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GST707: The Study Guide for Distance Learners
Welcome to GST 707: A Study Guide for the Distance Learner. GST 707 is a two-credit unit course that has a minimum duration of one semester. It is a compulsory course for both undergraduate and graduate students in the university. The course guides you on the techniques of studying to achieve academic success through open and distance learning.
What Will You Learn?
To successfully complete this course, read the study units, listen to the audios and videos, do all assessments, open the links and read, participate in discussion forums, read the recommended books and other materials provided, prepare your portfolios, and participate in the online facilitation. Each study unit has introduction, intended learning outcomes, the main content, conclusion, summary, and references/further readings.
The introduction will tell you the expectations in the study unit. Read and note the intended learning outcomes (ILOs). The intended learning outcomes tell you what you should be able to do at the completion of each study unit. So, you can evaluate your learning at the end of each unit to ensure you have achieved the intended learning outcomes.
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By the end of this course you will be able to:
1. Study on your own at your pace and time irrespective of the geographical difference
2. Identify studying techniques to adopt towards achieving academic success
3. Demonstrate the skills required of a distance learner in achieving
To meet the intended learning outcomes, knowledge is presented in texts, video and links arranged into modules and units. Click on the links as may be directed but where you are reading the text off line, you will have to copy and paste the link address into a browser. You can download the audios and videos to view off line. You can also print or download the texts and save in your computer or external drive. The conclusion gives you the theme of the knowledge you are taking away from the unit. Unit summaries are presented in downloadable audios and videos.
There are two main forms of assessments – the formative and the summative. The formative assessments will help you monitor your learning. This is presented as in-text questions, discussion forums and Self-Assessment Exercises. 4 The summative assessments would be used by the university to evaluate your academic performance. This will be given as Computer Based Test (CBT) which serves as continuous assessment and final examinations. A minimum of three computer based tests will be given with only one final examination at the end of the semester. You are required to take all the computer base tests and the final examination.
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Study on your own at your pace and time
Studying techniques to adopt towards achieving academic success