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Answer the following questions:

1. What skills are important during distance education courses?

a.	Information technology
b.	Computer technology
c.	Interpersonal
d.	All of the above

2. Distance education students will utilize which of the following computer-mediated resources?

a.	Databases
b.	Web pages
c.	Interaction with peers
d.	All of the above

3. True or False:
During distance education courses, the "luxury" of lectures are replaced with the student's own effort to make logical connections, interpret facts, devise arguments, and synthesize knowledge.

4. True or False:
Distance education learners will write more often, which can be more challenging than oral discussion.

5. True or False:
The distance education learning environment involves both human and equipment ability.

6. True or False:
Distance education students do not need a dedicated workspace for active learning; it is okay if the study space is randomly chosen for each study session.

7. When you connect to the Internet, you have a

a.	Free pass to anywhere
b.	A virtual address
c.	Time limit
d.	All of the above

8. True or False:
It is okay to copy and paste directly from a web page into your term papers.

9. A PDF file uses the following plug-in:

a.	Acrobat Reader
b.	QuickTime
c.	iTunes
d.	All of the above

10. Use the following example to choose which attribute makes it unprofessional.

From: funky@yahoo.com
To:teacher@statecollege.edu
Subject:

Dear Prof,

i was wonderinf if you have a copy of the syllabus. i lost mine.

a.	No subject heading
b.	Improper writing conventions
c.	No signature
d.	All of the above

11. Flaming is a term for

a.	Connecting to Internet quickly
b.	Sending an online document
c.	Communicating harshly online
d.	All of the above

12. True or False:
In order to chat, users need to be online at the same time.

13. True or False:
In order to use an electron bulletin board, users need to be online at the same time.

14. Which of the following is an example of asynchronous discussion?

a.	Chat room
b.	Instant messaging
c.	Bulletin Board
d.	All of the above

15. Who may enter a WebCT course?

a.	Registered students
b.	Course faculty
c.	Authorized staff
d.	All of the above

16. True or False:
Students must maintain the rules of client confidentiality during online courses.

17. True or False:
All Social Work Department courses use a template layout design.

18. Which page in social work courses organizes Session dates, readings, assignments, and instructional materials?

a.	Syllabus
b.	Details
c.	Table
d.	All of the above

19. A Session is

a.	A time unit in the course
b.	Arranged in weekly increments
c.	From Friday 5 PM to Friday 5 PM
d.	All of the above

20. Course handouts are posted in the ______ column of the Table page.

a.	Sessions
b.	Assignments
c.	Instruction
d.	All of the above

21. True or False:
Metro State students need to pay additional fees (in addition to tuition) to access the Auraria Library online.

22. True or False:
Distance education students assume more responsibility for their own education.

23. Since the Social Work Department values participation within the distance education experience, each course

a.	Has an attendance policy
b.	Meets at least once on campus
c.	Requires online chats with the instructor
d.	All of the above

24. True or False:
Instructors of distance education courses will send emails each Session to remind students about the reading assignment.

25. Critical thinking involves

a.	A sense of curiosity
b.	Looking for proof
c.	Suspending judgment until all facts are in
d.	All of the above

26. Virtual office hours are

a.	Unlimited access to instructor
b.	Specified by the instructor
c.	A replacement to using Forum
d.	All of the above

27. DO or DO NOT type in all capital letters when communicating online.

28. DO or DO NOT spell check and proofread emails.

29. DO or DO NOT give out personal contact information of others without their specific permission to do so.

30. The Internet

a.	makes new kinds of information sharing possible.
b.	requires the ability to discern between legitimate and inappropriate outdated sources.
c.	makes some, but not all, academic journals available.
d.	All of the above

31. FAQs means

a.	Facts Above Quotients
b.	Frequently Above Qualities
c.	Frequently Asked Questions
d.	All of the above

32. True or False:
Copyright laws apply online.

33. True or False:
Confidentiality of client online files and information is automatically protected online.

34. True or False:
While some academic journals may available online through the Auraria Library, it may still be necessary to obtain print copies of entire journal articles.

35. True or False:
MetroConnect is the official means of college communication.

36. Citation is important because

a.	Establishes findings
b.	Gives credit for intellectual property
c.	Notes borrowed work
d.	All of the above

37. APA editorial style is

a.	The rules for presentation
b.	The standards for presentation
c.	Available in a manual
d.	All of the above

38. True or False:
You may need to cite your sources if you are making a claim of fact in a bulletin board posting.

39. True or False:
It is okay to post only one message a week on the course bulletin board; it is sufficient for participation points.

40. True or False:
Students are encouraged to address each other in the bulletin board.