Both staff and students need to know what is expected of them in any course and this is especially true for virtual ones. The course depends largely on the active involvement of students. The electronic medium is new and there are few 'obviously right' ways of doing things.
New technology is always likely to throw up unexpected challenges.
The membership is drawn from a huge range of experience and cultures. Course participants are therefore expected to commit to a collaborative creative approach to a VSMS course. Submit agreed amounts of course material by prescribed dates Maintain a positive and collaborative approach in communications React constructively to unforeseen problems, especially technological Adopt the highest standards of professional behaviour.