One-stop-shop for Career and Professional Development 120 + Career Oriented Online Courses in 16 Industry Domains + Career Counseling Cour se Cat alogue w w w.golsac ademy.c om “There is no shortage of jobs; only shortage of skilled people. GOLS dedicates itself to provide career and professional development to today’s youth through high quality skill oriented online courses across India.” Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS Index 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Course catalog in Brief Introduction 2.1. All about eLearning 2.2 ELearning V/S Classroom Learning 2.3. eLearning FAQs 2.4. Introduction - GOLS l Academy 2.5. Student FAQs 2.6. Important Notes 01 04 06 11 12 14 17 N-CAT + C2 - Online Career Aptitude Test + One-to-one Counseling 3.1. N-CAT + C2 at Reliance Web Stores - (NCCRWSRPT001) 3.2. N-CAT Online anywhere + Tele counseling - (NCCGORPT002) 18 18 English Varsity - Online Courses in English Speaking and Communications 4.1. English for Aam Aadmi - (ENGGOLSCER002) 4.2. Basic English Speaking - (ENGGOLSCER001) 4.3. Fluent English Speaking - (ENGGOLSCER003) 20 21 21 BPO Varsity - Online Courses for BPO Sector 5.1. BPO Course with Fluent English - (BPOGOLSCER001) 23 Banking Varsity - Online Courses for Banking Sector 6.1. Certificate in Basic Banking - (BANGOLSCER001) 6.2. Certificate in Retail Banking - (BANGOLSCER002) 6.3. Bank Guarantees - (BANGOLSCER005) 6.4. Know Your Customer (KYC) / Anti Money Laundering (AML) - (BANGOLSCER015) 6.5. Basic Foreign Exchange - (BANGOLSCER006) 6.6. Negotiable Instrument - (BANGOLSCER007) 6.7. Banking Operations and Liability Products - (BANGOLSCER008) 6.8. Operational Aspects of Banking Assets - (BANGOLSCER009) 6.9. Documentary Credits - (BANGOLSCER003) 6.10.Documentary Collections - (BANGOLSCER004) 6.11.Credit Cards - (BANGOLSCER010) 6.12.Home Loan - (BANGOLSCER011) 6.13.Personal Loan - (BANGOLSCER012) 6.14.Vehicle Loan - (BANGOLSCER013) 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 Online MBA / BBA / PG Diploma / Diploma Programs In association with AMITY University 7.1. Master of Business Administration (MBA) - (MANAMYMBA001) 7.2. Master of Business Administration (MBA) Executive Fast Track - (MANAMYMBA002) 7.3. Master of Business Administration (MBA) CA Fast Track - (MANAMYMBA003) 7.4. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - (MANAMYBAC013) 7.5. PG Diploma in Business Management - (MANAMYPGD004) 7.6. PG Diploma in Financial Management - (MANAMYPGD005) 7.7. PG Diploma in Materials Management - (MANAMYPGD006) 7.8. PG Diploma in Human Resource Management - (MANAMYPGD007) 7.9. PG Diploma in Marketing Management - (MANAMYPGD008) 7.10.PG Diploma in Export Management - (MANAMYPGD009) 7.11.PG Diploma in Production and Operations Management - (MANAMYPGD010) 27 27 27 29 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 Index 7.12.PG Diploma in Information Technology - (MANAMYPGD011) 7.13.PG Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management - (MANAMYPGD012) 31 31 8. Online Courses for the ICSI programme in association with Institute of Company Secretaries of India 8.1. Foundation Programme - (COSICSICS001) 32 8.2. Executive Programme - (COSICSICS002) 32 9. Finance Varsity - Online Courses in Financial Planning Authorised Education Provider - Financial Planning Standards Board India (FPSBI) 9.1. Certified Financial Planner CFPCM - (FINFPSBPREP001) 9.2. Challenge Status CFPCM - (FINFPSBPREP013) 9.3. Associate Financial Planner (AFPCM) - (FINFPSBPREP012) 10. Finance Varsity - Online Courses for Financial Services Industry 10.1.Diploma in Financial Planning - (FINGOLSDIP006) 10.2. Diploma in Stock Market Operations - (FINGOLSDIP007) 10.3. Advance Diploma in Wealth Management - (FINGOLSADIP009) 10.4. Certificate in Financial Planning Basics | Certificate in Insurance Planning | Certificate in Retirement Planning | Certificate in Investment Planning | Certificate in Tax Planning - (FINGOLSADIP010 to 14) 10.5. Diploma in Security Analysis - (FINGOLSADIP008) 10.6. AMFI Basic Module | AMFI Advisor Module - (FINFPSBPREP002/ FINFPSBPREP003) 10.7 Finance for Non Finance Managers /Basic course in Finance - (FINGOLSADIP015/16) 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 42 43 11. Institute of eSecurity (Online Courses for eSecurity) in association with Appin Knowledge Solutions 11.1.Certificate Course in eSecurity (SecurExTM) - (SECAPPCER001) 44 11.2.Certificate Course in Ethical Hacking (HackExTM) - (SECAPPCER002) 44 11.3.Certificate Course in Basic Information Security - (SECAPPCER003) 44 12. Travel Varsity - Online Courses for Travel Industry in association with Kuoni | Academy 12.1. Kuoni Airline Diploma - (TRVKATCER001) 47 13. eLearning Varsity - Online Courses for eLearning Industry 13.1. Certificate Course in Technical Writing - (ELVGOLSCER001) 13.2. Captivate 3.0 - (ELVGOLSCER002) 49 51 14. ForeignLanguage Varsity - Online Courses in Foreign Languages 14.1. American English - (FRLAURCER006) 14.2. British English - (FRLAURCER007) 14.3. French - (FRLAURCER001) 14.4. Spanish - (FRLAURCER002) 14.5. German - (FRLAURCER003) 14.6. Italian - (FRLAURCER004) 14.7. Dutch - (FRLAURCER005) 14.8. Language Lab + Communication (all of above + Chinese, Arabic and Japanese) 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 56 15. Institute of Retail Management - Online Courses for Organised Retail Industry in association with Retailers Association of India (RAI) 15.1. Certified Retail Professional - (RETRAICER001) 58 Index 16. Petro Varsity - Online Courses in Petroleum and Energy Sector in association with Indian School of Petroleum and Energy 16.1. Diploma in Lubricant Technology - (PTVISPDIP001) 59 17. Healthcare VARSITY - Online Courses in Pharma | Biotech | Biomedical Industries in association with Bio-Informatics Institute of India 17.1. Certificate in Health Care Organisation & Management - (HLCBIICER001) 17.2. Certificate in Telemedicine - (HLCBIICER002) 17.3. Certificate in Biomedical Engineering - (HLCBIICER003) 17.4. Certificate in Pharma / Biotech / Biomedical Intellectual Property Management - (HLCBIICER004) 17.5. Diploma in Health Care Informatics (17.1,17.2,17.3,17.4 of Above) - (HLCBIIDIP014) 17.6. Certificate in Medical Informatics - (HLCBIICER005) 17.7. Certificate in Clinical Information Systems & Databases - (HLCBIICER006) 17.8. Certificate in Biomedical Tools & Software - (HLCBIICER007) 17.9. Certificate in Hospital Information Systems - (HLCBIICER008) 17.10. Diploma in Biomedical Informatics (17.6,17.7,17.8,17.9 of Above) - (HLCBIIDIP015) 17.11. Advance Diploma in Biomedical & Healthcare Informatics (17.5, 17.10 of Above) - (HLCBIIADP016) 17.12. Certificate in Cheminformatics - (BIOBIICER001) 17.13. Certificate in Drug Design & Discovery (Theories & Processes) - (HLCBIICER009) 17.14. Certificate in Biotechnology - (BIOBIICER002) 17.15. Certificate in Bioinformatics - (BIOBIICER003) 17.16. Certificate in Pharma Regulatory Affairs - (HLCBIICER010) 17.17. Certificate in Contract Research in Pharma Industry - (HLCBIICER011) 17.18. Certificate in Clinical Trials & Clinical Research - (HLCBIICER012) 17.19. Certificate in Pharma Quality Assurance & Control - (HLCBIICER013) 60 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 80 83 85 87 90 92 94 96 98 18. Online Courses in Soft-skills and Communications Development 18.1.Soft-skills – Basic - (SSVGOLSCER001) 18.2.Soft-skills – Advance - (SSVGOLSCER002) 18.3. Soft-skills – Advance+ - (SSVGOLSCER003) 18.4. Conflict Management - (SSVGOLSCER004) 18.5. Negotiation Skills - (SSVGOLSCER005) 18.6. Coaching Skills - (SSVGOLSCER006) 18.7. Dealer Motivation - (SSVGOLSCER007) 18.8. Effective Leadership, Team Management and Communication Skills - (SSVGOLSCER008) 18.9. Safety and Health - (SSVGOLSCER009) 18.10. Legal Compliance and Workplace Issues - (SSVGOLSCER010) 18.11. Executive Management by Peter F. Drucker - (SSVGOLSCER011) 18.12. Executive Sales Skills by Tom Hopkins - (SSVGOLSCER012) 18.13. Effective Written Communication by Richard Lederer - (SSVGOLSCER013) 100 100 100 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 19. Online Courses in Event Management in association National Institute of Event Management 19.1. Diploma in Event Management - (EVNNIEMDIP001) 104 20. Corporate Elearning - Quotes 107 Course catalog in Brief Duration N-CAT + C - Online Career Aptitude Test + One-to-one Counseling N-CAT + C2 at Reliance Web Stores - (NCCRWSRPT001) N-CAT Online anywhere + Tele counseling - (NCCGORRPT002) Fees 2 90 + 30 Mins. 1,500.00 90 + 30 Mins. 1,250.00 English Varsity - Online Courses in English Speaking and Communications English for Aam Aadmi - (ENGGOLSCER002) Basic English Speaking - (ENGGOLSCER001) Fluent English Speaking - (ENGGOLSCER003) 2 Months 3 Months 3 Months BPOVarsity - Online Courses for BPO Sector BPO Course with Fluent English - (BPOGOLSCER001) 4 Months 6,000.00 Banking Varsity - Online Courses for Banking Sector Certificate in Basic Banking - (BANGOLSCER001) Certificate in Retail Banking - (BANGOLSCER002) Bank Guarantees - (BANGOLSCER005) Know Your Customer /Anti Money Laundering - (BANGOLSCER015) Basic Foreign Exchange - (BANGOLSCER006) Negotiable Instrument - (BANGOLSCER007) Banking Operations and Liability Products - (BANGOLSCER008) Operational Aspects of Banking Assets - (BANGOLSCER009) Documentary Credits - (BANGOLSCER003) Documentary Collections - (BANGOLSCER004) Credit Cards - (BANGOLSCER010) Home Loan - (BANGOLSCER011) Personal Loan - (BANGOLSCER012) Vehicle Loan - (BANGOLSCER013) 3 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5,000.00 7,500.00 1,000.00 1,500.00 3,500.00 1,000.00 1,500.00 2,000.00 2,500.00 1,800.00 2,000.00 1,500.00 1,250.00 1,250.00 Months Months Month Months Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month 1,999.00 2,500.00 4,000.00 Online MBA / BBA / PG Diploma / Diploma Programs in association with AMITY University Master of Business Administration - (MANAMYMBA001) 36 Master of Business Administration Executive Fast Track - (MANAMYMBA002) 24 Master of Business Administration - CA Fast Track - (MANAMYMBA003) 18 Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - (MANAMYBAC013) 36 PG Diploma in Business Management - (MANAMYPGD004) 12 PG Diploma in Financial Management - (MANAMYPGD005) 12 PG Diploma in Materials Management - (MANAMYPGD006) 12 PG Diploma in Human Resource Management - (MANAMYPGD007) 12 PG Diploma in Marketing Management - (MANAMYPGD008) 12 PG Diploma in Export Management - (MANAMYPGD009) 12 PG Diploma in Production and Operations Management - (MANAMYPGD010) 12 PG Diploma in Information Technology - (MANAMYPGD011) 12 PG Diploma in Logistics & Supply Chain Management - (MANAMYPGD012) 12 Months Months Months Months Months Months Months Months Months Months Months Months Months 51,000.00* 51,000.00* 51,000.00* 51,000.00* 18,000.00* 18,000.00* 18,000.00* 18,000.00* 18,000.00* 18,000.00* 18,000.00* 18,000.00* 18,000.00* Online Courses for the ICSI programme in association with Institute of Company Secretaries of India Foundation Programme - (COSICSICS001) 8 Months 2,300.00 Executive Programme - (COSICSICS002) 12 Months 4,125.00 *Installment facility available. 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Service tax as applicable extra. | All prices are subject to change. 1 Course catalog in Brief Duration Finance Varsity - Online Courses for Financial Services Industry Certified Financial Planner CM - (FINFPSBPREP001) Challenge Status CFP CM - (FINFPSBCER013) Associate Financial Planner (AFP CM) - (FINGLOSCER012) Diploma in Financial Planning - (FINGOLSDIP006) Diploma in Stock Market Operations - (FINGOLSDIP007) Advance Diploma in Wealth Management - (FINGOLSADIP009) Certificate in Financial Planning Basics - (FINGOLSCER010) Certificate in Insurance Planning - (FINGOLSCER011) Certificate in Retirement Planning - (FINGOLSCER012) Certificate in Investment Planning - (FINGOLSCER013) Certificate in Tax Planning - (FINGOLSCER014) Diploma in Security Analysis - (FINGOLSDIP008) AMFI Basic Module - (FINFPSBPREP002) AMFI Advisor Module - (FINFPSBPREP003) Finance for Non Finance Managers /Basic course in Finance( FINGOLSCER015/16) 12 Months 12 Months 2 Months 6 Months 6 Months 15 Months 1 Month 1 Month 1 Month 1 Month 1 Month 4 Months 15 Days 1 Month 1 Month Fees 20,000.00* 10,000.00 10,000.00 20,000.00* 30,000.00* 80,000.00* 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 30,000.00* 499.00 995.00 2000.00 Institute of eSecurity (Online Courses for eSecurity) in association with Appin Knowledge Solutions Certificate Course in eSecurEx (SecurEx TM) - (SECAPPCER001) 3 Months 3,750.00 TM Certificate Course in Ethical Hacking (HackEx ) - (SECAPPCER002) 3 Months 3,750.00 Certificate Course in Basic Information Security - (SECAPPCER003) 1 Month 1,000.00 Travel Varsity - Online Courses for Travel Industry in association with Kuoni | Academy Kuoni Airline Diploma - (TRVKATCER001) 3 Months 10,000.00 Certificate Course in Technical Writing - (ELVGOLSCER001) Captivate 3.0 - (ELVGOLSCER002) 2.5 Months 20 Hrs. 7,650.00 10,000.00 ForeignLanguage Varsity - Online Courses in Foreign Languages American English - (FRLAURCER006) British English - (FRLAURCER007) French - (FRLAURCER001) Spanish - (FRLAURCER002) German - (FRLAURCER003) Italian - (FRLAURCER004) Dutch - (FRLAURCER005) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 eLearning Varsity - Online Courses for eLearning Industry Months Months Months Months Months Months Months 4,500.00 4,500.00 4,500.00 3,500.00 4,500.00 3,500.00 3,500.00 Institute of Retail Management - Online Courses for Organised Retail Industry in association with Retailers Association of India (RAI) Certified Retail Professional™ - (RETRAICER001) 3 Months 7,500.00 Petro Varsity - Online Courses in Petroleum and Energy Sector in association with Indian School of Petroleum and Energy Diploma in Lubricant Technology - (PTVISPDIP001) 25 Hrs. 3,500.00 *Installment facility available. 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Service tax as applicable extra. | All prices are subject to change. 2 Course catalog in Brief Duration Fees Healthcare VARSITY - Online Courses in Pharma | Biomedical Industries in association with Bio-Informatics Institute of India Certificate in Health Care Organisation and Management - (HLCBIICER001) 3 Months 5,000.00 Certificate Course in Telemedicine - (HLCBIICER002) 3 Months 5,000.00 Certificate in Biomedical Engineering - (HLCBIICER003) 3 Months 5,000.00 Certificate in Pharma / Biotech / Biomedical Intellectual Property Management (HLCBIICER004) 3 Months 5,000.00 Diploma in HealthCare Informatics - (HLCBIIDIP014) 6 Months 20,000.00 Certificate in Medical Informatics - (HLCBIICER005) 3 Months 5,000.00 Certificate in Clinical Information Systems and Databases - (HLCBIICER006) 3 Months 5,000.00 Certificate in Biomedical Tools & Software - (HLCBIICER007) 3 Months 5,000.00 Certificate in Hospital Information Systems - (HLCBIICER008) 3 Months 5,000.00 Diploma in Biomedical Informatics - (HLCBIIDIP015) 6 Month 20,000.00 Advance Diploma in Biomedical & Healthcare Informatics - (HLCBIIADP016) 12 Month 40,000.00 Certificate in Drug Design & Discovery (Theories & Processes) - (HLCBIICER009) 3 Months 5,000.00 Certificate in Pharma Regulatory Affairs - (HLCBIICER010) 3 Months 5,000.00 Certificate in Contract Research in Pharma Industry - (HLCBIICER011)3 Months 5,000.00 Certificate in Clinical Trials & Clinical Research - (HLCBIICER012) 3 Months 5,000.00 Certificate in Pharma Quality Assurance & Control - (HLCBIICER013) 3 Months 5,000.00 Certificate in Cheminformatics - (BIOBIICER001) 3 Months 5,000.00 Certificate in Biotechnology - (BIOBIICER002) 3 Months 5,000.00 Certificate in Bioinformatics - (BIOBIICER015) 3 Months 5,000.00 Courses in Soft-skills and Communications Development Soft-skills – Basic - (SSVGOLSCER001) 2 Soft-skills – Advance - (SSVGOLSCER002) 2 Soft-skills –Advance+ - (SSVGOLSCER003) 2 Conflict Management - (SSVGOLSCER004) 1 Negotiation Skills - (SSVGOLSCER005) 1 Coaching Skills - (SSVGOLSCER006) 1 Dealer Motivation - (SSVGOLSCER007) 1 Effective Leadership, Team Management and Communication Skills - (SSVGOLSCER008) 1 Safety and Health - (SSVGOLSCER009) 1 Legal Compliance and Workplace Issues - (SSVGOLSCER010) 1 Executive Management by Peter F. Drucker - (SSVGOLSCER011) 1 Executive Sales Skills by Tom Hopkins - (SSVGOLSCER012) 1 Effective Written Communication by Richard Lederer - (SSVGOLSCER013)1 Months Months Months Month Month Month Month 7,500.00 7,500.00 7,500.00 1,850.00 1,850.00 1,850.00 1,850.00 Month Month Month Month Month Month 2,000.00 1,500.00 2,500.00 2,000.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 Online Courses in Event Management in association National Institute of Event Management Diploma in Event Management - (EVNNIEMDIP001) 4 Months 15,000.00 *Installment facility available. Please check details inside. Service tax as applicable extra. | All prices are subject to change. 3 All about eLearning eLearning is a canopy term that encompasses all kinds of learning done through a computer or a mobile device which is referred to as mLearning, usually connected to a network. Other terms which are frequently interchanged with eLearning include: online learning, online education, technology enabled learning, web based learning or computer based learning (usually associated with learning from CD-ROM). It has been now widely accepted that eLearning can be as rich and valuable as any learning or even better. Instructional Design for eLearning has evolved and has now achieved new heights of perfection using established teaching principles, with many benefits to students. As a result, universities, businesses and organisations worldwide now offer their students fully accredited online degrees, vocational courses and continuance educational programme in abundance. There are various types of eLearning which is often a combination of the following: • Self-Paced Learning: Means learning at your own pace. Lessons can be delivered through HTML pages, PDF pages or Web Based Training (WBT), which is explained in detail below. • Synchronous: Means live or learning at the same time, e.g. a Live Virtual Classroom (defined below) or a live Chat • Asynchronous: Means not live or offline e.g. Discussion board. • Virtual Lab or Simulation: Means digital reproduction of essential features of any product or process or machine for the purpose of training or demo. eLearning is accompanied with various benefits, like: • Convenience, portability and reach: eLearning makes learning possible anytime and anywhere. It avoids physical travel and enables learning at your own speed, not too slow or fast. It just requires a computer and internet connection, making it a truly anytime, anywhere learning. In addition, mobile learning increases reach and portability. • Cost-effective: Prices in digital world are falling; quality and availability are improving. Typically, online courses can be cheaper by 25-30% whilst offering comparable or even better quality education. • Promotes collaborative learning: eLearning provides multiple tools for collaboration, this includes Discussion board, Chat, Live Virtual Classroom (LVC) and Breakout sessions which can be conducted during LVC. Thus, it promotes collaboration amongst students as well as between students and teachers. • Wide array of courses: It is possible to access wide array of courses; certificate, diploma, degree, continuing education or vocational courses, all delivered through internet. • Learn from the best faculties: eLearning enables learning from the best of faculties. While classroom learning is facing acute shortage of faculties, it is possible to provide high quality education to masses with a few faculties, using video or archived classes. • Higher Retention: Studies show that eLearning results in higher retention due to various benefits that students enjoy in eLearning viz., truly collaborative learning, learning from the best of faculties, archived classes, facility to study at one’s own convenience and for as many times as one wishes, good feedback and getting queries answered by peers and other faculties etc. “The race between traditional learning and eLearning is over, eLearning has clearly won.” - Peter Drucker, Management Guru 4 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m • Empowers backward and challenged sections of the society: The reach of eLearning and non-requirement of face-to-face contact (and hence less intimidating) actually empowers masses in backward regions, small towns, women, physically challenged and socially backward sections of the society. In fact, eLearning truly promotes an all-inclusive way of education and provides quality education to all unlike the present system, where good quality education is denied to many sections of the society for reasons what so ever. • Global Opportunities: eLearning opens up global opportunities, as even the best of degrees and certificates are offered to all, which otherwise may be restricted to few. • Truly Student-Centric Learning: eLearning empowers students with a host of features like collaborative learning, never missed classes due to archived lessons, multiple modes of learning like synchronous, asynchronous, self-paced and simulation, learning from the best of faculties. Thus, eLearning provides a true student centric learning. In eLearning there are some important terms which one will have to familiarise themselves with, such as: Learning Management System (LMS): LMS provides administrative tools like Course Management, Student Management (like UID/PWD, Profile Management etc) and Faculty Management. It also facilitates course delivery, tracking and assessment. It also provides host of other features like Billboard (for announcement etc), collaborative learning platform like Discussion board, Chat etc. Live Virtual Classroom (LVC): LVC mimics physical classroom but is delivered over the internet. It has features like Multi way Audio and Video, Hand raising, Yes/No remark, Live assessments, Web safari (live tour of any web site during the class), Break-out sessions, Software application sharing (for training on software or for demonstration purpose), etc. In most cases, the facility of viewing archived classes is also available. Web Based Training (WBT): WBT is a course delivered through the Internet and may use one or more multimedia features like Audio, Image, Flow charts, Illustrations, Animations, Video etc. A WBT course is plugged into the Learning Management System (LMS). Video Based Training™ (VBT): VBT is patented by GOLS. VBT is a course delivered in video format through the internet. It acts like personal tutor and mimics physical classroom delivered in self paced manner, a truly anytime, anywhere learning. A VBT course is also plugged into LMS providing features like tracking and assessment. Audio Based Training™ (ABT): ABT is also patented by GOLS. ABT is replica of VBT excepting that ABT contains PPT slide / instructions / flow charts / process diagrams, animation and voice over of faculty (as against video of faculty in VBT). ABT is meant for narrow bandwidth connections like dial-up, cable, Wi-Fi connections, where VBT will take very long time to download. Simulation: Simulation is the digital reproduction of a product or process or machine for the purpose of training or demo. Everyone is aware about aircraft simulation. These days even surgery training is provided through simulation. Simulation helps training in the following ways: • Show me-how it is done • Let me-do on my own • Allow me- to make mistakes because we learn from mistakes “The reach of eLearning and the non-requirement of face-to-face contact empower the masses in the backward regions, small towns, women, physically challenged and the socially backward sections of the society.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 5 ELearning V/S Classroom Learning Sr. No 6 Parameter eLearning Classroom Learning 1 Learning Since the classroom is conducted online, it is from best possible to organise good quality faculty from faculties anywhere in the world. In addition, it is possible to provide recorded Video Based Training (VBT)™ or Audio Based Training(ABT)™ to students, thus, students learn from the best faculties always. Today, faculty shortage is a primary problem faced by classroom learning. Even the elite institutions like IITs and IIMs are facing shortage of faculties, not to mention about other not so well known schools and colleges. 2 Range of courses and programs offered Vast choice of courses, students-centric education, choice of accredited courses by reputed national and international universities, organisations / institutes make this an ideal learning platform for students. Besides, availability of job-oriented courses after the 10+2 level, or after degree / diploma courses, makes eLearning a good choice for students. Limited number of courses; the choice is limited due to the fact that for every course/subject a faculty is required at a fixed location and generally faculties from only surrounding areas are available. Besides, the fact that there are more than 55million graduates unemployed, makes it is clear that the education provided is lacking in job-oriented, vocational and industry focused courses. Students opted for this model only because no better alternative was available. 3 Student centric v/s Administrator centric Classroom learning assumes students to be 100% present, 100% alert in the classroom and all students to have equal grasping power. That unfortunately, does not give second chance. eLearning provides tools like Video Based Training (VBT)™, Audio Based Training(ABT)™, archived classes which just not provide second chance, but many more chances. In addition, Live Virtual Classroom (LVC), Discussion Board and Chat facility enable students to solve their queries during the classroom and even afterwards. Thus, providing truly ‘student centric’ learning. Archived classes make missed classes a history. It is observed that students, irrespective of sex, religion, caste, raise questions in the LVC because there is no body to watch them around (physically with eye contact) and judge them. Classes are scheduled by the administrator or dictated by the convenience of teacher. Once a student misses a class, his progress may lag due to missing link. No second chance is available. Besides, for personal or personality reasons (fear of being judged by co-students), most students don’t raise questions in the class. 4 Tracking, assessment, multimedia experience and resources during self learning A typical Learning Management System (LMS) will deliver tracking and assessment during self learning. This helps to spot at an early stage, bright students as well students who require additional help. In addition, with development in multimedia, it is possible to provide lively, enriching and easy to understand learning experience to students. Besides, it is possible to leverage internet, by providing huge repository of resources. Whilst studying books it is difficult to track what has been studied and what has been understood. In addition, providing additional resources is difficult. 5 Experience during Live Classroom eLearning provides Live Virtual Classroom (LVC) which mimics physical classroom, but provides much more. It is possible to provide hand raise, yes and no button , Labs, assessment during Live Class, Virtual tour on a website, archived classes, etc. Although it is possible to provide assessment (but not instant results) and virtual tour of a website (through projector), it is difficult and expensive and hence is generally not provided. Besides, providing archived classes is cumbersome and hence rarely provided. J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m ELearning V/S Classroom Learning Sr. No Parameter eLearning Classroom Learning 6 Experience during Live ClassroomEfficient usage of faculty time In the virtual classroom with stored whiteboard, the teacher can draw on different white boards from time to time as result gets more time to interact with students. Besides, live movie can be shown during live class easily (needs to be downloaded by students before the class begins), thus aiding learning and enhancing learning experience for the students Faculty tends to spend a lot time writing, drawing on the blackboard/ white board as a result time available for interaction is less Besides, it is not generally possible(or requires expensive equipments) to show a live movies to aid learning 7 Experience during Live ClassroomHow free students are to raise questions in class It is observed that students raise questions easily even if being seen silly by others. Besides, a Live virtual classroom, helps buries difference in various social categories more easily. Tools exists which convey anonymously to teachers as to the pace and complexity of lessons being taught. It is observed that most students feel shy of raising question in the class. Besides, physical presence, brings into sharp focus the social divide that exists between religions, sexes, castes and regions 8 Experience during Live ClassroomTime to get feedback on how effective is teaching? It is easy to test knowledge of students on subject being taught whether during the lecture or immediately thereafter. This quick feedback helps either to organize repeat lectures or changes required in faculty/method of teaching. One of the biggest drawbacks in the Classroom based training is, there is no measure to test how much students have grasped at the end of the lecture. This is generally known only after significant time gap when results of tests/exams are out 9 Experience during Live ClassroomValue addition by teacher beyon completion of normal syllabus Since, multimedia lessons/video lectures/ recorded lectures generally can take care of syllabus, the teacher can offer customised learning to different students taking into account learning need of different students. In the physical class, the teacher is under compulsion to complete syllabus which generally stretches right up to end of term. There is no time left for the teacher to give individual attention and offer customised learning path for different students. 10 Experience during Live ClassroomAdditional resources for students It is easy via tools like web safari to take entire class to a particular website which may provide additional reference material with comments by the teacher which will certainly help students in further study. Students do look forward to resources for additional studies. Excepting giving book reference or giving website reference it is difficult to show the resources during live class. Or may require expensive equipments. 