Features

  • Complete printed course manual prepared by the Instructor (and a selected textbook, if applicable)
  • WWW accessible stored digitized video and audio (clips) of class sessions
  • Electronic submission (email with attachments) of assignments
  • Online electronic grading of selected assignments using WWW CGI and Java scripts
  • Mailing listserver for interactions between students and with the instructor and the Teaching Assistant. A moderated subset from the listserver will be archived to a WWW site and a Newsgroup
  • Interactive Chat Rooms for 'live' discussion among students and instructors
  • An automated voice response system with fax-back capability for telephone access to selected course materials and information and voice mail.
  • Remote access to SCITEL computer and network resources
  • CD with complete course materials, video and audio (selected courses only)
  • Videotapes of class sessions and demonstrations (available on request)
  • Audio tapes of class sessions (available on request)
  • A complete WWW site for each SCITEL course with links to
    • Course outline and syllabus
    • Recent course announcements
    • Frequently asked questions (Faq's) and answers
    • Lecture notes
    • Assignments and solutions
    • Past and sample tests, solutions and worked examples
    • E-mail links to instructor and TA
    • Links to student www pages - which will feature among other things, regularly updated progress on the term paper
    • Links to listserver and chatrooms
    • Links to other sites of relevance to this course
    • Links to groupware (such as Lotus Notes) databases
  • The availability and use of voice bridge, MBONE or CUSEEME for (synchronous) audio and video conferencing with groups of students will provide for electronic office hours and one-to-one or one-many consultation with the instructor and or teaching assistant. This facility will be optional and will not be an integral part of the program.