Instruction Methods

Suffolk’s MBA Online programs can be completed solely with courses delivered by web-based distance-learning technology. Instruction includes the latest multimedia and Internet technologies:

• Video clips
• Slide shows
• Audio technology
• Threaded (on-going) discussions
• Interactive email
• Weekly live chat rooms
• White boards
• Virtual Teams
• Conference calls

You’ll participate in individual and group assignments, emphasizing competency and team skills. A new student orientation insures your familiarity and competence with the online system. Real-time chats insure interaction between you, your professor, classmates and team-members.

Sample the Online Delivery Format

A sample Suffolk MBA Online course and live chat will be available on this site beginning October 1, 2006.

New Student Online Orientation

A New Student Orientation is held online at the beginning of each semester, prior to the official start of classes. You will meet other students and faculty as you become familiar with the operations of online learning. During the real-time chat session you’ll be introduced to chat room protocol, threaded discussions, audio and video capability, and document sharing. This session also insures that you have a sufficient Internet Service Provider (ISP) connection.

Chat Room Provides Real-Time Learning

Chat rooms are a required component of the Suffolk MBA Online. They provide real-time access to your instructors, classmates and group members. Chat room schedules are during convenient hours EST. Instructors may adjust chat room times according to consensus of the students in a particular class.

Flexible and Accessible Schedule

With access to Internet Explorer you can access your courses anytime, anywhere, world-wide. You can:

• review course content online
• download content to your laptop for later review
• download and print content for later reading

24/7 Help Desk

Technical assistance is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, through Suffolk’s technology partner. The Help Desk is staffed by technical advisors ready to troubleshoot and answer your questions at a moment’s notice. Students admitted to and enrolled in Suffolk MBA Online courses are provided contact information for this invaluable 24/7 technical assistance.