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Course
Catalogue 2005-2006
Introduction
The Institute for Democracy in Africa (IDA) was established in 1994 to
create an academic and research environment for incubating and nurturing
innovative democratic approaches to solving the social, political and economic
problems facing African nations. IDA
was designed to serve as the "think tank" arm of the Foundation for
Democracy in Africa (FDA).
The main mission of IDA is to serve as an educational, training
and research organization dedicated to the professional development
of African individuals, organizations and communities.
To that end, IDA offers certificate programs in various areas
of need for developing country professionals.
Our courses blend the theoretical with the practical to make
them more relevant as educational opportunities for mid-career professionals.
Admissions Policies and Fees
Because IDA accepts as students professionals with varying academic
credentials, our certificate programs offer continuing education units (CEUs).
Each satisfactorily completed course earns three CEUs. Our certificate programs offer an intensive course of
training in which students take a semester-long course load in six weeks.
A minimum of six courses is offered in each area of study (with noted
exceptions). Students must select
and satisfactorily complete three courses in an area in order to receive a
certificate for that area. Students may select fewer than three courses, but they will
not earn a certificate.
Six-week
sessions in 2005 are conducted in May 13 - June 17; July 1 - August 9;
September 2 - October 11, and October 29 - November 9.
Six-week sessions in 2006 will be conducted in February 3 - March 14;
April 21 - May 30; June 30 - August 8; September 8 - October 17, and
November 3 - December 12. Further information about IDA is available on the web site of IDA's
parent organization - the Foundation for Democracy in Africa - at
www.democracy-africa.org
Special courses of study, such as the freight forwarder program, are
scheduled as needed during semesters.
| IDA
Fees (in U.S. dollars): |
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| Application
processing fee |
40 |
| Tuition
(per course) |
1500 |
| Room
and Board (double) |
2500 |
| Tuition
Deposit (due one month before classes begin) |
500 |
| Course Drop/Add Fee
(after first week of class) |
10 |
| Late
Registration Fee |
100 |
Students whose native language is not English should submit with their
applications the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Applicants must score at least 525 in order to be admitted.
Those applicants holding undergraduate or graduate degrees from U.S.
institutions are not required to submit TOEFL results.
In order to enhance the possibility for success in this program, it is
recommended that students bring laptop computers.
Moreover, it is recommended that certificate students be prepared to pay
up to $750 for books and other course materials.
Those students who are interested and able to remain beyond the term of
the certificate courses will be able to participate in meetings with experts in
their field arranged by IDA in either Florida or Washington.
Travel and lodging costs must be borne by students.
IDA Certificate Programs
In
recent years, virulent epidemics such as HIV/AIDS and Ebola have posed
a threat to public health around the world.
Healthcare systems must cope with these diseases in an era of
constrained resources and limited numbers of trained personnel.
This course of study is intended to equip healthcare professionals
with the necessary information on scientific, finance, management and
ethical issues.
PHM1 Principles of
Epidemiology
This
course covers the management of disease outbreak in a community, focusing
on classic cases selected for demonstration and discussion.
Also covered is an introduction to applied epidemiological statistics.
Monday - 2:00PM-5:30PM
PHM2 Biomedical
Ethics
This
course offers an exploration of ethical issues currently arising in
the practice of medicine and its allied sciences.
Topics to be covered include informed consent, euthanasia, research
on human subjects, genetic engineering and public policy and health
care.
Tuesday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
PHM3 Healthcare
Delivery Systems
This course offers
a comprehensive overview of the United States and selected developed
country healthcare delivery systems, including hospitals, mental healthcare
organizations, long-term care facilities, physicians' practices and
community health clinics. The
developed country healthcare delivery systems will be compared to systems
in developing countries with fewer resources and trained professionals.
Wednesday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
PHM4 Financial
Management and Budgeting for Healthcare Services
This course
provides an overview of healthcare financial administration, emphasizing
budget development and monitoring, cost accounting for services, financial
statement analysis, budgeting, taxes and capital investment analysis.
