Course Delivery Options

Learn about Weber State’s different course delivery formats and what they mean for students, including face-to-face, online, hybrid, and virtual classes.

Face-to-Face

 

All instruction is in person in a classroom and/or lab. Students are expected to attend in person at the times listed in the class schedule. Instruction occurring in digitally enhanced classrooms/labs may be streamed live and/or made available as a recording at the discretion of the faculty member and/or upon request of a student. Assignments and homework may be required in the campus-approved learning management system.

Online

 

All instruction is asynchronous online. Asynchronous means instruction is not delivered at set meeting times/days. Work must be completed in the campus-approved learning management system by the assigned deadlines. Distance students may register for these classes.

  • Example of an Online Course
    • Course Title: Needs Assessment & Planning Health Promotion Programs
    • Instructor: Linnette Wong


    Conducting needs assessment and planning health promotion programs in a community, occupational, school, or clinical setting.

Hybrid

 

Instruction may include a combination of the following formats:

  • Face-to-Face: Synchronous instruction held in person in a classroom.
  • Virtual: Synchronous instruction delivered online using a video conferencing tool such as Zoom.
  • Online: Asynchronous instruction delivered through the campus-approved learning management system and other technologies, as indicated in the course schedule.
  • Synchronous: Students meet at scheduled times and days to receive instruction.
  • Asynchronous: Instruction and assignments are completed through the campus-approved learning management system or other technologies without scheduled meeting times.

  • Examples of Hybrid Courses

    Foundations of College Success
    Instructor: Multiple instructors

    This course assists incoming students in making a successful transition to college. Topics include the purpose of higher education, goal setting, time management, study and test taking skills, critical thinking, stress management, academic advisement, career and major exploration, using campus resources, and understanding student responsibilities.

    Mechanical Measurements and Instrumentation
    Instructor: Randy Hurd

    Principles of temperature, pressure, strain, flow, force, and vibration measurements. Techniques of computerized data acquisition and reduction. Students learn how to specify instrumentation systems, take data, and interpret the results. Lecture plus laboratory work in selected topics.

    Earth Materials
    Instructor: Dave Matty

    An introduction to the origin, classification, and identification of minerals and rocks, including crystallography, mineral chemistry, petrology, and the importance of mineral and rock resources to society. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week.

    Introduction to Political Science
    Instructor: Janicke Stramer-Smith

    Introduces the discipline of political science and how it has developed over the past 150 years. Examines the major subfields including American politics, comparative politics, international relations, political theory, public administration, and public law.

    Geoscience Field Methods
    Instructor: Liz Balgord

    A capstone course focused on collecting and analyzing field data for geoscience applications. Topics include surveying, geologic mapping, stratigraphic measurement, GPS surveying, groundwater monitoring, and geologic hazard analysis. Results are presented through maps, graphics, written reports, and presentations. Two hours of lecture and six hours of lab/field work per week.

    Dance Studio Classes
    Instructor: Erik Stern

Virtual

 

All instruction is in synchronous virtual format using a campus-approved web-conferencing tool such as Zoom. Synchronous means students will meet at set times/days to receive instruction via web conferencing. Assignments and homework may be required via the campus-approved learning management system, email, or other technology.

  • Examples of Virtual Courses

    Studio Art for the Non-Art Major
    Instructor: Dianna Huxhold

    A general education course for non-art majors that includes a series of hands-on art experiences such as drawing and sculpture. Class discussions draw from art history, art criticism, and aesthetics to guide visual presentations. Designed for students who want to broaden their academic background in visual literacy and problem solving.

    Visual Art and Design Printmaking Courses
    Instructor: Kathleen “K” Stevenson

    Co-requisite Contemporary Math
    Instructor: Math Department

    Topics in mathematics designed to demonstrate the beauty and usefulness of math and its applications in modern society. Course topics include proportional reasoning, linear and exponential modeling, geometry, scaling factors, probability and expectations, statistical inference, and financial mathematics. Concepts are introduced through real-life problems that guide the development of the mathematical tools needed to solve them. QL math course.

CONTACT US

 

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