WARNING: ALWAYS SCROLL THE ENTIRE PAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO NOT MISS ANYTHING EVERY TIME YOU ARRIVE ON THIS PAGE.
YOUR FAILURE TO VISIT THIS PAGE REGULARLY MAY CAUSE YOU MUCH GRIEF!
THIS IS THE CLASS HOME PAGE FOR ONLINE TNS560/AMS/AAS 568  FALL 2021  CLASS




IMPORTANT LINKS

ANNOUNCEMENTS
are in reverse chronological order--You should go through all announcements since your last visit, as simple common sense would suggest! NOTE: excuses such as "I did not know this was available via the class homepage," or "I did not have time to go to the class home page," and so on, will not be tolerated. In this class, intellectual laziness has its price: a poor grade.
 

[[]] Materials for Class Assignments

[[]] Class Films List

[[]] Syllabus

[[]] Proper greetings format for e-mails

[[]] Gratitude
 
[[]] Test/Quiz Instructions

[[]] Class Participation Rubric

[[]] Examples of TYPES of test questions

[[]] Syllabus Construction Assignment

[[]] Teaching Philosophy Assignment

[[]] Test/Quiz/Exam Scores

[[]] Video File Issues

[[]] Academic Honesty--School Policy

[[]] Educational Success Packet 

[[]] Grades Do Matter 







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Man, do I really have to tell you this?

ANNOUNCEMENT No. 4
  Posted 11/26/2021 [UPDATE: 12/10/21]
 
People, Folks, Guys,
The final exam will cover some or all of the following materials:
1) Reading no. 6
2) Reading no. 41(d)
3) Reading no. S from the Educational Success Packet (link in the left margin), or Reading no. 36(c).
4) Class versions of films/documentaries available via the Class Film List (link in the left margin):
What is the Police For?
Great Debaters
Something the Lord Made.
Exam format: same as the test you took a few weeks back. The exam is "open book."
UPDATE:
(a) Final Exam: Date and time: Dec 16, Thursday: available on Blackboard (UBLearns) from 6:00 pm until the test ends 60 to 90 minutes later, depending upon the number of questions.

(b) Extra-credit test: Date and time: Dec 20, Monday: available on Blackboard (UBLearns) from 6:00 pm until the test ends 60 to 90 minutes later, depending upon the number of questions. This test is for boosting your participation grade; and it will cover these two films available from the Class Film List: i) La Haine, and ii) Free State of Jones.


ANNOUNCEMENT No. 3
  Posted 11/10/2021 [UPDATED 11/17/2021]
 
People, Folks, Guys,

The Syllabus Construction and Teaching Philosophy Statement assignment is available via the link on the left. Please check the due date right away.
UPDATE: Instructions for the teaching philosophy statement have now been moved into a separate document of their own. Links on the left.


ANNOUNCEMENT No. 2
  Posted 11/3/2021
  People, Folks, Guys,

Reminder:  The quiz will be available today at 6:00 pm. As explained last week: it must be completed at one sitting (you cant stop and go back later to the test). The quiz covers the Great Divide and Institutional versus Interpersonal Racism, available via the Class Films List Page (Part A of Materials for Class Assignments Depository).


ANNOUNCEMENT No. 1
 
Posted 8/29/2021
People, Folks, Guys,

Welcome to your class home page. Please go through this announcement carefully.


1. Whenever you send me an e-mail it must be in a professional format; that is, it must begin with a proper opening and closure--otherwise you may not get a response. Please allow 24 hours minimum for a response. A proper opening begins with Dear and ends with Sincerely. Look at the format of the announcement you received. The subject heading MUST always indicate your course. (I am teaching about 130 students across three classes.)

2.  You are required to visit this page regularly (at least once a week). From this page you will be able to access everything related to this class. Why this arrangement? For copyright reasons--especially with regard to homework materials.

3. This page will be redesigned slightly at some point soon.

4. The class syllabus is available here.  Go through the syllabus carefully because it also tells you how to access the homework materials. Do NOT wait to do the homework until the last minute! You may not have enough time to study the material carefully; plus the internet is not always reliable.

6. I hope you will find this course as informative and enjoyable as the effort I will be putting into it.



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Miscellaneous Info (may or may not be relevant)


 


Guys: If anybody knows the answer to the following question posed by the Dilbert Cartoonist, Scott Adams, let me know: "If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?"



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