PUT COURSE SYLLABI AND OTHER TEACHING MATERIALS ON THE WEB
Despite widespread use of World Wide Web in finance curriculum, Web page authoring, which provides a rich opportunity to explore Web, receives little attention in Finance text books. This paper presents a method to put Course syllabi on the Web. A template provided in the paper could be used to put any other teaching materials, assignments, homework projects, solutions to homework problems, class notes etc. on the Web. Furthermore, since the basic structure is flexible, it can be modified for any other applications, such as sample tests etc.
Do you want to bring the World Wide Web closer to your students and make learning exciting? If so, here is the short course: Create a homepage on the web and put syllabi, other teaching materials and wide variety of resources that students need for your courses there1. This would enable your students to learn and use the web for all their information needs and ideas. Easy WWW integration combined with a consistent set of menu commands help the student gather news, collect important data, do the research for assignments in real time and keep up with changing technologies. Students use the Web to compare and contrast, to research, to gather information, to improve critical thinking and analysis while doing some class projects.
At first glance, writing Web pages looks like a difficult task. But, it is not; however, it is a process that takes plenty of practice. There are several resources on the Web that can lead you through the process of learning HTML and Web page authoring techniques. These resources range from the simple text forms with tags and buttons to the most complex with image maps etc. for a dynamic homepage. Finding these resources is made very easy by search engines such as Yahoo (www.yahoo.com).
A good web site is one that takes full advantage of the medium's awesome potential. The use of printed text, photos, movies, audio, graphics and animation make the web interesting to its users. Unlike other mediums like a printed news paper, a Web site can be easily updated and distributed and can contain an almost unlimited amount of information. It is possible to put even more utility and pizzazz into the Web pages through JavaScript2.
This syllabus and resource page does "what a good tutor does - identify concepts students have trouble with and give them targeted instruction where they need it most". Students don't get frustrated when they come to a concept they don't understand, because the multimedia tutorials help them work through it. Exploring investment world using Web is fun. When students find, organize and monitor information on the WWW, they find it more rewarding.
Creating this Web site is very rewarding to educators and students. You will be helping to link your school with the rest of the world. Your students will be learning how to use the latest technology which will help them in the future, and they will have fun in the process!
Main objective of this paper is to present a template for a syllabus page, with a little JavaScript for buttons and a clock. This paper also describes the process of putting this page on the Web.
Find a Home for Your Page
Source HTML file for the syllabus page is provided as a template in the appendix. Using any wordprocessor such as Word Perfect or Word, type the template with appropriate changes and save it as a text file with html extension (e.g., syllabus.html). If your software does not allow you to save the file with html extension, save it as htm file and later on after transfer to the Web Server, change the name of the file as html. Using FTP (File Transfer Protocol), transfer the file to Web Server. Details follow.
In order to make documents such as Syllabus page accessible on the World Wide Web (WWW), a Web server is needed. A Web server is the hardware and software used to store and deliver HTML documents for use on the WWW. Once you know whose Web Server will hold your Webpage files, you must copy files from your PC to the Server-upload the files. The exact procedure for doing this differs by provider; you must get complete uploading instructions directly from the company whose server you will use. Do not forget to upload all files-including picture files and any linked files-and store them in the same server directory as the HTML file. After uploading, always retest your links online to make sure they work from their new server home. University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) and most of the educational institutions maintain Web servers. In USL, all documents that you want to make accessible on the WWW must be stored in your Unix account in a directory called public_html.
Transfer Files to Web Server
File transfer means to copy files from one system (say your PC) to another (say, mainframe).FTP is one file transfer program which is very widely used. The most common error made by inexperienced internet users is transferring a file in the wrong mode; FTP has two modes, ASCII and binary (also called image mode). You tell FTP which mode to use with the binary and ascii commands. When a file is corrupted, the first thing you should suspect is the wrong mode in FTP.
First run FTP, telling it the name of the host (computer) you want to transfer files to. After the host answers, it asks for user name and password. To transfer a text file on pc (c:\wpdoc\email\ws2) to the host computer, user types put c:\wpdoc\email\ws2. Finally, quit FTP. Look at the example below.
ftp> open a93.ucs.usl.edu
Connected to
a93.ucs.usl.edu.
220 a93.ucs.usl.edu FTP server (Version
wu-2.4.2-academ
User (a93.ucs.usl.edu:(none)): smr8609
331 Password required for smr8609.
Password:
230 User smr8609 logged in.
ftp> put c:\wpdoc\email\ws2
200
PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data
connection for WS2.
