It's time to set some rules about your emails.
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When you initiate a conversation, or respond to a
message from a professor, start with a salutation. Do not "hey"
them.
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If the conversation goes back and forth, salutations are
not necessary. You can go straight to the point.
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Every single message must bear your signature. Set up the
automatic signature option.
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Full sentences, grammatical, with upper case when needed
and proper punctuation. Impossible to do it with your phone? Wait until
you get to a computer.
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No one-liners.
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DO NOT RECYCLE THE SUBJECT OF OLD MESSAGES. If you want to talk about
something new, compose a NEW message with the appropriate subject.
(Suggested subject: "New problem / question.")
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In an ongoing conversation, in each message repeat the
relevant information and circumstance (lost assignment, message
not-received etc.) Nobody can read your mind except you.
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YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS: it must contain first and
last name (plus initials or digits to make it unique.) IF YOUR
CURRENT EMAIL ADDRESS DOES NOT SHOW YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, CREATE
A NEW ONE.
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YOUR SCREEN NAME MUST SHOW YOUR FIRST AND LAST
NAME. If you don't know what a screen name is, google it. If
you don't know how to fix it, maybe this course is not for you.
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Assignments and quizzes must have the correct file name
and email subject.