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- ItemMetadata onlyTechnology in Open Learning and Distance Education(1991) Maraj, James; Commonwealth of LearningDr. James Maraj, former President, Commonwealth of Learning, 1991 (30 minutes).
- ItemOpen AccessManagement of Drug Supplies: a distance learning course(1995) Commonwealth Pharmaceutical AssociationThe modules are as below: * Course Introduction * Module 1: The context of drug supply management * Module 2: Drug policy and the context of control * Module 3: Health care structure and management * Module 4: Financing drug supply * Module 5: Selection and quantification * Module 6: Procurement & quality testing of drugs * Module 7: Stock Management * Module 8: Distribution * Module 9: Regulation & drug liable to abuse * Module 10: Human resource management
- ItemOpen AccessWater Safe : An Introduction to Water Quality Issues. Food safe : A Response to the Training Needs of Food Service Workers.(1999) Commonwealth of Learning; Vancouver Community College* Introduction to Food Safe/Water Safe -Background to Water Safe -Background to Food Safe * Module 1: Water Safe -Welcome to Water safe -Section 1: Dirty water and disease -Section 2: Preventing Sickness -Section 3: Making your water safe to drink * Module 2: Food Safe -About the Food Safe Instructors Guide -Food Safe Overview -Section 1: Microbiology -Section 2: Food borne illness -Section 3: Personal Hygiene and Health -Section 4: Serving and Dispensing -Section 5: Food Protection and Preparation -Section 6: Receiving and Storing Food Safely -Section 7: Dishwashing and Storage methods -Case Study
- ItemOpen AccessInto the Commonwealth and the Millennium with STEP: Surgeons-in-Training Education Programme of the Royal College of Surgeons of England(2000) Alluwihare, A P RCommonwealth of Learning Description: * Guidelines to the Reader * Module 0 - A different orientation * Module 1 - Surgical Diagnosis * Module 2 - Trauma and Resuscitation * Module 3 - Preparation for Surgery: Anaesthesia and Abdominal Surgery * Module 4 - Control of Infection: Orthopaedics * Module 5 - Surgical Access and Abdominal Surgery * Module 6 - Fluid Balance and Urology * Module 7 - Post Operative Care: Surgery of the Neck and Thorax * Module 8 - Intensive Care: Vascular Surgery * Module 9 - Evaluation of Surgery: Breast and Adrenal Glands * Questions
- ItemOpen AccessResource Materials for Women in Education Management(2000) Department of Education and Culture, KwaZulu-Natal; Commonwealth of Learning* Module 1: Assertiveness * Module 2: Effective Communication * Module 3: Self-Management Skills * Module 4: Leadership * Module 5: Understanding the Organisational Culture * Module 6: Team Building * Module 7: Managing Conflict * Module 8: Strategic Planning * Module 9: Delegation * Module 10: Conducting Productive Meetings * Module 11: Report Writing and Presentation * Module 12: Interviewing Skills (Please note that module 9 is not available.) NB publication date is unknown.
- ItemOpen AccessSupporting Distance Education Through Policy Development(2000) Commonwealth of LearningDuring this course, we will introduce you to ways in which national educational policies can support distance education practices. We hope to provide you an in-depth introduction to distance education concepts –as well as the related concept of open learning. We will also explore some of the issues you will need to consider in implementation of distance education programmes. We will situate this introduction within a context of national policy-making, in order to help you understand better the relationship between good quality distance education practices and enabling national policy frameworks and mechanisms.
