Writing assignment A

I will make an extension of Writing assignment A, being as how so many of you got tripped up, textbook-wise. Not unusual here at UCF.

Anyway, I will re-open the Writing Assignment A for 48 hours, starting Tuesday morning at 8 AM.

But until then, make sure to enjoy the weekend!

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Bookmark this page, so that you can keep up with all my announcements.

For this week, you can start by

1. Reading through all pages, calendars, schedules and other areas in our Webcourses area.
2. Begin studying chapter 2. See the chapter two concept guide inside Webcourses.
3. Work on the chapter 2 mini-quiz, a study tool for this week.
4. After you have done well on the chapter 2 mini-quiz, your Writing Assignment A will activate. One attempt, take your time.
5. For busy bees among you, I have set up some chapter 3 study materials, too: chapter 3 concept guide and mini-quiz.

You can click into the Week 1 Learning Module for most of this.

Always keep an eye on announcements here!

Semester grades are IN

Your semester grades are IN at the registrar's website.

Writing task 2.2 is finished. YAY

OK, now that Webcourses has settled its conniption fits, I have been able to get all the grading done on Writing Task 2.2.

YAY

Next task for me: calculate everybody's bonus point totals and then semester grades.

After that: figure out a new super-secret strategy to get Brett Favre back on the field for Green Bay Packers domination of NFC North! :)

Server Downtime Extended

Students: Here is another trouble alert on the Webcourses system. I
am sure glad we did not run into this last week! Hang in there.

> Dear faculty,
>
> The server admins are extending the downtime until 11 pm tonight to
> complete necessary work on the server.
>
> Thank you again for your patience while we resolve this issue,
>
> CDWS

Webcourses@UCF Downtime - 4 pm today

Students: I am emailing in this announcement about Webcourses being
off the air today.

> Dear faculty,
>
> It has become necessary to bring down Webcourses@UCF for a time this
> afternoon, from 4 pm until 8 pm, to address a storage issue.
>
> Our apologies for the short notice, and we thank you for your
> patience while we perform this necessary service.
>
> CDWS

Task 2.1 is now finished.

Your writing task 2.1 scores are now finished and UP.

Next: Finish up task 2.2 grading!

Writing task 2.1

I will be finishing up writing task 2.1 grades today, then get moving on 2.2.

Do not pester Dr. B about grades. :)

Exam 3 grades UP

Your exam 3 grades are UP.

While waiting for your semester grades, catch up on your ZZZZZZZ, get some sunshine and fresh air, and most importantly, avoid PESTERING Dr. B about grades!! :)

Instead, you could catch up on your UFO research maybe, or figure out how to get Brett Favre back on the field. Meanwhile, do not telephone, email, course mail or post discussion thread about where your grades are, or you will be flagged for illegal procedure, 5 yard penalty.

OFFICIALS' JURISDICTIONS, POSITIONS, AND DUTIES

Referee—General oversight and control of game. Gives signals for all fouls and is final authority for rule interpretations. Takes a position in backfield 10 to 12 yards behind line of scrimmage, favors right side (if quarterback is right-handed passer). Determines legality of snap, observes deep back(s) for legal motion.

Deadline is extended one hour into Saturday morning.

Due to the network hiccups at noon, and the difficulty of getting the exam back on the air, I am extending the deadline for exam 3 by one hour. The new deadline is 1:00 AM tomorrow (Saturday) morning.

OK, go for it: exam 3, 38 questions, 50 points

Sorry that the network was semi-kaput for a while there.

Exam 3 is ready to go. It has 38 questions and 50 points total. I also slapped in a bonus exam, too.

GO FOR IT!!!

Serious trouble on Webcourses

Not sure what is happening, but it looks like there is some serious trouble on the Webcourses server.

Hold on everybody!

Exam 3 a bit late

I am running a few minutes late on Exam 3.

Hold on, it is almost ready.

Exam 3 today, after lunch

Today you take Exam 3 after lunch. Be ready for a regular 50 point exam PLUS something extra.

You'll have 60 minutes, one hour, for the exam, so get started before 11 PM if you want full time to take it.

Note: this is not cumulative, like a regular final. It is more like a midterm exam, covering only concepts from Module 3.

GO FOR IT!!