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Sample 1 - Semester Based Online
Dear Student:
Welcome to Basics of Investing (ABUS F120). Is there a better time to start your personal financial plan than right now? To complete this course, you will need access to a PC with Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista. If you are using a MAC operating system (OSX) then you may not have access to the review CD that comes with the textbook. All required material, will however, be available to you. Contact me if you have questions.
By reading and completing the lessons in the class textbook, Personal Finance, and completing the weekly assignments, you will have the opportunity to acquire a real working knowledge of how to protect personal assets while becoming functionally versed in the concepts behind “finance”. My goal for you is that you achieve academic mastery of personal finance topics while also mastering real-world skills related to that content. Whether you are a business, accounting, or no-major student, the text will incalculably enrich you at theoretical and practical levels.
You will be required to meet weekly assignment deadlines. Assignments include short quizzes, case studies, and discussion board questions which you will share with other classmates and which require that every one offer insightful, analytical responses to text topics. The discussion board has three areas : self –introduction and description; questions assignment thread; and a posting forum for any questions, suggestions, or comments you might have. Class interaction will take place in Blackboard which is a confidential university-wide environment. Here you will find the course syllabus, assignments, and gradebook.
Assignments will be due by midnight every Saturday for the preceding week. The first deadline is September 15, 2007 and includes two lessons. Get off to a good start- staying current is paramount to success. To begin the course, log into Blackboard at http://classes.uaf.edu. If you’re new to Blackboard, browse through the environment or call the Center for Distance Education for assistance (907) 479-3444.
If you have questions about the course, e-mail me at ffhpk@uaf.edu. All of your communication with me should be sent to this e-mail address. In the subject line of every e-mail message you send me, please begin with your last name, followed by either the assignment number you are writing about or the subject matter of your e-mail.
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Sample 2 - Yearlong Print
Hello all,
Welcome to Math 108 Trigonometry offered through distance education. I wanted to take a little bit of time to briefly introduce myself. To start off, my name is Latrice Bowman. I am an Instructor of Mathematics for the University of Alaska Fairbanks. I was an Air Force brat, that was brought to Alaska in 1980 and has lived here ever since.
I will start off by telling you that in high school I hated mathematics. I was more of a literary person. I enjoy reading books and writing short stories and still do today. In college, my first semester I took a calculus class with a professor who made me love mathematics. In that class I found some encouragement that not only could I plug numbers into formulas and solve equations, but that I could also understand the concepts behind the mathematics and see how it applies to “real world” situations.
I was lucky enough to have this professor for most of my undergraduate mathematics and he later encouraged me to go on to a graduate degree. In my graduate studies I learned more about the underlying concepts of math and all of the exciting things that mathematics is useful for. In addition, I was able to have the pleasure of being an adjunct for both the mathematics department and the developmental education department. Doing this I was able to teach entry level mathematics up through Calculus.
I have enjoyed (and still enjoy) teaching. I am currently full time with the Mathematics and Statistics Department and I work extensively with the Center for Distance Education. As part of my duties for the Math Department I am in charge of running the Math Lab. I try to encourage students to pursue Mathematics and enjoy understanding it. If at any time during this course you are feeling frustrated or overwhelmed, don’t give up. Math is meant to be challenging and when you work through that tough spot you will know you have accomplished something great. I can always be reached by email (be sure to include the course number in the subject line) or you are welcome to come by the Chapman building to see me.
Good Luck this semester and I hope that you get something useful and intriguing from this course.
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