Curriculum is designed around industrial-focused and verified topics. It lists program structure and associated modules with clear learning outcomes and their performance criteria. It also lists associated knowledge neededto achieve the learning outcomes. Moreover, the level and quantity of prescribed knowledge are benchmarked against major universities in the world, to ensure they are also on par with these universities.

Training and assessment are all focused on achieving 100% of the learning outcomes. At Orpacific, knowledge is the key to achieving the end - the learning outcomes, not the end in itself. The feedback process is fundamental in Orpacific to ensure all students improve their performance in the learning outcomes to the competent level.

Archiving lessons is not about cutting cost. It is about zero defect learning. Knowledge-centered lessons are delivered in online virtual classrooms. In the virtual classroom you will hear and see the instructor. You will also see the full resolution dynamics screen of the instructor's computer screen. It allows a fully customised environment where you can skip easy parts,or re-listen difficult parts. No more worry about not understanding part of a lesson.

With the virtual classroom, the instructor can do more than in a physical classroom. He can direct you to interesting websites, or set formative exercises to reinforce the concept. You can also ask questions; speak, draw or type; while attending a virtual lesson. These questions will be uploaded to the course multimedia forum for discussion. The instructor may even schedule a synchronous online tutorial, or you can study online synchronously with friends.

At Orpacific, lessons are comprehensive, but are only there to ensure you gain the knowledge to be able to execute projects or apply what you learned to solve problems, so as to fulfill the learning outcome of the modules.

To be competent, it not just about knowing, but you have to be able to do things yourself. Active learning through performance is the hallmark of Orpacific. This where Orpacific is different from many academic universities. We do not produce just knowledgeable graduates. We produce competent graduates.

Every modules in each program is peppered with projects; both big and small. We will lead you to execute these projects and/or solve related real-life problems to gain in-depth capabilities in each subject.

Orpacific is a global university. Your classmates may not be located in your locality. You are expose students from every continent in the world. Asked questions during lesson, or off-lesson. Have discussions with teachers, students around the world. Execute projects with international partners. You will soon be building an international network, that is going to be invaluable in the future.

The problems you solve in the modules and the project you execute are designed to help you build your multimedia PORTFOLIO. You will be taught to use the university's powerful multimedia recording tools to record demonstrations and presentations of the your projects. All these will be organised into a Graduating Portfolio DVD, to be presented to you together with your degree scroll. We put evidence of your competence in the subject matter in your own hand.

Submit your Graduating Portfolio DVD to your prospective employer, or to the admission department of your next university. Be one-up on your competitor.

Many traditional universities failed to achieve learning outcomes in their courses. Why?

Curriculum: Lists modules that comes with learning outcomes, and a list of relevant knowledge (topics); a good start.

Implementation: Typical focus on teaching knowledge in mass lectures. Assessment done through mass closed pen and paper exams. Students who achieved (say) 50% are then declared PASSED. There is no feedback after exams. Can such result indicates all the learning outcomes are achieved? Clearly No.

The Truth: Many graduates of such universities are still not competent in the modules they "passed".

Accredited Universities. What does it really mean?

Traditional universities award qualifications with a transcript listing modules and grades achieved.
The only verification, or hallmark of quality, is a so called ACCREDITATION process.

ACCREDITATION in the best scenario, means once every few years, an oversight body is hosted by the university to examine selected training records, and interview specially selected students, faculties, alumni, etc., to verify the accuracy of a written accreditation submission.

How reliable do the samples represent the real state of affair? What happens in between visits? These are all questions that never fail to fascinate the curious minds.

Competency-based training among universities is not common. Why?

It is all about cost. It is cheap to deliver mass lectures and conduct mass pen and paper exams. It is very expensive to give customised, individual feedback to ensure every student can achieve all learning outcomes in projects.

Orpacific can charge reasonable fee despite taking a very expensive route through job design and technology innovation. We exploit technology to streamline the jobs of instructors, enabling them to be more efficient. The result is that we deliver more effective lessons, and yet still able to provide individualised guidance in projects. Move you mouse over the links below and you will understand.