Managing Expectations - our commitment

General Information

The course takes place over a six week period. Each week is a 'module' in canvas.net terms. Each of these modules contains a mix of text, image and video-based materials. There are also exercises to allow course participants to test their learning as they go through the course.

Although the course team will be involved in many of the discussions that take place, it is hoped that participants will not only post their own views, but will comment on others to create a meaningful debate.

Weekly Modules:  Each week a new module will be available and will provide you with new material to explore and exercises or tasks to help you test your own learning. To strengthen your learning, and to help you better understanding, we expect your active participation.

Time commitment:  To be successful in this course, you should plan to spend approximately 3-5 hours each week working in the course.

 

Knowing you, Knowing us:  We want very much to know who you are and will be starting this right away in week one. However, there are a few quick things to do before the modules start that will help everyone know each other.

 

Set up your profile in Canvas -   We plan to have discussions here in Canvas and to that extent, having a profile will help us better know each other and have access to each other. Take a moment to do that now.

 

To learn more about us... 

Dr Safia Barikzai, Links to an external site. Associate Professor in Engineering, London South Bank University, UK

Eduard Muntaner Links to an external site., Perich, Computer Engineer, University of Girona, Spain.

Dr Links to an external site.Jordi Frexienet Links to an external site., Associate Professor, University of Girona, Spain.

 

Credit / Certificates:  All participants are eligible to receive a certificate of completion for this course. The requirements are to complete all of the tasks marked as mandatory for the certificate. Details of how to print your certificate, or how to apply for an InventEUrs validated certificate will be in the last module.

 

Netiquette Guidelines

  • Be careful posting anything that is personal to you or others. Be considerate and kind to other course members.
  • If your posting is for a specific person or group, make sure you address it to them. Realise, however, that others will probably read it.
  • Make sure everyone realises when you are trying to be funny. It is easy for messages to be misinterpreted since there are no physical gestures or voice inflections that accompany the text.
  • When responding to someone's comments, explain to whom and what you are commenting on. Do not include their whole posting. Try to use only the appropriate quotes or a summary.
  • Remember to read what has previously been posted by others to avoid repeating comments.
  • Make sure you are posting under the appropriate heading or thread.
  • Cite your references.
  • Be brief when posting. Since reading other's comments or articles can be very time consuming, try to be straight to the point.  
  • All students are expected to follow the Canvas Student Code of Conduct.