January 2008

Small Business Management

Welcome to Small Business Management hybrid course! This letter confirms your registration for the Spring 2008 semester.

What materials will I need?

The entire textbook - Planning the Entrepreneurial Venture - is available online at www.kauffmancourses.org/ . A user name and password are needed to access the online content. A printed copy of the textbook is also available. According to students from previous semesters, the hard copy of textbook is highly recommended.

The textbook is available for you at the Nicolet Bookstore in the Learning Resource Center or online at: http://www.nicoletbookstore.com/ .

How do I access the online portion of the course?

Small Business Management is being delivered in a hybrid format combining both a classroom and an online component. You will be able to login to the online portion of the course beginning on Thursday, January 17, 2008, to allow you time to become comfortable with the online course layout and design. However, I will not necessarily be accessing the course until the first day of the semester, January 22, 2008.

To Login:

• Go to: http://natcbb72.nicoletcollege.edu
• After you access the Blackboard sign-on screen, click on the Login link.
• Enter your Username (your 9 digit student ID number which is located on your admissions slip or your student ID Card) and your password (Also your student ID number) and select "login".
• Please change your password after you have logged in by navigating to "Tools", "Personal Information", "Change Password" on the left side of your screen. Make sure to remember your changed password.
• You will see the course(s) you are enrolled in on the right side of your screen.
• Select the course link of the course you would like to enter. On the next page you will see the course title and links to the different content areas of your course.

If you are having problems accessing your course or have questions about navigating within your Blackboard Course(s) you can contact technical support at 715 365-4478, or email helpdesk@nicoletcollege.edu

What should I do first?

When you access the course, you will first see announcements from the Blackboard Administrator or me. After reading the announcements, select the Syllabus button on the left side of your screen. Open and read the Syllabus and Course Schedule provided . I strongly recommend that you print these documents and save them for future reference.

Next, select the Course Documents button on the left side of your screen. Look through all activities in this area to become familiar with the online course environment.

If you are a first time Blackboard user, you should attend one of the following Blackboard orientation sessions:

• Wednesday, January 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Lakeland Campus, Computer Lab
• Thursday, January 17, 9:00-11:00 a.m., Lakeland Campus, Computer Lab
• Thursday, January 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Rhinelander Campus, LRC Lab
• Friday, January 18, 9:00-11:00 a.m., Rhinelander, Campus, LRC Lab
• Tuesday, January 22, 11:00-1:00 p.m., Rhinelander Campus, LRC Lab

I look forward to seeing you at our first class session on Tuesday, January 22. We will meet from 2:20 - 3:45 p.m. in Tamarack Center Room 210.

I know we will have an interesting and productive semester together studying Small Business Management.

Beth Kost
Nicolet Area Technical College
Business Management Instructor
P.O. Box 518
Rhinelander, WI 54501
715 365-4915
skost@nicoletcollege.edu