OAS scholarships for online and on site professional development courses 2012

OAS-eCornell Certificate Programs

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Graduate Certificate in Project Management

The Graduate Certificate in Project Management prepares students with the critical knowledge and skills to pursue a mid-level position in project management.

The certificate program is designed to provide knowledge of key project management areas including project initiation; project planning and execution; project cost and scheduling; and project risk, quality, and assessment.

The certificate could also help students prepare for the
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam

Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship for New Ventures

The Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship for New Ventures prepares students with the critical knowledge and skills to become successful entrepreneurs.

Kaplan University has teamed up with Kauffman FastTrac®, a provider of learning curricula that equips aspiring and existing entrepreneurs with the tools, resources, and networks to start and grow successful businesses.

Kauffman FastTrac® was created by the Kauffman Foundation, the largest foundation that advances entrepreneurship as a key to growing economies and expanding human welfare. By taking the FastTrac® NewVenture™ courses, students study the process for starting and building a successful business.

The certificate is designed to provide knowledge of key business areas including creating business plans, developing financial and operation plans, and creating feasibility studies.

For more information,

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Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship for Growth Ventures

The Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship for Growth Ventures prepares students with the critical knowledge and skills to become successful entrepreneurs.

Kaplan University has teamed up with Kauffman FastTrac®,
a provider of learning curricula that equips aspiring and existing entrepreneurs with the tools, resources, and networks to start and grow successful businesses.

Kauffman FastTrac® was created by the Kauffman Foundation,the largest foundation that advances entrepreneurship as a key to growing economies and expanding human welfare. Using the FastTrac® GrowthVenture™ process, students study how to
manage an expanding business and to strategically align all aspects of the business for growth.

The certificate is designed to provide knowledge of
key business areas including creating marketing plans,
identifying leadership strategies, creating growth business plans,and conducting internal assessments. For more information,please visit kaplanuniversity.edu/

Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers with Web 2.0 Tools and 21st Century Skills

This course provides Educators with tools, knowledge and skills
in the meaningful use of information and communication technologies
(ICT) in the classroom.

The purpose of the course is to help Teacher Educators integrate Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and innovative methodologies in their classroom course work with future teachers.

The course objectives are aligned with UNESCO’s “ICT Standards
for Teachers”. The course content centers on ICT integration in the curriculum using a constructive approach through student-centered methodologies, project-based learning and
collaborative online projects.

Teacher educators from different countries build
virtual learning communities to promote the
exchange of ideas and experiences to enhance
the preparation of future educators.

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IMT (3G/4G) Mobile Broadband and Mobile TV

Course objectives: Overview of IMT (3G/4G) mobile broadband, 3GGP and 3GPP2 standards roadmap, wireless market updates, including network deployments and device availability.

Overview of spectrum developments related to 3G/4G, the impact on spectrum and technology decisions, as well as the introduction of new services in both existing spectrum and green field scenarios.

Overview and case studies on how wireless broadband access is being utilized in the education, health, and public safety fields as well as enabling entrepreneurship in both developing and developed countries, rural and urban areas.

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Amateur Radio Administration for Regulators

Course Objectives:

The Radio Regulations of the International
Telecommunication Union define the Amateur and Amateur‐Satellite Services and provide allocations to these radio services.

Around three million individuals, in virtually every country of the world, have earned licenses to operate stations in these services and are recognized internationally as a valuable voluntary telecommunications resource.

Who are radio amateurs? What makes them want to devote their time
to this activity? Why is amateur radio so strongly supported by the administrations of so many nations?
How can a telecommunications administration bring the benefits of a healthy Amateur Service to its nation?

ARRL staff instructors will answer these and many other questions as the course participants discover the ever‐expanding universe of amateur radio communication.

Learning Objectives: To be able to help create, administer and foster an Amateur Radio Service among the citizens of one’s country.

Mini MBA in Telecommunications

Course Objectives:

A) Provide participants with the cross-functional knowledge, managerial and commercial skills to increase their performance in meeting their professional responsibilities

B) Equip participants with tools and techniques to face the challenges of the new telecommunications environment

C) Improve the competence, efficiency and effectiveness of participants as telecommunications managers and leaders

D) Expose participants to key telecommunications management concepts and issues

E) Improve the strategic thinking and decision-making abilities of participants

Set by the country National Liaison Office (ONE). It is the applicant’s responsibility to ascertain the deadline set by the ONE in his or her country of residence.

Disaster Communications Management

Course Objectives:

The course is designed to address telecommunications needs for mitigating the effects of natural and manmade disasters in which normal communications are often disrupted by physical damage, system overload, weather conditions,or natural features such as terrain.

Site selection, planning and design considerations, and
the purposes and uses of Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) will be featured, along with the requirements for interfacing between EOCs and government officials, public safety operations, public and government media, emergency medical response and radio amateur networks.

Participants will tour several types of ECOs,
communications centers and commercial television facilities. Special focus will be on methods of tracking and exchanging critical information prior to, during and after an emergency, including use of computerized maps, data management, modeling and communications.

The course will cover vulnerability assessment and
telecommunications infrastructure development requirements for disaster prone regions, andoperational issues such as emergency access to telephone central offices and reordering of existing radio networks.

9. Participant Learning Objectives: The ability to make choices concerning the application of disaster related communications technologies and to develop an understanding of information flow and how to integrate available and new communications technologies
and services into a disaster network.

Regulatory and Privatization Issues in Telecommunications

Green Jobs learning forum

Course Objectives:

The Learning Forum provides participants with knowledge, tools and examples of good practices to enhance their skills in the design and implementation of effective local strategies for the promotion of green jobs.

Course Objectives:

The commitment to scalable employment programmes forms part of crisis recovery and development schemes in many countries.

This course is intended to help in converting such commitments into viable employment programmes. More specifically, by attending this event, participants will:

better appreciate the range of policy issues relevant to PWP/EGS

learn about innovations in PWP/EGS

obtain guidance on the design of effective public employment programmes.

To this end, the course will dedicate ample space for sharing project experiences and insights from different regions and countries.