The Diploma in Management in Education and Curriculum Studies are in-service qualifications for recognised teachers at primary and post-primary levels and suitably qualified persons in. It allows participants to undertake a general study of management theory and practice as it applies to education. The programme for the Diploma consists of four 30-hour units.

Participants are allowed three years from date of first registration to complete the coursework of the four courses on the programme.

Any recognised teacher may register for any course.Any person wishing to enter for the Diploma must attend and complete assessment in all four units.

CT2 COMMUNICATING WITH ICTs

Dates:February 2^nd / 3^rd, 23^rd / 24^thMarch 2^nd / 3^rd 2001

Venue:Laois Education Centre, Block Road, Portlaoise.

Fees:£305 (cheques made payable to Trinity College, Dublin)

The focus of this module is on the “communication” element of ICT and on its potential for use across the curriculum. In it, students

§Learn how to use Email and in particular investigate how it can be used as an educational tool in Irish schools for projects and on-line research;

§Discover the wealth of resources on the WWW and how they can locate, retrieve and evaluate such resources;

§Learn how to publish on the Internet using a Web Editor of their choice;

§Explore the different ways their school can connect to the Internet;

§Are exposed to new Internet developments and tools that can assist educators and learners.

MC1 : CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN EDUCATION

Dates:March 23^rd / 24^thApril 6^th /7^th , 27^th / 28^th 2001

Venue:Laois Education Centre, Block Road, Portlaoise.

Fees:£260 (cheques made payable to Trinity College, Dublin)

The purpose of this course is to enable the course participants to consider and debate contemporary issues.The sessions will be seminar-led following a brief introduction. The issues in the programme have included: Accountability, Appraisal, Boards of Management, Bullying, Co-operative Learning,The Curriculum, Parents and Education, Planning of Education, Legal aspects of Education.

CT6 PLANNING FOR ICTs

Dates:July 9^th – 13^th 2001(9.30 – 4.30 p.m. inclusive)

Venue:Laois Education Centre, Block Road, Portlaoise.

Fees:£305 (cheques made payable to Trinity College, Dublin)

This module focused on system as well as school level, aims to create an awareness of the capability of the new information and communication technologies as regards making radical changes in the delivery of teaching and learning.Hence, students will

§See modern development of ICTs in a historical context;

§Understand the radical social and organisational implications of ICT development;

§Be aware of new technologies

§Be able to identify ways in which the roles of teachers and learning organisations will change;

§Be provided with a comparative international basis for local planning;

§Plan for their own circumstances.

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