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Online Instruction
Many courses at Clayton State University are offered online as well as on
campus. In online courses themajority of the instruction is delivered by online
computer connection via the Internet. The Internet may be supplemented by
television, video conferencing, or other distance learning methods. Use of this
technology allows the University to offer learning experiences that are more
convenient formany students.
Courses offered via online instruction are identified in the Schedule of
Classes each semester. Additional fees will accompany online courses with
video components.
NatureofOnlineCourses
Online courses are often attractive for students who cannot conveniently
attend on-campus courses. Students can take all of their courses online for a
given semester, or they canmixonlineandon-campus sections. It is important to
keep inmind, however, that even though online courses offer schedule flexibility,
the total time commitment and academic expectation for an online course is the
same as it is for a traditional on-campus class. Some courses are offered as
“partial online,” “web enhanced” or “hybrid” meeting that theymix online and on-
campus components.
Although routine classroom attendance is not required for online courses,
some physical presence is required on campus for orientation, testing, and, in
some cases, "hands-on" experiences (labs, clinicals, observations, etc.). In
addition, some online courses may have additional, optional, or required, on-
campus sessions for discussion and/or review. For details, please consult the
official Schedule of Classes each semester and the online syllabus for each
course.
Registration forOnlineCourses
To takean online course, studentsmust beadmitted to theUniversity by the
normal process andbeeligible to register for credit courses, includinghavingmet
all prerequisites and/or corequisites.
Students should not register for online courses unless they are already
thoroughly competent at sending and receiving e-mail, navigating the Internet,
and using Windows-based programs. No class time will be spent on basic
computer instruction. Also, students should be aware that taking online classes
requires excellent timemanagement skills and good self-discipline.
CourseMaterials
Printed texts, special software, or other supporting material needed for
online courses can be obtained in person from The Loch Shop. Many research
resources are available online throughGALILEO, but some projectsmay require
on-site libraryworkat ClaytonStateor elsewhere.
OnlineCourseswithVideoComponents
Some online courses include some instruction provided via television or
video tapes and are called "online courses with video components." Some of the
content for these courses is broadcast over satellite in cooperationwithGPTV. If
students do not have access, they can still take these courses by obtaining the
videotapes from the Clayton State library circulation desk and playing them at
their convenience.
There is an additional course fee for online telecourses to
cover ClaytonState’s costs for broadcast and distribution rights.
