Postgraduate Modules

The UWI Cave Hill Campus offers a select range of modules of their Master’s level degree bearing programmes as short courses for professional development, through the Centre for Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (CPDLL). Whether you are seeking to advance in your area of expertise or get a taste for a master’s level programme that you are interested in pursuing, CPDLL affords its lifelong learners the opportunity to gain knowledge from our postgraduate standalone modules.

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Cloud Computing

The course exposes students to the important concepts, technologies and architectures that form the cloud computing paradigm. Topics that will be covered in this course include: fundamental concepts and models, cloud enabling technology, cloud infrastructure mechanisms, cloud security mechanisms, cost metrics and pricing models and service quality metrics and SLAs. Students who are pursuing careers as application developers, a web developers, or a system administrators; or those desirous of fostering a clear understanding of cloud computing, as well as the ability to clearly articulate the business case for cloud computing will benefit from this course. The delivery mechanisms used for this course include face-to-face lectures, online and in-class discussions, class presentations and hands-on labs.

Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face, Online, HyFlex or Blended

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Corporate Finance

The modern corporation faces fierce competition not only in the product markets, but the capital markets as well. Accordingly, knowing how to create and maximize a company’s value is an essential tool for finance professionals. This course therefore seeks to help delegates develop the analytical skills needed for determining and enhancing the value of a firm.

Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face, Online, HyFlex or Blended

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Customs and Customs Administration in CARICOM/OECS

This is a two-week training course for senior regional customs officials that reviews trade and customs policy mandates with a view to strengthening harmonization of trade related processes and procedures. Given the role of regional customs administrations as frontline players in revenue collection and security functions in Member States, this training course is developed against the background that the CSME has become a single economic space that requires processes and procedures that are streamlined and predictable for traders and consumers.

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Data Mining 1 – Supervised Learning

Data mining is a key method for extracting hidden information and knowledge from large volumes of digital data. This course in data mining will therefore prepare delegates to be competent in the world of “Big Data”. It will help delegates develop a good understanding of the basic concepts, principles and techniques of data mining, and equip them with the skills necessary to process large datasets and solve data science problems using data mining tools and systems. Topics to be covered include: decision trees, support vector machines, neural networks, naïve bayes, ensemble methods, and kernel methods.

Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face, Online, HyFlex or Blended

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Data Preparation and Visualization

Data gathering is often a tedious and arduous job. Once gathered, it typically includes mistakes, omissions, and inconsistencies that can significantly distort the results of data analysis. As a result, data preparation is an inevitable and vital step that needs to be carried out before analysing any large dataset. The goal of this course therefore is to introduce delegates to different tools and techniques designed for collecting data and preparing them for further analysis. The course will cover: obtaining data from the web, APIs, and databases in various formats, detecting errors in large datasets, and the basics of data cleaning.

Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face, Online, HyFlex or Blended

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Database Design and Management

Database design and management skills are vital to enable efficient storage and extraction of large volumes of digital data. This course will enable delegates to develop a good understanding of the basic concepts, principles and techniques of database design and management, and equip them with the skills necessary to analyse, design, and develop well-structured relational databases. In particular, delegates will learn data modelling using entity-relationship diagrams and will use database management systems (DBMS) to gain an appreciation of the concepts and practical applications of database management.

Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face

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Digital Analytics

This course is designed to develop students’ conceptual and practical understanding of how to utilize digital data to drive business success. Specifically, it will expose students to an array of the most current digital analytics tools and methods as well as to the technical information necessary to: obtain and analyse digital data, turn data into insights and communicate insights into actionable recommendations. Upon completion of this course, students will be equipped with the skills necessary to implement digital analytics in an organizational context in order to support and achieve both strategic and tactical business objectives.

Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face, Online, HyFlex or Blended

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Digital Marketing & Social Media

Digital Marketing is now an integral part of the modern marketing landscape and is a key vehicle for forging stronger relationships with current customers and for reaching a global audience in a cost-effective, customer friendly manner. A grasp of analytics will give delegates greater career success in the local, regional and international marketing arenas. Digital Marketing will introduce delegates to market development, marketing strategy and consumer engagement in the electronic and digital environments. The course will address website and social media site design and the development of mobile marketing campaigns.

Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face

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Enterprise Architecture Modelling

This course equips students with the knowledge, tools and techniques used in modelling enterprise systems. It will cover topics that include: an introduction to enterprise architecture; governance instruments; architecture methods and frameworks; description languages like BPMN and UML; enterprise modelling; viewpoint design and visualization; architecture analysis and alignment. This course targets students pursuing careers in IT as developers, architects, project/team leaders, project managers, IT managers or IT consultants. Students currently holding, occupying, or who aspire to undertake team lead, architect or management positions will immediately benefit from this course. Course delivery will be realised through face-to-face interactive lectures, online and in-class discussions and hands-on lab sessions.

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Enterprise Information Systems

This course presents an overview of all aspects on information systems in the enterprise. Topics to be covered include: managing in a digital world, managing information system infrastructures, gaining the competitive edge using information systems; developing information systems and using big data and analytics. This course is for students who want a strong foundation in developing IT systems as well as the ability to clearly articulate the business case for its adoption. It is also for students seeking a career path in application development, IT management, project management, software testing and security. The course will be delivered using face-to-face lectures, online and in-class discussions, class presentations and hands-on labs.

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Environmental Health

The environment has been identified as a key determinant of health. This course is focused on helping delegates to acquire a sound working knowledge and to develop the skills that underpin effective management of current and emergent developments in environmental health. It introduces the learner to the philosophical constructs that underpin environmental health, in particular the inter- connectedness between humans and the environment and the resulting impact on health at the local and global level.

Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face

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Equity & Fixed Income Securities

It is key for today’s finance professional to have a working knowledge of the benefits and the pitfalls of both equities and fixed incomes, in order to sufficiently advise investors in the future. As such, this course aims to provide this knowledge. In the area of Equities, delegates will be exposed to various valuation methods, financial statement analysis, technical analysis and portfolio management. In terms of Fixed income securities, delegates will be exposed to the basic analytics of fixed-income securities, forward rates, term structure theories, immunization and understanding the effects of various embedded options.

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Events Operation Management

Event operations is increasingly being used to provide new revenue streams and profits for a wide range of hospitality and tourism businesses. Businesses are therefore being challenged by competitors and industry demands to better utilise space, manpower and other expensive resources to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Growing specialist skills in event operations management therefore becomes critical if tourism destinations and/or hospitality organisations are to increase profits through this activity. The module introduces a range of event operations management models and techniques and considers the importance of quality management through the process. The module will demonstrate how theoretical understanding can be applied and help aid the operational planning and implementation of events.

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Financial Analysis and Modelling

Financial Analysis and Modelling is designed provide an understanding of how businesses assess and forecast their financial performance. As such, the emphasis of this course is on the practical application of finance theory and on the provision of the knowledge, tools and techniques needed to implement various financial models. Some of the topics that will be covered include, but are not limited to, simple regression, multiple regression, VAR, ARCH and GARCH techniques and the techniques of determining the existence of unit roots. By the end of this course, students will be able to develop simple financial models that can be applied to analyse and solve financial problems.

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Fundamentals of Secure Software Design

This course equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to build software that is difficult to exploit. It covers the technical aspects of secure coding with additional focus on the software designprocess to ensure that security is part and parcel of the design rather than an afterthought. Topics covered in this course include: an introduction to cryptography; understanding current and emerging threats; securing the network, operating system and database environments; vulnerability mapping and incorporating security into the software development process. This course is a prerequisite for students who are desirous of becoming IT security consultants, secure software developers or IT security auditors. Face-to-face lecturers, online presentations, hands-on lab sessions, and in-class discussions will be used in the delivery of the course material.

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