Participation = Attendance!

Online attendance is marked by your participation and engagement with the course activities and assignments, instead of your physical presence in a classroom or in a real-time virtual classroom. Canvas tracks your online activity.

Guidelines

This course is designed to take about 6 hours per week (on average). Please plan to:

Set aside time each week to view all module materials and submit required work
Log in regularly each week to check for announcements, grades, messages, and comments
Participate in online discussions, and respond thoughtfully to your peers
Regularly check your Canvas email. (You may want to forward COD emails to your personal account, if that's more convenient). However, you must use the COD Canvas email to respond; I cannot accept third-party emails, like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo.com, etc.

Drop Policy

During the first week: Submit the Week 1 Discussion in order to mark your attendance and secure your spot! Otherwise, you will be dropped, per COD regulations!
Throughout the term: Submit work regularly to show your active attendance. If you do not submit work for 2 weeks in a row, you may be dropped for non-participation! Late work receives a "0." Make sure all of your submissions are made in a timely manner; don't wait until the last minute, then email me with excuse!

If You Fall Behind...

Your participation is important for the success of this course, but I also recognize that you are human, and life happens. If you've reached a point where you have fallen behind, or can't meet the due dates, please contact me. We'll work together to make a path to success. But you must communicate with me. If I don't hear from you, I'll assume that you lack a reasonable excuse.