Thursday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
PHM5 Seminar in Healthcare Services and Management
This seminar
provides an opportunity to explore, discuss and synthesize current healthcare
issues within the framework of contemporary theory, practice and the
financial and administrative environment in developing nations.
Friday -
9:00AM-12:30PM
PHM6 Directed Studies in Healthcare Services Management
This
course is designed for independent study for students who have demonstrated
excellence in their chosen area of study.
This course allows flexibility for students pursuing specialized
objectives on an intensive basis.
Submission and approval of a proposed course of study is required
upon registration. Study
may include an internship, i.e., a practical learning mode for acquiring
skills, practice and knowledge in the field of healthcare.
Friday - 2:00PM-5:30PM
The movement
toward consolidation of the world's trade policies under the World Trade
Organization and advances in such areas as electronic commerce and biotechnology
make it imperative that government officials, unions and non-governmental
organizations understand the stakes involved and the issues currently
being negotiated. This
course of study offers the information necessary for both public and
private sector organizations to design and implement economic policies
relevant to the enhanced competitiveness of the evolving global economy.
GTP1
Principles of Macroeconomics
This
course examines aggregate economic behavior, including the role of government,
monetary and fiscal policy, national income, economic growth, price
theory and full employment.
Monday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
GTP2
Principles of Microeconomics
This course
examines the economics of the firm, including competition, market pricing,
scarce resources and international trade.
Tuesday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
GTP3
Principles of International Economics
This course
is an introduction to international economics concepts, including a
study of the principles of comparative advantage, international economic
policies and their relationship to domestic policies.
There also will be an analysis of tariffs and other forms of
protectionism, preferential trade agreements, balance of payments, foreign
exchange rates and alternative monetary systems.
Wednesday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
GTP4
Multinational Marketing Concepts and Strategies
This course
covers the concepts, theories and applications of marketing in an international
environment, including the analysis of marketing opportunities, structuring
of marketing programs, marketing efforts and the legal aspects of multinational
marketing.
Thursday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
GTP5
International Business Law
This course
examines foreign corporate laws and how they affect foreign operations,
the legal aspects of distributorship agreements, enforcement of agreements
to arbitrate, the role of banking in international markets, and anti-boycott
and anti-dumping laws.
Friday -
9:00AM-12:30PM
GTP 6 International
Trade
This course
covers the concepts and theories of international trade and payments,
international development policies, international investments and major
commodities' markets.
Friday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
The importance
of proper corporate governance is becoming increasingly important due
to the realization of the need to nurture enterprise while ensuring
accountability in the exercise of power and patronage by firms.
This course of study is intended to enhance the skills of public
and private sector managers who must make necessary adjustments needed
to ensure competitiveness in the new global economy.
CG1 Managerial
Economics
This course offers
a study of managerial decision-making by the application of economic
analysis and the integration of concepts from accounting, finance, mathematics
and statistics.
Monday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
CG2
Financial Administration
This course emphasizes
financial and accounting concepts and techniques needed by corporate
managers who do not have an accounting background.
The course examines the goals and functions of finance, operating
environment, analysis of financial statements, cash flow, pro-forma
statements, leverage, break-even analysis, direct and variable costs,
working capital management, short-term financing, time value of money,
loose financing, capital investment analysis, budgeting and taxes.
Tuesday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
CG3
Organizational Behavior
This
survey course covers theory, research and practical applications in
analyzing and understanding human beings in organizational situation,
including learning, perception, personality, attitudes and motivation,
groups and intergroup dynamics, leadership, communication, goal setting
and rewards, job design, organizational culture, organizational change
and development and the international aspects of organizations.
Wednesday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
CG4
Public and Business Ethics and Law
This
course examines ethical and legal issues in public and private organization
management and also explores the broad areas of social responsibility
to others in the enterprise, customers, the community and the preservation
of the environment.
Thursday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
CG5
Corporate Design and Theory
This is a core course that provides a method of viewing the corporation
from a macro perspective, including the domestic and global environment.
Particular attention is given to management and board structures and
roles. Size and technology also are
explored in determining the structure and process of design while providing
students with "diagnostic" skills.
