Dave Cook,  MBA

Welcome to the area of Economics and Business Math
at Western Nevada College!

Our online course offerings include:
Introduction To Economics .... Macroeconomics .... Microeconomics
Business Mathematics .... Real Estate Mathematics

Index of main topics of information on this web page
(click on your destination)

SUMMER 2008 Semester
Office Schedule

Click here to view schedule

UPCOMING SESSION INFORMATION FOR
PROSPECTIVE FALL 2008
"INTRODUCTION TO
ECONOMICS"  STUDENTS

 Introduction To Economics
WEB Section "W01"

All economics WEB sections utilize a THINKWELL course website
to facilitate student assessment and learning.

THIS COURSE DOES NOT USE "WebCT"

"INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS" IS A COMPREHENSIVE COURSE REQUIRING:

IMPORTANT!!!  You need to have good math skills in algebra and geometry for these classes

If you are interested in this totally online economics course section W01,
Then please be sure to read this brief,
and thought provoking letter about my totally online classes.
Is Online Distance Education for You?

For more information about the Fall 2008 semester,
see my  Prospective "Intro to Econ" Student Letter.

also see   "Intro to Econ" Course Topics Outline

       View the "Thinkwell" publisher's information web site.
Obtain more detailed information about Economics on the internet.
Use the HOT LINK to find out more about this internet experience.

Thinkwell Publisher's Web Site

 Introduction To Economics
WEB Section "W01"

All WEB sections utilize a THINKWELL course website
to facilitate student assessment and learning.

THESE COURSES DO NOT USE "WebCT"

THIS SUMMER SEMESTER COURSE IS CHALLENGING.
PLEASE DON'T FALL BEHIND!

"INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS" IS A COMPREHENSIVE COURSE REQUIRING:

TUITION PAYMENT DEADLINE IS JUNE 20th.
ALL FEES MUST BE PAID BY THAT DATE.

If you have already enrolled into the SUMMER 2008 section of
ECON 100 "Introduction To Economics",

Then you need to do the following:
 

Follow these ten steps
 

STEP 1:

Read  New Student Letter.
 

STEP 2:

See  IntroToEcon ECON 100 Description

Also see   "Intro to Econ" Course Topics Outline
 
 

STEP 3:

Purchase your course materials at the WNC Bookstore in Carson City.

The course materials are also available directly from the publisher
at the Thinkwell Publisher's Web Site
 

STEP 4:

STEP 5:

VERY IMPORTANT!
Please read the "Thinkwell User's Start-Up Guide"
carefully and thoroughly.

The start-up guide was created specifically for the
WNC online economics course websites to help you.

Note: You need to download the free Adobe Reader program to view PDF files if don't have it.

Start Up Guide for First-Time Thinkwell Users
 

STEP 6:

SIGN-ON THE THE THINKWELL COURSE WEBSITE AS-SOON-AS-POSSIBLE
ON/AFTER JUNE 9, 2008

IF YOU ATTEMPT TO SIGN-ON PREMATURELY BEFORE 6-9-2008,
THEN THE  SUMMER COURSE WEB SITE WILL NOT YET BE LISTED
AS AN AVAILABLE SELECTION BY THINKWELL. (You won't be able to find it).

WHEN REGISTERING ONTO YOUR THINKWELL COURSE WEB SITE,
ON/AFTER JUNE 9, 2007, PLEASE CHOOSE THE SECTION THAT
YOU ARE ENROLLED IN AT "WESTERN NEVADA COLLEGE".

"Introduction to Economics" ECON 100, Summer 2008, section W01, Web Class"

Thinkwell Course Web Site Log-In

STEP 7:

Please be sure to read this brief,
and thought provoking letter about my totally online classes.

Is Online Distance Education for You?

NOTE: You have until the end of the course, which is 8/2/2008,
to complete all the exercises. The web site closes to student access at that time.
 

STEP 8:

ADJUST YOUR WEB BROWSER'S SETTINGS

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!

Most web browers will need some adjustment.
The cache and web site refresh settings may have to be adjusted on your browser.
Click on the informational link below.

STEP 9:

Set your Email security to accept my Email messages

Set Your Email programs, Webmail services, and Internet Service Providers to accept my possible email address which is "cook@wnc.edu". You should be receiving weekly emails of expected progress once you have registered onto the THINKWELL course website.

IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY EMAILS FROM ME AFTER A WEEK HAS PAST BEYOND REGISTERING, THEN PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY.
 

