Please note the course cannot be accessed until
July 15.
Deadline to complete is August 15.
This year,
as part of our comprehensive alcohol prevention program,
Wentworth Institute of Technology is asking each member of the
first-year class to complete AlcoholEdu for College – an online,
non-opinionated alcohol prevention program. Used on over 500
campuses nationwide, the course uses science-based research to
educate students about alcohol and its effects. Whether you
drink or not, AlcoholEdu for College will empower you to make
well-informed decisions about alcohol and help you better cope
with the drinking behavior of your peers.
The course has
two sections, both of which must be completed to
fulfill this requirement:
Part 1 of the
course takes approximately 3 hours to complete, and we recommend
that you take it in multiple sittings. This part ends after
Survey 2 and the Exam. You must earn a grade of 75 or
higher to pass and receive credit for the course. The
deadline for finishing Part 1 is August 15, 2008.
About
60 days after you complete Part 1, you will receive an email
asking you to complete Part 2. The deadline to complete Part
2 is October 22, 2008.
Participation in AlcoholEdu for College is mandated by Wentworth
to ensure that all incoming WIT students have consistent
knowledge about alcohol and its effects, so that if students are
faced with a decision to drink they will make well-informed
decisions.
Please note
that the course includes three surveys that measure students’
alcohol-related attitudes and behaviors. All survey responses
are strictly confidential; the school will only receive
information about the student body as whole and will never see
individual students’ answers
To take
AlcoholEdu for College, you will need a computer with Internet
access and audio capabilities. If you do not have a computer at
home, public libraries, Kinko’s and cyber café’s offer free or
low cost internet access.
To
begin AlcoholEdu for College:
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Go to:
http://college.alcoholedu.com/login.aspx
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Under New
User, enter the following Login ID:
8C168227FIRSTYEAR
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Click
“Sign Up”
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On the
registration page, you will have the opportunity to create
your AlcoholEdu for College account using your email address
and a password of your choice.
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At this
time, you will also need to enter your nine digit
Wentworth Student ID. If you do not enter your official
Student ID, you will not receive credit for taking this
course.
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You may log
in and out of the course at the end of each section. Section
ends are marked with a “Next” button. DO NOT log out
until you click the “Next” button or you will have to repeat
the section you have just gone through.
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When you
return, log in as a Returning User and enter the same email
address and password you created when you first logged into
the course.
Should you experience any difficulties or require support, the
AlcoholEdu Online Technical Support Center is available 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. Simply click on the “Technical Help”
button located in the upper right-hand corner of every
AlcoholEdu for College screen. You do not need to be logged into
the course to access the Technical Support Center.
If you have any additional questions, please contact Beth
Farrow, Coordinator of Wellness Education at (617) 989-4197 or
farrowb@wit.edu.
Thank you, and
enjoy the course!
