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The aim of this course is to help you manage your professional network as a personal strategic asset.

In the ever more integrated and connected way we go about our professional lives and conduct our business, developing and maintaining a balanced and high performing professional network is very important.  It is a proven fact that good knowledge work requires good professional networks

Building your professional network has become an integral part of career management.  It can no longer just be a list of everybody you meet at conferences and other events.  You need to pro-actively develop and maintain your professional network. Building and improving its performance and relevance is an ongoing effort and part of a successful career in the knowledge economy.

ImageThis online course will help you

  1. Evaluate your current professional network
  2. Identify the gaps and strengths of your current professional network
  3. Know what to look for to fill the gaps in your professional network
  4. Know how to engage the various kinds of people you need to add to your professional network
  5. Make use of online professional network tools to help you build your professional network

At the end of this course you will

  1. Understand who you are in professional networks (what value you add to the professional networks you participate in)
  2. Understand the strengths and weaknesses of your current professional network
  3. Have the tools to identify what kind of people you need to add to your professional network in order to increase its performance and relevance
  4. Know how to develop your professional network to advance your future career

A quality and well-designed professional network
is an imperative in the knowledge economy.


This is an interactive online course where you will be given material to learn and then practical assignments where you apply what you learn as you engage the list you defined as your current network.  You will

  1. receive practical advice every step of the way
  2. be able to ask questions and interact with us as you work through the course
  3. combine the insights you gain with practically applying it to your life and situation
  4. walk away from this course with practical pointers of what to do next and how to maintain and develop your professional network in the future
  5. receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course and all the assignments.

Important:  You will be in full control of what you disclose to us in terms of your professional network.  You can even work on a fictitious list if that is what you prefer. You will still benefit and be able to apply what you learn to your situation.

To Register for this Course

This course is offered online at regular intervals.  When you register yourself, you are enrolled to start in the next start date.  You can also let us know if you are not able to start the next date and would like to start later (up to six months later).

The next start date:  See Online Courses Schedule.
Duration of the Course:  2 Months (taking a break in December)
Commitment Required:  4 Hours per week (or a bit more depending on your enthusiasm)

Price:  $149.00

You need to have at least broadband access to the internet (to be able to watch online videos), and a headset with microphone is recommended for participation in the live online discussions.

Launch Special

This course is launched in October 2009. 

Register by the 15th of September 2009 and get 35% discount!

Use the Coupon Code:  PN0010909 when you register to get 35% off!  Only valid until 15 September 2009.


Register Now

Complete the form below to register yourself in this course.



You will purchase from 2Checkout, a secure online system that guarantees your privacy.

(Important Notice:  2Checkout might convert the USD ($) to your local currency) 

Please note that you will also be subscribed to both the General Newsletter and the Courses Newsletter when you fill in this form.  You will be able to unsubscribe from these newsletters at any time.

Once registered you are enrolled in the course for the next start date.  You can also let us know if you rather want to do it at a later date.

The next start date:  See Online Courses Schedule.
Duration of the Course:  2 Months (taking a break in December)
Commitment Required:  4 Hours per week (or a bit more depending on your enthusiasm)

 


 

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Published articles:

  1. Van der Walt, M, “Knowledge Management and Scientific Knowledge Generation ”, Knowledge Management Research & Practice, (2006) 4, 319–330.
  2. Van der Walt, M., De Wet, G., "A Framework for Scientific Knowledge Generation", Knowledge Management Research & Practice, (2008) 6, 141 - 154.