226 Transfer complete.
932 bytes sent in 0.00 seconds (932000.00 Kbytes/sec)
ftp> quit
To transfer an image file say GIF or JPEG file, make sure that you are in binary mode (i.e., from ftp> prompt, type bin and then follow the above procedure.
If you want to copy the other way, that is from mainframe computer to your PC, it's just about the same procedure, except that you use get instead of put.
Procedure For Creating public_html Directory and Homepage on UNIX at University of Southwestern Louisiana.
Login to your Unix account and at % prompt (from your home directory) type: mkdir public_html and press RETURN.
Type: chmod 755 public_html [RETURN]
At this point, you have created your homepage directory, along with setting appropriate WWW access. Now HTML files, and other graphics files (such as .jpg, .gif etc.) can be copied into public_html directory using File Transfer Protocol (FTP); these files will be accessible on the WWW. Your actual homepage should be kept in a file called index.html. Each time you copy a file into the public_html directory, you must set the proper access mode for the file. From % prompt, go to directory public_html and while in that directory, type chmod 644 filename (where filename is the name of the file that you wish to make accessible to the WWW). The internet and WWW make use of a standard - the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) - which identifies your WWW-accessible files via the type of server, the host name of the computer the file is on, and the complete path to the file. Essentially, it is through the URL that users may access your Homepage.
The URL for my homepage is:
http://www.ucs.usl.edu/~smr8609/
URL for
my syllabus page is:
http://www.ucs.usl.edu/~smr8609/fnan425.html
e-mail
address for any questions you have:
smr8609@usl.edu
Users (students, for example) access your homepage using some sort of Web browser (e.g., Netscape, Microsoft Explorer, Lynx etc.). The user must specify your URL in order to access your homepage.
This template could be used to put any other teaching materials, assignments, homework projects, solutions to homework problems, class notes etc. Furthermore, since the basic structure is flexible, it can be modified for any other applications, such as sample tests etc.
A Beginner's Guide to HTML-from ncsa. A good guide for beginners. http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html
A Beginner's Guide to HTML Programing - designed to easily teach HTML Home/Web Page design to people of at all levels; has step by step proceedures on publishing your Home/Web Page after it is completed. http://members.aol.com/teachemath/class.htm
A Quick Guide to HTML and CGI Scripts - A quick guide to writing HTML and CGI scripts. http://snowwhite.it.brighton.ac.uk/~mas/mas/courses/html/html.html
Introduction to HTML - introductory HTML tutorial for people who have never authored hypertext documents before. http://www.cwru.edu/help/introHTML/toc.html
HTML 101 - basic HTML tags. Make you own web page on the net. HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/5969/index.html
HTML Made Really Easy - teaches HTML quickly, clearly, and concisely, with examples. Teaches core understanding of HTML as well as direct practical knowledge. http://www.jmarshall.com/easy/html/
HTML: An Interactive Tutorial for Beginners - learn to write HTML by example. http://www.davesite.com/webstation/html/
Teach Me! HTML - tutorial aimed at all levels. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/4977/index.html
Bare Bones Guide to HTML http://werbach.com/barebones/
Webmonkey - HTML Tutorial - reviews basic codes and leads on to advanced features. http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/teachingtool/
Craig's 1 Stop for HTML - everything you need to build a webpage. http://www.cyber-quest.com/home/craig/index.html
Using any wordprocessor such as Word Perfect or Word type the template with
appropriate changes and save it as a text file. Using FTP, transfer the file to
Web Server.
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>RAO's FNAN425
Java Script Page</TITLE>
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">
<!--
function openDir (form) {
if (form.directory.selectedIndex
== 0)
parent.library.location="page2.html"
if
(form.directory.selectedIndex == 1)
parent.library.location="page3.html"
}
var timerID = null;
var timerRunning = false;
function
stopclock (){
if(timerRunning)
clearTimeout(timerID);
timerRunning =
false;
}
function startclock () {
// Make sure the clock is stopped
stopclock();
showtime();
}
function showtime () {
var now =
new Date();
var hours = now.getHours();
var minutes = now.getMinutes();
var seconds = now.getSeconds()
var timeValue = "" + ((hours >12) ?
