>Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 15:53:48 -0500
>From: Barbara Fillip <bfillip@JUNO.COM>
>Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
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>COURSE TITLE
>Information and Communication Technologies for Developing Countries
>
>INSTITUTION
>United States Department of Agriculture's Graduate School, aka USDA
>Graduate School. Evening and Weekend Program - E-learning
>
>Note: the USDA Graduate School has nothing to do with agriculture
>except its institutional origins.
>
>COURSE DURATION AND SCHEDULE
>10 weeks: April 15 to June 24, 2002
>This will be the third online session of the course.
>
>COURSE OBJECTIVES
>The course is meant to give participants:
>1. A clear conceptual framework for addressing issues related to the
>use of ICTs for sustainable development purposes and the identification
>of key issues and relevant concepts;
>
>2. Specific examples of ongoing activities in developing countries that
>involve the use of ICTs for development purposes, covering fields such
>as education, health, e-commerce, agriculture and e-governance;
>
>3. A broad picture of ongoing programs and activities undertaken or
>supported by bilateral and multilateral agencies as well as the private
>sector and non-governmental organizations.
>
>DELIVERY MODE
>The course is delivered in asynchronous mode. All communications are
>email-based. Course materials are provided on a course web site (using
>Blackboard as a platform) and on a CD-ROM. Therefore, you do not need
>access to the web to participate. If you have no (or limited) access to
>the web, you need an email address that can handle a significant volume
>of messages and a CD-ROM drive on your computer.
>
>BEFORE REGISTERING
>1. Read the syllabus
>The syllabus has been posted on a demonstration site.
>Go to http://www.blackboard.com/courses/100867
>Enter the site through the "guest access" button. You will find the
>syllabus in the course information area.
>
>If you encounter difficulties accessing the site or the syllabus,
>request a copy of the syllabus by sending an email to the instructor at
>barbara.fillip@verizon.net.
>
>2. Is this course for you? Take a quiz to find out.
>Go to http://www.blackboard.com/courses/100867.
>Enter the site through the "guest access" button. Follow the link in
>the announcements to take the quiz.
>
>REGISTRATION
>
>Tuition: US$269 (US$15 discount will apply if you register early)
>Online registration starts March 4th, 2002 through the USDA Graduate
>School web site.
>Go to http://www.grad.usda.gov
>Follow instructions to register online. The course code is PUAP2270.
>
>The USDA Graduate School is providing 10 tuition-exempt places for
>participants in developing countries. Additional information to apply
>for these places can be found in the syllabus. There is a simple
>application form to be filled and returned to the instructor by March
>13, 2002.
>
>
>CONTACT
>Barbara Fillip, Ph.D.
>Email: barbara.fillip@verizon.net
>Web site: http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze2mjvc
>
>________________________________________________________________
Beth Fuseler Avery
Director of Library Services
Western State College
Leslie J. Savage Library
Gunnison, CO 81231
970-943-2053
FAX: 970-943-2042
E-mail: bavery@western.edu
http://www.western.edu
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