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Charlotte Stonestreet
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Distance learning MSc
14 June 2018
Faculty at the University of Manchester are investigating using Maple T.A., the testing and assessment software from Maplesoft, as part of their initiative to convert the school’s Master of Science (MSc) Electrical Power Systems Engineering course into a distance learning course, with the course offered fully online. Maple T.A. would supply the critical testing and assessment part of the course.
With the new distance learning approach to education, the school is targeting students from around the world, as well as industry employees.
According to Dr. James Brooks, a lecturer at the university, the biggest challenge is to maximize flexibility while maintaining a strong reputation. “The MS. course, as it stands, has a very strong reputation. Many students who come through speak very highly of it,” he said. “Now with the online version of the course, with students doing all the testing and coursework from their own computers away from the campus, we need to ensure we maintain that standard.”
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