Delivery Format

This course introduces concepts and skills through lectures, assignments and tutorials. It is designed to be a fully-online MOOC-type course with an option to issue a graduate-level course completion certificate. Course content such as readings and fundamental concepts will be offered as open educational resources for the Asia-Pacific region. It will follow a format similar to mainstream MOOCs on EdX or Coursera, which typically include presentations, mini lectures and/or videos, automatically graded tests, and moderated online discussions on a weekly basis.

In the case of self-directed learning, students will learn through light moderated online discussions, facilitated by student volunteers or TAs, and through self-review activities found at the end of each learning topic. In the case of certificate learning, students will learn through scheduled instructor-facilitated sessions and discussions and will actively engage with instructors, TAs, and their peers to complete all graded assignments to earn the certificate. Course completion certificates will be issued after students successfully pass the course. Students can access all course materials, lectures, assignments and tutorials online through the UBC Canvas system.