2006 Brochure
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2006 Brochure |
A Skill Development and Training Center We don’t just train
you - we help you develop a skill! Approved by NJ State Department of Education
Computer and
Information Systems Training
Certification and Skill Development
Center for Software Engineering Excellence (CSEE)
Training Policies and Procedures
Student Complaint/Appeal Process / Resolution Policy
Grants, Loans, and Scholarships
The primary purpose of AglowTech is to provide computer-based training and skill development to both those who are inexperienced and experienced in the computer technology and related disciplines.
In addition to training our students to pass the
certification examinations, we also provide the opportunity for our students to
develop the much needed skill and experience in applicable areas. Due to the
proliferation of many people who are certified, most of the employers are now
looking for those who have the industrial experience, with or without the
certification. As a result, one of the paramount goals at AglowTech is to help
our students find and secure a high paying job. Our students are trained in
industrial-type setting with industrial-type and real world problems.
The programs at AglowTech are divided into four: (1) Certification training -
for those who are only interested in undergoing the necessary training to take
and pass some certification examinations.
(2) Certification and skill development - for those who are interested in preparing for some certification examination and also obtaining industrial-type experience to increase their chances of finding and securing a job (3) Skill development - for those who have undergone some training and are interested in obtaining industrial-type experience. (4) Corporate/Personal - for those who are interested in training in one or more specific areas as a result of career requirements or for personal reasons.
AglowTech is equipped and dedicated to helping every participant in its program to achieve his/her goals and expectations.
This program prepares the students for specific
certification examinations. The materials covered are standard curriculum for
the target certification areas. Currently, this program covers Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), A+ Technician Certification, Certified
NetWare Engineer and Certified NetWare Administrator (CNE & CNA).
The students attend classes for a specified number of times a week and for a
specified number of hours. Each class attendance comprises lecture and
laboratory sessions. The lecture covers the theoretical concepts while the
laboratory session involves hands-on problem solving by the students under the
guidance of the instructor and a supporting laboratory attendant.
Certification and Skill Development
This program covers the Certification Training (see above) and also helps the
students obtain valuable industrial-type experience. This program is
particularly beneficial to those who intend to seek and secure employment after
their training. It helps the students to not only obtain the necessary
training, but also obtain the industrial experience and develop a skill.
After the training period, as described in the Certification Training section,
participants in this program start a skill development program.
Skill Development period - During this program, each participant is assigned
and/or will participate in one or more commercial projects. Each project and
its environment are similar to the type of problems and environment that the
students will be expected to work in, if they decide to seek employment with
any company. For example, those who have undergone Microsoft Network
Administration training will be assigned to the ECS’s Network Administration
Department that supports the Software Development Department. In that capacity,
the students will be involved in addressing both real and injected problems in
the company’s networks. When possible, a student may be assigned to an outside
job and he/she will be compensated with a specified percentage of any revenue
generated.
For those who have undergone software development training, they will be
assigned to the company’s Software Development Department where they will be
involved in the design and development of commercial software products.
Students in this program participate in all the phases of a software
development process, utilize state-of-the-art development tools, and are
subjected to all the scheduling constraints and deliverables. Each project is
expected to deliver a commercially viable product, and the developers own a
percent of any revenue generated from the software product.
This program is targeted to those who have undergone the necessary training,
either formally or otherwise, and are interested in developing real experience
to either increase their chances of obtaining a job or their competence. A
precondition to admission into this program is a positive verification of the
applicant’s prior training in the target area. The program covers the same
activities described in the Skill Development subsection of the Certification
and Development program.
Center for Software Engineering Excellence (CSEE)
The Software Engineering Excellence Lab. is the primary center for software and programming related training at AglowTech. The center is equipped with the state-of-the-art in software engineering tools and technologies.
Students currently or formerly enrolled at AglowTech for related training and skill development use the Center for their projects. At AglowTech, every student enrolled in software related training is required to complete a project at the Center using industry standard tools and technologies. The projects are conducted as real industry projects involving all the required and necessary processes. Participants are exposed to different techniques, methodologies, and processes prevalent in the industry as expected of the best current practices in software engineering. Some of the resources provided in the laboratory cover Software Development Processes, Software Engineering Tools, Software Analysis and Design Tools, Code Management and Maintenance Tools, Configuration and Change Management Tools, Unit and System testing Tools. Further information and details can be obtained at http://aglowtech.com/csee/
This program is developed for those who are interested in training in one or
more specific areas as a result of their career requirements or for personal
reasons. Under this program, companies send one or more of their employees to
be trained in some specific areas. For corporate training some exceptional
conditions apply which include group discounts and negotiated program contents
and duration.
