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2012 CUSTOMIZED LEARNING EXPERIENCES
The International Institute offers a variety of educational experiences in print, via videotape, and by other electronic media. The experiences can be as short as one hour, or can be a day, or a week, or 2, 4, 6, or 8 years. If the experience includes the traditional reading and/or tests, one week can be equivalent to a quarter or semester term of traditional studies. Certificates of Achievement are available for any level of achievement. No degrees or academic credit are offered. The educational experiences are written, on-line, in person in Colorado or elsewhere, videotape, or via other electronic media. People who are studying the same topics at the same level are encouraged to work together. The Institute is completely independent of unions, legislators, alumni, athletic programs, and governmental or political organizations. The Institute functions as a COOPERATIVE for the benefit of learners and teachers. Administration is held to an absolute minimum. Teacher and other compensation is negotiated as needed. The Institute was chartered in Colorado in 1997 as a non-profit educational institution. ARE YOU CONFUSED ABOUT THE ECONOMY? Do you wonder about corporations? Wall Street? Employment? Your future? You can get many answers.SUMMER TERM 2012 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:30 8:30 PM The Institute is presenting a free class in economics for anyone (age 16 or older) who wants to attend. It will begin in June, and end in August. It will explain the creation and consumption of goods and services by individuals, families, small businesses, and giant corporations. There are two versions of the class. One is for Personal Improvement, or "Adult Education". There is no charge for the Adult education, or Personal Improvement. The Institute offers Achievement Certificates for whatever is achieved. The Adult Education, or "Personal Improvement" version requires no attendance, tests, reading, etc. There will be a paper and CD versions for sale. The location of the live meetings will be determined by the attendance. The other version is "Traditional" education. The old tradition in colleges and universities is that a semester is 15 weeks long and includes 45 hours of personal (or online, or recorded, etc.) contact with a qualified Professor. It includes regular attendance, appropriate tests, required reading, and a research report assignment. It results in an Achievement Certificate, letter grade, and class "hours". The Institute is not accredited and offers no credit or degrees. There is a traditional tuition charge for the traditional version. There is also a variety of traditional financial assistance arrangements for the traditional class members. The Certificate program costs $200. Veterans Tuition: What you can, and when you can. The location of the meetings will be determined by the number of people enrolled. The assigned reading for the Traditional members includes Heilbroner's The Worldly Philosophers, The Wall Street Journal, and other Business news. To reserve seating: kftz@earthlink.net or PO Box 1962, Longmont CO 80502 About the Institute: It was created to help people become HAPPIER, RICHER, WISER, FRIENDLIER, HEALTHIER, and SMARTER. It was chartered by the State of Colorado as a non-profit educational institution in 1997, with Dr. Kent Foutz as President. It has been involved in nontraditional and alternative education in Colorado, and elsewhere. It is a cooperative that is organized for the benefit of learners and teachers. It has no expensive campus or administration. It offers self-improvement opportunities for people of all ages and situations. It welcomes well- prepared Teachers, Specialists and Professors, in traditional and alternative subjects. It offers learning opportunities for anyone who wants them. Tuition arrangements are made by learners and teachers, with a fee to cover the general expenses of the Institute. Veterans' tuition for this program is what they can, and when they can pay. About Dr. Kent Foutz: He has decades of business and other organizational experience, and has been a Professor, or Instructor, in dozens of business, Colleges, Universities, and other organizations, for more than 50 years. They include the Universities of Denver, Colorado, Wyoming, and Northern Colorado, and Metro State, Auraria, and Colorado Womens Colleges He has BS and MBA degrees from the University of Utah, post graduate work at Ohio State University, and a Doctor of Business Administration Degree from Mississippi State University. For more information, please contact Dr. Kent Foutz at a1ftz@hotmail.com (the number l, not letter 1) or PO Box 1962 Longmont CO 80502 Examples of Becoming Better Learning opportunities include:
REGISTRATION Registration requires the completion of the Personal or Organizational data sheet. After the data sheet is returned, a proposal will be sent to the registrant. The proposal will include estimates of costs and work necessary to achieve the stated learning objectives. A qualified professional Academic Advisor will be assigned. Teachers and other necessary people determine their own compensation. The Institute charges a small fee for coordination and record keeping.
For more information or Registration, please contactDr. Kent Foutz, Presidentemail: ftz@becomebetter.orgInternational Institute for Personal Improvement,PO Box 1962 Longmont, Colorado, 80502303-776-7494 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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