Prof. Lukaschewsky has been teaching at UCC for many years. He has taught courses in engineering, engineering technology, physics, mathematics, computer science, and business. Since 1997 he has also been involved in developing and teaching courses utilizing the distance learning format. Prior to his teaching career, Prof. Lukaschewsky spent many years in the computer field as project engineer and engineering manager. He can be reached at

So you want to take a course online? Have you ever taken a course online before? They are not all conducted the same way, just like face-to-face courses have many variations. This course will obviously require you to learn the material on your own, primarily from the course notes, but also from the textbook. You will have weekly assignments which have to be transmitted on time and for a grade; you will have quizzes and tests, all online, except for the final exam, which will be proctored. While you will be able to do most of the course work whenever it is most convenient for you and you will save time coming to class, you can expect to average 3 to 4 hours each week on this course.

Some salient features of this course:

Recommended text - The First Year Seminar, Lewandowski & Russell, Thomson.

Major topics covered in this course are campus/college orientation, student/faculty relations, time management, note taking, improved reading, test taking skills, library searches, determining career objectives.

Grading Policy - 40% of the final grade will be based on the weekly assignments and quizzes, 15% on one online test, 15% on one research paper, 10% on the oral presentation, and 20% on the proctored final exam.

Course Requirements - Student must have an email address, Internet access and at least the following equipment: Pentium Processor (200+ MHz), 56K Modem, 32 MB of RAM, Windows 95/98/NT; Fax capability recommended.

This course is offered over Angel Learning 7.3.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact Prof. Lukaschewsky.