11 Time to introduce Since distribution of knowledge is instantaneous Need to set up faculty at various latest courses over the Web, new courses / technologies can locations increases time to transfer be taught in shortest possible time, so that knowledge. students enjoy the crucial early bird advantage in the job market. 12 Minimum batch size for class Since the class is conducted over the Web, the universe of students is much larger than that in a traditional classroom. This does away with the limitation of a minimum batch size requirement since students are physically based at diverse locations. There is severe limitation on minimum batch size. It is difficult to visualize a class of 2 or 3 students wanting to study out of a single place. 7 ELearning V/S Classroom Learning Sr. No 8 Parameter eLearning Classroom Learning 13 Quality of facultycertainty of timely completion of courseware Since a large number of faculties are not required, the selected faculty can be paid higher, thus ensuring that students enjoy the advantages of decidedly superior teachers. Besides, Video Based Training (VBT) ™ allows capturing and archiving of classes for future use. This ensures that students can benefit from high quality teaching any time in the future, even if the individual faculty members are not on board Attracting good top-class faculties has been the biggest problem. Besides, retaining them is another challenge. Faculties leaving midway is quite prevalent, thus creating hindrance in timely completion of courses. The students also get unsettled due to discontinuity in teaching and frequent change in faculties. 14 Pricing of courses overall cost of operation It is true that eLearning requires significant investment in developing content and initial set up. However, that can spread over large no of courses/ students, thus deriving economies of scale. Besides, prices of computers, memories, storage devices, printers and bandwidth are falling, and their quality improving, thus ensuring stability in overall costs of operation. As a result, courses offered via eLearning are about 25-30% cheaper than courses offered under classroom learning. There is huge initial cost in terms of acquiring land, constructing building, library, and provision of facilities. There is no scalability or economies of scale. The fact is cost of all input in classroom learning are going up; be it land, building, rent, salaries of staff and faculties, utilities like power and water. As a result operations cost of providing classroom learning are also rising. It is shocking but true that some of the campuses costs anywhere between 50 Crores to 800 crores and they charge fees between Rs.2.5 lakhs to even Rs. 10 lakhs for 2-4 years course. Even then faculties are hard to find. In addition, after paying such fees, placement remains difficult. If this state of affairs continues, salaries expectations may go up and this may hurt country’s competitiveness. 15 Availability of quality education to all – inclusiveness of education eLearning makes provision of quality education to masses at affordable costs possible. Thus, eLearning makes inclusive education possible irrespective of caste, creed, religion, geography or sex. Due to the above stated factors, classroom learning becomes expensive and not scalable. Classroom learning provides islands of excellence which is only available to a few, for e.g. based on merit, leaving out a vast majority who are good, want to study but cannot get good quality education. At the same time, in many cases, quality education is available, but becomes expensive that only rich can afford. 16 Viability in Given the widespread availability of remote location Internet connection and power backups in smallest towns, students in remote areas can access scores of degree, diplomas and certification courses. Due to lack of availability of teachers and small size of students opting for a particular type of courses, this model is unviable in remote locations. J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m ELearning V/S Classroom Learning Sr. No 17 18 Parameter eLearning Classroom Learning Library facilities With online libraries, it is possible to provide large number of books to any number of students inexpensively. In addition, with development of multimedia books it is possible to provide, meanings, animation, hyperlink, additional examples in the books thus making learning interesting and enriching. Due to costs and space limitations, typically only a few copies are available. Many a time, this is cornered by a few students who renew it as many times as possible, leaving out a large number of students who cannot access these books or have to spend significant amount to buy such books. Lab facilities and practical lessons It is possible to provide Lab experience via Simulation in the digital world. Simulation is the digital reproduction of a product or process or machine for the purpose of training or demo. Everyone is aware about aircraft simulation. These days even surgery training is provided through simulation. Simulation helps training in the following ways- • • • 19 It is true that in certain cases like Science labs, public speaking, training on machines classroom learning may be required, in which case theoretical lessons can be taken online and practical lessons can be taken by classroom learning. Here again, Simulation, can play an important role in imparting high quality education. This blended learning will provide cost Show me-how it is done effective education to a large number Let me-do on my own of students not restricted by physical Allow me to make mistake, because facilities. we learn from mistakes Green learning eLearning does require electrical energy to run computers and servers. However, day by day hardware is becoming more powerful (and thereby can service more students) and also highly energy efficient. On balance, it requires much less energy, no travelling, and hence, it can be termed as ‘green learning’. ON an average students have to travel at least 10 Kms to and fro to attend schools. This consumes huge amount of hydro carbons by millions of students and professionals who have to travel to colleges/schools regularly. In addition, buildings and facilities consume huge amount of energy again raising carbon level significantly. 20 Human emotions, like eye contact, handshake, clapping, a pat on the back Although, there is no eye contact, it is possible Classroom learning provides eye to provide human emotions like clapping, a contact and expression of emotions. pat- on- the- back, and handshake virtually through appropriate emoticons. 21 Networking The virtual world networking sites have Classroom learning is a good source achieved a huge critical mass. It is now of social networking and bonding. common that people of all ages are logged onto Orkut, Face book, LinkedIn, etc. Virtual networking is convenient, flexible and avoids time required in travelling. They have already become a good alternative to developing friendship and bonding in a very short time. eLearning portals also help promote collaborative learning and friendship among students. 9 ELearning V/S Classroom Learning Sr. No 10 Parameter eLearning Classroom Learning 22 Relevance of Since it is possible to provide best faculties coaching classes to all the students at the same time (due and tuitions to VBT™/ABT™), the need for coaching classes or tuitions will diminish significantly. Besides, students can go through the lectures as many times as necessary. In addition a, large number of solved examples with hints/ explanatory notes can be provided. It is easy to provide mock test, solved question papers very easily. As for checking lessons/home work, it is possible to provide through compute keys or through digital slate and pen which can be uploaded and checked by the faculties. In addition, it is possible to provide attendance, assessment and regular progress report of their wards instantaneously to parents, so that timely action can be taken. It is of interest to know that more than 500,000 students in USA in the primary and secondary education are not going to school and only study from online. With the benefits of elearning as listed above and limitations faced by classroom learning, this figure will grow rapidly in times to come; not only in the USA, but in India and rest of the world. It is a fact that a majority of students who go to school or college also attend coaching classes or tuitions. The exact reason is hard to fathom, which may be due to herd mentality or lack of good faculties with schools/colleges. Either way, both parents and students are losers. Parents spend extra money in tuition and students are forced to repeat same or similar lessons in tuitions/ coaching classes in other words. A large amount of time spent either in college/School or tuition/coaching classes is duplicated and hence wasted. Students can spend such extra time to pursue extracurricular activities like sports; cultural activities etc which will contribute to their psychological/emotional and physical development and make them complete individuals. 23 Use of ICT in Classroom This is a healthy practice. This will help classroom learning to counter faculty shortage and monitor students’ performance. However, unlike elearning, provision of more IT is seen at increasing costs in classroom learning as students have to buy laptops and college has to spend substantial sum towards hardware, networking, LCD monitors, projectors and other high tech equipments. With increasing use of ICT and online learning in colleges and schools and thus increased costs, parents and students will start wondering if they are going to learn online in colleges and pay hefty sums, then what is bad in learning online from home and save a tidy sum. Moreover, students can spend the extra time in pursuing sports and cultural activities and become complete individuals. J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m eLearning FAQs • Are the online degrees accredited? Yes, very much. Online degrees are also accredited in the same way as degrees granted out of classroom learning. In fact, eLearning provides equal if not better learning experience, as has been elaborated above, and hence, quality of students are equal to if not better than that of classroom learning. Any bias that may exist against eLearning presently, will wear out over a period of time. • Will eLearning make faculties redundant? Not at all, in fact eLearning will substantially expand the education market, and hence, need for faculties will increase. eLearning requires substantial faculties involvement in making digital content, preparing Video lectures, conducting Live Virtual Classroom, Chat and support on Discussion board. In fact good faculties can see their scope increasing and demands shooting up. • Is eLearning applicable for all types of learning? eLearning is suitable for all types of learning, excepting cases where face-to-face interface is a must or which requires practical training in the workshop or real life environment e.g. public speaking, swimming, yoga, training in a workshop/garage etc. Here again, all the theoretical knowledge can be imparted online and such practical training can be taken offline. Remember, here too, simulation is a great way to train on any products / processes / machines. Aircraft simulation is a well known example, and now even surgery training is also imparted via simulation. Needless to add, practical training is necessary in cases listed above; however, this may be restricted to 10-15% of the course duration, thus, enabling training many more students at the least possible cost. • Can eLearning substitute classroom learning? Presently, eLearning is mainly applied for continuing, vocational and distance education. This is due to the impracticality of serving these learners with classroom learning. Presently in the USA, over 500,000 primary/secondary students are learning through eLearning as an alternative to classroom learning. Hence, due to its inherent advantage, eLearning will provide a cost effective and convenient alternative to classroom learning in not-too distant future. 11 Introduction - GOLS l Academy GOLS | Academy is an exclusive online academy that provides career and professional development courses in a variety of domains. We currently offer 120 + career oriented online courses from 16 industry domains. GOLS | Academy is also aimed at creating a talent pool across India for different industries to solve critical skilled manpower shortage. Our partnerships with leading academic institutions and/or accreditation from bodies like: • ICSI (Institute of Company Secretaries of India) • National Power Training Institute of India (NPTI) • Financial Planning and Securities Board of India (FPBI) Recognised Education Provider for • • • • CFP CM and AFP CM Amity University Indian School of Petroleum and Energy (ISP) Retailers Association of India (RAI) etc Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) - Authorised Training Institute for pre-recruitment training for Life and Non-Life Insurance and more... They have helped us gain expertise in numerous domains such as Management, Organised Retail, Pharma and Bio-Tech, Healthcare, Banking, Financial Planning, Wealth management, Insurance, Stock Market, Power, Petroleum, Shipping and Logistics, ITeS/BPO, Travel and Tourism and more... Apart from Industry specific career oriented courses we also have ‘English for Aam Aadmi’ in English and Hindi to help the masses learn English. In addition we have Basic English Speaking, Advance English Speaking, Soft Skills, Job Readiness Programs and Foreign language courses including French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic on ready to deliver platform. GOLS | Academy is promoted by GurukulOnline Learning Solutions™ (GOLS), the pioneer and innovator of eLearning in India; we are the leader in this realm today. Our offerings include specialised solutions to educational institutions, retail (B2C – Students) and corporate houses in numerous spheres. At GOLS, we are all driven by a single purpose - ‘to offer a learning experience on the web that is nothing less than revolutionary.’ Headquartered in Mumbai with offices in all the major metros of India, GurukulOnline Learning Solutions™ (GOLS) is the brainchild of serial entrepreneur Mr. Shailesh H. Mehta. He launched his career as an entrepreneur with various path-breaking initiatives. His most important achievement includes turning around an almost bankrupt unit Duflon Polymers into not only India’s biggest manufacturer of fluoropolymer, but also the world’s largest manufacturer of fluoropolymer lined valves/pumps. DuFlon has also won several export awards from the Government of India and technology awards from global leaders. Any under-graduate, graduate and postgraduate aspiring for a great career will benefit at GOLS | Academy. We offer a whole new world of opportunities for young India. Being smart and industry savvy is the only key to success. Our online courses offer much more than curriculum based learning and are designed to mould aspiring professionals on multiple skill-sets. Of course, our strategic alliances with leading universities, industry associations and domain training and academic institutions give us a distinct advantage in shaping target specific learning. GOLS | ACADEMY endeavours is to bridge the gap between demand and supply of mission-critical manpower across business spectrum. 12 “eLearning will change education as aviation has changed transportation” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m India, a country teeming with 1 billion people also has 50 million unemployed graduates who are not industry-ready or future-ready. One look at the forecast pertaining to demand for trained professionals across the business spectrum showcases the gaping wedge between the demand and supply of the same: Industry Period Demand for professionals Source BPO 2012 20,00,000 NASSCOM Retail 2012 80,00,000 Industry Sources ITES 2010 1,60,000 Certified Financial Planner (CFP) 2010 50,000 IT (direct) 2010 20,00,000 NASSCOM IT (indirect) 2010 20,00,000 NASSCOM IT Security 2008 1,88,000 NASSCOM Travel and Tourism 2017 1,10,40,000 TOI CEO FPSB India World Travel and Tourism Council “eLearning will change education as aviation has changed transportation” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 13 Student FAQs Are your courses government or university recognised? Excepting where it is mentioned specifically (e.g. AMITY University, a recognised university under University Grants Commission (UGC) Act or preparatory courses for CFP CM, AFPCM for which GOLS is an Authorised education partner of FPSBI). Our courses are not recognised by AICTE, DEC or government. What we offer are courses from Industry bodies or training institutions (e.g. Certified Retail Professional is offered jointly with Retailers Association of India or TravelVarsity courses are jointly offered with KUONI |Academy). Our courses are developed by experts with decades of industry experience and they are meant to develop skills which will not only lead to skills enhancement but also make students industry ready and significantly enhance industry employability. Do you provide any hard copy material? Will you provide me books? We are an online education and training organisation and our courses can be taken anywhere in the world. This makes dispatch of the hard copy unviable. However, we do offer downloadable study material in a few courses and it is our endeavour to offer this facility progressively for all our courses. Do you have installment facility? Our courses offer great value at affordable prices and hence in most cases instalment facility is not necessary. However, in a few cases of high end courses, we do offer easy instalment facility. Please check our catalogue for details of instalment facility offered in a particular case. Will your certificate help the candidate in getting a job? We do not guarantee a job. Due to the very nature of Internet, our courses can be taken from anywhere in the world. What we offer are courses from the Industry bodies or training institutions (e.g. Certified Retail Professional is offered jointly with Retailers Association of India or TravelVarsity courses are jointly offered with KUONI | Academy). Our courses are developed by experts with decades of industry experience and they are meant to develop skills which will not only lead to skills enhancement but make students industry ready and significantly enhance industry employability. If I have already enrolled with GOLS Academy for a particular course, can I get a concession for another course? There is no such scheme available currently. However, the same is under our consideration and decision to this effect will be communicated on the website. Hence, please do visit the website regularly. Do I have to give any exam after the completion of the course? Course end exams are present in degree/PG Diploma and diploma programs. There are mastery tests within the course for short term / certificate level courses. Besides, in case of preparatory courses like ICSI, FPSB and AMFI we offer Mock Test, Mock Question Papers and assignments which will help you do very well in these examinations. 14 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Will this course have faculties? Yes, we do provide faculty support in most cases by way of Discussion Board support or by Live Virtual Classroom support. Such announcements are made in the learning management systems regularly. Besides, if you’ve missed LVC, facility of archived LVC is also available for registered students. In addition, we also provide faculty support by way of chat or assignment checking. It is also our endeavour to provide enhanced faculty support to our students progressively. Please check the detailed course catalogue and also the website for regular update on this facility. We would also like to stress here that we believe in providing learning experience to students which is at least equal to that of classroom learning if not better in many ways. Accordingly, we provide patented Video Based Training (VBT™) /Audio Based Training (ABT™) from industry experts. These lectures help you to learn from the best of faculties. This is akin to your personal tutor! Such lectures provide interactive learning experience with the added advantage of learning at your own time and pace. Besides, you can go through lecture lessons as many times as you may wish, thus substantially enhancing your learning experience. Where do I have to attend classes? You can attend the Live Virtual Classroom (LVC) from any Desktop or Laptop with broadband internet. LVC mimics physical classroom but is delivered over the internet. It has features like multi way audio and video, hand raising, yes/no remark, live assessments, Web safari (live tour of any web site during the class), break-out sessions, software application sharing (for training on software or for demonstration purpose) etc. In most cases a facility of viewing archived classes is available. Do you provide placements assistance? We do not provide placement assistance except in cases declared so specifically. Due to the very nature of Internet, our courses can be taken from anywhere in the world. We do not guarantee a job. Due to the very nature of Internet, our courses can be taken from anywhere in the world. What we offer are courses from Industry bodies or training institutions (e.g. Certified Retail Professional is offered jointly with Retailers Association of India or TravelVarsity courses are jointly offered with KUONI | Academy). Our courses are developed by experts with decades of industry experience and they are meant to develop skills which will not only lead to skills enhancement but make students industry ready and significantly enhance industry employability. What is the duration of the course? Duration of courses is specified in the course catalogue and respective course details. We provide courses from One month to Three years duration. How is the duration calculated? Duration of the course in most cases start from the day of your first log in and will end on the last day of duration specified in the course. However, there are some courses like AMITY University which start and end on fixed duration. Please study the course catalogue carefully to understand the course duration in specific cases. “eLearning will change education as aviation has changed transportation” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 15 Can I extend the course if I am unable to complete it in time? Except in cases, where courses start and end on fixed duration and as a measure of good will to our esteemed learners, we shall extend the course duration up to 25% of duration of the course, on receiving an email request and at our sole discretion. However, any further extension of duration of the course, will be allowed only on payment of 50% of fees, for course duration extension up to 50% and beyond that 100% of fees will be levied. For example a course with a duration of One month, duration of 7 days may be allowed free and beyond this period extension up to 15 days will be charged @50% of the course fees and 100% of course fees if the course duration request is more that 15 days beyond this extended period of 7 days. No further appeals will be allowed on this count. How will I receive the certificate? In most cases, a copy of certificate will be generated in PDF by the systems after successful completion of the course except in cases of Degree / Diploma / Advance Diploma courses where separate exams are conducted. Unless specified otherwise, Certificate in PDF is generated for downloading and physical certificate will be sent to registered address of the learner on extra payment of Rs.250/- which you’ll have to pay separately at the time of registration. In case of learners having registered address located outside of India, a payment of Rs.1000/- will be charged. However, ordering physical certificate is optional at your discretion and you can make do with the PDF certificate too. Can I get a refund? Please note that fees already paid are not refundable under any circumstances. 16 “eLearning will change education as aviation has changed transportation” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Important Notes (Please read this carefully): 1. Certification: A course completion certificate will be awarded based on marks scored by the learner in the mastery test which appears at the end of course. In most cases, a copy of certificate will be generated in PDF by the systems after successful completion of the course except in cases of Degree/Diploma/PG Diploma courses where separate exams are conducted. A PDF certificate will be generated automatically and available for download at no extra cost. If a learner requires paper certificate then the same will be charged extra @ Rs.250/ per certificate and will be sent by courier / registered post at the address given by the learner. In case of the learner having registered address outside of India, a payment of Rs.1000/- will be charged. It is important that learner fill up the form details correctly as the data made available will be used to generate PDF certificate and in case ‘Paper Certificate’ is ordered, the same will be sent to the address given in the online form. GOLS shall not be responsible for wrong name/address (for any reasons) or un-delivered certificate in case of wrong address or due to non-availability of person for acceptance of courier / registered post. GOLS responsibility shall cease once certificate is dispatched by courier / registered post and proof of dispatch is available with GOLS. Please note option of ordering physical certificate is solely at your discretion and you can make do with the PDF certificate, too. 2. Courses: All courses require basic knowledge of English, Computer, Internet and Typing skills. GOLS shall make available basic courses on all of above and learners are advised to buy such courses before beginning to study courses offered by GOLS. It is expressly understood that GOLS shall not entertain any claim to this effect. Some courses may require special plug in like flash and shockwave. Learners will be guided to download such plug-ins. Besides, learners are also required to view the course in IE 6+ which is available from Microsoft site. 3. Internet connection: Certain features like ‘Live Virtual Classroom’ and ‘Video Based Training™’ (VBT™) require broadband internet connections like DSL, Leased Line, Wi-Max. However other features like Web Based Training, Discussion, Board, and Chat etc can also be accessed from normal dial-up, cable and Wi-Fi connection (referred to as narrow bandwidth connection). Accessing LVC and or VBT from narrow bandwidth connection. In which case you have to allow some time (about 5-10 minutes depending on the speed) for caching before you begin VBT. 4. THE USE OF THE TERM “VARSITY” IS FOR CONVENIENCE PURPOSE ONLY AND IS NOT TO MEAN OR INTERPRET AS A UNIVERSTIY UNDER UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC) ACT OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT ACT/S. 5. Service tax applicable extra at prevailing rate 6. All prices are subject to change without notice 7. Course List and prices updated as of May-09 8. Refer website for updated course list and pricing 9. Course access shall be valid for the declared course duration only and will start from the date of first login. Except in cases, where courses start and end on fixed duration and as a measure of good will to our esteemed learners, we shall extend the course duration up to 25% of duration of the course, on receiving an email request and at our sole discretion. However, any further extension of duration of the course, will be allowed only on payment of 50% of fees, for course duration extension up to 50% and beyond that 100% of fees will be levied. For example a course with a duration of One month, duration of 7 days may be allowed free and beyond this period extension up to 15 days will be charged @50% of the course fees and 100% of course fees if the course duration request is more that 15 days beyond this extended period of 7 days. No further appeals will be allowed on this count. 17 N-CAT test plus One-to-one Counseling Course Code Duration Fees N-CAT + C2 at Reliance Web Stores NCCRWRPT001 90 + 30 Mins. 1,500.00 N-CAT Online anywhere + Tele counseling NCCGORPT002 90 + 30 Mins. 1,250.00 About N-CAT + C2:GOLS | Academy in association with The Times of India (TOI) is launching for the first time in India a career aptitude test with one-to-one career counseling called National Career Aptitude Test (N-CAT) + C2 - Career Counseling. This unique combo package is especially conceptualized and designed by reputed counselors from across India who have counseled tens of thousands of individuals. Most of us have chosen careers that were either advised by our parents, family, and friends or decided by fate. The point is that the career path was chosen in many cases, without any systematic analysis of our aptitude. Many of us may not even be aware of our actual strengths and weaknesses. In addition, these days availability of career options have multiplied manifold. This has added to complexities of choosing the right career. Under these circumstances it is essential that career path is chosen not only based on systematic analysis of our aptitude but also after thoroughly evaluating all the available options. Besides, there are some working professionals who feel frustrated in their existing job / business and are also uncertain about their future. In which case they need to evaluate their aptitude, strengths and weaknesses afresh and look at different career options. In such cases too, professional guidance is required to not only show them right path but also give direction on how to travel to the new destination. Objective: To provide right career guidance using scientific tools for aspirants in different stages of their career e.g. students, under graduates/graduates/post graduates and working professionals. Unique Selling Point (USP): N-CAT analyses your Verbal, Numerical, Mechanical, Spatial and General Aptitude for different careers. The test also undertakes psychometric profiling that will help determine your preference for a particular career. Pre-requisites: Any individual who has successfully completed the 8th standard (ICSE, SSC, CBSE etc.) is eligible for N-CAT + C2 Target Market: This package has been especially designed to help our career counselor create a road map for three distinct sets of career aspirants: 18 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m N-CAT test plus One-to-one Counseling 1. Working professionals: Who are looking for a career switch or are facing an uncertain future and need professional guidance. This can also take the form of validating one’s own career aptitude/ decision in a scientific way. 2. Under Graduates/Graduates: Who have completed their basic education up to 10th Standard and now are unsure of the future or need professional guidance in choosing the right career path. 3. School children (8-12 Std.): As this is the most critical stage for sound foundation of any individual’s career, expert advice is of prime importance, in helping to decide the right career course Outcome: N-CAT + C2 will help you identify your strengths, weaknesses and overall aptitude. At the end of it, you will be able to take an informed decision regarding your career path. You also get a chance to interact with our qualified counselors. They shall also provide the latest career options available along with your customized career path. “N-CAT is Pan – India multi-disciplinary attempt to provide career counselling on a scientific basis. When you choose a career based on your distinct aptitude and strength, the probability of successful career is significantly higher than otherwise.