As this is a new class, the slides will only rarely be available before the class session. In most cases, the slides will be put on the web within a day or two after the class session. All students are required to join and participate in the class discussion list. Attendance in class is strongly recommended. Students are responsible for obtaining material missed when absent from fellow students.
Prior arrangement is recommended.
Class participation is strongly recommended and highly valued. Your contribution to class discussions during weekly broadcasts, during onsites, and in the class electronic discussion list will improve both your learning and that of your fellow students. This course will stay true to this definition within the constraints of the distance-ed format. The graded assignments for this course rest on a single major term paper. Weekly broadcast classes will primarily be lectures.