How do Corporate Sponsored Education Classes Work?

Taking a class via Sponsored Education at Michigan Tech

It's a lot like taking a class on campus--only different. Like any Michigan Tech student, you need to sign up for classes, attend classes, turn in homework, and take exams, but how you go about all this requires a bit more effort on everyone's part.

Enrolling in a program and signing up for classes

Enrollment to Corporate Sponsored Programs is limited to employees of the Corporate Partner. Enrolling in a program usually requires that you be admitted to the University as a student. If you meet all the criteria, you'll be accepted for admittance.

Once you have been admitted, you work with your Universrity acdemic advisor to develop a plan of study.

How do the classes work?

Most Michigan Tech Sponsored Education classes are delivered via streaming media over the Intervet: you watch a class lecture of an on-campus class. You'll be given all course notes and assignments your professor.

All distance-learning courses also have web pages (using Blackboard) with much of the course material available online.

What is a site coordinator?

Your Corporate site coordinator is the person or organization that acts as the go-between between Michigan Tech and you. Because a successful distance learning experience relies on a collaboration between all players (student, corporate partner, university), the site coordinator's role is key as well as quite diverse. Your site coordinator is responsible for everything from registering you for courses, collecting and distributing course materials, proctoring exams, and making sure university and corporate policies are followed by all concerned.

Thus, all course material ( homework, exams) is sent to your site coordinator, and your site coordinator collects and sends back all your homework and exams. Any questions or concerns you have about the administration of the course, you can take to your site coordinator.

More about homework

Your professor may hand out a written assignment, give it verbally on the video lecture, or post it on the course Blackboard page. When the homework is due, your site coordinator will collect it and send it back to your professor.

More about Blackboard Learning Systen

Blackboard ( formerly WebCT) is the course management tool Michigan Tech uses for distributing course information. The Blackboard web page for your course may have lecture notes, homework assignments/solutions, video leactures, an online conference or chat area. You can also check your grades for the course.

Click here for more information about Blackboard

How do you take exams?

To take any exams, you just come to class as usual. Your site coordinator will hand out the exam and stay and collect the exams when the allotted time is up. Your exam will be sent back to your site coordinator.