Welcome to the Course Orientation! You must complete the orientation, and then the rest of the course learning modules will open for you.

Using Canvas

Be sure you understand how to get around in Canvas.

If you are new to Canvas, you may find answers to your questions in this Canvas Guide for Students.

What's covered in this orientation

Meet Your Instructor, Office Hours
Textbook Information
Where to go for help
Writing Resources and Tips
Q & A Forum
Reference materials helpful for this course
Class Introductions

This course has 8 learning modules, each of which contains readings and module assignments based on a single topic. Additionally, there are 4 assignments that are cross-modular, in that they require you to know the information from multiple modules in order to complete them. Descriptions of these larger assignments are on the syllabus and on the following pages in this Orientation module.

This course also contains a general Q&A Forum, where you can post questions publicly.

You are responsible for understanding the course policies listed in the syllabus and in the pages of this course. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your instructor.

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