You will be working through this course of your own, although there are a number of points where you will be expected to interact with other students and the instructor. You will be expected to read the designated reading, and to do well in the course, you will also need to read some of the supplementary material. There are 15 assignments in total, 5 of which involve participation in the discussion forum, and 10 of which comprise what are known as "Six Sentence Answers". I'll explain more about these when I describe the assignments.