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10th Edition                                                                                CPEP enews                                                                                                 December 2008

IN THIS ISSUE

Price Rise 1 January 09 - Enrol Now and Beat the Price Rise!  
New Elective Subjects
CPEP Graduates
Certificates and Transcripts
Textbooks and Subject Revisions
IP3 and IITP
Chifley Business School
Study Period Dates 2009
ACSEducation Website
Christmas Closedown
Upcoming ACS Events
 

Price Rise 1 January 09 - Enrol Now and Beat the Price Rise!

Hurry and enrol before the prices rise on 1 January 2009. Study Period 1 commences 18 January and runs to 19 April 09. Enrolments close 10 January 09. To enrol and for more information visit www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram and secure your place for Study Period 1, 09. 

New Elective Subjects

Enterprise Architecture and Green ICT are creating a lot of interest and enrolments are now being taken as part of the CPE Program or as stand alone subjects.  For more info and to enrol, visit www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram 

CPEP Graduates

Graduate: ACS Member Number ACS Branch
Richard McGrath MACS PCP 2164831 Vic
Michael Price MACS PCP 2178945 Qld

Congratulations to our two recent graduates.
 
Certificates and Transcripts 

If you need a certificate of completion for an elective subject or a transcript on your program progress to date, contact pam.barnes@acs.org.au with your request. 

Textbooks and Subject Revisions

Textbooks will not be required for Business, Legal and Ethical Issues, New Technology Alignment or Green ICT for 2009. Textbooks for all other subjects are listed on our website, visit http://www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram/index.cfm?action=show&conID=bookpurchase

Business, Legal and Ethical subject revision will be uploaded to our website by 19 December 08. Business, Strategy and IT will be uploaded as soon as information comes to hand. All other subjects are current.  Contact pam.barnes@acs.org.au if any queries.
IP3 and IITP

There is now international recognition of the CPEP award and the Practicing Computer Profession (PCP). All CPEP graduates can add the postnominals of IITP (International IT Professional) after their ACS qualification., e.g. David Jones MACS PCP IITP More information on IP3 and the IITP qualification will be sent to members in 2009.
 

Chifley Business School  

Chifley celebrates 20 years of the graduate programs for technical professionals
The Chifley Business School is celebrating its 20th Anniversary of its graduate programs in 2009. The APESMA MBA (Technology Management) remains after almost two decades the undisputed market leader in MBA’s for technology professionals. This program delivered via distance learning has been designed so that management theory can be transferred directly back into the workplace. “ I’m now a more effective manager and the program has assisted in progressing my organisation’s strategies and development” ( Graduate Neil Brosnan – Client manager, NSW Dept of Commerce).
 
Through completing the core units, students gain an in-depth understanding of all areas of business. Further units are selected as electives to suit students individual professional development needs. This technology management specialised program is unique as it is the only MBA in Australia that offers technology professionals an MBA with a focus on their chosen field.
 
Chifley and the ACS have an articulation partnership and graduates of the CPE Program can claim four credits towards the Graduate Diploma and MBA in Technology Management. 
 
For more information on articulation visit http://www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram/index.cfm?action=show&conID=articulation
 
For more information on Chifley Business School visit http://www.mba-distance-learning.com/index.asp or http://www.mba-distance-learning.com/mbatech.asp
 
 
You can also contact Monica Ho Tel: 1300 CHIFLEY | 1300 244 353 or Email: mho@chifley.edu.au

Study Period Dates 2009

The Computer Professional Education Program has three 13 week study periods per calendar year:

Study Period 1, 2009

Commences 18 January 2009
Ends 19 April 2009
Enrolments Close 11 January 2009

Study Period 2, 2009

Commences
10 May 2009
Ends
9 August 2009
Enrolments Close
 3 May 2009

 Study Period 3, 2009

Commences
30 August, 2009
Ends
29 November 2009
Enrolments Close
 23 August 2009

 

ACSEducation Website

We have changed hosting providers for our education website. Please make sure you have the following URL in your favourite website listings:   http://education.acs.org.au/

If students have any difficulties logging in or accessing the site, please let me know asap pam.barnes@acs.org.au or call 1800 671 003. 
Christmas Closedown
 
The administration office in Victoria will be closed from 19 December 08 and will re-open on 5 January 09. Emails and enrolments will be monitored during this time, but not daily. We wish all our students a safe and happy festive season. You can all enjoy a break over Christmas and New Year with the new study period schedule commencing in January 2009. With our best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Pam, David, tutors and mentors. 

Upcoming ACS Events

Visit your local branch website to find out about events for the upcoming months or click on  www.acs.org.au/

We hope you find our enewsletter informative and welcome your feedback.

On behalf of CPEP team

David Lindley PhD,  Academic Principal ACSEducation
Pam Barnes,  Registrar, ACSEducation 
Tutors and Mentors 
For more information on the structure and content of the CPE Program visit www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram   or Freecall 1800 671 003.

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