Online courses are all instructor-led and offered through our award-winning content delivery platform, WebCampus.
Each course has its own web portal where students participate in weekly discussions (bulletin board style), access materials, submit assignments, etc. Many instructors are also making use of web conferencing systems to add a real-time component—usually for lectures, Q/A sessions, and even team presentations. Instructors schedule the real-time events as needed. Some instructors use them every week or every other week; others use them once or twice a semester. They are recorded so you can play them back later on—which comes in handy if you miss the actual session.
The format of each course may vary. For example, management courses are likely to have active weekly discussions where students are required to reply to questions that the instructor poses to the class. Students are also encouraged to reply to the postings of their classmates. A mixture of team projects and individual assignments are also likely to be assigned. Exams may or may not be given, depending on the workload of the course. In contrast, there is less emphasis on weekly discussions in the more technical and math-oriented online courses. More emphasis would be placed upon homework assignments and projects.
Students may post or email questions for their instructors at any time. Instructors are required to respond within 24 hours (though in practice many check the discussion boards several times a day).
