Section 2: Expectations

Technology & Email | Disability | Academic Integrity & Student Code

Time Commitment

Course content and workload in Education Online is equivalent to that of traditional on-campus courses. This can include lectures, readings, assignments, discussions, and team projects. On average, you should plan to spend eight to ten hours of work outside of synchronous sessions. This is based on a general formula in which you take the number of credit hours a course is worth and multiply that number by 2-3 hours per week. A benefit of Education Online is that the outside hours are very flexible, and students can work according to their availability!

Technology

The following list represents the basic technological proficiencies expected of students in Education Online:

• Operate a web browser
• Bookmark sites in your web browser
• Download, upload, and install files
• Access your email account
• Send and receive email with attachments
• Use a word processor to create and print documents
• Use presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint) to create presentation slides
• Perform online literature searches (e.g., U of Illinois library and related database searches)

If you are uncomfortable with any of the above skills, we strongly recommend you practice before starting your program.

Email

All correspondence from the College of Education online offices will be sent to your CITES Email account (@illinois.edu). Accessing your CITES Email as well as redirecting messages to a different account, will be explained in "Section 6: Illinois Email."

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Disability

Students with disabilities at the University of Illinois have: equal access to courses, programs, services, activities and facilities offered throughout the University; an equal opportunity to learn and to receive reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids and services; appropriate confidentiality of all information regarding their disability and to choose to whom, outside of the University, information about their disability will be disclosed, except as disclosures are required or permitted by law; and information, reasonably available in accessible formats.

To obtain disability-related academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids, students with disabilities must contact Disability Resources and Education Services (DRES) as soon as possible. You may want to contact your program facilitators first. To contact DRES directly, please call 217.333.4603 (V/TDD), or send email to disability@illinois.edu. For additional information about DRES and its services and resources, visit http://www.disability.uiuc.edu/.

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Academic Integrity

All learners in attendance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have the obligation to maintain high personal standards of academic integrity. Learners unfamiliar with the University of Illinois policy regarding academic dishonesty should refer to “The Graduate College Handbook for Students, Faculty and Staff” (visit http://www.grad.illinois.edu/gradhandbook/ for more information) or should seek advice from the course facilitators.

Course requirements also include extensive written assignments, including shorter reaction papers and longer term papers following the formatting and style guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA). PLEASE NOTE: Not all APA websites are the same! Be sure to double-check your citations for accuracy. It is recommended that you purchase a copy of Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Student Code

As in any academic environment, College of Education online programs expect their students to be engaged, respectful, and to author their own work . We expect our students to avoid crossing any of the aforementioned lines, but said crossing still occurs. If a violation occurs, the University of Illinois has policies and procedures in place to deter any future offenses. The University of Illinois Student Code is a strict contract between the institution and its students. It is highly recommended that you take the time to familiarize yourself with the Student Code, and that you pay special attention paid to Articles 1 (Student Rights and Responsibilities) and 3 (Academic Policies and Regulations). The Student Code is available here.

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