| Submitting Quizzes |
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The class quizzes are taken using an automatic quiz system in Blackboard. They open for approximately two weeks andand close on specific dates given in the quiz description. All quizzes post scores automatically and scores are in your grades when you press the "Submit" button. You may submit the quiz only once, but you can save individual answers to questions, and return to the quiz later. The "Save" button is to the right of each question. Don't open the quiz until you are familiar with the chapter(s), and have the time to do the research with your book open. Once you open the quiz, all the questions will be displayed at once. Do not ask to retake a quiz if you accidently press the "Submit" button early. You may save your answers as you work, however, so if your computer freezes up, or something else goes awry, you'll still have those questions toward your score. You can review your results with the correct answers after pressing the "Submit" button.
When you submit written work for this class please observe the following guidelines:
ALWAYS cut and paste, and then attach your images!
Always save a copy of all work submitted. If your work is lost for any reason, your instructor may ask you to send another copy from your archive of saved work. Even after the close of the semester, this has saved some students major grief.
Do not e-mail written reports to your instructor or put them in the Digital Drop Box. The correct way to submit is to post it on the class Discussion Board by starting a new thread under the topic that relates to the assignment. This allows your peers to see and react to your opnions, which is a major part of this course. All of the discussion areas are available from the first day of the course. You can submit work early into these forums.
If you want to include an image with any assignment, you can add a single image as an "attachment" to any post on the Discussion Board. You can add additional posts to your thread for additional images. If you're good with UBBC code or HTML, you can post the images inside the document with the new Blackboard. There is a practice forum (called "The Sand Box") on the Discussion board to use while you are learning.
If you wish, you can submit work early, and you can submit quizzes whenever they are open. You can submit work early in the Discussion Board's appropriate topic area. (Always a good idea to work ahead and keep those files on your computer!) You can read ahead and do the quizzes ahead of the weeks in which they are assigned, as long as the quizzes are visible under the Quizzes button. It may take a while before your total points show up, as working ahead doesn't mean your instructor is working ahead!
Work submitted after the week in which it is presented will earn lower points. The further into the course from the week it was presented, the less points. The "Due Date" to receive maximum points is Sunday night at midnight. Work posted after the end of the semester will not be accepted, period. The end of the semester is defined as midnight on the day before Finals. Finals Week is NOT the time to turn in assignments. College courses are a lot tougher than high school. Adjust, please.
Practice Forum ("The Sand Box") on the Discussion Board Your instructor has placed a forum on the Discussion Board purely for your learning and practice. In this forum, you can anonymously practice uploading text from word processed documents, images from your computer, your digital camera files, or connect to site images on the Web. This forum is not where you get answers on how to do it, it is for your practice. You can delete the practice messages as well as post anonymously. This forum will move to the bottom of the list after two weeks, but it will still be available if you need a place to practice new skills. |
