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Development Finance e-Campus
Certified Expert Courses
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Mission
Education is central to development - both in the sense of personal advancement and in the wider context, defined as the development of countries. Our online programmes help you to systematically and successfully develop your qualifications and to build your career while recognizing the social function of education.
Locations
FSDF e-Campus online courses are conducted completely online. The final exam will also be taken in digital form.
Duration
Our online certification programmes are 6-month part-time trainings, designed to be conducted along full-time work or other obligations. Apart from a few deadlines, the courses follow a very flexible approach, allowing participants to follow their own study schedule.
Dates
FSDF online certification courses start twice a year, beginning of March and beginning of September.
Training Approach
The high quality offered will immediately improve your daily job performance as well as the performance of your institution.
Our training approach features:
- Training material based on international best practice with international examples;
- A hands-on, practical focus with tools and guidance for real life implementation;
- On-going support from our experienced trainers and tutors throughout the entire course
This program is flexible and self-paced. It offers some online live sessions, such as introduction and final exam preparation sessions. These sessions will be recorded for those who cannot attend live.
Training Material
Video Lectures
Introvideos
After viewing the lectures, participants will have a basic understanding of each topic and will be able to classify importance and relevance of different techniques and aspects in a broader context.
Web-based Presentations
Web based presentation complement the scripts and give additional input on important topics.
Online Tests
Each unit ends with an online test comprising a set of 10 - 15 multiple choice questions. Only after having successfully completed an online test you will gain access to the next unit.
Scripts
A PDF script is for most of our courses the main studying material. The scripts provide basic concepts and principles applicable to the subject of each unit.
Assignments
The key to successful learning is the immediate use of newly acquired knowledge and the transfer of theory into practice. Our online courses are therefore supplemented by mandatory assignments.
Discussion Forum
A course discussion forum enables the interaction between participants and trainers and facilitates the exchange of experiences as well as possibilities to ask questions or get clarifications.
System requirements
Requirements for the online Programmes
You need to have access to a stable internet connection to:
- download PDF files and other files with a size up to 5 MB
- solve online tests and online assignments
- use the forum
- stream video lectures
an internet browser which enables html5, as for example:
- Internet Explorer since version 9.0, preferably later versions
- Mozilla Firefox since version 4.0, preferably later versions
the following browser settings have to be made:
- activate JavaScript
- allow pop-up-windows
- activate Java
- approve Cookies
Finally, you need to have a PDF-reader, for example the Adobe Reader, which you can download for free at www.adobe.com as well as an office software to be able to open MS-Word (.doc & .docx) and MS-Excel files (.xls & .xlsx). If you don't possess Microsoft Office you can download the free Open Office (http://www.openoffice.org/).
Final Exam Requirements
The final exam takes place online. In order to take the final exam digitally you will need the following:
- Microphone for proctoring;
- Webcam for proctoring;
- Stable power connection or a fully chargable laptop in case you are located in a region experiencing often power cuts.
Specific Requirements
To be able to stream our video lectures a broad band internet access is required as well as a minimum of 1GHz CPU. Furthermore, you need to have the flash player installed, which is available for free at www.adobe.com.
If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your FSDF e-CampusTeam at e-campus@fs.de.
Final exam
Passing a final examination is a requirement for obtaining your certificate.
- Location: The final exam takes place online
- Duration: The final exam takes 2 hours.
- Costs: For the second and third attempt, a final exam fee of EUR 50 will be charged.
- Certificate: Your digital certificate will be available upon passing the final examination.
If you do not wish to take the final exam, you will receive a confirmation of course participation after completing the course.
Requirements
- Microphone for proctoring;
- Webcam for proctoring;
- Stable power connection or a fully chargable laptop in case you are located in a region experiencing often power cuts.
Dates
The final exam takes place twice a year:
- September (for the course starting in March)
- March (for the course starting in September)
Academic Online Programmes
Webinar Series
Join our complimentary webinar series running from December 2024 to February 2025. Discover more and register here
Contact
Junes Arfaoui
Head of SWA