1.    Procedures to Register MBA Online Courses

Step 1: Get an individual course plan from Dr. Chi. chij@swau.edu

Step 2: Log into http://swau.edu , click the link “APPLY TO SOUTHWESTERN !”  and finally click the link, “Graduate Program”

You will see a form with a title, “APPLICATION FOR GRADUATE  ADMISSION”.   In the middle of the form, you may select those MBA online courses or MBA online prerequisite courses, based on your individual course plan.  In the end of the Application Form, don’t forget to click “Next”.

(Note: You still need to fill out the Personal Data, Enrollment Information and Academic History sections)

Step 3: The Graduate Studies Office secretary, Laura Yanez, (yanezl@swau.edu) will send you a reply letter to confirm your registration and register your courses into our record office computer.

Step 4:  You may start making your tuition payments

2.     Procedures to Make Your Tuition Payments

Step  1: Create a portal account at http://portal.swau.edu  -  click on the Student Portal Homepage link - click on New User link

Step 2: Login to http://portal.swau.edu

Step 3: Click on My finances Menu - Left Side.

Step 4: Click on Make Payment Online

3.     Procedures to Use Full-Text Library Resources

Resources

Welcome to the virtual library! SWAU’s Chan Shun Centennial Library offers research resources in print and electronic formats. The library’s Webpage, http://library.swau.edu is the gateway to our online catalog of print materials and to online databases of journals, electronic books, reports, and other scholarly materials. 

Online Databases

Library databases are indexes as well as text repositories. Nearly 30,000 books and 20,000 journals are available online and full-text through Southwestern. You will discover abstracts and summaries for an even greater number of reports and journal articles. Searching the databases is simple and intuitive. You may use keywords, phrases or standardized language. All databases use Boolean logic and search word operators. The following are of special interest to business students:

·         Netlibrary – electronic books, wide spectrum 

·         Academic Search Premiere – multidisciplinary magazines and journals

·         Business and Industry – business trade publications

·         Business and Management Practices – articles and case studies

·         Business Dateline – newspapers, wire services

·         Business Organizations – profiles

·         Business Source Complete – business journals

·         Computer Source – technology trends

·         Consumer Index – consumerism and consumer protection

·         Disclosure – profiles of public companies

·         Econ Lit – index to economics literature

·         Economia y Negocios – Latin American and Spanish journals

·         Market Line Business Information Center – companies, countries, industries, and news

·         Regional Business News – journals, newspapers, wire services

·         Wilson Select Plus – multidisciplinary magazines and journals

·         WorldCat – combined catalogue for books, media, journals from libraries around the world

Username and Password

If you are off-campus you will need to use your SWAU Portal username and password to access the databases. For questions about your portal account, please contact Mr. Eder Marski (SWAU Office of Information Technology) at 817.202.6407. 

Interlibrary Loan

If you need a particular book, journal article, or research report that is unavailable in full-text online or in the SWAU library’s print collection, the library staff may be able to borrow the resource from another library. Please use the Interlibrary Loan request form on the library’s Web page.

If you have questions, please contact us by phone (817.202.6242), e-mail (libref@swau.edu) or fax (817.556.4722). We look forward to working with you.

Cristina Thomsen, University Librarian

Southwestern Adventist University

4.     Procedures to Operate MBA Courses Online

The complete course you registered for is posted on Desire2Learn (D2L) for your convenience.
Information regarding the Web site and how to use it is posted below.
 

The ADP Department will (if they have not already) add your name to the Desire2Learn (D2L) database
and send you a USERNAME and PASSWORD to your email account, then you can enter the D2L program.

D2L Navigation Bar:

1. Click on the Course Name:
    If you do not see the course, click on the plus sign to the left of the department heading.

2. Click on Content:
    This area will include such resources as:
    Syllabus, Assignments, Semester Calendar, Textbooks, Essay information, Research info, etc.

3. Click on Checklist: 
    This area has list of assignment due each week of the semester. Posted here for your convenience

4. Click on Dropbox:
    This area will include folders for you to upload and submit assignments for evaluation.

5. Click on Quizzes:
    Different courses will have a variety of essay assignments, quizzes, and exams posed here.
    All items in this area are open for you to use as soon as you are ready for them.
    Each of the items has a time limit----Notice time limit and be prepared to complete the task during that time.

6. Click on Grades:
    All the grade items are listed in D2L and a grade will appear once the assignment has been graded.
        The color code is: 100-90 A Blue
                                    89-80 B Green 
                                    79-70 C Orange
                                    69-60 D Yellow
                                    59-00 F Red
7. Classlist:

    You will see your name posted in the classlist. (click students tab)
    If you wish, you may use the PAGE feature to contact other students in your course or contact the teacher if necessary.  

    (To PAGE the teacher, Click the Staff Tab)  

Please use the PAGE feature to contact your teacher, Judy Miles. Just click on the name and a box appears.  Write your questions in the page box, and send…This is the quickest way to get in touch with your   professor.

Take time to get acquainted with this exciting course management system call Desire2Learn.
I hope you will enjoy having access to all the course information at your fingertips.
I am looking forward to working with you this semester and wish you all the best.

If you have any questions, be sure to email professor Judy Miles at milesj@swau.edu / For a quicker response…Use the D2L Page.

Judy Miles, Associate Professor
Business & Computer Science
Southwestern Adventist University