Instruction Mode Options

How classes are offered; the format in which a course is taught/delivered; each section of a course has a single instruction mode.

Distance Learning:  education that uses one or more technologies to deliver instruction to students who are separated from the instruction {sic-virtual classroom/lab} and to support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor synchronously or asynchronously.  Technologies used for instruction may include he following:  Internet; one-way and two-way transmissions through open broadcasts, closed circuit, cable, microwave, broadband lines, fiber optics, satellite or wireless communication devices; audio conferencing; and video cassette, DVDs and CD-ROMs, if the cassette, DVDs or CD-ROMs are used in a course in conjunction with the technologies listed above.

Classroom-Based:  education that may use the technologies listed above to deliver instruction to students who are not separated from the instructor during such delivery, i.e., students and instructors meet in a physical location.

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Code:  C1
Instruction mode:  Classroom-based - 81-100%

81%-100% of the course is classroom-based.

Code:  C2
Instruction mode:  Classroom-based - 60-80%

60%-80% of the course is classroom-based.

Code:  D1
Instruction mode:  Distance Learning - 100% Asynchronous

100% of the course is distance learning in asychronous delivery.

Code:  D2
Instruction mode:  Distance Learning - 75-99%

75%-99% of the course is distance learning.

Code:  BL
Instruction mode:  Distance Learning - 41-74%

41%-74% of the course is distance learning.

Code:  DS
Instruction mode:  Distance Learning - Synchronous

100% of the course is distance learning; includes synchronous delivery.

Code:  FL
Instruction mode:  Field-based 

100% of the course is supervised and practical real world experience outside of the classroom.

Code:  IS
Instruction mode:  Individualized Study 

100% of the course is delivered by meeting/discussions/research between one student and faculty.

Code:  LB
Instruction mode:  Laboratory 

100% of the content/work is delivered in a physical lab.

Code:  RO
Instruction mode:  Research Only

100% research-project is conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.

Code:  SA
Instruction mode:  Study Away

100% of the course is taught at another institution/entity, either domestic or international, with which Marquette has a contractual relationship to deliver the course.  (Given that these courses are not taught at MU, we would not know the exact mode in which this course is taught, nor do we need to report on these courses.)

NOTE:

for a 3 credit course as per Section III of the Course Scheduling Policy (required to meet 37.5 hours, excluding finals, regardless of the time/day/session or instruction mode):  

99% = 37.13 hours + 6 hours of additional coursework, discussion, chats, etc.
75% = 28.13 hours + 6 hours of additional coursework, discussion, chats, etc.
74% = 27.75 hours + 6 hours of additional coursework, discussion, chats, etc.
26% = 9.75 hours + 6 hours of additional coursework, discussion, chats, etc.