norwich university- master of science in business continuity management webinar

Master of Science in Business Continuity Management Webinar

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Introduction

PresenterJohn Orlando, PhD

Program Director

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Presenter Agenda

Part One: Master of Science in Business Continuity Management

Part Two: Norwich University

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Power of Online Learning

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Collaborative/Asynchronous learning

Online access to NU’s Kreitzberg Library ▪ 100 online databases▪ Over 35,000 full-text electronic journals ▪ 45,000 eBooks▪ Document Delivery Service if unavailable

online

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Power of Online Learning

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24/7 help desk support for technical issues within the online classroom

Cost of textbooks included in fees and mailed directly to you prior to each seminar – tuition is all inclusive

MSBC Program Overview

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MSBC Learning Outcomes

Students will graduate with a thorough understanding of the business, governance, policy, technical, and management issues that are the foundation of effective solutions to current and emerging threats, and they will develop the skills necessary to communicate those issues to others in their organization.

Students will be able to develop, implement, and test continuity programs, as well as mitigation and risk management strategies that reduce the likelihood of a business disruption.

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MSBC Learning Outcomes

Students will gain both a theoretical and practical understanding of disaster management and recovery.

Students will learn about the convergence of business continuity with other fields, including physical and information security, in order to bring together the various constituencies in an organization-wide continuity program.

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MSBC Program Features

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Complete the program in as few as 18 months Small class sizes (not more than 16 students)

ensure you receive individualized attention directly from faculty.

Residency experience where graduates network and participate in academic/professional activities

Individual Consultancy Project threaded throughout the program directly relates concepts of business continuity to your workplace

Online, highly experiential, asynchronous curricular activities including threaded discussions, reading, writing, and workplace-oriented assignments

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MSBC Curriculum

Six, 11-week seminars (6 credit hours each)

One seminar at a time, 2-week break between seminars

Complete in as little as 18 months, total of 36 credit hours

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MSBC Curriculum

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  Curriculum

Seminar 1 Foundations of Business Continuity Management

Consultancy Project

Seminar 2 Principles of Incident Management and Emergency Response

Seminar 3 Developing the Resilient Organization

Seminar 4 Risk Management

Seminar 5 Information Sytems Continuity

Seminar 6 Implementation: Awareness Programs and Testing

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Leverage Your Experience

If you are a member of one of our educational partners, you are eligible for an application fee waiver or a seminar 1 waiver.Those eligible for a seminar 1 waiver will begin the MSBC program with seminar 2.That means instead of taking the standard 36-credit, 18-month degree, you will complete the program with 30-credits in 15 months.

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Educational Partners

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Pioneering Business Continuity

This pioneering program gives you access to the first business continuity master’s program offered online.

Norwich University’s Master of Science in Business Continuity Management is the only program in the nation dedicated solely to business continuity. To contact our Admissions Office, please call 1-800-460-5597

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MSBC Experienced Faculty

Our faculty has decades of professional and managerial experience and are drawn from all corners of industry and professional practice.

They bring decades of current, real world knowledge to your learning experience.

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MSBC Experienced Faculty

Faculty Background: Lead Instructor for DRI International Chairman and President of the Board of Directors

for The International Consortium for Organizational Resilience (ICOR)

Education Director of the Northern Illinois Chapter of Association of Contingency Planners (ACP)

Member of the Editorial Advisory Committee for Continuity Insights Magazine

Member of the Digital Forensics Certification Board Widely published authors in the field of BC and DR

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About Norwich University

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About Norwich University Located in Northfield, Vermont

in the heart of the Green Mountains

Professional and liberal arts programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels

Current Enrollment:▪ 2,000 Undergraduate Level▪ 1,800 Graduate Level

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School of Graduate Studies

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One of the first universities to offer full degrees online (1997)

Nine online programs

Alumni network of 1,800 professionals

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History & Tradition

Established in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge

First private military institution in the nation

Proud military heritage▪ Birthplace of the ROTC▪ Corps of Cadets was one of the

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Accreditation & Rankings

Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education

In 2009, U.S. News & World Report ranked Norwich University as one of the Best Universities for a Master’s Degree in the North

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Residency

Meet your fellow classmates and instructors

Workshops Conferences Graduation Ceremony

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Contact Norwich University

Do you have additional questions about Norwich University’s Master of Science in Business Continuity Management? Contact our admissions staff to learn more:

Web: businesscontinuity.norwich.edu

Email: msbc@grad.norwich.edu Phone: 1-800-460-5597 Ext. 3112

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