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Start Here to Learn About ACC Online Courses
Now you can take an ACC course from the comfort
of your home, your office, or anywhere else you can work on a computer
with Internet service. Access ACC courses any
time of day (or night!) through the Internet.
Is an Online Course Right for You?
Many students do very well in online courses and take them semester after semester. But other students discover - too late - that their learning style or study patterns or computer skills or time constraints aren't a good match for the particular demands of taking courses online.
Before
you read any further, take this one-minute
quiz to find out if an online course is right for you.
How Do Web-based Courses Work?
- Online credit courses at ACC are not self-paced.
They start and end with the regular semester calendar. Just as in classroom-based courses, online courses have
reading and homework assignments with deadlines. When you enroll in an online course, plan to begin "attending
class" the very first day of the semester just as you would for classroom-based courses.
- You work asynchronously.
Unlike classroom-based courses, you and your
instructor and your coursemates each work on your own time schedule
and in separate locations. Sitting at your desk at home, you might
write comments in the discussion area of your course Monday night.
Your classmate John might read and respond to your comments on
Wednesday at 6 AM using a laptop computer in his hotel room. Then
at noon on Thursday your classmate Rita reads both your comments
and John's response while she sits at her desk at work during
her lunch break.
- Working on your own schedule doesn't mean that ACC online courses
are self-paced.
- You must log in and begin working the first day of class.
- You are expected to keep up with the work and meet deadlines
for assignments just as in a classroom-based course.
- Expect to write a lot!
All communication is done using tools built
right into your web-based course, tools such as discussion areas
and bulletin boards in which you and your classmates exchange
ideas by writing back and forth to one another.
- You have time to think about
your questions and think about your answers.
And online courses give you plenty
of opportunities to say what's on your mind.
What Equipment Do You Need?
You'll need a PC computer with a minimum
of a
- Pentium II processor
- 64 MB RAM
- 56K baud modem ( or cable or DSL)
- Macintosh users must have at least a G3 with a
System 8 or higher.
- You also need access to the Internet through
an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and you need an active e-mail account (that is, an e-mail account that hasn't expired).
- You also need word processing software
for written assignments. Microsoft Word 6 or higher is recommended.
- Some instructors may also require course-specific software (e.g.,
accounting and math). Please ask the instructor about additional software or other course materials required.
ACC courses use the SUNY
Learning Network (SLN) course management system. You don't need
any special software to access SLN courses, just Internet service.
What Courses are Available Online?
Check out the ACC Online Courses & Schedule section.
Who Teaches Internet College Courses?
You'll receive instruction from the same outstanding
faculty that teach in ACC's classrooms. Meet
our Internet College faculty right now.
How Do You Sign Up?
Complete admissions and enrollment information,
including online forms, is located in the How
to Enroll section.
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