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That's the case with WebAssign, for example, which began as a project of a physics professor in NC State. Over a period of several years, other people jump on board, publishers become interested, and these small efforts spin up into companies. These projects are usually fueled by grants, faculty time, and tears of graduate students. Initiatives like WebAssign, Smartphysics, Coursera, etc., are usually started by a very small group of faculty and staff because they're passionate about improving pedagogy, and more importantly, there's a gap to fill. It's a misconception that they're a bunch of programmers ready to jump on whatever project the university throws at them.
Very fair question, though let's leave the CS department out of it. Faculty here take the cost of course materials very, very seriously, always advocating for students. And the department negotiated fiercely with the publisher to get the best deals. During the last review, Stewart's book with WebAssign was deemed to be the best choice. Once in a while, that includes the textbook and any online homework systems. So the department continually reviews its calculus sequence, making adjustments as needed. You want an ecosystem that will help the under-prepared students catch up and succeed, as well as push the students who are doing well. All having different backgrounds in math. Several thousand (I think around 8k+ last time I checked) students go through the calculus sequence every year. Picking a textbook and an online homework system for a multi-semester calculus sequence that satisfies the needs of so many different students is a tedious process. Why we put up with this: student success. The largest chunk of the money goes to Cengage. A small percentage of the cost goes to the WebStore for cost recovery. WebAssign is paid a flat fee from the publisher (Cengage). We held out the longest.Īs to who's getting paid: none of the faculty at U of I are paid. The publisher (Cengage) took away the "homework only" option for WebAssign country-wide.
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When you log into the online homework, the system should recognise you if you use your login username and password from Calc 1.
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If you purchased a muti-semester EWA access code, a book with and access code attched at the bookstore or directly from the Cengage website, or if you purchased some version of Cengage Unlimited for calculus I last semester, you do not need to purchase anything this semester. You may need(see below) to purchase an Enhanced WebAssign access code (see below) within that period in order to continue taking homework and have your work saved. You will have a grace period of about 2 weeks to work on your homework and view the e-book. You can register any time on or after Monday jan. Under the instructions for registration, you will find your class key.
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Instructions for registration for online homework are included in a handout which you have received via e-mail.
In our class, we will use the online homework system Enhanced WebAssign (EWA).