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Frequently Asked Questions
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Q.
What do the MIT Executive IQ Course (15.56s), the UC Berkeley-MIT
IQ Workshop, and the MIT Information Quality Management (IQM) Certificate
Program have
in common? A. Organizations are increasingly
aware of the overwhelming advantages of high-quality information. They
are also painfully aware of the significant costs of low-quality information—costs
that translate into hard dollars, reduced productivity, waste, and myriads
of other consequences—even in some situations affecting quality-of-life.
All three intensive courses address these issues and are based on state-of-the-art
research findings and experiences with leading organizations conducted
at MIT. The courses are designed to give participants the knowledge
and tools to understand and solve information
quality issues, prepare their organization for IQM
initiatives and programs, and deliver the benefits of improved
data quality. Q. How do the three
courses differ? A. The MIT
Executive IQ Course and the UC Berkeley-MIT IQ Workshop both cover The MIT Information Quality Management (IQM) Certificate Program is a new
offering consisting of l
IQM I: Principles and Foundations l
IQM II: Theory in Action (under development) l
IQM III: The Reflective
Practitioner (under development) Q. What is the difference
between IQM I and IQM II and which one should I take? A. IQM
I:
Principles and Foundations (weeklong intensive course) is a prerequisite to IQM
II. IQM I readies participants for real-world IQ problem solving. Participants
are presented with foundational IQ knowledge, seen from a continuous
improvement approach, IQ-related technical knowledge, and essential
concepts, methods and techniques for statistical and quality processes
and measurements.
Participants are also prepared to deal with the special challenges of
managing IQ projects. IQM
II: Theory in Action builds on the principles and foundations learned in IQM I and
prepares participants to develop and implement IQM programs. In addition to the IQM I perquisite, the
participant is required to have completed an information quality project
in a real-world setting, documented the project, submitted the project
to MIT-IQ program for review and published
at the MIT-IQ program web site. During IQMII the participants will learn and
apply the latest research findings and best practices to their own
organizational setting, having presented their Q.
What kinds of certificates are awarded in the MITIQ Certificate
Program? Do the other 2 courses award certificates? A.
All three courses award Certificate of Completion to those who complete
the courses. Additionally, in the MITIQ Certificate Program,
participants may elect to take exams at the end of each course (IQM
I, IQM II, IQM III). Upon passing these exams, participants are
awarded a letter of certificate summarizing the content covered by the
course. In order to take IQM II, participants will need to
present a copy of this letter as fulfillment of the pre-requisite.
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For more detailed information,
please see: MIT Certificate Program, Information Quality I: Principles and Foundations Center for
Technology, Policy, and Industrial Development (CTPID) UC Berkeley’s Center for Info. Tech. and Marketplace Transformation (CITM) |
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