Prelim Period

EUTHENICS
Prepared and Discussed by: Mr. Remen C. Llamera
Course Instructor
AMA University, Cavite Campus
 Lesson 1

History of AMA Uni

versity and AMAOEd
Prepared and Discussed by: Mr. Remen C. Llamera
Course Instructor
AMA University, Cavite Campus
The AMA Group of Companies
• It was the dream of late Amable M. Aguiluz Sr. (AMA) to build an institution that wou
ld provide world-class education to the Filipino youth.
(during that time he was the Auditor General and National Treasurer
under Diosdado Macapagal term)

• October 20, 1980- his son Dr. Amable R. Aguiluz V (ARAV), established the AMA Instit
ute of Computer Studies that blazed the trail of popular computer education in the c
ountry.

• The first AMA ICS was located along Shaw Blvd. which offered EDP Fundamentals, Ba
sic Programming, and Technology Career courses.
The AMA Group of Companies

• June 1981- AMA Computer College (AMACC) was launched with fou
r-year degree courses in BS Computer Science, the first to be offered i
n the country.
• From 13 students population surged to 600 in year 1983.

• June 1983- the first campus of AMACC was established in Makati—to

meet the growing demand for computer courses.

• 1986- second campus of AMACC was established in Project 8, Quezon

City.
The AMA Group of Companies
• 1987- AMA Computer Learning Center (ACLC) was established to offer short cour
ses in programming and two-year vocational courses.
• There are 16 company-owned ACLC branches and more than 100 franchised learning cente
r.
• Same year AMA Basic Education was formed to offer elementary, high school, and eventua
lly pre-school education– now known as St. Augustine International School.
(it has eight (8) local branches located in Metro Manila, Laguna, Cebu City, Mactan,
Bacolod, and Davao.
• 1996- AMA set up the AMA Telecommunications and Electronics Learning Cente
r (AMATEL)—country’s first telecommunications school (now called AMA Intern
ational Institute of Technology (AIIT), it has branches in Cubao, San Pedro-Laguna
, and Mindoro
The AMA Group of Companies
• 1998- ABE International Business College was established to offer courses in Hotel an
d Restaurant Management (HRM), Business Administration, and computer related cou
rses.
• Today ABE has 25 branches nationwide.
• It is an international school affiliated in United Kingdom—offers international diploma, and inter
national practicum program.
• AMA school expanded overseas: Los Angeles, California; Manama, Bahrain; Banglades
h; China, and Hong Kong.
• 2000- AMA launched its most ambitious expansion program with no less than 14 bran
ches being set up nationwide to help its graduates find employment.
AMA established INFOTECH Professional Services Inc.—its own manpower placemen
t agency.
The AMA Group of Companies
• August 20, 2001- AMA was granted University Status by the Commission on Higher E
ducation (CHED)- a well-earned tribute to first ISO-certificated computer educational
institution in the Philippines. Founding Chairman Dr. Amabel R. Aguiluz V was installe
d as the first AMA University president.
• 2002- AMA expanded into maritime education, medicine, nursing, care-giving and al
lied health courses.
• Now the Norwegian Maritime Academy (NMA), the AMA Schools of Medicine and Nursing (AS
MN), and St. Augustine School of Nursing (SASN) making mark in their respective fields with IT-
based Curricula.

• The AMA Education System (AMAES), the umbrella of AMA schools currently boasts of more th
an 200 campuses nationwide and in the key foreign cities.
• It has produced 150,000 professionals who have been gainfully employed locally and overseas.

2015- AMA Launched AMA University Online Education (AMAOEd)

AMAOEd
• It is the first full online education in the Philippines. It upholds the vision and miss
ion of its institution as it responds to the cultural shift to a digitized age, opening i
ts doors for anyone from the Philippines and abroad.

• Chairman has envisioned “Education for All, Limitless and Borderless” and utilizin
g technology to achieve it is one step closer to the dream.

• This program is open to all interested applicants: those who wanted to take refres
her courses or second degree, those who wanted to take earn their undergraduat
e degree and graduate degree.

• It is a form of study where students are not under a continuous and immediate su
pervision of teachers in a lecture/classroom setting.
AMAOEd
• Independent learning style which takes place outside a forma classroom.

