1. Discussion Forum
  2. Although the sessions held at 6 PM CST on Mondays are mandatory, you do not have to stay the entire hour. The forum will focus on the unit topic for each week and any new information including new course data. The forum will provides students with the opportunity to ask questions about the current and applicable unit, share ideas with other students and faculty, and augment the curriculum. You are encouraged to participate in the Discussion Forum which will also assist you in the successful completion of the course. Sidebar conversations or off-task questions are not allowed in this forum.
      1. E-Mail and Phone/Voicemail

INTRODUCTION
 

Welcome to Marketing Analysis, MK-650. This online experience will require more discipline on your part and I am here as a resource to assist your learning of the material and to help you maximum your achievement in this course. Your goal should be to learn as much as possible from this course, perform to the best of your ability on the assignments and obtain the highest grade commensurate with your work. I am dedicated to this goal. Fell free to contact me at any time about your progress with the course work.
 
Instructor Contact Information and Office Hours:
Dr. William S. Piper
Voicemail: 601-877.2324/6450 or 304.4377
E-Mail: wpiper@lorman.alcorn.edu or leededge@aol.com  
Office Hours: Tuesday evening, 5-6 p.m. in Natchez or M-W 6-7 p.m. on-line
 
Discussion Forum

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Although the sessions held at 6 PM CST on Mondays are mandatory, you do not have to stay the entire hour. The forum will focus on the unit topic for each week and any new information including new course data. The forum will provides students with the opportunity to ask questions about the current and applicable unit, share ideas with other students and faculty, and augment the curriculum. You are encouraged to participate in the Discussion Forum which will also assist you in the successful completion of the course. Sidebar conversations or off-task questions are not allowed in this forum.
 


E-Mail and Phone/Voicemail



E-Mail and Phone/Voicemail
Response to all e-mail and telephone/voicemail will be within 24 hours. Please feel free to utilize either of these vehicles to communicate your questions, comments and any other inquiries.
 
 
1.  I would like to create a database with your vital information. Name, email address (no more than 2), your general location (city) and a short Bio (one paragraph). If you send me an email with this information from the location where you prefer to receive correspondence from me, I will have all I need. This will be my basis for any group assignments or group correspondence. Class begins August n18th
 
My address: wpiper@lorman.alcorn.edu
 
2.  Lets make this the intro-week by you doing the following: carefully review the syllabus, become familiar with the DocuShare site where you will find and how you participate in the discussion forum. You will be using this feature on a weekly basis. I will be on the discussion forum at about 6:00 p.m. on Monday to discuss your assignments, progress or any other situation you would like to discuss and another day if you deem it necessary. If you have issues you would like to keep private please email and I will respond within 24 hours. If this time dos not work well or we need additional time I will open a forum on an alternate night.
 
3.  Assignment for discussion on Week no. 2: Read Chapter one and complete the assignments included on the syllabus.
 
4.  Check out the research topics (they are included as a separate item in this course area and on this page). You may choose another topic, but you must first seek approval for any topic not listed. You will receive additional information about the research projects later. The topics will be available in about a week.
 
5.  Please read the syllabus carefully and we will discuss any questions or concerns at the Forum on Monday.
 
 
 
 

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WSP 8-03