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Q1: Do I need to write a long answer for each assignment?
A: No, you don't have to.  Ten percent of your grade in this course is determined by the quality and effectiveness of your email and your participation in the Bulletin Board.  Quality is more important than quantity and there is no need to overdo the amount of messages you send.   However, don't underdo it either.  

Use your own judgment on quality vs. quantity.  Your answer should be long enough to demonstrate that you have a thorough understanding on the subject and short enough to get your point across.  However, a single sentence is considered to be too short.

Q2: When is the assignment due?
A: Each week's lesson will be activated on Monday, at 12:00 a.m.  Click on the date in the Week column and find your lesson for the current week.  Your assignments are due on Sunday, at 11:59 p.m. each week and points will be taken off for late assignments.  Grades are posted on Monday, at 12:00 p.m. after due date.  You can find your grade by clicking on My Record icon in WebCT.
Q3: How do I use threaded discussion in Bulletin Board?
A: Discussion in Bulletin Board is like a file folder.  Several threaded discussions have been created for this class.  You can select any one of the topics and see the listing of messages posted by the entire class on that particular assignment.

 
Q4: How do I post my assignment in Bulletin Board?
A: Follow these steps when you post your assignments:
  • Click on the Bulletins icon on the home page.
  • Click on Forum on the left side of the screen.
  • Select the Forum for the assignment you are working on. 
  • Click on the Reply in the main entry posted by the instructor. (You are replying to your instructor's message).  
  • Type your assignment in the area provided.
  • Click on the Preview button to view your message.
  • Click the Post button to post your assignment. 

Make sure you click the Reply button from the instructor's message, not your classmate's message unless you do want to post your response to your classmate's message.   You did it wrong if your message is not aligned with everybody else's. 

For more information, you can download the instruction on posting files in Bulletin Board.  It is a 411 Kb Word file and may take a while to download.  You can right click on the link and select Save Target As to save the file onto your disk.

Q5: Do I have to use FrontPage Express or Netscape Composer to create my web page?
A: If you choose not to use WebCT homepage feature to create your web page, you can create your home page using any of the HTML editors (i.e. FrontPage 98/2000, Word 97/2000, Netscape, etc.) and save it on your disk.  There are also a lot of free HTML editors you can down load from the Internet. A trial version of FrontPage 2000 comes with your textbook which is good for 45 days from the day you install the software.  So, don't install it till you are ready to work on your web pages.
Q6: How do I publish my homepage in WebCT?
A: You can publish your homepage on any server of your choice or on the WebCT server at PJC.
  1. Upload your home page to any server of your choice (i.e. AOL, Angelfire, Homestead, Xoom, etc.)
  2. Click on the “Homepage” icon in WebCT.
  3. Click on your name.
  4. Click on the “Header” button and you will see the “Header Editor”.
  5. Put the hyperlink in the “Edit header:” box to provide link to your home page.
  6. Click on the “Update” button. 

OR

  1. You can use “Copy and Paste” to copy your HTML codes you have created for your home page to the clipboard and then paste it in the “Edit header:” box.
  2. Click on the “Update” button.

At the end of the project we will have “the good, the bad and the ugly home page contest”.  Just kidding!  We will vote for the top 3 best home pages.  Have fun!

Q7: I don't feel comfortable about putting my personal information on the Internet.  What should I do about my resume and homepage?
A: You don't have to put the information about yourself on the Internet if you don't feel comfortable about it. All I want to know is that you know how to do your resume, your web page, and know how to use image, bookmark, hyperlinks in your page. The only thing I want in your page is that you have to put your true name in the page so I know that's your page. You may even want to put a note in your page indicating that the content is fictitious and the page is created for class assignment only.
Q8: How do I earn the 10 points for participation?
A: Points are assigned according to how much you participate in the class activities:
  1. Email instructor your personal email address. 
  2. Send your biography and digital photo to the bulletin board.
  3. Participation in the chat room and bulletin board threaded discussion.
  4. Participation in other class activities.
 

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Last updated: 06/30/03