Hello!

I am looking forward to this semester and to meeting you. We have a new textbook that has an awesome online companion website that we will be using every week for quizzes, assignments, and graded, in-class discussions. There are also 4 Major Assignments that I hope you will enjoy.

We will be meeting in Room TBA at the West Loop Campus Wednesdays Only, starting Wednesday, September 21, 2016-December 11, 2016. This is a twelve week course and there is a lot to do. You will have quizzes and assignments due every week of classes. The quizzes are short, but you have to do the required reading from the textbook and in EO-Canvas which is the online component of our class.

Required Textbook:
Lauer, Robert H. and Jeannette C. Lauer.  Social Problems and the Quality of Life: Thirteenth Edition. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-802686-7.
This is the book that you must have for this course. (If the title and author are correct, the book will be the correct one.) Do NOT let the bookstore try to sell you any other book! If they do, please contact me immediately. Thank you!

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Special Announcement from McGraw-Hill (the publisher of your textbook)

Hi Students,

The text you are using for this course is: Social Problems and the Quality of Life: Thirteenth Edition, by Lauer. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-802686-7. You can purchase the bundled looseleaf version of the text with the Connect access card at the HCC bookstore. Purchasing the text and the Connect access card separately may be more expensive. You will need a Connect registration code to complete most of your gradable activities.

To access the McGraw-Hill Connect Assignments, click on the “Modules” tab on the left hand side of the screen in EagleOnline-Canvas (EO-Canvas). Then follow the directions in the PowerPoint.

If you need help with the registration of your McGraw-Hill Connect, please contact McGraw-Hill IT help here:

USA and Canada

800-331- 5094 (toll-free)

Sun: 11am - 1am

Mon-Thurs: 7am - 3am

Fri: 7am - 8pm

Sat: 9am - 7pm

(All times in Central Time)

You can also contact our McGraw-Hill rep here: [email protected] Please include your Full Name, Instructor Name and course (ex. Sociology 1301, Sociology 1306).
http://hccs.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BNCBHomePage?storeId=19561&catalogId=10001&langId=-1

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