INRW GUIDE SHEET FOR INCOMING STUDENTS Dear Student, This guide is for students who join class after the official first day of class. Please read through this document carefully to the end and then follow and complete the directions. You are responsible for completing the tasks listed here. Please see additional documents on my Learning Web page. A. Assignments for the first day: 1. Read through the entire course syllabus. When you are finished, you may print a copy of the syllabus, sign it, and turn it in for 5 bonus points on the first quiz. 2. Go to the library or computer lab at any HCC campus and login to the computer; activate your HCC email account if you have not already done so. 3. Go to my Learning Web (LW) page. Locate the “Focus on Retention” document. Print it out, complete it, and bring it to class the next class period. B. Assignments for the Second Day: 1. Buy your Textbooks and Aplia access. 2. Set up your Turnitin.com account (see document on LW). 3. Set up your Aplia account using the free access (see document on LW) 4. Locate the “First 5 Journal Entries” document (on LW). Complete the 5 writing assignments; be sure to use a different page for each entry. 5. Read Chapter 1. Assignment for Third and Subsequent Days: Check your Calendar and check with a classmate. Homework assignments are always written on the board.