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Project management applied to the language service industry | Thanks for reporting this

Helen Shepelenko — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:21:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com training
Topic: Project management applied to the language service industry
Poster: Helen Shepelenko
Post title: Thanks for reporting this

Hello mame1070,

Good catch! Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I have updated the slots limit, therefore please feel free to click on Purchase for $50 on the right upper corder to proceed with purchase and please let me know if you need anything else.

My bests,
Helen

Project management applied to the language service industry | Number of slots

mame1070 — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:59:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com training
Topic: Project management applied to the language service industry
Poster: mame1070
Post title: Number of slots

Hi,

I don't understand why there is a limited number of slots if this is self paced and you can access any time as long as it's during the timeframe.
Also when is the next session?

Thanks

Project management applied to the language service industry | Self paced...

Marco Cevoli — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:04:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com training
Topic: Project management applied to the language service industry
Poster: Marco Cevoli
Post title: Self paced...

[quote]Maria Soto wrote:

Hi Soledad,

I am very interested in the course. It says that it is self-paced but even being like that, is there a maximum time that could take us to do the course? I mean, for example during the week I have no time... so I would have to use the weekends, for example in 2 weekends I would have it done, but as there are also assignments, I don't know if there would be like an specific time to do that. Could you please clarify this?
Hope I explained myself...
Thanks in advance,

María [/quote]

Hi María,

The course is meant to be attended anytime. There's no maximum time. Once you're enrolled you can access the content anytime, as far as I know.

As Nathalie pointed out, the expected hours needed to cover the course are probably miscalculated. However, I still think that it's better if you "digest" the contents in at least 2 days, not all at once.

Kind regards

Marco

Project management applied to the language service industry | 20 hours vs. 2 hours

Marco Cevoli — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:59:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com training
Topic: Project management applied to the language service industry
Poster: Marco Cevoli
Post title: 20 hours vs. 2 hours

Hi Nathalie,

The contents for this course are distributed among the 9 blocks you can see on its main page. The calculated time needed to cover the course was a rough approximation. Of course, you can read all the contents in half a day, but then you should add the time needed to post your comments to the specific forums, the time for the case studies, etc. There are also a few reference sources that should give you further information about the subject. Depending on other feedback we will receive, we may modify the expected time.

Regarding multimedia content, there are no videos for this specific course.

Feel free to contact me if you need any further explanation.

Kind regards and thanks for attending the course

Marco

Project management applied to the language service industry | QUESTION

Maria Soto — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:44:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com training
Topic: Project management applied to the language service industry
Poster: Maria Soto
Post title: QUESTION

Hi Soledad,

I am very interested in the course. It says that it is self-paced but even being like that, is there a maximum time that could take us to do the course? I mean, for example during the week I have no time... so I would have to use the weekends, for example in 2 weekends I would have it done, but as there are also assignments, I don't know if there would be like an specific time to do that. Could you please clarify this?
Hope I explained myself...
Thanks in advance,

María

Project management applied to the language service industry | Questions

Nathalie White — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:33:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com training
Topic: Project management applied to the language service industry
Poster: Nathalie White
Post title: Questions

Hi Soledad,

I have enrolled and paid this morning for this training and got access to the courseware, mainly the page entitled Topic outline.

Now, I have read everything that was contained in the different little blocks (from 1 to 9) and I have also completed and uploaded my assignments for the two case studies.

However, there is nothing after block 9 and after having uploaded the short assignments. Is that it?

I am not too sure because the overview stated that there was roughly 20 hours of study, and it took me only a couple of hours to read all the content on this page.

Also, could you please point me towards the video tutorials, questionnaires, tests and other eLearning tools as I could not find them.

Maybe I got it wrong and maybe there is an official start date to the course. In which case, it has not started yet...

Thank you for your help.

Regards,
Nathalie

Project management applied to the language service industry | Project management course is 50 USD

Soledad Azcona — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:07:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com training
Topic: Project management applied to the language service industry
Poster: Soledad Azcona
Post title: Project management course is 50 USD

Dear Mohd,

The course is 50 USD [url removed] You should click on the buy button on the right of the page to purchase your seat (you have to be logged in).

Thanks!

Soledad

Project management applied to the language service industry | How much ??

3ADE shadab — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:29:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com training
Topic: Project management applied to the language service industry
Poster: 3ADE shadab
Post title: How much ??

I would like to know how much does it cost ?

Project management applied to the language service industry | Self-paced courses are conducted through ProZ.com eLearning platform

Soledad Azcona — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:03:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com training
Topic: Project management applied to the language service industry
Poster: Soledad Azcona
Post title: Self-paced courses are conducted through ProZ.com eLearning platform

Hi Lorena,

Good question. This course is conducted through ProZ.com's e-learning platform (Moodle)

In these courses you will find files, resources, manuals and guidelines, accompanied by video tutorials, questionnaires, assignments, forums, chats, tests and other eLearning tools to enhance learning experience.

Check out the platform here: [url removed] - there's a demo course there for you to get an idea of what type of content and activities you can find in these courses.

Have a good evening.

Soledad

Project management applied to the language service industry | Question about the course

Lorena Riquelme — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:29:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com training
Topic: Project management applied to the language service industry
Poster: Lorena Riquelme
Post title: Question about the course

Hello,

I would like to know how this training is provided, i.e. email, forums, a special platform, etc.

Thank you.

Lorena

Project management applied to the language service industry | You will learn what a PM must do, the how-to’s and the recommended tools

Soledad Azcona — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:36:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com training
Topic: Project management applied to the language service industry
Poster: Soledad Azcona
Post title: You will learn what a PM must do, the how-to’s and the recommended tools

This course is aimed at freelance translators who want to set up their own translation company
and freelance translators or new who want to work as project managers in a translation company and want to know the translation processes and industry.

It is not a merely "academic" course, instead, it's an attempt to transfer, in a fast and efficient way, practical knowledge of the translation industry and tools, from professional to professional, explaining what is the reality of everyday life of a translation PM, focusing on the prevention of problems, but especially on the abilities, tools and knowledge needed to solve them, when problems become inevitable. You will go over real case studies and learn the how-to’s and the recommended tools - from what you said this last point is where you could learn about additional skills.

Let me add that in this course you won't find any reference to Gantt charts, Pert, WBS, Six Sigma, Prince2 or any other "high-level" theorization about project management. These methods and tools cannot be taught in a short self-study course like this one. If you are really interested in this discipline and want to leverage your knowledge of project management, we recommend you to join your local PMI (Project Management Institute) [url removed] chapter, become a member and eventually get certified.

Hope this was of help. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have more questions.

Regards,

Soledad

Project management applied to the language service industry | Question about course

IIBSC — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:02:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com training
Topic: Project management applied to the language service industry
Poster: IIBSC
Post title: Question about course

I would like to know if this course is only for beginner Project Managers or if a Project Manager of a small translation/interpretation agency would also benefit. I've been doing project management for 7 years in a small agency, but I would like to learn about additional skills.