The course will run on WebCT, a web-driven application. To access WebCT, you will need a reliable Internet connection and a Web browser that handles frames, tables and Javascript. The browsers that WebCT currently supports are: - Netscape 6.2.x, 7.0, 7.1, 8.1 (PC)
- Netscape 6.2.x (Mac OS 9.x and OS X)
- Netscape 7.0 & 7.1 (Mac OS X)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0 (PC)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 (Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X 10.1)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2 (Mac OS X 10.1, 10.2, 10.3)
- Firefox (PC and Mac OS X)
- AOL (Mac OS X)
- AOL 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 (PC)
- Safari (Mac)
Other software requirements:
Windows Media Player:
You will need a Windows Media Player to view lectures for this course. To download a free Windows Media Player, visit www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download. PDF Viewer:
You will need the free Adobe PDF viewer software to view PDF files in this course. To download this software, go to www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html. Zip Software:
You will also need software for "zipping" and "unzipping" (compressing and uncompressing) files. Two popular shareware "zip" programs can be downloaded from the sites below: eFax:
You may be required to submit computation homework and other assignments using eFax. You may use a physical fax or digital fax capability to submit assignments to a phone number that will be supplied in the course. None of this requires you to set anything up on your computer. To view the marked assignments on your computer, you may need to download and install a free viewer called eFax Messenger. It can be found at www.efax.com/need. Please click here to apply for the Online Principles of Economics course. Your application will be submitted electronically.
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