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Environmental Factors on your Mac or PC
Another important factor to consider before taking an online course is your environment. To help you succeed in an online course you must have the following:
 * A reliable email account and service
 * Unrestricted access to a computer with a reliable internet connection

You will need to have installed the following packages in their latest working versions:

Skype Power Point and Word

Nice to have
Google docs