How would you answer this HR question?

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Randell1234, Mar 10, 2011.

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  1. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    How would you answer this HR question if you completed most of the credits for a BS with CLEPs?

    Education:
    Did you participate in any online courses?
    If so, what % of those courses was online? (appx.)
    Which courses were online?


    For my BS, I only really took two online classes -
    Intro to Astronomy from Indiana University and Government from Florida State COllege

    All the others were transfers from B&M schools or CLEPs. So, would the answer be 2?
     
  2. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    Clarification - they were from B&M schools where I sat in class.
     
  3. james_lankford

    james_lankford New Member

    yep, 2
    they don't ask people how many credits they received through AP exams, yet it is very common for advanced students to take a few AP courses in high school and receive college credit
     
  4. dlcurious

    dlcurious Member

    I'd say 2 out of *whatever*. With CLEP and DANTES being available to practically everyone, it's not like you took advantage of some on-line learning process only available over the internet.
     
  5. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    I agree with james and dlc.
     
  6. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    Yup, what DLC and Jesse James said. j/k.

    Abner :)
     
  7. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    I think in an interview you should answer questions truthfully or not at all, and in this case the true answer is two.

    What gets me, though, is that you have a PhD yet they're still bothering to ask this at all. Is this for a clearance or something?

    -=Steve=-
     
  8. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    No, it is a question from an interview form. This is just a curious question.
     
  9. StefanM

    StefanM New Member

    An interview form for an organization with an anti-DL bias, it seems.
     
  10. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    I wonder how many many interviews or job applications would actually bring up that question. I would guess that it would come up almost every time in an interview for an academic job. My DL doctorate will be from a B&M school and there will be no indication on transcripts that it was earned 50% DL. However, I'll bet that any academic job I apply for will have that question somewhere in the process.
     
  11. MISin08

    MISin08 New Member

    "withdrew application"

    Phillip
     
  12. edowave

    edowave Active Member

    Or the flip side, an organization that uses a lot of DL or computer based training, and wants to see if the applicant is comfortable with them.
     
  13. MISin08

    MISin08 New Member

    Thank you, I didn't think of that. I would be more inclined ask the candidate for examples of successful use of DL and online learning, rather than listing numbers of courses and % of content. "Give me an example of when learned something useful on your own. What problems did you solve? How did you apply what you learned?"

    Phillip
     

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