Welcome to the online section of ENG 132: Composition II. This course is designed as 95% online and 5% is reserved for conferences on campus or over the phone. Please email the instructor to schedule a conference if you cannot meet or phone during the instructor's office hours as listed on the course syllabus: http://adm.hfcc.edu/~pkearly/ENG132.99syllabusFall2008.rtf 

The textbook for this course is available at the HFCC Bookstore: http://collegestore.hfcc.edu (Click Textbooks, then select the semester, course, and section).

On the first day of class, you must log in to the college’s online class management website in order to access all class materials, including handouts, directions for assignments, and due dates.  If you are not familiar with how to use UCompass, to login, go to http://henryford.ucompass.com and click the link that says “Login Information” on the left hand column.

Please review How to Use UCompass at the following website to insure you understand how to properly submit assignments: http://adm.hfcc.edu/~pkearly/HowtoUseUCompass.htm. One common mistake is forgetting to check the box at the bottom of an assignment screen that indicates you would like the assignment "submitted for a grade." You must check that box; otherwise I will not know to grade the assignment. 

You have the option to submit assignments using Microsoft Word or "rich text format" attachments through the "submit" option under each assignment on this website or through the course email.  If you do not have a word processing program on your computer, you can download a free Microsoft Word compatible program at the following website: http://download.openoffice.org/2.3.0/index.html

As recommended by the college IT department, once the semester begins, please only use the course email (username@henryford.ucompass.com) to communicate with the instructor and not any free email accounts like Hotmail or AOL as these are filtered by the UCompass software and I will not be able to receive email from them in order to protect the system from spam or viruses.

 

Prior to the start of the semester, however, please email or phone me if you have any questions about the course.

Sincerely,

Peter Kearly, Ph.D.

English Division

Henry Ford Community College

5101 Evergreen Rd.

Dearborn, MI  48128

Office: A-208

Phone: (313) 317-6682

Email: pkearly@hfcc.edu