page to access the Discussion Board.

Click the "Disc. Board" button at the top of this page to review Discussion Board guidelines, rules, and grading.

• Original Posts are worth 10 points each. The is one Original Post per Discussion Board.
• Reply Posts are worth 5 points each. There are two Reply Posts per Discussion Board.

Online Exams

There are several different types of exams in this course and all are to be completed in Blackboard (Bb).

All exam questions and their order will be randomized for each person.

You may use your textbook and chapter guides for reference while completing exams.

• Chapter Exams are worth 20 points (one point per question).
• The Final Exam is cumulative, meaning it will cover every chapter in the textbook. It is worth 200 points.
• Other Extra-Credit Tests/Quizzes include the
  • Syllabus Quiz (10 points extra credit)
  • Pre-Test (10 points)
  • Post-Test (10 points)

Please click on the "Exams, Tests, and Quizzes" button on our main Blackboard (Bb) page to access exams.

Papers

Two papers are assigned in this course.

• Paper 1 is worth 100
• Paper 2 is worth 200

All papers must be submitted in .pdf format or they will not be accepted.

Please click on the "Papers" button on our main Blackboard (Bb) page to access information on paper content and submission.