UNION COUNTY COLLEGE

1033 Springfield Avenue

Cranford, NJ 07016

 

 

Spring 2008  Semester

BUS-101-300, Introduction to Contemporary Business

 Dear Student,

Welcome to the online course BUS-101-300, Introduction to Contemporary Business.   CLASS BEGINS THE FIRST DAY OF THE SEMESTER, SEPTEMBER 3.   IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE YOUR   TEXTBOOK  THE FIRST DAY OF THE SEMESTER.  

The required online course textbook for Introduction to Contemporary Business, BUS-101-300, is EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS, 3RD EDITION,  Bovee, Thill, and Mescon, Prentice Hall,  2007.   If you purchase the text from the UCC Cranford Bookstore, be sure to purchase the online package of the new book for the online course (BUS-101-300).   You will receive the textbook and a free WebCT Student One Key Access Kit.     UCC Cranford Bookstore hours can be found by calling the bookstore at 908-709-7619.  You can purchase the textbook by mail from the bookstore with a major credit card. 

A syllabus, data sheet, and other information can be found on my website.  Use the following address. 

http://faculty.ucc.edu/business-henderson

If needed, click on http://www.ucc.edu, click Distance Education, click Online Starter Kit, and click Online student Orientation for further information. 

You will be able to log on to the online course on January 24.  To log on to the online course Introduction to Contemporary Business, BUS-101-300, complete these steps:

1.      Click on this Website.  To access WebCT, you must use one of the following for your browser:  Microsoft IE 5.0, 5.5,  or 6.0; Netscape 6.2.x (needs Java plug in) or 7.0; AOL 7.0 or  8.0.

http://webct.ucc.edu   

2.      Click “My WebCT.”

3.    Keyboard the Username.  It will be your student CWID.  

4.         Keyboard the Password.  It will be your birth date, in the month, day, year  format. (mmddyy) 

Note:  The password cannot be changed.   

Example:

A student with a CWID of 12345678 and a birthday of June 21, 1988

will be able to logon to WebCT using the following:  

                            Username: 

                            12345678 

                             Password

                               062188 

4.         Click on course.

5.         There will be instructions as to how to enter One Key  using the access code which came with your text. 

6.         Proceed as instructed.

One orientation meeting is scheduled on the Cranford Campus on Saturday, September 13,  H-216 from 3:00 - 4:20 p.m.  It is strongly advised  that you attend this orientation meeting.    An overview of the course and a Web-CT orientation will be presented.   Tests will be given online.   You will not be required to come to campus at any time.

I hope to be talking to you in WebCT.  Please contact me at  Rhenderson@ucc.edu or 908-497-4271 if you have any questions or comments.  I look forward to working with you.

 

Dr. R. Henderson, Senior Professor
Business Department
Union County College