Online courses begin the first day of each semester. Be ready to log in and do work on the first day of class. You will have access to your course a few days before classes start, so use that time to become familiar with your course web site.
No. Online courses follow a weekly schedule, just like traditional classes.
All our courses are now in the Angel System, so if you click on the Login link above you will find your course.
Go to http://stu.parkland.edu
Online students follow the same registration procedure as on-campus students. You can come to campus to register, or you can register online.
Textbooks for online courses are available in the Parkland bookstore. You can also search for your books on Amazon or other online booksellers.
If the registration period is open, you can re-enroll and pay your tuition within 24 hours. If the course has filled, you must contact the instructor for permission to join the course.
In most cases, Microsoft Works is sufficient for a Parkland online course. However, you will need to save your word processing documents in the RTF file format.
Yes. Go to our page for links to a couple of very inexpensive alternatives to Microsoft Office.
Testing varies from class to class. Some classes use online testing, some require you to find a test proctor, and a few require you to come to Parkland.
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"Hybrid" is the name for courses that combines face-to-face classroom instruction with computer-based learning. In a hybrid course, a significant part of the course learning is online and as a result, the amount of classroom seat-time is reduced. This allows the student more flexibility while maintaining face-to-face contact with the instructor.
No, hybrids are neither correspondence nor fully online courses. Hybrids simply reduce the number of class meetings and students participate, interact and learn online instead.
Anyone who has met the individual prerequisites for a particular class can enroll in a hybrid course.
Yes. To participate in hybrid courses, you must have access to the Internet. Free Internet access is available for students in the Parkland computer labs.
Yes. In addition to any course-specific requirements, you should have good computer skills and be able to read and write clearly.
You should be familiar with how to access information via the web. If you can use a web browser, download documents from the web and open them in another program, and use email then you are probably ready to take a hybrid course.
No. You will be working closely with the instructor and the students in your class, just as you would in a traditional classroom. But you will also learn to work online, both independently and with others. Depending upon the course, you may interact in an electronic classroom and learn skills such as participation in the class through online discussions or forums, collaborations through group work, and working and taking responsibility in a team for class projects. You will not be on your own but you will need to learn good organizational and time-management skills to be successful as a hybrid student.
Yes, hybrid course credits can be applied as credit towards your Degree/Certification just as a traditional course. Your transcripts will not reflect any differences for taking the hybrid courses, but you will gain computer literacy skills that will be valuable in other coursework and in your workplace.
To succeed in a hybrid course you must be comfortable using computers and learning new software packages. It is very hard to keep up in an online or hybrid course if you are not reasonably skilled at using a web browser and email communication. You must have time and access to the web several times a week; you must keep up with the class reading; you must stay current with the class calendar to meet assignment deadlines; you must read assignments and directions carefully; most importantly you must be self-motivated.
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