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Does the site appear to be well-designed and consistent?
The
AOU website has a
well-design appearance which you can see not only on the homepage,
but also on the sub-site pages. You will find that all sections are
organized and easy to find what you want to know.
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Does the site appear to have important external links? Explain?
The site contains
important external links, such as: the branches of the Arab Open
University in
Jordan,
Egypt,
Bahrain,
Kuwait,
Lebanon,
Oman and
Saudi Arabia.
And the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and
Assessment (NCAAA).
Also, the Open University Validation Services (OUVS).
And the
United Kingdom Open University (UKOU),
Finally the
UNESCO website.
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How up-to-date does the site appear to be?
The site appear
up-to-date because it provides all new events and fresh learning
materials directly when you need it in the “latest News” section
illustrated on (1-1). And the academic calendar shows the current
semester.
(1-1) the “latest News” section
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Does the site meet the students, tutor' and faculty requirements?
And how?
In the AOU website
you will find your ultimate desired goal of all subjects. Beginning
of the biggest storage of useful date and resources the “e-Library”.
It maintains a number of subscriptions to world-class digital
libraries. The AOU has two laboratories open 12 hour a day prepared
with PCs and ready to work with internet. Even if you can’t come to
the university, it came with a brilliant idea that is “Laptop
for Every Student's project”.
And the “Learning
Management System” (LMS)
is an effective way for student to study and to communicate between
the students and there tutors. Also it provide an e-mail for both
students and staff. Illustrated on (1-2).
(1-2) the “Learning Management System”
·
Does the site appear to have any follow-up for the graduated
students?
The AOU website is
working to offer services for graduated student and to make it
possible to continue the higher education, but it will be in the
near future.
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What are your suggestions to improve the site?
In the near future I
would like to hear about the AOU newsletter included the latest news
of the university and a relative materials of the student's
interest.
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Does the site appear to be well-designed and consistent?
The
Wawasan Open University
website is more advanced than the other site because of the using of
graphics and the suit of the colors.
·
Does the site appear to have important external links? Explain?
The site has a lot of
useful internet reference resources
in subjects such as: Calendar, Citation Style Guide, Conversion
Tool, Dictionary, Economics, Encyclopedia, Engineering, Fact &
Statistic and so many others.
·
How up-to-date does the site appear to be?
The university
website appears up-to-date.
·
Does the site meet the students, tutor' and faculty requirements?
And how?
In
the website you will find a lot of resources and a lot of useful
links on the “library”
section. And it provides all new news and events on the news bar at
the homepage. Also, you can find more and more information and news
at the “News
Room” section. Illustrated on (1-4).
(1-4) the “News
Room” section
·
Does the site appear to have any follow-up for the graduated
students?
Unfortunately the
Wawasan Open University website doesn’t have activities or events
for graduated student.
·
What are your suggestions to improve the site?
In the future I
prefer using more effective ways to communicate with the student
such as e-mail messages and online conferences between the tutor and
the student.
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Open University Malaysia 
(from their web sites): -University Profile:
“OUM is the seventh private university in Malaysia. Although
incorporated as a private university under the Private Higher
Education Institutions Act 1996, the University leverages on the
quality, prestige and capabilities of its strategic partners -
a consortium of the 11 public universities. OUM adopts the motto
"University for All" which is consistent with its philosophy
on democratization of education. This philosophy underlies the
belief that education should be made available to all, regardless
of time, place, age and social economic background. The open and
distance learning (ODL) mode is specifically targeted at working
adults who need to take care of their families as well as manage
their careers while pursuing higher education. Under the able
stewardship of the then founder and President/Vice-Chancellor, the
late Tan Sri Dr. Abdullah Sanusi Ahmad, OUM has positioned
itself as an alternative avenue for the public to;”
for more Information
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-Feedback about OUM web site:
The navigation is
very organized. I like their design .It’s colorful and it has some
shining pictures. In home page there is a simple menu. It’s easy and
clear to find all
important links. There are two corners to news and events. One of
them is for the most important upcoming events. I think is very
helpful. In
addition, there are some shortcuts. At the beginning of the page
exactly on the banner there is a search engine. It use to help
everybody
visit the site.
Learning management system (LMS) is one of their services.
- reviewing the content of the site:
·
Does the site
appear to be well-designed and consistent?
The site has a classic design. It’s easy
to find all important and
exhaustive links.
·
Does the site
appear to have important external links? Explain?
There are some external links.
http://www.meteor.com.my/index.php
“Incorporated in 1998, Multimedia Technology Enhancement Operations
Sdn Bhd (METEOR) was formed by a consortium of eleven
Malaysian public universities to….”
For more Information
·
How
up-to-date does the site appear to be?
It’s daily up-to-date. Their news
changing every day.
·
Does the site
meet the students, tutor' and faculty requirements? And how?
Yes, they visit Learning management
system (LMS). They will find it in shortcut menu.
·
Does the site
appear to have any follow-up for the graduated student
Yes, it does. http://www.alumnioum.com/v2/index.php
It’s an external link there are very
useful facilities for graduated students.
One of that facilities is the forum.
It’s to contact with each other and with their tutors.
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What are your
suggestions to improve the site?
I
didn't find any forum or conference system. I hope they will
establish a forum to
contact student to each other.
