This task will involve a threaded discussion on a case or topic assigned to your group. A threaded discussion is a computer registered discussion, which allows students to make contributions to the task assigned to the group. It is somewhat like a "chat room" except that the participants do not have to be on line at the same time. You can either make a comment which starts a new thread or you can reply to a previous comment that continues the thread. The purpose of a threaded discussion is to keep the issues discussed in the course material before the minds of the students and to develop new insights and skills of reflective analysis related to the issues discussed in class.

1. Students will will be automatically identified when they make their contribution to the discussion.
2. Comments need not be lengthy but they should be substantive. "I agree with X." is not a very helpful comment unless some explanation of the reason for the agreement is given.
3. Students will contribute only to the group to which they are assigned. See below for group assignments.
4. Please note that the discussions are time-limited; this means that you may contribute to the discussion only during the time period designated for the discussion.
5. Students will be expected to make five comments to each threaded discussion.
6. Remember that even though this assignment is password protected, hackers are always a possibility and they might be able to what you say. This includes someone from Bangladesh, or the Vatican, or your parents, or your physician, or your boss, or your sixth grade teacher. Speak honestly but not offensively.
7. Contributions will be judged on the quality of the comments and the way they help to move the discussion forward.
8. In working with your cases or assignments, you will want to incorprate the topics which we are discussing in the class periods into the discussion of the case or assignment on an on-going basis.
9. Remember that this is supposed to be a discussion. This means that there should be some interaction among the participants. Do not just sit in front of you computer and make 5 comments in a row --- this does not constitute participation in a discussion.
10. Be challenging to everyone in the group --- as well as to me!

Let me know immediately if you have any problems making contributions to the threaded discussions.

IF YOU USE A MAC COMPUTER OR A BROWSER OTHER THAN INTERNET EXPLORER, YOU WILL PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE DISCUSSIONS.

Use Microsoft Internet Explorer.
CLICK HERE <learn.udayton.edu>, but before you do, read the rest of this set of guidelines.
Click on "Login."
Click on "Student"
Enter Logon Name (your flyernet name).
Enter Password (the scrambled letters assigned to your flyernet name).
Click on "Log On."

At this point [after clicking on <learn.udayton.edu>] you can double click on "EIT 109".
Double click on "Participating in Threaded Discussions".
A brief streaming video will come on, which will give you guidance on making contributions to the Threaded Discussions.
When the brief video is over click "close".

To contribute to your group's threaded discussion, click on your group designated below after you have read the guidelines for accessing the appropriate group's page and making your contribution.

Please note that the composition of the groups may change with each round of threaded discussions.
[Membership in the groups is the result of random selection.]
Links to the discussion groups will be connected (and disconnected) at the appropriate times.