Prospective Students

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DEVTP and the Internet

Students participating in the DEVTP program MUST have Internet access. The Internet is used to facilitate communication and learning between students and their instructors as well as between themselves and their fellow classmates and to submit weekly assignments and class checklists. Students will use the BlackBoard course information and management system through the Dallas County Community College District’s eCampus for class information, assignments, and learning tutorials. The Internet is an integral part of the delivery method for course materials. It is used to facilitate communication by allowing students to participate in discussion groups, take written examinations, provide e-mail, and submit required work. Research, tutorials, and other assignments utilizing the Internet will also be assigned as well as completion of some course assignments. Students without Internet and scanning access at home or in their workplace should seek this access at their local library or other public or private organizations offering this service.

Submitting Assignments via the Internet

Students should submit assignments and required work in the form of Email attachments. In order to avoid incompatibility, students should submit documents only in the following formats.

Suitable file formats for text files

·         MSWord (.doc)

·         WordPerfect (.wpd)

·         Rich text files (.rtf)

·         Adobe Acrobat files (.pdf)

·         Text files (.txt) 

Suitable formats for graphics files

·         JPEG files (.jpg)

·         GIF files (.gif)

·         TIFF files (.tif)

Students can complete their assignments using a word-processing program or these assignments can be completed on the workbook pages and then scanned. These files should then be attached to an e-mail and submitted to the course administrator. It is imperative that scanned pages be legible.