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Posted by gehzumteufel on Jan-31-2008 04:21:

Hybrid college courses

anyone taken any? what are your thoughts? i ask cause my english class is a hybrid one.

if your unsure what they are, they are 50% class 50% online.

Posted by mezzir on Jan-31-2008 04:22:

huh
i've taken like 98% online ones
those are dope

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jan-31-2008 04:23:

quote:
Originally posted by mezzir
huh
i've taken like 98% online ones
those are dope

lol...half of the class time is in a normal classroom (2hrs) and then the other half is online via a discussion board and what not.

Posted by mezzir on Jan-31-2008 04:26:

quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
lol...half of the class time is in a normal classroom (2hrs) and then the other half is online via a discussion board and what not.

haha on a message board?
dude you gotta reply first to everything

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jan-31-2008 04:27:

quote:
Originally posted by mezzir
haha on a message board?
dude you gotta reply first to everything

lol i cant even login right now! oh and i havent done the reading yet either. i dont even have the book!

Posted by JD8180 on Jan-31-2008 04:27:

in my univ, the ones i've taken have been a waste of time... i'd go for fully online if it's an option.

i feel that 95% of the class ends up being online (tests/quizzes/assignments) and we just show up in class every other week to just review the stuff we were to have read at home.

Posted by Yan on Jan-31-2008 04:39:

My current The Biology of Being Human class is about 70/30 (although the 30% can also be found online in the form of previously recorded videos of the lectures).

I attend all my lectures (I'm only taking chem & bio courses) after reading the suggested readings. Helps me with concepts I didn't get during the read-through while solidifying the info that I did understand.

Plus, sometimes shit's discussed that's not in the book that ends up on the midterms & final.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jan-31-2008 05:13:

i have contemplated dropping it as it was a lot different than i expected. not that i dont mind different, ive just started school for the first time in 6 years. not sure im in the swing of things to be that dedicated yet.

Posted by JD8180 on Jan-31-2008 05:19:

if you don't have the discipline to do stuff on your own, don't get into online/hybrid courses yet. are your tests online or in class? if they're online it's obviously way easier to cheat.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jan-31-2008 05:24:

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Originally posted by JD8180
if you don't have the discipline to do stuff on your own, don't get into online/hybrid courses yet. are your tests online or in class? if they're online it's obviously way easier to cheat.

well its freshman composition. he has us do a lot of critical thinking on our own and within groups. this is to stimulate other views and what not for our writing.

but yeah thats why i contemplated dropping it. so that i can get into the swing of things before i actually do an online course.

Posted by Sushipunk on Jan-31-2008 05:27:

Posted by Lira on Jan-31-2008 05:30:

You know,

I feel like taking an on-line philosophy course, just for the sake of it. I study a lot by myself anyway, but I wonder whether it's really worth is, as the university offering this course has no ~~presite~~ prestige whatsoever

edit: Damn, I need to get some sleep

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jan-31-2008 05:32:

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Originally posted by Sushipunk
What are you studying?

my ultimate end is Mechanical Engineering, but this class is for my lower division classes.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jan-31-2008 05:32:

quote:
Originally posted by Lira
You know,

I feel like taking an on-line philosophy course, just for the sake of it. I study a lot by myself anyway, but I wonder whether it's really worth is, as the university offering this course has no ~~presite~~ prestige whatsoever

edit: Damn, I need to get some sleep

lol get to bed!

Posted by JD8180 on Jan-31-2008 05:55:

quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
well its freshman composition. he has us do a lot of critical thinking on our own and within groups. this is to stimulate other views and what not for our writing.

but yeah thats why i contemplated dropping it. so that i can get into the swing of things before i actually do an online course.

i mean in that case, for a class like that it shouldn't be too difficult to do online. since you're doing engineering, you're eventually going to come across plenty of classes you would definitely rather have completely in class. does your univ charge anything for hybrid classes?

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jan-31-2008 05:59:

quote:
Originally posted by JD8180
i mean in that case, for a class like that it shouldn't be too difficult to do online. since you're doing engineering, you're eventually going to come across plenty of classes you would definitely rather have completely in class. does your univ charge anything for hybrid classes?

its no different than the regular classes cost wise.

Posted by JD8180 on Jan-31-2008 06:04:

quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
its no different than the regular classes cost wise.

bastard...

for us it's a $300 extra fee (for both hybrid and online)

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jan-31-2008 06:07:

quote:
Originally posted by JD8180
bastard...

for us it's a $300 extra fee (for both hybrid and online)

well this isnt a uni. this is a jc.