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furthering their education and obtaining degrees in a variety of fields. As Internet technology has become more
affordable, more universities and private companies have
begun to develop specialized programs for executives and
line workers in the meat and poultry industry.
Texas A&M Univ.'s Poultry Science Dept., for example, offers a master's degree in poultry science through its distance
learning program. The Master of Agriculture program is intended to prepare individuals for leadership roles in careers
in agriculture and life sciences. The program is a non-thesis,
professional degree program that emphasizes the development of problem solving skills and the practical aspects of
academic course work.

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Poultry science department officials also offer students the
opportunity to take individual courses within the program for
a continuing education certificate upon completion. Because
these courses don't require formal graduate admission to the
school they do not count for university credit and cannot be
used toward a degree.
"We started offering the M.A.G. online this past fall," says
Dr. Alan Sams, department head for Texas A&M's Poultry
Science Dept. "Initially we had six people enrolled and four
of them were industry executives interested in furthering
their education."
The primary delivery system for course materials and student-teacher communication is the Internet. Video streaming
of lectures coupled with online supplemental notes, slide presentations and textbooks are the primary delivery modes of
lecture materials. Threaded discussions and e-mails also play
an important role in the educational process.
"The online course is not different from what we offer here
on campus," says Sams. "Online courses within the M.A.G.
program are only offered during the semester that we offer
them here. We try to incorporate the online students into the
classroom as much as possible."
Access to a T-1 line or a cable modem is recommended
by the university for quality purposes. Students who have
a 56K modem should still be able to access the streaming
video but file download time may take longer and the video
quality may be poor.
Because the computer plays an important role in distance

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