STEP 10:

VERIFY SUCCESSFUL THINKWELL WEBSITE REGISTRATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF COURSE POLICIES

After you self-register onto the appropriate THINKWELL WNC economics course website and have completely read all the course documentation described in these 10 steps, then PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL identifying yourself with your full name as a WNC enrolled student who is 1) PROPERLY REGISTERED onto the appropriate THINKWELL course web site, and 2) has  FULLY READ THIS WEBPAGE and UNDERSTANDS ALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES involved in this online course.

Your email notice allows me to: 1) Identify you, 2) Verify that you have correctly registered onto the appropriate THINKWELL WNC course website, and 3) Verify that you have read this webpage and understand all the course policies and procedures.
 

COOK@WNC.EDU

UPCOMING SESSION INFORMATION FOR
PROSPECTIVE FALL 2008
MACRO and MICRO
ECONOMICS  STUDENTS

 Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
WEB Section "W01"

All economics WEB sections utilize a THINKWELL course website
to facilitate student assessment and learning.

THESE COURSES DO NOT USE "WebCT"

IMPORTANT!!!  COMPLETION OF MICROECONOMICS, ECON 102, IS NOW PREREQUISITE FOR ENROLLING INTO MACROECONOMICS, ECON 103, AT WNC.

BOTH MACROECONOMICS AND MICROECONOMICS ARE VERY CHALLENGING COURSES REQUIRING:

IMPORTANT!!!  You need to have good math skills in algebra and geometry for these classes

If you are interested in the totally online economics sections W01,
Then please be sure to read this brief,
and thought provoking letter about my totally online classes.
Is Online Distance Education for You?

For more information about the Fall 2008 semester,
see my  Prospective Student Letter.

also see   Microeconomics Course Topics Outline

       and   Macroeconomics Course Topics Outline

View the "Thinkwell" publisher's information web site.
Obtain more detailed information about Economics on the internet.
Use the HOT LINK to find out more about this internet experience.

Thinkwell Publisher's Web Site

Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
WEB Sections "W01" and "W03".

All WEB sections utilize a THINKWELL course website
to facilitate student assessment and learning.

THESE COURSES DO NOT USE "WebCT"

THESE SUMMER SEMESTER COURSES ARE RIGOROUS.
PLEASE DON'T FALL BEHIND!

BOTH MACROECONOMICS AND MICROECONOMICS ARE VERY CHALLENGING COURSES REQUIRING:

TUITION PAYMENT DEADLINE IS JUNE 20th.
ALL FEES MUST BE PAID BY THAT DATE.

If you have already enrolled for any one of the Summer 2008 sections of
ECON 103 "Macroeconomics", or ECON 102 "Microeconomics",

Then you need to do the following:
 

Follow these ten steps
 

STEP 1:

Read  New Student Letter.
 

STEP 2:

See  Micro Econ 102 Description
    or  Macro Econ 103 Description

Also see   Microeconomics Course Topics Outline
         or  Macroeconomics Course Topics Outline
 

STEP 3:

Purchase your course materials at the WNC Bookstore in Carson City.

The course materials are also available directly from the publisher
at the Thinkwell Publisher's Web Site
 

STEP 4:

STEP 5:

VERY IMPORTANT!
Please read the "Thinkwell User's Start-Up Guide"
carefully and thoroughly.

The start-up guide was created specifically for the
WNC online economics course websites to help you.

Note: You need to download the free Adobe Reader program to view PDF files if don't have it.

Start Up Guide for First-Time Thinkwell Users
 

STEP 6:

SIGN-ON THE THE THINKWELL COURSE WEBSITE AS-SOON-AS-POSSIBLE
ON/AFTER JUNE 9, 2008.

IF YOU ATTEMPT TO SIGN-ON PREMATURELY BEFORE 6-9-2008,
THEN THE  SUMMER COURSE WEB SITE WILL NOT YET BE LISTED
AS AN AVAILABLE SELECTION BY THINKWELL. (You won't be able to find it).

WHEN REGISTERING ONTO YOUR THINKWELL COURSE WEB SITE,
ON/AFTER JUNE 9, 2008, PLEASE CHOOSE THE SECTION THAT
YOU ARE ENROLLED IN AT "WESTERN NEVADA COLLEGE".

"Microeconomics ECON 102, Summer 2008, section W01, Web Class"
OR
"Macroeconomics ECON 103, Summer 2008, section W01, Web Class"

Thinkwell Course Web Site Log-In

STEP 7:

Please be sure to read this brief,
and thought provoking letter about my totally online classes.

