You'll probably find that the multimedia content on the CD is accessible as individual files, but that the autorun and navigation element won't work. Silly really, as this kind of thing can be easily and cheaply put together using universal platforms such as HTML or Flash. It's actually easier to put together cross-platform multimedia than it is Win-only. Ho Hum.
My feeling is that because you are clearly investing in the course for important reasons, your time would be better spent biting the bullet and picking up a secondhand pee cee lappy, rather than picking through the content and trying to work out which bit goes where.
You should be able to get hold of one for peanuts. A quick glance at eBay reveals that machines of the spec required can be had for under a hundred quid, which in terms of your investment in your career, has got to be negligible. Best of luck.
Jx
PS - Oh and yes I concur with Evo that VPC is pretty useless (and extremely slow even on a G4!). Someone once described it as being like a talking dog. It's wonderful that it can speak at all, regardless of the fact that it does it very badly...