Orientation - South Louisiana Community College

Online Courses
Thinking about taking an online class?
Read this before you register for the class.
• Online does not mean checking in whenever you feel like it! Students participating in electronic
learning courses have greater freedom of scheduling, but electronic courses require more selfdiscipline
than traditional on-campus classes. Electronic courses require much more time than oncampus
courses and are generally harder than traditional classes. You can expect to spend anywhere
from 10-15 hours per week per online course. Also, many of the traditional courses taught at South
Louisiana Community College (SLCC) are enhanced by the wide utilization of computer and
Moodle/ Joule Technologies.
Online Courses
• Students taking online courses will be utilizing SLCC's Moodle/Joule E-Learning Platform. Students
need to be self-motivated, with good study and time management skills: they need to be computer
literate, be goal oriented, capable of learning on their own through reading, research, and
assignments, be able to save and manage files on their computer, know how to send and open e-mail
attachments, check e-mail, access the Internet, and participate in their online course at least 3-5 times
per week. Some courses require access to certain software programming.
First-Time Online Students
• If you are interested in Online courses, register as soon as possible. Online courses have a maximum
enrollment of 20 students.
• Orientation for online courses is available. The orientation may be completed either online of by
attending a face-to-face session. Although optional, completion of the orientation is strongly
encouraged. Check the SLCC library website www.southlouisiana.edu/library at the beginning of the
semester for the orientation schedule and registration instructions.