This is the course blog for our section of BIS 490. I will mainly use it to make announcements and adjustments to our schedule; you will use it to post your answers to any homework exercises I may give, and to extend our classroom discussion.
Click here to preview the course syllabus.
Please write a test post in the reply below so I can make sure the blog is working for everyone. I believe you can either use an existing Google/Gmail I.D. or make a Blogger I.D. Let me know if you have any difficulty and I can help. It would be best if your test post was some kind of question or comment about the syllabus. Read it carefully!
You can also get a jump on things by buying the assigned textbooks, which should all be in the bookstore. One note about that... don't buy the Strunk and White style guide even if it's marked required. This article echoes my dislike of that book.
I look forward to meeting all of you soon.
The narrative style of the syllabus helps clarify Professor Winter's expectations from students. For example, Professor Winter emphasized prompt completion of all class assignments. I am looking forward to peer group participation and I promise to do my part.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ekundayo Bennett (please call me Dayo Bennett or just plain Dayo).
Dayo, part of the reason I'm trying to be so particular in the syllabus is that this is a new course for me as well. I've taught research writing before many times, but I want to make sure I understand the peculiarities of 490. We'll get there together.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dayo.
ReplyDeletemake sure to check on Columbus Day class to make sure you update the syllabus :)
ReplyDeleteAaron, thanks for agreeing to look at our papers early and giving us comments. I'm sure we will ALL get you our papers ASAP.
ReplyDeleteHey, thanks for meeting with me.
ReplyDeleteI am still getting familiar with blogging. I don't have any experience with it! :(
ReplyDeleteIt was nice meeting you all!
Rosemary.
Jumping into it now. I have a little catching up to do, but this is a nice quiet weekend!
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