Course Syllabus

YEAR COURSE OFFERED: 2014                                       

NAME OF COURSE:  Riccardo Distance Learning Orientation                     

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR:         Diane Riccardo

WAYS OF CONTACTING THE INSTRUCTOR:

DISCUSSION BOARD: I check the Contact the Instructor discussion at least once per day. You may feel free to leave your questions there.

E-MAIL:  diane.riccardo@waldenu.edu - e-mails will be answered within 1 business day (that does not include Saturday, Sunday or holidays)          

SKYPE: SkypeID: diane.riccardo1 - I will be available by appointment only.

PHONE: 570-645-XXXX - I will be available during "office hours" between 8pm and 9pm every day (including Saturday and Sunday, but not holidays). 

The information contained in this class syllabus is subject to change without notice.  Students are expected to be aware of (through announcements) any additional course policies or procedures presented by the instructor during the course.

If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail your questions to me at the e-mail address above or call during "office hours" listed above.

Learning Objectives

This course will serve as an introduction to online distance learning. By the end of the course, you will be knowledgeable about the technology tools that will be used throughout your Project Management Certification curriculum, the attributes of successful distance learners, and, lastly, you will have some references to tutorials that will help you with the technology tools. 

Formal Objectives:

• To know about the technology tools that will be used throughout the Project Management Certification curriculum.
• To understand the attributes of successful distance learners.
• To know some references to tutorials that will help with the use of the technology tools.

Grading/Exams

There are no graded assignments or exams for this course.

Required Reading

There are no reading resources for this course. There are assignments that require reading, but no books are required.

List of discussion/lecture topics

There are 3 modules to this class: Module 1, the overview of the technology tools; Module 2, the attributes of successful distance learners; and Module 3, the annotated list of resources. There is a discussion forum for Modules 1 and 2 which are not listed in the modules below.