hours -12 :hours)
timeValue += ((minutes < 10) ? ":0" : ":") + minutes
timeValue += ((seconds < 10) ? ":0" : ":") + seconds
timeValue +=
(hours >= 12) ? " P.M." : " A.M."
document.clock.face.value = timeValue;
// you could replace the above with this
// and have a clock on the
status bar:
// window.status = timeValue;
timerID =
setTimeout("showtime()",1000);
timerRunning = true;
}
// Netscapes
Clock - Stop
// end Helpers -->
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#C00C00"
onLoad="startclock()">
<CENTER><P><BASE
TARGET="_top"><A
NAME="top"></A></P></CENTER>
<CENTER><TABLE WIDTH="100%" >
<TR>
<TD><B><FONT COLOR="#000080"><FONT
SIZE=+3><I>JavaScript:</I>
Fnan425
Syllabus</FONT></FONT></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE></CENTER>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0
WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
>
<TR>
<TD
valign=top><B><FONT SIZE=-1><A
HREF="mailto:smr8609@usl.edu">Dr.
Spuma
M. Rao</A>.<BR>
Updated whenever</FONT></B></TD>
<TD valign=bottom
align=right><FORM name="clock" onSubmit="0"><INPUT
type="text"
name="face" size=13 value=""></FORM></TD>
<TD align=right
valign=bottom><FORM><B><FONT
SIZE=-1>Syllabus</FONT></B>
</FORM></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<FORM></A></FONT><B>Are you a
JavaScript
expert?</B> <INPUT TYPE="button" Value=" Yes "
onClick="alert('Gee,
I\'m not. If you can suggest ways to improve this page, please
let me know.
--Rao')")><INPUT TYPE="button" Value="Unsure"
onClick="alert('I am not
sure either. Wait, I\'m sure that I\'m not an expert.
--Rao')")><INPUT
TYPE="button" Value=" No "
onClick="alert('Neither am I, which is why this
page only presents *simple* things.
But I bet you could use this message set
up for many useful things.
--Rao')")></FORM></P></CENTER>
<TABLE
CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" >
<TR>
<TD bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT
SIZE=+2>Welcome to the World of
JavaScript!</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Just when I started to
get the hang of HTML and frames, out comes JavaScript!
As I have a Web site
which uses frames for navigation,
obviously, I needed to learn a little
JavaScript.
Here is a syllabus which uses a little of it.
I decided to
collect the <I>simplest</I> things for use in my
pages. This
page is an outgrowth of that.</P>
<P><A
HREF="http://home.netscape.com/comprod/mirror/index.html"><IMG
SRC="netscape.gif" HSPACE=12 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=31 WIDTH=88
ALIGN=RIGHT></A>
<B>Netscape 2.0:</B> If you
haven't already done so, you probably should
<A
HREF="http://home.netscape.com/comprod/mirror/index.html">download the
latest version of Netscape</A>. JavaScript only works with Netscape
2.0
and later betas.</P>
<P><B><FONT
COLOR="#C00C00"><FONT
SIZE=-1>Warning:</FONT></FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=-1>
This is a tentative syllabus. Instructor reserves the right to make changes
in course content
or instructional technique without notice or
obligation. No extra credit work is allowed.
</FONT></P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><A
NAME="contents"></A></P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0
CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" >
<TR>
<TD
bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT SIZE=+2>Contents:
Syllabus</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<pre>
Associate Professor Rao
Office: 116
O.K. Allen Phone: 482-6099
Office Hours: M 5-6; TR 9-12:30; and by
appointment.
FNAN 425 PORTFOLIO THEORY AND INVESTMENT ANALYSIS FALL 1997
T R 12:30 - 1:45P FGM 191
</pre>
<Blockquote>
Keeping pace with the ever-changing investment, financial, and
economic
theories and practices of today's market place can be
quite a challenge.
This course offers you a practical solution
and covers the most pressing
issues facing today's financial
professionals, including asset allocation,
international and
alternative investing, a comprehensive mutual fund
investing
overview, and portfolio management. This course is designed to
meet your long term objectives, provide appropriate
diversification and
enhance your overall performance. To succeed
in the global financial market
place, investment pros need
information-information that addresses today's
issues and
prepares you for tomorrow's challenges. This course offers
investment pros info resources to meet those needs.