• Learners are expected to perform the usual learning activities done by studen
ts in traditional classes. –blended education.
 Lesson 2

Vision and Mission

Prepared and Discussed by: Mr. Remen C. Llamera
Course Instructor
AMA University, Cavite Campus
VISION AND MISSION
OBJECTIVES
Lesson 2.1

ACADEMIC POLICY
Prepared and Discussed by: Mr. Remen C. Llamera
Course Instructor
AMA University, Cavite Campus
ACADEMIC POLICIES
• ACADEMIC LOAD- students should follow curricular progr
am structure:

For undergraduate students can enroll in minimum of thr

ee (3) subjects and a maximum of eight (8) subjects per ter
m of enrollment.

Graduate studies are allowed to enroll in minimum of 2 a

nd maximum of 4 based on the curriculum they are in. Stud
ent may take 1 subject upon submission and approval of a
written request.
ACADEMIC POLICIES
• PER TERM RESIDENCY-
Students of AMAUOed are required to be enrolled per te
rm for at least 50 days before student may be allowed to re
quest for a grade slip and continue enrollment for the next t
erm.

OVERLOAD- only graduating students are allowed to have o

verload units but not exceed 3 units– with dean’s approval.
ACADEMIC POLICIES
• COURSE PREREQUISITE-
course approved as prerequisites to other course may no
t be waived except in meritorious case.

No permission will be granted without a written request

from the students and a certification from the instructor of
the prerequisite course that the student had fully attended
the said course– the dean will be authorized to grant the pe
rmission based on merits of the letter request.
CAVEAT
 Learning
Management
System
Learning Management
System

• Address: lms.amauonline.com
Once a student has been successfully added to the system and
has been given access to AMAU Oed LMS (as detailed enrollment
process), he/she can login to the portal and start his/her studies.

• Courses in LMS implements completion tracking.—students go throug

h the modules sequentially.
Learning Management
System
Students are given two initials (2) attempts in their quizzes for non-adaptive mode assess
ments.

An additional one attempt can be requested by sending email to

mentor.inquiry@amauonline.com and provided that their students scores in previous atte
mpts are below passing rate.

For final exam, students are given 1 initial attempt and 1 additional attempt may be reque
sted if the student’s final grade is below 50%

For quizzes in adaptive mode, students are only given 1 attempt as the correct answer is s
Learning Management
System

Final exams are always non-adaptive and students may not request for mistakes from their
exam attempt.

Quizzes and exams may or may not be time-bounded.

Final exams are given 2-hour limit. Security measures are implemented to ensure the iden
tity of students that academic honesty is imposed.

Assignments/Laboratory Exercises are also submitted through LMS

(Links are provided for submission. In the event that students cannot upload their require
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Netiquette
Netiquette

Netiquette or network etiquette- set of rules, guidelines, practi

ces in keeping polite and appropriate behavior and attitude of
people in the internet– thus it is a required knowledge to keep
the cyberspace culture- user friendly.

“You have to remember that there are real people behind user
accounts.” --although they are not physically present.
Basic Rules of
Netiquette
(Ross,2011)
1. Remember the human- “Do to others what you want them to do to
you”- the Golden Rule.
2. Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in r
eal life—avoid spreading false information
3. Know where you are in cyberspace- know how to appropriately act.
4. Respect other people’s time and bandwidth
5. Make yourself look good online- avoid offensive language
6. Share expert knowledge
7. Help keep flame wars under control
Basic Rules of
Netiquette
(Ross,2011)
8. Respect other people’s privacy
9. Don’t abuse your power
10. Be forgiving of other people’s mistake

--Do not plagiarize

--Avoid spamming
--Avoid overusing emoticons specially in emails to the institution.
 -observe proper composition in writing your
Establishing contact e
mailthe University
With
Through email
Guidelines (Recine, 2015)
1.Use the last name of the recipient with formal title (Mr./Ms./Mrs)
2. Be straight to the point
3. Avoid the use of Slang words
4. Use complete sentences in stating your concern
5. Be polite and express your gratitude in the shortest way possible
6.Make sure that the email address copied into the email are directly co
ncerned with your email.