Abstract
Let $ \mathcal{S}\mathcal{S} $ denote the class of short exact sequences $E :0 \to A \bar{f}
\to C\to 0 $ of R-modules and R-module homomorphisms such that f(A)
has a small supplement in B i.e. there exists a submodule K of M such
that f(A) +K = B and f(A) $\cap$ K is a small module. It is shown that,
SS is a proper class over left hereditary rings. Moreover, in this case,
the proper class SS coincides with the smallest proper class containing
the class of short exact sequences determined by weak supplement
submodules. The homological objects, such as, $\mathcal SS$-projective and $\mathcal SS$-
coinjective modules are investigated. In order to describe the class $\mathcal SS$,
we investigate small supplemented modules, i.e. the modules each of
whose submodule has a small supplement. Besides proving some closure
properties of small supplemented modules, we also give a complete
characterization of these modules over Dedekind domains.