Student Orientation
Student Orientation – Instructor Facilitated, Interactive Distance Courses
Prior to the course start date, you receive an e-mail from your instructor introducing himself and providing details about the course. You are able to communicate with your instructor at anytime by e-mail.
Each week you receive a set of notes covering the course material along with assignments that must be completed and submitted by the indicated date. This is then marked and returned to you.
Upon completion of all the assignments, you are sent a final exam to complete. It is recommended that you try to simulate the actual exam conditions (i.e., no aids and a time limit) when writing it to gain the maximum benefit. You then submit this final exam for review and marking.
In addition to the above, a one hour video/audio session is conducted by your instructor each week at a pre-designated time. The objective of this session is to assist in solving the assignments as well as answer student questions that should be sent to instructor early enough prior to the meeting time. In addition with being able to communicate with the instructor, you are also able to communicate with other students in the same class and watch their questions answered as well.
In order to take advantage of the interactive video/audio session of the course, you need to set up the Microsoft Netmeeting and Skype applications. Your instructor will provide you with the correct information to join the visual/audio session. Click here for software set-up instructions.
Note: A working microphone and speakers/earphones are necessary for this feature to work as well as Windows 2000, XP or Vista. A dedicated broadband internet connection is strongly recommended.