Glossary
Live online class: the live session, at a distance
A live online class brings the cohort and the instructor together in real time, at the hour set in the calendar. You ask your questions, you work in breakout groups, and the session stays available afterwards. It counts within the programme's taught hours.
A shared time, at a fixed hour
A live online class is a session led in real time by an instructor, by video, with the cohort assembled. It counts within the taught hours. Its value lies in interaction: you interrupt, you ask for a point to be revisited, you work in breakout groups then report back. The recording then stays available on the platform, together with the session's discussion thread.
- A live session with the instructor and the assembled cohort
- Counts within the programme's taught hours
- Recording and discussion thread kept on the platform
How a session unfolds
The Artificial Intelligence in Business certification runs its use cases live: everyone brings a situation from their organisation, the group works on it, the instructor arbitrates. The Human Resources Management programme lends itself just as well, on anonymised recruitment and pay files.
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1 — Opening
The instructor revisits the key point of the week and announces what the session will produce.
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2 — Breakout work
The cohort splits into rooms, each on a case, with an announced duration and a short deliverable.
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3 — Reporting back
Each group presents, the others question, the instructor arbitrates and generalises the method.
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4 — What follows
The recording, the documents produced and the discussion thread stay available on the platform.
Programmes paced by live sessions
2 catalogue programmes put “Live online class” to work: 132 credits and 1320 taught hours in total. The official rule holds throughout — one credit stands for 25 hours of work, 10 of them taught. Every line below is recomputed from the programme page: level, duration, credits, taught volume and fees in Guinean francs appear exactly as filed in the official catalogue.
| Programme | Level | Duration | Volume | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied AI for Business Certificate | Professional certification | 4 months | 12 credits · 120 taught hours | 3 200 000 GNF in total |
| Human Resources Management | Bachelor's degree | 2 years | 120 credits · 1200 taught hours | 4 800 000 GNF per year |
Before you apply
When are live classes held?
On job-compatible programmes, they are placed in the evening or at the weekend. The cohort calendar is published when the semester opens.
Are they recorded?
Yes, and the recording stays available together with the documents produced during the session.
Do they count within taught hours?
Yes, like any hour led by an instructor. The catalogue guarantees 10 of them per credit.
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