The Center for Corporate Education (CCE), funded by the School of Business at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is offering a non-credit, continuing education, advanced certificate in PLS Path Modeling beginning January 10, 2011. This certificate is intended for faculty, practitioners and graduate students who wish to learn more about PLS path modeling in both breadth and depth. SmartPLS is the software platform (version 3.0 when available, scheduled for release in 2010).
The online certificate program, conducted over a 3- to 6-month period, will include much new content relating to PLS path modeling. Also, the online class sessions are scheduled in both the mornings and evenings to accommodate different schedules and time zones. Each participant's schedule may be individually customized, based on changing schedule requirements for that participant. The goal is to allow maximum flexibility for each participant to complete the eight class sessions and other certificate requirements. Please email Geoff Hubona at ghubona@vcu.edu for details regarding these customization options or for other questions about the certificate program.
In addition to 28 hours of live, synchronous, interactive, real-time, in-class, instructor-led sessions (there are eight 3.5 hour online sessions in all), there are 'homework' assignments (that are assessed by the instructor, at your option), labs to meet and discuss various data modeling requirements (including your own), assessment exercises, other PLS-expert guest speakers (in addition to the instructor), and access to much recent and relevant PLS literature. All electronic classroom sessions are recorded and provided to each participant.
There is much more information available at http://www.pls-seminars.com (please copy and paste the URL)
Registration fees are indicated below. They include all costs, including all software, certificate materials, exercises and data sets, slides, and all complete audio- and video- recordings . A certificate in PLS path modeling from CCE at VCU is awarded upon completion. You may also directly access the registration site at https://www.regonline.com/vcu-pls-jan-2010-AM (please copy and paste url)
Practitioners
Early Registration Discount (on or before November 30, 2010): $1075 USD.
Regular Registration (deadline is January 7, 2011): $1195 USD.
Full-Time Faculty (may be asked to verify full-time faculty status)
Early Registration Discount (on or before November 30, 2010): $895 USD.
Regular Registration (deadline is January 7, 2011): $995 USD.
Full-Time Students (may be asked to provide evidence of full-time student status).
Early Registration Discount (on or before November 30, 2010): $795 USD.
Regular Registration (deadline is January 7, 2011): $895 USD.
Geoffrey Hubona, Ph.D.
Information Systems Department
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA 23284
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