On the other hand, individuals participate in this program
for personal reasons, which may include the desire or need to know more about
certain aspects of the computing technology and industry. Another reason may be
to acquire the knowledge to enhance one’s ability to use some of the software
tools for personal or business use. Since many of the people in this program
may have had rudimentary exposure or experience with computers, the courses are
taught with special attention.
This program is restricted to only individual courses (see Course Offering
section below).
AglowTech considers anyone who have or have not had any experience with computers into its programs. However, every applicant for any of the AglowTech programs is expected to have an equivalence of a high school education evidenced with a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED). Students are admitted to the center without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex, disability, handicap, sexual orientation, or age. Individual or group inquiries about the center and its programs are welcomed. Tours of the center and/or personal interviews may be arranged by contacting the Training Coordinator. Those with physically related disabilities are accommodated within the limits of what the School can physically provide. Currently, the School does not have infrastructure to support physically challenged individuals, however, whenever possible, those students will be accommodated via On-line training or other possible means that can be determined per student at a specific time.
Applications and supporting forms may be obtained by either visiting the center at 1089 Cedar Avenue, Suite 3, Union, New Jersey, or by requesting an application by phone (908-687-6778) or by mail (see address above) or from the world wide web (www) at http://www.aglowtech.com/ or by sending email to info@aglowtech.com
The application package includes the Brochure, Application form, and Program form. A Financial Agreement form is later completed with the Training Coordinator. If an applicant is unsure about some of the information needed, he/she may contact the Training Coordinator by phone for clarification or may schedule for a face-to-face meeting. It’s recommended that prospective students should endeavor to talk with the Training Coordinator before or after submitting the application forms.
There is a $20.00 non-refundable application fee, which must accompany each application form when submitted. Also, there is a $30.00 non-refundable registration fee due at the time of registration.
Applicants should apply as soon as they make up their minds to pursue a program. Furthermore, the application package contains specific information on the deadlines for upcoming sessions. New course sessions usually start in the middle of every month of the year. Please, check with the Center or the web site about the specific dates that each session will start. An applicant is expected to submit an application at least one week before the start of any session.
Every applicant for any of the AglowTech programs is expected to have an equivalence of a high school education evidenced with a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED). Some of the programs do not have any entrance requirements. However, those applying for the Skill Development program are expected to provide evidence of prior training in the area that they are seeking to develop a skill. For those applying for a Software Development training, some formal prior higher education is required, either high school or college.
The Center will acknowledge via surface mail or electronically the receipt of the application, the supporting forms, and the application fee. Although the Center makes every effort to contact applications about the completeness of their application package, it’s the applicant’s responsibility to make certain that all the forms have been received, and applicable deadlines have been met.
Enclosed with this brochure is the current training costs for the programs offered at STDC2000. The costs are subject to changes without prior notification. Prospective students are advised to check with the Training Coordinator at the time of application about the costs for that session.
Training Sessions
The training sessions start at the middle of each month of the year. Please, check with the Center or visit the web site for the specific dates.
Training Policies and Procedures
The policies and procedures described here apply to all trainees at AglowTech.
Grades represent the quality of the student’s performance, measured against standards of knowledge, skill, and understanding, as evaluated by the instructor. At AglowTech, there are no formal examinations, however, there may be tests given to access a student’s understanding and progress in a given course. When applicable, a transcript is maintained about the courses taken with the grades attained. The transcript records are stored in computer format and are expected to exist beyond the life of the institution. Transcripts are available free within five years after the completion of a course or program. After that period, the transcripts will be archived and a fee of $3.00 will be required to retrieve a transcript. In the case that the Center stops functioning, all of the students’ transcript records will still be accessible (read-only) to a designated company, which can be obtained from the New Jersey State Department of Education.
Students are expected to work hard and actively participate in their respective programs to fully understand the course materials and the skill development-projects.
For those programs that require a letter grade, the following grading system will be used:
Grade Score Points Description
A 90-100 4 Excellent
B 80-89 3 Good
C 70-79 2 Satisfactory
D 60-69 1 Poor
F 0-59 0 Failure
INC 0 Incomplete
WD 0 Withdrawal
WP 0 Progressive Withdrawal
WF 0 Failing Withdrawal
For those courses that don’t require a scoring system, an S (Satisfactory) or U (Unsatisfactory) grade will be assigned.
