16.3 Learning Support Centers
The university holds a number of classes under DBS and CEIT colleges to enhance the students’ learning experience and help them accomplish their learning outcomes. These classes are held by either academic faculty or peer students in special cubic rooms in the Library. The courses for tutoring are selected on the basis of students’ requests and needs, as well as the professors’ concerns about the enrolled students and their academic achievements or progress in specified courses. In addition, the university provides Independent Learning Center (ILC) to each student, which is an online platform that can be accessed through the student’s portal. This service provides academic assistance to the students in their courses through different forms of exercises that can help students improve their academic skills. Students can go to learn, review and/or practice key concepts in courses independently. It was particularly designed to give students extra practice in the core skills at university. The site provides practice for students at any level and is intended for learning purposes, as students go through courses and even after they have finished courses. It can be especially beneficial for students that need to go back and review key concepts not mastered in a completed course especially for prerequisite courses, skilled based courses and/or for at risk students. The site is linked to the student and faculty portals; it is laptop friendly but has some mobile friendly features.