Methodology and Teaching

	Instructional Design		Information Technology Training Service
	IT Consultancy Experience Compilation and Research		Distance-learning - 16 or fewer students Single or Multiple Locations
	Adult Learning Theory   Courseware for Teaching		Web-based Training - Self-paced Client-specific Documentation
	Performance Learning Model   Guided Learning Model		Classroom Instruction - 16 or fewer students Client-side Infrastructure with a Distance-learning Extension

The principles and guidelines of the GLP: Guided Learning Model presented by Fujitsu Laboratories of America and Massachusetts Institute of Technology also have been applied selectively. ² CETi takes issue with the GLP assumption that the learning process can be uniformly accelerated. Our experience and business model concentrates on mastery of subject matter and return on employer investment in IT training using a technology driven blended approach to learning. The assumption is that there will be a prequalified assessment of student aptitude and machine-based pre and post course testing of the subject matter. Performance and workshop objectives are reinforced with examples, sample programs, and review questions specific to client project descriptions and employer operational requirements.

In terms of education and learning theory, the emphasis is on multi-tiered information technology training and measureable performance on the part of the student audience. The long term operational goal is to merit evaluation as an alternative to the Udacity and Coursera business model and serve as a resource for accredited academia: junior colleges, community colleges, colleges, and universities.

The typical specialized course is 24 to 40 hours in duration. Courses can be conducted within a single 5-day week or scheduled to accommodate the client employee's work schedule. A standard course day is 8.5 hours in duration; this includes an hour for lunch and one-half hour of scheduled breaks in the morning and afternoon session. The CETi lesson plan allocates one-third of a student class time to performing workshop exercises under the guidance of a system consultant instructor. A combination of courseware and client approved textbook are used in the training. Textbooks are annotated for selective reading which corresponds with the lecture and workshops.

Specialized courses can be taught independently, within a sequence of industry standard courses, or an integrated training program. Subject matter and examples are updated prior to teaching a course.

Database

Programmming

Mainframe - IBM Corporation

Development Platforms and Programming - Microsoft Corporation

Footnote 1:

The assignments from these Cornell University School of Business and Public administration courses have been used in developing the CETi information technology training service and a sustainable business model: Marketing Management, Organizational Theory and Behavior, Marketing Decision Models, Advertising Practicum, Behavioral Science and Management, Marketing Research, Demand Analysis, Strategic Management, Marketing Strategy, and Behavior Decision Theory.

The professors instrumental in teaching the subject matter were: Dr. Darius Sabavala, Dr. Vithala Rao, Deane Malott Professor of Management and Professor of Marketing and Quantitative Methods, Johnson Graduate School of Management Cornell University, Dr. David Gautschi, Dr. Thomas Lodahl, and Dr. Richard Thaler. William Wendell was the executive in residence.

Footnote 2:

A component of the GLP: Guided Learning Path is courseware and digital content as a low cost alternative to textbooks: student handouts and training aids.