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Please sign the Student Responsibility Guide and return it to Southeast Technical Institute prior to admission.

STI’s Online Business Program provides you with a flexible and convenient way to learn.  Online courses provide the same competencies as traditional courses within a different framework. Some of the online courses at Southeast are offered in an accelerated format, while others are offered the full semester. Online courses are without face-to-face contact between the faculty and the student.  As an online student you will need computer skills, specific personal skills, and available resources to be successful.

Computer Skills:

As you progress in the online program, your computer skills will improve.  At the start, you will need to have a working knowledge of the following computer skills:

• Knowledge of Internet use including browsing, searching, and web page navigating.
• Knowledge of email, attaching files to communications, uploading and downloading files.
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint).
• Understanding of video playing controls in Adobe Flash Player or Windows Media Player.
• File management skills including saving, opening, and placing files inside folders.
• General computer skills such as copying, pasting and naming folders.
• The ability to work with multiple applications at one time.
• Netiquette guidelines including proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, and tone in electronic communications.
• Understanding of how to protect your computer from viruses and malware.

Personal Skills:

An online program shifts the majority of the responsibility in the student-teacher relationship to the student.  As an online student, you are more responsible for your success, and we recommend that you do a self-evaluation of the following skills:

·         Self-Motivation and Self-Discipline

• Students must be mentally prepared to learn.
• Students must balance personal obligations such as family and work with their coursework to succeed.

·         Organizational Skills

• Students who take multiple courses at the same time must work efficiently to manage the coursework.

·         Time Management Skills

• Online classes are not self-paced, and students must meet weekly due dates and deadlines.
• Budget your time, and expect to spend 6 – 9 hours per week to work on a 3 credit class, and 9 – 12 hours per week for a 4 credit class.   Courses of 8 weeks or shorter will require more hours per week.

·         Communication Skills

• Students must ask questions when needed and not allow themselves to fall behind.
• Students must participate weekly in communications with faculty and classmates in an online environment.
• Students must be able to read directions and follow them.

Available Resources:

Online students need additional resources to succeed.  These resources include identifying your study environment and technological resources.

·         Study Environment

• Students should have a study environment that is comfortable.  One student may choose a private office while another student may choose a local coffee shop with free Internet access. 

·         Technology Resources

• Students must have computer access with consistent broadband Internet access.
• STI recommends a minimum of a 2.0 GHz CPU and 1 GB of RAM.
• STI requires Microsoft Office 2007 Professional which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access with coursework taught using Windows XP.
• STI’s Learning Management System (LMS) works best with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.
• Some courses may require additional software or hardware requirements and will be explained in the syllabi.
• Students must have access to a printer, and possibly a fax or scanner.

I understand the Student Responsibilities for Southeast Technical Institute’s Online Business Program and verify with my signature that I meet these requirements.

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Please send a completed form to: 

Southeast Technical Institute                             -OR-                                 Fax: 605.367.8305

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