For some of the training courses, one or more tests may be given before the session is over. The tests will be developed, administered, and graded by the course instructor. The tests may be in the form of written examination or laboratory exercises. The purpose of these tests are to measure, whenever possible, the students’ understanding of the materials that have been covered. Scores will be assigned for each student’s solution - tests scores that are below 75% may indicate some problems in a student’s understanding of the materials. Special arrangements and counseling may be necessary to help the student improve. Students will be adequately informed about their progress in a course, as determined by the instructor.
Attendance at all regularly scheduled meetings of a course, including the laboratory sessions, is expected. A student is permitted to make up any regular part of a course, when the reason for absence is beyond the student’s control.
The following code of conduct applies to all employees and students at AglowTech:
1. No form of bias (ethnicity, race, gender, religion, national origin, etc.), whether express or implied will be tolerated.
2. No violation of any local, state, or federal law will be tolerated within the Center's premises.
3. No intentional or controllable disruption of the activities in the Center will be tolerated. The activities include, but not limited to, teaching, lectures, laboratory sessions, etc.
4. No form of sexual harassment or sexual favoritism will be tolerated.
5. Stealing, damaging or attempting to damage any of the Center's property or the property of a student will not be tolerated.
6. None of the Center's computing resources should be used
for personal or private business activities.
This does not include a student's need to read his/her email messages.
7. Every student is expected to attend classes and laboratory sessions clothed decently.
A student may be dismissed from the Center as a result of one or more of the following:
1. Serious and/or flagrant violation of the school rules, regulations, or code of conduct policies.
2. Unexcused absences from classes for 40% or more of the class sessions.
3. Serious and unjustified financial delinquency with respect to the tuition payment.
When a student has been notified of a dismissal, he/she has 3 days to appeal the dismissal decision. The appeal must be in writing and to the Director. A appeal team, appointed by the Director, reviews the appeal and makes a recommendation to the Director. The student may be invited to speak with the appeal team. The Director makes a decision based on the recommendation. The decision is final and cannot be appealed.
Student Complaint/Appeal Process / Resolution Policy
When a student has a complaint or would like to appeal a dismissal, he/she MUST make a written appointment for an interview with the School Director. The request should include the following:
- Student’s full name, Social Security Number, and full current address
- Description of the concern including dates, times, instructors and/or other students involved
- Signature and date
- At least three dates that the student will be available for a meeting with the school Director and/or appeal panel.
The school Director will notify the student in writing of the appointment date in which the concerns or appeal will be addressed. Every effort will be made to amicably address and resolve the issues. If and when necessary, a panel of selected instructors may be organized to resolve the issues. Subsequent to the meeting, the student will be notified in writing about the outcome and the panel’s decision is final.
All reentry and readmission requests must be done in writing to the Center Director. A positive response to the request depends greatly on the reasons for dismissal. If a student was dismissed due to his/her conduct with regards to the Center’s rules, regulations, and code of conduct, then a team (comprising staff and students) will review the student’s request. The decision of the review team determines the fate of the student.
If a student was dismissed as a result of tuition payment delinquency, then it’s possible for the student to be readmitted depending on the time of the session and meeting a minimum tuition payment established by the Director.
In the case that the student was dismissed due to unacceptable frequency of absence, then the student may be readmitted to complete the program in another session – starting at an applicable time during the new session.
AglowTech observes all federal holidays and classes are closed during the holidays. The holidays observed are:
· New Year Day
· President’s Day
· Martin Luther King Day
· Memorial Day
· Independence Day
· Labor Day
· Thanksgiving Day
· Christmas.
The cost for any program can be paid in one of four different options, namely:
· Option 1 – Payment in full by start of program.
· Option 2 – Payment of 50% by start of program and the balance at mid way through the program.
· Option 3 – Payment of 50% by start of program and the balance paid in equal installments by end of program.
· Option 4 – Total cost paid in equal installments by end of program.
Students can pay for the cost of their programs by cash, money order, checks, or credit cards (Visa, Master Card, and American Express). When possible, tuition payments can be made through government-sponsored programs. Also, payments can be with checks or credit cards electronically via a secured Internet web site at http://www/aglowtech.com/payments/.
