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Hello, and welcome[br]to summer term.

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I'm creating some of

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these quick instructional[br]videos just to walk you

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through things to expect

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this summer in this[br]particular course,

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which is the[br]introduction to aging,

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a six-week online[br]asynchronous course.

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Just to get us started here,

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I'm going to show you

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the Canvas course and walk

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you through what to[br]expect a little bit here.

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We'll go through the[br]syllabus a bit as

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well. This is the home page.

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This is now live,

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and you can find information[br]here on the home page,

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just very general[br]information such

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as information about me.

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You can go to this link here and

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see a little bit of[br]information about me,

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including contact information[br]and my office hours.

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At any point, feel free to[br]drop into this Zoom link.

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This will be my[br]virtual office space,

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and I will be there[br]Tuesdays from 9:00 A.M. to

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noon and Wednesdays from[br]10:00 A.M. to noon.

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Going back to the[br]home page here.

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You will also find a[br]link to the syllabus.

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I'm going to go over[br]this here in a moment.

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You'll find a link to the[br]textbook, which is required.

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It is available online[br]through the library.

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Make sure you're logged[br]into your Wolf Web account,

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and go ahead and click[br]on this link and you can

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access the textbook that way.

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Then you will see modules[br]listed down here.

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There are only six[br]modules, one per week,

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and each one will be live at[br]the beginning of the week.

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I'll just show you what[br]that looks like for Week 1,

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just to give you a[br]little bit of an idea.

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Also up here, we have

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some other modules that just[br]have some helpful resources

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and things that you can

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use if you feel like they[br]will be helpful to you.

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But Week 1, I have[br]posted an overview page.

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This is always going to be[br]the case just to give you

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a overview of what to[br]expect for the week.

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We cover a lot of[br]material each week,

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and the term goes[br]by really fast.

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It's important that you[br]stay on top of all of

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your assignments and all of

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your readings as[br]much as possible,

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because it's very easy to get

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behind in a course like this.

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Just want to make[br]sure that you are

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as organized as possible.

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We've got some content[br]here for you to explore.

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The focus for this[br]first week is learning

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just generally what[br]is gerontology about.

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We're going to talk about[br]the longevity dividend,

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and how we can think[br]about population aging in

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a more positive way[br]versus using a lot

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of ageist stereotypes[br]and attitudes.

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We're going to talk[br]about ageism in

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general and social[br]theories of aging,

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and the science of aging,

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so getting into,

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what are the mechanisms[br]that underlie

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the process of aging[br]physiologically?

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We will talk about some[br]physical changes of aging,

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so some of the things that[br]happen to us physically like

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our skin wrinkling and

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our hair turning gray,[br]and things like that.

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For each week you're going[br]to find that you have

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a discussion forum as a way for

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you to engage with the material.

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This week is mostly a[br]way for you to introduce

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yourselves to each other

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and get to know[br]who's in the class.

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You also have a quiz.

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This will be a way for you to[br]apply what you've learned,

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and then an opportunity to

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just reflect back on what[br]you did for the week,

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and make sure that you've

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completed all of[br]your assignments.

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We're going to go[br]over to the syllabus.

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Again, you can access this from

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the home page by clicking[br]on this button here,

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or you can also access it[br]by clicking on the panel.

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You can do a preview by

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clicking here or you can[br]download this document.

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We're going to go ahead and[br]just do a preview here.

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Again, this is a[br]six-week course.

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It runs pretty quickly.

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I just have some[br]information here at

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the beginning about[br]the description,

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the required text, the goals.

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I'm not going to go[br]through this in detail,

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but if you have any[br]questions whatsoever,

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please feel free to reach[br]out to me as needed.

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This is a course that fulfills[br]a Gen Ed requirement,

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which is one of the really

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positive things[br]about this course.

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It also is one of

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the requirements for the[br]gerontology certificate.

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Whether you're thinking[br]about a certificate

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or a minor, or a major,

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this is the best course to start

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with because it[br]really does give you

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that foundational material that

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you need for the[br]gerontology curriculum.

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I have some information here[br]about how to communicate.

