A computer which allows you to access World Wide Web Pages. While any browser should suffice for most of the class purposes, the pages will be optimally viewed using the latest versions of Netscape or Internet Explorer.

An email account and the ability to send and receive email. For sending in your essays and other assignments, it is recommended that you be able to send and receive "attachments". If you are unsure about this with your present e-mail provider, please apply for a Care2, Yahoo, or other free e-mail account and familiarize yourself with the procedures. It is imperative that you do this before starting the Course. For help with "Attachments", see the FAQs Pages, or ask for assistance at the Computer Labs. If you need further information, contact Dr. Rollinson
Before proceding to the Course, please make sure that you can send a Word doc file as an attachment to an email message to someone, and also that you yourself can receive and open such an attachment.

A word-processing program such as MS-Word, or one such as Notepad that will produce plain ASCII text files for your essays and papers. When writing Essays for sending as an attachment, please do not use Macros - some Virus-protection programs will automatically delete files containing macros.

Sufficient knowledge of the operation of your computer to do all of the above.

Please make sure that you have the necessary computing skills BEFORE attempting to take the Web-based Courses. You will need to spend your time on the reading and writing assignments of the Course, rather than on learning how to use your computer and software.

Sufficient motivation and self discipline to work in an independent, self-paced fashion.

In order to take a Web-based course, you must enroll for the course at the Registrar's Office and pay the course fees, and then complete the on-line form so that Dr. Rollinson can set up your course records.

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