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IT University West
The IT University West (It-vest) supports part-time studies and e-learning.
IT University West is an educational network between the four university institutions in the Western part of Denmark; Aarhus School of Business, University of Southern Denmark, Aalborg University and Aarhus University. It was established in 1999 and offers flexible masters within the IT field.
The IT University West’s main office is in Århus V (Aarhus), Denmark. Other campuses or related HEIs are located in Odense, Aalborg, ...
The university had 687 students (in 2005).
IT University West offers 23 degree programmes in IT, including a series of full-time and part-time Master of Science Information Technology degrees (with or without a research component) a two part-time Graduate Diploma degrees.It is also possible to follow a single / Enkeltfag course under Open Education, with which you can choose to only study and take an examination of one single course or module.
Students also have online access to interactive drill modules and various study-related tools such as Swim and Studiemetroen via the Study and information competence (DK).
With the intention of making continuing education within the IT-area and e-learning accessible to a bigger target group, IT University West is responsible for the FlexNet project "Learningnet.dk (DK)" and the book "Flexibel learning and teaching (DK)". With Learningnet.dk IT-west disseminates its resources and experience on e-learning, specifically designed for educators and developers of higher education.
Its intranet lists design manual, resources and information about IT West University and the Student network (DK).
IT University West is also involved in "Master in ICT and Learning (MIL)", a web based 2-year part-time master that is offered by Aalborg University in cooperation with Aarhus University, Copenhagen Business School, DPU (School of Education - University of Aarhus) and Roskilde University. It uses FirstClass as its VLE. Relevant documents: Papers that exemplify the literature in the MIL Curriculum.
The university’s web site is at http://www.it-vest.dk (Its English site can be found at http://www.it-vest.dk/en
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