E-DEPM+609


 * DEPM 609 Distance Education Systems **Spring 2011
 * These are the various artifacts that I have collected for this course: **

The first is the Analysis of the Anywhere/Anytime Open University (AAOU) system and context. It discusses the environment within which the planned AAOU will operate and draw "energy" from.



Here is the feedback that I received from the iinstructor on this paper: 

The second assingment was to identify and describe the major System Components of the AAOU system. This included a set of system diagrams (Context ad Level 1) and an organization chart for the AAOU. 

Here is the feedback that I received from the instructor on this paper: 

In the final assignment I was to produce a complete system plan for the Anywhere/Anytime Open University. The instructor's feedback was sent in an e-mail, as follows:

This was an extremely challenging assignment, with many diverse concepts to integrate. You far exceeded my expectations for this assignment (this is quality of work I wish all of my students could produce). I especially liked the way you were able to apply each of the three systems approaches in your proposal, finding something useful in each one. Your background in sociology shows through in your fine analysis of the problems and issues involved in creating the AAOU. Your proposal is both creative and comprehensive, supported by helpful diagrams to illustrate your design. You also address the access issue well, providing ways for students who lack technology or financial resources to benefit from the AAOU experience. Although your approach to analyzing the financial component is good, my own experience (with 3 different venues for course development and delivery) suggests that course development costs are far over-estimated and technology costs are far under-estimated for an institution the size of the AAOU. However, I have full confidence that you would develop an appropriate budget if you were engaged in a real-life project of this type.

Thank you for your many valuable contributions to the course.

Assignment 3 grade: 35 Total course grade: 99.9 (A)

Kind regards, --Linda