1. Presented by Janine Termine

2.   Professor : Janine Termine  E-mail: terminej@bucks.eduterminej@bucks.edu  Phone number: 215-968-8130  Office: F127 Important Information

3.  MyLab/MyMathLab, Course ID needed from instructor. (All homework and quizzes will be completed online.) Text Book, the required text book can be found on the provided syllabus…(This is optional-there is an e-book online if you choose not to purchase a text book, but there is not much savings by doing this.) Access to a computer. This is an online course and computer access is assumed. E-mail Account. All communications will be via e-mail. In order to sign up for MyLab, you will need a valid e-mail account. You can use your student account provided from Bucks or your personal e-mail. It is your responsibility to check your e-mails often. Required Materials

4.   Go to www.pearsonmylab.comwww.pearsonmylab.com  You need an individual access code.  Access codes are packaged free with new texts (Text books are packaged as 3-ring punch books and should be purchased from the Bookstore) or access can be bought over the Internet from the MyLabs web site with a credit card for about $90. The book and code together are the best deal.  The Course ID can also be found in the provided syllabus. The code will be your instructor’s last name with five digits following it. (Example: termine12345) Registering for MyLab

5.  1.) Go to “pearsonmylab.com” and click on “Student/Register” Registering for MyLab

6.  2.) Type in the Course Id: Teachers Last name and 5 digits (example: termine12345) and then click “Continue”. Your teacher should provide you with the Course ID…

7.  Registering for MyLab 3.) If you have never used a Pearson product, you will need to “Create a Pearson Account” in the middle of the page.

8.  Registering for MyLab 4.) This will take you to the Registration Page and you will need to fill in the following information…

9.  Registering for MyLab 5.) At this point you will be asked to pay for your course materials. You have two options… - Use an Access Code (Comes with the purchase of a new text book) - Purchase on line with a valid credit card or PayPal for $82

10.   If you have financial aid and cannot pay at this moment in the registration, you can choose the link at the bottom of the page, “ Get temporary access code for 17 days without payment ”. Registering for MyLab This temporary code will only work for 17 days. After that time period you must purchase a code.

11.   Once you have registered, go into MyLab. Your first step is to read the information under “Start Here”and run the MyMathLab Installation Wizard. The wizard walks you through installing the plug-ins and players you need to access the multimedia content in your course. MyMathLab Installation Wizard  Be sure that you allow pop-ups on the site. MyLab must be designated as a trusted site.  We will explore MyLab together after we review the remaining policies. Installation Wizard

12.  Homework Average – 15% of your final grade All homework is to be completed on line in MyLab. You can find the homework by clicking into one of the “Chapter Lessons” and locate “Step 3” on the left side of the home page. Once in “Homework”, I suggest clicking on the “Show all button” at the top of the Homework page. You must adhere to the “due dates”. You will be able to work on homework past the due date with a penalty to your score. You will not be able to proceed to a new assignment without scoring a 80% on the previous assignment. Grading Policy - Homework

13.   You can increase your homework grade by re- entering an assignment and clicking on questions that you got wrong.  Once there, go to the bottom of the page and click on “Similar Problem”.  This will bring up a new problem for you to do.  You can do this until you get it correct. Grading Policy – Homework (con’t)

14.   Quiz Average – 10% of your final grade  All quizzes are to be completed in MyLab.  You can access a quiz by clicking “Take Quiz/Test” on the left side of the home page.  All quizzes can be taken twice.  There is a quiz at the end of every chapter and chapter 12 has a mid chapter quiz too! Quizzes

15.   After you take a quiz for the first time, click on “Study Plan” at the left side of the home page. Study Plan (Quizzes)

16.   The “purple push pins” will appear next to topics or objectives that you need to work on before you retake the quiz.  Click on the topic next to the purple push pin. It should take you to questions you need to work on before taking the quiz a second time.  These are the questions you want to concentrate on before you take the quiz for the second time. Study Plan (Quizzes)

17.   Test Average – 55% of you final grade  There will be two tests (and a final ) that must be taken at one of Bucks’s Testing Centers.  You can find their schedules at http://www.bucks.edu/admissions/testing/ http://www.bucks.edu/admissions/testing/  No appointment is necessary, however you will need a picture ID.  You will log into MyLab and click “Take a Quiz/Test” on the home page. Tests

18.   The proctor will then put in the pass word and you may begin the test.  A Blue Book should be given to you. All supporting work should be done in the Blue Book.  Make sure you number your work in the Blue Book. I will be collecting the Blue Books to grade for partial credit on your tests.  You can take the test before or on the due date. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE!  Check you syllabus for due dates! Tests (Con’t)

19.   The final is worth 20% of your total grade.  It will consist of about 50 questions (15 or so from Chapter 7 & 8 and 35 from Chapters R – 6).  The final must be taken at one of Bucks’s Testing Centers.  You should always check the Testing Center’s hours of operations before going to take a test. Final

20.   Homework: 15%  Quizzes: 10%  Tests: 55%  Final: 20% _____________________ Total: 100% Grading Review

21.   I reserve the right to withdraw anyone who falls more than two weeks behind in their assignments.  Once you fall behind, it is very difficult to catch up.  The best thing you can do is to set time aside for your course work each week. Withdraw Policy

22.   After reading the start up information, go to “Chapter 2 Lessons” and follow the steps…  Step 1 – Read the text book section.  Step 2 – Read the PowerPoint slides and watch the section video.  Step 3 – Due Homework!!!  You should set aside at least 2-3 hours for each section.  I highly recommend watching the videos. Suggested Course of Study

23.  Now go to pearsonmylab.com And get registered!!