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CMU Student Quick Reference
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Welcome to the Blackboard program at Central Michigan
University. There are a few things you should know before you get started with
this program. This Quick Reference guide
will help get you started.
- First,
the basics, you will need:
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An
Internet connection & web browser (Netscape 4.01 or higher and IE 4.0 or
higher)
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Associated
programs recommended by your instructor (ex: Word, Excel)
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A
CMU e-mail account.
- You
will need to go to the following web address http://blackboard.cmich.edu ( Note
that there is no www included.)
- Click
on the Login button on the left side of your browser screen. The following
dialog box will pop up:
4.
In
the User Name field, enter your CMU e-mail ID (for example, William M.
Jones might be jones1wm). If you are unsure of your e-mail ID, contact the Help
Desk at 989-774-3662.
5.
Press the <TAB> key to move to the
Password field. Use your CMU-mail ID as your password. When logging out, close
Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. If you do not, someone else can use
your ID.
Do
not share your password with anyone!!
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Helpful Hints
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·
Download a copy of the student manual from
Student Tools within a course. Read it thoroughly and practice some of the
exercises in the publication
· If you forget your password, telephone the CMU Computer Services HELP DESK, located in the Woldt Computer Lab, CMU Mt. Pleasant Campus (989-774-3662). Someone will reset your password.
Familiarize yourself with attaching and downloading files. You’ll be glad you did!
GENERAL
ACADEMIC GUIDELINES
1. Participation:
Your
participation in HEV 575 is important, and it will count toward your final
point score. You are encouraged to share
items of interest with the rest of the class.
Attendance at every class is expected, and I will take periodic
attendance records. If you miss or are
late for a class, you will probably miss valuable introductory announcements,
as well as information which will be necessary to your understanding of future
lessons. Minute papers will be used to
assess your participation. Minute papers
are short unannounced quizzes covering items that we have discussed in class.
2. Work Required:
The usual guideline for amount of study time
required for a particular course is two hours of work for every hour of class.
3. Academic Honesty:
Your
individual work is expected at all times in all tests, term paper and
reports. The giving or receiving of
information on any of these items is a very serious university violation which may
result in serious academic penalties, including failure in our course and
suspension from CMU.
4. Reading:
You
are responsible for all of the readings which are assigned. A maximum of twenty percent of exam questions
will be asked directly from textbook readings.
5. Exams:
We
will have three announced hour exams and one final exam. Each exam will cover all lecture material
since the last exam. You are expected to
take each hour exam on the scheduled day. In order to be fair to all students, makeup
exams require an official written university excuse -- as in the case of a
serious illness or death in the family.
These makeups will usually be taken during finals week.
6. Assignments:
Ten
percent of the grade per day will be deducted for late assignments, unless
special prior arrangements have been made with the instructor.
Assignments
must be typewritten unless instructed otherwise. Papers must be stapled in the upper left
corner. Late papers must not be left
under the door in the office, since they could easily be lost. Late papers must
be checked in directly to the secretary in to the Human Environmental Studies
Office, Wightman 205, during business hours.
7. Course Materials:
The
course packet will provide a general outline for class lectures (additional
information is provided during lecture) and study guides for hour exams. Please bring paper for additional lecture
notes and quizzes in class.