- ItemOpen AccessUpper Primary and Junior Secondary School Teachers of Science, Technology and Mathematics by Distance in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) [General Education Modules](2000-10)Module 1: Multigrade Teaching: Introduction to Multigrade Teaching - Module 2: Multigrade Teaching: Classroom Organisation and Management - Module 3: The Reading Process - Module 4: Developing Reading Skills - Module 5: Special Educational Needs: An Introduction to Teaching Traumatised Children - Module 6: Special Educational Needs: A Practical Guide to Teaching Traumatised Children - Module 7: Education Management Development: Part A - Module 8: Education Management Development: Part B - Module 9: Child Development - Module 10: Concepts of Learning - Module 11: An Introduction to Concepts in Language and Communication - Module 12: Language and Communication: Language in Use - Module 13: Curriculum Theory, Design and Assessment - Module 14: Curriculum Practice - Module 15: A Theoretical Framework on Innovations in Education - Module 16: Effects of Social Changes on Education - Module 17: Comparative Education: Introduction to Key Concepts in Comparative Education - Module 18: Comparative Education: Themes and Trends in Comparative Education in SADC Countries // This is one of a series of modules in the General Education courses developed by Ministries of Education in the SADC region in cooperation with The Commonwealth of Learning.
- ItemOpen AccessLearning about Small Business(2001) Jaquiery, MarianThe purpose of this package is to encourage small businesses at a local level in island nations. This will help add commercial value to local cultural activities, increase the ability of people to harness their skills in planning successful small commercial enterprises, and help them to realise that they can play an important role in their nation's economy
- ItemOpen AccessScience, Technology and Mathematics Modules for Upper Primary and Junior Secondary School Teachers of Science, Technology and Mathematics by Distance in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)[Science modules](2001) Ministry of Education, Botswana; Ministry of Education, Malawi; Ministry of Education, Mozambique; Ministry of Education, Namibia; Ministry of Education, South Africa; Ministry of Education, Tanzania; Ministry of Education, Zambia; Ministry of Education, ZimbabweUpper Primary Science: Module 1: My Built Environment - Module 2: Materials in my Environment - Module 3: My Health - Module 4: My Natural Environment - Junior Secondary Science Module 1: Energy and Energy Transfer - Module 2: Energy Use in Electronic Communication - Module 3: Living Organisms’ Environment and Resources - Module 4: Scientific Processes
- ItemOpen AccessScience, Technology and Mathematics Modules for Upper Primary and Junior Secondary School Teachers of Science, Technology and Mathematics by Distance in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) [Mathematics modules](2001) Ministry of Education, Botswana; Ministry of Education, Malawi; Ministry of Education, Namibia; Ministry of Education, South Africa; Ministry of Education, Tanzania; Ministry of Education, Zambia; Ministry of Education, Zimbabwe; Commonwealth of LearningUpper Primary Mathematics: Module 1: Number and Numeration - Module 2: Fractions - Module 3: Measures - Module 4: Social Arithmetic - Module 5: Geometry - Junior Secondary Mathematics: Module 1: Number Systems - Module 2: Number Operations - Module 3: Shapes and Sizes - Module 4: Algebraic Processes - Module 5: Solving Equations - Module 6: Data Handling -
- ItemOpen AccessScience, Technology and Mathematics Modules for Upper Primary and Junior Secondary School Teachers of Science, Technology and Mathematics by Distance in the Southern African Development Community (SADC )[Technology modules](2001) Ministry of Education, Botswana; Ministry of Education, Malawi; Ministry of Education, Mozambique; Ministry of Education, Namibia; Ministry of Education, South Africa; Ministry of Education, Tanzania; Ministry of Education, Zambia; Ministry of Education, Zimbabwe; Commonwealth of LearningUpper Primary Technology: Module 1: Teaching Technology in the Primary School - Module 2: Making Things Move - Module 3: Structures - Module 4: Materials - Module 5: Processing - Junior Secondary Technology: Module 1: Introduction to Teaching Technology - Module 2: Systems and Controls - Module 3: Tools and Materials - Module 4: Structures
- ItemOpen AccessEconomic Environment(2002) Zandi, Farrokh; Commonwealth of Learning; Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityThis distance education course is affiliated with the Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration and the Commonwealth Executive master of Public Administration programmes. Block 1. economic environment of business- Block 2. measure of economic activity -- Block 3. understanding the market mechanism and analysing market demand -- Block 4. market demand and pricing decisions -- Block 5. production costs and profits -- Block 6. market structure -- Block 7. aggregate demand, aggregate supply, and economic fluctuation --- Block 8. inflation and unemployment -- Block 9. financial markets, monetary, and fiscal policy -- Block 10. the open economy.
