• List of Courses
• Program Course Schedule and Experiential Projects
• VOMAT Practicums
• VOMI Internship

• Type of Program:       Designation Program
• Program Name:       Virtual Organization Management Trainer (VOMAT) Program
• Official Designation:       VOMAT ™
• Program Length:       1-Year Program
• Name of Class:       Designation Class of 2011
• Class Period:       September 7, 2010 - June 16, 2011
• VOMI Internship Period:       March 23 - June 2, 2011
• Official Graduation Day:       Thursday, June 16, 2011
• Commencement Ceremony Rehearsal Date:       Tuesday, June 14, 2011
• Commencement Ceremony Date:       Thursday, June 16, 2011

• Application Deadline Date:       June 30, 2010 by 5 pm PST
• Notification of Admissions Board Decision:       No later than July 31, 2010 by 5 pm PST
• Official First Day of Class:
  • For USA & The Americas Students:       September 7, 2010 from 11 am-12 pm PST    
    (Go to http://timeanddate.com/s/1h35 for your corresponding time zone)
  • For Europe-Asia-Africa students:       September 7, 2010 from 3 am-4 am PST    
    (Go to http://timeanddate.com/s/1h36 for your corresponding time zone)
• Virtual Campus Orientation (for new students):
  • Date:       Thursday, September 2, 2010
  • Time:
    • from 5 am PST
      (Go to http://timeanddate.com/s/1h33 for your corresponding time zone)
    • to 8 pm PST
      Go to http://timeanddate.com/s/1h34 for your corresponding time zone
• Enrollment Support Info:
  • via email:     admissions@virtualorganizationinstitute.com
  • via skype id:     Virtual.Organization.Management
  • via tel:     818-741-1123 ext 704

• Thanksgiving Break:       November 21 - 27, 2010
• Holiday Season Break:       December 20, 2010 - Jan 2, 2011
• Summer Break:^*       June 15, 2011 - September 5, 2011
  * does not apply to Case Study or Research Sabbatical participants

• Summary Data:

  Total number of courses:	13
  Total number of lecture hours:	44 hours
  Number of experiential projects:	13
  Total experiential project hours:	363 hours
  Number of practicums:	4
  Total number of practicum hours:	24 hours
  VOMI internship:	min of 128 hours
  Grand total program hours:	559
  Passing grade for each course:	80% - 100%

• Course Highlights:
  • All courses are provided in lecture format by your instructor, live and in real-time, via audio-web conferencing.
  • Percentage of Total Grade. The lecture portion of the program represents 10% of the total grade.
• Experiential Project Highlights:
  • There is no substitute for doing. Each experiential project deals with a real and specific virtual organization management issue at VOMI; and is designed to allow you to develop self-efficacy [and] competence in the subject matter discussed.
  • Percentage of Total Grade. The experiential portion of the program represents 30% of the total grade.
• Practicum Highlights:
  • There is no substitute for doing. Upon completion of all courses and prior graduation, you will conduct a combined total of 4 virtual organization seminars, webinars or onsite training sessions. You are required to devote a minimum amount of 24 hours toward the 4 practicums. Your final grade will reflect your presentation performance at these events.
  • Percentage of Total Grade. The practicum portion of the program represents 10% of the total grade.
• VOMI Internship Highlights:
  • There is no substitute for doing. Upon completion of all courses, you will participate in an internship program designed to reinforce the virtual organization management training skills you acquired and developed during your training. You are required to devote a minimum amount of 128 hours (min 16 hours per week) toward this internship.
  • Internship Period.     From March 23 - June 2, 2011.
  • Percentage of Total Grade.     The internship portion of the program represents 50% of the total grade.
• Time Zone Information for All Courses and Events:

  All courses and events are shown in PST (Pacific Standard Time). To find the corresponding time for your country and/or city time zone, please go to http://www.timeanddate.com

1.    Evolution of Social Networks into Virtual Organizations
2.    Virtual Organization 101: What is a Virtual Organization?
3.    What is Virtual Organization Management?
4.    Virtual Organization Recruitment: How to Recruit 21st Century Talent Able to Adapt & Thrive in a Virtual Environment
5.    Virtual Internship 101: Best Practices, Policies and Procedures
6.    Virtual Organization Recruitment: Best Practices, Policies and Procedures
7.    Virtual Organization Fundamentals
8.    From Virtual Chaos to Managing a Virtual Organization
9.    Virtual Organization Insourcing & Training
10.    Managing the Transition to Strategic VOM Business Partner
11.    Virtualization of the Workforce: Managing the Transition
12.    Virtualization of the Workspace: Making the Right Choice
13.    Virtualization Convergence: The Holy Grail

• There is no substitute for doing. Upon completion of all courses and prior graduation, you will conduct, under your instructor's supervision, a combined total of 4 virtual organization seminars, webinars or onsite training sessions. You are required to devote a minimum amount of 24 hours toward the 4 practicums. Your final grade will reflect your presentation performance at these events.
  Summary of Practicum Requirements:

  Total Number of Practicums:	4
  Total Practicum Hours:	24 hours
  Practicums Timeline:	March 23-June 2, 2011
  Final Date for All Practicums:	June 2, 2011

• There is no substitute for doing. Upon completion of all courses, you will participate in an internship program designed to reinforce the virtual organization management training skills you learned and developed during your training. You are required to devote a minimum amount of 128 hours (min 16 hours per week) toward this internship.
• Summary of Internship Requirements:
  • Internship Hours:     128 hours. A minimum of 16 hours per week is required.
  • Internship Period:     March 23 - June 2, 2011. Internship hours should be completed by June 2, 2011 in order to graduate and obtain the VOMC designation.

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