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HELLO, MY NAME IS DR RICHARD FEE
WELCOME TO HEALTHY LIFESTYLES II - HSS 310
IÕLL BE YOUR CAPTAIN FOR THIS FLIGHT. OUR CRUISING ALTITUDE FOR THIS FLIGHT WILL BE
31,000 FEET, IN AVIATION TERMS THAT IS FLIGHT LEVEL 310.
WEÕLL BE COVERING A LOT OF MATERIAL ON THIS FLIGHT, ABOUT A CHAPTER A WEEK FOR 15 WEEKS.
SO BUCKLE UP, TIGHTEN YOUR SEAT BELT, ITÕS GONNA BE A FAST RIDE! I HOPE THAT YOU WILL
ENJOY THE FLIGHT, AND I HOPE THAT IN LOOKING OUT OVER THE EDGE OF THE AIRPLANE YOU WILL
FIND A LOT THAT INTERESTS YOU ON THIS FLIGHT!
IF YOU NEED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME MY OFFICE PHONE NUMBER IS 502-852-0549 AND LEAVE ME
A MESSAGE. I GENERALLY RESPOND TO PHONE CALLS IN 24 TO 48 HOURS EXCEPT ON WEEKENDS AND OVER
HOLIDAYS.
IF YOU NEED TO EMAIL ME, EMAIL TO PROFESSOR@LOUISVILLE.EDU. THATÕS PROFESSOR@LOUISVILLE.EDU. I GENERALLY
RESPOND TO EMAILS IN 24 TO 48 HOURS EXCEPT ON WEEKENDS AND OVER HOLIDAYS.
ALSO I WILL BE ONLINE EVERY WED AFTERNOON FROM 1:30 TO 3:30 E.S.T. SO YOU CAN CONTACT
ME AND GET A FAST RESPONSE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY ASPECT OF THIS FULLY ONLINE COURSE, PLEASE MAKE SURE
YOU CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
LET ME EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS CLASS, IF YOU NOTICE WHEN YOU GET ONLINE THERE IS
A ROW OF BUTTONS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MAIN PAGE AND THE FIRST BUTTON SAYS START HERE
AND THAT IS WHERE YOU START. I PUT SOME INSTRUCTIONS THERE ON WHAT TO DO FIRST AND WHAT TO READ
NEXT, WHAT TO DO AFTER THAT. AS WELL, I PUT SOME INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT NAVIGATING ON BLACKBOARD.
IF YOU ARE USED TO BB YOU SHOULD FIND IT AN EASY COURSE TO NAVIGATE. IF YOU ARE NOT USED
TO BB PAY ATTENTION CLOSELY TO THE INSTRUCTIONS AND YOU SHOULD BE OK. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
EMAIL ME OR CALL ME AND LET ME HELP YOU WITH YOUR SITUATION.
ALL OF YOUR ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE IN THE ASSIGNMENTS FOLDER, ORGANIZED BY UNITS. EACH UNIT WILL
COVER 5 WEEKS AND 5 CHAPTERS. THERE ARE THREE UNITS. AT THE END OF EACH UNIT THERE WILL
BE A TIMED EXAM OVER THE UNIT.
EVERY WEEK YOU WILL FIND MATERIAL LAID OUT FOR YOU THAT NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED THAT
WEEK BY FRIDAY TO GET EVERY THING DONE. AND IF YOU GET EVERYTHING DONE THEN DAY BY DAY,
WEEK BY WEEK, WHEN YOU GET TO THE END OF THE SEMESTER YOU WILL HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ALL YOU
NEED TO DO TO GET THIS COURSE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
I HAVE SET UP THIS COURSE SO YOU CAN EXPERIENCE SUCCESS. THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN.
I WANT YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS CLASS.
THE FIRST ASSIGNMENT YOU SHOULD COMPLETE IS TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE CLASS IN THE
FIRST DISCUSSION BOARD. INSTRUCTIONS ON WHAT TO INCLUDE ARE IN YOUR FIRST WEEKS ASSIGNMENT
FOLDER.
THERE WILL BE QUIZZES AND YOU WILL FIND THEM IN THE QUIZZES FOLDER INSIDE THE ASSIGNMENTS
FOLDER.
YOUR FIRST QUIZ IS A PRACTICE QUIZ. YOU CAN TAKE IT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT OR NEED
TO AND GET TO COUNT THE HIGHEST SCORE. IÕM DOING THAT SO YOU GET USED TO ONLINE TESTING.
IF YOU HAVENT DONE ONLINE TESTING BEFORE, I KNOW IT CAN BE STRESSFUL. THIS WAY HOPEFULLY
YOU WILL GET USED TO ONINE TESTING. THERE WILL BE ONE OTHER QUIZ THAT YOU CAN TAKE MULTIPLE
TIMES. ALL THE REST OF THE QUIZZES AND EXAMS WILL BE TIMED AND CAN BE TAKEN ONLY ONCE.
THE EXAMS AND QUIZZES WILL COME UP WITH ALL THE QUESTIONS DISPLAYED AT ONCE SO YOU CAN
SCROLL THRU AND ANSWER EACH OF THE QUESTIONS AND THEN SUBMIT THE TEST OR THE QUIZ IN ITS
ENTIRETY.
