- To: UNIX2.DECO.COM:roseb@smtp-gw.gdls.com
- Subject: Re: Re[2]: RHP Correspondence
- From: "LIPTONW.DECO.COM" <LIPTONW.DECO.COM>
- Date: 13 Nov 98 10:16:17
If the programs you described are what Darren's friend meant by "correspondence" courses, then I did have a misconception about their quality, and apologize for being "publicly flippant". This is definitely not the thing you find advertised on the back of a matchbook! I completed a MBA by partly by "distance learning", although on campus attendance was required for the case study courses. I am concerned, however, about a lack of interaction with peers and faculty in the program you described. (I think that peer interaction is just as, if not more important than interaction with faculty.) In my program, the "distance learning" lectures were live. The remote locations had a direct phone line to the class, for participation in class discussions. This would definitely be missing in videotaped lectures. Also, I find it difficult to believe that the typical student would have access to the required equipment and instrumentation that is necessary for a successful laboratory program. The opinions expressed are strictly mine. It's not about dose, it's about trust. Bill Lipton liptonw@dteenergy.com You wrote: >Hi Darren, >I don't know why Bill Lipton is being publicly flippant about RHP by >correspondence. He may have completed his graduate studies by the >traditional on campus residence mode and may have some misconceptions >about the quality of "correspondence" courses. This is unfortunate >for him if his comments were not made in jest. ************************************************************************ The RADSAFE Frequently Asked Questions list, archives and subscription information can be accessed at http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/~rad/radsafe.html