Discussion Board Instructions
As part of the collaborative learning environment, you are required to interact with your classmates and instructor in 2 Discussion Board Forums.

Each forum is completed in 2 parts over the course of 2 modules/weeks.

In the first week of the forum, you will post a new thread that directly addresses the prompt provided by the instructor. In the subsequent week, you will post 2 meaningful replies to at least 2 classmates’ threads.

The instructor will observe online discussions throughout the assigned modules/weeks and may interject his or her comments intermittently. Feel free to respond to the instructor's comments in addition to the required replies to your classmates’ postings. Follow the guidelines provided below as you complete each part of the forums.

THREAD: * Respond to the questions/ideas that are presented in the instructor’s prompt. * Summarize any related ideas that are presented in the Duvall and Hays textbook related to the 3 prompts. * Your thread must be between 250–300 words. * Threads are due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of the first module/week the forum is assigned.

REPLIES:
Here, we are seeking to build rapport and community around the topic. We are also seeking to maximize our collective understanding of the material. Keeping that in mind, * Look for areas of common ground or diversity between your comments on the prompts and your peers’ finding(s) and engage each other. * Connect and comment on areas included or not included in your peers’ posts that you would like to share. * Each reply must be at least 100 words composed in 1 paragraph. * Replies are due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of the second module/week the forum is assigned.