M4: Discussion Board – Group 1

This discussion board is devoted to the content of Module 4.

To make the online discussion more manageable, students will be divided into six random groups, each of which consists of about 40 students.

Students will be expected to post at least two articulate and substantive comments (minimum of 150 words) to each Discussion Board: An original post and a reply to another student’s posts.

You may contribute to online discussion in many ways. Here are some ideas:

– Post original questions about the course material. For example, you could have a question about a particular problem. It is not enough to simply state, “How do I solve problem # 12?” Instead, you could mention how far you got into the problem, and where you got stuck, and what are reasonable options for the solution.

– Post a summary (and link) to an article that is related to the content of the module

– Post a website and indicate how it is tied to the information presented in the module

– Post a reply with a detailed solution to a problem

Please note that this Discussion Board will remain open for the duration of the semester. However, you will only get credit if you post before the deadline for this Module, which is at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, October 7.