Tips for Being Successful inSmall Business Online

•Read your messages everyday.•Respond if needed.

•Read ALL announcement.•If you miss a day, go back and read the announcement from the day before.•I put up announcements everyday.

Check Your Gradebook DailyType of

AssignmentWhat shows in Gradebook NOTE

Discussion •Nothing until graded by instructor

•Read the directions carefully. •There are time when you have to respond to the posts by other students.

Blog •Nothing until graded by instructor

WIKI •Nothing until graded by instructor

Submitted Assignment

•An ! will show until graded. •Be sure to attach the file.

Quiz/Test •Grade will show if all questions can be scored by the computer.•If there are discussion questions, ! shows until graded.

•You may take a quiz/test up to 3 times to improve your score.

Complete Assignments by Due Dates

Small Business Schedule for Spring 2011

Date LessonJan 19 – 20 Meet Your Teacher/Soft StartJan 24 – 30 Getting Started

Jan 31 – Feb 6 Module 1Exploring the Small Business

Entrepreneurship World

Jan 28 Last Day to AddFeb 7 – Feb 13 Module 2

Types of Small Business Ownership

Feb 14 –Feb 20 Module 3Exploring the Business Plan

Date Module 1 opens

Date Module is due and closes

You can find a copy of the calendar in the Course Lessons folder.

What happens if I do not finish an assignment before the module closes.

•A grade of 60% of the point value of the assignment is placed in the gradebook until March 28. • If the point value is 10, you will receive 6 points.

•After March 28, a grade of 50% of the point value of the assignment is placed in the gradebook.• If the point value is 10, you will receive 5 points.

• In the comment section, a date is given that shows when the assignment can be made up.•You can make up the assignments at that time.

•Missed assignments can have a great impact on your grade at the end of the course.• You need to complete all work.

Remember that Module 1 will close at 9:30 tonight.