Resolution 02-28: DISTANCE ED COURSES
| Number | 02-28 |
| Description | distance ed courses also offered on camopus |
| Authored by |
Robert Blick |
| Sponsored by |
Josh Warren |
| Date Submitted | Monday, December 2, 2002 |
| Date Considered | Tuesday, February 4, 2003 |
| Committee | Academic Affairs |
| Result | Killed By Committee |
| Remarks | FAILED - All classes in Distance Ed are in a "class environment" |
| Whereas | Several schools and colleges, including engineering, are offering some courses exclusively in a distance-ed format, without the option to take them in a traditional classroom setting; and |
| Whereas | Some of the courses being offered exclusively in a distance-ed format are courses that are required to be taken as part of students' degrees; and |
| Whereas | Students registering for distance-ed courses are required to pay an additional fee of at least $200; and |
| Whereas | Distance-ed courses possess a number of significant shortcomings, compared with their traditional classroom counterparts, including: a lack of intimacy and faculty-student interaction, an inability to realize the benefits of group learning, and an absence of a depth of learning beyond simple textbook reading; and |
| Whereas | Other top schools recognize the importance of classroom-based education and offer all courses via this medium; and |
| Whereas | Many students have adamantly expressed their concerns about distance-ed courses and the relatively poor education they offer, compared with traditional classroom courses. |
| Be It Further Resolved That | For every course offered in a distance-ed format, there shall exist at least one section offered on campus in a traditional classroom setting. |