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Exam-Cram Boot Camps (March 1-2; and April 26-27, 2008) Weekend
Web-Conferences
For information – ICCP office: 800.843.8227 (Choose from 2
courses as below)
Prior to joining the web conference you will need to go to www.elluminate.com
and test your system compatibility. This online-internet synchronous
conference allows you to join similar learners while preparing for
the ICCP examinations from the comfort and safety of your own office
or home. Full two way communications and document sharing simulate
a normal classroom environment, plus a shared whiteboard and remote
control/sharing if/when needed. It is BEST to use a computer headset
with an attached microphone.
WEB601 - CDMP Exam Cram (March 1-2)
WEB602 - CDMP Exam Cram (April 26-27)
WEB603 - CDMP Exam Cram (June 28, 29)
WEB604 - CDMP Exam Cram (Sept 20-21)
WEB602 - CDMP Exam Cram (Nov 29-30)
Description: The Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) is
offered by the ICCP and DAMA International (www.dama.org). This
course prepares individuals to take the CDMP examinations. By attending
this review session you can improve your likelihood of passing at
the Expert/Mastery level by 30%. The CDMP at the Expert/Mastery
level can also be used to qualify for the I.S.P. (www.cips.ca )
and also for the CBIP (www.tdwi.org)
TOPICS:
DAY 1:
1. Introductions and course goals
2. CDMP requirements, Test items, Skills-Gap Analysis
3. Item Writer's Guide - strategies to answer questions,
4. Information Systems Core (ISCORE) and related topics.
5. Data Management Exam (DM)
DAY 2: (Specialty Exams)
6. Data Warehousing Exam (DW) and Business Intelligence & Analytics
(BIA)
7. Data and Information Quality Exam (DIQ)
8. Data Base Administration Exam (DBA) & Systems Development
(SDV)
9. Associated Topics and Next Steps
Length: 2 days
Days: Saturday & Sunday
Time: 12.00pm-6.00pm (EST).
Min: 4; Max: 12
Examinations: 1st examination - within 30 days
of course completion.
Registration Deadline: February 27, 2008 for the
March 1-2 course; April 23, 2008 for the April 26-27 course.
Proctoring arrangements: USA: ICCP office; Canada:
CIPS/PDIT (mjk at cips.ca)
Registration: USA: ICCP office; Canada, contact
CIPS/PDIT (mjk at cips.ca)
Fees: USD$295 (reduced fees for ICCP holders and
I.S.P. holders using this course for recertification credits - contact
CIPS/ICCP office)
CEU Credits: 12 CECs (continuing education credits
- 10 CECs = 1 college credit)
Materials: Once registered, you will receive USD$165
worth of course study and reference materials for your future needs.
Pay-if-Pass: For those individuals who register
for these courses, you will be able to take the FIRST examination
only on a “pay if you pass” basis if the exam is taken
with the ICCP office proctoring the exam. Note:
for the CDMP Practitioner level the pass rate is 50%.
Instructor: Pat Cupoli, CBIP, CCP, CDMP
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WEB650 - CCP Exam Cram (March 1-2)
WEB651 - CCP Exam Cram (April 26-27)
WEB652 - CCP Exam Cram (June 28, 29)
WEB653 - CCP Exam Cram (Sept 20-21)
WEB654 - CCP Exam Cram (Nov 29-30)
Description: The Certified Computing Professional (CCP) is offered
by the ICCP and its Constituent Societies. This course prepares
individuals to take the CCP examinations. By attending this review
session you can improve your likelihood of passing at the Expert/Mastery
level by 30%. The CCP at the Expert/Mastery level can be
used to qualify for the I.S.P. (www.cips.ca ), the CBIP (www.tdwi.org).
TOPICS:
DAY 1:
1. Introductions and course goals
2. CCP requirements, Test items, Skills-Gap Analysis
3. Item Writer's Guide – Item Maintenance System
4. Information Systems Core (ISCORE), Web development and eCommerce.
5. Systems Development Exam (SDV) Systems Analysis and Design
DAY 2: (Specialty Exams)
6. Business Information Systems Exam (BIS)
7. Microcomputers & Networking (MCN)
8. Internetworking and Data Communications (COM)
9. Associated Topics and Next Steps
Length: 2 days
Days: Saturday & Sunday
Time: 12.00pm-6.00pm (EST).
