Online courses

SEI online courses cover the same topics as the face-to-face workshops of the similar name, but do not include a hands-on component.  You can log on at any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the full duration of the specified course.  You will generally need between 10-20 hrs/week to complete the lesson materials and graded activities. The earlier lessons generally take less time than the later lessons.  Students can access the course anytime, from any computer with an internet connection (see computer requirements below).

 

These courses include interactive activities, power points, readings and quizzes, and exercises and homework to test student comprehension. There is also a forum where students can post questions to the instructors and network between each other.  Online courses last six (6) weeks and will end on the Sunday night of the last week.  All graded course activities (e.g., quizzes, forum discussion assignments, any other assignments with a score) need to be completed within these 6 weeks, with a 70% or better cumulative grade, to pass and receive a Record of Completion.  After the course end-date, you will have two additional weeks for instructorless review-only time. During this time you will not be able to complete any graded activities. However, this is an ideal time to finish saving and reviewing any course materials of particular interest. 

 

All required reading for the course is fully downloadable from within the course, so there is no need to wait for your course materials to arrive in the mail. You can also download/save the PDF files that make up the "Digital Course Notebook" for future reference.

 

 

The following are the computer and software requirements for taking SEI's online courses.

Laptop and Desktop Platforms

• PC (Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7)
• Intel-based Mac (OS X 10.4 and later - Power PC Mac has limited support and may have issues displaying the presentations)

Hardware / Internet Requirements

• Minimum screen / monitor resolution is 1280 x 600
• 256 MB of RAM, 2 GB of free disk space
• Computer microphone or regular telephone for Webinar or Live Office Hours participation
• Built in sound or sound card with speakers
• High-speed Internet connection (at least 1MB download speed - click here to check your speed )
• Preferred Internet browsers: latest versions of Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari (be sure to enable cookies, javascript and pop-ups)
• Valid email address

Smart Phone and Tablet Platforms (limited support) including
Apple iOS Devices (iPod touch, iPhone, iPad) and Android Phones and Tablets

With smart phones/tablets, you CAN:

• Take lesson quizzes
• Download and read PDF lesson reading and resources
• Participate in online forum discussions
• Check grade book
• Complete questionnaires and surveys

With smart phones/tablets, you CANNOT:

• View presentations and interactive exercises

Required Software

• Microsoft Silverlight (lecture capture video/PowerPoint presentations in some courses)
• Adobe Flash (latest version for presentations & interactive exercises)
• Java plugin (Live Office Hours and Webinars)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader (viewing & printing PDF files)

Optional but Recommended Software

• Microsoft Office Viewers and File Converters (viewing & printing Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio files)
• Open Source Office Suite-free (viewing & printing Word, PowerPoint, Excel files)
• QuickTime (viewing QuickTime video in some courses)
• iTunes (podcast subscription in some courses)