Friday -
9:00AM-12:30PM
CG6
Strategic Planning
This course examines effective planning, which is one of the keys to
organizational survival and success. In
this course, participants will learn a step-by-step planning process that will
help them to monitor the environment, assess the competition and organize
strategies within the framework of a long-range plan.
Topics include: why planning is both strategic and long-range, clarifying
the purpose of your organization, environmental and competitive analysis,
strategy formulation, staffing and stakeholder roles in planning.
Friday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
Elections are no stronger than the political parties that field
candidates who provide coherent, attractive choices to voters.
This course of study is designed for professionals who manage political
campaigns, officials who manage party structures and politicians who run for
office.
PM1
Campaign Management and Election Monitoring
Managing a campaign requires people-oriented skills,
as well as financial skills and most importantly ethical skills. This course
covers the ABCs of campaign management: candidate selection, fund raising
strategy, keeping an accurate and detailed accounting system, campaign
advertisement, poll sampling techniques, developing issues and the derivative
platform, soliciting for volunteers, how to file campaign reports and, most
importantly, the training of an independent group of volunteers to serve as poll
watchers.
Monday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
PM2
Political Parties in Developing Countries
Political parties are as varied as the societies in
which they operate. This course will examine the history of political parties in
developing countries, particularly Africa and the Caribbean, identify various
national experiences with political parties and document the role political
parties are playing in the democratization process.
Tuesday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
PM3
Democratic Elections in Developing Countries
Elections are the central institution of democratic
representative governments. In a democracy the authority of the government
derives solely from the consent of the governed. This course will provide a
historical perspective of democratic elections in Africa and the Caribbean and
the benchmark for grading those elections. Case studies of successful elections
in recent times are included.
Wednesday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
PM4
Team Building in Political Organizations
Workplace groups can be chaotic and unproductive or
focused and effective. Whether your organization uses formal teams, people need
to work effectively in groups. This course will explore group dynamics,
leadership, decision making and facilitation.
Participants will also learn practical tips and tools for building
cohesive workgroups.
Thursday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
PM5
Leadership Dynamics in Political Organizations
What are the qualities and traits of a
"good" leader? What skills should you posses to become an effective
leader? This course will examine in detail the functions of a leader; leadership
styles; and the importance of human relation skills in influencing, directing
and motivating employees. Moreover, delegating tasks, taking risks and making
decisions also will be discussed.
Friday - 9:00AM-12:30PM
PM6
Strategic Planning in Political Organizations
Effective planning is one of the keys to
organizational survival and success. In this course, participants will learn a
step by step planning process that will help them monitor the environment,
assess the competition and organize strategies within the framework of a
long-range plan. Topics include: why planning is both strategic and long range,
clarifying the purpose of your organization, environmental and competitive
analysis, strategy formulation, staffing and stakeholder roles in planning.
Friday -
2:00PM-5.30PM
In the American concept of democracy, the media plays a major oversight
role on governmental operations. If
such a role is to be more widely accepted in Africa, journalists will have to
upgrade their skills. This course of study is designed for two sets of students:
1) practicing print and broadcast editors who want to enhance their journalistic
skills and get an updated understanding of the practice of the journalist craft
and the operation of the modern media organization and 2) current or prospective
owners or managers of print or broadcast media outlets.
JMM1
Society and Mass Media
This course examines the impact of the mass media, especially its
influence on various aspects of American society.
Specifically, this course studies how the media perform the functions of
informing, entertaining and persuading. Outside
assignments will include media exposure and oral and written reports.
Monday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
JMM2
Speaking on Radio and TV
Professional standards will be used to help the student enhance his or
her professional performance in radio and TV speaking.
This course will be directed toward those students interested in
heightening their awareness of contrasting oral approaches used in both media.
Actual in-studio environs will be utilized.
Tuesday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
JMM3
Television Theory and Practice
This course allows the student to gain knowledge in the theory of
television, including the studio, EFP and ENG production.
Students also will learn the language of television production, and gain
practical experience with studio equipment through the completion of team
projects.
Wednesday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
JMM4
News Reporting
This is a comprehensive course in newspaper reporting.
