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MPRO – PROJECT MANAGEMENT E-LEARNING COURSE

MPRO – PROJECT MANAGEMENT E-LEARNING COURSE. Mihaela Gheorghe* Alina Boboc-Corcoţoi* Andreea Ştefania Irimia* * Assistant, University of Bucharest, ODL Department * Researcher, University of Bucharest, ODL Department * Researcher, University of Bucharest, ODL Department. Agenda.

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MPRO – PROJECT MANAGEMENT E-LEARNING COURSE

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  1. MPRO – PROJECT MANAGEMENT E-LEARNING COURSE Mihaela Gheorghe* Alina Boboc-Corcoţoi* Andreea Ştefania Irimia* * Assistant, University of Bucharest, ODL Department * Researcher, University of Bucharest, ODL Department * Researcher, University of Bucharest, ODL Department Conferinţa Ştiinţifică Internaţională „e-Learning şi software educaţional”, ediţia a II-a, Bucureşti, 13-14 aprilie 2006

  2. Agenda • e-Education and e-Training • Mpro - Project management course • Learning • Training • Conclusions

  3. 1960 Computer conveyed education learn anything,any place, anywhere at any time 1990 Internet technologies WBT e-Education and e-Training 1840 Distance learning • e-Education (academic circles) and e-Training (industry) consist in any purposeful, considered application of Web technologies with the task of educating fellow human beings [1]

  4. Advantages • E-education • Access to Web-based resources • Centralized storage and maintenance • Collaboration mechanisms • The possibility of saving large amounts of money • The improvement of learning • The learner • Sets his own pace and schedule • Gets better access to the instructor • The training adapts to the learner and not the other way around • Feedback is immediately provided • The educators • The possibility to teach from anywhere • Decreased number of travels • Saving time and energy

  5. Disadvantages • E-Learning • much lager dropout rate in the case of the e-learning courses • The learners • Are required a greater effort • Develop the fear of losing human contact • The need for suitable equipment • The educator • It requires more work from the part of the instructor • It takes more time to convert the classic courses into e-learning technology

  6. Mpro - Project management course • The Portal is used for • communication (Homepage, Calendar, Chat, Discussions, and Messages) • learning (Courses, Downloads) • evaluation (Exams, Grades) • feedback (Surveys, Statistics) • administration (Tasks, Classrooms, Administration, Options)

  7. 1. Learning • The learner is the heart of the educational system • Students can access this Portal anywhere - anytime through the Internet connection • To have access to the Virtual Campus the user receives a password and a username • The Courses are designed using the e-Learning technology • Are available on-line, 24 hours a day, seven days a week for each student who has a username and a password • The “Downloads” section is used in posting useful files that contain additional information to the courses

  8. 2. Training • A kick-off meeting takes place • schedule for the following tutorial meetings • their usernames and passwords • The course lasts for six weeks and tutorial meetings are held on a weekly basis • Specific homework, both individual and team-oriented • A trainer conducts the discussions

  9. Teaching in the virtual classroom • Specificities • the learners are not physically present • the learner sets the pace of the lecture and the role of the instructor is limited to monitoring his/her development • the learners rely less on the instructor rather than on themselves • the classes need to be small enough to be manageable • Means • lecture courses with questions and answers • pre-class get-together • preparing and publishing a comprehensive syllabus • the contents • themost important objectives • the events and activities • the necessaryresources

  10. Teaching in the virtual classroom • Requests • A qualified instructor • He must communicate through the media available • Has to respond promptly and reliably to the requests of the learners, to their needs and misunderstandings of the topics presented • Motivating words, provoking interest, insuring high quality, involving the learners • Commitment, responsibility, positive thinking • Motivating factors • money • the hope of a better job • having a fun experience • independence and flexibility • the lack of need to travel in order to complete the courses

  11. Conclusions • Students will be able • to write projects • to apply the finances schemes • to implement a project • Higher demands regarding a job after completing the course • The enormous need of young graduates who possess knowledge related to project management and other courses in the DPA (Personal and Entrepreneurial Development) curriculum

  12. Thank you! www.credis.ro

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