Assignment One -- Course Orientation

Assignment One: Course Orientation

The purpose of this first assignment is to orient you to the course and to provide me with information that I need for my records. To complete this assignment, follow these directions:

Copy and paste this assignment into a blank Microsoft Word document.
Give a concise answer to each question. You do not have to write complete sentences.
When a web address is asked for, copy the web address from the location box of your web browser and paste it into your Word document.
Some of the items below may not apply to English 137 or 138. When this is the case, write NA.
When you have answered the questions, save the file with the correct file name (you will learn what this is by reading the web documents I ask you to locate) and send it to me as an email attachment.
Your grade for this assignment will be determined by dividing the number of correct answers by the total number of questions.
Some questions have more than one part. All of the parts must be correct in order for the question to be counted as correct, so be careful.

A hint: When a web address for a document is called for, locate that document, read it, and answer the questions pertaining to it before going to another document.

Give your full name, the name and section of the course you are enrolled in, and your VCCS customer ID.
Give an email address other than the email address assigned by the VCCS.
Give a telephone number for both home and work beginning with the area code.
Give your U.S. postal address.
Give the web address for the college home page.
Give the moonstar web address for my home page. (This is found by going to the alphabetical directory on the college home page.)
Give the moonstar web address for my page titled "Links to English Courses and Resources."
Give the moonstar web address for a document titled "Directions for Naming Files and Sending E-Mail."
When you send me an email message or submit an essay assignment as an email attachment, what three pieces of information must you put in the subject line of the message?
What three pieces of identifying information must appear at the beginning of each essay assignment?
Following this identifying information, what is the second item that must be included before you begin wriitng your essay?
When you save the file for this first assignment and send it to me as an email attachment, what file name will you use?
Give the moonstar web address of your course outline.
What is the primary textbook for this course?
How many essay assignments do you have to submit for this course?
What is the due date for each of these assignments?
How many weeks do you have to submit a journal to the discussion board before the topic is blocked?
What is the penality for using someone else's discussion board work and submitting it as your own?
What is the last date to withdraw from the course without academic penalty?
How can you determine if you have been withdrawn from the course?
What should you do if you want confirmation that I have received an essay that you have sent as an email attachment?
How long should you wait for me to return an essay assignment before you contact me about it?
If you inquire about an essay assignment, what information must you give me?
What chapter in the ninth edition of The Little Brown Handbook gives information on Modern Languages Association documentation style?
What percentage of your final grade will be derived from your essays?
What percentage of your final grade will be derived from your discussion board work?
(English 112, 241, 242) Name three criteria that make a discussion board submission acceptable.
(English 111) How many original sentences must you write to show that you understand the grammar or punctuation topic?
Give the moonstar web address for a document titled "Check List for Essays."
Where do you go in Blackboard to find your course outline?
How many discussion board assignments do you have for this course?