Please see the Textbooks section of the Carolina Courses Online home page for textbook purchase dates. I recommend that each student read a newspaper with good international reporting. The New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor are available at reduced rates for students. I also recommend purchasing an inexpensive historical atlas like Hammond's Historical Atlas of the World . In addition to the technical requirements listed for the Carolina Courses Online, students must have a CD-ROM drive.
Discussions are an essential part of the course.
As the grading process indicates, students are expected to participate in each discussion.