<UL>
<LI><FONT SIZE=-1><A HREF="#aa" >Course
Description</A>
</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT
SIZE=-1><A HREF="#aa1" >Course Objectives
</A>
</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=-1><A HREF="#bb"
>Prerequisites</A>
</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT
SIZE=-1><A HREF="#bb1" >Text book and Readings
</A>
<B><I><FONT COLOR="#8B0000">- new
-</FONT></I></B>
</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=-1><A HREF="#ee" >Reference Books:
</A>
</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT
SIZE=-1><A HREF="#ff" >Grading
</A> </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=-1><A HREF="#gg" >Class
Attendance</A>
</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT
SIZE=-1><A HREF="#hh" >tests</A>
</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=-1><A HREF="#hh1" >Emergency Evacuation
Procedures</A>
</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT
SIZE=-1><A HREF="#jj" >Academic Honesty and Cheating</A>
</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=-1><A HREF="#ii"
>E-Mail Button</A> </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT
SIZE=-1><A HREF="#kk" >Changing Background Color</A>
</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=-1><A HREF="#oo"
>Sending Me Stuff To Debug
-- Questions</A>
</FONT></LI>
</UL>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><A NAME="aa"></A></P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0
CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" >
<TR>
<TD
bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT SIZE=+2>Course
Description</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>
Emphasis on an
efficient market approach to
analysis of securities and modern portfolio
theory, study of
quantifiable links between investment returns and risk.
Applications and extensions of portfolio theory.
</P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><A NAME="aa1"></A></P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
>
<TR>
<TD bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT
SIZE=+2>Course Objectives</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>
<ul>
<li>
Establish a solid understanding of basic
investment principles
<li>Develop the foundation to move on to more
complicated investment
concepts
<li>Understand basic principles of
asset allocation, return, risk,
correlation, mean variance optimization
<li>Understand and utilize historical asset class performance
<li>Investing in alternative Asset classes
<li>Examine
Portfolio structures in a detailed, quantitative manner.
<li>Use
portfolio optimization software to build portfolios
<li>Understand the
constraints of individual portfolios
<li>Refine manager evaluation
techniques
<li>Gain a better understanding of the inputs and
assumptions
underlying cost of equity, cost of debt models
<li>Understand Applications and Limitations of CAPM,
Beta
calculations,
Equity risk Premium Methodologies,
Risk-Free Rate Choices
<li>Understand how to use derivatives appropriately as a risk
management tool
</ul>
</P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><A NAME="bb"></A></P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0
CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" >
<TR>
<TD
bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT
SIZE=+2>Prerequisites</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>
Just
press on this botton:
</P>
<P><FORM><INPUT
TYPE="button" Value=" Button
"onClick="alert('Prerequisites:FNAN 300, FNAN
405, QMET 251,and Upper
division..')")></FORM>
</P>
<P><FORM METHOD="post" NAME="message"><B>Alert:</B>
<INPUT
type="radio" name="message" onClick="alert('See, if it\'s later
determined that you do not
complete the said prerequisites, you will be
disenrolled from the course.')")></FORM>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><A NAME="bb1"></A></P>
<TABLE
CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" >
<TR>
<TD bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT
SIZE=+2>Text book and Readings
</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>
Required text is:
James L Farrell: Portfolio Management,
1997, McGraw-Hill. Supplementary
Readings will be announced
in the class.
Cool pages!</P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><A NAME="ee"></A></P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
>
<TR>
<TD bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT
SIZE=+2>Reference Books
</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<ol>
<li>
Sharpe:
Investments, Prentice-Hall
<li> Cohen, Zinbarg, Ziekel: Investment
Analysis &
Portfolio Mgt. (Irwin)
<li> Reilly: Investments
(Dryden)
<li> Gitman & Joehnk: Fundamentals of Investing (Harper
&
Row)
<li> Jacob & Petit: Investments (Irwin)
<li> Winger, Frasca: Investments (Merrill)
<li> Jones:
Investments, Analysis and Management, Wiley
<li> Kolb: A Practical
Approach to Investing, Scott
Foresman
<li> Haugen: Introductory
Investment Theory
</ol>
<p> Students should learn to read
the Wall Street Journal's
Financial pages with a special emphasis on the
following:</P>
<ul>
<li> Front page and Review and
Outlook
<li> Abreast of the Market
<li> Heard on the Street
<li> Your Money Matters
<li> Credit Markets
</ul>
<p>The students are required to read the latest articles-with
special emphasis on the articles related to Investments,
portfolio
management, asset allocation-from the major academic
finance, economics,
business journals for the past one year. A
list of journals will be
announced in the class.
