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Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 11:35:06 -0500
From: Deborah Clark <[log in to unmask]>

Deborah Clark
Center for Distance Learning
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
(517) 774-7143

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Central Michigan University is going beyond the books with 10 undergraduate
courses being offered on the Internet, beginning in January 1997.

Health Promotion and Rehabilitation 523, AIDS Education will be offered on
the World Wide Web. Registration for this and other CMU web courses begins
Dec. 9, 1996. The 12-week term begins Jan. 6, 1997. Tuition for CMU web
courses is $95.90 per credit hour. There is a one-time CMU admission fee of
$50. If you have already been admitted to take CMU courses, then you are not
required to pay the admission fee.

This course is a concentrated study of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS), including information about its origin, prevalence, spread, disease
process, psychosocial aspects and implications to society. It has been
designed to provide a basic reference about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV) infection and AIDS to educators, health care providers and others
interested in learning more about this epidemic. As this disease is very
complex, CMU professor, Dr. Mark Minelli, has broken down the scientific
information in more of a bullet or short information format. With all that
is currently known, there is still irrational fear among the general public
and sometimes even the medical community. This course should help take
students beyond those fears. Health Promotion and Rehabilitation 523 is a
one-credit course.

CMU's College of Extended Learning has always been at the forefront in
offering quality off-campus degree programs. For 25 years, CMU has expanded
that quality throughout the state of Michigan, the United States, Canada and
Mexico. Now, CMU has taken that quality into cyberspace through its Center
for Distance Learning with learning package courses on the World Wide Web.

Each student will receive a syllabus, lectures and other material for the
course via the World Wide Web. CMU's virtual learning center will feature
multiple levels of communication for students enrolled in the course.
Interactive chat sessions will be scheduled between the students and the
instructor in each course. A message center that operates as a forum for
student e-mail has been established for students to communicate among
themselves about informal topics and about course topics such as
assignments, projects and upcoming examinations. Students will also have
access to e-mail addresses for all members of the class and the instructor.

CMU is also offering the following courses on the World Wide Web, beginning
in January.
Accounting 201 (Principles of Accounting) 3 credit hours
Astronomy 111 (Astronomy) 3 credit hours
Astronomy 112 (Introduction to Astronomical Observations) 1 credit hour
Business Information Systems 106 (Spreadsheet Concepts) 1 credit hour
English 323 (Fantasy and Science Fiction) 3 credit hours
Health Promotion and Rehabilitation 529 (Alcohol Education Workshop) 1
credit hour
Health Promotion and Rehabilitation 530 (Drug Abuse Workshop) 1 credit hour
Religion 334 (Death and Dying) 3 credit hours
Statistics 382 (Elementary Statistical Analysis) 3 credit hours

Technical recommendations for taking these classes are:
SYSTEM: Multimedia PC 486 or Pentium, Macintosh 68040, or Power PC
SOFTWARE: Netscape 2.0 or Microsoft Internet Explorer, Adobe Acrobat Reader
2.0, Netscape Mail or Internet compatible mail system

Those interested in taking the course may look at a preview of some of the
courses at the following web site: http://www.cel.cmich.edu/dlonline.htm

To register, or for more information about the courses, please send e-mail
to [log in to unmask] or call 1-800-688-4268.
Deborah J. Clark
Senior Specialist Clerk
Center for Distance Learning
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859
(517)774-7143