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The Web offers CI practitioners new tools to acquire research about competitors and knowledge about their profession alike. We've taken Web-based training to a new level with our longer-term series of CI Training courses delivered entirely from the World Wide Web. Scholastica.Recon uses common tools such as Chat, Forum, and software tools to identify CI needs and acquire the knowledge they need to succeed.
With Planned Courses ranging in length from 4 to 16 weeks, our educators are experienced CI professionals that meet with you daily in Web Chat and respond to Forum questions interactively, so you won't interrupt your day-to-day responsibilities in order to learn about Competitive Intelligence. Plus, we've got exercises designed to challenge your best CI pros -- and you can only get it from Scholastica!
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Top of MenuFormat & Schedule -- Participants enrolled in any Scholastica course meet twice each week for 1 hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:00 Noon Central Time (GMT -06:00) for 4 weeks. The course is delivered via the Internet using the free version of the RealPlayer G2 software for lecture sessions with Java chat, email listserv and Web forum for discussion. There will be a homework assignment each session that looks more deeply at the issues relating to your organization specifically, due by the next class time. To check out the demo version of the course to see if you're setup correctly, visit the following URL: http://www.aurorawdc.com/recon/scholastica/demo.
Faculty Office Hours are 1:00 pm through 5:00 pm Central Time (GMT -06:00), every Friday afternoon to provide assistance over the telephone via our instructor's toll-free 800 number. Enrollment is limited to 12 participants to ensure quality of instruction.
Technology format will include a weekly project and assignments page, Web board forum, daily chat room and audio/video delivery of lecture, weekly project assignments and examinations, project/final grades, and a certificate of graduation upon satisfactory completion.
Course Dates/Availability -- Courses are delivered every month for a period of 4 weeks, twice per week, each Tuesday and Thursday. Please consult our Events Calendar to see when new courses begin -- typically every first Tuesday of each month -- or for further information contact us via email or telephone at 800.924.4249.
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Faculty Bio -- During our first year of initial deployment of Scholastica, CI 101 is being exclusively and personally delivered by our Managing Director, Arik R. Johnson. Mr. Johnson founded Aurora WDC in 1994 and is a writer, analyst, speaker and trainer on Competitive Intelligence and Knowledge Management for clients in the Healthcare, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Transportation, Media & Entertainment, Information Technology, and other industry sectors. Questions can be directed to him at <arik@aurorawdc.com>.
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Philosophical Description -- So, why Web-based Training? Aurora WDC introduced Scholastica to our Recon suite of CI Solutions at the beginning of 1998 to leverage the power of the Internet while providing practical, results-oriented training to business researchers and analysts globally with the goal of overcoming the persistent limitations in existing Competitive Intelligence training and educational programs.
Benefits -- While our Web-based training format at last makes it possible for you to avoid the hassles of travelling to a central location, it also provides a more rigorous and in-depth learning experience over a greater time period with extensive exercises and evaluations led online by our Scholastica Instructors from our headquarters and delivered to you wherever your business takes you. Although, currently, we are offering just our "CI 101: Introduction to Competitive Intelligence" course via the Internet, just subscribe to Envoy (send email to <envoy@aurorawdc.com> with the phrase "subscribe" in the subject line) to learn about new courseware as it becomes available.
Cost of Tuition & Cancellation Policy -- Cost of all courses is $395 (US$) per participant. If more than one participant from one organization takes part, all participants from that organization will receive a 10 percent discount on tuition fees. Payment must be received within 10 days prior to the beginning of the course, and a $100 processing fee will be applied to cancellations.
Guarantee -- Aurora WDC has an unconditional guarantee of your satisfaction with the entire course at the conclusion of instruction. If you are not 100-percent satisfied, you will be credited the full amount of your tuition fees towards any other Aurora WDC product or service, no-questions-asked.
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