Winter Session Course Delivery, Descriptions and Schedules
All courses will be remote and most will run asynchronously. Students will not come to campus for class meetings. Each course syllabus will outline its specific course delivery and requirements. In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, no Winter Session class meetings will be scheduled on January 15.
Asynchronous: A course does not have any listed days and times for meetings. The faculty member will have materials and assignments posted which can include recorded lectures, outside resources and group discussions that students work through on their own schedule. Asynchronous courses still have deadlines for assignments in most cases, but just not a routine meeting time. Asynchronous courses may have final exams scheduled during a set period at the end of the term, or students may be given a longer window of time to complete a final exam.
Synchronous: Students are expected to login to participate in the course at predetermined days and times. For example, Monday/Wednesday 1 – 2:15 p.m., Tuesday 4 – 6:30 p.m., etc. There are requirements outside of the meeting times for Synchronous courses which can include readings, research assignments, group projects and exams, to name a few.
Synchronous/Asynchronous Blend: A faculty member will split the format of a course. For instance, Course A may have only a meeting time of Monday 10 – 11 a.m. The faculty member has designed asynchronous learning and assignments, which when combined with that one hour of meeting time, meet the standards for a 3-credit course.
Once enrolled in a course, students should address any questions about a specific class or access to materials directly to the faculty member for the course.