</p>
<P><A
NAME="ff"></A></P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0
WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" >
<TR>
<TD
bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT
SIZE=+2>Grading</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<blockquote>
<p>There
will be three exams before the final exam. The final exam
is comprehensive
and worth 200 points. The
final grade is a composite of the average of all
exams, attendance/class
preparation/homework, and projects. Note that
Attendance/class
preparation/homework accounts for 100 points. The class
will be assigned
several review questions at the end of each chapter and
students
will be called upon to provide their answers to one or more of
these questions. If the student is unprepared to answer the
question
when called upon, 10 points will be deducted from the
student's grade in
this category. </p>
<p>Due dates for the projects are
announced in the class. Penalties for turning in the project late will be
(the number of
school days late)^2, e.g., three days late would be a penalty
of 3^2=9
points. School days are defined as Monday to Friday when the
University is open. The penalty will be subtracted after the paper
is
graded on a normal basis. Do not start your search or paper
late.</p>
<p>Note: Project and homework will be given only letter grades.
Also, some projects may be given more weight than others.
No extra
credit work is allowed.</p>
<p><pre>
T1 100
T2 100
T3 100
T4 (Comprehensive) 200
A/C/Homework 100
Projects 100
=====
700 points
=====
</pre>
<p>The following
grading scale will be used
</p>
A > 90;
B = 80 - 89;
C
= 70 - 79;
D = 60 - 69;
F < 60
<p>You are responsible for
bringing a Scantron and a number 2 lead pencil
to each exam. Graded exams
are returned in the class period following
the exam.</p>
</blockquote>
<P><A NAME="gg"></A></P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
>
<TR>
<TD bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT
SIZE=+2>Class
Attendance</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<blockquote>
All students
should be aware of Regulation IV
pp. 457-458, University Bulletin, Vol. 74,
April 1989.
</blockquote>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>JavaScript document history buttons allow you to go back and forth
within
a frame. The Netscape 2.0 BACK buttons takes you back out of the
frame
(this was fixed on 3.0). You can place these buttons anywhere on a
page.
Try these buttons: <FORM><INPUT TYPE="button"
VALUE="<<"
onClick="history.go(-1)"><INPUT TYPE="button"
VALUE=">>"
onCLick="history.go(1)"></FORM>Here
is a
<B>reload</B> button (it works but starts you off back at the top
of the page):</P>
<P><FORM><INPUT TYPE="button"
VALUE="Reload"
onClick="location='#'"></FORM>
</P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><A NAME="hh"></A></P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
>
<TR>
<TD bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT
SIZE=+2>Tests</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<blockquote>
<p>Test one on September 25,
1997: Chapters will be announced in class.
</P>
<p>
Test
two on October 23, 1997: Chapters will be announced in class.</p>
<p>Test three on December 2, 1997: Chapters will be announced in
class.</p>
<p>
Paper, Project Due in my office before 12
noon on December 1, 1997.
</p>
<p>COMPREHENSIVE FINAL
EXAM:</p>
<p>December 15--> 10:15-12:45 for 12:30-1.45 TR
class.</p>
<p>December 15--> 06:00-08:50 for Monday evening
class.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<P>You
can also link to locations within the same page as follows:</P>
<P><FORM><INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Top of Page"
onClick="parent.location='#top'"></FORM></P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><A NAME="hh1"></A></P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
>
<TR>
<TD bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT
SIZE=+2>Emergency Evacuation
Procedures</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<blockquote>
<p>
A map of this floor
is posted near the elevator marking the
evacuation route and Designated
Rescue Area.
This is an area where emergency service personnel will go
first to look for individuals who need assistance
in exiting the
building. Students who may need assistance
should identify themselves to the
teaching
faculty.
</p>
</blockquote>
<P><A
NAME="jj"></A></P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0
WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" >
<TR>
<TD
bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT SIZE=+2>Academic Honesty and
Cheating</FONT></
I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<blockquote>
<p>
An essential rule in
every class is that all work for which a
student will receive credit be
entirely his/her own or
be properly documented to indicate sources. When a
student does
not follow this rule, he/she is dishonest and
he/she
defeats the purpose of the course and undermines the goals
of the
university. Cheating in any form will not
be tolerated.
</P>
<p>Cheating, in the context of academic matters, is the term broadly
used to describe all acts of dishonesty committed
in the taking tests or
examinations and in the preparation of
assignments. Cheating includes, but
not limited to, such
practices as gaining help from another person or using
crib notes
when taking a test. Cheating occurs when a
student makes use
of any unauthorized aids or materials.