Min: 4; Max: 12
Examinations: 1st examination - within 30 days
of course completion.
Registration Deadline: February 27, 2008 for the
March 1-2 course; April 23, 2008 for the April 26-27 course.
Proctoring arrangements: USA: ICCP office; Canada:
CIPS/PDIT (mjk at cips.ca)
Registration: USA: ICCP office; Canada, contact
CIPS/PDIT (mjk at cips.ca)
Fees: USD$295 (reduced fees for ICCP holders and
I.S.P. holders using this course for recertification credits - contact
CIPS/ICCP office)
CEU Credits: 12 CECs (continuing education credits
- 10 CECs = 1 college credit)
Materials: Once registered, you will receive USD$165
worth of course study and reference materials for your future needs.
Pay-if-Pass: For those individuals who register
for these courses, you will be able to take the FIRST examination
only on a “pay if you pass” basis if the exam is taken
with the ICCP office proctoring the exam. Note:
for ACP, CDMP, CBIP purposes 50% is a pass mark.
Instructor: Kewal Dhariwal, CCP, I.S.P.
For
1. L onger full semester online courses -click "online courses"
in the left column
2. In person courses: see On-site courses.
ON-SITE Corporate Training: "Package Offer"
On-site examination preparation courses are available
to organizations in North America for $3,000 per group (International
$5,000 per group) for up to 20 people/group and this includes a
$315 study package per person (The Complete Guide to Professional
Computing ($115), Sample Examinations ($175) and the ICCP ExamCram
Notebook ($35). During the on-site corporate training package attendees
are able to take all of the ICCP examinations on a "zero risk,
pay if you pass" basis.
Note: if you have a lower number of registrants, a minimum of 4,
please contact the ICCP office for pricing. Most customized courses
require fees plus expenses.
Length: minimum 2 days (14 hours), maximum 3 days
(21 hours).
Days: Any combination of weekdays or one weekday
and a weekend.
Additional costs: $250 per examination (volume discounts apply on
30 or more examinations purchased: 10%)
Time: 9.00am-5.00pm
Location/Facility: to be hosted by the purchasing corporation, requires
laptop computers or a computer lab (one computer per person). Internet
access optional, but useful.
Examinations: All ICCP examinations are available
on a secure USB device and computer based testing (CBT) results
in an immediate mark and performance analysis report.
Instructor: The initial course instructor is provided
by the ICCP and later, certified professionals
within the corporation are encouraged to run their own internal
Examination Preparation courses, as dictated by the needs of the
corporation, supervisors, HR & Training Department.
Other training at conferences and workshops:
ICCP through its Education Foundation can provide
you training and educational support through its member organizations
and other training providers in a number of areas: Exams
available.
Universities & Colleges
If you are in a university or college and offer
a computer related full time program, you may want to consider
using our Core IT Skills program, course outline and educational
materials. The same program can be offered in the evenings as
a continuing education activity.
If you have a number of students completing their
IT program and you want to externally validate your curriculum
then have the students complete our ACP Review Course.
If you are interested in offering the Core IT Skills
program, in 2003 you will have access to online educational materials
which support and supplement your classroom based education. For
students who are in more remote locations, they can sign up directly
with ICCP's online university. Contact us to find out more about
how to do at office@iccp.org
Companies & Professionals in Industry
If a number of professionals working in IT want
to test their knowledge and verify that they have the right kind
of skills to pass the ICCP examinations, then we offer a one-day
examination cramming session either in your company location or
at one of the many industry conferences that ICCP attends to provide
short exam preparation courses: visit
ICCP News. The one-day examination cramming session is followed
by one full day of examinations where you can sit up to 3 examinations.
If you in charge of training for your company you should call
us at 847-299-4227 or contact us at office@iccp.org. For more
information on this program please visit our CCP
Review Course(s).
Training Partners
If you run a commercial training company or school
and want to run either the full-time Core IT Skills program or
want to run a certification program where the standards and certification
are international in scope, you can now do this. Please visit
our training partners section.
Sample Tests
Some of the internet based sample tests and downloadable
trial examinations are available from our sample
tests area
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