- ItemOpen AccessQuantitative Techniques(2002) Indira Gandhi National Open University; Commonwealth of Learning; Bangladesh Open University; Allama Iqbal Open University; Open University of Sri LankaThis distance education course is affiliated with the Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration and the Commonwealth Executive master of Public Administration programmes. The C-7, Quantitative Techniques course includes the following components: block 1. basic mathematics for management; block 2. data collection and analysis; block 3. probability and probability distributions; block 4. sampling and sampling distributions; block 5. forecasting methods.
- ItemOpen AccessManagement Information Systems(2002) Burn, Janice M; Commonwealth of Learning; Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityC-1, Management Information Systems: Blocks 1 to 7 is accompanied by C-1, Management Information Systems: Case Studies. This distance education course is affiliated with the Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration and the Commonwealth Executive master of Public Administration programmes. "Management Information Systems may be defined as a series of coordinated processes whereby an organisation establishes a long-range plan of information technology based application systems - including those related to the Internet - in order to achieve its objectives for supporting and enhancing the mission, objectives and strategies of the organisations. This is usually followed by putting in place the appropriate infrastructure for the implementation of these information system' strategic plans
- ItemOpen AccessCommunicating Effectively with Tourists(2002) Taufatofua, Lu’isaThis course is intended to get participants to think about the importance of communicating effectively with tourists, both from the tourists’ viewpoint and their own. It is intended as a basic introduction for people who may not know much about tourists or ways of communicating with tourists.
- ItemOpen AccessIntroduction to Tourism(2002) Tapasei, Willie; Kalwajin, Enny; Wightman, PaulThis course will make you think about tourists. As you go through this workbook you will look at: where tourists come from - why they come here and - the things they like to do when they are here - things you should know about tourists - good things and bad things that can come from tourism - people and places involved in tourism in your area.
- ItemOpen AccessMarketing Management(2002) Indira Gandhi National Open University; Commonwealth of Learning; Allama Iqbal Open University; Bangladesh Open University; Open University of Sri LankaThis distance education course is affiliated with the Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration and the Commonwealth Executive master of Public Administration programmes. The C-8, Marketing Management course includes the following components: block 1. marketing and its applications; block 2. marketing planning and organisation; block 3. understanding consumers; block 4. product management; block 5. pricing and promotion strategy; block 6. sales, distribution strategy, and control.
- ItemOpen AccessAccounting and Finance(2002) Indira Gandhi National Open University; Commonwealth of Learning; Bangladesh Open University; Allama Iqbal Open University; Open University of Sri LankaThis distance education course is affiliated with the Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration and the Commonwealth Executive master of Public Administration programmes. The C-9, Accounting & Finance for Managers course includes the following components: block 1. accounting frame work; block 2. understanding financial statements; block 3. cost management; block 4. financial and investment analysis; block 5. financial decisions.
- ItemOpen AccessElectronic Commerce(2002) Commonwealth of Learning; Indira Gandhi National Open University; Bangladesh Open University; Allama Iqbal Open University; Open University of Sri LankaThis distance education course is affiliated with the Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration and the Commonwealth Executive master of Public Administration programmes. "This material has been adapted from the original material from the Open University of Hong Kong's course B870 for use in development of the Commonwealth of Learning's executive Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Administration." Item is available from Commonwealth of Learning's Information Resource Centre (IRC) library
- ItemOpen AccessSetting up a Tourism Project(2002) Vaai, Tauvaga; Isara, Tupe T; Wilks, TinaThe purpose of this course is to assist people to set up a small business based on the tourist industry in island nations. This will help add commercial value to local cultural activities, increase the ability of people to harness their skills in planning successful small commercial enterprises, and help them realise that they can play an important part in ensuring that tourists enjoy their visit to their country. Overall, we hope that this course will help people in local rural communities achieve a better standard of living