Virtual Campus

These courses are delivered online in a virtual campus environment. Courses start and end on fixed dates, the students must register by assigned registration date. These courses require a minimum number of participants and students must attend an online forum in the virtual campus during specified weeks. The materials are published online and a CD is provided.

Students may have different international and educational backgrounds. In some courses they are expected to work in groups on certain issues. The language of the forums is usually English, but when the number of students justifies it we also run forums in other languages (Spanish, Danish, Portuguese, Swedish, Dutch, etc.)

Tutors participate in forums, monitor discussions and are there to answer questions and interact with students. Some course have invited speakers who are specialists in certain fields and join the forum for one week to share their field of expertise.

Assessment is based on participation in the forum and a final assignment. Fees vary according the length of each course.

Note: Online courses run only if a minimum of ten students have registered.

Distance Learning

In Distance Learning, course materials are provided online but the student does not have access to a virtual campus. Students communicate with their assigned tutors by email, phone or instant messaging. Students can register at any time and take the course according to their own time allocation.The student is responsible for his/her own time allocation for learning.

Courses start when the student registers and continue for up to one year. If a course has not been completed in this time, a student may register again. The student does not have interaction with other students and only has access to the course materials that are published online and on the CD provided.The student is given a personal tutor who replies to questions through personal email. The tutor may interact online through audio and video depending on the student’s available technology.

Assessment is based periodic questions sent by the tutor and a final assignment. Fees are higher than for online courses because of the exclusive availability of the assigned tutor.

Workshops

CEI dliver face-to-face courses and workshops in Cambridge during Easter holidays or in partnership with other universities worldwide. Every year in October CEI staff deliver a one week course on animal welfare, criical thinking and animal ethics at the University of São Paulo State in Brazil.

If you are interested in one of our courses to be delivered at your institution please contact us.

In the online option two tutors will be always available from the beginning to the end of each course. These tutors provide technical and academic support and are the course hosts. During certain weeks, the tutoring will be lead by particular experts, specialised in the areas discussed. Thus, students get the opportunity to discuss each important issue with field specialists.

CEI has a body of specialised tutors, some of whom are listed below. Our tutors are also involved in other activities, such as teaching at their Universities, research etc, and their teaching availability for this course depends on their time schedule across their other activities. The exact tutor allocation will be announced early in each course.

Online option: -

To get a certificate students must

• Contribute fully to at least 80% of forums.
• Write a short summary about what they have learnt for each Unit and post it in the students' documents area
• Write a final assignment about one of the issues discussed during the forum weeks

Communication with the tutor requires a personal computer connected to the Internet and running at least IE5, Powerpoint and Word.

It is recommended that you download SKYPE to allow synchronous discussion with colleagues and tutors on all platforms (Win and Mac).