How will the course officially begin?
The official start date for the Fall 2011 and yearlong courses is August 29, 2011 (which is a Monday). The official start date for the Spring 2012 courses is January 9, 2012 (which is also a Monday). To find more important dates on the official calendar, click here. On the official start date of your course, instead of seeing only the tutorial, you’ll be able to view the “real” course. Even though your first class webinar may not be held on that first day, you can still access the course and get going. Working on your own right away is part of being in the class. Make sure that you can log in, move around the course and get familiar with the layout (as you learned in the tutorial), and feel free to introduce yourself to the other students in the Student Café. You can also start on course readings and assignments, as directed by the syllabus.
