BCOM101

  TO:                  Students enrolled in BCOM 101 – Fall 2008 – (Section F04)
  FROM:            Pat Huff                        
  DATE:             Fall Semester 2008
  SUBJECT:      Course information and procedures   Please complete the following five tasks: 

1.      Email following information to the instructor, Pat Huff, at pat.huff@muskegoncc.edu:  (Use your MCC email address)

§       In the Subject Box include:  Course name/section number/your last name/you first name.

§       In the Message Box, state your request for the "Getting Started" documents and include your comment/s regarding your test results from the Distance Learning Quiz. Access the quiz at http://www.muskegoncc.edu/pages/1070.asp. (*See #2 below)

2.      Access the MCC online website: http://www.muskegoncc.edu/pages/1321.asp to find important information regarding the software requirements, resources for students, and other general information.  Pay special attention to these links:
 

3.        Purchase textbooks and supplies: 

 Required:

§       EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS COMMUNICATION, Eighth Edition.   Courtland L. Bovee and John V. Thill, McGraw-Hill, 2007.

ISBN:  0-13-615750-5

Optional: 

§       HOW 10—A Handbook for Office Workers 9E, James L. Clark and Lyn R. Clark, South-Western College Publishing, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2000 or a similar office guidebook.

§       MLA Style Manual Handbook

4.      Make arrangements for a test site if you are unable to take the tests at the Muskegon Community College Test Center.  Two tests are proctored at the MCC Test Center.  See the Course Calendar in the Course Black Board Site for specific dates.  Students who are unable to take the tests at MCC should provide information regarding an approved alternate site and present it to the instructor within the first week of class.  Provide the following information to your instructor:

¾Approved site ¾ Contact Person ¾ Telephone Number ¾ Email Address ¾ Fax Number

5.      Check your MCC email often. Note:  All email communications between the student and structure will be through your MCC email address. All official communication from MCC with students will be via their MCC email account and the MCC website.  This includes school closings, faculty absences, scholarship and financial aid information, transfer evaluation, waitlists, grade reports, etc.  You can, on your own, redirect your MCC email to another account, but the MCC email address will be the one official link for information.  Instructions for redirecting your email are on the MCC website.  CHECK YOUR MCC EMAIL FREQUENTLY for updates from MCC and your instructor in this course. 

Note:  The course site will be available two weeks prior to the semester start date.