Minimum Computing Requirements

Prospective students will need regular access to a computer with a modern web browser and frequent access to the Internet. SAO students are expected to arrange their own Internet access.

This course has been optimised to be viewed in an Internet Explorer version 6 or higher, Mozilla Firefox version 2.5 or higher, or other modern browser supporting web2.0 standards. The online classroom and course content can be accessed with a PC, Mac or Linux machine.

SAO uses the web-based Blackboard Learning System. To check that Blackboard is supported by your operating system and browser please check here.

All SAO course material is available online via our content management system, and you can also dynamically download PDF files of the course content. The PDF files can be viewed with the free Adobe PDF reader. Some of the online material contains video content in a QuickTime format and so the QuickTime player is also recommended.