For Part One (completed during the orientation session), copy the questions into your word processor; then, respond to the questions. Save the word processing file in Rich Text Format (*.rtf) and name it "part1.rtf" (without the quotation marks). Last, print and submit a hard copy of Part One of your quiz before you leave the orientation session.

For Part Two, create a separate file and save that second file in Rich Text Format as "part2.rtf" (without the quotation marks). Complete the quiz. When you have finished Part Two of the quiz and saved it, create an e-mail message addressed to your instructor, Kurt Neumann (kneumann@harpercollege.edu). Then, attach Part Two as an attachment to the same e-mail message. (Also, please see the reminders regarding e-mail courtesies that are posted to the course web site.)

To repeat--Part Two should be saved as a Rich Text Format file and submitted as a file attachment to an e-mail message.

Part One: Course Material/Syllabus
All of the information for this part of the quiz can be found on the course web site.

• List the names of the formal projects in the class (hint: only those assignments that include the word "Project").

• How many points are possible in the class?

• How much time per week can you expect to spend online for this class? (Not including time spent doing regular class work.)

• What is the URL of the class web site?

• How does one locate the course description on the class web site, and what are the two main points of that description? (You don't need to summarize them.)

• What are the five basic writing goals for the class?

• What are the three "e-mail courtesies" that you should follow when sending an e-mail message to me or your classmates?

Part Two: Writing Exercise
Examine the following web sites, all of which address writing effective e-mail messages:

• http://www.thewritecontext.com/hints_email.htm
  (© The Write Context)
• http://www.net-market.com/email.htm
  (© Charles Kessler and Associates)
• http://www.bspage.com/1netiq/Netiq.html
  (© Business Netiquette International)

Next, in two or three paragraphs summarize what information the four sites have in common and in what ways they differ. Then, use your own experience with writing and receiving e-mail messages to reflect on and respond to the information you found on those sites. For instance, consider what information you find valuable in those sites. What information surprised you? What information do you accept and what information makes you skeptical?

Remember, Part Two needs to be submitted as an attachment to the e-mail message.