    
On-line Course April 4 – May 16, 2005 Joint offering of the Environmental Planning Collaborative and the World Bank Institute Course Overview This course addresses basic questions such as “why are disasters a development issue?” and “what are the components of comprehensive disaster risk management?” The course reviews the institutional arrangements and financing mechanisms of disaster management systems, and identifies the role of national and local actors in the processes related to risk assessment, mitigation and financing. This course targets general development practitioners to raise their awareness and sensitivity in prevention of natural disasters, and consists four modules and End of Course Exercise. Language The language of the course is English. Cost For participants from India: INR 1500 For participants outside India: US $50 Payment Method: Please contact for further information Ms.Shelly Kulshrestha Course Format The course consists self-paced modules, discussion forums, exercises, readings, case studies, tests and learning via interaction with program faculty and peers. Moreover, for each module there are 2 to 3 audio sessions of expert lectures for 40–45 minutes each. Course Expectations Participants are expected to commit 8–10 hours per week (per module) in order to gain the most out of this course in addition to: · Complete the required reading assignments · Participate in all online activities. Participation involves posting a minimum of two messages per week that are substantive in nature. The message can be either a new topic or a reply to someone else's message. Participants are encouraged to post more often than twice a week in order to be involved more deeply into topics. · Participate in videoconferencing and asynchronous chat sessions (if applicable) · Complete assignments and end of course project - Complete course evaluation at the end of the course
System Requirements of the Course · Hardware: Pentium 166 or faster, 64Mb Memory, CD-ROM, Sound Card - Software: Windows 95,98,ME,NT 4,2000 or XP Internet Explorer 4 or higher, Netscape 4 or higher Microsoft Office 2000 (Word,Powerpoint) Acrobat Reader 5
Application The deadline for application is March 10, 2005. Only acceptances will be communicated by March 15, 2205. Applications should be submitted directly to Environmental Planning Collaborative: For further information please contact: Shelly Kulshrestha Project Manager, Environmental Planning Collaborative, 701, Paritosh, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad- 380 013 Ph: 91-79-27550102, 27553069 Fax: 91-79-27550649 web: www.epconnet.com |
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