Consider a time when you made a major purchase, such as a car, home, appliance, computer, etc. If you prefer, you can interview someone about their major buying experience. Describe the type of information that was important in the buying process and list 2-3 examples of search methods used (e.g., consumer reviews, related website, dealer, etc.). Then, share the result of the external search process (i.e., what was purchased) and explain why.

This is a graded activity worth 20 points: an initial response to the discussion prompt (10 points) and two follow up posts (5 points each).

You are expected to post an initial substantive response to the discussion topic in the forum. Two responses are expected from each student to the initial posts of two different classmates. Each response should be a minimum of one paragraph (with three sentences) in length.