PhD 101: Coursework & Planning

When you log in, often times you have to acknowledge some sort of courseroom/faculty expectations.  Be sure to read them fully.  The last thing you want is to be docked for acknowledging an agreement you didn’t read.  In the courseroom, the required course materials, syllabus, professor expectations, and the expectations of the school, will be provided. I highly recommend that you go over each module so you know what to expect work-wise. If you need to, print it out. Printing out everything for the course, as soon as the room opened, helped me to plan out the weeks of work. Also, if there are additional materials that you will need, you should receive an e-mail prior to the courseroom opening so you can buy them in advance.  

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