Surry Community College

What are teleweb courses?
What are the PC requirements for teleweb courses?
What are the other requirements for teleweb courses?
Telecourse Course Offerings

What are teleweb courses?

This course merges the video of a Telecourse with the interactivity of an Internet course. Some course content is accessed via the Internet from home, office, or campus. The course includes the Telecourse (on TV), course web site and textbooks. You must have a VCR, television, computer with Internet access and be able to receive UNC TV and/or Time Warner Cable of Dobson. You will need a computer with Internet access along with certain minimum PC requirements. Be sure to check out the PC requirements. Teleweb Courses are listed on the schedule with a section code of "TW".

Students may rent a full set of tapes for each telecourse or teleweb course from RMI Media, Inc., a private company, for a set fee (usually $65.50). The student receives all the tapes at the beginning of the semester and mails them back at the end of the course. This is a private transaction between the student and RMI. Visit www.rmimedia.com or call 1-800-745-5480 to rent tapes. You will need to give the name and title of your course (e.g. PSY 150, Discovering Psychology), your name and address, a daytime phone number, and credit card information. See RMI’s rental guide for more details.

What are the PC requirements for teleweb courses?

I. Personal Capability Requirements:
Students taking an Internet course at Surry Community College are required to have basic computer skills.

Office XP Applications
Knowledge of the procedures for sending/receiving e-mail and e-mail with attached files.
Knowledge of navigating and conducting information searches within the World Wide Web.
Able to identify file types.
Fundamental awareness of common computing terms.
Familiar with your own hardware, software, and operating system environment.

II. Hardware Requirements:
The following are minimal system requirements to take an on-line course.

Pentium IV or faster
SVGA monitor w/8 MB of video RAM
Sound card and speakers
Windows 2000 operating system or newer version
Hard drive with a minimum 250 MB free space
56K Modem
Printer
CD-ROM Drive

III. Software Requirements:
The following are minimal system requirements to take an on-line course.

Word processing package – Office XP or newer version
Use a SCC free web-based E-mail account
Internet Explorer version 6.0 or higher or Netscape version 5.0 or higher
Acrobat Reader (Free download)
Real Media Player (Free download)
Other software that maybe required to complete the course – See course syllabus for more information

IV. Internet Service Requirements:
The greatest single challenge for students taking on-line courses is obtaining the services of a reliable Internet Provider. If you are unsure about Internet providers in your area, contact a friend or local computer dealer.

What are the other requirements for teleweb courses?

In order to receive these courses, you must subscribe to Time Warner Cable in Surry or Yadkin counties or be able to receive UNC TV. Videotapes may also be viewed in the Learning Center on the SCC campus.
Students taking teleweb courses are required to attend a student orientation at SCC. Check out the orientation schedule for more information.
Students taking Teleweb courses are also required to complete the online orientation.
You must have a VCR, television, Internet access and an email account and be able to receive UNC TV. Also, some courses are only broadcast by Time Warner Cable of Dobson, North Carolina. SCC provides all students a free email account. SCC does not support America Online - AOL as a Internet Service Provider for Distance Education courses. Students must obtain a different Internet Service Provider for Internet access. See schedule for more information.

Videotape Rental Option

Students may rent a full set of tapes for each teleweb course from RMI Media, Inc., a private company, for a set fee (usually $65.50). The student receives all the tapes at the beginning of the semester and mails them back at the end of the course. This is a private transaction between the student and RMI. Visit www.rmimedia.com or call 1-800-745-5480 to rent tapes. You will need to give the name and title of your course (e.g. PSY 150, Discovering Psychology), your name and address, a daytime phone number, and credit card information. See RMI’s rental guide for more details.