{"id":5051,"date":"2023-02-27T01:04:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T01:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ipm101\/?page_id=5051"},"modified":"2023-02-27T01:04:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T01:04:21","slug":"instructions-for-getting-ready","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ipm101\/interactions\/course-announcements\/instructions-for-getting-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructions for getting ready"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<p>Dear IPM101 participant.\n<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to this micro-course in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/oeru.org\/introduction-to-project-management\">Introduction to Project Management<\/a> series.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Role of the project manager<\/b> (IPM101) is hosted at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/oeru.org\/\">OERu<\/a>. The <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/oeru.org\/\">OERu<\/a> envisions a world where all learners will have more affordable access to higher education. The <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/oeru.org\/\">OERu<\/a> is a charitable collaboration of international institutions committed to widening access to more affordable education opportunities for all. For more information about the OERu, please view our <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F4q3CjOQARI\">promotional video<\/a> on Youtube.\n<\/p>\n<p>In this course you&#8217;ll be introduced to the role of the project manager .\n<\/p>\n<p>These instructions are for: Independent study before course starts.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Introductory_overview\">Introductory overview<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>During this introductory session you will familiarise yourself with the IPM101 course site. You will also establish your personal learning journal blog.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Course site<\/b>:  <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/IPM101\/\">http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/IPM101\/<\/a> (bookmark this page).\n<\/p>\n<p>Please share the gift of knowledge and help us by completing the optional <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external free\" href=\"https:\/\/survey.oeru.org\/index.php\/415354\">https:\/\/survey.oeru.org\/index.php\/415354<\/a>. 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