How much time will the course take?

The UC Davis General Catalog indicates that you should receive 1 unit of credit for three hours of work each week including time spent in lectures and working on the GE Writing Experience (see Academic Credit in the catalog index). For this four unit course, this would be 12 hours per week.This is the eleventh year the course is being taught entirely on the web. The course material has been divided into cohesive units called "lectures". Some of these units may take you more than 50 minutes to complete, but overall, based on previous experience, I think you will be able to complete the course in the recommended amount of time or less.

One thing that is very important for a web based course is for you to plan several hours each week to work on the course on the web. Do not let yourself get behind.

This is a course in which you will need to learn new information via memorization. If you are not used to courses in which memorization is required (sometimes called "content" courses), you should set aside time each week to read the material and practice the review questions. You will also need to use the new information you are learning when you prepare your essays.

Each year, some students lose points because they "forget" to turn in their assignments on time. Be sure to put the due dates for assignments on a calendar and be sure to check it regularly.

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