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Provision of information and consultation service for prospective students
is expected to help them in choosing the suitable program for them so that it can
decrease the possibility of drop-out.
UT information service for prospective s tudents
According to Lockwood (1995), the service given at the beginning of
registration period can affect the success of their studies. Considering the fact
that prospective students are working people, in the consultation process, they
are given information about time management. Prospective students often do not
understand the commitment needed to study in a distance education system so
that they have a lack of awareness about the importance of managing time
effectively for working , studying , having commitment with their families in
accordance with the number of credit courses taken in order to finish their
studies timely. Therefore , all questions they have should be addressed
completely in order to decrease the level of possible drop-out because of the
lack of information about the UT distance learning system and the required
learning commitment that they must have.
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