MDDE 605

Overview

Distance education professionals are eventually required to perform some form of management role within their organization. This may include team leader, project manager, unit manager, production manager or programme director in either a public or private sector institution or company. In some cases individuals may find themselves leading an existing DE organization or creating a new DE unit or company.

These management roles require individuals to employ different skills and knowledge. The aim of this course is to prepare participants to plan, manage and successfully lead a distance education organization.

Course Goals

Upon completion of MDDE 605, you will be able to produce a business proposal, strategic plan and business plan for the creation of a new distance education enterprise or distance training unit within an existing academic institution, corporate organization or government department. The distance education planning process will:

1. Be founded in a specific business or educational opportunity that reflects the reality of the business expertise of the target organization.
2. Reflects the strategic direction of the target organization, and is founded in sound strategic planning.
3. Reflect an appropriate distance learning business structure.
4. Be financially viable and embrace the principles of effective financial planning.
5. Identify ways to measure business success.
6. Reflect sound leadership and management in the planning and implementation of the proposed distance learning enterprise.