Furthermore, any student who provides
unauthorized
assistance in academic work is also guilty of cheating. The
university considers cheating and plagiarism as serious
offenses. The
minimum penalty for a student guilty of either
dishonest act is a grade of
"F" in the course. The
maximum penalty is dismissal from the university.
</p>
</blockquote>
<P><A
NAME="ii"></A></P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0
WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" >
<TR>
<TD
bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT SIZE=+2>E-Mail
Button</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Here is a simple e-mail
button preset with a fake e-mail address (fake@fake.net). This
may help you
to send mail to your friends from within this page.</P>
<P><FORM><INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="e-mail"
onClick="parent.location='mailto:fake@fake.net'"></FORM></P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><A NAME="kk"></A></P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
>
<TR>
<TD bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT
SIZE=+2>Changing Background
Color</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Here is a very simple way
to change background colors.
Have fun.</P>
<P><FORM><INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="silver"
ONCLICK="document.bgColor='silver'"><INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="slate"
ONCLICK="document.bgColor='lightslategray'"><INPUT TYPE="button"
VALUE="azure" ONCLICK="document.bgColor='azure'"><INPUT TYPE="button"
VALUE="green" ONCLICK="document.bgColor='lightgreen'"><INPUT
TYPE="button"
VALUE="blue"
ONCLICK="document.bgColor='lightblue'"><INPUT TYPE="button"
VALUE="white" ONCLICK="document.bgColor='white'"></FORM></P>
<P>Hey look, you can even use radio buttons:</P>
<P><FORM METHOD="POST" NAME="bgcolor"><FONT
COLOR="#C0C0C0">*<INPUT type="radio" name="bgcolor"
ONCLICK="document.bgColor='silver'"></FONT>
<FONT
COLOR="#778899">*<INPUT type="radio" name="bgcolor"
ONCLICK="document.bgColor='lightslategray'"></FONT>
<FONT
COLOR="#F0FFFF">*<INPUT type="radio" name="bgcolor"
ONCLICK="document.bgColor='azure'"></FONT>
<FONT
COLOR="#90EE90">*<INPUT type="radio" name="bgcolor"
ONCLICK="document.bgColor='lightgreen'"></FONT>
<FONT
COLOR="#ADD8E6">*<INPUT type="radio" name="bgcolor"
ONCLICK="document.bgColor='lightblue'"></FONT>
<FONT
COLOR="#FFFFFF">*<INPUT type="radio" name="bgcolor"
ONCLICK="document.bgColor='white'"></FONT>
</FORM></P>
<P>You can even use the onMouseOver
technique. Slide (don't click) your
cursor from one side to the
other.</P>
<P><A HREF="/~smr8609/"
ONMOUSEOVER="document.bgColor='silver'">*</A>
<A
HREF="/~smr8609/"
ONMOUSEOVER="document.bgColor='lightslategray'">*</A>
<A
HREF="/~smr8609/" ONMOUSEOVER="document.bgColor='azure'">*</A>
<A HREF="/~smr8609/"
ONMOUSEOVER="document.bgColor='lightgreen'">*</A>
<A
HREF="/~smr8609/" ONMOUSEOVER="document.bgColor='lightblue'">*</A>
<A HREF="/~smr8609/"
ONMOUSEOVER="document.bgColor='white'">*</A></P>
<FORM><INPUT type="button" Value="Color Names"
ONCLICK="window.open('color.html', 'Color',
'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable
=no,copyhistory=yes,width=540,height=360')"></FORM>
</P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><A NAME="oo"></A></P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
>
<TR>
<TD bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT
SIZE=+2>Sending Me Stuff To Debug --
Questions</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<p>
Please don't send me
anything
to debug.
But I do welcome any suggestions you might have.
Thanks for
being understanding.</P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
>
<TR>
<TD bgcolor=#E0E0E0><B><I><FONT
SIZE=+2>NAMASTE!
</FONT></I></B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Thank you
for stopping by. Please feel free to send your suggestions,
comments and any
corrections. Before you leave, please make sure to mark
or tag this site for
future visits.</P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
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482-6195</P></CENTER>
<CENTER><P><FORM><INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Top of
Page"
onClick="parent.location='#top'"></FORM>
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HREF="mailto:smr8609@usl.edu">
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