Hagan School of Business

Discussion Forum Instructions

As specified in the course outline, participation in the discussion forum is mandatory.
If you use the "post" option, your article will be posted at the first (main) level of the Discussion Forum.
Use this option if you are introducing a "new" topic.
If you "reply" to an article, your reply will be indented under the article to which you are replying.
If you "reply" to a reply to an article (sorry, I know this sounds confusing, but in practice, it is actually quite simple), your reply will be indented under the reply to which you are replying.
Please use a different title than the one provided by default: "Re: title of initial article", and provide your name as that of the author.

WARNING: When you are finished typing the contents of your article, be sure to use the buttons located UNDER the contents box to Post Article in the Discussion Forums. If you use the Post link at the top of the page, your form will be cleared as if you had clicked on the other lower radio button entitled Reset Form, and your article will not be posted on the Discussion Forums.

Chat Instructions

What is Internet Relay Chat (IRC) ?
 

Visit the mIRC Home Page
 

Download an Internet Relay Chat client software package, mIRC.

Now (after you've downloaded and installed mIRC 5.41 on your computer), we're ready to chat:

• first, connect to the Internet through your Internet Service Provider;
• then, minimize any open application window, and start your mIRC application [click on Start (lower left of screen), Programs, mIRC, mIRC32];
• once mIRC opens, close the About mIRC Window by clicking on the x in the upper right corner of that window;
• the mIRC Setup Window will then open, with the IRC Server window selected; use the default setting: Random US DALnet server for your server, enter your personnal information, and for your nickname, use your first name followed by 992 (ie. John992, if your first name is John, in case your first name is already in use by someone in another chat room on this server);
• click on OK, then connect (using the lighting bolt icon in upper left hand corner of screen);
• click on Command menu at top, choose Join Channel, type in MNG992 for the name of the channel to join, and click on OK;
• you should now be in the MNG992 chat room; the right pane of your window will list the people present in that chat room;
• if you are the first one to join, you will notice the symbol @ in front of your nickname; this means you are the moderator of the room; to relinquish this privilege (allowing you to ban or kick people out of the chat room) to Prof. Alstete once he joins, the moderator will have to highlight his nickname, JWA992, right-click on it, select Control, and give him "op" privileges.