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The University of Guelph is ranked as one of Canada’s top comprehensive universities with a demonstrated commitment to student learning and innovative research.

The Office of Open Learning promotes the University of Guelph’s goal of excellence in education. It does so through the offering of short courses, workshops, seminars, conferences, and award-winning degree-credit and non-degree online programs and courses.

The Open Learning program is an open admission distance-only mode of study that provides access to degree-credit university courses for individuals who wish to study independently but are not interested in pursuing a degree at the University of Guelph at the present time.

Guelph offers over 94 undergraduate degrees, 48 graduate programs, and 6 associate degrees in many different disciplines, including agriculture and veterinary medicine, and life sciences.

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Economics Courses Offered by Distance Education

The following courses are usually offered each summer semester, May to August, as distance courses. You study at home or in your office, according to your own schedule -- there are no classes to attend.

ECON*1050*DE Introductory Microeconomics ECON*1100*DE Introductory Macroeconomics ECON*2100*DE Economic Growth and Environmental Quality ECON*2200*DE Industrial Relations ECON*2310*DE Intermediate Microeconomics ECON*2410*DE Intermediate Macroeconomics ECON*2560*DE Theory of Finance ECON*2770*DE Introductory Mathematical Economics ECON*3560*DE Theory of Finance ECON*3660*DE Economics of Equity Markets ECON*4400*DE Economics of Organizations and Corporate Governance

University of Guelph Students register for these as Distance Education  courses. Others register through the Open Learning program . The Open Learning program is an open admission distance-only mode of study that provides access to degree-credit university courses for individuals who wish to study independently but are not interested in pursuing a degree at the University of Guelph at the present time. You may register in the Open Learning program, even if you are registered at another educational institution or program. The Open Learning program extends the academic resources of the University to those interested in personal enrichment, professional updating, or eventual application to a degree program.

Open Learning program students must complete the same assignments and examinations as those in degree programs. As a learner in the Open Learning program, you will have the same workload as a degree program student, and you will be evaluated using the same standards. Upon successful completion of a course, you will receive the same credit weight as someone in a degree program.

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Open Learning and Educational Support (OpenEd) adheres to the University of Guelph's Policy on the Release of Student Information. This policy outlines the procedures followed by OpenEd with respect to personal information obtained from registered and prospective students.

Student Information OpenEd collects the following information:

• Current and prospective student biographical information including name, address, employer, employee number, email, and contact information
• Student enrolment activities and related grades/marks
• Student financial and payment information, including credit card numbers, bank accounts and financial status
• Student comments through the course evaluation process
• Activities within the online learning environment, including discussions, marks, assignments and quizzes, and the completion of online surveys
• This information is collected in writing, as well as verbally and electronically.

Purpose, Access and Disclosure The above information is collected as necessary to provide the academic services of OpenEd.

Access to student and course enrolment information is limited to officers of the University who require the information in order to perform the duties of their position.

Disclosure to third parties will only occur under one or more of the following conditions:

Upon written request of the student In the event of an emergency Upon the presentation of a court order (to be released to a police officer or officer of the court) For the collection of OpenEd's outstanding accounts (to be released to collection agencies) For the promotion of OpenEd's activities to former, current and prospective students* *OpenEd requires that any mailing agencies used in the distribution of promotional materials and information comply with both the University's privacy guidelines and OpenEd's Privacy Policy.

Individuals who do not wish to receive promotional material or information relating to the academic activities of OpenEd can email our main office or phone us at 519-767-5000 to be removed from the list.

Program evaluations for continuing education activities will follow the guidelines outlined in the Program Evaluation Standards and Policy established in March 2004. Information collected on the departmental academic surveys will adhere to the guidelines established by the University of Guelph Faculty Policies.

Retention of Records Prospective student information - 3 years Student and enrolment information (no final mark) - 3 years Student and enrolment information (with mark) - permanent Continuing education course evaluations - 1 semester Departmental academic surveys - 1 semester Course exams - 1 semester Student activity on the online platform - 1 semester Undergraduate Course Request Forms - 2 years Transcript Request Forms - 1 year Transcripts for other institutions - 1 year Certificate and Diploma Request Forms - 1 year Continuing education registration forms - 7 years Purging of Records Student personal and enrolment activities will be purged after three years of inactivity unless a final mark is associated with the enrolment. Enrolments that include final marks are retained indefinitely in order to prepare official academic achievement reports.

Information collected in courses served on the online learning platform will be maintained for one semester after the subsequent offering. After such time, student names will be removed from discussion postings and will be replaced with unique identifiers in order to protect the confidentiality of students, while allowing for course development and continuous improvement strategies. Student assignments submitted online will be purged at the end of the following semester. All records will be destroyed when they are no longer considered useful.

Violations and Complaints Complaints or alleged violations of this policy will be received and investigated by the OpenEd Director in accordance with the University's guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Access to Information. Complaints or concerns about the application of this policy or the use of student information should be directed in the first instance to the OpenEd Director and subsequently to the Protection of Privacy and Access to Information Officer.

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