Course Guide: Writing E-mails and Letters at the World Bank

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Scheduling Your Study

As with any distance-learning course, you have considerable autonomy in the way you organize your method of study. You can study wherever and whenever you choose and at whatever pace suits you best within the 14-week time frame of the course.

Remember when you are scheduling your study that the time required for the modules is not equal. You will likely complete the first module very quickly. Later modules take considerably more time. To receive the maximum benefit from the course, you should be sure your assignment submission schedule allows time for your tutor to give you feedback and to ask for revisions on your work if necessary.

Inform Your Supervisor

You should inform your supervisor that you are taking this course and gain support for the duration of your studies. If possible, try to organize some regular time away from your other duties to work on the course.

Work Out a Schedule

The entire course requires roughly 20 hours of study time. Completion times vary from learner to learner.

With distance learning, you are responsible for organizing yourself to complete the course in an appropriate time frame. You will need to carefully schedule your study time so that you can complete the activities, make your own notes, and complete the assignments.

Set Your Own Assignment Submission Dates

Although there are no set dates for submitting assignments, we strongly advise you set yourself target dates for submitting assignments in advance. This will enable you to work more easily around your various work commitments. Note that learning is cumulative: you will need time to incorporate feedback from one assignment into the next.

Your tutor will ask you for your proposed dates for assignment submission early in the course. Use the Study and Assignment Submission Schedule template to create your own schedule for completing the course. Send your proposed schedule to your tutor by Moodle e-mail as an attachment. It is printable, so if you wish you can post it in your work space as a reminder. Here is an example of what a completed schedule might look like.

Sample Schedule

Time Limit

There is a time limit of 14 weeks to complete this course. The course administrator will provide a list of critical dates for the cohort in which you are participating. The Key Dates are also available in the Resources section in Moodle.