Have you taken previous courses online? What do you hope to learn in this course? How will it contribute to your personal, academic, or professional goals? In other words, tell us a little about where you’ve been and where you’re going with your life and how this course fits into that overall plan. Next, What do you anticipate to be potential barriers or obstacles to completing this course successfully? What is your plan to overcome these identified barriers and how can the instructor or your classmates help you to be successful in this course?