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Copy the document below into your word processor or text editor. Complete each task, and respond as indicated:Task: `q001. You have completed the Introductory QA. Please explain the question-answer-self critique process as you understand it at this point.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
As I understand it the self critique process is a chance for students to see the flaws in their own answers. You are to rate yourself on your understanding of the question and how well your answer fulfilled the expectations.
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Task: `q002. Go to the page http://vhmthphy.vhcc.edu/ and click on your course. Bookmark this page (i.e., add it to Favorites on your Internet browser).
Describe what you see at this page.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line):
I see a page that is labeled VHCC Math/Physics at the top with different courses to click on and also some other links including the VHCC Homepage on down the page.
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Task: `q003. You might not have many questions at this point, but in general any question you pose in your responses should be preceded and followed by a series of at least three question marks. This is so the instructor can quickly identify your questions, and also so the instructor doesn't inadvertently overlook your question.
If you have a question about anything you see in the Orientation, please mark in in the indicated manner and include it in your response.
Please describe how you should annotate questions in your responses, and why it is important to do so:
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Questions should be followed by a series of at least 3 question marks so that the instructor can identify the question.
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Task: `q004. If at any point of the Orientation you have trouble following instructions, let your instructor know the specifics:
• Submit a copy of every instruction related to your question.
• Describe what you do at each step, and what happens as a result. Include a copy of the Address box of your Internet
browser, as it appears at every step.
If you are going astray in the process, this will give your instructor the information necessary to quickly get you back on
track
You should send this information using the Submit Question Form (this is the best form to use because it helps you structure your question and prompts you to provide important information), or the Submit Work Form. Having submitted the form it's also acceptable to send an additional note using email.
Please describe what to do if you have trouble following any of the instructions:
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Submit a copy of every instruction related to your question and describe each step and what happens after you do the steps. Also copy the address of the internet browser at each step. Submit this to the instructor using the Submit Question Form or the Submit Work Form. After submitting the form you can also email the instructor with an additional information pertaining to the question.
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Task: `q005. On the webpage for your course, click on Assts or Assignments (in some courses (e.g., Liberal Arts Mathematics I and II) the assignments are simply given by a table and there is no Assts link), then on Due Dates (in courses which use a table for assignments, the Due Dates link is provided a few lines above the table), and describe what you see there. Note due dates are updated by the first day of classes; until this update the Due Dates will be for the preceding semester.
Please respond with a statement detailing your understanding of the Due Dates page:
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
I see a list of assignment that begin with assignment 0 and the due dates are divided into weeks and I am late turning in the orientation assignments.
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Task: `q006. Return to Assts, take a quick look down the page, and describe what you see. It is recommended that you bookmark this page in your browser (e.g., add it to Favorites) so you can access it easily and quickly.
There are probably things you don't understand right now about the Assignments page. You will get more specific and detailed information in subsequent Orientation assignments. Briefly describe what you do and do not understand about this page.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
I do understand to read and follow the links to get to what else I need to access for the assignments and I do not fully understand the statement:
• Complete Modeling Project #1, which is an introduction to modeling by quadratic functions using data and simulataneous equations, and to the relationship between a function and its rate of change function. If you wish to use simulated data go to Randomized Problems and choose SIMULATED FLOW MODEL DATA
• ** Note: If so instructed, and only if so instructed, instead of the problems stated in the documents, go to Randomized Problems, Calculus 1, Introductory Flow Model (Model 1), and randomly choose and submit one of the nine problem versions. These problems are similar but not identical to those in your documents. **
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Task: `q007. Click on Info and locate the syllabus or course of study for your course (Liberal Arts Mathematics students click on Course of Study, near the top of your page). Read it and acknowledge below that you have been able to find the syllabus and know how to locate it: Note that you should re-read the syllabus or course of study on or shortly after the first day of class, to be sure you have read the document that will apply to the term in which you are taking the course.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
I have located and read the syllabus and have bookmarked it.
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Task: `q008. Return to the http://vhmthphy.vhcc.edu page and once more click on the page for your course. Add this page to your bookmarks (e.g., in Internet Explorer, add to Favorites), and acknowledge in your response that you have done so.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
I have bookmarked the page http://vhmthphy.vhcc.edu.
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Task: `q009. On the http://vhmthphy.vhcc.edu page, click on Blackboard, and sign in using the same username and password you use to access the registration system. When the Blackboard screen comes up you should find a 'course' entitled 'Supervised Study Current Semester'. Click on this 'course' and give a brief description of what you see. You need not read all the information that appears, just take a quick look and give a line or two of description. (It is possible that you will be doing the Orientation prior to the beginning of the term, and if so this Blackboard 'course' might not yet be available. You might also be doing this before your Blackboard enrollment is run. If either is the case, be sure to make a note to yourself to do check this page out on the first actual day of classes. You won't need it before then.).
Note that enrollment in Blackboard and enrollment in your course at VHCC are two separate things. Blackboard is 'unofficial' and always needs to be regarded as such.
Please respond with a statement detailing your understanding of the Blackboard Supervised Study 'course', and the unofficial nature of Blackboard.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
I did not find a course entitled ‘Supervised Study Current Semester” but I did find a course for this class entitled the name of the course.
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Task: `q010. We might use various features of this Blackboard page, but the course is not delivered using Blackboard. Blackboard has a number of very good features, but it is of necessity a 'closed' system and not sufficiently flexible or efficient to be the primary vehicle. The one feature we are sure to be using is the Grade Center, where you can check your grades on tests and my comments. Locate the tab for the Grade Center (it might be listed under 'My Grades') and click on it. Describe what you see.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
There is a column for last student activity and last instructor activity, grades, and possible points, and also comments.
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Task: `q011. You need not look at any more of the Blackboard page, but you are welcome to do so if you choose, and you may ask any questions you wish in your response. If you have no questions, or do not feel the need to further explore this page, just respond with 'ok' or something of that nature.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
OK
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Now highlight and copy your document, paste your copy into the box below, and click on Submit Form. It is suggested that you save a copy of your document as a backup.
When you submit this document you will have complete Orientation Step 4. Your next activity will be Orientation Step 5.
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