Part Two: Becoming a Student

Step Five: Accessing Learning Resources

Required Learning Resources

To be successful in the NetTel Training Programme, a minimum level of access to specific Learning Resources is required. Assuring access to these resources is the joint responsibility of the student and the Home Institution. Following is a list of these Required Learning Resources:

• Computer Access to Course Content
• Internet Access for Interactivity
• Course Facilitator at the Home Institution for each course in which students are enrolled
• Classroom and/or Computer Lab Access
• Library Access
• Hard Copies of Certain Required Readings

Your Responsibilities

As a student in the NetTel Training Programme, you are responsible for two aspects of the Required Learning Resources.

• First, you are responsible for either borrowing or acquiring those required texts that are not available electronically. As much as possible, required readings for NetTel courses will be available electronically and distributed to students free of charge. However, there may be some required texts that are only available in hard copy formats.  Several sets are available for check-out at your Home Institution’s library.
• Second, you are responsible for communicating to your Home Institution your needs for access to computer facilities, Internet connections, course facilitators, class rooms and library. Your Home Institution is responsible for providing these Required Learning Resources; however you may need to help your Home Institution understand how they can best meet your needs.

Your Institution's Responsibilities 

Your Home Institution is responsible for providing each of their students enrolled in the NetTel Training Programme with the following Required Learning Resources:

• Access to computers that can deliver course content. This content may be delivered via the Internet, a local area network, and/or a CD-ROM.
• At least 5 hours of functional Internet access per week to enable interactivity via the KEWL web portal, e-mail, discussion boards, and/or list serves.
• A Course Facilitator located at the Home Institution who can answer questions, help solve problems, lead discussions and activities, assess work, liaise with the administration of the Home Institution, and work with the remote course instructor in that instances where the course instructor is from another institution.
• A classroom and/or computer lab where students enrolled in the NetTel Training Programme can meet and collaborate for face to face interaction.
• Access to a library equipped to support students engaged in post graduate studies in ICT and Telecommunications policy and regulation.