Good Day Ladies and Gentlemen:
I told you it would take a couple of days to get this thing up and running and it has. For one thing, the “blog” engine that this system provides for such small business activities has completely changed, so I had to learn how to use that. Then I had to figure out how to link to it, etc. All this while trying to “recreate”; has anyone ever stopped to consider the meaning of that word? Whatever, it’s been a real pain. I know at least one of you stopped a vacation short to get back to Phoenix for class only to find out that I was making it an online session. I apologized privately, but here it is in public as well; I am really sorry that happened. I had hoped to catch people before anything like that occurred, but obviously I failed. In any event, as I said in my email, I only use this thing once per year so it’s a new adventure every time. That said, I’m here, and hopefully you all are too.
One thing I want to make sure we all understand starting out is that these Lesson One Activities are being used in lieu of an actual in person course. Those of you, like Jennifer Rogers, who have had me in the Webster Online format will recognize the methodology at work. You have a PowerPoint to look at, as well as the one for next week, so you can get out in front of that lesson as well. You also have a short, if formal essay question to answer, in theory before next class. Not to worry if you don’t have it done; I realize that with my getting things untracked, you might feel like you are up against the stops here, so if I don’t see it before the Week Two class period, that’s OK. Now on to the actual threaded discussion question:
The various news media of this country are rife with examples of the very topics you have read about this week at work. Are there any recent events that you can look at now with your new knowledge and ask yourself the question: “Hmmmmmm, I wonder what model of aggression this incident might fall into?” Or, “Where would this incident be placed in the FBI’s “Uniform Crime Report?”
