• All students must have access to the Web. Full-screen monitor resolution of 1024x768 is recommended; at least 800x600 is the minimum for graphic displays. An ink-jet color printer is highly desirable.

• Each student must have an ESU "stumail" e-mail account and address. Such accounts may be established at the campus computer center in Cremer Hall; call ext. 5555. For those student using other e-mail accounts, a mail forwarding option is available (See http://www.emporia.edu/lifelong/geninfo/stumail.htm . Assignments, inquiries, and other communications may take place via e-mail.

• Lectures will available at the class Blackboard Site. Students are expected to review lectures whenever convenient during the scheduled time interval--see schedule for notification of availablity of each week's lecture. Materials for the week will usually be put made available on Friday of each week. The lectures will typically include links to other websites and various sources of information. Students are encouraged to follow these links to discover more about the subject matter.

• Supplementary handouts will also be provided via the class Blackboard Site Such items include maps, illustrations, tables of data, etc. Many of these items are identified as figures or weblinks in the webpage lectures.

• Homework Assignments: Homework activities in this course will range from manipulation of data available on the web to mastery of the mathmatical expressions through problem solving. Students are allowed to work with others on homework problems but must turn individual, original answers to all of the questions. All steps taken in obtaining answers to each question must be presented (partial credit will be given for incorrect answers if work is presented in a coherent, logical manner). Homework will typically be due one week after has been assigned. Late homework will be docked 5% per day and will not be accepted three days after the due date unless prior arrangements are made with the instructor. Because the homework formats will vary, instructions for submitting each homework exercise will be provided as each activity is assigned.

• Examinations: Two hourly exams and a final exam will be administered in "take-home" format. Students may use course notes and the textbook to answer in solving problems or answering questions, but must work independantly. All work presented must be the orginal work of the student

• Term Project: All students will submit a term project as one of the requirements of this course. Report topics will be chosen with approval of the instructor. Detailed guidelines regarding this assignment will be provided midway through the semester. The work will be presented as a web presentation in HTML format and linked to the course homepage for all students to review--see past student presentations. Please check instructions for preparing student webpages.

• Field trip: At several times during the semester on-campus students and those within driving distance of campus may be expected to participate in field-based activities. The activities will documented on the website for the benefit of those who are unable to attend. Related alternative exercises will be assigned for distance learners who can not attend the field sessions. Material presented in these sessions may be incorporated in homework exercises and exams.
  Class participation: All off-campus students are required to interact with the instructor by sending weekly questions or comments via e-mail regarding that week's lecture. On-campus students are required to attend Monday, and occational Friday, classroom sessions. Class participation will be factored in to final grades are assigned

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GO 571 M.K. Schulmeister (2006)