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 19 English Course English for Aam Aadmi Online Courses in English Speaking and Communications Code ENGGOLSCER002 Duration 2 Months Fees 1,999.00 Course Objective: The course is designed to benefit “Aam Aadmi”, i.e., a common man/woman. Such people can be maids, drivers, homemakers who have a keen desire to speak English effortlessly. The course is based on four basic principles of language development, Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. It gives an in-depth knowledge of English as a means of oral communication, making learners familiar with the letters of the English alphabet, word formation, sentence construction and everyday English speaking. Course USP: This is a revolutionary course aimed at empowering the common masses to learn English which hitherto was limited to the educated class or those staying in urban areas. Being online, it offers high quality learning to all. In addition, this course is supported by tutors via live virtual classroom (scheduled or archived), discussion board, voice and accent assignments through revolutionary and proprietary Voice upload software and checking. Pre-requisites: Basic computer operating knowledge, Internet and typing skills. In an unique feature, the course enables learners who can’t write Hindi but can understand only spoken Hindi, to learn English. Target Market: Anyone who wants to speak English. Course Outcome: At the end of the course, the learner will be able to construct sentences and speak Basic English. The learner can then advance to our “Basic English Speaking Course”. On successful completion of the course, a ‘Digital Certificate’ will be awarded. However, a physical certificate is also available at an extra cost of Rs 250/-. “English has an aspirational value among Indian masses. Till date it has remained the unfulfilled dream. The course on English for Aam Aadmi, fulfils this cherished dream not only for those who can read and understand regional languages but also for those who can’t read but only understand spoken regional languages.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 20 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m English Course Basic English Speaking Online Courses in English Speaking and Communications Code ENGGOLSCER001 Duration 3 Months Fees 2,500.00 Course Objective: The objective of the course is to improve Basic English speaking skills. Course USP: The course makes use of a holistic approach to improve a student’s communication skills. It teaches the candidate English Grammar, Pronunciation as well as Writing Skills. The course comprises scenarios which will help the learner to apply what has been learnt. The course also introduces the basics of phonetics to improve learner’s pronunciation skills. Being online, it offers the flexibility of self paced learning. A learner can appear for this program at any time and from any place of his convenience. Additional tutor support is provided via live virtual classroom (scheduled or archived), discussion board, voice & accent assignments and checking. Pre-requisites: Basic computer operating knowledge, Internet and typing skills. The learner should have had English as a second language at the level of minimum eighth standard. The course will also be helpful to students who have successfully cleared our course “English for Aam Aadmi”. Target Market: Anyone who would like to improve English Communication skills. Course Outcome: A test will be given at the beginning of the course. The result of this test will be stored in our system. Upon completion of the course, the same test is given to the learner once again. A minimum of 25% improvement can be expected in comparison to the first score, if the learner has studied with diligence and has completed all the given exercises and tests. On successful completion of the course, a ‘Digital Certificate’ will be awarded. However, a physical certificate is also available at an extra cost of Rs 250/-. “In today’s globalised world, English is the ladder to success.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 21 English Course Fluent English Speaking Online Courses in English Speaking and Communications Code ENGGOLSCER003 Duration 3 Months Fees 4,000.00 Course Objective: The objective of the course is to empower the learner with fluent English speaking skills. Course USP: The course uses a holistic approach to enable the learner to communicate fluently in English Language. It employs various innovative approaches to enrich his/her vocabulary. The course brings in the unique concept of Vocabulary E-books, whereby the learners get to enjoy some of the English literature classics as well as improve their vocabulary and grammar. Enjoying what one learns is another creative way of building vocabulary, wherein various interactive games like jumble words and British, American words are employed to build the learners vocabulary. Being online, it offers a flexibility of self paced learning. A learner can appear for this course at any time and from any place of his convenience. Moreover, the course will provide number of tips to facilitate fluent English Speaking. Additional tutor support is provided via live virtual classroom (scheduled or archived), discussion board, voice, accent assignments and checking. Pre-requisites: The learner should have basic computer operating knowledge, Internet awareness and typing skills. He/She should also have English as a subject during school education. A pre-test will be conducted to test the basic concepts of the English language. In case the learner scores less then 75%, the learner will be asked to successfully complete our course in Basic English Speaking before undertaking this course. Target Market: Anyone who would like to achieve fluency in English Speaking. Course Outcome: The learner would be able to communicate/speak fluently in English, provided he/ she works diligently, does all the exercises and positively improves on feedback. In our every day spoken English we use about 2000 words, whereas our course will teach the learner at least 4000 words along with their meanings and pronunciations to enrich the learner’s language. On successful completion of the course, a ‘Digital Certificate’ will be awarded. However, a physical certificate is also available at an extra cost of Rs 250/-. “In today’s globalised world, English is the ladder to success.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 22 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses in BPO Course BPO Course with Fluent English BPO Sector Code BPOGOLSCER001 Duration 4 Months Fees 6,000.00 About Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry: During the just concluded financial year, 2009, the IT-BPO industry aggregated revenues of USD 60 billion and generated direct employment for over 2.23 million people. Even after the financial meltdown, the export sector shall still witness double digit growth. Simultaneously, domestic BPO, which is less affected by financial meltdown, is expected to grow at 20%. The size of opportunity can be gauged from the fact that India currently accounts for just over 4 percent of the technology related expenses incurred worldwide. What is of interest to note is that the growth in global sourcing is estimated to be four times that of technology related expenditure. In view of this growth, the IT-BPO industry is expected to employ 2.3-3.00 million professionals by FY 2011(i.e. addition of almost 700,000 professionals in two years). Source: NASSCOM Course Desciption: This course prepares a student by helping him/her develop the skills required by the BPO industry. The course covers the Basics of English Grammar, Pronunciation and Writing skill, Communication skills, Telephone Etiquette and Interview Handling Skills in detail. The course not only acquaints the learner with American and British Idioms, but also makes him/her aware of the common English errors. It also guides the learner to handle customer complaints and thereby build customer relationship. Course Objective: • The course, on one hand, helps a student to improve his language, thereby enabling him to speak English like a native speaker. • On the other hand, the course introduces the learner to the basic fundamentals of Customer Relationship Management in a Call Centre environment. Course USP: TThis course is ideal for a Call Centre aspirant. The course uses a holistic approach to improve a student’s Basic English speaking skills as well as covers the basics of Customer Service, Call Handling Strategies, Effective Listening Skills, Telephone Etiquette and Handling different types of customers. Apart from this, the course also provides mastery test and end-of-the-course assessment. Topics Covered: Call Centre Basics - Online Course English Expressions Listen & Learn-English Made Easy Common Mistakes in English Handling Customer Complaints Managing & Building Customer Relationships Pre-requisite: Basic knowledge of English, effective communication skills and necessary computer and internet skills Target Market: Any 12th pass or graduate who aspires to join the BPO industry Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a certificate will be awarded. In addition, the candidate will gain improved proficiency to work in a domestic or international call centre or back office. 23 Online Courses for Banking Sector Course Code Certificate in Basic Banking BANGOLSCER001 Duration 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: This Basic Banking course helps you to learn the basic functions of a Bank, the Banking System in India, types of Customers, Banker – Customer Relationship, Types of Bank Accounts/ Deposits, various types of Banking Services, Loans and Advances, KYC - AML. Course Objective: This course is useful in providing basic knowledge about the Banking System. One who wishes to join the Banking Sector or students who wish to pursue career in banking can gain specialised knowledge through this course. Persons who do not have any banking background will get the necessary theoretical as well as the practical knowledge. Course USP: Practical banking knowledge through examples/quizzes, Mastery Test etc. Pre-requisites: Anyone who has basic knowledge of English, computer, Internet and typing skills can access the course. Target Market: Any graduate or undergraduate student, homemaker (housewife), working professionals, self employed people, small traders, businessmen or anyone who would like to have knowledge about banking for personal or business needs will benefit from this course. It is especially recommended for students, since basic knowledge of banking is fundamental to personal and professional / financial success. Course Outcome: This course will lay a sound foundation in banking knowledge. On successful completion of the course, a ‘Digital Certificate’ will be awarded. However, a physical certificate is also available at an extra cost of Rs 250/-. “Recession times are challenging. Convert this into an opportunity by upgrading yourself. eLearning presents a convenient and flexible alternative. It offers quality education at affordable prices.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 24 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses for Banking Sector Course Certificate in Retail Banking Code BANGOLSCER002 Duration 4 Months Fees 7,500.00 Course Description: Retail Banking Course will broadly outline the segments of retail banking – Concepts of Banking/Retail Banking, Retail accounts/deposits, Cheque Bouncing, Account Operations, No Frills Account, Recurring Deposit/Fixed–Term Deposit, FCNR Deposits, Depositary System and Demat Accounts, Retail Loan products, KYC–AML. Course Objective: Retail Banking is one of the most powerful and growing segment of today’s banking world. This course would effectively disseminate knowledge of retail banking to the students/existing banking staff to gain entry into the retail banking area. Course USP: The course will provide an in-depth knowledge about Retail Banking and practical problems and solutions. The course is highly interactive with topicwise, chapter wise test along with Mastery Test at the end of the Course. Pre-requisites: Any Under Graduates/12th Pass Students can join this program. Target Market: This course is most suitable for Graduates, Undergraduates, students,12th Pass students/existing bank professionals who wish to become specialists in the Retail Banking area. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a ‘Digital Certificate’ will be awarded. However, a physical certificate is also available at an extra cost of Rs 250/-. “By adopting eLearning, your college/institution will be taking a huge step forward. Given its immense potential, eLearning is bound to play a defining role in Indian education in the years to come.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 25 Online Courses for Banking Sector Course Code Duration Fees Bank Guarantees BANGOLSCER005 1 Month 1,000.00 Know Your Customer (KYC)/Anti Money Laundering (AML) BANGOLSCER015 2 Months 1,500.00 Basic Foreign Exchange BANGOLSCER006 1 Month 3,500.00 Negotiable Instrument BANGOLSCER007 1 Month 1,000.00 Banking Operations and Liability Products BANGOLSCER008 1 Month 1,500.00 Operational Aspects of Banking Assets BANGOLSCER009 1 Month 2,000.00 Documentary Credits BANGOLSCER003 1 Month 2,500.00 Documentary Collections BANGOLSCER004 1 Month 1,800.00 Credit Cards BANGOLSCER010 1 Month 2,000.00 Home Loan BANGOLSCER011 1 Month 1,500.00 Personal Loan BANGOLSCER012 1 Month 1,250.00 Vehicle Loan BANGOLSCER013 1 Month 1,250.00 Course Description: The curriculum is designed especially to cover Basics/Retail Banking and certain aspects of International Banking. These courses will help in providing basic knowledge [assets/liabilities, foreign exchange variety of retail loans] plus specialize knowledge about Letters of credit, collection, bank guarantees which are essentially part of International Banking/Trade Finance. Thus, all these courses will help to understand Modern banking and discover success in their respective endeavours. Course Objective: To provide a thorough working knowledge on the respective subjects. Course USP: Theory and Practical knowledge, case-studies, real-life examples, Mastery Test etc. Pre-requisites: Graduate from any stream with or without relevant experience in banking/trade finance. Target Market: This course is launched for bank employees/finance and non–finance professionals, graduate students who want to be equipped with knowledge imparted by the course. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a ‘Digital Certificate’ will be awarded. However, a physical certificate is also available at an extra cost of Rs 250/-. “There is a need to train more people on more products and processes from time to time, in diverse geographies and languages, in the least possible time and within the least possible budget. Moreover, the training has to be consistently of high quality and the same has to be measured for its effectiveness.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 26 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online MBA Programs AMITY University Course Code Duration Fees Master of Business Administration (MBA) MANAMYMBA001 36 Months 51,000.00* Master of Business Administration (MBA) Executive Fast Track MANAMYMBA002 24 Months 51,000.00* MANAMYMBA003 18 Months 51,000.00* Master of Business Administration (MBA) CA Fast Track *One time payment • There will be a one time charge of Rs.700, as cost of Application Registration Fee along with the 1 st installment or against one time fees as the case may be. Installment Payment Semester MBA 3 Years MBA 2 Years *Semester 1 12,750.00 12,750.00 19,000.00 *Semester 2 9,180.00 15,300.00 19,000.00 *Semester 3 9,180.00 15,300.00 19,000.00 *Semester 4 9,180.00 15,300.00 - *Semester 5 9,180.00 - - MBA in 18 Months *Semester 6 9,180.00 - - Total Fee 58,650.00 58,650.00 57,000.00 * Payment to be made at the beginning of each semester. Course Description: The online MBA program is spread over multiple semesters and gives you a degree in Masters of Business Administration. A major feature that differentiates this program from many other programs is the fact that it follows the semester system and therefore provides greater academic input to the participants.This also helps the program to catch up with the ever changing industry requirement. The most notable features of the program is its flexibility and objectives of providing a genuinely broad based education. Course Objective: Master of Business Administration Program is designed to provide young aspiring executives, a cutting edge over their peers. Course USP: • These programs are self paced, offered online and commence twice a year (Jan and Jul). • Interactive Student Study Material (SSM) developed by specialists in this field is available to students online for anytime, anywhere learning. “In today’s world, MBA has almost become a mandatory second degree. A good MBA education not only gives ringside view of business organisations but also equips you with the necessary skills to move up in the hierarchy.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 27 Online MBA Programs AMITY University • Online quizzes are given at the end of each chapter to make reading more interesting, engrossing and conducive to self-learning/assimilation. • Online Contact Programme (OCP) is provided through Interactive Live Virtual Classes conducted by • • • • renowned faculties. Also provisions of Archived Classes are made for those students who missed classes or who want to revise. Online Assignments, Online Mentoring and Support, Real Time Chat Sessions, Discussion Forums. Online Viva Program. Degree/Diploma/Certification from Amity University. Placement counselling through well established Corporate Resource Centre (CRC). Online quizzes are given at the end of each chapter to make reading more interesting, engrossing and conducive to self-learning/assimilation. Eligibility Criteria MBA 3 Years MBA 2 Years MBA – CA Fast Track • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in any discipline from a recognised Indian or Foreign University • Candidates in the final year of Bachelor’s Degree may also apply • BBA/BBS or • Post Graduate Diploma in Management or • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with three years of work experience Qualified Chartered Accountant Target Market: Students and working professionals. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a degree from Amity University will be awarded. “In today’s world, MBA has almost become a mandatory second degree. A good MBA education not only gives ringside view of business organisations but also equips you with the necessary skills to move up in the hierarchy.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 28 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online BBA Program AMITY University Course Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Code MANAMYBAC013 *One time payment Duration Fees 36 Months 51,000.00* (6 Semesters) • There will be a one time charge of Rs.700, as cost of Application Registration Fee along with the 1 st installment or against one time fees as the case may be. Installment Payment Semester BBA 3 Years *Semester 1 12,750.00 *Semester 2 9,180.00 *Semester 3 9,180.00 *Semester 4 9,180.00 *Semester 5 9,180.00 *Semester 6 9,180.00 Total Fee 58,650.00 * Payment to be made at the beginning of each semester. Course Description: The curriculum of Bachelor of Business Administration is highly industry-oriented with emphasis on all around personality enhancement. Bachelor of Business Administration programmeexposes the students to a variety of subjects like Accounting, Business law, International business and Marketing management, which helps them to do advanced studies in their own chosen area of specialisation. It is geared towards strengthening individuals to face the challenges of the corporate world. This also helps the program to catch up with the ever changing industry requirements. The most notable features of the program is its flexibility and objectives of providing a genuinely broad based education. Course Objective: To meet the challenges of change management, while providing students with the fundamentals of management education. Course USP: • The programmes are self paced and are offered online twice a year (Jan and Jul). • Interactive Student Study Material (SSM) developed by specialists in the field is made available to the students online for anytime, anywhere learning. • Online quizzes at the end of each chapter will make reading more interesting and conducive to self-learning/assimilation. • Online Contact Programme (OCP) through Interactive Live Virtual Classes conducted by renowned faculties and provision of Archived Classes for those students who missed classes or who want to revise. “We dare to change our world.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 29 Online BBA Program AMITY University • Online Assignments, Online Mentoring and Support, Real Time Chat Sessions, Discussion Forums, Online Viva. • Degree from Amity University. • Placement counselling through well established Corporate Resource Centre (CRC). Pre-requisites: Min 10 + 2 Pass students or working professionals from any stream who would like to get a BBA degree. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a degree from Amity University will be awarded. “We dare to change our world.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 30 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Post Graduate Diploma Programs AMITY University Course PG Diploma in Business Management (PGD0001) PG Diploma in Financial Management (PGD0002) PG Diploma in Materials Management (PGD0003) PG Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGD0004) PG Diploma in Marketing Management (PGD0005) PG Diploma in Export Management (PGD0006) PG Diploma in Production and Operations Management (PGD0007) PG Diploma in Information Technology (PGD0008) PG Diploma in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (PGD0009) Code Duration Fees MANAMYPGD004 12 Months 18,000.00* MANAMYPGD005 12 Months 18,000.00* MANAMYPGD006 12 Months 18,000.00* MANAMYPGD007 12 Months 18,000.00* MANAMYPGD008 12 Months 18,000.00* MANAMYPGD009 12 Months 18,000.00* MANAMYPGD010 12 Months 18,000.00* MANAMYPGD011 12 Months 18,000.00* MANAMYPGD012 12 Months 18,000.00* *One time payment option | There will be a one time charge of Rs.700, as cost of Application Registration Fee Course Description: The curriculum inculcates a pragmatic approach in aligning subjective theory and practice with business objectives. It helps enhance career growth in each and every managerial aspect by developing skills and competencies required to meet the demands of today’s organisations. Course Objective: To meet the challenges of change management, while providing the fundamentals of management education. Course USP: • The programme are self paced, offered online and commence twice a year (Jan and Jul). • Interactive Student Study Material (SSM) developed by specialists in the field is available to students online for anytime anywhere learning. • Online quizzes at the end of each chapter to make reading more interesting, engrossing and conducive to self-learning/assimilation. • Online Contact Program (OCP) through Interactive Live Virtual Classes conducted by renowned faculties; provision of Archived Classes for those students who missed classes or who want to revise. • Online Assignments, Online Mentoring and Support, Real Time Chat Sessions, Discussion Forums. • Online Viva Program. • Degree/Diploma/Certification from Amity University. Pre-requisites: Graduate in any discipline. Target Market: Students and Working Professionals. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course PG Diploma from Amity University will be awarded. 31 In association with Online Courses for ICSI Program Course Code Duration Fees Foundation Programme COSICSICS001 8 Months 2,300.00 Executive Programme COSICSICS002 12 Months 4,125.00 Course Description: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is a statutory body constituted under the Company Secretaries Act 1980 (Act No. 56 of 1980) to develop and regulate the profession of Company Secretaries in India. ‘ICSI eLearning Portal’ is a path-breaking joint initiative of ICSI and GurukulOnline Learning Solutions to offer online courses to the students of ICSI. Foundation Programme (Formerly, Foundation Course) - Combo Course Subjects offered: 1) English and Business Communication (EBC) 2) Financial Accounting (FA) 3) Elements of Business Law and Management (EBLM) 4) Statistics and Economics (S&E) Executive Programme (Formerly, Intermediate Course): Combo Course Subjects offered: Module - I Module - II 1) General and Commercial Laws (GCL) 1) Company Law (CL) 2) Company Accounts, Cost and Management Accounting (CACMA) 2) Economic and Labour Laws (E&LL) 3) Tax Laws (TL) 3) Securities Laws and Compliances (SL&C) Course Objective: To provide quality education through Internet, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and GurukulOnline Learning Solutions (GOLS) have come up with this joint initiative. Course USP: • • • • Quality eLearning content and superior technology platform. Combination of eLearning medium i.e.Web Based Training (WBT), Audio Based Training (ABT)/Video Based Training (VBT) and Live Virtual Classroom (LVC). Very reasonable Fees. Excellent support system for enrolled students. Pre-requisites: You should be an existing student of ICSI. If you are a new student then you can register simultaneously with ICSI and on eLearning portal by paying fees separately for both the registration (as per the process laid down by both the organisations). Target Market: Foundation Programme which is of eight months duration can be pursued by 10+2 pass students of Arts, Science or Commerce stream. Executive Programme can be pursued by a Graduate of all streams except Fine Arts. Professional Programme can be pursued only after clearing the Executive Programme of CS Course. Course Outcome: These are preparatory courses for ICSI exams and a student who studies diligently, does all the exercises and improves on feedback, will surely pass the ICSI exams with flying colors. “eLearning will change education as aviation has changed transportation.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 32 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses for Authorised Education Provider Financial Services Industry Financial Planning Standards Board India Course Certified Financial Planner CM Code FINFPSBPREP001 Duration Fees 12 Months 20,000.00* Installments Down Payment* Rs 10,000 2 Months Installments** Rs 5,250 (each) Total Rs 20,500 (Rs 10,000 + Rs 5,250*2) *Payment to be made at the time of enrolment. **First installment + Downpayment due before start of the course. Subsequent installment payable after 30 days of previous payment. Please note all installment payments to be made via post-dated cheques in advance at the time of enrolment. Eligibility Criteria Qualification 12 pass or equivalent th Graduation Course Description: Certified Financial Planner Work Experience in Financial Sector 6 years 3 years Certification is a mark of excellence, granted to individuals who meet the stringent standards of education, examination, experience and ethics. It is the most prestigious and internationally accepted Financial Planning qualification, recognised and respected by the global financial community. CM Course Objective: Certified Financial PlannerCM (CFPCM) focuses on the major areas of financial planning necessary for a comprehensive approach to individuals. CFP CM requires knowledge of broad concepts of understanding how the external environment affect an individual. The CFP CM curriculum exposes candidates to many topics like risk, asset pricing models, valuation, security types etc.These topics enable the learner to take a big picture approach, necessary for preparing a comprehensive personal financial plan. Course USP: Online-training experience through a rich blend of Web Based Training (WBT), Video Based Training™ (VBT) , Live Virtual Classroom™ (LVC) , ASSESS™ Online mock test and Online chat and discussion board support Target Market: • New entrants to the financial services industry. • Students with qualifications like B.Com/M.Com/MBA/MMS/PGDBM/CA/CS/ICWA etc. • Professionals with interest in financial planning/wealth management/corporate finance/portfolio management/equity research. • Current professionals working in Banks, PMS, Brokerage houses and financial services firms. Course Outcome: • Expertise and credibility as a qualified professional in personal finance. • CFP CM Certification evokes trust among the financial consumers. • CFP CM is a global benchmark for competency, ethics and professional practice standards to provide comprehensive Financial Planning services. 