There is one lab assigned each week. The lab assignments generally require doing an activity and reporting on it. The activity requires the student to apply a concept discussed in the week's reading. Reports or replies to lab assignments are submitted electronically on the lab netforum page bookmarked on each week's page, except for the first week. The same grading scheme and late penalty is used with lab assignments and reading review questions.
Chats are an on-line exchange among class members.
The questions posed by the instructor to start off the chat often ask your opinion about an issue. The major things I am looking for in the chat are not reporting or recalling facts, but a discussion that extends your thinking on the topic. This applies to the reading review questions, the labs, and the chats. Obviously, then, you will earn no points for assignments posted four days or more late. After the first week, I will post points once each week for the discussion questions, the lab, and the chats.