How to be Successful in

Online Classes
EMILY HYDE, COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT GRADUATE INTERN
Introduction
• Welcome
• Tips for Success
• Resources

• University Policies
Tips for Success at UMass Boston
Treat Online Classes Like In-Person Classes as
Much as Possible
Schedule the same amount of time (or more) to complete your
online classes as you would if they were in-person classes

Don’t let online flexibility turn into forgotten/late assignments

Time Management (Use APPS)

 App Ideas

Procraster: Help schedule

assignments & stay on track Flora: Stay focused and
plant a tree; get distracted
and you’ll kill a tree

Now Then Time Tracking:

Discover where your time
actually goes RescueTime: Learn where you
spend time on your device
Utilize Tools and Resources to Help Yourself

Set reminders in your

Make a master list of when phone/calendar of
assignments are due upcoming tests and
deadlines

Create a daily or weekly

Reach out and make
schedule to follow
connections with your
(including your in-class and
classmates
out-of-class commitments)
Create a Space to Study
• Find a space where you can focus
• Eliminate distractions
• Establish a routine for productivity
Do Some Self-Reflection
Think about when you are most productive, are you a
morning person, night person or work best right after lunch?

You want your most productive hours to be dedicated to

what you want to be successful in

Think about what type of learner you are

Questions to Consider when Reflecting &
Planning
QUESTIONS TO ASK TIPS

• How long does it take you to become • Sunday nights are a great time to recap
restless?
• Your weekly routine may need to change
• What time of the day/environment works when exams are approaching
best for you?
• Don’t forget about time for yourself
• How do remember what you need to
do/where you are supposed to be?

• Are there times in your day you could be

spending better to maximize time?
Be Active

Read and comment on other

students’ discussion posts, email
The more you put in, the more
your professor to ask questions,
you will get out
try to form group chats or online
study sessions

Ask questions! Participate in your

faculty office hours. Some
Check your email multiple times
professors will set up video office
per day
hours or phone office hours,
utilize them!
Look Up Professor Contact Information
• Professor contact information should be listed at the top of your Syllabus, or you can
look them up in the campus online directory
Take Care of Yourself:
Healthy Stress Management Techniques

Exercise Meditation/Prayer

Doing fun and Finding someone

relaxing activities to talk to regularly

Making new Reaching out to

friends at UMass faculty and staff at
Boston UMass Boston
Know Your Resources!
Informational Technology (IT) Support
• Contact the IT Service Desk in the Healey Library for
assistance with technology (including but not limited to:
Blackboard, Email, WISER, etc.)

• Email: ITServiceDesk@umb.edu
• Phone: 617.287.5220

• *Some loaner technology equipment may be available.

Contact your academic advisor if you need that
assistance.
ZOOM & Video Calling
• Consider setting up a ZOOM, Skype, or Microsoft Teams account in order to stay
connected with professors and classmates
 External Online Resources
• Khan Academy (Particularly: Math & Economics)
Practice
• Chegg Study Problems
Available!

https://www.chegg.com/study

https://www.khanacademy.org/
Campus Resources
• University Advising Center
• www.umb.edu/academics/vpass/uac

• Reading, Writing, and Study Strategies Center

• http://blogs.umb.edu/rwssc/
• rwssc@umb.edu

• Subject Tutoring Program

• http://blogs.umb.edu/subjecttutor/
• https://www.umb.edu/academics/vpass/academic_support
• TutoringProgram@umb.edu
Campus Resources
• CM Mentors for Academic Success Techniques (MASTers)
• CM.Pass@umb.edu

• CM Tutoring Center
• blogs.umb.edu/upo/cm-staff-pages/cm-tutoring-center/
• UPO@umb.edu
• AF 210, AF 211, AF 301, BC 230/290, MSIS 110, MSIS 111L, MSIS 212, MSIS 301

• MAP Events
• umb.edu/MAPportal
• MAPCM@umb.edu
Additional Campus Resources
• Ross Center for Disability Services
• www.umb.edu/academics/vpass/disability
• Ross.Center@umb.edu

• University Health Services

• www.umb.edu/healthservices
• 617-287-5660

• UHS Counseling Center

• www.umb.edu/healthservices/counseling_center
• Counseling.Center@umb.edu
Need Additional Assistance?
• College of Management Undergraduate Program Office
• blogs.umb.edu/upo
• UPO@umb.edu
 UMass Boston
Campus Policies
Using other academic policies to make informed
decisions

PASS/FAIL WITHDRAWALS INCOMPLETE REPEATING

GRADES COURSES
Academic Integrity
• Academic dishonesty policies apply to all courses. Familiarize yourself with what is
considered Academic dishonesty, especially in an online format.
• https://www.umb.edu/life_on_campus/policies/community/code/academic_honest
y_violations
 Questions?
REACH OUT TO YOUR ACADEMIC ADVISOR FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

ZACK SULLIVAN & BATUL RASSIWALA - CM.PASS@UMB.EDU