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IESA tackles e-learning

Luis M. García A. | Special to The Journal
 

The idea behind the IESA Virtual is to reach more people so that more of that quality education taught becomes available to the masses inside and outside Venezuela. So this was one of the reasons why the IESA strengthened its portfolio of courses on the e-learning pensum; thus adding three new courses: Economic-financial analysis of accounting information, Global Marketing: strategies and practices for new markets, and Cost control and reduction.
These courses' length is of 16 and 32 academic hours, but the activities of IESA Virtual allow its participants the possibility to study from the comfort of their homes or offices. The classes have a schedule according to the students' daily activities and as such are divided into several work sessions. In order to get a dynamic work environment that promotes the student's participation, the platform offers tools that allow the developing of a variety of learning activities, such as forums, chats, videos, presentations, lectures, exercises, questionnaires and case studies to be worked in groups.
Other activities offered under this format are: Budgetary Formulation and Control, Productive Meetings for Managers, Finance for non-financial executives, Process Management, Integral Planning of a Project's duration, and Economic Financial Analysis of accounting information. The same academic team that teaches at IESA in person is in charge of teaching the above mentioned courses. This team has ample experience and has been groomed in the best local and international institutions of higher learning.

Starting a career or a certification course always entitles a commitment, but it seems to be a stronger one if the classes are via the Internet; however, it is an easy to meet commitment with plenty of flexible hours, experience and innovations.

The IESA Virtual courses are developed over a free software platform, which allows the interaction in real time with the academic personnel and classmates. Moreover, the participant is able to download the course's material, and consult other resources that may be of help with just a click. At the end of the activity, the student receives a certificate of his completion of the course at IESA.
Technical requirements
The minimum technological requirements needed in order to have access to the IESA Virtual courses are: Computer with Windows XP, headphones or external speakers, a RAM memory of 256 MB, a monitor with a 800x600 resolution (recommended viewing at 1024x768), Microsoft Office, Acrobat Reader, Internet Explorer 6.0, and access to the Internet with a speed higher than 256 kbps (ideally DNS connection).
About IESA
Founded in 1965, IESA is a non-profit private academic center dedicated to the formation of socially responsible leaders in order to contribute to the success of public and private organizations as well as that of the so-called civil society. It serves the society and functions independently from political, religious, economic groups or governmental trends. There are IESA campuses in Caracas, Maracaibo and Valencia and in Panama City since 2007. IESA is the only Venezuelan institute with an accreditation from the U.S. Association for the Advancement of Management Schools (AACSB), the British Association of Masters in Business Administration (AMBA) and the European System for the Improvement of Quality (EQUIS).
The IESA Virtual courses are recognized as an investment in science, technology and innovation under the Article 42 of the Science and Technology Law (LOCTI). For more information about courses' content and requirement contact IESA directly by phone (58 212) 555 4351 / 4254 / 4236 / 4459 / 4529 / 4461 or by e-mail virtual@iesa.edu.ve and cdg@iesa.edu.ve. You can also visit its site by clicking www.iesa.edu.ve where you will find more details about activities and costs. |||