Online courses are equivalent to traditional class offerings in time commitment. Although on-line students have more flexibility during the semester for scheduling coursework and study, they must progress through the content according to a weekly schedule similar to that of a traditional course. The estimated time commitment for online students is 3 hours per week for each credit hour. Online courses are not totally independent learning. These are scheduled courses with deadlines for completion.
Online courses are available to groups of students during the semester.
Both individual and group assignments are required. All group assignments can be completed online. An online course is not a computer or internet skills course. Students who do not have basic internet access and email skills should acquire them before the course begins. Free computing workshops are open to all currently registered IUN students Workshop descriptions, schedules, and reservations are available in Hawthorne 108 and on the Computer Services web page.