Dear Alan, Donald.... (5 group members),<p>

At the end of module 4 Using Online Media (<FONT COLOR=#FF0000>Monday, November 13</FONT>) you are required to submit a collaborative essay that will contribute 25 % to the final grade.<p>
This essay has to cover at least the following topics:<ol>

<li><U>Advantages and disadvantages of online learning in Distance Education</U><br>
In this section it should be considered ...<br>
(x-x pages)

<li><U>Individual and organizational requirements for successful online Distance Education</U><br>
In this section ...<br>
(x-x pages)

<li><U>General conclusion</U><br>
The conclusion should contain at least the following topics: ...<br>
(x-x pages)</ol><p>

The text must not exeed 10 (<FONT COLOR=#FF0000>im Syllabus steht urspr&uuml;nglich 15</FONT>) pages in print (double spaced). You mightorganize the writing process by<ul>
<li>writing proposals of all parts jointly by all team members or
<li>dedicate each section to one or two person of your group who write a
proposal.</ul><p>
Please, find a document with <A HREF="http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/zef/cde/tips.htm" target="_new">TIPS FOR COLLABORATIVE WRITING AND PEER REVIEWING ASSIGNMENTS</A>.<p>


The group should then discuss the proposals and sent the final version to
the assignment section (see below).<p>

All the best,<br>
Joachim Hasebrook 
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<hr>
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<B>Each group member has to submit the collaborative document <U>seperately</U> to the Submit Assignments Area under the left hand class menu.</B> Otherwise it is not possible to assign an individual grade for each member.

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With respect to the easy to handle file formats on our side we recommend the 
following alternatives:<p>
<i>1. Rich Text Format (*.rtf)</i><p>
The Rich Text Format is our preferred file format to avoid virus infections. 
Try to save your essay as (*.rtf) in your office software before attaching it 
to the WebTycho <b>Submit Assignments Area</b> under the left hand class menu.  The other file formats that 
are accepted are:<p>
<i>2. HTML (*.htm)<br>
3. plain text in WebTycho or plain text created with a text editor 
(*.txt)</i><p>

For reasons of consistency we suggest the following <b>header</b> on top of 
your essay:<p>
[Your Name]<br>
[OMDE 605]<br>
[your section: 9040 or 9042]<br>
[Date]<br>
[Title of your essay]<p>

In case you face technical problems with WebTycho, you may  also send your 
essays as E-mail before Midnight on <B>Monday, November 13 (EST)</B> to: 
<A HREF="mailto:hasebrook@bankakademie.de">hasebrook@bankakademie.de</A>.
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Please, direct any questions regarding the assignment to: 
<A HREF="mailto:hasebrook@bankakademie.de">hasebrook@bankakademie.de</A>.
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Kind regards,<br>
Olaf