The Instructional Development Unit at UWI, Mona invites all members of the academic staff to a new and innovative workshop on Course Design - The Graphic Syllabus. The workshop will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2011 with a repeat on Friday, September 23, 2011  in the Training Room of the IDU (upstairs the Inter-Faculty Lecture Theatre).
 
The Workshop is designed to share how Graphic Syllabi can be used and the potential impact. Text syllabi sometimes fail to get students' attention because they are predominantly 'word'-oriented. What if course outlines were presented in a graphic manner - use of flow charts, diagrams or pictures? Does the packaging of the course structure and the body of knowledge influence students' learning?
 

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A strong brand is a company’s most valuable asset and is the basis for building lasting stakeholder value and sustainable business growth. Yet, many organizations have not capitalized on the power of their brands and very little has been paid to the subject of brands and branding in advanced education in the Caribbean. This course presents an introduction to brands and their importance to business strategy and an organization long term profitability. It also provides an explanation of the main theories and concepts and explores techniques used in building and sustaining a strong brand.

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The course presents practical information and ready-to-use tools for anyone involved or interested in the production and/or supervision of the advertising function. The course presents advertising management as an art, science and business discipline aimed at directing the strategic link between promotional needs and agency/marketing department execution of solutions. Many registrants will already have experience with the 'how' of advertising techniques and practice; this course will supply them with more of the 'how' as well as the 'why'.

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The Department of Community Health and Psychiatry at the UWI, Mona in collaboration with Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at University of Toronto have organized a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Workshop. The Workshop takes place on August 16-17, 2011 at 8:30 am daily at the Main Medical Lecture Theatre, located at the University Hospital of the West Indies.
 
Several topics will be explored during the Workshop including: Cognitive Models and Cognitive Therapy, Adapting therapies to Caribbean populations living in Canada, Practical applications of culturally adapted CBT for Jamaica. This Workshop is especially designed for psychiatrists, mental health practitioners, psychologists and anthropologists.
 

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The Instructional Development Unit (IDU), UWI, Mona hosts a 2-day Orientation to Teaching Programme on August 23-24, 2011 starting at 9 am daily at the Unit. The Orientation Programme is designed for new or relatively new members of the academic staff at  the UWI, Mona Campus. It will introduce new colleagues to the teaching resources of the University and discuss some of the challenges that academic staff may encounter especially in facilitating learning and ways to overcome these challenges.
UWI, Mona academic staff may register by email at idu@uwimona.edu.jm or by calling extensions 2341, 2730 or 970-0376.
 

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