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Course Notes Publishing

General Information

HKN Course Notes Publishing is the most prominent of HKN's services to the ECE department. HKN Publising provides a professional service to the faculty by printing, binding, and laminating course notes for classes in the spring, summer, and fall semesters.

We strive to maintain a high level of quality in our course notes. Thus, we constantly seek to improve our services by changing the cover designs and lamination materials every semester.

Course notes costs

On average, the costs to students for HKN course notes range from five to eight cents per page, depending on the size of the book, any custom requests by faculty, and other costs. This price includes notes printing, binding, lamination, sales, and support.

Compare this price to similar services offered commercially:

Kinkos photocopies: eight cents per page
LRC printing: ten cents per page

Note that these prices do not include binding and lamination.

Policies

Please read our policies carefully before purchasing or requesting notes.

Deadline to Order Notes (for students): The last day to order notes is the 12^th official class day (September 11^th).
Payment: Payment may be made by cash or check only. Make checks payable to HKN. (Bounced checks result in a registration or graduation bar!)
Refunds: We will gladly accept a book return if you provide proof that you have dropped the course.
Rebinding: Rebinding is free for HKN published notes. Other binding is $2.

How to buy notes

Notes are sold in ENS 129 each semester. The deadline for buying or ordering course notes for the Fall 2009 semester is September 11^th.

Notes available for Fall 2009

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Faculty guidelines for publishing with HKN

This section details what HKN expects from you and what you can expect from HKN during the publishing process.

Preparing your notes

Format: HKN accepts notes in both hard copy and computer format.
Copy quality: The quality of the course notes will be affected by the quality of your hard copy.
Presentation slides: If you are printing slides (i.e. a PowerPoint presentation), please consider printing more than one slide per page to reduce the cost of printing your notes.
Other considerations: Please consider including page numbers and a table of contents.

Submitting your notes

Where to turn in notes: You may drop off notes in the drop-off box in the ENS mailroom (ENS 139) or in the HKN Office (ENS 129).
Deadlines: The publishing process can take up to two weeks. Please allow us enough time to get your notes ready for sale by the time the semester starts.
Originals: Please retain a copy of your notes for your own records.

Binding and special requests

Our standard binding is a black comb with laminated front and back cardstock covers. Other available options include stapled packets and three-ring binders.

We always welcome special instructions that abide with our general policies.

How to publish your course notes

Prepare your notes according to the guidelines.
Fill out and turn in the Request Form to the drop box in the ENS mailroom or to the HKN office (ENS 129).
Indicate to us the number of Professor and TA copies you would like in addition to the allotment for your class(es).
You will be contacted when the course notes are complete and ready to sell.
Please indicate to your students where to pick up their notes.