33 Online Courses for Authorised Education Provider Financial Services Industry Financial Planning Standards Board India Course Code Challenge Status CFP CM FINFPSBPREP013 Duration Fees 12 Months 10,000.00 Experience Criteria: No. of Years Working experience in financial services industry 3 Self Employed 5 (For full details refer www.fpsbindia.org) Course Description: Professionals who possess required eligibility as laid down by FPSB India can take challenge status programme of CFP CM Certification examination. This challenge status examination examines on ‘Module 5: Advanced Financial planning‘ which is essentially case study basis where there are usually 2-3 case studies and each case study is tested by MCQs (Multiple choice questions). Course Objective: Certified Financial Planner (CFP CM) focuses on the major areas of financial planning necessary for a comprehensive approach to individuals. CFP CM requires knowledge of broad concepts for purposes of understanding how the external environment might affect the individual. The CFP curriculum exposes candidates to many of the topics (i.e. risk, asset pricing models, valuation, security types etc. These topics enable the CFP CM to take a big picture approach that is necessary for preparing a comprehensive personal financial plan. CM Course USP: Customized study material for challenge status CFP CM Certification. On registering through GOLS, We provide you: • VBT (Video Based Training) • WBT (Web Based Training) of Module 6 • Mock Tests (Module 1 to 5) • Regularly added case studies by CFP CM practitioners • Online faculty support Pre-requisites: Candidates who are graduates from a recognised university and having the following additional educational qualifications or equivalent would be eligible under the challenge status programme. Required Additional Qualifications: CA/CS/ICWA/CAIIB/LLB/Post Graduate in Economics, Commerce, Mathematics etc. (For full list refer www.fpsbindia.org) Target Market: This course is for seasoned professionals in the financial services industry wanting to progress to CFP CM certification. Course Outcome: • Expertise and credibility as a qualified professional in personal finance. • Credential demonstrate trust among the financial consumers. • Global benchmark for competency, ethics and professional practice standards to provide comprehensive Financial Planning services. 34 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses for Authorised Education Provider Financial Services Industry Financial Planning Standards Board India Course Associate Financial Planner (AFPCM) Code Duration FINFPSBPREP002 2 Months Fees Rs 5,000/- each In any one or all of the following; • AFPCM (Risk Analysis and Insurance Planning) • AFPCM (Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits) • AFPCM (Investment Planning) • AFPCM (Tax Planning and Estate Planning) Course Description: Associate Financial Planner (AFPCM) Certification is a mark of excellence granted to individuals who meet the stringent standards of education and examination. Associate Financial Planner (AFP CM) is a subject specific certification and is a junior designation to CFP CM Certification. It is conferred by FPSB India on clearing any one or all of the four modules of CFP CM certification. Course Objective: Associate Financial Planner (AFP CM) focuses on the major areas of respective financial planning module necessary for a comprehensive approach to individuals. AFP CM broadens the concepts for the purpose of understanding how the external environment affect the individual. Each AFPCM curriculum delivers broad knowledge necessary in various aspects of personal finance. Course USP: Theory and practical knowledge about Personal Finance, case-studies, real-life examples, Mastery Test etc. Pre-requisites: 10+2/Graduate from any stream with or without relevant experience in personal finance/finance. Target Market: • New entrants to the financial services industry. • Students with qualifications like B.Com/M.Com/MBA/MMS/PGDBM/CA/CS/ICWA etc. • Professionals with interest in financial planning/wealth management/corporate finance/portfolio management/equity research. • Current professionals working in Banks, PMS, Brokerage houses and financial services firms. Course Outcome: • Expertise and credibility as a qualified professional in personal finance. • Credential demonstrate trust among the financial consumers. • Benchmark for competency, ethics and professional practice standards to provide comprehensive Financial Planning services. 35 Online Courses for Financial Services Industry Course Diploma in Financial Planning Code FINGOLSDIP006 Lump sum* Duration 6 Months Fees 20,000.00* Rs 20,000 Installments Down Payment* Rs 10,000 2 Months Installments** Rs 5,250 (each) Total Rs 20,500 (Rs 10,000 + Rs 5,250*2) *Payment to be made at the time of enrolment. **First installment + Downpayment due before start of the course. Subsequent installment payable after 30 days of previous payment. Please note all installment payments to be made via post-dated cheques in advance at the time of enrolment. Course Description: Diploma in Financial Planning develops advanced technical knowledge and understanding across a broad range of key financial advisory areas.This diploma course covers 6 essential subjects and takes place over a period of 6 months. Each module is covered in a month, comprising learning of 50 learning hours per month. Subjects offered in the Diploma Course • Introduction to Financial Planning • Risk Management and Insurance Planning • Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits • Investment Planning • Tax Planning and Estate Planning • Capstone Case Course in Financial Planning Course Objective: This diploma programme is designed to meet the challenges faced by financial planning professionals in brokerage, insurance, accounting, banking and related fields. Program study material is delivered in a manner that is clear, concise and understandable.This program focuses on the technical aspects, practical application, ethics and professionalism of financial planning. Course USP: Theory and Practical knowledge about Personal Finance, case-studies, real-life examples, Mastery Test etc. Pre-requisites: Graduate from any stream with or without relevant experience in personal finance/finance. Target Market: This course is launched for new entrants to the financial services industry, students wanting to progress to CFP CM certification and professionals with interest in financial planning/wealth management/portfolio management/equity research etc. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a Diploma in Financial Planning will be awarded. 36 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses for Financial Services Industry Course Diploma in Stock Market Operations *Lumpsum Payment Code FINGOLSDIP007 Duration 6 Months Fees 30,000.00* Rs. 30,000 Installment Scheme *Down payment Rs. 10,000 **6 Installments (each) Rs. 4,000 (each) Total Rs. 34,000 (Rs 10,000 + Rs 4,000*6) *Payment to be made at the time of enrolment. **First installment + Downpayment due before start of the course. Subsequent installment payable after 30 days of previous payment. Please note all installment payments to be made via post-dated cheques in advance at the time of enrolment. Course Description: The Diploma in Stock Market will provide the foundation for those who wish to pursue a career in the rapidly growing field of securities and derivatives. The total duration of Diploma in Stock Market Operations is 6 months and the total learning hours will be 300 hours. Subjects offered in the Diploma Course: • Commodities Module • Fundamental Analysis • Derivatives Module • Technical Analysis • Currency Futures Module • Portfolio Management Course Objective: The diploma is designed to meet the burgeoning demand for equit/derivatives trader, financial advisors, wealth managers/financial planners and aspiring entrepreneurs in stock/derivatives trading. The subjects covered in the diploma focuses on the clear understanding of the mandatory subjects of commodities, derivatives and currency futures as stipulated by SEBI and a thorough understanding of analytical subjects of fundamental and technical analysis for the wider coverage of financial market operations. Course USP: Theory and Practical knowledge about stock market operations, case-studies, real-life examples, Mastery Test etc. Pre-requisites: Graduate from any stream with or without relevant experience in stock market/finance. Target Market: This course is launched for new entrants to the financial services industry, students who have completed or in the final year of B.Com/M.Com/MBA/MMS etc. wanting to progress to CFP/ CFA certification, professionals with interest in financial planning/wealth management/corporate finance/ portfolio management/equity research and current professionals working in Banks, PMS, Brokerage houses and financial service firms. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a Diploma in Stock Market Operations will be awarded. 37 Online Courses for Financial Services Industry Course Advance Diploma in Wealth Management *Lumpsum Payment Code Duration FINGOLSADIP009 15 Months Fees 80,000.00* Rs. 80,000 Installment Scheme *Down payment Rs. 20,000 **12 other monthly Installments (each) Rs. 5,500 (each) Total Rs. 86,000 (Rs 30,000 + Rs 5,500*12) *Payment to be made at the time of enrolment. **First installment + Downpayment due before start of the course. Subsequent installment payable after 30 days of previous payment. Please note all installment payments to be made via post-dated cheques in advance at the time of enrolment. Course Description: The Post Graduate Diploma in Wealth Management will provide the foundation for those who wish to pursue a career in the rapidly growing field of wealth management and financial planning. This course covers 15 essential subjects and takes place over a period of 15 months covered in three semesters. Each module takes place over a period of a month, comprising learning of 40 hours per month. Course Objective: The Post Graduate Diploma focuses on the innovative wealth creation, protection and management strategies, skills and processes. Graduates of the programme could work in a wide range of businesses. This programme gives a concrete base and solid foundation to the students in the specialised areas of investments, finance and wealth management. Course USP: Theory and Practical knowledge about financial planning and wealth management, casestudies, real-life examples, Mastery Test etc. Pre-requisites: Graduate from any stream with or without relevant experience in financial planning/ wealth management/finance. Target Market: This course is launched for new entrants to the financial services industry, students studying for B.Com/M.Com/MBA/MMS etc, students wanting to progress to CFP/CFA certification, professionals with interest in financial planning/wealth management/corporate finance/portfolio management/equity research and current professionals working in Banks, PMS, Brokerage houses and financial service firms. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a Advance Diploma in Wealth Management will be awarded. 38 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses for Financial Services Industry Course Code Duration Fees Certificate in Financial Planning Basics FINGOLSCER010 1 Month 5,000.00 Certificate in Insurance Planning FINGOLSCER011 1 Month 5,000.00 Certificate in Retirement Planning FINGOLSCER012 1 Month 5,000.00 Certificate in Investment Planning FINGOLSCER013 1 Month 5,000.00 Certificate in Tax Planning FINGOLSCER014 1 Month 5,000.00 Course Description: The certificate courses in financial planning provides an overview of the financial planning process; relationship of financial planning to life transitions; using insurance and investments as a means of meeting financial objectives; integrating benefits into a financial plan; steps in tax and estate planning; retirement income management and designing, implementing and communicating a comprehensive financial plan for an individual. Course Objective: Each certificate is designed to meet the challenges faced by the financial planning professionals in the advisory areas of insurance planning, retirement planning, investment planning and tax planning. GOLS certification in financial planning fulfill the educational needs of those who aspire to become successful financial planners. Course USP: Theory and Practical knowledge about personal finance, case-studies, real-life examples, Mastery Test etc. Pre-requisites: 10+2/Graduate from any stream with or without relevant experience in personal finance/finance. Target Market: This course is launched for the new entrants to the financial service industry, students wanting to progress to CFP certification and professionals with an interest in financial planning/wealth management/portfolio management/equity research etc. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a ‘Digital Certificate’ will be awarded. However, a physical certificate is also available at an extra cost of Rs 250/-. 39 Online Courses for Financial Services Industry Course Diploma in Security Analysis *Lumpsum Payment Code Duration FINGOLSDIP008 4 Months Fees 30,000.00* Rs. 30,000 Installment Scheme *Down payment Rs. 10,000 **4 other monthly Installments (each) Rs. 5,500 (each) Total Rs. 32,000 (Rs 10,000 + Rs 5,500*4) *Payment to be made at the time of enrolment. **First installment + Downpayment due before start of the course. Subsequent installment payable after 30 days of previous payment. Please note all installment payments to be made via post-dated cheques in advance at the time of enrolment. Course Description: This diploma focuses on appraisal and pricing of securities. The total duration for completion of Diploma in Security Analysis is 4 months and the total learning hours are 200 hours. Subjects offered in the Diploma Course: • Fundamentals of Corporate Finance • Financial Statement Analysis • Fundamental Analysis • Portfolio Management Course Objective: The course provides foundation for those who wish to pursue a career in the rapidly growing field of equity analysis. Security analysis is a comprehensive subject which requires necessary skills and knowledge for analysing various investment alternatives, construction and management of large investment portfolios. Course USP: Theory and Practical knowledge about security analysis covering in detail fundamental and technical analysis, case-studies, real-life examples, Mastery Test etc. Pre-requisites: Graduate from any stream with or without relevant experience in security analysis/finance. “For corporate houses, training is the sharpest weapon in modern corporate warfare. Training makes employees productive, loyal and motivated. Modern corporate houses use eLearning to deliver that competitive advantage.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 40 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses for Financial Services Industry Target Market: This course is launched for the new entrants to the financial services industry, Students who have completed or in the final year of B.Com / M.Com / MBA / MMS etc. wanting to progress to CFP/CFA certification, professionals with an interest in financial planning/wealth management/corporate finance/portfolio management/equity research. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a Diploma in Security Analysis will be awarded. 41 Online Courses for Financial Services Industry Course Code Duration Fees AMFI Basic Module FINFPSBPREP002 15 Days 499.00 AMFI Advisor Module FINFPSBPREP003 1 Month 995.00 Preparatory Course for Mutual Funds Course Description: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has made mandatory for any entity/person engaged in marketing and selling of mutual fund products to pass AMFI certification test (Advisors Module) and obtain registration number from AMFI. AMFI Test (Basic Module): This is a general test covering the concept, structure and other essential general topics. This is meant for all employees of Mutual Funds (other than those who are engaged in selling and marketing activities), general public and for those who would like to have a basic knowledge of concept and working of Mutual Funds. AMFI Test (Advisors) Module: The second is the AMFI Mutual Fund (Advisors) Module and it covers subjects such as financial planning, risks in fund investing, model portfolio selection in addition to the subjects covered under the Basic Module and constitute a single certification programme which is designed for certification of fund distributors or intermediaries engaged in selling mutual fund schemes, employees of corporate intermediarie or mutual funds who are engaged in selling and marketing activities. Course Objective: Each course is designed to meet the challenges faced by the aspirants of AMFI certification and knowledge seekers in the advisory areas of investment planning and mutual fund advisory. GOLS preparatory course in Mutual Funds fulfill the educational need for those who aspire to become successful Investment Advisor and AMFI Certified. Course USP: Theory and Practical knowledge in line with AMFI curriculum guidelines with casestudies, real-life examples, Mastery Test etc. Pre-requisites: There are no restrictions of age or qualifications for anyone to take the AMFI Test. Anybody who intends to acquire good and sound knowledge should enroll for this course. Target Market: This course is launched for new entrants to the financial services industry, students wanting to progress to CFP certification and professionals with interest in financial planning/Investment Planning etc. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a ‘Digital Certificate’ will be awarded. However, a physical certificate is also available at an extra cost of Rs 250/-. 42 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses for Financial Services Industry Course Code Duration Fees Finance for Non Finance Managers FINGOLSCER015 1 Month 2000.00 Basic course in Finance FINGOLSCER015 1 Month 2000.00 Course Description: These courses provide students/ managers with basic understanding of financial management. It demonstrates how to read and understand the key elements of financial statements and reports, such as balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements. Topics covered Introduction to Financial Statements Profit & Loss Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Costing Decisions Financial Analysis Course Objective: These courses are designed to meet the challenges faced by students and working professionals, who need financial knowledge in their day-to-day business to become more proficient in their respective field. After completing this course, participants would be able to: • • • • Recognise the use and characteristics of a balance sheet Recognise the use and characteristics of an income statement Identify a cash flow statement and its uses Recognise the use and characteristics of the notes to financial statements Course USP: Theory & practical knowledge about Accounting & Finance topics, case-studies, real-life examples, mastery test etc Pre-requisites: 10+2 / Graduate from any stream with or without relevant experience in personal finance Target Market: Finance for Non Finance Managers Basic course in Finance Managers, analysts, consultants, project leaders and those who seek a broad, yet comprehensive understanding of financial tools and analytical methods to make better business decisions Students of 10+2 or students of Non-Commerce streams or those who want to have good understanding about finance to improve their career prospects or to pursue professional course in accounting / finance Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Certificate would be awarded. 43 Online Courses for In association with eSecurity Course Code Duration Fees Certificate course in eSecurEx (SecurEx TM) SECAPPCER001 3 Months 3,750.00 Certificate course in Ethical Hacking (HackEx TM) SECAPPCER002 3 Months 3,750.00 Certificate Course in Basic Information Security SECAPPCER003 1 Month 1,000.00 About Institute of eSecurity TM With technology and the internet playing a pivotal role in current-day-to-day operations, the need for organisations and individuals to secure their systems is greater than ever. New viruses are being invented and proliferated with increased frequency. Hackers with sinister designs are playing havoc not only with business and goverment organisations but also with lay individuals. We are living in an internet enabled world and internet is omnipresent. Any dislocation as a result of virus or hacking can play havoc. The only way to fight this menace is through education. This is where the Institute of eSecurity is intended to play a vital role in educating masses so that they understand how to secure their computer systems and networks. In keeping with the GOLS philosophy of partnering with the best in the field, we have partnered with Appin Knowledge Solutions (Appin). Appin was founded by professors and engineers from premier institutes like IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur and NSIT along with IT companies based in USA and India. They are a leading organisation in the field of eSecurity. Need for courses in eSecurity Reports of the spate of virus/hacker’s attacks on the internet may actually be good news for those looking for job opportunities in the information technology sector. From a security perspective, adequate protection should be provided for all kinds of information, including papers, databases, films, view foils, tapes, diskettes, CD-ROMs, conversations and any other methods and media used to convey data, knowledge and ideas, the report states.Information Security (IS) is one of the fastest growing segments of the Information Technology (IT) market. Nasscom has recently concluded a research to estimate the demand of IS professionals in India and Worldwide at over 188,000. In addition to above requirements, there are other roles in IT industry, which require professionals with high level of IS knowledge. These are: • System and Network administrators - representing professionals involved in day-to-day administration of millions of organisation networks. • Systems and Software Development - representing professionals involved in design and development of computer Software development and systems. For example, in the US, it is recognised that a large number of the fresh 1.3 million IT workforce required, would also need to have IS skills. Similarly, In the Indian context, those involved in Software services or product development and network administrators need to arm themselves with IS skills. “eLearning is bound to succeed in India as it is easier to lay down a kilometer of fiber optic cable than a kilometer of road!” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 44 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses for eSecurity Demand for IS Professionals: As per IDC, the current demand for IS professionals is over 18,000 in India and over 60,000 worldwide. This is estimated to grow to over 77,000 in India and 188,000 worldwide by 2009. Thus, IS demand, which today accounts for about 3% of overall IT workforce demand, will rise to around 5-6% by 2009. Some signs of this impending demand are already visible over past 24 months. On a sample of over 50,000 IT jobs advertised on job portals, the percentage of jobs relating to IS security has risen from 1% to 2.3% over the past year. Compounded on high growth rate of IT itself, this represents a huge opportunity for prospective IT security professionals. Course Description: eSecurity (SecurEx ™) - Certificate course in eSecurity (SecurEx TM) IT is a comprehensive online course on eSecurity, which covers all the aspects of eSecurity. The course has integrated tools demo, security skills which includes Encryption techniques, Host Security, Business Continuity Planning (BCP)/Disaster Reworking Planning (DRP), legal aspects, Physical Security, Web and Server security etc. Ethical Hacking (HackEx TM) – Certificate Course in Ethical Hacking (HackEx TM) A comprehensive online course on Hacking, which covers all aspects of ethical Hacking. This training module has integrated tools demo, security skills which includes different Hacking Skills etc. Certificate Course in Basic Information Security A comprehensive course for every person working on a computer. It teaches you basic concepts on how to take care of your computer to avoid hacking of your systems from viruses and other hacking programs. These are comprehensive course/s and are delivered via eLearning . This introduces a lot of flexibility into the entire learning process besides making the learning sessions livelier and more interactive. The courses have been designed keeping in mind the specific needs of the corporate bodies, Academic institutes and the students. Target Audience for eSecurity (SecurEx ™) and Ethical Hacking (HackEx TM): Students of Science and Technology streams, B.E., B.Tech, ME, M.Tech, MCA, BCA. Target Audience for Certificate Course in Basic Information Security: Any person who is using a computer in Office, Home, College, School etc. In short any person who uses a computer. Course USP: Organisations today, are fast realising the merits of securing their information systems. The online learning method helps the individual be in control of their learning sessions, which are insightful, interactive and offer insights on key aspects of eSecurity. Also, two of the above courses viz., SecurEx TM and HackEx TM help to prepare the students in leading international certification exams like: CEH, CISSP, CISA, MASE “eLearning is bound to succeed in India as it is easier to lay down a kilometer of fiber optic cable than a kilometer of road!” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 45 In association with Online Courses for eSecurity Career Prospects: Our courses in SecurEx™ and HackEx™ will help in getting the following mentioned jobs: • Network Security Systems Manager • Network Security Systems Administrator • Network Security Engineer • Systems/Applications Security Executive • Web Security Administrator • Web Security Manager • Security Auditor • Ethical Hacker • Data Security Specialist • Chief Information Security Officer • Computer Forensics Investigator • IT Security Consultant Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a ‘Digital Certificate’ will be awarded. However, a physical certificate is also available at an extra cost of Rs 250/-. “eLearning is bound to succeed in India as it is easier to lay down a kilometer of fiber optic cable than a kilometer of road!” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 46 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses for In association with Course Kuoni Airline Diploma Travel Industry Code TRVKATCER001 Duration 3 Months Fees 10,000.00 About Travel Varsity A premium offering from GOLS, in association with KUONI | Academy, Travel Varsity is India’s first and the only portal to offer certified online training in travel and tourism by the two giants in their respective fields, GOLS in Online Learning and Kuoni|Academy in travel and tourism. To start off with a little statistics, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has projected creation of 11.4 million jobs in India’s Travel and Aviation sector in the next ten years. This figure clearly indicates the rising demand for skilled professionals in the Travel industry. The travel varsity course being offered is Kuoni Airline Diploma which shall soon be followed by numerous Certificate, Diploma and Advance Diploma Courses in travel and tourism. The courses shall offer not only continuing education to the travel industry professionals but also offer career in travel and trousim to new aspirants and existing professionals. As a mode of learning, eLearning is more engaging, learner-friendly and best of all, offers the dual advantages of one-on-one as well as many-to-one interaction. At the same time, it saves on time, costs and also results in effective learning. Course Description: The course includes the essentials of the travel and tourism field such as terminology, business, geography, IATA, formalities etc. The course is designed to educate about major airlines, ticket fares, seasonal discounts etc. Thus, providing a thorough knowledge of the general layout of the travel and ticketing industry. Course Objective: The travel industry seeks to service people who are travelling either on business or on holiday. For long, there were two broad headings under which travel was classified - ‘business’ and ‘leisure’. However, the scenario has changed with time. People now travel for medical reasons; they travel to places of pilgrimage; they travel to exotic wildlife locations; they travel to nature retreats; they even travel far and wide to attend national/international festivals. As a travel executive, you need to understand the needs of each segment and make the best possible travel arrangements from countless options available. Moreover, you need to stay abreast of current rules and regulations, documentation procedures in areas like cargo, ticketing and passport etc, so as to be able to process the necessary paperwork. Above all, you need to know about the various places that the clients frequent, including their connectivity by rail, road or air. Course USP: The course begins with the basics and progresses to cover all areas connected with ticketing and travel. The use of multi media and easy to understand language are some of its additional features. 47 Online Courses for In association with Travel Industry Pre-requisites: Any Under Graduates/12th Pass students can join this program. Target Market: Those who possess good communication skills, excellent organisational skills, has an eye for detail and who wants to launch themselves into a quick career. Career Prospects: • Customer service in travel and tourism industry • Sales in travel and tourism • Travel management department in any organisation • Tourist guide • Tourist escort services • Interpreters (in travel industry if combined with our course in foreign langauge) • Travel Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a KUONI Airline Diploma will be awarded. 