FAQs

Question: Is this course affiliated with the University of Colorado?
Answer: No

Question: What is the format of the course?
Answer: The course is online. Video lectures, textbook and self-assessments are all online.

Question: How will we be graded?
Answer: 75% of the grade is from exam and the rest is from assignments and participation. It is expected that this class will take about 10-15 hours of your time.

Question: What is the format of the the exam?
Answer: The exams are multiple choice, True or False and you may take the exam anytime after you have competed the assignments.

Question: Are there Teaching Assistants for the class?
Answer: Yes a teaching assistant will be available for questions

Question: What happens if the web site goes down
Answer: Go to this site to see if the site is down Is that site down?

Question: How secure is the site and our grades?
Answer: To ensure the privacy of sensitive user data such as passwords, e-mails, grades and exams, CourseStreet uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) with 256-bit encryption (128-bit fallback depending on browswer compatibility) when transmitting this information.Nfomedia Inc is SLL certified by DigiCert. Only Dr. Cooper has access to the grades.

Question: What if I don't have a Facebook account?
Answer: An important component of the class is to participate in neuroethics discussions and post interesting Neuroscience related material in a social network. Setting up an account for the class is easy to do and BSI Facebook will not have access to your nonpublic information (i.e. BSI does not have friend status).

Question: Why are the videos streaming so slowly?
Answer: Your internet connection may be going slow you can test it here at this website. Speedtest Your download speeds should be close to 20Mb/S. For a more detailed free diagnostic try Pingtest

Question: The coursestreet site seems down how do I test whether the site is not up?
Answer: Go to this site to see if the site is down Is that site down?

Question: The animations aren't working.
Answer: Make sure you have the most updated browser Google Chrome works well. Make sure you have updated your Adobe Flash Player and Java.

Question: I can't see the link on the side bar for the videos or assignments what is wrong?
Answer: This some material on this site is password protected and you need to log in to see all the content and see your grades and upload assignments. To log in you need to use the same password you signed up with and type in the password.