Title: Online Student Guide
Course: HEALTH ASSESSMENT 80FA20

Course Communication

All student communication to faculty should be done through MC’s office LMS system and MC email. For general questions to instructors about course items and resources, the student should use the “Ask the Instructor” Discussion, found at the top of their discussion board. For questions regarding late assignments, grades or other personal matters, the student should email the instructor through the Canvas inbox or their MC email. Students may expect a response to any inquiries within twenty-four (24) hours. Students may expect feedback on course assignments within seventy-two (72) hours.

Course Navigation

To learn how to navigate within your Canvas course site, please review the document and watch the short video below.

Canvas Overview

Participation/Attendance

For online courses, non-participation means the failure to login for any group assignments (i.e., chats, etc.), tests, or weekly assignments. Excessive absences are the same as for classes that meet one time per week. For more information, see the University Catalog link provided below.

MC University Catalog

Netiquette Guidelines

Netiquette is a set of rules for behaving properly online. Much of our communication in this course will take place in the forums and through email. Here are some guidelines for online communication in this course:

- Be sensitive to different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, as well as different political and religious beliefs.

- Use good taste when composing your responses. Swearing and profanity should be avoided. Also consider that slang terms can be misunderstood or misinterpreted.

- Don’t use all capital letters when composing your responses. This considered “shouting” on the Internet and is regarded as impolite or aggressive. It can also be stressful on the eye when trying to read your message.

- Be respectful of others’ views and opinions. Avoid “flaming” (publicly attacking or insulting) others.

- Be careful when using acronyms. If you use an acronym it is best to spell out its meaning first, then put the acronym in parentheses afterward, for example: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). After that you can use the acronym freely throughout your message.

- Use good grammar and spelling, and avoid using text messaging shortcuts.

- In emails, always identify yourself and what class and section you are in. It is a good practice to put your course and section in the subject line. This helps your instructor identify course related emails.

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Copyright Considerations

A large portion of the information provided and discussed in the lecture material is copyrighted. Any recording and/or distribution of these materials is strictly prohibited. Violators will be considered in violation of the Mississippi College Code of Conduct. Ramifications will include penalties to the violator’s grade and potential legal action.

Students are prohibited from distributing and/or posting course materials (including lecture material, audio recordings, assignments, solutions, exams, recordings, and any others distributed to students by the instructor) to any domain other than MC’s platform. These domains include, but are not limited to, YouTube, Facebook, SnapChat, Pinterest, Course Hero, Grade Guru, Note Utopia, Finals Club, Open Study, etc.

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Copyright Information