Teaching and learning are to take place through well-tested methods of distance education as understood in open universities. Learning materials will be referred to or provided by the teaching staff through on-line channels. Acquisition of knowledge will take place through: 1) Reading the basic learning materials; 2) Research, guided by the teaching staff through on-line tutorials and 3) Use of information in situations and cases presented by the teaching staff.

PROGRAMME OF WORK:

Reading texts and documents: 25 hours

Search and study of other basic and supplementary material : 25 hours

Intervention in the virtual course : 25 hours

Development of an essay: 50 hours

ACTIVITIES

It is recommended to fulfill the activities´ deadlines included in the work schedule

Exercice I will allow to practice the contents from Module I & II
Exercice II will allow to practice the contents from Module III & IV
The essay will research on a topic that will be suggested at the end of module IV

The objective of these activities is to check if the concepts and methods of each unit have been properly understood

The practical  information will be updated in the virtual classroom as soon as the course starts