48 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses for eLearning Industry Course Code Certificate Course in Technical Writing ELVGOLSCER001 Duration 2.5 Months Fees 7,650.00 About eLearningVarsity – A premium offering from GOLS, offers quality education for professionals interested in joining the eLearning industry. It offers courses for those eLearning and new media professionals (web professionals) who have the inclination but, not the time to go for higher certifications and upgrade themselves. It also offers an opportunity to join the exciting and fast growing world of eLearning . At eLearningVarsity, we have adopted a holistic approach to teaching eLearning. It intends to offer one-stop-shop for all courses related to the eLearning industry from production to project and people management. Courses offered include, English Language, Technical Writing and Captivate 3.0 with soon to follow courses on Graphic / Web Design, Instructional Design, Visualization, Project Management and Leadership Skills. eLearning Varsity is targeted to create talent pool for the fast growing eLearning industry which is facing serious skills shortage. There is huge demand for Technical Writers, Instructional Designers, Project Managers, Graphic Designers and Internet professionals who can be put to work directly on eLearning projects. eLearning Varsity endeavors to address the shortage of such skilled professionals by providing online courses in each of these domains. Course Description: This course orients the learner to become a successful technical writer. Apart from the eLearning domain, Technical Writing is used in various other industries as well to successfully communicate about a product or service. A technical writer may be called upon to write a business proposal, a presentation, medical or legal transcriptions or even a white paper. The course teaches you how to make clear, concise and effective communication. Course Objective: Primarily a technical writer is expected to write user manuals or guides. These may be either printed or online describing a product or service and its various functions. The end-users could be scientists, engineers, executives, line workers and production managers or even consumers, depending on the product or service. The main job of the technical writer is to simplify content and demystify product or service for the users. A technical writer needs to put scientific and technical information into easily understandable language. The job of a technical writer in the eLearning industry includes, understanding and analysing a product and its uses, researching about the product, devising plans to present the content, creating content, editing content, creating reports, manuals, visualising diagrams and other graphic elements including, charts, strategic photographs or images and even graphs if required. “eLearning is bound to succeed in India as it is easier to lay down a kilometer of fiber optic cable than a kilometer of road!” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 49 Online Courses for eLearning Industry Course USP: The course provides a step by step, systematic approach to technical writing aided by Mastery Tests and timely Review quizzes. It also provides knowledge in all areas of technical writing, use of a basic writers’ tool like MS Word, career options. In addition, to strengthen foundation of Technical Writers, it also includes a short course on Instructional Design. Pre-requisites: • Any Under Graduates/12th pass students, Graduates of any discipline who can read and understand English can join this program. • Good written communication skills in English. In case you are not, we offer basic to fluent level courses in English language. • Working knowledge of any basic word processing tool. (Adobe FrameMaker, AuthorWare etc.) • Computer typing skills, familiar with Computing and Internet skills. • Experience in technical support, web design, networking and teaching would be an added advantage. Target Market: Anyone wishing to make a career in technical writing and interested in working for sectors like biotechnology, automobiles, pharmaceutical and Information Technology or manufacturing industries. There is a growing demand for users’ guides, instruction manuals, good transcriptionists and training materials in these industries the world over. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a ‘Digital Certificate’ will be awarded. However, a physical certificate is also available at an extra cost of Rs 250/-. Career Prospects: There is a great demand in India and overseas for writers who have powerful English language and technical writing skills. For those who are trained, the opening is even wider. With a proper training in your resume, a good technical writer can then choose to work for an industry of his or her interest. There are many industries to choose from and several types of technical writing that one can opt for. Some career options include medical transcriptionist for pharmaceuticals, medical or biotechnology industry, user manual writers for those interested in the IT or manufacturing industries, legal transcriptionist for those inclined towards law and those interested in business there is writing business proposals and white papers. Then there are those who may want to join the eLearning industry. For those interested in working from home or freelancing this can be a great opportunity maker as many companies outsource content creation to freelancers. This is because of high demand and low supply of skilled content professionals. Those of you who want to start your own business can also look at it as an opportunity. Empowered with this knowledge and certification, you could start your own technical writing firm by employing others. There is a lot of work that is being outsourced to vendors by big multinationals from India and abroad. You could be easily become the CEO of your firm and enjoy being an entrepreneur. 50 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses for eLearning Industry Course Captivate 3.0 Code ELVGOLSCER002 Duration 20 Hrs. Fees 10,000.00 Course Description: The Adobe® Captivate® software is an authoring tool used by organisations worldwide for creating in-depth trainings for software and products. It allows creation of software demonstrations, scenario simulations, engaging interactive simulations and quizzes. It also allows video streaming making it amongst highly valued software for those in the eLearning, training and development, business as well as media industries. The best part is that you are not required to know any programming skills to be able to create simulations, quizzes or demonstrations using Captivate. The GOLS Captivate course offers in-depth training of Adobe® Captivate® software through demonstrations, quizzes and assessment simulations. It is a complete hands-on, self-paced training module, which uses simulations and guided demonstrations to teach the software. The course interface is built in Captivate’s own real-time environment introducing the learner to its user interface (UI), its various facets and abilities. The course is a unique combination of animated demonstrations/simulations along with voiceovers, quick summary and strategically placed quizzes and check points. The demonstrations are accompanied with voiceovers and transcripts that are designed keeping in mind the learner’s preferences and needs. The final or mastery test includes interactive assessment simulations that test the learner’s ability to handle the software by testing in simulated Captivate® environment. Thus, guaranteeing the user’s ability to handle the software directly upon achieving certification. Course Objective: At the end of this course, the learner will be able to efficiently use the Captivate software to create projects that include Demonstrations, Training Simulations, Assessment Simulations, Quizzes, Interactive Presentations and Course Material. Course USP: The Captivate course is a unique step-by-step systematic approach towards understanding and learning The Captivate software. The approach is to provide the learner an opportunity to gain knowledge of all the facets of the software and to teach how to use the software efficiently to create projects quickly. The simulated hands-on-training ensures that the learner is able to work on the software once the course is successfully completed. Pre-requisites: • Basic knowledge of computers • An inclination towards computer technology or related fields • Understanding of English Language • Working knowledge of any basic word processing tool like’ MS Word, Adobe FrameMaker, AuthorWare would be an added advantage • Experience in technical support, web design and teaching would be an added advantage • Experience in working with authoring software is an added advantage 51 Online Courses for eLearning Industry Target Market: Anyone involved in training and development will find the software immensely useful. It can also be used to create high-end presentations as it allows for video streaming as well. It is a widely used tool in the eLearning industry where it is used to create courses as it allows for creation of slides, addition of audio, video streaming, quizzes, simulations and demonstrations that are basic requirements for creating any eLearning product. People across all industries including eLearning, Human Resources, Medical Sciences, Engineering, Media, Animation and a host of other professions are using successfully this software succesfully to create world class products. Course Outcome: On successful course completion a digital certificate will be awarded. However, a physical certificate is also available at an extra cost of Rs 250/-. Career Prospects: You need not be an eLearning specialist to use this tool. You can use it to create courses that can be easily aligned with any Learning Management System. You could be a Human Resource Development or a training Manger and use this software to create training programs that can easily be put up on the company’s intranet or given away to employees in a CD format. Many organisations are using this tool to create intricate and interesting induction programs for their employees. Since the software does not require you to be a programmer to create quizzes, demonstrations and simulations, people from the educational sector can also use it successfully to create online tests and simulation assignments. It is a huge hit in the eLearning industry where Captivate professionals are in great demand. It is also in great demand in the software industry where it is used to train to introduce or upgrade knowledge of new software and tools. With the advent of new technologies Captivate is a premium solution for creating any kind of training content with support for media including text, images, streaming video and integration with Learning Management Systems and helps to create Flash player compatible content. This tool empowers designers to create interactive software simulations and quizzes without any programming knowledge. This tool is in demand among the sales, marketing and business professionals for creating elaborate business presentations and plans. Even in the fields of medical sciences and nursing this tool is being used to create remote training modules to showcase and impart critical and technical knowledge. It is also used in the media and animation industry to create visual storyboards. Since audio recording is allowed within the software while recording it acts as a very powerful audio-visual storyboard. It also allows for transcripts to be added to the slides that can be used as notes during filming and editing. With this training under your belt you can also work independently as a freelancer and offer your services to the various industries mentioned above. 52 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses in ForeignLanguages Course Foreign Languages Code Duration Fees American English FRLAURCER006 3 Months 4,500.00* British English FRLAURCER007 3 Months 4,500.00* French FRLAURCER001 3 Months 4,500.00* Spanish FRLAURCER002 3 Months 3,500.00 German FRLAURCER003 3 Months 4,500.00* Italian FRLAURCER004 3 Months 3,500.00 Dutch FRLAURCER005 3 Months 3,500.00 * Including Tutor support About Foreign LanguageVarsity India’s first and only portal to offer online foreign language training for seven languages viz., French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, American English and British English. The course(s) help you learn a foreign language completely and easily. The lessons cover all aspects of learning a language, written and oral expression, grammar and vocabulary, oral and written comprehension. The program focuses on essential linguistic skills at various levels of proficiency. Multimedia elements like video, audio and images bring interactivity to the learning. The patented speech recognition technology trains you to acquire the ability to speak like a native (Voice and Accent), as your pronunciation is compared/matched to that of native speakers that is already preset in the system along with interactive dialogues of everyday and professional spheres of life. Based on authentic materials the entire program can be customized to suit your needs and skill levels. The course delivers an engaging learning experience that combines the most innovative content with the latest in learning theory and pedagogy while leveraging state of the art technology. The course represents over twenty years of research and development investments and is a breakthrough in language learning program. Unique features: • Based on the diagnostic test, the course creates unique learning path for each learner • Easy-to-comprehend content created by expert instructional designers • 2,000+ hours of dynamic content • Specialised oral communication content with supplemental business and culture specific content • Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening Workshops • 37 different types of learning activities/interactions • 700 verbs conjugated in all tenses and 200 rules of grammar • Speech Recognition with playback and achievement scale • Spoken Error Tracking System (SETS®) technology automatically detects and corrects your pronunciation errors • Professional voice-overs, videos, 3-D animations and real-world graphics • 10,000 vocabulary words classified by lexical group • Anytime, anywhere accessibility “Fluency over a language, is the basic survival kit for today’s leaders” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 53 Online Courses in ForeignLanguages Foreign Languages Advantages of learning a foreign language online: 1. Interact with the computer 100% - Our course uses Artificial Intelligence which help learners have real-life meaningful conversations with the computer. 2. There is a personal tutor (The computer training system) available 24/7. 3. Study at your own pace and skill level. 4. Learn from Native Speakers – Our course is developed in the voice and accent of the nation where the language has originated from, so that your accent is perfect. 5. Includes special modules on culture training. 6. Start having real conversations with the computer in the first 4 hours of learning. Course Objective: Our course provides the user with all the components necessary to establish a personalized learning strategy, tailored to meet individual needs as well as provide a constant student support in classroom type settings. Pre-requisites: Basic Computing and typing skills. Must have studied English as a second language up to the 8th standard for British and American English (for working professionals). Knowledge of Basic English for learning foreign languages other than American and British English. Course USP: The course is incorporated with standardized tests required by universities across the world. It has a built-in patented “Spoken Error Tracking System” (SETS), which helps students along with a 3- dimensional visuals which guides him with lip movements to get the right pronunciation of words. Other features are: • Detailed tracking provided for each student. • Lesson printouts and creation of educational paths. • Student-Teacher interactive chat facility and class management. • Mapped to standard global language tests like TOEFL, IELTS etc. Target Market: Anyone who would like to make the most of changing times, in the wake of globalization of the Indian Economy. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a ‘Digital Certificate’ will be awarded. However, a physical certificate is also available at an extra cost of Rs 250/-. Career Prospects: It is the passport to high profile jobs like embassies, diplomat services, interpretation and translation, public relations and mass communication. In addition, foreign language learning opens doors to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)/Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO). Software professionals with knowledge of foreign language learning will have an added weightage to their CVs and increase their chances of getting posting in foreign assignments. In addition, knowledge of foreign languages is immensely beneficial for those working or intending to work in export/import and Multinational Corporations (MNCs) and organisation having joint venture with foreign companies. Some of the typical job openings/self employment openings available are: 1. Writer/Translator/Interpreter 2. Embassy/Consulates 3. Medical Transcription 4. Legal Transcription 5. BPO – International Processes/Support 6. Quality Assurance – International Processes/Support 54 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses in ForeignLanguages Foreign Languages Language Achievement Test: Equivalence Levels with the TOEIC and TOFEL Language Achievement Test: Equivalence Levels with the TOEIC Language Achievement Test TOEIC Level According to Scores 20 to 300 10 to 250 Novice 301 to 400 255 to 400 Elementary 401 to 550 405 to 600 Intermediate 501 to 650 605 to 780 Basic Working proficiency 651 to 700 785 to 900 Advanced Working proficiency 701 to 800 905 to 990 General Working proficiency Language Achievement Test TOEFL 20 to 175 217 to 300 176 to 350 301 to 400 351 to 500 401 to 500 501 to 650 501 to 600 651 to 800 601 to 677 55 World’s # 1 Foreign Language Lab ForeignLanguages and Communications Development Platform American English :: British English :: Dutch :: Arabic :: French :: German :: Spanish :: Italian :: Chinese :: Japanese The above courses can be packaged and installed on your intranet/computer labs and convert them into world class language lab that can teach all the above languages. This version also offers three additional languages viz., Chinese, Japanese and Arabic in addition to the Seven Languages which are being offered in the online version. Unique features: • Based on the diagnostic test, the course creates unique learning path for each learner. • Easy-to-comprehend content created by expert instructional designers. • 2,000+ hours of dynamic content. • Specialised oral communication content with supplemental business and culture specific content. • Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening Workshops. • 37 different types of learning activities/interactions. • 700 verbs conjugated in all tenses and 200 rules of grammar. • Speech Recognition with playback and achievement scale. • Patented Spoken Error Tracking System (SETS®) technology automatically detects and corrects • • • • • • • your pronunciation errors. Professional voice-overs, videos, 3-D animations and real-world graphics. 10,000 vocabulary words classified by lexical group. Anytime, anywhere accessibility. Detailed tracking provided for each student. Lesson printouts and creation of educational paths. Student-Teacher interactive chat facility and class management. Mapped to standard global language tests like TOEFL, IELTS etc. Advantages of using the language lab: • Interact with the computer 100% - Our course uses Artificial Intelligence which help learners have real-life meaningful conversations with the computer. • There is a personal tutor (The computer training system) available 24/7. • Study at your own pace and skill level. • Learn from Native Speakers – Our course is developed in the voice and accent of the nation where the language has originated from, so that your accent is perfect. • Includes special modules on culture training • Start having real conversations with the computer in the first 4 hours of learning. Course Objective: Our course provides the user with all the components necessary to establish a personalized learning strategy, tailored to meet individual needs as well as provide a constant student support in classroom type settings. Pre-requisites: Basic Computing and typing skills. Must have studied English as a second language up to 8 th standard for British and American English (For working professionals). Knowledge of Basic English for learning foreign languages other than American and British English. “Fluency over a language, is the basic survival kit for today’s leaders” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 56 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m World’s # 1 Foreign Language Lab ForeignLanguages and Communications Development Platform Target Market: • • • • Schools: Students from class 5 to 12 th (SSC/HSC, ICSE, CBSE, IB, IGCSE) Colleges: Undergraduates, Graduates, Postgraduates Corporate: All employees eespecially those connected with Customer Service, Channel Partners and their employees, MNCs, Companies having Foreign Joint ventures, Companies involved in Import and Export. IT: ITeS/BPO/KPO Career Prospects: It is the passport to high profile jobs like embassies, diplomat services, interpretation and translation, public relations and mass communication. In addition, foreign language learning opens doors to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)/Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO). Software professionals with knowledge of foreign language learning will have an added weight age to their CVs and increase their chances of getting posting in foreign assignments. In addition, knowledge of foreign languages is immensely beneficial for those working or intending to work in export/import and Multinational Corporations (MNCs) and organisation having joint venture with foreign companies. Some of the typical job openings/self employment openings available are: 1. Writer/Translator/Interpreter 2. Embassy/Consulates 3. Medical Transcription 4. Legal Transcription 5. BPO – International Processes/Support 6. Quality Assurance – International Processes/Support Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a ‘Digital Certificate’ will be awarded. However, a physical certificate is also available at an extra cost of Rs 250/-. 57 Institute of Retail Management In association Online Courses for Organised Retail Industry Course Code Certified Retail Professional™ RETRAICER001 Duration 3 Months Fees 7,500.00 Course Description: A certificate Program in Retail Management designed by RAI. This course covers the fundamental aspects of Organised Retailing Industry and ideal for anybody who wants to build a career in this industry. Working professionals, too, can greatly improve their career prospects. It offers an all-round perspective and acquaints one with the requirements of this particular industry. Course Objective: To equip the learner and retail professionals with the knowledge, skills and know-how applicable to the industry. This way, to create a sizeable talent pool of skilled professionals for the Indian Retail industry. Course USP: This program is designed and accredited by RAI which is the association of all top retailers in India. The certificate issued by them is recognised by the industry. Being online, if offers a flexibility of self paced learning. A learner can appear for this program at any time and from any place convenient to him. Pre-requisites: Basic knowledge of English language and basic computer operating knowledge. Target Market: Anybody who wants to get acquainted with the aspects of Organised Retailing Industry and who wants to build a career in this industry can enrol for this program. Even new entrants into the retail industry stands to benefit from this program. The minimum formal qualification is HSC. Course Outcome: A learner is equipped with the basic skill sets required to build a career in this industry. The learner is also awarded a joint certificate from RAI and GOLS Academy. 58 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses in Petroleum and Energy Sector In association with Indian School of Petroleum and Energy (ISPE) and University of Petroleum and Energy studies (UPES) Course Diploma in Lubricant Technology Code Duration PTVISPDIP001 25 Hrs Fees 3,500.00 Objective: This online course aims to familiarise learners with the basics in lubricant technology. The course will be eespecially useful to those with little technical know-how but would like to pursue career in Lubricant Technology. The course modules analyse different grades of lubricants along with technical specifications. The primary objective is to help individuals upgrade their functional skills and improve the way they do business. Description: This course covers various aspects of the Lube industry. It covers Friction, Wear and Lubrication, Lubricating Base oil, Lubricant Additives and classification of Lubricants. It further explains Automotive Engine oils such as, Passenger Car Motor Oils, Diesel Engine Oils, Natural Gas Engine Oils, Small Engine Oils and Automatic Transmission Fluids. Industrial Lubricants such as Hydraulic Oils, Gear Lubrication, Compressor and Vacuum Pump oils, Steam Turbine Oils, Synthetic Lubricants, Biodegradable lubricants are covered in detail. Quality aspects of Lubrications are covered in Blending, Quality Control and Lube Recommendations module. Unique Selling Points (USP): The course is created in collaboration with Indian School of Petroleum who are specialists in training in the Petroleum and Energy Sector. Pre-requisites: Diploma / degree in engineering or B.Sc graduates. Target Market:This course is for managers, sales and marketing professionals who encounter lubricants on a daily basis. It will also help individuals who work for automobile manufacturers and specialty car garages, engineers working in manufacturing and aviation Companies. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a joint Diploma by Indian School of Petroleum and GOLS will be awarded. 59 Online Courses on Biomedical and In association with Healthcare Informatics Course Certificate in Health Care Organisation and Management Code HLCBIICER001 Duration 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: The course teaches professionals and students the concept of medical and health care issues along with the application of technology in the health care system. This course not only covers the applied aspects of Health Care Organisation and their Management, but also develops additional skills such as project handling/execution and research report writing. Course Objective: This course provides effective dissemination of health literacy. Health literacy plays an important role in preventive health care services. The course is especially designed for the health care professionals, doctors, clinicians, nurses and people who are interested in health care information and providing health care services to the community. Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of health care management systems and services, primary health care, examples of health care information system, mastery test etc. Topics Covered: • Health Care • Health Care services • Health Care Policy and Indicators • Primary Health Care • Organizing Health Care Services • Health Care Information Systems • Health Care Education Systems Pre-requisites: Any graduate in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life sciences, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology etc. is eligible to join the program. Target Market: This course is launched for healthcare and medical professionals and any graduate who is planning to make his/her career in health care organisation and management. Career Prospects: This course provides a wide range of career opportunities such as managers, specialists, scientists, researchers in various organisations listed below. With additional academic qualifications as well as on-the-job experience, it is possible that these careers lead to positions such as Chief Information Officers, Directors of education and research and faculty members in various health sciences educational institutions across the globe. Career opportunities exist in: • Medical and Public Libraries • Hospitals and Nursing Facilities • Public Health Sector • Pharma, Biotech and Health Care Companies. • Health Care Insurance Provider and Service Provider Organisations Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Certificate in Health Care Organisation and Management will be awarded. 60 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course Code Duration Certificate Course in Telemedicine HLCBIICER002 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: This course not only teaches the basic concepts of Telemedicine but also provides in-depth knowledge about its applications. The program delivers useful information on Telemedicine technologies and Tele-health. The course enhances knowledge of professionals and students about information management and application of information technology to Telemedicine. Telemedicine is an emerging field that has profound social impact on the delivery and quality of medical care. This course also explains how to utilize Telemedicine in Disaster management . Course Objective: The main objective is to provide health and industry sectors with skilled people who may be involved in design, selection, procurement, installation, management, maintenance and evaluation of telemedicine and e-health systems appropriate to present and future needs. Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of Telemedicine, examples of Telecare services, and Mastery Test. Topics Covered: • • • • • • • • • • • Telemedicine Tele-health Emerging Technologies Telemedicine Information Services and Sources Benefits and Drawbacks of Telemedicine Relationship - Patient and Doctors Physician’s Essential Activity Biomedical Ethics Legal and Regulatory Environment Telemedicine in Different Countries Future of Telemedicine Pre-requisites: Any graduate in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, and Biotechnology etc. is eligible to join the program. Target Market: This course is launched for healthcare and medical professionals and any graduate of bio or life science who is planning to take telemedicine as his/her career. 