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ONLINE STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES



Welcome to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide. Taking a class online offers you a significant amount of flexibility to manage your studies. However, inherent in this flexibility are certain core responsibilities.

You and your Instructor have the same goal: for you to succeed in this course. In order to help you accomplish this goal, the following responsibilities outline the expectations of an online student.

Learning Expectations

• An online course is not a self-paced course, but requires weekly interaction with the class and the instructor, per the requirements of the syllabus and schedule. You may not work ahead without express permission from your instructor. Permission is granted only in extreme circumstances, such as a short- notice TDY or medical/family emergency resulting in a loss of internet connectivity.

• You can expect to spend as much time each week on an online course and its assignments as you do on a traditional classroom-based course (a minimum of 10-15 hours per week).

• It is your responsibility to read the syllabus and other information provided by the instructor, and to follow the instructions contained therein. Feel free to ask questions when something is not clear.

• If you fail to submit an assignment on time, the instructor has the option of not accepting the late work, or accepting the late work with a downgrade penalty.

• Extensions/Incompletes are not a right, but a rare exception that is granted only in the most extraordinary situations.

• If, for any reason, you feel you are at risk of falling behind in your work (illness, accident, temporary duty), contact the instructor immediately. It is difficult to “play catch up.”

Interaction Expectations

• All courses will make use of the Discussion Board. This is where you will participate in class discussions.

o You and your Instructor are members of a learning community. As in a traditional classroom, use courtesy and consideration...