For example, the content is primarily based on a textbook, and students are evaluated based on their written analysis of the substantive content, their participation in discussions, their completion of exercises and their performance on traditional exams. The course assumes that the use of Internet based web pages and email can be effective surrogates for physical synchronous meetings. The following discusses some of the course's design features. The textbook is a significant component of the course. It is available at both the PSC and the remote site bookstores.
Passwords are available to students formally enrolled in the course.
All PSC MBA students are provided user privileges on the Plymouth campus. Prior proficiency in Unix and HTML is not assumed. The timing of these exercises and detailed instructions may be found in exercises.html. In a traditional classroom setting, a professor may reasonably be expected to enhance the textbook material through critiques, connections with current events, personal anecdotes, and other ancillary commentary. In this course, the professor posts this commentary to pages of discussion notes.