Discussion
Points: 10
Due:
Answers posted by the end of Friday, January 8,
responses to others posted by the end of Monday, January 11
Important Information: Students will need to use
the
Angel management software to participate
in the discussions. To access the Angel
website, students will need their student identification
numbers. Initially, the student's login user name will be his or
her student ID number, and the password will also be the student
ID number. Any student wishing to change his or her password
should record the information in an easily accessible place in
the event the password is forgotten.
The Angel website is available by clicking
here
Discussion grading: For each discussion, six points are awarded for answering all discussion questions by the
due date, and four points are awarded for posting at least four responses,
comments, or questions to others by the due date.
NOTE: This week's discussion does
not require outside reading, but subsequent discussions will.
Directions for posting to the
discussion: Once the student accesses the Angel website and
logs in, he or she should look for the "Discussions" tab near
the top of the screen, click on it, and look for the appropriate
week’s discussion. For this week (the first week), the student
should look for the Discussion #3 link. Once that link is
accessed, the student should see three questions posted by the
instructor, and—if he or she is not the first to respond—replies
from other students. The student should then click on each of
the instructor’s links and reply to the questions by the end of
Friday, January 8. Answers to discussion questions are
worth up to a total of six (6) points, or two points per
question.
The final step of the discussion
process requires students to respond to their peers’ answers and
comments using the Angel software. After logging into Angel,
students are to read through others’ answers and post at least
four comments or questions to others by the end of Monday,
January 11. Responses to other students are worth up to a
total of four (4) points, or one point per response.
Any late answers and responses will be
subject to a 10% per day late penalty. Students are expected to
answer all questions posed to them by others during the
discussion, as doing so is necessary for effective interaction.
Discussion answers and/or responses posted more than a week late
will not be accepted.
Many wellness issues are publicized in the
news while others go unnoticed. Some issues
directly and indirectly affect millions of
people, while other concerns affect fewer
numbers. Similarly, some concerns may be
short-term while others appear to have
long-lasting implications. For this discussion,
you will be identifying important wellness issues
as well as sharing your opinion on less important topics.
Answer the following discussion questions at
the conferencing
site by the end of FRIDAY, January 8:
- What current health or wellness issue do
you think is the most important in
today's society? Why? (Note: while an
issue related to physical wellness may be
the easiest to identify, you may also
find other, non-physical issues to be as
or more important if you give some extra
time and thought to this question)
- What current health or wellness issue do
you think receives too much attention?
Explain.
- Is it ethical to address a health issue
by mandating behavior if that behavior
benefits the health of one or more
persons? (Examples: requiring students to
meet specific educational standards,
banning smoking in restaurants, etc.)
After posting your ideas to the conferencing
site, post at least four (4) responses or
questions to other students concerning their
answers. These responses and/or questions must be
posted by the end of MONDAY,
January 11. Please answer all
responses and questions posed to you. Doing so optimizes the
discussion environment. Failing to answer questions is similar
to remaining silent in a classroom when someone asks you a
question, so please do your best in contributing to a
successful discussion. Responses and questions to
others should, of course, be posed in a
respectable tone. Students are expected to answer
all questions asked of them on the conferencing
site.
Travel to the
Angel software
system, log in, click the "Discussion" tab, and look for
"Discussion #1"
Last Revised: 1-2-10
