Self-Paced Courses (OSL)
Self-paced courses allow students greater flexibility to manage course completion. That said, self-paced courses contain assignment milestones throughout the course to facilitate learning. The length of time to reach each milestone will depend on the length of the course (e.g., a 16-week course will have milestones every four weeks). The instructor will designate in the course syllabus which assignments in the course should be completed by each milestone. Milestones allow for two positive course design impacts: 1) students will receive feedback with enough time remaining in the course to apply the feedback towards more effectively reaching the learning outcomes of the course and 2) by spreading out the material more evenly over the length of the course, milestones allow time for students to grapple with and digest material meaningfully before proceeding to the next concept. Assignments completed by the milestone are eligible for full credit. Assignments completed within one week (seven calendar days) after the milestone will receive a 10% penalty. Assignments submitted more than one week after the milestone will not receive credit. Instructors retain authority to waive milestones. Students request exception in writing directly with their instructor.