Welcome Prospective Fall 2010
“Introduction to Economics”
WEB Class Student
Go
to the WNC web site to my faculty web page. There is a lot of information
available there at
Also,
try clicking to the Thinkwell distance learning web page at
The
Fall2010 required “Introduction to Economics” support material is Thinkwell's "Economics with Steven Tomlinson”. This material consists of a package with: 1)
the course website access code for registration,
and 2)
general information about available
online services. This course now uses new online streaming video and audio which
is provided directly from the course website.
The price of the materials is over $100. These materials come as a single wrapped package, which includes
an unused website access code, and should be purchased at the WNC
bookstore. Once the materials package has been opened, it may
not be returned. Go to
http://www.wnc.edu/studentservices/bookstore.php
Also, you can obtain the Economics online
registration package directly from Thinkwell for
about the same price. Go to the Thinkwell web site at
If
you have already enrolled with the college for this course, then you still must
sign-on to the “Introduction to Economics ECON 100, Fall 2010, section
W01” course web site, which is
maintained by the Thinkwell Company. You
will be able to do this on/after August 30th, 2010. All you have
to do is go to my web page, at the WNC web site, and link to the Thinkwell log-in web site to sign-on. You may also go directly to http://www.thinkwell.com/
The
course consists of several online direct-streaming lesson modules, which you
will complete at your convenience by performing the following for each module:
1. Viewing the specific online direct-streaming lesson
module presentation through the course website.
2. Studying the supporting downloadable review notes and
transcripts for that module on the THINKWELL web site.
3. Performing the graded exercise for that module on the
THINKWELL course web site.
Each exercise can be repeated only once.
You have TWO tries for each exercise.
The recorded score used for grading is the BEST score of the two attempts that was fully completed and
successfully submitted online.
The “Introduction to Economics”
course consists of 17 chapters having 131 modules, each with its own exercise
which is accessible on the course web site. You must complete all 131 exercises
to fully complete the course. Your grade is based upon the cumulative
points earned for all 131 exercises compared to the total possible 1,162 points for all 131 exercises in
the course, expressed as one final percentage score.
This is a cumulative point
grading system. There is one point for
every question in each exercise of each website tutorial unit within the
course.
The
course web site fully outlines all the chapters, and accompanying online
direct-streaming multi-media modules, in its syllabus for the course. Also, each
module has downloadable printable notes and transcripts on the web site to
assist you.
The
exercises can be performed at your convenience on the computer online with all
materials available to help you. ALL WORK MUST BE COMPLETED BY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 2010, (MIDNIGHT
- CENTRAL TIME) WHEN THE COURSE ENDS.
No grade of
"Incomplete" will be given.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!