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Is
online education right for you?
• How
it works... • Online
Readiness Quiz • Getting
Started •
• Register
for classes • Contacts • Prerequisites
and Success Factors • |
Do
you...
- want to go to school but haven't found the time?
- find scheduled classes inconvenient?
- need additional business expertise or credentials to qualify
for promotion?
- feel very comfortable using the Internet, email, and Microsoft
Office software [Word, Excel, and Powerpoint]?
If the answer is YES, then perhaps Business
Fastrack Online and Business
Express Online is for YOU! The Business Fastrack Certificate
program consists of 11 accelerated, practical, project-oriented
courses designed to develop the skills and aptitudes you need in today's
competitive business environment. A two-year
associate degree is also available. Fastrack Online s start every
2 weeks. Five start dates are available for Fall and Spring semesters,
three during the summer. Financial
aid is available for qualified students and many companies offer
tuition reimbursement programs. |
Online
Business Classes...
are designed to maximize your learning experience while eliminating
your time in a structured class environment. Your assignments will
be both meaningful and practical. Projects are applicable to real-world
situations occurring in your business life each day. |
How
it works...
- Assignments are posted online
for convenient access 24/7.
- Asynchronous learning,
no specified "meeting" times. Log on from home, work,
or on the road.
- Weekly assignments due
every Monday by noon.
- Students and instructors
communicate and exchange assignments via email. We want you to use your Maricopa email account for this class. Click here to learn more about activating your Maricopa Gmail account.
 CAUTIONS:
- Due
to the accelerated nature of these classes, students are cautioned
to gradually increase the number of online classes taken simultaneously.
- Students
without strong time management, reading, computer and Internet
skills should strongly consider the on-campus programs.
- All
students considering online classes should take the Online
Readiness Quiz
- All students must have
textbook at start date. Contact the Business Institute at 480.425.6910
for information on required texts for each class. start date-no extensons
will be granted.
| Prerequisites
and Success Factors by Delivery Type |
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On-campus |
Online |
| Two+ years of full time
work experience |
X |
X |
| Very good computer skills |
X |
X |
| Microsoft Office software
[Office 2000 or better preferred. Office '97 at a minimum, Mac
Office 2000] |
X |
X |
| Very good reading
and time management skills |
X |
X |
| Must feel comfortable
in a self-directed learning environment |
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X |
| Internet connection 56K
at a minimum |
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X |
| Internet skills including
but not limited to: sending emails with attachments, basic browser
and software troubleshooting, and file management |
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X |
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For
assistance on any of our online classes
contact:
Jessica Morris
Business Institute Customer Service and
Program Advisor
480-425-6911
jessica.morris@sccmail.maricopa.edu
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