As a registered student on this programme you will have full access to our user-friendly Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Some of the benefits of using the VLE are:
At home, at work, on the move, in an internet cafe - all you need is your username and password.
Unlike many other online courses, you are not simply given your materials and left to get on with it. You are a full student of the University of Strathclyde. Tutor support is equal to that on our other, face-to-face, courses. Tutors and support staff are not faceless names, but lecturers and academics whose prime concern is your progress through the course.
Operational Research deals with rea issues in the real world. As such, we are able to constantly update and revise our material.
Group discussion is not an "add-on" to the course, it is in integral part of the learning process on the all of our distance programmes. Some issues are developed best by peer discussion, often with tutor involvment.
Modules often have a "Question and Answer" session, broadcast live by video, audio and text. This is an opportunity for students to ask questions in a group forum. These sessions are archived on the website for those unable to be present at the time.
Several sessions of the Postgraduate Diploma are conducted using live conferencing and online collaboration software such as Elluminate and FlashMeeting.
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