Is Online Distance Education for You?

NOTE: You have until the end of the course, which is 8/2/2008,
to complete all the exercises. The web site closes to student access at that time.
 

STEP 8:

ADJUST YOUR WEB BROWSER'S SETTINGS

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!

Most web browers will need some adjustment.
The cache and web site refresh settings may have to be adjusted on your browser.
Click on the informational link below.

STEP 9:

Set your Email security to accept my Email messages

Set Your Email programs, Webmail services, and Internet Service Providers to accept my possible email address which is "cook@wnc.edu". You should be receiving weekly emails of expected progress once you have registered onto the THINKWELL course website.

IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY EMAILS FROM ME AFTER A WEEK HAS PAST BEYOND REGISTERING, THEN PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY.
 

STEP 10:

VERIFY SUCCESSFUL THINKWELL WEBSITE REGISTRATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF COURSE POLICIES

After you self-register onto the appropriate THINKWELL WNC economics course website and have completely read all the course documentation described in these 10 steps, then PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL identifying yourself with your full name as a WNC enrolled student who is 1) PROPERLY REGISTERED onto the appropriate THINKWELL course web site, and 2) has  FULLY READ THIS WEBPAGE and UNDERSTANDS ALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES involved in this online course.

Your email notice allows me to: 1) Identify you, 2) Verify that you have correctly registered onto the appropriate THINKWELL WNC course website, and 3) Verify that you have read this webpage and understand all the course policies and procedures.
 

COOK@WNC.EDU

UPCOMING SESSION INFORMATION FOR
PROSPECTIVE FALL 2008
BUSINESS MATH
BUS109B  STUDENTS.

WEB Section "W01"

For More Information Read The
FALL 2008 Prospective Student Letter

Prospective Student Letter

THIS COURSE DOES NOT USE "WebCT"

Read the On-line Business Math Course Outline.

On-line Business Math Course Outline
 

The course web site is accessed entirely through the MathCue software program,
which is on the CD that is inside the textbook.

TEXTBOOK REQUIRED:

MathCue Student CD Overview
 

All sections, both lecture and internet on-line, utilize course websites
to facilitate student assessment and learning.
 

OPTIONAL: WNC COMPUTER LAB ACCESS CARD

If you do not have your own home computer with internet access,
or if you want to have additional access while on campus, then
you can purchase a computer lab access card at the WNC business office.

NOTE: WNC computer labs may NOT be open or accessable during summer sessions.
 

If you are interested in the totally online section W01,
Then please be sure to read this brief,
and thought provoking letter about my totally online classes.

Is Online Distance Education for You?
 

The course materials will be available in the WNC bookstore.
They are 1) Robert Brechner's textbook
"Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers", 4th edition,
and 2) the Student Resource Manual for the textbook.

Purchase your course materials at the WNC Bookstore in Carson City.

You have until the end of the course, which is saturday, 12/13/2008,
to complete all work. The course web site closes at that time.

WEB Sections "W01" and "W03".
 

THIS COURSE DOES NOT USE "WebCT"

FOLLOW THE SCHEDULE. PLEASE DON'T FALL BEHIND!
 

TUITION PAYMENT DEADLINE IS JUNE 20th.
ALL FEES MUST BE PAID BY THAT DATE.

If you have already enrolled into the the Summer 2008 section
of BUS 109B, "Business Math", W01 or W03.

Then you need to do the following:
 

Follow these ten steps
 

STEP 1:

READ THIS LETTER

Please be sure to read this brief,
and thought provoking letter about my totally online classes.

Is Online Distance Education for You?
 

STEP 2:

OBTAIN COURSE MATERIALS

Purchase your course materials at the WNC Bookstore in Carson City.
Please indicate to the cashier which course section you are enrolled in.

THIS COURSE DOES NOT USE "WebCT"

     REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS

      OPTIONAL: WNC COMPUTER LAB ACCESS CARD (All Sections)

If you do not have your own home computer with internet access,
or if you want to have additional access while on campus, then
you can purchase a computer lab access card at the WNC business office.

NOTE: WNC computer labs may NOT be open or accessable during summer sessions.
 

STEP 3:

READ THE BUSINESS MATH COURSE OUTLINE

On-line Business Math Course Outline
 

STEP 4:

INSTALL THE "New 4th Edition" MATHCUE
PROGRAM

The MathCue program is a surrogate web browser with both online functions,
as well as limited offline functions. It is what accesses the path for online
communication with the MathCue website's server.

