Bennett University and edX Online Courses

Bennett University and edX Online Courses

Times Group's Bennett University and the non-profit online learning edx online courses moocplatform edX, founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will now jointly provide online courses to its students.

edX as well as Bennett University plan to work together for developing a mutually-agreeable plan to offer Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC).

edX would become the preferred MOOC provider for the new Indian university as it tries to offer a blended on-campus model for its courses. The faculty at Bennett would also get involved in creating new online courses that would later be put up on edX. In fact, Bennett would also have Anant Agarwal on its International Advisory Board to guide it as it aims to become India's first post-digital university.

Bennett university would be aided by research-driven faculty, global academic partnerships as well as a holistic industry-centric curriculum. It would also help in preparing students in competing along with doing well in rapidly-transforming world. In the beginning, the university would be offering B.Tech in engineering with certain specialisations such as computer science, electronics & communications and mechanical engineering as well as an MBA. The new venture would be offering myriad courses to undergraduate, post-graduate and Ph.D students in a number of domains such as management, engineering, management, media, design, law, architecture, liberal arts as well as applied sciences.

For more information visit : http://www.bennettuniversity.com/

IIM Kozhikode Online Executive Programmes 2012

IIM Kozhikode Online Executive Programmes 2012

IIM kozhikode is offering admissions to the following Online Executive Education Programmes:

Executive Postgraduate Programme in Management (EPGP) - Two-year Programme accredited by AMBA. After successful completion of the programme, the candidates are awarded "Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Management". This programme is offered from class room centres situated only in India.

Executive Education Programme in General Management (EEPGM) - Duration of the programme is one year. After successful completion of the programme, the candidates are awarded "Executive Post Graduate Certificate in Management".

Eligibility:

Working professionals with a minimum of 5 years work experience and holding at least a Bachelor’s Degree/CA/ICWA, with at least 50% marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA, awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the bachelor’s degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.

Apart from the educational qualifications and the work experience, admission to the programme is based on an entrance test called eMAT followed by a personal interview.

IIM Kozhikode is also offering 1 year Specialisation Programmes in Finance,Marketing,Strategic Management,Operation Management,Human Resource Management and Information Technology Management

Programme delivery to classroom in your city through Interactive Online Learning (IOL) platform

For more information visit : http://www.iimk.ac.in/

EduKart Online Courses in Retail Management

EduKart Online Courses in Retail Management

EduKart.com an online education portal will be launching online courses in Retail Management. The website that has already launched four other courses, aims to provide skill development for the growing retail sector of India. The syllabus of the course has been accredited by Retailers Association of India, which is the recognised body in retail industry in India. There are 3 online courses in the areas of category management and retail buying retail store operations and customer marketing. There is also a course called Certificate Course in Retail Management that covers all the 3 courses. The courses range from 20 to 50 hours in duration. Participants will get a certificate endorsed by Retailers Association of India. The courses start at a price of Rs.2,099/- and are available at EduKart website

For more information visit : http://www.edukart.com/

IGNOU Online PGDMRR Admissions 2010

IGNOU Online PGDMRR Admissions 2010

ONLINE POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT OF DISPLACEMENT, RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION ONLINE-PGDMRR

Applications are invited from students interested in completing Online P.G. Diploma in Participatory Management of Displacement Resettlement and Rehabilitation (PGDMRR) from January 2010.

FOLLOWING ARE THE FEATURES OF ONLINE PROGRAMME

• Walk in admission- Registration form has been specially devised with the facility of uploading scanned certificates, other required documents and photograph. Registration will be confirmed only after verification of the certificates and payment of the required admission fee. Facility for online payment is available through the payment gateway of AXIS Bank.
• Integrated multimedia courseware- once registered, learners will have access to personalized learning space (My Page). This includes self instructional material.
• Online counseling and mentoring – web cast based counseling integrated with text based chatting facility is used for counseling purposes.

• 24×7 learner support- asynchronous and synchronous modes of interaction will be
used to provide just in time support to learners. Portfolio based continuous evaluation- Evaluation will be done by giving theory and practical internal assessment examinations during each of the four contact sessions.
• Group based online seminar- Blogs, chat rooms and discussion forums and web conferencing facility are used for group based seminars. Online Project platform – templates will be made available.
• Online Term End Exams-Online examinations will be conducted in specified centres for in proctored environment.

The Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Participatory Management of Displacement, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (PGDMRR) is a proactive initiative of the World Bank and Indira Gandhi National Open University for building the skills of development practitioners in general and resettlement and rehabilitation officers, field staff, desk staff and technical experts in participatory methods of managing the concerns and issues of displacement and working for satisfactory resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R) of those displaced by development projects, in particular.

The programme is of use to those who are engaged generally in the development sector and particularly in R and R divisions of development projects of the government, private sector as project officers, technical experts, field staff or desk staff and those working with the NGOs, industrial establishments and other agencies involved in R and R of those displaced by development projects.

The objectives of the programme are to orient learners to
• Contextualize development caused displacement and rehabilitation
• Strategize participatory planning of resettlement and rehabilitation
• Appreciate the participatory implementation and monitoring of resettlement and rehabilitation
• understand theoretical perspectives in the study of R&R
• learn lessons from already executed development projects
• imbibe specialized knowledge on different phases of R&R process
• prepare an individual field work based Project work report that integrates the learning with specific activities of processes in a development project

Last Date of Submission of Application: Monday, November 16, 2009.

Application Process
To apply for the programme, visit PGDMRR programme website at http://ignouonline.ac.in/pgdmrr Read the details about the programme, technical requirements, etc. and apply online through the link provided there in. After filling the online form, please take a printout of the same and send to us with relevant copies of certificates and mark sheets so as to reach the Programme Coordinator, PGDMRR at SOSS by November 16, 2009. Submit your filled in application with relevant documents to: Prof. Madhu Bala, Programme Coordinator, PGDMRR, SOSS, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110068. Contact Email: mbala@ignou.ac.in

For more information visit-: http://ignouonline.ac.in/pgdmrr/

IGNOU & U21Global Online Distance Pg in IT Management

Indira Gandhi National Open University-IGNOU in collaboration with U21Global, Singapore announces Joint Postgraduate program in IT Management (July 2009 session)

U21Global is a premier graduate school backed by 17 world-class universities-:
Fudan University, Korea University, Lund University, National University of Singapore, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tecnológico De Monterrey, University College Dublin, University of Birmingham, University of Delhi, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Hong Kong, University of Melbourne, University of Nottingham, University of Queensland, University of Virginia, Waseda University

IGNOU and U21Global invite applications for the ‘Joint Postgraduate Program in IT Management’

• Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Technology from IGNOU and an Executive Certificate in Global Information Technology Management from U21Global

The Program is for a duration of 18 months; commencing on 7th September 2009. U21Global will conduct the Program online, for the first 12 months; leading to an Executive Certificate in Global Information Technology Management. This will be followed by a 6 months Program from IGNOU through distance education mode leading to an Executive MBA in Information Technology Management.

The details of the Program can be obtained from: www.u21global.edu.sg/ignou or www.ignou.ac.in

Eligibility for Admission:
Bachelor’s Degree in IT related area + 2 years’ Supervisory/ Managerial/ Professional experience in IT field.
Note: Non-graduates with 6 years’ Supervisory/ Managerial/ Professional experience in IT-related field are eligible to apply. Candidates who have completed 10+2 or its equivalent qualification may be treated as non-graduates.

There is no age bar for the Programs.

To Apply:
Log on to the website and fill up the application form and e-mail it to sk@u21global.edu.sg. You will receive an application number after successful submission of the form. Please preserve this number for all future communications.

Dates to remember:
Last date for online submission of application form & application fee payment: 10th August 2009

Intimation about admission: 20th August 2009

Last date for fee submission: 30th August 2009

Course commencement date: 7th September 2009

Program Brochure and application form for the Program, can be downloaded from the website:www.u21global.edu.sg/ignou or www.ignou.ac.in. The application should be filled and sent via e-mail only by the candidate. No application in hard copy for this Program shall be entertained. The application fee for the Program is US Dollar 20 or Rs.1000/- .

For further enquiries, please contact Ms Smriti Kapoor at: sk@u21global.edu.sg or contact +91 11 41519971 or +91 9718278248

Prof. Madhulika Kaushik, course coordinator, School of Management studies, IGNOU, 91-11-29532073, 29534905

For more information visit-: http://www.ignou.ac.in/ or http://www.u21global.edu.sg/