The Class Recitation preparation.  Students may expect to answer questions during class regarding any aspect of the primary homework (that is, the reading, studying, and outlining as described at How to Study for ACC 2510) as well as the written homework (below).

The written homework supplements the primary homework, and is used to augment class discussion of the primary homework.  As such, the written homework is intended to require no more than a an hour or two per class session above and beyond the primary homework, depending on the typing speed of each student.

Discussion Board on Blackboard / Student Drop Box on Blackboard.  There are two types of follow-up homework:  Discussion Board responses, and written homework completed on MS Word and submitted on the Digital Drop Box on the Blackboard site for this course.

• Format of Discussion Board.  Responses to Discussion Board assignments are entered directly onto the Discussion Board on Blackboard. Click on the assigned topic or case, and then hit the  button.
• At the Subject line, enter XXXXX from ________ (where XXXX is the "Introduction" or "Legal Problems" or "Facts" or another appropriate indication of the subject matter being submitted), and ___________ is your full name. Clear, timely, and articulate completion of the all assigned discussion board tasks, including generous and thoughtful discussion and and analysis, will yield the best results both in terms of Points and in terms of follow-up classroom recitation.
• In the Message box, enter the text of your response.  Many students find it easier to complete the text of their answers on their own word processor, and then cut and paste the inforamation into the Message box of their Discussion Board submission.
• After your text is entered into the Message box, click on the  button to complete your Discussion Board submission.
• Four to five points can be earned per unit, depending on timeliness (earlier answers earn more than later answers as a general rule), originality, clarity, and thoughtfulness.  Clear, timely, original, thoughtful and articulate completion of the all assigned discussion board tasks, including generous and thoughtful follow-up discussion (in reply to other students entries) and and analysis, will yield the full 55 points. Discussion board points are posted at the end of the semester.  Discussion board responses may be displayed, reviewed, and discussed during class.

• Format of Written Homework.  The student's name, student number, course number (ACC 2510), the Call Number for the student's section of ACC 2510, the date, and the chapter number(s), are included at the top right corner of the page.  All answers to the written homework are then clearly numbered and labeled, and clearly completed using complete sentences and proper punctuation, syntax, grammar, and sentence structure.  Do not abbreviate, and do not use slang or other informal manners of expression.  Remember that homework answers will from time to time be displayed to the entire class, and will be discussed and critiqued openly in the classroom for teaching purposes. No "paper" or "hard copy" homework is acceptable or accepted in this course.  In order to receive credit for homework, each homework assignment is uploaded onto the Digital Drop Box, precisely as follows:

• Step One, after you complete ALL written homework due for the next class on a single MS Word (not "Works") document, name that document file as follows:  lastname-firstiniital-chapters-1-4-hw.doc.  For example, after student Lee Jones completes all of her homework for Chapter 1 and 4, she saves the MS Word document onto her computer with the filename JonesL-chapters-1-4-hw.doc.  (Of couse, as the semester progresses, the chapter numbers will change with every assignment: 2-3, 43-44, etc.)
• Step Two, go to the Digital Drop Box area of the Student Tools section of the Blackboard site for this course.  Click on the Send File button (do NOT click on "Add File"!).
• Step Three, enter "Chapters x and y Homework from <your name>" in the Title section of the file information.  For example, after student Lee Jones completes all of her homework for Chapter 1 and 2, and prepares to Send the file, she enters "Chapters 1 and 4 Homework from Lee Jones" in the Title section of the file information.
• Step Four, click the [Browse. . .] button to locate the MS Word file on your computer or your disk.  The file you are looking for is the file you named at Step One, above.
• Step Five, in the Comments box, re-enter the chapter number and your name again, and also include the call number for this section of the course.  For example, after student Lee Jones completes all of her homework for Chapters 1 and 2, and prepares to Send the file, she enters "Chapters 1 and 4 Homework from Lee Jones, Call Number 11694" in the Comments  box.
• Step Six, click on the  button to actually Send your homework to Prof. Spalding.
• Step Seven:  the Blackboard system provides a "success" receipt once the homework file is sent to Prof. Spalding.  Print this receipt page and retain it for your records.
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• Note:  Never email your homework to Prof. Spalding, for three reasons:
• Emailing homework is not consistent with the above instructions.
• Email attachments are never accepted or reviewed, per the email protocols in this course.
• You actually lose, rather than gain, points for emailing homework;  that is, you earn negative points that are subtracted from your overall points.
  

After You Upload Your Written Homework.  Your homework file will appear in your Digital Drop Box after you "Send" the file to your instructor.  Click on the link to open it, and make sure it is not "scrambled" and that your work has not been "lost" in the transmission.  If the uploaded file is not correct, make sure you are using a correct word processor (MS Word 97 -- or the Office XP versions of MS Word -- are the safest; do not use MS Works), and repeat the process described above very carefully and precisely to upload a correct version of your homework.  Remember that you are responsible for ensuring that a readable and correct version of your homework has been timely submitted in accordance with the above instructions.