1) familiarize yourselves with the syllabus, aims, and objectives

- make sure to know what the course is about and what are the requirements for passing the course

2) read and understand course policies and class conduct

- understand what are the rules both in and outside of the classroom

- make sure to be prepared for course work

3) do the homework in the discussion forum

- make sure to do the homework for next week -- see the discussion forum below).