The short course will be run over 5 weeks with lectures being delivered via weekly after hours webinars (recordings of the Webinar will be available if you are unable to make the live event). In between the webinars, you will be asked to do 10-12 hours of study.

The course is free to undertake and there are no required textbooks – all reference materials will be free material that can be accessed electronically.

Course Schedule (recordings of Webinars will be available if you are unable to make it to the live event)

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 Course Information Q&A.

 Q1: Who is the target audience for this course

Answer: This course is aimed at:

• Those who work with or around Agile projects who want to understand it better
• Anyone with an interest in learning more about Agile
• Those just looking to gain some fundamental knowledge about Agile

Q2: Who will be presenting the Webinars?

Answer: The webinars will be presented by:

Kelsey van Haaster: Kelsey is currently leading a team of business analysts who are working closely with the development team to implement Agile approaches, tools and techniques such as SCRUM, user stories and wire framing. A Business Analyst with more than 10 years working on a range of web based desktop development projects, Kelsey will share her experiences from Agile projects. In her “spare” time from her demanding career and raising a family, Kelsey is studying for her Doctorate where she is researching “What distinguishes an Agile project from other projects in terms of how requirements are discovered, delivered and recorded?”.

Brenton Burchmore: Brenton is our senior industry based Project Manager Lecturer. He was initially contracted to develop the industry subjects in our Graduate Certificate in Professional Sales but has now branched out to running Project Management subjects. During 2000 – 2007 Brenton employed and trained a team of project managers for an IT company in Sydney implementing national VPN solutions. He also oversaw the replacement of the business workflow, provisioning and project management software whilst re-engineering all the project-related processes and replacing all policy procedures relating to this. Since then he has provided ad-hoc project management training to national companies like HiFert and ANZ Bank, whilst also managing a number of large scale and long term projects.

Q3: Will I be able to interact with other students and the Lecturers during the course?

Answer: You will be able to chat during the Webinars and also via an online Forum for the duration of the course.

Q4: Will the course qualify me for University credit?

Answer: While the course itself will not qualify you for credit, the skills you will develop are designed to assist you with further University study.

Q5: Will the sessions be recorded, posted and accessible later if I was unable to attend a lecture?

Answer: Yes – the sessions will be recorded and you will be able to access them if you miss the live event.

Q6: Will there be a final exam?

Answer: Yes – the final exam will be a timed, open book exam that you will sit at your computer.

Q7: Do I get a certificate if I complete the course?

Answer: Those who pass the final exam will receive a Certificate of Completion signed by Brenton who will be presenting the Webinars.

Q8: Will there be prizes for the top students?

Answer: Yes! Charles Sturt University is world famous for our study of Wine Science, and the students who get the top three marks in the final exam, and are living domestically, will be sent congratulatory wine packs from the Charles Sturt University Winery. Alternative arrangements will be made should any of the top three spots be awarded to an international student.