The course web site is accessed entirely through the MathCue software program,
which is on the CD that can be found inside the front cover of the textbook.

The MathCue Software is described in the beginning of the textbook.
Look at the 'features' section in the front pages of iii through v.

How To Install MathCue
 

STEP 5:

OBTAIN THE LATEST UPDATE FOR THE
MATHCUE 4th EDITION PROGRAM

Go to the update web site using the link below and download any latest updates.

Update MathCue
 

STEP 6:

Read the "MathCue User's Guide"
carefully and thoroughly

Click on "Using MathCue" to read a brief description about MathCue student accounts,
registration, login procedures, and using the MathCue program.

Note: You need to download the free Adobe Reader program to view PDF files if don't have it.

Using MathCue
 

STEP 7:

CREATE A STUDENT ACCOUNT
AND REGISTER ONTO THE COURSE WEBSITE

Once you have installed and updated the MathCue program,
then you must 1) create a student account on the MathCue server,
and 2) register onto the correct course website.

The Class ID is "wnc08summerweb", (all lower case).

The course web site will be accessed entirely through the MathCue software program
which is on the CD that can be found inside the front cover of the textbook.

Click on "Using MathCue" to read a brief description about MathCue student accounts,
registration, login procedures, and using the MathCue program.

Using MathCue
 

STEP 8:

READ THE ENROLLED STUDENT LETTER

Enrolled Student Letter

Enrolled students can begin taking the "MathCue.Business Online"
course website syllabus's GRADED TESTS on or after 6/9/2008.

The end of the course is 8/2/2008.
The MathCue web site closes to student activity after that time.
 

STEP 9:

Set your Email security to accept my Email messages

Set Your Emailprograms, Webmail services, and Internet Service Providers to accept my possible email address which is "cook@wnc.edu". You should be receiving weekly emails of expected progress once you have registered onto the MathCue course website.

IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY EMAILS FROM ME AFTER A WEEK HAS PAST BEYOND REGISTERING, THEN PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY.
 

STEP 10:

VERIFY SUCCESSFUL MATHCUE WEBSITE REGISTRATION
AND ACCEPTANCE OF COURSE POLICIES

After you self-register onto the appropriate MathCue Business Math course website and have completely read all the course documentation described in these 10 steps, then PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL identifying yourself with your full name as a WNC enrolled student who has 1) PROPERLY REGISTERED onto the appropriate MathCue Business Math course web site, and 2) has  FULLY READ THIS WEBPAGE and UNDERSTANDS ALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES involved in this online course.

Your email notice allows me to: 1) Identify you, 2) Verify that you have correctly registered onto the appropriate MathCue Business Math course website, and 3) Verify that you have read this webpage and understand all the course policies and procedures.

COOK@WNC.EDU

WEB Section "W01"

For More Information Read The
Summer 2008 Prospective Student Letter

Prospective Student Letter

THIS COURSE DOES NOT USE "WebCT"

Read the On-line Real Estate Math Course Outline.

On-line Real Estate Math Course Outline

If you do not have your own home computer with internet access,
or if you want to have additional access while on campus, then
you can purchase a computer lab access card at the WNC business office.

NOTE: WNC computer labs may NOT be open or accessable during summer sessions.
 

If you are interested in the totally online section W01,
Then please be sure to read this brief,
and thought provoking letter about my totally online classes.

Is Online Distance Education for You?

You have until the end of the course which is friday, 8/2/2008,
to complete ALL work.  The course web site closes at that time.

WEB Section "W01"

THIS COURSE DOES NOT USE "WebCT"

FOLLOW THE SCHEDULE. PLEASE DON'T FALL BEHIND!

If you have already enrolled into the the Summer 2008 section
of RE 102B, "Real Estate Math", W01.

Then you need to do the following:
 

Follow these eleven steps
 

STEP 1:

READ THIS LETTER

Please be sure to read this brief,
and thought provoking letter about my totally online classes.

Is Online Distance Education for You?
 

STEP 2:

OBTAIN COURSE MATERIALS

Purchase your textbook (MathCue) course materials at the WNC Bookstore in Carson City.
 Please indicate to the cashier which course section you are enrolled in.
You will be able to obtain the link to purchase online access to "MathMaster" soon at this webpage.

THIS COURSE DOES NOT USE "WebCT",
except for initial "MathMaster" website registration.

