Question: The Discussion Board (DB) is part of the core of online learning. Classroom discussion in an online environment requires the active participation of students and the instructor to create robust interaction and dialogue. Every student is expected to create an original response to the open-ended DB question as well as engage in dialogue by responding to posts created by others throughout the week. At the end of each unit, DB participation will be assessed based on both level of engagement and the quality of the contribution to the discussion.
At a minimum, each student will be expected to post an original and thoughtful response to the DB question and contribute to the weekly dialogue by responding to at least two other posts from students. The first contribution must be posted before midnight (Central Time) on Friday of each week. Two additional responses are required after Friday of each week. Students are highly encouraged to engage on the Discussion Board early and often, as that is the primary way the university tracks class attendance and participation.
The purpose of the Discussion Board is to allow students to learn through sharing ideas and experiences as they relate to course content and the DB question. Because it is not possible to engage in two-way dialogue after a conversation has ended, no posts to the DB will be accepted after the end of each unit.
Software companies have increasingly turned to the Internet to help them maintain the software they have sold or licensed to their customers. Software maintenance tasks include updates of the software and updates to data used by the software.
1. Use the Library and Internet to find information about the use of scripting for software maintenance through the Internet.
2. Select an application that uses updates on your computer.
• Discuss the type of updates that are performed by this software.
• Identify where scripting might be used in the update process.
• Discuss what the scripting might do and how it would perform the tasks.
3. Include at least 1 reference to research sources.
4. Cite all references using APA format.
5. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and format should be correct and professional.
6. Respond to at least two other classmates' postings during the week.