NAU Biology BIO 326
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BIO326 : Getting Started

Getting Started

If you have registered and this is your first time in the course, you should:
  1. Read this page.
  2. Read the help page, which includes access to technical help.
  3. Look at the overview of the course.
Then read the syllabus, the class page, the communication page, and view additional resources from Cline Library.

New students are encouraged to obtain an account on the student unix computer DANA. DANA gives NAU students, who agree to abide by proper ethical standards, access to the internet including electronic mail, the Cline library on-line catalog, world wide web home pages (http:), and usenet news.

Accessing these sorts of Internet services requires establishing an electronic identity (essentially an electronic mail address). This can be done by acquiring a computer account on the DANA machine. Any currently enrolled student, who is willing to use these resources responsibly, is permitted an account on the DANA machine.


How the Course is Taught

BIO326, "Ecology" is divided into five modules, and each of these modules contains three topics. You should read and complete each topic in order.

Generally, each topic will consist of required readings from the textbook, presentation of online materials, online activities and assignments, and some form of communication.

See an overview of the modules, topics, and activities for this course.
(You should print the overview and check off each item as you complete it).


How the Course is Organized

BIO326, "Ecology" is organized into a few main areas. Buttons for these main areas appear on every page throughout the course. These main areas are:


Required Readings
Listed below are the required textbook for Ecology:

Throughout the course, required textbook readings are marked in the following manner:

TEXTBOOK READING:

The on-line lessons provide an outline guide to the textbook. Within the on-line lessons are links to other web pages that provide additional material you should investigate. These lessons are marked throughout the course in the following manner:

ON-LINE LESSON:


Activities

Throughout BIO326 you will be asked to complete activities using the internet. You will either be directed to material on the web by links on these activity pages, or you will be asked to search the web for information on a particular topic.

Each set of review questions is marked with this icon

Each exercise is marked with this icon

Each web activity is marked with this icon

Each test is marked with this icon


Communication

Communication with the instructor in BIO326 is conducted primarily by e-mail messages. You may also call the instructor on the phone number listed below. If there is no answer when you call, you may leave a voice message.

When you receive a message from the instructor to the entire class, the e-mail addresses of all the students in the class will appear in the header of the message. You may use these addresses to contact other students, or you may post a message to the class newsgroup. However, the class newsgroup, especially for off-campus students, has proven difficult to use in the past.

Assignments from you will be logged into the electronic gradebook when they are received. The grades will be added subsequently. Your current grade in the course will be calculated automatically. You may view the entries for you in the electonic gradebook by clicking on the following link:

CHECK: Check on Assignments and Grades


E-mail Professor Gaud at William.Gaud@nau.edu
or call (520) 523-7516
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