The self-assessment is also designed to help the students determine if the VMCP program can help them enhance their professional skills. From this site, CAPP handles student registration, records, marketing, and overall project management. VMCP consists of four units with five modules in each unit. Students must complete a unit in 6 months and have a maximum of 2 years to complete the program. Technological Innovation VMCP is unique in its use of the Internet.
Students use the Web to learn about the program and assess their own skills.
Once enrolled, they complete exercises as part of each module that can be shared with other students working on the same module. Assignments at the end of the module are submitted via the Internet to a faculty member for critique. The planning team was alerted to the need for strong technological support by the needs assessment survey done before the program was launched. Many students have low-end computers and are often inexperienced with the Internet. It was designed to provide clear and consistent content presentation, student interaction, on-line testing, and management data for instructors.