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Class Discussion Assignment

OBJECTIVE:

• By the end of this assignment, you will be able to reply to a posting in theDiscussion Board, and write a short introduction about yourself.

INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE CLASS

 This assignment provides an opportunity for you to introduce yourself to yourclassmates and for you to meet your classmates. Click on Compose to create a newmessage. Keep it brief, about two short paragraphs. In the first paragraph, shareonly information you are comfortable sharing with the whole class such as who you

are and where you are from. In the second paragraph tell why you are taking thisclass, what you expect to learn, concerns you have, and how you plan to use whatyou learn in this class.

After you have keyed the message, click the Post button.

Please take time to read postings by other students. Reply to their postings and usethis time to get to know your classmates.

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STEPS:

Points possible: 10

Step One: Access the Discussion Board by clicking the “Discussionlink ” at the top of the course navigation links.

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Step Two: Click on the “topic link ” under the discussion BoardPosting.

Step Three: Click “Compose.”

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Step 4: Enter the title of the discussion on the subject line and typein your discussion reply in the text box below.

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Step 5: Be sure to use the spell checker before submitting yourdiscussion.

*Note. You also have the ability to insert “Images,” “Hyperlinks,”and other features.

Step 6: click “Post” when you are ready to submit your work..

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  Discussion Board RubricThe following table provides general guidelines which are used to assess your discussion board posts.  

Criteria Superior Average Poor  

Score 2 1 0  

Relevance

Post response isabove average andrelated to thediscussion and/or

assignment

Post response isdirectly related tothe discussionand/or assignment

Post response is notdirectly related tothe discussionand/or assignment

Contribution

Post is aboveaverage andcritically engageswith ideas from thecourse or withperspectives of other participants

Post does criticallyengage with ideasfrom the course orwith perspectives of other participants

Post does notcritically engagewith ideas from thecourse or withperspectives of other participants  

Comprehension

It is very evidentfrom the postingthat the participantunderstands thequestion/s and thegeneral ideasreferenced in thecourse material

It is evident from theposting that theparticipantunderstands thequestion/s and thegeneral ideasreferenced in thecourse material

It is not evident fromthe posting that theparticipantunderstands thequestion/s and thegeneral ideasreferenced in thecourse material  

Timeliness

First and/ or secondpost is made at thebeginning of thediscussion periodand allowed plentyof time for others toread and respond

First and/ or secondpost is made duringthe discussionperiod and hasallowed time forothers to read andrespond

First and/ or secondpost is made lateduring thediscussion periodand may not allowtime for others toread and respond  

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 Tone

Post has positiveand constructivetone, disagreementsare maderespectively andfollows netiquettestandards

Post has repsectfultone, and violatesnone of thenetiuqette standards

Post hasdisrepsectful ordestructive tone,violates one or morenetiuqette standards

 

Originality Post is original.

Post is original, or

has not beenplagarized, but tonereflects othersopinions

Post is not original,or has beenplagarized withoutproper credit  

Spelling andCoherence

All words are spelledcorrectly, sentencesare easilyunderstandable

Some words arespelled incorrectly,sentences are easilyunderstandable

Several words arespelled incorrectly,sentences are noteasilyunderstandable  

Total Possible 14 7 0  *This table provides scoring and general guidelines for you to consider whencomposing your posts.

 

* Points may vary according to each post.