SOME INTRUCTORS HAVE THE TESTING SET UP TO THE STUDENTS SUBMIT EACH QUESTION WITH A SCREEN
REFRESH FOR EACH QUESTION. BUT WITH EACH SCREEN REFRESH THERE IS A CHANCE FOR YOUR COMPUTER
TO HANG UP. I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE FEWER PROBLEMS WITH TAKING THE WHOLE TEST AT ONCE.
THERE ARE FEWER CHANCES FOR YOUR COMPUTER TO HANG UP. THATÕS THE WAY I LIKE IT AND
I AM SURE THAT IS THE WAY YOU LIKE IT, TO HAVE LESS PROBLEMS.
IF YOU DO EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE COURSE PLEASE CALL THE DELPHI CENTER HELP
CENTER AT 852-8833. THE STAFF THERE IS MOST EXCELLENT AND EFFECTIVE AND WILL BE ABLE TO
HELP YOU.
MOST PROBLEMS STUDENTS HAVE, REVOLVE AROUND USING THE WRONG BROWSER OR NOT HAVING YOUR
BROWSER CONFIGURED CORRECTLY. YOU CAN CHECK A LIST OF APPROVED BROWSERS ON THE OPENING
PAGE OF BLACKBOARD TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING THE RIGHT BROWSER.
EXAMS WILL APPEAR IN THE ASSIGNMENTS FOLDER AT THE TIME THEY ARE TO BE COMPLETED. YOU
WILL HAVE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TO TAKE AN EXAM AND ONE ATTEMPT TO GET IT FINISHED.
ALL WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO BB. PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL ASSIGNMENTS TO
ME, AS I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILED ASSIGNMENTS.
IÕD LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BIG THREE ASSIGNMENTS, THE TEAM CONTRACEPTIVE
PROJECT, THE EUTHANASIA PROJECT AND THE SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT.
THE SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
AND THE UNIVERSITY REQUIRES AND THIS IS THE COURSE WE MEET THAT REQUIREMENT IN. TO GET
THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF POINTS YOU HAVE TO PERFORM AT LEAST 10 HOURS OF SERVICE AND COMPLETE
THE WRITTEN PORTION. THERE IS A RUBRIC FOR GRADING YOUR PAPER YOU WILL SUBMIT TO THE
DB ABOUT WHAT YOU DID. BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM PRIOR STUDENTS YOU WILL HAVE A WONDERFUL
EXPERIENCE GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY WHAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO YOU.
FOR THE CONTRACEPTIVE PROJECT I WILL BE EMAILING YOU SOON WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT WHICH ONE OF
THE CONTRACEPTIVE TECHNIQUES YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHOOSE. YOU WILL BE ASSIGNED INTO A CONTRACEPTIVE
TEAM BASED ON YOUR RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL. YOU WILL GET A CHANCE TO RESPOND AND GET A CHANCE
TO BE ON A TEAM BASED ON YOUR INTEREST IN A PARTICULAR METHOD.
THE LAST ITEM IS THE EUTHANASIA PAPER AND THE EUTHANASIA DEBATE. THIS ITEM IS THE LAST
OF THE BIG THREE PROJECTS. THERE ARE INSTUCTIONS FOR IT IN THE BIG THREE FOLDER WHICH IS INSIDE
THE ASSIGNMENTS FOLDER. YOU WILL FIND INSTRUCTIONS AS WELL IN THE SYLABUS.
THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO INTEREACT WITH EACH OTHER ON THE DISCUSSION BOARDS AS
WELL AS ON THE TEAM PROJECT. A DISCUSSION BOARD IS A CHANCE FOR YOU TO EXPRESS YOUR
VIEWS ON IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES FACING AMERICANS AT THIS TIME, BASED ON YOUR STUDY
OF THE CHAPTER AND OTHER AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES.
DISCUSSION BOARDS ARE OUR CLASS DISCUSSION TIMES AND ARE AN IMPORTANT VEHICLE IN THIS
CLASS FOR FACILITATING CRITICAL THINKING. THEREFEORE, PLEASE ADHERE TO THE SAME COURTESIES
AND PERSONAL DEPORTMENT YOU WOULD DEPLOY IN THE FACE TO FACE CLASSROOM SITUATION. GUIDLEINES
FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE DISCUSSION BOARDS ARE POSTED WITH EACH DB ASSIGNMENT.
REMEMBER THAT ALL YOUR ASSIGNMENTS ARE FOUND IN THE ASSIGNMENTS FOLDER.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE ASSIGNMENTS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
SO AT THIS TIME IÕD LIKE TO SAY, PREPARE FOR TAKE-OFF, TIGHTEN YOUR SEATBELT, HERE
WE GO, AND LETS HAVE A GREAT SEMESTER!
YOU TAKE CARE, IT WAS GREAT TO TALK WITH YOU AND I HOPE TO GET TO KNOW YOU DURING THE SEMESTER.
ENJOY THE FLIGHT AND BE WELLÉ