MSVCC Policies and Procedures Manual

A.

Ensures/allows ease of communication.

B. Enables global broadcast of announcement to MSVCC instructors and students.

C.

Provides a means of global software updates.

D.

Provides a predictable course look and feel.

E. Facilitates the team development of online courses.

F. Enables the formation of support groups for trouble-shooting and problem solving.

G. Provides a “campus” look and feel for the instructor and students.

i.

Common calendar

ii.

Common forum areas for discussion

III.

Maintain a website with MSVCC information and college resources.

IV. Provide a common enrollment application, which will serve all of the community college districts. The enrollment application will minimally address the following:

A. Allow provider colleges to announce courses as available.

B. Allow provider to set maximum number of students a course will accommodate. The appropriate dean from the provider college may authorize an “over-ride” if a change in the maximum is indicated.

C.

Allow provider to publish instructor information.

D.

Allow enrollment of online students.

E. Automatically alert all colleges when a course is closed by enrollment.

F. Serve to give the host and provider a means of keeping minimal enrollment records.

V. Provide an Assistant Executive Director for eLearning and Instructional Technology with the responsibility to:

A. Ensure that a list of online college courses is published on the MSVCC web page.

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