Distance Delivery Squared

“Old Dominion University (ODU) has assumed a responsibility to serve the members of the armed services and their families with high quality programming that meets the unique needs of military men and women.” (NCPACE Web Site, 2002)1 ODU is one of sixteen college and university partners that provide academic instruction to United States Navy personnel through the Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE), part of the Navy College Program. While assigned to Arizona State University East, the authors, in conjunction with the Engineering Management department at Old Dominion University teamed up to create a modularized graduate course on Logistics and Supply Chain Management for distance delivery through the NCPACE program. The entire course, ENMA 613, was created in Arizona and was transferred electronically to Old Dominion in Norfolk, Virginia as the instructional modules were completed. The final course packet consists of a traditional published textbook, PowerPointTM style graphics, audio files, a student handbook, published case studies, and problem solution sets. This paper describes selected components of the development process used for ENMA 613, including a summary of technical development issues, electronic communications requirements, and systems limitations in a case study format. Elements of the course structure and content are briefly described in order to provide information for similar development efforts.