Attention will be placed on basic skills in newsgathering, techniques of
interviewing, covering speeches, writing the news story and methods of research
in general source materials. There
will be a practical application of all types of news and feature writing through
publication of the student's classroom efforts in a newspaper and other media
outlets where possible. Integrated
with basic news skills will be techniques of headline writing, copy reading and
newspaper design and layout.
Thursday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
JMM5
Management of Media Operations
This course will offer editors, publishers and other media managers an
understanding of the business aspect of newspapers, magazines, radio and
television. Instruction includes discussion of management and staff structure,
ad revenue and the legal aspects of media operations.
Friday -
9:00AM-12:30PM
JMM6
Communications Law
This course examines issues of current concern in the international,
constitutional, statutory and regulatory framework of communications.
Subjects for discussion include regulation of the radio spectrum;
emerging telecommunications and satellite technologies; trends toward
deregulation and competition; issues of sovereignty, security and privacy in
transnational border information flow; access to communications ownership;
restrictions on content, and international regulatory and standard setting
bodies.
Friday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
With the advent of a more liberal world trading system, efforts are
underway to enhance the ability of developing nations to compete in the global
marketplace. To accomplish this
goal, business owners and employees in developing nations must be empowered to
become more competitive in international trade.
This six-part course of study is designed to acquaint the business
community with the requirements of the international trade arena.
Must select all
six for special total certificate price
1.
International Trade: Accessing International Markets
2.
Strategic Marketing in International Trade
3.
International Competitive Strategy Analysis
4.
Utilizing Marketing and Finance for a Competitive Edge
5.
Traditional and Non-Traditional Sources of International Trade Finance
6.
International Trade: Moving
from Strategy to Implementation
Tuesday -
2:00PM-5:30PM
Thursday -
Individual meetings as scheduled
Special
Course Offerings
Even a six-week course structure is too long for some public officials,
so IDA offers special, flexible course offerings.
One such special course structure is the local government course program.
Local Government Course
The late Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill,
former U.S. Speaker of the House of representatives, once said: "All
politics is local." In
one sense, those who are elected remain in office only by pleasing the
voters through meeting their needs.
However, in another sense, O'Neill's famous saying refers to
the importance effective local government has for the future of democracy.
Local government is the intersection between the governors and
the governed. If a mayor
and town council work effectively, voters feel positively about democracy. All too often, the actions of the national government have
little direct impact on the average citizen.
This
two-week course of study is intended to provide local government officials with
the necessary background on the theoretical (democracy and human rights) to the
practical (local government structure and finance). Interactive classroom discussion is mixed with field study,
involving experts in local government organization and management.
Week 1
Day 1:
Principles of Democracy I - 9:30AM-12:00PM
Principles of Democracy II - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day 2:
Principles of Human Rights - 9:30AM-12:00PM
Free Time
Day 3:
Principles of Government Ethics - 9:30AM-12:00PM
Government Transparency - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day 4:
Principles of Election Monitoring -
9:30AM-2:00PM
Free Time
Day 5:
Public-Private Partnerships - 9:30AM-12:00PM
Government-Community Relationships - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Week 2
Day 6:
Local Government Structures I - 9:30AM-12:00PM
Local Government Structures II - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day 7:
Principles of Macroeconomics - 9:30AM-12:00PM
Principles of Microeconomics - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day 8:
Local Government Finance (Field Study) - 9:30AM-12:00PM
Free Time
Day 9:
County Government (Field Study) - 9:30AM-12:00PM
City Government (Field Study) - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day
10:
Strategic Planning in Governmental Organizations - 9:30AM-2:00PM
Free Time
Freight Forwarder Program
Over the past five decades, Africa's share of
global trade has declined by more than half, dropping from 3.1% in 1955 to about
1.2% by the end of the 1990s. High
freight costs, inland transportation difficulties and transportation delays have
played a major role in this decline. Freight
costs as a proportion of total import value are five points higher in Africa
than in other developing countries. An
aging African shipping fleet averages 19 years, higher than even the developing
world standard, and consists mainly of general cargo vessels and tankers.
Failing African airlines have spotty global coverage and lack landing
rights in prime cargo destinations such as the United States.