      OPTIONAL: WNC COMPUTER LAB ACCESS CARD (All Sections)

If you do not have your own home computer with internet access,
or if you want to have additional access while on campus, then
you can purchase a computer lab access card at the WNC business office.

NOTE: WNC computer labs may NOT be open or accessable during summer sessions.
 

STEP 3:

READ THE REAL ESTATE MATH COURSE OUTLINE

On-line Real Estate Math Course Outline
 

STEP 4:

INSTALL THE "New 4th Edition" MATHCUE
PROGRAM

The MathCue program is a surrogate web browser with online function,
as well as limited offline functions. It communicates only with MathCue website's server.

The course web site is accessed entirely through the MathCue software program,
which is on the CD that can be found inside the front cover of the textbook.

The MathCue Software is described in the beginning of the textbook.
Look at the 'features' section in the front pages of iii through v.

How To Install MathCue
 

STEP 5:

OBTAIN THE LATEST UPDATE FOR THE
MATHCUE 4th EDITION PROGRAM

Go to the update web site using the link below and download any latest updates.

Update MathCue
 

STEP 6:

Read the "MathCue User's Guide"
carefully and thoroughly

Click on "Using MathCue" to read a brief description about MathCue student accounts,
registration, login procedures, and using the MathCue program.

Note: You need to download the free Adobe Reader program to view PDF files if don't have it.

Using MathCue
 

STEP 7:

CREATE A "MATHCUE" STUDENT ACCOUNT
AND REGISTER ONTO THE COURSE WEBSITE

Once you have installed and updated the MathCue program,
then you must 1) create a student account on the MathCue server,
and 2) register onto the correct course website.

The Class ID is "wnc08summerRE".

The course web site will be accessed entirely through the MathCue software program
which is on the CD that can be found inside the front cover of the textbook.

Click on "Using MathCue" to read a brief description about MathCue student accounts,
registration, login procedures, and using the MathCue program.

Using MathCue
 

STEP 8:

READ THE ENROLLED STUDENT LETTER

Enrolled Student Letter

Enrolled students can begin taking the "MathCue.Business Online"
course website syllabus's GRADED TESTS, as-well-as access the "MathMaster"
tutorial website on or after 6/9/2008.

The end of the course is 8/2/2008.
The MathCue and MathMaster websites close to student activity after that time.
 
 

STEP 9:

REGISTER ONTO "MATHMASTER"

The "MathMaster" component of the course is an online preparation for the
math portion Nevada Real Estate Exam. The "MathMaster" component of the
course is worth 40% of your final grade. The complete registration
and sign-on procedures for "MathMaster" are located at the WNC WebCT
Webpage for this course, RE102B. This information is not available on my
openly accessable WNC faculty webpage for security reasons. The discounted
price for students in this class is $47.20

If you have never logged in to WNC WebCT, then click here for helpful
instructions

http://www.wnc.edu/online/webhelp/webct.html

When you log into WebCT, you will see a list of all your current online
courses, which have a WNC WebCT webpage for their students. This course
will be listed as “RE-102B: Real Estate Math (Online)”.

The WNC WebCT Login Page is

http://webct.wnc.edu/webct/public/home.pl

"Western Nevada Community College is partnering with Career
WebSchool to offer online real estate courses."
 

STEP 10:

Set your Email security to accept my Email messages

Set your Email programs, Webmail services, and Internet Service Providers
to accept my email address which is "cook@wnc.edu".
 

STEP 11:

VERIFY SUCCESSFUL "MATHCUE" AND
"MATHMASTER" WEBSITE REGISTRATIONS
AND ACCEPTANCE OF COURSE POLICIES

After you self-register onto the appropriate "MathCue" and "MathMaster" course websites
and have completely read all the course documentation described in these 11 steps, then PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL identifying yourself with your full name as a WNC enrolled student who has 1) PROPERLY REGISTERED onto the appropriate "MathCue" and "MathMaster" course websites, and 2) has  FULLY READ THIS WEBPAGE and UNDERSTANDS ALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES involved in this online course.

Your email notice allows me to: 1) Identify you, 2) Verify that you have correctly registered onto the appropriate MathCue Real Estate Math course website, 3) Verify that you have correctly registered onto the appropriate MathMaster course website, and 4) Verify that you have read this webpage and understand all the course policies and procedures.

COOK@WNC.EDU

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For more information feel free to call me at 775-445-4278.

If you have comments or suggestions, email me at

COOK@WNC.EDU