61 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Career opportunities exist in: • • • • • Medical and Public Libraries Hospitals and Nursing Facilities Public Health Sector Pharma, Biotech and Health Care Companies Health care Insurance Provider and Service Provider Organisations Career positions available are: • • • • • • • e-Health Consultant Telemedicine legal Adviser e-Health System Analyst Telemedicine Technologist Telemedicine Program Consultant Domain Knowledge Specialist in IT industry, engaged in e-Health or Telemedicine Technology. Health Care Insurance Provider and Service Provider Organisations Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Certificate in Telemedicine will be awarded. Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Certificate in Health Care Organisation and Management will be awarded. 62 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course Code Engineering Certificate in Biomedical Engineering HLCBIICER003 Duration 3 Months 3 Months Fees 5,000.005,000.00 Course Description: This course provides detailed information on Biomedical engineering and its application in medical healthcare informatics. Biomedical engineers apply electrical, mechanical, chemical, optical and other engineering principles to understand, modify or control biologic (i.e. human and animal) systems, as well as design and manufacture products that can monitor physiologic functions and assist in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. Features: • Application of engineering system analysis (physiologic modeling, simulation and control) to biologic problems • Detection, measurement and monitoring of physiologic signals (i.e. biosensors and biomedical instrumentation) • Devices for replacement or augmentation of bodily functions (artificial organs) • Computer analysis of patient-related data and clinical decision making (medical informatics and artificial intelligence) • Medical imaging, i.e., the graphic display of anatomic detail or physiologic function Topics Covered: • Introduction to Biomedical Engineering • Biosignal Analysis (Understanding of biological process through signal process e.g. ECG • • • • • • • Sequences) Medical Imaging Advances in Image Processing Computers and Medical Diagnosis Nuclear Medicine Computer Tomography (CT Scanning) SPECT(Single Photon emission Computer Tomography) and PET (Positron Emission Tomography) Course Objective: A Biomedical Engineering course would educate a student on how to gain technical expertise in biology and medicine simultaneously and contribute effectively in the improvement of healthcare solutions. This unique field encompasses bio-instrumentation, bio-materials, bio-mechanics, medical imaging, genetic engineering, orthopedic surgery, cellular and tissue engineering. Biomedical engineers design and develop artificial organs like kidneys, pacemakers, sophisticated therapeutic and surgical devices like magnetic resonance imaging machine, laser system for eyes and more. Course USP: In-depth knowledge of Biomedical Engineering to attain perfection in the world of medicine 63 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics and healthcare, mastery test, and end of the course evaluation test for Certification. Pre-requisites: Any graduate in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life sciences, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology etc. is eligible to join the program. Target Market: Professionals and students who want to gain expertise in biomedical equipment, maintenance technicians and those who are involved in purchase of biomedical equipment in hospitals, nursing homes and colleges. Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Certificate in Biomedical Engineering will be awarded. Career opportunities exist in: • • • • Medical and Public Libraries Hospitals and Nursing Facilities Public Health Sector Corporations Scope in India Immense job opportunities in diverse spheres like medical equipments manufacturing, orthopedic, rehabilitation engineering, molecular, cellular and tissue engineering in public/private sectors are available for biomedical engineers in India. They can also be absorbed in hospitals to provide valuable advice on the purchase, installation, day-to-day running and maintenance of medical equipments. Biomedical engineers can also engage themselves in research activities by working harmoniously with doctors in the field of computational mechanics, physiology and medicine. They can also develop biomaterials to blend living cells and biomechanics and provide a match for living tissues. This domain of research work is regarded as the most sought after research work and offers handsome pay packages. Scope Abroad There is a huge demand for biomedical engineers abroad. Clinical engineers who monitor and maintain the databases of medical instrumentation and work with physicians to adapt instrumentation for the specific needs of the physician and hospitals are most sought after in hospitals abroad. Golden opportunities also await orthopedic engineers who improve the quality of life of patients by developing prosthetics, artificial limbs, hips and other organs. 64 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course Certificate in Pharma / Biotech / Biomedical Intellectual Property Management Code HLCBIICER004 Duration 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: Intellectual property is the legal protection of a property right to unique work created by human mind that has commercial value. The major legal mechanisms for protecting Pharma / Biotech / Biomedical Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is copyrights, patents and trademarks. Intellectual property rights enable owners to select who may access and use their intellectual property and to protect it from unauthorised use. Besides, it develops additional skills such as project handling/execution and patent writing and filing and writing. Such skills are in great demand with leading international Pharma / Biotech and Biomedical companies. Topics Covered: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Patent Patent Search The Patenting Process Key Issues Cost and Benefits of Patents - Economics Theories Scientific Exchange in Genomic Research Intellectual Property Strategy in Bioinformatics Patent Trial System Broad Biotechnology Patents Treaties/Conventions Relevant to India TRIPS and Pharmaceutical Industry - Issues and Prospects Flowchart for Patent Application Processing Non Patentable Inventions Patent Application Procedure in India Exclusive Marketing Rights Compulsory License Infringement of Patents Course Objective: The main objective of the course is to enhance and spread knowledge about Intellectual Property Rights and their importance in biomedical sciences. Other objectives of the course are: • To develop documentation/specification/claim writing expertise in the area of Intellectual Property Rights • To make available a pool of competent professionals in the area of Intellectual Property Rights. Program Features: This course not only covers applied aspects, but also strengthens additional skills 65 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics such as project handling/execution, patent filing and writing. Such skills are necessary to operate in the global businesses involved in Pharma / Biotech / Biomedical IPR. Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of IPR and its application in medical sciences, IPR issues, filing procedures, mastery test and end-of-course test for Certification. Target Market: This course is launched for healthcare and medical professionals and all those graduates who are planning to make their career in Pharma, Biomedical and Biotechnology Intellectual Property Management. Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Certificate in Pharma, Biomedical and Biotechnology Intellectual Property Management will be awarded. Career opportunities exist in: • • • • Medical and Public Libraries Hospitals and Nursing Facilities Public Health Sector Pharma, Biotech and Healthcare companies IPR is an appropriate course for lawyers, scientists etc. to enhance their career avenues and knowledge. IPR Program provides well structured information related to patentable inventions, copyright violations against any original research, papers, articles etc. Study of IPR will open up the following job prospects: • • • • 66 Writers: They draft applications and intellectual property licensing agreements as well as various kinds of legal documents such as drafts, appeals etc. Counselors: They give opinion to the clients for protecting their intellectual property in the form of trademarks, copyrights, patents, industrial designs etc. and render advice pertaining to infringement, protection of their legal rights etc. Scientists or Engineers: The patent lawyer needs to consult scientists or engineers having a technical background to understand the patents specifications for innovation in the patent applied for. Patent advocates: They protect the intellectual property of their clients before the Intellectual Property Tribunals, Courts and before the Customs Organisations. J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course Diploma in Health Care Informatics Code HLCBIICER014 Duration 6 Months Fees 20,000.00 Note: The course is a combination of courses – codes HLCBIICER001 to HLCBIICER004. Course Description: Informatics and the Health Care Delivery System is a Cohort course designed to introduce students to the field of health care informatics. It focuses on the history of basic informatics concepts, health care informatics and health information management applications. This course enhances knowledge about application of information technology to medical and health care issues. This course not only covers applied aspects of Healthcare Organisation and Informatics, but also helps develop additional skills such as project handling/execution and research report writing. This course not only explains the basic concepts of Telemedicine, but also provides an in-depth knowledge about its applications for speedy consultation in diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Subjects Covered: 1. 2. 3. 4. Health Care Organisation and Management Telemedicine Biomedical Engineering Pharma / Biotech / Biomedical Intellectual Property Rights Course Objective: This is an interdisciplinary course designed with the following objectives: • To understand how to incorporate technology into the provision of safe, effective and evidencebased health care • To appreciate the perspective and role of patients and health providers when using technology in health care • To know about basic health informatics including electronic health/medical records (EHR/EMR), • • • • • tele-health (e-health and telemedicine), medical imaging, evidence-based medicine (EBM), standards, patient privacy and security issues To be aware of the role of hardware, software and networks used in healthcare To identify the features of a good database management system for handling patient records To demonstrate skills in querying medical databases and medical literature and produce reports To demonstrate basic skills in database administration activities: namely creating and adding, retrieving, updating and deleting records (known as CRUD) To understand and use a hospital information system Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of Health Care Informatics, Biomedical Engineering, Telemedicine, Primary Health Care, examples of services, mastery test and end-of-the-course test for Certification. 67 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Pre-requisites: Any graduate in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology etc. is eligible to join the program. Target Market: This course is launched for health care and medical professionals and any graduate who is planning to take healthcare organisation and management as his/her career. Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Diploma in Health Care Informatics will be awarded. After the completion of the course, students will be able to: • Describe the importance of healthcare informatics standards and how it impacts clinical care • Describe how healthcare informatics standards support common administrative and clinical functions • Recognize the challenges in implementing healthcare informatics standards • Describe the evolution and history of healthcare informatics • Differentiate the ways in which data are managed, processed and transformed Career opportunities exist in: • • • • • Medical and Public Libraries Hospitals and Nursing Facilities Public Health Sector Pharma, Biotech and Health Care Companies Health Insurance and Service Provider Companies With the changing technology, healthcare informatics will be employed to handle information with a view to produce favorable and cost efficient results. On completion, this program provides a wide range of career opportunities such as managers, specialists, scientists, researchers in healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical companies, private and government agencies, medical, dental, nursing and health service providers and academic institutions . With the necessary academic preparations and on-the-job experiences, these careers can lead to positions as Chief Information Officers, Directors of education and research and faculty members in various health sciences and educational institutions across the globe. 68 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses on Biomedical and In association with Healthcare Informatics Course Certificate in Medical Informatics Code HLCBIICER005 Duration 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: This course provides effective dissemination and use of information in health care and medical informatics. The course exhaustively covers all the aspects of effective organisation, analysis, management and use of information in health care. Medical informatics emphasizes use of technology as an integral tool to help organise, analyse, manage and use information. This program has been designed to familiarise individuals with the application of information technologies in health care and biomedical research. The conceptual components include; principles of database design, human-computer interface, medical vocabulary, coding systems, medical decision analysis methods, evaluation methods in medical informatics and strategies for designing and managing clinical information systems. The technical components include: use of the Internet for biomedical applications, current and emerging wide area network technologies, use of literature and molecular sequence databases, enterprise-wide clinical data systems and systems for telemedicine. Topics Covered: • • • • • • • • Basics of Biomedical Informatics Information Technology in Medical Education Medical Informatics Medical Information: Sources and Structure Medical Informatics: Problems and Misuse Future of Medical Informatics Clinical Medicine and Information Technology Health Informatics Course Objective: • To prepare students in the applications of computer in healthcare • To provide Biomedical concepts, Medical Informatics advantages and disadvantages • To support and manage all health care activities, ranging from those pertaining to the care of the sick to health promotion and disease prevention Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of Medical Informatics, Medical Information: Sources and Structure, mastery test and end-of-course test for Certification Pre-requisites: Any graduate in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life sciences, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology etc. is eligible to join the program. 69 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Target Market: This course is launched for healthcare and medical professionals and all the graduates who are planning to take informatics in health care. Course Outcome: On successful completion of this course, a Certificate in Medical Informatics will be awarded. Potential career paths for the qualified Medical Information Officers include: • • • • • • • • • • 70 Clinical Information Officer Project Manager Internal Health IT Consultant System/Applications Expert Process Analyst Evaluator Health Information Researcher System/Information Designer/Architect Research Clinician Information Officer Evaluation Scientist J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses on Biomedical and In association with Healthcare Informatics Course Certificate in Clinical Information Systems and Databases Code HLCBIICER006 Duration 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: This program provides in-depth knowledge of Clinical Information Systems and their application in other domains of medical and healthcare sciences. It offers information regarding the concepts of clinical databases and their role in patient care or processing etc. Course Objective: To understand medical information in today’s world, it is necessary to have a grasp of diverse fields of knowledge that go beyond clinical knowledge of diseases and their treatment. New methods for gathering, storing, retrieving, analysing and interpreting information have became essential to capture medical information and make it available quickly to doctors & policy makers. Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of Clinical Databases, Clinical Information Systems, mastery test and end-of-the- course test for Certification. Topics Covered: • • • • • Introduction and Importance of Clinical Information Systems Clinical Information Systems in Health Care Security in Clinical Information Systems Hospital Information Systems in Nursing Care Health Care Nursing Systems Pre-requisites: Any graduate in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life sciences, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology etc. is eligible to join the program. Program is intended for: This course is launched for healthcare and medical professionals and all graduates who are planning to take career in clinical information systems or databases. Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Certificate in Clinical Information Systems and Databases will be awarded. This course enhances knowledge of professionals and students in information management and application of information technology in medical and health care issues. Career Prospects: This program enables successful students to develop insight in medical information science, which has significant value in the labour market. 71 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Potential careers include: • • • • • • • • 72 Clinical Information Officer Project Manager Internal Health IT Consultant System/Applications Expert Process Analyst Evaluator Hospital Information System ResearcherResearch Clinician Information Officer Evaluation Scientist J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses on Biomedical and In association with Healthcare Informatics Course Certificate in Biomedical Tools & Software Code HLCBIICER007 Duration 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: Today, computer technology is used in each and every facet of human life and its usage in business is based on enhanced productivity and efficiency. The use of software in all areas of patient interface is increasing in the medical world. This course aims to train people in the application and use of bio-medical software and tools. The course components include: • Computer analysis of patient-related data and clinical decision making (medical informatics and artificial intelligence) • Software tool utilises data, obtained in the process of treating patients and supports decision making • To develop decision making abilities in students in simulated problems with finite number of alternatives Topics Covered: • • • • • • • Computers in Medicine Operating Systems Programming Languages Software’s Development Methodology Pubmed (public medical literature) Entrez (website related to bioinformatics tools and literature) Biomedical Application Software Course Objective: This course endows effective dissemination of software tools and techniques to health professionals. The focus of the course is to teach about tools that integrate and visualize various data for gene discovery, predict variations in study of polymorphisms and mine biomedical literature for hidden knowledge. The goal is to develop computational tools that enable and aid biomedical researcher. Course USP: To provide exhaustive knowledge on Biomedical Software, mastery test and end-of-course test for Certification. Pre-requisites: Any graduate in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology etc. is eligible to join the program. Target Audience: Professionals and students who aim at gaining expertise in biomedical equipment sale/purchase, installation, maintenance and day-to-day running or anyone who wishes to become a consultant in this area are advised to do this course. Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Certificate in Biomedical Tools and Software will be awarded. 73 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Career opportunities exist in: • • • • • Medical and Public Libraries Hospitals and Nursing Facilities Public Health Sector Pharma, Biotech and Health Care Companies Medical Insurance and Service Providers Potential career positions for qualified Medical Clinical Officer include: • • • • • • • • 74 Clinical Officer Project Manager Internal Health IT Consultant System/Applications Expert Process Analyst Evaluator Health Information Researcher System/Information Designer/Architect J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses on Biomedical and In association with Healthcare Informatics Course Certificate in Hospital Information Systems Code HLCBIICER008 Duration 3 Month Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: Integration and communication of patient data plays a key role in improving healthcare and providing intelligent systems support for diagnosis and therapy. Medicine, seen both as a science and as the provision of medical care, is traditionally associated with the two aspects, documentation and communication of patient data and findings. In this respect documentation and communication not only serve the scientific aims, but also help ensure rationality, consistency and continuity of medical care. Thus achieving better Hospital Information System (HIS). This course provides effective dissemination of health care information. HIS is a computerized system designed to meet the information needs of all stakeholders in a hospital. It may include diverse types of data, such as: • • • • • • • Patient Information Clinical Laboratory, Radiology, and Patient Monitoring Patient Census and Billing Staffing and Scheduling Outcomes Assessment and Quality Control Pharmacy Ordering, Prescription Handling, and Pharmacopoeia Information Decision Support Systems The program has been designed to highlight: • Overview of Hospital Information System (HIS) with special reference to medical record unit, organisational structure, functional linkages • Functional classification of hospital information system, computerized and non-computerized hospital information system • Types of records and reports generated • Exercises and group work • Steps and framework for the preparation of action plan for improvement in existing HIS constrains Course Objective: • To orient the participants in concepts and application of state-of-the-art Hospital Information • • • • • • System (HIS) To describe the basic and advance concept applicable in hospital information To describe the departments in a hospital where HIS may be applied To describe organisation and functions of HIS including the medical record department To describe the classification of hospital information system To describe the computerized hospital systems and its benefits To prepare an action plan for improving the existing hospital information systems and its application for improving efficiency of hospitals Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of HIS, mastery test and end-of-the-course evaluation test for Certification. 75 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Topics Covered: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Computerized Medical Information Systems Latest Developments in Hospital Management and Information Systems Nursing Information Systems Record Keeping in Hospital Decision Support Systems in Hospital Pre-requisite: Any graduate in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology etc. is eligible to join the program. Target Market: This course is targeted at healthcare and medical professionals and all the graduates planning to take biomedical informatics as a career choice. Course Outcome: On the completion of the program, a Certificate in Hospital Information Systems will be awarded. The program will help Hospital Administrators to effectively utilize hospital information system for better planning and management of hospitals. Career opportunities exist in: • • • • • Medical and Public Libraries Hospitals and Nursing Facilities Public Health Sector Pharma, Biotech and Health Care Companies Companies providing Medical Insurance and Service Providers Potential career paths include: • • • • • • • • 76 Clinical Information Officer Project Manager Internal Health IT Consultant System/Applications Expert Process Analyst Evaluator Hospital Information Research Officer System / Information Designer / Architect J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Online Courses on Biomedical and In association with Healthcare Informatics Course Diploma in Biomedical Informatics Code HLCBIIDIP015 Duration 6 Months Fees 20,000.00 Note: The course is a combination of courses – codes HLCBIICER005 to HLCBIICER008. Course Description: Biomedical Informatics is the integration of Information Technology and medicine and has application on both sides, i.e., clinical and research side of Biomedicine. Clinical Side Application: • Clinical informatics, Patient care and safety, Decision, and Analysis • Vision Informatics: Medical imaging, Digital imaging, and Ultrasound Research Side Application: • New advances in genomics, biotechnology and proteomics • Gene micro arrays, target sites The course incorporates health informatics & telematics (science of data transmission) applications. It integrates communications technologies with monitoring and medical devices and also emergency health and medical systems. It focuses on robust design to organise, store, retrieve and analyse the data. It uses information technology for better understanding of biomedical knowledge, management of health care systems, clinical decision making, and to design and develop interactive multimedia systems. The purpose of the course is to prepare students to use information technology to manage all health care activities, ranging from the care of the sick, disease prevention, to health promotion, education of health care professionals, health sciences and research. Examples of such applications are: health care and hospital management systems, laboratory automation, quality assurance, financial management and resource allocation, biomedical research, clinical decision making, treatment monitoring, networking and registration systems, information storage, retrieval and database management systems, simulation and modeling, pattern recognition, biomedical signal and image processing, and health professionals’ education, research and support systems. Subjects Covered: 1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction to Medical Informatics Clinical Information Systems and Databases Biomedical Tools and Software Hospital Information Systems 77 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course Objective: This is an interdisciplinary course designed with the following objectives: • To prepare students in the applications of computer to health care • To support and manage all health care activities ranging from those pertaining to the care of the sick to disease prevention and health promotion • To promote good health, prevent disease and promote education of health care professionals • To understand use of computerised hospital information system • To know basics of health informatics including electronic health/medical records (EHR/EMR), telehealth (e-health and telemedicine), medical imaging, and evidence based medicine (EBM), standards, and patient privacy and security issues. Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of Medical Informatics, Clinical and Hospital Information Systems, Telemedicine, Primary Health Care, examples of services, mastery test and end-of-the-course evaluation test for Certification. Pre-requisite: Any graduate in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life sciences, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, and Biotechnology etc. is eligible to join the Course. Target Market: This course is launched for healthcare and medical professionals and all graduates who are planning to take medical informatics and their management as their career. Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, Diploma in Biomedical Informatics will be awarded. In addition, the students will develop following competencies: • Understand how health care professionals access and disseminate the data to make informed decisions • Model data structures to represent the information • Develop and implement computerized decision support systems to improve clinical practice, medical research, education and management Career opportunities exist in: • • • • • 78 Medical and Public Libraries Hospitals and Nursing Facilities Public Health Sector Pharma, Bio-Tech and Health Care Companies Health Insurance and Service Providers J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics In terms of a professional career in biomedical informatics, there are several opportunities which a qualified person can find. Some of these are: Data management and information analysis, medical imaging, telemedicine, genomic mapping, systems and software development, and knowledge management. In addition, those having professional degree in healthcare, job opportunities are available as consultants with management consulting firms, hospital database managers, data analysts, librarians and positions with the state health departments. Career opportunities abound in large corporations that offer endto-end solutions in setting up systems for IT-enabled clinical practices, medical/ diagnostics decision support systems, multimedia healthcare solutions, healthcare content management, clinical knowledge architecture. The course covers design and statistical analysis of drug trials. This skill set is in high demand with pharmaceutical companies, research labs (to work in the areas of modeling), simulations, gene expression control, clinical databases, and medical statistics. With the changing technology, Healthcare and Bio-medical Informatics would be employed for handling information to make informed decisions as: • Healthcare Information Manager to monitor healthcare systems • Technologists in Healthcare to access manage and examine information • In Biotechnology industry for patient monitoring This Course provides a wide range of career opportunities such as managers, specialists, scientists, researchers in healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical companies, private and governmental agencies, and medical, dental and nursing colleges. With the necessary academic qualifications and on-the-job experience, these careers can lead to positions like Chief information Officers, Directors of education and research and faculty members in various health sciences educational institutions across the globe. 