Online Virtual Classroom (IACD/INEAM)
Start and End Dates: Monday October 12 to Monday December 6 2004.
Registration Deadline:September 16 2004
Course Duration: 8 weeks
Language: English
Implementation: This course, already offered in Spanish to over 400 participants in three different occasions, has been translated and adapted to English and it is offered by the Interamerican Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD/OAS) within the context of the E-Government Program of the Division of Innovations and Alliances for Development.
Objectives:
To identify the benefits and advantages of E-Government and its possibilities as a tool for improved administration and performance; to introduce participants to Electronic Government concepts and to the fundamental elements that must be present for the development of E-Government strategies; and, to incorporate a global vision on the development and implementation of these type of projects by analyzing successful experiences in different countries.
The Course:
The course is organized in Modules that include selected readings and related activities accessed through an on-line teaching platform or virtual classroom. A Tutor will be in charge of the Course and provide guidance and orientation in the academic as well as the technological aspects of the Course. Six Modules, to be covered in eight weeks, comprise the course: one designed for introducing participants to the virtual tool; four content Modules; one for conceptual adjustment; and, one for conclusions and final evaluation.