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Most information is going[br]to go to your email.

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I do post announcements,

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and those should be also set up

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to go to your email inbox.

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Please just make sure to keep

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track of any information[br]that's coming to you.

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Again, it's easy to fall[br]behind in a course like this.

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I just want to make sure that[br]you are staying on top of

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all of the information that[br]I am communicating to you.

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I'll be keeping track[br]of your participation

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through your engagement and[br]your assignment submissions.

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If I do notice that[br]you're falling behind,

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I will likely be making

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a referral to the student[br]success in advising.

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Just keep that in mind.

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I do want to make[br]sure that you're able

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to successfully[br]complete the course.

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My late policy essentially is,

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I can't really accept[br]late discussion posts,

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quizzes, or exams.

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That being said, make[br]sure you reach out to me.

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A lot of times I can be[br]flexible and re-open

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an assignment and still

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allow you to submit[br]something if it's late.

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Papers, I generally will accept

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up to four days late with[br]an automatic deduction

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of 10% after the due[br]date for each day.

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Again, reach out to me if

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you have any questions on that.

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I've got some other information

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here about some misconduct,

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guidelines, mandatory[br]reporting, accommodations.

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A couple things I want[br]to point out as well.

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This is the grading[br]scale that we use.

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You'll notice like[br]for assignments,

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everything is still[br]graded on this scale.

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At the end of the term,

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when you get your final grade,

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if it is something[br]that is below a 63%,

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this is a new policy[br]at the university,

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it's actually going to be[br]reflected as NC or no credit,

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rather than a D- or an[br]F as your final grade.

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This is just a way mostly[br]to help students keep

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their GPA up so that if you are

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getting something less[br]than a D in the course,

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it will just be a no credit

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and will not impact[br]your GPA ultimately.

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You will need to retake[br]the course if it's

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a requirement, but hopefully,

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this is a way that[br]students can be

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better supported in terms[br]of their success overall.

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Let me get to our[br]assignments here.

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As I said, every[br]week you're going to

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see opportunities for[br]engaging and applying,

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so that we do those through[br]discussions and quizzes.

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Those are really just[br]going to be through

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Weeks 1 through 5.

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Week 6 is going to be a[br]little bit different,

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because that's when you're[br]going to be focusing on

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your final exam and pulling[br]everything together.

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Also your gerontology paper is

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something that you'll be[br]working on throughout the term.

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Just to give you a little

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bit more information about this.

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Again, after you explore[br]the content each week,

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you'll be engaging with[br]your peers in discussion

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and then applying your[br]knowledge through quizzes.

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I just realized I say[br]Moodle here in my syllabus,

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and I really should say[br]Canvas, not Moodle.

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The assignment that I[br]mentioned is your paper.

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You're going to be[br]writing a research paper

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of a topic of your interest.

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I will be providing some[br]video instructions on that,

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so you'll get more detail

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here very soon about[br]the gerontology paper.

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Then the only exam that you have

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in this course is your final.

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It's going to be[br]similar to the quizzes,

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but longer, and it will be

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cumulative of[br]everything you learned.

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This is something that, again,

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I will provide some more

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detailed instructions[br]so that you

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feel more prepared as[br]we get closer for that.

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Of course, I have the[br]outline here that just

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shows what to expect[br]for each week.

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The dates of each week,

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and also the topics that[br]we're going to be covering.

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You'll see that each week we[br]cover a variety of topics.

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Again, it's a very[br]quick condensed course.

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Your paper will be due[br]at the end of Week 5,

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so just make sure to[br]be prepared for that.

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Then like I said,[br]your final exam

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will be due at the[br]end of Week 6.

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That's going to be Friday,

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and you'll have all day to[br]complete your final exam.

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That just gives you a little bit

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of an overview of[br]what to expect.

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Again, the course moves fast.

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Make sure that you reach out[br]if you've got questions.

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I'm happy to answer[br]questions as needed,

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and I'm happy to[br]meet with you during

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office hours at any time.

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Good luck, welcome to summer,

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and I hope you all are[br]doing really well.