In
order to navigate this difficult freight situation in Africa, skilled freight
forwarders are needed who know global standards, even as they understand the
situation on the ground in their own countries. This two-week course of study is
intended to provide freight forwarders with the necessary background on the
procedures used globally to move goods as freight. Interactive classroom discussion is mixed with field visits,
involving experts in freight forwarding and customs issues.
This special
session of the freight forwarder's program is being combined with
AfrICANDO 2002, which provides an opportunity for participants to take
advantage of the workshops and networking involving hundreds of American,
African, Caribbean and Latin American participants.
Week 1
Day 1:
Principles of Importing and Exporting - 9:30AM-12:00PM
The Role of the Freight Forwarder - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day 2:
Ocean Freight
- 9:30AM-12:00PM
Air Cargo - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day 3:
Tour of Port
of Miami-Dade - 9:00AM-11:00AM
Tour of Miami international Airport - 1:00PM-2:30PM
Day 4:
Terms of Trade
- 9:30AM-12:00PM
Free Time
Day 5:
Commercial
Documentation- 9:30AM-12:00PM
Marine Insurance - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Week
2
Day 6:
International
Payments - 9:30AM-12:00PM
Field Visit 1 - Local Company - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day 7:
Export
Packaging: Warehousing - 9:30AM-12:00PM
Field Visit 2 - Local Company - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day 8:
Costing/Quoting
- 9:30AM-12:00PM
Free Time
Day 9:
Law and Legal
Liability - 9:30AM-2:00PM
Free Time
NGO Management Program
At the beginning of the 20th
century, there were a few dozen non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating
around the world. Today, there are
several thousand NGOs, providing services ranging from monitoring human rights
and elections to providing humanitarian services to providing education and
health services. Often, bilateral
aid is given to countries such as Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Democratic
Republic of Congo are given largely through NGOs.
The prominence of NGOs in
the provision of services has raised questions about their proper role in
developing country societies and whether there is an effort to manage government
services through these organizations. Moreover, there are concerns expressed by funding agencies
about the ability of NGOs to manage funds and produce promised results.
This training is intended to help NGO officials to better understand how
successful NGOs are structured and how they operate.
This short course also provides an
opportunity to learn about the requirements used by U.S. funding agencies
hen deciding on local NGO partners.
Week One
Day 1:
NGO Structure and Management - 9:30AM-12:00PM
The Role of NGOs in Society - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day 2:
Field Visit - USAID - 9:30AM-12:00PM
Field Visit - National Endowment for Democracy
- 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day 3:
NGO Financial Management -
9:00AM-12:00PM
Proposal Writing - 1:00PM-2:30PM
Day 4:
Regulation of NGOs - 9:30AM-12:00PM
Field Visit - Local Government - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day 5:
Ethics in Management - 9:00AM-12:00PM
Free Time
Week Two
Day 6:
Principles of Human Rights-
9:30AM-12:00PM
Field Visit - Human Rights NGO - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day 7:
Principles of Democracy -
9:30AM-12:00PM
Election Observation - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day 8:
Field Visit - U.S. NGO -
9:30AM-12:00PM
Free Time
Day 9:
Field Visit - U.S. NGO -
9:30AM-12:00PM
Field Visit - U.S. NGO - 2:00PM-4:30PM
Day 10:
NGO Management Clinic - 9:30AM-2:00PM
Program Assessment - 2:00PM-3:00PM
Special Course Fees
| IDA Fees (in U.S. dollars): |
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| Application processing fee |
40 |
| Tuition |
1500 |
| Course materials |
150 |
| Tuition Deposit (due one
month before classes begin) |
500 |
Through Sullivan and Cogliano Training Centers, Inc., IDA is pleased to
offer a 20-hour course on using the Internet, including electronic commerce.
This course offers flexible hours during the day, evening or weekends at
the special price of $300.
For
more information, please contact:
Anthony
Okonmah
Institute for Democracy in Africa
600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 704
Miami FL, 33131
tel: 305 416-9201 fax: 305 416-9203
Website:
http://www.democracy-africa.org
E-mail:
info@democracy-africa.org
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