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7 Steps to Selecting a
Continuing Education
Class At The University
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Adults want their
education to be relevant
to their specific needs.
What they are learning
must be applicable to
their job, values or
other responsibilities.
Once they see the
relevancy in their
learning, adults want to
create goals for their
education. They will
desire to see the path
that leads them from the
beginning to the end of
a course, or even a
whole curriculum. Each
step of this path must
make its value evident
to the adult learn - why
its important, how it
will help them on their
job, or how it will help
improve their life.
Finally, adults already
have many life
experiences and have
acquired knowledge from
a variety of sources
outside of a formal
educational environment.
So they want to
understand how they can
connect this prior
knowledge, what they
already know, with what
they will be learning.
Here are the steps to
take to select the best
value in an adult
education class
depending on what your
specific needs are:
1. Determine whether the
location of the class is
convenient for you. This
includes taking into
consideration the time
class begins and the
time it ends. Typically,
continuing education
classes will be held in
the evening due to
adults working during
the day.
Ask these questions: How
will I get to class
(driving, public
transportation)? Will I
leave for class directly
after work, or do I need
to make a stop at home?
How far is the location
of the class from my
home and my job? Will I
have to allow extra time
before or after class
because of traffic? Is
there parking near the
class (college campuses
usually have limited
parking for commuters)
or will I need to walk a
distance?
2. Determine whether the
class and the
institution offering the
class allow for
flexibility that you
need. Often these
requests will be handled
by the individual
instructor, but if a
diploma or certification
is being offered at the
completion of the class,
the institutions
offering the class may
have certain guidelines
you must follow.
Ask these questions: How
many days am I allowed
to miss? Does the
instructor offer a
make-up class for those
who might miss? Am I
allowed to leave class
early or arrive late?
3. Identify the
prerequisites for the
class. This simply means
understanding what you
need to know before
enrolling. If you do not
have the basic
background for the
subject matter being
taught, a great class
can end up being a
frustrating experience.
The prerequisites are
normally listed along
with the class
description and will
indicate other classes
that should be taken
first or skills you
should already have
before enrolling.
4. Identify all of your
required materials and
determine their costs.
Most classes will
require a textbook. The
prices of textbooks are
rising all the time and
are often not affordable
for many students.
Depending on the subject
matter of your class,
your books can cost
upwards of $100 each,
particularly in
technology, accounting
and nursing. You may
also need materials
other than books such as
access to a personal
computer, special types
of calculators or other
equipment, certain types
of paper or portfolios.
5. Determine your
instructor's
availability to respond
to questions and meet
with you. Find out the
instructor's office
hours, phone number and
email address. Most of
the time the instructor
will give this
information in the first
class, but you should be
able to easily find this
information if you are
considering enrolling in
a class. You can test
the responsiveness of
your instructor by
contacting him prior to
the first day of the
class.
6. Review the course
description and outline.
This is the most
important step. You want
to make sure that the
class you are investing
your time and money in
is what you really need
or want. The course
outline is your map of
the class. It should
describe the objectives
of the class (what you
will know once the
course is over) and the
topics you will cover
(how you will reach the
objectives).
Courses are offered in
many fields of study,
including English and
Literature, History, the
Sciences and of course
Finance. The
Finance Department
includes courses on
topics of current
interest such as
Reverse Mortgages.
The real estate market
has heated up across the
country making a course
on mortgage refinancing
extremely topical.
Make certain that you
have selected your
courses carefully,
taking into
consideration the time
they're offered, as well
as the time required for
each class.
You may attend an adult
education course for
many reasons: it is
required by your job, it
is an initiative you are
taking to further your
career, to increase your
general knowledge of a
topic, to network with
your peers, or to even
just get away for a few
hours a week. Whatever
your reason, you need to
make sure you are
getting what you need
from the course. If you
review the course
outline and find that
only one topic is
relevant to your needs
then this is probably
not the class for you.
Search for another
course that perhaps
focuses specifically on
that topic. In some
cases, this course may
be required for the
particular curriculum
you have chosen. If you
feel you have enough
experience with the
topics of the required
class, you can often
discuss with your
instructor about
"testing out" of the
course.
7. Determine what you
get for completing the
adult education course
or curriculum. You want
to see the value of
having taken the class
or classes. At the end
of a class you may
receive a certificate of
completion, diploma or
even a professional
certification. If you
are attending a college
or university, you will
most times end with a
degree, graduate
certificate or
continuing education
credits. What if
your goal was to remodel
or renovate your home?
Some schools offer
courses in such
practical areas as
home
improvement
and home repair.
Instructions on how to
remodel your kitchen or
bathroom could be an
interesting and money
saving course to take
Try to understand what
these completion
"rewards" mean to you,
your career and your
life. It could mean a
new designation you can
place on your resume or
a diploma to display
proudly on your wall,
but it should be
something to make you
happy and appreciate the
hard work you have put
into the class.
Being an adult learner
is exciting, but can
also have serious
negative effects on a
person. Self-esteem can
be lowered if
performance in the class
is not as expected,
frustration can occur if
there is lack of
convenience, and boredom
is evident if the class
does not seem practical.
So be sure to thoroughly
review all of the
information you can
about a class you may be
interested in enrolling
and be certain you feel
you will get what you
need out of it.
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if you qualify for a
scholarship that could pay
books, fees, tuition, room and
board. Some national
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partial reimbursement of college
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