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<BR><SPAN class=Apple-style-span>Six-Week Intensive Research Training in Louisiana, USA <BR> <BR>The ICT University will be organizing (in collaboration with the Southern University System) an inaugural Research Boot Camp<BR>for master’s students, doctoral students and junior lecturers from <A href="https://mail.xavier.edu/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx" target=_blank>October 17</A> –<BR><A href="https://mail.xavier.edu/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx" target=_blank>November 28, 2011</A>. A second boot camp will also hold next spring May <A href="https://mail.xavier.edu/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx" target=_blank>14 – June</A><BR>25, 2012.<BR> <BR>The ICT-U/SUS Boot Camp will:<BR> <BR>1. Provide trainees with the necessary mentoring to develop their thesis/dissertation and journal articles for publication. (This is<BR>extremely important for those working on their doctorates because this six week<BR>intensive study period will assist with significant progress towards completion.)</SPAN> <BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span><BR>2. Provide trainees access to huge online databases of thousands of journals and e-books.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span><BR>3. Provide intensive training on research methods under the one-on-one guidance of senior professors at ICT-U and The Southern University System (Major Areas of research in, E-health, E-Business, E-commerce E-Agriculture, E-democracy, Public Policy, Change Management and Project Management and Implementation.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span><BR>4. Provide hands-on training in the use of several statistical applications for research, including SPSS and PLS.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span><BR>5. Provide training in developing grant proposals to sustain the trainee’s personal and institutional research activities. Additional training will be provided on how universities or higher learning institutions in<BR>developing nations can partner with US and European institutions to acquire grants<BR>to support research and training at their institutions.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span><BR>6. Provide E-Learning course development and implementation training to University lecturers. This part of the training will provide the skills to develop and use e-learning platforms to teach their university courses using distance learning. Free software will be provided to trainees to use<BR>for e-learning at their respective universities.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span><BR>7. Organize a three day educational bus tour around the south eastern region of the United States to selected major universities </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span>Application deadline is <A href="https://mail.xavier.edu/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx" target=_blank>August 15</A>,<BR>2011 for the fall Boot Camp, and all inquiries can be addressed to <A href="https://mail.xavier.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=78f2b0b0b14a4c2781882e107f9cd065&URL=mailto%3abootcamp%40ictuniversity.org"></A><A href="https://mail.xavier.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=78f2b0b0b14a4c2781882e107f9cd065&URL=mailto%3abootcamp%40ictuniversity.org">bootcamp@ictuniversity.org</A>. More information on this can also be obtained at <A href="https://mail.xavier.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=78f2b0b0b14a4c2781882e107f9cd065&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ictuniversity.org%2f" target=_blank></A><A href="https://mail.xavier.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=78f2b0b0b14a4c2781882e107f9cd065&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ictuniversity.org%2f" target=_blank></A><A href="https://mail.xavier.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=78f2b0b0b14a4c2781882e107f9cd065&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ictuniversity.org" target=_blank>www.ictuniversity.org</A>.<BR> <BR>Training Eligibility:<BR>Eligible disciplines include ICT, Computer Science, Communications, Health Information Technologies, Business and Management.We request you to share<BR>this information with your staff and/or students. They can apply online at<BR>(<A href="https://mail.xavier.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=78f2b0b0b14a4c2781882e107f9cd065&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ictuniveristy.org%2f" target=_blank></A><A href="https://mail.xavier.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=78f2b0b0b14a4c2781882e107f9cd065&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ictuniveristy.org%2f" target=_blank></A><A href="https://mail.xavier.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=78f2b0b0b14a4c2781882e107f9cd065&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ictuniveristy.org" target=_blank>www.ictuniveristy.org</A>). We look forward to reading from you and hope to see you and your colleagues/students in Louisiana.<BR></SPAN></DIV>
<BR> <BR>************************************************************************<BR>Adekunle Okunoye<BR>Associate Professor of MIS<BR>Williams College of Business<BR>Xavier University<BR>Cincinnati OH 45207<BR>USA<BR><A href="http://www.xavier.edu/williams/undergraduate/information-systems/index.cfm" target=_blank>http://www.xavier.edu/williams/undergraduate/information-systems/index.cfm</A><BR>+1 513 745 3052<BR> <BR>**********************************************************<BR>Executive Director, Training and International Scholars Program<BR>International Center for IT and Development(ICITD)<BR>College of Business, TT Allain #321<BR>Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA 70813<BR>USA<BR>Telephone: +1-225-771-5640 or +1225-715-4621<BR>
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