Benefits of the kent - mPA program on the web

Our Program: Designed for Three Groups of People

• Government or Nonprofit Individuals with Heavy Work and/or Family
• Commitments, Making Continuance of their Education and Career Advancement
  Difficult.
• Personal Caregivers with B.A./B.S. Degrees Who Have Left the Labor Force
  For Several Years to Care for Others
• Physically Disabled individuals with B.A./B.S. degrees: Blind, Deaf and Hard
  of Hearing and Persons With Severe Motor Disabilities

Ease of Access

• Quick Response Time By Faculty to Your Questions -- Usually Within 1 Day
• Resident Tenure Track Faculty Who Are Actually Here
• Tech Support
• Interactive Dialogue Between Students and Faculty in Each Course Is Valued

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Technology Assistance Services for Persons With Physical Disabilities

• Fully compliant with federal laws and accessibility requirements (Section 508) for
  Our Course Based Web Pages
• Financial Assistance Available for Acquiring Assistance with Computer-based
  Hardware and Software.
• In-home setup*, Pre-testing of Equipment and Technical Support.
• Affiliation with Organizations for Persons with Disabilities
• Formal Affiliation with the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
  *Within northeastern Ohio
  

Electronic Resources Built into Every Course

• To Avoid the Necessity of Traveling to the Library
• Course Texts On Line Whenever Possible
• Electronic Book Ordering On Line
• National Data Bases for Searching Information On Line
• All Journals Articles On Line

Ease of Navigation

• Consistency of Course Layouts
• So You'll Never Get Lost--Button Bars on the Left Side of Every Page You Turn
  To in Every Course
• Well Organized Electronic Syllabi Permitting You to Access What You Need
  quickly

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High Quality Graphics

• Used Within Every Lecture to Illustrate the Major Points Being Made
• Breaks up the Tedium of Lectures and Notes
  

Of Course, the Typical Features Commonly Offered in Other Web Based Programs

• Discussion Board -- For Carrying on Class Discussions With Other Students
  Concerning Course Themes
• Chat Room -- Informal Means of Communication Between Students
• On Line Grade Books -- To Keep Up on Your Progress to Date -- in each course
• Notepad -- Call Up Your Notepad Anytime During a Course to Take and Save Your
  Notes

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