79 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course Advance Diploma in Biomedical & Healthcare Informatics Code Duration Fees HLCBIIADP016 12 Months 40,000.00 Note: The course is a combination of courses. – codes HLCBIIDIP014 and HLCBIIDIP015. Course Description: Informatics and Health Care Delivery System is a Cohort course designed to introduce students to the field of health care informatics. It focuses on the history of health care informatics, basic informatics concepts and health information management applications. This course enhances the knowledge about application of information technology to medical and health care issues. This course not only covers applied aspects, but also helps develop additional skills such as project handling/execution, research report writing and best management practices. This course explains the basic concept of Telemedicine, but also provides an in-depth knowledge about its applications for speedy consultation in diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics is the integration of information technology and medicine which has application on both sides i.e. in clinical or research side. Clinical Side Application: • Clinical Informatics, Patient care and safety, Decision, and Analysis • Vision Informatics: Medical imaging, Digital imaging and Ultrasound Research Side Application: • New advances in genomics, biotechnology and proteomics • Gene micro arrays, target sites Subjects Covered: • • • • • • • • 80 Introduction to Medical Informatics Clinical Information Systems and Databases Biomedical Tools and Software Hospital Information Systems Health Care Organisation and Management Telemedicine Biomedical Engineering Pharma / Biotech / Biomedical Intellectual Property Rights J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course Objective: This is an interdisciplinary course designed with the following objectives: • To understand how to incorporate technology for provision of safe, effective and evidence -based health care • To understand use of computerized hospital information system • To know the basics of health informatics including electronic health / medical records (EHR/ • • • • • • • • EMR), telehealth (e-Health and telemedicine), medical imaging, evidence-based medicine (EBM), standards, patient privacy and security issues To be aware of the role of hardware, software and networks used in healthcare To identify the features of a good database management system for handling patient records To demonstrate skills in querying medical databases and medical literature and produce reports To demonstrate basic skills in database administration activities viz; creating and adding, retrieving, updating and deleting records (known as CRUD) To understand and use the hospital information system To support and manage all health care activities, ranging from those pertaining to the care of the sick to disease prevention and health promotion To promote good health, prevent disease and promote education in health care To promote health sciences research and management, efforts in finding solutions to problems in the delivery of health care and its cost effectiveness Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of Medical Informatics, Clinical and Hospital Information Systems, Telemedicine, Primary Health care, examples of services, mastery test and end of the course evaluation test for Certification. Pre-requisites: Any graduate in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life sciences, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology etc. is eligible to join the course. Target Market: This course is launched for healthcare and medical professionals and any graduate who is planning to take medical informatics and their management as his/her career. Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, Advance Diploma in Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics will be awarded. After the completion of the course the students will be able to: • Describe the importance of healthcare informatics standards and how it impacts clinical care • Describe how healthcare informatics standards support common administrative and clinical • • • • • • functions Recognize the challenges in implementing healthcare informatics standards Describe the evolution and history of healthcare informatics Differentiate ways data are managed, processed and transformed Understand how health care professionals access and disseminate data to make informed decisions Model data structures to represent information Develop and implement computerized decision support systems to improve clinical practice, medical research, education and management 81 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Career opportunities exist in: • • • • • Medical and Public Libraries Hospitals and Nursing Facilities Public Health Sector Pharma & Biotech and Health Care Companies Health Insurance and Service Providers In terms of a professional career in biomedical informatics, there are several opportunities which a qualified person can find. Some of these are: data management and information analysis, medical imaging, telemedicine, genomic mapping, systems and software development and knowledge management. In addition, for those having professional degree in healthcare, job opportunities are available as consultants with management consulting firms, hospital database managers, data analysts, librarians and positions with the state health departments. Careers abound in large corporations that offer endto-end solutions in setting up systems for IT-enabled clinical practices, medical/ diagnostics decision support systems, multimedia healthcare solutions, healthcare content management, clinical knowledge architecture. The Course covers design and statistical analysis of drug trials. This skill set is high in demand in pharmaceutical companies, research labs to work in the areas of modeling, simulations, gene expression control, clinical databases and medical statistics. With the changing technology, Healthcare and Bio-medical Informatics would be employed for handling information to make informed decisions as: • Healthcare Information Manager to monitor healthcare systems • Technologists in Healthcare to access manage and examine information • In Biotechnology industry for patient monitoring This Course provides a wide range of career opportunities such as managers, specialists, scientists, researchers in healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical companies, private and governmental agencies, and medical, dental and nursing colleges. With the necessary academic qualifications and on-the-job experience, these careers can lead to positions like Chief information Officers, Directors of education and research and faculty members in various health sciences educational institutions across the globe. 82 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course Certificate in Cheminformatics Code BIOBIICER001 Duration 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: Cheminformatics is a rapidly developing branch of Chemistry. The aim of this course is to equip graduates in Chemistry and associated disciplines with specialised knowledge and skills. The skills taught in this course are appropriate for those planning to take up careers such as, Cheminformatics specialists in the chemical industry and related fields. This course not only covers the basics of Cheminformatics, but also develops additional skills such as chemical data handling and analysis. Topics Covered: • • • • • • Introduction to Cheminformatics Cheminformatics-The Rising Importance of Cheminformatics Uses of Cheminformatics Prospects of Cheminformatics Evolution of Cheminformatics Chemical Information System Course Objective: The objective of this course is to provide graduates of Chemistry and associated disciplines with knowledge and skill sets essential for pursuing a career as a Cheminformatics specialist. The course provides comprehensive knowledge of this fast-growing field starting from the basic principles to its advanced application in the fields of Chemistry, Biotechnology, Drug Development and Material Science. Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of Cheminformatics, chemical information sources, mastery test and end-of-the-course evaluation test for certification. Pre-requisites: Any Graduate in Chemical Science, Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology is eligible to join the course. Target Market: This course is launched for Chemical Science professionals and any graduate planning to take up a career in Chemical Science whether it be in management or the R&D sector. Course Outcome: There is a demand in the chemical, agrochemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology- based companies of experts who have extensive knowledge of chemistry coupled with necessary computer skills to handle any data generated by researchers. The course is especially designed keeping in mind the nature of Cheminformatics and its practical applications, also its applicability in drug design, molecular simulation, database management etc. This course provides students with knowledge on how Cheminformatics can be applied in various fields. On successful completion of the course, a Certificate in Basics of Cheminformatics will be awarded. Career Prospects: Today, experts who are not only familiar with the traditional knowledge of chemistry 83 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics but also have knowledge of the applied fields are in great demand. This course enables students to understand the role of Information Technology (IT) in chemical and pharmaceutical sciences, thus opening up novel job opportunities. The students gain skills that are specific to Cheminformatics as well as generic computing skills. The successful students are well-equipped to take up IT-related careers as well as careers in the area of Cheminformatics in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical and biotechnology industries. The expertise in Cheminformatics can also help obtain employment in the following sectors: • • • • 84 Pharmaceutical/Chemical Industry Sector IT/Computing/Software Sector Hospital/Health Authorities Research Assignments J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course Certificate in Drug Design & Discovery (Theories & Processes) Code HLCBIICER009 Duration 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: Pharmaceutical industry is the biggest beneficiary of the Bioinformatics / Pharmacoinformatics revolution arising out of post-genomic endeavors and computing advancements. We are now moving into an era where drugs may be designed as per individual genetic profiles. This course is designed to provide an intensive and up-to- date learning in the emerging area of Pharmacoinformatics. It also provides knowledge about computerized network based pharmaceutical and health care information resources. Topics Covered: • • • • • • • • • Fundamentals of Drugs Role of Molecular Recognition Stereochemistry Computer Aided Drug Designing QSAR (Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship) and Experimental Design Receptor Pharmacology Enzyme Inhibitors Computational Techniques Resources and Business Course Objective: • This course has been designed with an objective to provide an in-depth knowledge in the area of drug designing. • To develop documentation / research writing expertise in the drug design Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of drug designing, QSAR, Computer aided drug designing, mastery test, and end-of-the-course evaluation test for Certification. Pre-requisites: A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Sciences, Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Management, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Mathematics, Computer science, Pharmacology, Marketing, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Medicine and other relevant qualification in respective areas. Doctors, Computer professionals, R&D Scientists are also encouraged to apply for the course. Interested undergraduates in their final year may also apply. Target Market: This course is launched for Chemical and Pharma professionals and any planning to take drug designing and management as his/her career. graduate Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Certificate in Drug Design and Discovery (Theories and Processes) will be awarded. Career Prospects: If you’re interested in a career in the fascinating and challenging world of drug 85 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics design, this is the course that will take you there. Rather than presenting just one of the disciplines used in the field, this Course blends the subjects you need: biomedicine and pharmaceutical science - into one comprehensive course that focuses on the integration of modern organo-medicinal (Organic-medicine) chemistry and molecular biology. The rapidly developing pharmaceutical, bioscience and healthcare industries are all eager to employ qualified drug discovery or biomedical scientists. You could establish a laboratory-based career, such as research or product development, in areas such as: • • • • • • • 86 Global pharmaceutical companies Biotech companies Contract drug testing Hospitals National Health Service(NHS) Local government Health and safety divisions of selected industries (e.g. nuclear power industry) J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course Certificate in Biotechnology Code BIOBIICER002 Duration 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: Biotechnology is one of the most rapidly expanding areas of research within the life sciences. It can easily be compared to the silicon chip technology in the physical sciences. Many of the most exciting research and developments of the last decade came from the basic biotechnology principles. Examples include, use of enzymes in the synthesis of new drugs, recombinant DNA technology in identifying the basis of genetic disease, gene therapy and development of computational tools for manipulating genome sequences among others. This course has been created keeping in mind the importance of biotechnology in today’s world. This course is designed with an understanding that in such a hardcore technology based area a right blend of manpower is required to harness technology with commercial skills. This course aims to create future leaders in the field of Biotechnology who can mould/ create the future of the Biotech industry with their techno-managerial skills. Topics Covered: • • • • • • • • Biotechnology - An Introduction Biotechniques Biotechnology - A New Frontier in Health Biotech Industry Food and Agriculture Biotechnology Social, Ethical Issues and Safety in Biotechnology Future of Biotechnology Biotechnology Worldwide Course Objective: • • • • • • • To enhance and share knowledge in the emerging field of Biotechnology To provide quality inputs in the area of Biotechnology, to working professionals and students To develop documentation/research writing expertise in the area of Biotechnology To make our country a hub for conduct of ethical Biotechnology research, thus leading to better opportunities and higher quality of life To help develop top-rung professionals in the area of Biotechnology who can perform at par with the world’s best To provide complete knowledge of the Biotechnology industry and the impact of new molecules on the healthcare system To distinguish biotech products from the pharmaceutical products Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of Biotechnology, Biotechniques, Biotech Industries, Food and Agriculture Biotechnology, mastery test and end-of-the-course evaluation test for Certification. Pre-requisites: Those with a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, 87 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Management, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Pharmacology, Marketing, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Medicine. Doctors, Computer Professionals, R&D Scientist are also encouraged to apply for the course. Interested undergraduates in their final year may also apply. Target Market: This course is intended for Life Sciences/ Pharma professionals who have / intend to take up biotechnology as a career. Any other professional who wishes to understand biotechnology at the grass-root level will also benefit from this course. Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, a Certificate in Biotechnology will be awarded. In addition, the successful participant should enhance knowledge/expertise in the following areas: • The information passed from parents to offspring is coded in DNA molecules. • Genes are segments of DNA molecules. Inserting, deleting or substituting DNA segments can alter • • • • • the genes. An altered gene may be passed on to every cell that develops from it. The resulting features may help/harm/have little or no effect on the offspring’s success in its environment. Risk Analysis is used to minimise the likelihood of unwanted side effects of a new technology. The public perception may depend, however, on psychological factors as well as scientific ones. New varieties of farm plants and animals have been engineered by manipulating their genetic instructions to produce new characteristics. Write clear, step-by-step instructions for conducting investigations or operating procedure. Biotechnology has contributed to health improvement in many ways, but its cost and application have led to a variety of controversial social and ethical issues. The development and use of technologies to maintain, prolong, sustain or terminate life have often raised social, moral, ethical and legal issues. Career Prospects: There are huge career opportunities in Biotechnology as the demand for trained professionals is growing globally and that includes India. India is also fast emerging as a hub of Bio-tech research. The global market for biotech is worth $91 billion and the world is outsourcing a lot of R&D projects to Indian companies besides, many MNCs are setting-up base in India. In addition, there is ample employment opportunity, in Government and private sectors. The government institutes and organisations, such as Department of Biotechnology (DBT), several agriculture, dairy and horticulture institutes offer jobs to Biotechnology professionals. In the private sector, the job openings for biotechnologists are growing. Drug and pharmaceutical companies involved in biotech research include, Dabur, Ranbaxy, Hindustan Unilever Ltd., Dr. Reddy’s. They offer Biotechnology professionals, handsome pay-packages. One can also find jobs in the food processing industry and chemical and textile industries. In India, the major companies that hire biotechnologists are Hindustan Unilever Ltd., Thapar Group, Indo American Hybrid Seeds, Bicon India Ltd., IDPL, Hindustan Antibiotics to name a few. The pay package 88 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics varies from Rs. 10,000 - 30,000 for graduates at the entry level. However, candidates with postgraduate qualifications can get much more. Those employed in government research centres can start with Rs. 12,000 along with perks and allowances. Job prospects are available in the following organisations: • • • • • • • • Drug and Pharmaceutical Research Public Funded Laboratories Chemical Industries Environment Control Waste Management Agriculture Food Processing Bio-Process Industries 89 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course Certificate in Bioinformatics Code BIOBIICER003 Duration 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: Bioinformatics involves multidisciplinary approach which includes computational, mathematical and statistical methods to study, organise, analyse and interpret biological information, at the molecular, genetic and genomic levels. Bioinformatics is the hottest buzzword in the field of science in which biology, computer science and information technology merge into a single discipline. The ultimate goal of bioinformatics is to enable the discovery of new biological insights. The course is designed to create basic level of expertise in bioinformatics. Topics Covered: • • • • • Introduction to Bioinformatics Basics of Bioinformatics Sequence Alignment Algorithms for Molecular Biology Bioinformatics and Business Course Objective: • To enhance and share knowledge in the emerging areas of bioinformatics • To provide quality inputs in the area of bioinformatics, to working professionals and students Other objectives are to provide: • The concepts of computer science that relate to problems in biological sciences • Commercial and academic perspectives on bioinformatics Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of bioinformatics, sequence alignment, algorithms, mastery test and end-of-the-course test for Certification. Pre-requisites: A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Sciences, Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Management, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Mathematics, Computer science, Pharmacology, Marketing, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular biology and Medicine. Doctors, Computer professionals, R&D Scientist are also encouraged to apply for the course. Interested undergraduates in their final year may also apply. Target Market: This Course is intended for all professionals and students who wish to understand the basics of bioinformatics and its application. Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Certificate in Basics of Bioinformatics will be awarded. 90 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Career Prospects: There is a big demand for Bioinformatics professionals in leading MNCs like Beecham, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Glaxo, Wellcome etc. Same is true for companies and government agencies involved in research work. Within 10 years, all new drug designs are set to be genomics-related. And hence there is huge demand for bioinformatics professionals. Pharmaceutical industry is a massive $300 billion industry, and is spending $30-40 billion a year in R&D. Such R&D efforts require tools to support; that is where Bioinformatics professionals need arises. There is an acute shortage of Bioinformatics and Molecular Modeling specialists. It is a golden opportunity for Bioinformatics professional because the international salaries range from USD 80,000/- to USD 2,00,000/- p.a. Bioinformatics is the new global wave. Companies and Governments in the business of developing drugs, agriculture, chemicals, hybrid plants, plastics, petroleum derivatives, and Information Technology are setting up Bioinformatics divisions. India, being a forerunner in this knowledge economy, is expected to play a leading role in the Bioinformatics revolution. India has expert software professionals and qualified and experienced Biologists / Biotechnologists, but lacks a combination which is now known as Bioinformatics Professional. Prospective employers include Pharmaceutical companies in India / abroad, R&D organisation, Institutions, Government Organisations, Software Companies & Product Marketing Companies. There are great opportunities to work as Scientists, Researchers, Software Developers, Database Developers, Consultants, Trainers and Academicians 91 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course Code Certificate in Pharma Regulatory Affairs HLCBIICER010 Duration 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: The Pharma regulatory affair is an important area of knowledge about regulations mandated by the federal government agencies like Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These regulations apply to the development, testing, approval, manufacturing, commercialization and postmarking surveillance of pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical device products. The course is intended to provide students with a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of federal laws and regulations as they apply to all stages of development and commercialization of pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical device products. Regulatory affairs in the pharmaceutical industry aim to protect human health, promote safety, efficacy and quality of drugs. The regulations apply to all drugs whether new or established products. Key Features: • An explanatory overview of the regulatory process, and the key regulatory documents produced • • • • during the process The important role of regulation in drug approval and drug marketing Regulatory policy structure You can also take part in online discussions for some of the modules You should also access other resources available on the internet Topics Covered: • • • • • • • Pharma Regulatory Affairs Objectives and Issues Overview of Good Manufacturing Practices Bioethics (Study of ethical and moral implications of new biological discoveries & advances) Pharmaceutical Legislation: A Background Import of Drugs in USA Licensing in European Union International Conference on Harmonization Course Objective: The online course aims to prepare aspirants for regulatory affairs positions in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical device industries. Other objectives are: • • To provide a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of federal laws and regulations as they apply to all stages of development and commercialization of pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical device products. To prepare students for regulatory affairs positions in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical device industries. Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of Pharma Regulatory Affairs, Good Manufacturing Practices, 92 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Pharmaceutical Legislation, Licensing, mastery test and end-of-the- course evaluation test for Certification. Pre-requisites: A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Sciences, Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Management, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Mathematics, Computer science, Pharmacology, Marketing, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Medicine and other relevant qualifications in the respective areas. Doctors, Computer professionals, R&D Scientist are also encouraged to apply for the Course. Interested undergraduates in their final year may also apply. Target Market: This course is launched for Chemical and Pharma professionals and any graduate who is planning to take drug designing and management as his / her career. Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Certificate in Pharma Regulatory Affairs will be awarded. Career Prospects: The number of career opportunities continues to grow in this field. With globalization and increased complexity and scope of regulatory processes, there is continued increase in industry demand for people with a strong foundation in regulatory affairs. Those undergoing this course are eligible to work involving regulatory approval for drug or medical device and its quality assurance. The Regulatory Affairs Course provides professionals with the specialised knowledge required to help biotechnology, medical device, pharmaceutical and food companies manage regulatory processes. Types of Companies Hiring Regulatory Affairs Professionals The job opportunities are excellent in the areas of regulatory affairs and quality operations in pharmaceutical, biotech, veterinary, cosmetic, food and medical devices, Contract Research Organisations and government. These professionals will find employment as Regulatory Affairs Associates, Regulatory Affairs Assistants, Quality Assurance Associates, Quality Assurance Investigators, Documentation Officers and Medical Information Associates, Drug Inspectors, Drug Controllers, Regulatory Affairs Consultants for Pharma / Biotechnology Industry, Regulatory Food Safety Scientist, Pharmaco-vigilance Manager, Drug Safety Specialist etc. Responsibilities of Those Involved in Regulatory Affairs Regulatory professionals interact with all the departments of the company, and based on this cooperation, prepare a variety of documents necessary for research, development and production of drugs/medical devices. Frequent interaction with the Government is necessary to obtain regulatory approval for conducting clinical studies and for production of therapeutics (the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of disease and art and science of healing). Regulatory Affairs Professionals, while working for the Government, assure that the industry complies with regulations. Specifically, the Regulatory Professionals review documents submitted by the industry and releases permission for conducting clinical studies or for product manufacturing and distribution, based on regulatory and scientific merits. 