"Oh, I can do that later. . ."

I want you to be successful in this course. Each week you will have readings, discussion boards, classroom lessons, and chapter quizzes to complete. There is a temptation to think that interpersonal activities are more urgent than your other online work. The problem is, that your online assignments pile up and you fall behind. Follow the weekly schedule and stay on top of your assignments.

I recommend that you log in at least three times per week to complete your work. Use the Canvas Calendar and create alerts in your phone or on your computer for lesson due dates or anything else you think you might forget! Set up your Notifications in CanvasLinks to an external site. as well. (You can receive notifications via textLinks to an external site..)

Take your exams from a reliable computer, preferably one with high speed or a t1 line. I will not reopen examinations if they are missed or lock up after the time frame that they are due so please give yourself enough time to find a solution if there is a problem. Take your chapter quizzes early, well before the 11:59pm cut off time, or you risk the assignment closing automatically and losing your score.

I'm sure you understand that it is your responsibility to get to a computer to complete your work on time. Go to school, your local library, or a friend’s house if your computer crashes or your Internet goes down. You have options so I strongly urge you not to wait until the last minute to do your work.

Course Syllabus

The course syllabus contains important information about class procedures, due dates, other policies, etc. It's a guideline for what you can expect of me and what I expect of you throughout the term. Please read the entire document!

Student Activities:

In order to achieve the student learning outcomes you will be evaluated through the following assignments:

Exams: To assess general knowledge of course material and critical thinking skills, students will have two course exams.
Discussion Forums: To make sure students engage each other over the material, each student will be graded on discussion forums dispersed throughout this course. The Discussions are worth 300 points. These posts must be professional, meaningful and incorporate specific examples from the text or Learning Modules.
Reading Assignments: To understand how Business Professionals, Groups, and Teams interact (interpret, evaluate, and decide), students must complete reading assignments for every chapter in our textbook. You should read the Chapter materials BEFORE I conduct the lecture.
Critical Thinking Homework: There is a case study and Critical Thinking Assignment for each chapter.
Self-Check Quizzes: These quizzes are open book, open notes, and untimed quizzes that allow you to check your understanding of the reading. Quizzes can be taken as many times as you wish. I have set 5 attempts as the default but if you need more, feel free to contact me to reset the number of attempts allowed.

Time Commitment

The time to complete each module is identical from week to week. If you want to get the most out of the materials presented and earn the best grade you can, you should plan to spend at least 7-8 hours on the reading and assignments each week.

Contacting Me

I value an interactive and personal learning environment and I want to make sure you know that you're not alone in the course. Please contact me with questions, concerns or just to dig deeper into that week's material.

I set aside 3 hours each week to be available to you if you need me. Check the syllabus for specific days and times.

I am happy to schedule a Zoom meeting for any student who requests the face to face interaction/assistance. The Zoom Meeting code will be sent to your COD email and all you will need to do is "Click on the link" provided.

Canvas Mail

If I need to get a hold of you this semester, I'll contact you through Canvas mail. You can access this feature by clicking "Inbox" in the left-hand global navigation bar.

I respond to emails within 48 hours.