All refunds resulting from a withdrawal or termination of a student are governed by the following rules:
1. All enrollment cancellations must be done in writing including the date of the withdrawal, and signed by the student. The withdrawal letter must be received within one week (5 days) of the withdrawal to receive tuition reimbursement for that week. Tuition reimbursement will begin the week the notification was received.
2. All monies will be refunded if the school does not accept the applicant or if the student cancels within three (3) days after the enrollment agreement is signed by both parties, even if instruction has begun.
3. Cancellation after the third (3rd)) business day, but before the first class, will result in a refund of all monies paid, with the exception of the application and registration fees.
4. Withdrawal after attendance has begun will result in the following refund policy for all programs:
If withdrawal/cancellation occurs
· During the second or third week, then the school will retain 10% of the tuition.
· During the second or third week, then the school will retain 20% of the tuition.
· After the third week but prior to completion of 25% of the course, then the school will retain 45% of the tuition.
· After 25% but not more than 50% of the course has been attended, then the school will retain 70% of the tuition.
· After completion of more than 50% of the course, then the school will retain 100% of the tuition.
Grants, Loans, and Scholarships
At this time, AglowTech does not award Grants or Scholarships. However, we do honor grants and scholarships that our students have been awarded from outside organizations. We help our students to obtain federal student educational loans through Key CareerLoan company (www.key.com/IT). These loans are usually approved/disapproved with 24 hours of application.
The Center’s computer laboratories are open on weekdays and weekends from 10:00 AM till 11:00 PM for students who may need to practice with the computer systems. There will be a laboratory assistant to help the students, when necessary.
AglowTech helps its students to secure well paying jobs. Besides the real industrial experience and skill that we help our students to develop, we also work with other computer-based companies to recruit our students. We use our industrial experience to counsel our students about job interviews and industrial work ethics. We also provide help our students in preparing their job resumes.
Training Facilities and Resources
Certified and industrially experienced instructors conduct our training courses. All of our faculty members have several years of industry experience that gives them a unique insight and understanding of what employers are looking for and what job seekers must have in today’s competitive computer industry.
Training lectures are conducted in classrooms separate from the laboratory. The classrooms are equipped with state-of-the-art teaching aid equipment and materials. Students attend lectures in the classrooms and conduct hands-on assignments and practice problems in the laboratory.
Our laboratories are equipped with state-of-the-art computer systems. They comprise several interconnected domains with several Personal Computers (PCs) running different operating systems including Windows NT 4.0/2K Professional, Windows NT 4.0 Server/2K Advanced Server, Windows 95, Windows 98, Linux (UNIX), Solaris (UNIX), IBM AIX (RS/6000), and HP-UX. The domains, which are not necessarily co-located, are interconnected with 10BaseT hubs, 10/100BaseT hubs, and Switches.
Director:
Kingsley C.Nwosu, Ph.D.
Administrators:
Ms. Florence Ememe
Mr. Ethelbert Oleka
Ms. Nneka Nwosu
Training Coordinator:
Nicole Donnell
Sita Jagai
Personnel Management/Accounting:
Nneka Nwosu
Recruiter/Publicity:
Mr. Ethelbert Oleka
The Director of AglowTech is Dr. Kingsley C. Nwosu. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. He is currently a Member of Technical Staff at Lucent Technologies where is involved in Research and Development with the Software Technology Center in Murray Hill. Part of his responsibilities includes training Lucent organizations on new and emerging technologies. He has also been an Adjunct Professor with the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, and a Visiting Professor with the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey. In both schools, he has taught classes in Introductory and Advanced C++ Programming Language, Object-Oriented System Design and Analysis, and Design and Implementation of Multimedia Delivery Systems, and Multimedia Database Systems.
Before joining Lucent, Dr. Nwosu worked for IBM as a System Programmer where he was involved in the design and development of High Performance File Systems and Super Computing Systems.
Dr. Nwosu is an active member of the ACM (Association of Computing Machinery), IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers), NCOSE (National Society on System Engineering), New York Academy of Sciences, and American Association of University Professors (AAUP). He has published extensively in numerous technical journals, conferences, and workshops, and has served as Program Chair or Program Committee Member for several ACM/IEEE conferences and workshops.
Dr. Nwosu has been recognized for his technical contributions with nominations and inclusions in several Who’s Who publications including Who’s Who in Eastern United States (26th Edition), Who’s Who in United States (52nd Edition), Who’s Who in the World (15th Edition), and the Who's Who in Science and Engineering (5th Edition). To read more about the Director, please visit his home page at http://www.nwosu.net/