MIT Forums - Course Discussion Folder Request Form

## Course Discussion Folder Request Form

MIT's Academic Computing group hosts web-based discussion folders for courses. To request a discussion folder, please follow the instructions below. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Faculty Liaison Office.

For information on how to request a web-based discussion folder for non-academic uses (i.e. departmental or research group discussions) see the MIT Forums Home Page.

### To have an MIT Forums Course Discussion Folder set up for your course you must:

1. Register yourself with MIT Forums. (This requires MIT Certificates!)
   If you do not yet have MIT Certificates get your MIT personal certificate here. If you already have certificates you may go directly to the to the MIT Forums Home Page to register.
   - Select Academic Forums
   - Read and accept the MIT Forums Rules of Use

2. Fill in the information below:

   Name:
   Phone:
   Athena email address:
   Relationship to the Course (Prof., Student, TA, etc.):
   Discussion Folder Host (Athena username):
   (The Discussion Folder Host is the person who will be responsible for monitoring the course discussion folder, creating the discussion access list, creating new discussions, etc.)

   Instructor Information: (if same as above leave blank)

   Name:
   Phone:
   Athena Username:

   Course Information:(required)
   The discussion folder by default (primarily for administrative reasons) will be listed as "course# ". If for some reason this will not meet your needs please explain why and what you would like the discussion folder to be called in the "description of intended use" field below.

   Course Number:

   Course Name:

   Description of Intended Use:

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