| Skill Requirements for Online Learning
Email
VCCS Email Service |
All students are issued a VCCS student email account after they apply to the college. For security purposes, all email correspondence between students and faculty or staff must be via the student's VCCS email account. |
Essential Access and Experience for Online Students |
| Students in online classes must be proficient users of electronic mail and are responsible for adhering to all the following criteria. If you are unable to fulfill these requirements, another class delivery method is more appropriate for you. [ more ] |
Proper Email Formatting |
Be sure to check with your professor about any variations to these conventions. Because email often arrives with no identification about the sender other than an email address, your professor and classmates need for you to include clear identification [ more ] |
Privacy and Netiquette |
Email may seem private, but it is not. Think of it more like a postcard than like a letter. The message is accessible to many people who have no interest in reading it; however, it is possible for them to read it. After all, cyberspace consists of computers [ more ] |
Internet Service Provider |
You must have sufficient email and Web access to do all the class activities. You are responsible for finding alternative resources when necessary. Libraries and commercial services generally offer limited access to their computers and the Internet. |
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