Exam Study Guide

The Exam Study Guide is now available. Remember the exam is cumulative. More details will be available soon. Until then, have a Happy Thanksgiving.

EXAMS HAVE BEEN E-MAILED

I sent out the exams today. Please read the e-mail and contact me if you have any questions.

DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHED FILE UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO BEGIN THE EXAM.

GOOD LUCK!

EXAM REMINDER

No new module this week. Exam one will be e-mailed directly to your google account on or before October 9th and be due October 16th. Fall Break is week of October 15th, so your next module won't be due until October 23rd.

So study and then enjoy a short break!

3-Week Course Evaluation

We want HCC's distance learning courses to be the best they can be. Your early feedback will help us reach that goal. Please take a few minutes to complete a brief evaluation of this course. You will have until 11 p.m. Friday, September 7 to complete the evaluation.

To evaluate this course, click here and enter the following 3-digit PIN where prompted: 778

Please note that all evaluations are processed by the College's Office of Research and Institutional Effectiveness. Your responses and comments are anonymous and your instructor will only receive summarized results at the end of the evaluation period. We appreciate you taking a few minutes to provide a frank and honest evaluation of your course.

Jonathan Vester, Coordinator of Research and Institutional Effectiveness

Turning in Assignments

Make sure you have turned in your HOP Assignment. All students must turn in the HOP Assignment by August 24th or they will be dropped from the course.

If you have turned in your HOP Assignment you be wondering how you will turn in other assignments. Below is a video to help get you started. I know it is a bit fuzzy, but watch the mouse pointer and try to create a document on your own e-mail account. Please contact me if you have any questions. I would be happy to help out. MODULE 1 is due August 28th by midnight.

Hello

Lettuce seedlings at Epcot. Image Source: sylvar

Welcome to Fall Semester 2007 at Haywood Community College. You are enrolled in the online section of HOR 134 Greenhouse Operations. I hope you find this material as exciting as I do. Understanding the fundamental principles of greenhouse operations will help you produce floriculture crops more efficiently and economically.

Please take time to familiarize yourself with the Blogger Environment. If you are new to Blogger an easy way to start is by following all the links in the Course Menu at the right. Also be sure to read the announcement concerning the HOP Assignment. The HOP Assignment must be completed by August 24th or you will be dropped from the course. This is a simple assignment that serves as a record of you having signed onto the course.

Please also read the syllabus thoroughly. If you have any questions please contact me. I would be happy to answer them. My physical office is at Haywood Community College in 1105 at the Nix Horticulture Complex. My office phone is 828-565-4275. The e-mail I want you to use to contact me is buddy.tignor@gmail.com .

Make sure you sign up for a free gmail account at http://mail.google.com I will be using this e-mail to contact you and we will be using other google applications during the semester.

Thank you for your interest in horticulture technology and I look forward to a successful course this semester. I am always happy to assist students, so if you have any questions, concerns or constructive criticism please contact me.