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dijah.love View Drop Down

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Posted: May 05 2013 at 12:39am

can't be hands on online...'

and google is always there

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Posted: May 05 2013 at 12:41am

carolina cutie wrote:

Silly question: How do online schools conduct tests to ensure students know the material before passing them? Every test is open book/notes right? No way you can fail unless you just don't do the assignments?

...Nothin' like an open note test. Evil Smile

i always used my books/notes for online tests. the time limits are generous enough that you can get away without studying at all.

at a time when my physical course load was heavy, i thought i was lucky to find an online version of a required special edu course i had to take. i feel like i did myself a huge disservice by not taking the on campus version.

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Posted: May 05 2013 at 12:43am

For the online couse i took, the test was timed pretty strictly (like maybe 30 seconds per question) so if you didnt know it, you just didnt know it. No time to fumble through a book trying to find the answer. But I definetly got around it

and im sure other students have

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Posted: May 05 2013 at 12:45am

ScorpioLuv wrote:

EPITOME wrote:

online versions of established physical schools are respected

These are, but I think they still require some time on campus. At least 1 class

Not always true. There are a few here that don't and they aren't rinky dink schools either.

As far as nursing, there are quite a few online RN-BSN and RN-MSN schools that are respected. A lot of them have no clinical component because that requirement was met through the previous RN education and experience.

What I find to be an issue is the perception that it is inherently easier than a brick and mortar school. I think that degrees from the for-profit online schools are respected less.

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Posted: May 05 2013 at 12:47am

Also, many schools require proctored exams where you either report to an official testing center or they monitor you via webcam.

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Posted: May 05 2013 at 12:48am

IA Wonderland. I miss the additional information teachers would give from personal experience when taking online courses. If I could do it again, I would only do online courses in my senior year after I learned how to manage my time better.

Anyone remember when they told you to only to bring in 1 sheet or 1 note card with hand written notes? And *some* people would bring in cards full of microscopic hand written notes? Embarrassed

ETA: Thanks Lanae! 30 seconds?! That's not enough time to che-I mean think about the question thoughtfully before selecting the correct answer.

Edited by carolina cutie - May 05 2013 at 12:50am

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Posted: May 05 2013 at 1:00am

joileprincess wrote:

ScorpioLuv wrote:

EPITOME wrote:

online versions of established physical schools are respected

These are, but I think they still require some time on campus. At least 1 class

My professors, hospital professionals and the higher ups at my school look down on RN-MSN programs for the reasons I listed. This guy that works at a big hospital here in NYC went along with that too. He drove in that after we get our BSN that we shouldnt have to pay for our MSN or Phd's afterward, that whatever hospital we work for should pay every cent. Also a professor told me about how this lady that she graduated with had a 2.5 average, so no school would accept her into their MSN program. So her only bet was an online school bc they were more lax with their acceptance standards Confused

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Posted: May 05 2013 at 1:02am

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