Important Instructions
for the
Management Development Program

Optional and Compulsory
Readings:

This program has many "Optional
Readings" as well as many readings that are compulsory. It is important to
carefully read the instructions to determine which is
which.

The actual measure of how much you have studied is the
number of words you have read - so you are rewarded for whatever you
read. Nevertheless it is important to read all of the compulsory
readings. (Although some of these may not be accessible - in which
case it is OK to skip them.)

e.g. If in the first unit it says
"(read articles in "Various Perspectives)" then you only need to read
these 2 articles. However when it says "(read tips both for studying and
concentrating)" then you will see that this refers to the headings, each
of which has about 5 articles to read."

In the third unit (or the third
module of the program) it says "Review the questions". This means look at,
and think about the questions. You can also look at some of the links, but
it is not essential.

When you are told that something is
"strongly encouraged" or "suggested" then this is a polite way of saying
that you must study it (i.e. it should be taken as a core
requirement of your degree program). However, if the program says
something is "optional" then it is up to you whether you study it or
not.

"The actual measure of how much you have
studied
is the number of words you have read."

Keeping track of what you
study

You need to keep track of how much you read, and record
everything you have read in your spreadsheet.
If the amount of reading exceeds the amount allotted
to it then it will count toward the number of free choice books you have
read. (i.e. If you are studying one module (250 "pages") and you end up
reading 280 "pages", then the additional 30 "pages" are considered free
choice readings.)

Please read Recording
your study for information on how to
measure the amount you have read so that you can record this.

Submit your answers to the questions,
activities and assessments to [email-masked]

- As you complete the readings, you will
be asked questions, and given activities and assessments to do. Email
all your answers to the questions, a summary of the activities you've done
and the results and reactions you had to any Self-Assessments you did.
The email address to send these to (as per normal) is [email-masked].

- There is no need to do the standard summaries
required for other World University study. (You only need to do summaries if
you read many more articles and links than required in the basic
module.)

You can look at the following sample
summaries to help you:
- Sample
summary for the first half-module, "Program Orientation: Getting the
Most from This Program"
- Sample
summary for the "Strategic Planning" module.

- You only need to
worry about the last section of each module: "Tracking Open Action Items"
if you have various activities remaining incomplete.

Practical
Application Bonuses and Allowances:

The questions and exercises are quite
in-depth. They really get you to think about - and more importantly - to
apply the learnings. To reward you for the extra work (and
thinking) that is required, you may add 50 "pages" per module to your
readings. If you are studying half a
module then you will be awarded a bonus or allowance of 25
"pages".

In addition, the person marking your
summary may give you a further bonus if they feel that the quality of your
work in these modules is particularly high.

You can include these bonuses, either
towards the amount of readings, or towards the amount of bonuses earned in
your degree. If you choose to consider it as a bonus then add the amount
to the "bonus" section of your spreadsheet (beginning in row 900). If you
choose to take the bonus as an alternative to reading (i.e. as an
"allowance") then add it to the main part of your spreadsheet (the top
part) and record it as you would any normal reading (except that you
mention it is a "Practical Application Allowance" in the first column -
where it asks for "Module number and title of what you read" )

The modules on "Developing Your
Strategic Plan" and "Developing and Marketing Your Programs" are awarded
triple bonuses (or allowances) - i.e. you may add 150 "pages" of bonuses
for each of these two modules. And markers are particularly likely to
give you additional bonuses for these modules - if your practical work is
particularly good.

If you haven't already done so then please
read "Navigating though this CD" which has some very helpful hints which
are particularly important when using this CD - due to the huge number of
files in it. (The full
Management Development Program has over 50,000 files - though you don't
need to read them all.)

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