EBF 301
Global Finance for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries

Using the EBF 301 Course Blog

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For this course, we'll be utilizing a PSU blog for our activities and discussion. Here, you'll post your activities from each of the lessons and connect with your classmates to discuss issues.

 

  1. Go to the course blog homepage.
  2. You will need to sign in to be able to create posts. The 'Log In' button is in the top left corner. Once you are signed in, you should see your name appear in the upper right.
  3. On the home page of the blog, there's a brief introduction about what we'll be using the blog space for. Take a minute to read over this introduction.
  4. On the navigation bar, click "Blog," and this will take you directly to the postings of the instructor and your classmates. Here you can also access postings by category.
  5. To create a new blog post, hover over the "+ New" button at the top near where you logged in and select "Post."
  6. Give your introduction a good descriptive title, and include your name in this and every blog post title. Then follow the activity prompt here in the orientation to complete the introduction blog post assignment.
  7. Take some time to go through your classmates' intros - maybe you'll find someone you have a lot in common with! Or, someone who's worked in a field you're interested in pursuing. Leave a comment or two on your classmates' posts.

 

A note about your blog postings....

A blog is a great asynchronous way for us to have a discussion as a class. As such, it is somewhat less formal than a written paper or other type of written assessment. However, this informality has boundaries that are important for you to understand and follow. Your blog postings in this course are part of a series of assessments on which you will be graded, and in order to ensure you're getting the most points possible, you should consider the following:

  • A blog posting is not a text message. Your blog posting should be well-written, edited, and punctuated. While it's common for us to write blog postings as they come to us off the tops of our heads, that doesn't mean that you should just type it out, hit submit, and walk away. You need to edit a post, just like you would a paper, before you submit it.
  • Your posts are a reflection of you. Most, if not all of what you post to the Course Blog will challenge you to support your opinion on an issue with facts, making the postings somewhat subjective in nature. Your postings and comments on classmates' postings are an opportunity for you to illustrate professionalism in academic discussion. Take pride in the work you do for this class (and all your classes!).
  • Keep it professional. The subject matter of our course is, in some ways, controversial and may spark lively discussions and debates. That's fine - in fact, that's good! But, it is important to do so in a way that is professional and appropriate. Arguments are more compelling when they're made with facts than emotion, anyway, so back up what you're saying!