MGE

Participation in this course is mandatory! This also includes collegiality, effort, etc. You are required to regularly check your email and to check Blackboard for announcements, explanation of assignments, recommended resources, etc. You are also expected to communicate regularly with the Instructor and other students via email. You have the option of chatting "live" with the Instructor via the chat capabilities in Blackboard (or AOL Instant Messenger) during the semester. Instructions for using this chat facility are found on the FAQ page (http://www.pampetty.com/444421faq.htm) ... it is easy, don't worry. You must put a homepage in Blackboard by August 22, 2003 (see above for directions).

(This is the rubric that used to score your professionalism, participation and collegiality points.)

Criteria	0 - 2	2 - 3	3 - 4	4 - 5
Correspondence via Email with Instructor	"Disappears" regularly. Never initiates email. No regular use of Blackboard. No homepage in Blackboard.	Lapses in responding. Occasionally initiates email. Some use of Blackboard. Only a beginning of a homepage in Blackboard.	Fairly prompt responses. Regularly initiates email. Regular use of Blackboard. Homepage in Blackboard but some elements missing.	Timely responses. Open and continuous communication by initiating and responding to email. Uses Blackboard almost daily. Homepage in Blackboard and all elements included.
Professionalism *see NOTE below	Lacks professional demeanor.	Needs improvement in professional demeanor.	Displays professional demeanor.	Very professional in all areas.
Collegiality	No instances of assisting other students.	One instance of assisting other students.	Assisted students (1 or 2) graciously.	Many (2 or more) instances of graciously assisting others.

NOTE: It is often easy to get unhappy about something and "fire off" an angry email. It does not make for a pleasant learning atmosphere when that happens. I try to keep my messages to you light and considerate - while giving you the information you need and answering your questions. Thank you for keeping your correspondence professional at all times.

NOTE: If you have AOL Instant Messenger (does NOT require AOL service; does NOT cost anything), I will accept this in place of email and the live "chat" in the virtual classroom (Blackboard). Please IM me and I will add you to my "buddy" list. This is a QUICK and efficient method of conversing. You can download the program from http://www.AOL.com.