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No University is an Island
10/2/2001
Now that the university has a reliable online portal for disseminating course
materials, it is venturing into online education in a big way. This fall HPU
will offer its Associate of Science in Management degree program in a completely
online format. This will be offered in addition to the regular on-campus program,
which is identical in content and coverage. Instructors throughout the institution
will also begin offering individual online courses that will utilize e-mail,
chat rooms, and message boards. In addition, online resources that the university
can funnel through the portal will save students a lot of off-island dial-in
connection costs.
The university will conduct an assessment of the online offerings in October, examining every aspect of it, including the school’s ability to adequately deliver online student and library services. If the new online degree program is judged to be a success, HPU may offer similar degree programs in the future.
This fall HPU will take another giant leap when it implements a completely wireless system at its downtown campus. According to Itoh, this is a very important move that will better provide computer support to HPU students. “Our computer center d'esn’t adequately support our students’ needs,” he says. “Moving them all to a wireless environment allows us to support them all and eliminate the long wait for a computer .” In addition to Internet access, the wireless network will provide students with applications such as SPSS, System Architect, and Visual Studio—applications that are expensive for them to purchase individually.
“We’re very proud that we can now extend wireless access to non-public campus areas,” says Itoh, “freeing up our students to do their coursework wherever they’re most comfortable.”
For more information, contact J'e Schmiedl or Justin Itoh, jschmied@hpu.edu and jitoh@hpu.edu.
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