93 Online Courses on Biomedical and In association with Healthcare Informatics Course Certificate in Contract Research in Pharma Industry Code HLCBIICER011 Duration 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: Technology plays a vital role in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Advances in robotics, in silico (working in dry lab i.e. on computers) simulation, high throughput synthesis and screening, genomics and information technology, present tremendous opportunities and challenges. In addition, most pharmaceutical companies engage in numerous strategic alliances and partnerships, which may involve management of advanced technologies and complex intellectual property issues. Scientists, clinicians and others are thus increasingly called upon to manage complex technological environments. Key Features: • An overview of the Contract Research, and the delivery models. • Explain in detail all applicable regulations in Contract Research and role of information technology in Contract Research. • You can also take part in online discussions forums for some of the modules. • You should also access other resources available on the internet. Topics Covered: • • • • • • • Basics of Contract Research Contract Research Organisation Academic Research Organisation Contract Research Areas Contract Research Delivery Model Contract Research Business Environment Contract Research Course Objectives: Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are frequently using the services of Contract Research Organisations (CRO) to access expertise or technology not available in-house. This course covers identification, selection and management of CROs in the performance of clinical projects. Additional topics include: selecting the right CRO for a project; request for proposal (RFP); bid review and negotiation; types of agreements; defining roles and responsibilities; managing the project once the contract is signed; managing change requests and certain communication issues. Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of Contract Research Organisation, Academic Research Organisation, Contract Research Areas, mastery test and end-of-the-course evaluation test for Certification. Pre-requisites: A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Sciences, Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Management, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Mathematics, Computer science, Pharmacology, Marketing, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Medicines and other 94 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics relevant qualification in the respective areas. Doctors, Computer professionals, R&D Scientist are also encouraged to apply for the Course. Interested undergraduates in their final year may also apply. Target Market: The Course is designed for those who are looking to excel in their career in Contract Research. Individuals in Contract Research Organisations (CROs), contract laboratories, consulting firms and other businesses that supply services to the pharmaceutical industry will also find the course of interest. Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Certificate in Contract Research in Pharma industry will be awarded. Career Prospects: India is an emerging destination for Contract Research for big Pharma MNCs. Accounting for two percent of the world’s pharmaceutical market, the Indian pharmaceutical sector has an estimated market value of about US $8 billion. It’s at the 4th rank in terms of total pharmaceutical production and 13th in terms of value. It is growing at an average rate of 7.2 % and is expected to grow to US $ 12 billion by 2010. According to an estimate, 3900 new generic products have been launched in the past two years. These have been by and large launched by big MNCs and Indian Companies in the pharma sector. India as Destination for Contract Research for Global Pharma Companies. • Capital Investment in Technology: Owing to the availability of advanced technology at low costs, the companies can produce drugs at lower costs • Cost Effective: The filing cost of ANDA (Abbreviated New Drug Application) and DMF (Drug Master File) is comparatively low for the Indian companies • Manpower: There is a large pool of technical experts available at modest salaries • Contract Research and Contract Manufacturing: India has large base of Pharma Manufacturing Companies • Infrastructure: There is a well-developed infrastructure for the pharmaceutical industry • Generic Drugs: In the last few years, the generic drug-manufacturing segment has received huge investments, in the process making it more competitive and efficient 95 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course Certificate in Clinical Trials & Clinical Research Code HLCBIICER012 Duration 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: Traditional medical practice entails a doctor prescribing a patient, treatment which in his/her judgment offers the best prognosis. Since this is highly subjective, there is much scope for improvement in therapy and such improvements are derived via clinical trials. Clinical trial is an emerging field in the area of pharmaceutical/medical sciences. Clinical trials are research studies that test the effects of “health interventions” on people. Such health interventions are most commonly new drugs or treatments, though clinical trials may also examine the effects of other health interventions such as diagnostic methods, surgeries, technological devices and educational methods. Other Features: • Included in the course content are an overview of the clinical research process and the purpose of clinical trial in the drug development and approval process • The course also provides specific techniques that can increase effectiveness and speed of • • implementation of clinical trial. It also highlights the role of clinical research and trial in drug approval and marketing You can also take part in online discussions forums for some of the modules You should also access other resources available on the internet Topics Covered: • • • • • • • • • • Basics of Clinical Trials and Clinical Research Good Clinical Trial Practices Patient Recruitment Clinical Trial Statistics Bioavailability (measurement of the extent of a therapeutically active drug that reaches blood and is available at the site of action. It is expressed as the letter F.) Studies, Clinical Trial Informatics Clinical Trial Team Clinical Trial Delivery Model Clinical Trial Business Environment Clinical Trial Regulatory Affairs Bioethics (Study of ethical and moral implications of new biological discoveries and biomedical advances) Course Objective: The Course will help to study effect of drug and its safety, efficacy for diagnostic, therapeutic, or preventative use. The Course will help to understand the basics of clinical trials to answer scientific questions and find better ways to treat individuals with specific disease. Other Objectives include a theoretical and practical understanding of issues involved in design, conduct, analysis and interpretation of randomized controlled trials of health interventions. Describe uses and applications of main types of intervention studies: clinical trials and community trials 96 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of clinical trials, regulatory authorities, bioethics, mastery test, and end-of-the-course evaluation test for Certification. Pre-requisites: A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Sciences, Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Management, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Mathematics, Computer science, Pharmacology, Marketing, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Medicine and other relevant qualification in the respective areas. Doctors, Computer professionals, R&D Scientist are also encouraged to apply for the course. Interested undergraduates in their final year may also apply. Target Market: This course is launched for Chemical and Pharma professionals and any graduate who is planning to take drug designing and management as his / her career. Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Certificate in Clinical Trials and Clinical Research will be awarded. Career Prospects: According to BioSpectrum “Trained clinical research professionals will also be in demand abroad. Today, there are more than 250,000 positions vacant worldwide. And salaries vary from a USD 40,000 per annum for a clinical research coordinator to almost USD 100,000 per annum for a business development manager”. According to McKinsey report, by 2010, more than 50,000 professionals will be required in the field of clinical research in India alone. • • • • • • • • • • • • Careers in Clinical Research Clinical Research Associate Clinical Research Investigator Study Coordinator Data Manager/Biostatistician Regulatory Affairs Manager Clinical Trials Auditor Clinical Project Manager Clinical Research Manager Business Development Manager Drug Safety Associate Medical Writer 97 In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Course Code Certificate in Pharma Quality Assurance & Control HLCBIICER013 Duration 3 Months Fees 5,000.00 Course Description: Quality assurance is a part of the overall management of any project, while quality control is the technical activity and documentation to pursue quality objectives. Quality is an integral and vital component of any sampling and analysis effort. Both Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) are intended to ensure that the data collected are adequate to fulfill project objectives. These concepts are of vital importance in highly demanding and quality conscious industry like Pharmaceutical industry. • Pharma Quality Assurance and Control Course is easy to learn and comprehensive. It teaches not only the basic concept related to the subject, but also covers advanced topics as well • This Course will help participants to understand and implement quality assurance and quality control for the particular operation during drug development • The Course also covers useful concepts like Six Sigma and its application in the Pharma industry • The Course will help in better understanding of drug development process and its importance in the Pharma Industry Topics Covered: • • • • • • • • • Quality Assurance in Pharma Industry National Drug Regulation International Pharmacopoeia Quality Management Quality Regulations FDA Quality Control Six Sigma Statistical Quality Control and Biostatistics Significance of Quality Assurance Course Objective: Online Course in Pharma Quality Assurance and Quality Control has been designed to enhance knowledge of professionals about the Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Pharmaceutical Industry and Laboratories. Other objectives include: • • • To enhance and share the knowledge in the emerging areas of Pharma QA & QC To provide quality inputs in the area of Pharma QA & QC to working professionals and students To develop documentation / research writing expertise in the Pharma QA & QC domain Course USP: Theoretical knowledge of National Drug Regulation, Quality Management, Six Sigma, Statistical Quality Control, mastery test, and end-of-the-course test for Certification. 98 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m In association with Online Courses on Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics Pre-requisite: A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Sciences, Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Management, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Mathematics, Computer science, Pharmacology, Marketing, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular biology and Medicines. Doctors, Computer professionals, R&D scientist are also encouraged to apply for the course. Interested undergraduates in their final year may also apply. Target Market: This course is launched for those professionals and graduates who are seriously planning to pursue career in Quality Assurance and Quality Control, eespecially in the pharmaceutical or related industry. Course Outcome: On the successful completion of this course, a Certificate in Pharma Quality Assurance and Quality Control will be awarded. Career Prospects: Pharma industry demands stringent quality of its products and hence people connected with QA and QC are in high demand. The course opens up many positions in the Pharma industry, some of which are: • • • • • Quality Assurance Technicians or Analysts Quality Assurance or Control Managers Quality Researcher Quality Assurance Engineer Quality Assistant 99 Softskills Course Online Courses in Soft-skills and Communication Development Code Duration Fees Soft-skills – Basic SSVGOLSCER001 2 Months 7,500.00* Soft-skills – Advance SSVGOLSCER002 2 Months 7,500.00 Soft-skills –Advance+ SSVGOLSCER003 2 Months 7,500.00 *If you buy two levels then you are eligible for 10% discount and if you buy all the levels you are eligible for 15% discount. Please read paragraph on how to choose correct level of Soft-skills training. About Soft-skill Varsity: Soft-skills can be defined as the ability to communicate in both written and verbal forms. It is also an individual’s ability to interact with fellow employees and other individuals in a positive manner. Today’s competitive scenario expects individuals to effectively interact within and outside the organisation. Corporate houses need people who are self-starters, planners, executors and those who adapt to change and learn quickly from experiences. The successful ones are those who manage time and resources efficiently and complete projects on or before time in spite of obstacles. Soft-skills Varsity is an online Portal to impart training in various facets of Soft-Skills. Soft-skillsVarsity commissioned some of the best trainer in the industry to design and develop courses in this important domain. The result is highly interactive; Video Based Training™ (meaning real life like training) conducted by some of the best trainers in the industry. There is also additional support by way of discussion board and Live Virtual Classroom (Live or Archived sessions). With Online training, you not only get convenience of anytime, anywhere learning, but also the facility of learning from the best faculties always. How to choose correct level of Soft-skills training? This is the USP of the portal. After you make payment for anyone course (Course price is same for all levels), you will undergo a placement test. The placement test will recommend the right level for you be it, Basic, Advance or Advance+. If you are at basic level it will also ask you whether you wish to purchase the other two levels too, in which case you can avail 15% discount and if you buy only two levels you will be eleible for 10% discount on the two courses. if you say yes to either of the question, the system will take you to Payment section for the remaining course/s, once you key in your Student ID you will be eligible for discount as mentioned herein. “The hard truth: soft skill development is not covered by formal education. In today’s world, soft skills are as important as ‘technical skill’. Lack of these skills among students who have ample ‘technical skills’ has resulted selection rate for jobs at a meager 2%! Hence students have necessarily to be trained for better job prospects. Corporate houses prefer them as they are more presentable, better team players and found to contribute more to the organisation.” - Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist and Founder CEO – GOLS 100 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Softskills Online Courses in Soft-skills and Communication Development The course has following modules: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Grooming & Etiquette Communication Skills Presentation Skills Customer Service Campus to Corporate Team Building Stress Management Negotiation and Assertiveness Whilst the above topics remain same for all the three levels of Soft-Skills training, it is the levels of training that is different for all the three levels. In addition, advance level soft-skills training also teaches workplace fairness policies, such as sexual harassment or workplace discrimination. Course duration for each level is appx 40 hours. Course Objective: The basic objective of the course is to significantly raise soft-skills level of individuals undergoing training. This shall not only help in their professional life but personal life as well. In addition, the course shall help those who are in search of jobs to do well in the interview. Besides, those who are looking for a raise or promotion shall derive significant benefits from the course. Course USP: The course is made up of several video lectures by industry experts in soft-skills. It is combined with mastery tests at all stages to check for learner attention to the program and to test knowledge gathered from the course. Combined with real-life scenarios and games it puts the learner in a virtual world that allows them to take decisions based on the situation. These exercises are repeated at set intervals so that they are retained by the learner even after completing the course. This will help the learner react appositively when faced with such situations in every-day real life. Pre-requisites: 12th pass Students in any discipline who can read and understand English can join these programs Target Market • Any under-graduate/12th pass student • Graduates who are looking for a job or attending a Post-graduate / Masters level program • Individuals who are hunting for a job with little success Course Outcome: On successful completion of this course(s) you will have sharpened your soft-skills. A digital certificate will be awarded. However, a physical certificate is also available at an extra cost of Rs. 250/-. 101 Softskills Course Online Courses in Soft-skills and Communication Development Code Duration Fees Conflict Management SSLGOLSCER004 1 Month 1,850.00 Negotiation Skills SSLGOLSCER005 1 Month 1,850.00 Coaching Skills SSLGOLSCER006 1 Month 1,850.00 Dealer Motivation SSLGOLSCER007 Effective Leadership Management SSLGOLSCER008 Team and Communication Skills Safety & Health SSLGOLSCER009 1 Month 1,850.00 1 Month 2,000.00 1 Month 1,500.00 Legal Compliance and Workplace Issues SSLGOLSCER010 1 Month 2,500.00 Executive Management by Peter F Drucker SSLGOLSCER011 1 Month 2,000.00 Executive Sales Skills by Tom Hopkins SSLGOLSCER012 1 Month 1,500.00 Effective Written Communication by Richard Lederer SSLGOLSCER013 1 Month 1,500.00 Course Description: These courses focus on the key managerial skills, helping an individual grow both as an individual as well as a leader. It guides the learner to mange his/her team in a better way by honing his/her negotiation skills, coaching skills, leadership skills, and managerial skills like resolving conflicts within the team. These courses not only deal extensively with the theories and teachings of some prominent personalities like Peter F. Drucker, Tom Hopkins, Richard Lederer, but also provide indepth knowledge on the health and safety standards of the workplace as well as legal compliance and workplace issues. Course Objective:To hone one’s managerial skills like negotiation skills, coaching skills, leadership skills and skills to resolve conflicts • To enable sales managers and executives to manage their dealer/distributor network more effectively and thereby enhance overall business prospects and profitability • To acquaint one with the health and safety standards of the workplace as well as legal compliance and workplace issues • To provide extensive knowledge on the theories and teachings of some prominent personalities like Peter F. Drucker, Tom Hopkins, Richard Lederer Course USP: These courses are ideal for supervisors, managers, executives and wannabe managers. These are all-embracing courses and its impacts are far-reaching. It hones the leadership skills as well as individual skills of the candidate, enables him/her to manage the dealers more efficiently and makes him/her aware of health and safety standards and legal compliance and workplace issues. Pre-requisite: Prior exposure to the industry, knowledge of English, effective communication skills and knowledge of computer and internet 102 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Softskills Online Courses in Soft-skills and Communication Development Target Market: These courses are intended for professionals who are already working in this industry and want to update their skills further. Course Outcome: On the successful completion of these courses, a certificate will be awarded. In addition, the candidate will be able to update his/her skills and thereby move on to the next position. 103 EventManagement Online Courses in Event Management In association with NIEM National Institute of Event Management Course Diploma in Event-Management Code EVNNIEMDIP001 Duration 4 Months Fees 15000.00 About Event Management : You may have seen the recent Femina Miss India or Filmfare Awards on TV. Such events are entirely managed by what is called the event management companies. Nowadays, events have become a regular feature in urban India. Large and small-scale events are held nearly every day in cities across the country. These range from marriages and birthday parties to corporate launches and celebrity shows. Any event requires a serious amount of planning. Pre-event activities include handling of logistics, cocoordinating with celebrities, organising media coverage, foods and beverages, booking venues, branding exercises, obtaining sponsorships etc. And then there's the enormous responsibility of executing the actual event, minus glitches, and successfully so. All these require professional handling and here's where an event management company takes the centre stage. Today, the event management industry in India is worth thousands of crores, with over 200 companies offering their services in various spheres. This has generated plenty of employment opportunities for those seeking a career in this dynamic and challenging arena. Event management is a mix of creativity, management and technical skills. To organise a good event, one has to learn the skills. For a long time, there was no formalised training/education available for the budding event managers. People first joined an event management company and then they were given hands-on training. For the event companies, there were obvious disadvantages in this. First, there was the cost involved in training an employee, then, there was the danger of losing trained personnel to the competition. To cater to the needs of the event management industry, the National Institute of Event Management (NIEM) was set up in April 2000. NIEM was initiated with the focus of giving event management its due recognition as a professional discipline. The Limca Book of Records has declared NIEM as 'Asia's First and Best Events Institute’. It has entered into tie-ups with reputed bodies like CII, EMAI, FICCI and the Ad Club. It is also the only institution in the country to be recognised by the International Special Events Society (ISES) and the International Festival and Events Association (IFEA). It is today, recognised amongst prime personalities of the Indian media industry, including Bharat Dabholkar, Munnish Puri, Mohmad Moorani. It is today, the leading provider of education/training in this particular domain. NIEM has now tied up with GurukulOnline Learning Solutions™ (GOLS), pioneer and the leader in eLearning in India, to offer diploma programme in Event Management on an interactive eLearning platform. Event Management Varsity shall offer various courses in Event Management to help you to exploit opportunities in this booming field either as an entrepreneur or as an employee of this exciting industry. Course Description: The course is made up of interactive modules and has been designed by experts from the field of Event Management. 104 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m EventManagement Online Courses in Event Management In association with NIEM National Institute of Event Management Course Content: Module Module Module Module Module Module 1 2 3 4 5 6 : : : : : : Event Accounting Event Communication Event Planning Event Production Event Marketing Special Aspects of Event Management Course Objective: Events were always the chosen way to express anything in a big manner. But today, with everyone wanting to say something at the same time, how does one get recognised? This has led to a specialised approach towards organising events, known as event management. Hence, event management is a mix of creativity, management and technical skills. To organise a good event, one has to learn the skills. Our course teaches the basic skills required to start a career in this domain. Course USP: This programme is designed and accredited by NIEM – a very first of its kind, an online programme in India as well as in Asia. The course covers theoretical and practical examples. The course offers Video Based Training(VBT)™ of some of the best faculties in the industry, thus providing to students classroom like experience which they can go through as many times as they wish. Pre-requisites: Spoken English skills, basic computer and internet skills. Target Market: Anybody who wants to get acquainted with the event management industry, start a career in event management or working professionals who would like to get formally certified. Course Outcome: A Diploma in Event Management is jointly awarded by NIEM & GOLS upon successful completion of the course exams. Career Prospects: The early 90s had seen event expenses touch a mere Rs.20 crores, but now more than 200 companies have forayed into event management, as reported in a FICCI survey of 2007, which confirms that the annual industry expenses have increased to over 1800 crores, resulting in an annual growth rate of 200%. There is a huge shortage of trained manpower, and as per industry sources more than 50,000 professionals are required annually. Event management is a multi-crore industry with mega shows and events hosted regularly. In India, personal functions like marriages and birthday parties have become important social matters, requiring professional expertise. The growth of sophisticated and mega companies have brought forth a spurt of meetings, seminars, exhibitions, conferences, product launches, with everything being a matter of class and style. Then comes the innumerable celebrity shows, international artists’ shows, shows for social cause, road shows, competitions, many of which India has seen of late. Career Path: Event Manager Event Co-coordinator Event Executive Junior Event Executive *NOTE: - This is a typical structure and may vary from Company to Company. 105 EventManagement Online Courses in Event Management In association with NIEM National Institute of Event Management eLearning Educational Path: Post Graduate Diploma in Event Management Diploma in Event Management EM Diploma shall make you eligible for jobs in: • • • • • • • • • • • • Event Management Companies Advertising Industry Big Film Production Houses Television channels Print Media Companies FM Radio channels FMCG Industry Consumer Durable Industry Auto Industry IT & ITeS Industry Event Production Companies Allied Industries Remuneration: Remuneration in this field varies according to the nature of event that is managed. For a fresher, the starting salary offered ranges between Rs. 8,000 and Rs. 10,000. Once an individual gains enough experience in this field, event managers command fees from Rs. 50, 000 to Rs. 1 lakh or above per month depending upon their ability. Those engaged in managing small get-togethers, birthday bashes, conferences, exhibitions etc., can also earn handsomely per event. The present scenario is extremely positive and conducive to open small and medium sized event companies. Our students are taught how to form their own event company and many of them have successfully done so. 106 J o i n t h e e Le a r n i n g r e v o l u t i o n | w w w.g o l s a c a d e m y.c o m Corporate Elearning - Quotes “There is a need to train more people on more products and processes from time to time, in diverse geographies and languages, in the least possible time and within the least possible budget. Moreover, the training has to be consistently of high quality and the same has to be measured for its effectiveness.” Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist & Founder CEO – GOLS “For corporate houses, training is the sharpest weapon in modern corporate warfare. Training makes employees productive, loyal and motivated. Modern corporate houses use eLearning to deliver that competitive advantage.” Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist & Founder CEO – GOLS “eLearning is a complex web of technology, content, professional services, support and pedagogy (science of instructions). Before you come to know success or otherwise of your initiative, you may have already invested substantial time and money and then realize there was a ‘better way’! Progressive organisations seek the guidance of experts to ensure successful deployment, lower costs and higher acceptability among users” Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist & Founder CEO – GOLS “Testing whether for pre-hire, post hire or certification is an essential activity for HR. You need a tool which is always on, stores and retrieves data easily and tests on voice, programming skills, software skills and does scenario based testing. ASSESS™ does all this and more, effectively and efficiently.” Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist & Founder CEO – GOLS “elearning does not only save costs incurred towards travel, lodging and boarding, training facilities and faculties’ but also contributes directly to business goals by shortened; time-to-hit-the-floor (for new joinees), time-to-market (for new products and services) and time-away-from market (for sales persons). It also results in quicker and effective compliance training with system generated certification. Thus achieving business goals in many ways” Shailesh H. Mehta, eLearning Evangelist & Founder CEO – GOLS 107 GOLS eLearning = Convenience and flexibility of Distance Learning + Experience Faculty and support of classroom training + more… Corporate Office Shri Krishna, 3rd Floor, Shradhanand Road Extension, Vile Parle East, Mumbai – 400 057, INDIA Phone: +91-22-2614-1111 Fax: +91-22-2614-1111 Extension 102 E-mail: sales@golsacademy.com Note: Trademarks are property of respective trademarks holders Copyright ©2009 Gurukul Online Learning Solutions Pvt Ltd (GOLS). All rights reserved. This manual may not be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or converted to any electronic or machine readable form in the whole or in part without prior written approval of GOLS. Price Rs: 100/-