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What are the specific objectives
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1. To provide its students
opportunities for access to alternative higher education
by offering through its quality web education.
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2. To develop a system of continuing
education to sustain professional growth for students
who can not leave their careers, jobs or homes for
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3. To contribute towards the
development of education in the Philippines and in the
world through its unique HI-TECH quality web education.
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What is an Open University?
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An Open University exemplifies a
philosophy of open education which differs in degree and
dimension from one institution to another.
The philosophy of open education thru
high technology of the International Communicators Open
University is a continuing, evolving process. The
present emphasis of the university is to provide the
avenue to HI-TECH quality distance education to its
students around the world.
Former Benguet Governor Dr. Andres Bugnosen, a graduate of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine and one of the ICOU conferees with Doctor of Strategic Missions was awarded by ICOU President, Dr. Norberto Mercado and ICOU Board of Trustees member Dr. Aida Magalong with the Dr. Sergio Morales Mermorial Award for Community Service. Dr. Bugnosen continues to serve his people in Benguet as Christ's missionary.
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What is Web Education?
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The world is fast changing.
Education can no longer be confined in the four walls of
the classroom especially with the changing nature and
operation of communication technology.
Web Education is characterized by the
physical separation of the student from the professor.
The lessons are delivered or taught by the professor to
his/her students all over the globe in a clear,
distinct, and mercurial way through the use of the
website.
This means that learning is not under
the continuous, immediate supervision of professors
present with their students in the classrooms.
Interaction between the student and the professor, and
vice versa, is done through the Internet/E-mail.
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What are the features of Web
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1. Web Education is a very high form
of learning. In fact, it is the most unique and
revolutionary form of education being made available
worldwide today. It requires an independent,
self-learning style outside the walls of a classroom. In
ICOU, lessons are brought to the students worldwide in
an amazing speed through the use of the website, a new
feature of HI-TECH COMMUNICATION. |
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2. While students study at their own
pace and leisure, Web Education does not mean an
open-ended schedule for going through the courses. A
specific time is required from the students to finish
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3. The Internet/E-mail will provide
the avenue for interaction between student and the
professor. This means that if the student has questions
about the lesson, he/she can e-mail his/her professor
for answers.
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Does ICOU adhere to a semestral
or trimestral schedule? |
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The International Communicators Open
University uses a trimestral schedule for every school
year. The First Trimester begins in June and ends in
September. The Second Trimester starts in October and
continues until January. The Third Trimester begins in
February and ends in May.
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The ICOU CAMPUS
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The International Communicators Open University
is based at #9 F. Lopez st., Tierra Pura,
Tandang Sora, Quezon City. The property is
filled with lush foliage and flowers and offers the
feeling of a cozy hideaway in the city.
  
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