AMA Education System Announces 20,000 iCarnegie Course Enrollments for the Fall 2003 Debut of the Leading Software Development Curriculum.Business Editors/Education Writers/High-Tech Writers QUEZON CITY Quezon City, city (1990 pop. 1,669,776), former capital of the Republic of the Philippines, central Luzon, a part of the Manila metropolitan area. A suburb of Manila, taken separately it would be the most populous city in the Philippines. , Philippines & PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2003 The AMA-iCarnegie Partnership Will Contribute Significantly to Philippine President Gloria Arroyo's Goals of Producing Larger Numbers of Highly-Skilled Information Technology Professionals AMA (Automatic Message Accounting) The recording and reporting of telephone calls within a telephone system. It includes the calling and called parties and start and stop times of the call. Education System, the pioneer and largest IT-based education provider in Asia, and iCarnegie, Inc., an educational affiliate of Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). and provider of world-class software development curriculum, announce that of the 70,000 enrollments in AMA's campuses in the fall 2003 semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s , the biggest percentage -- at 20,000 course enrollments -- falls under the iCarnegie program. This results from a successful launch of the iCarnegie curriculum program across the 42 AMA Computer University  This article needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. campuses in the Philippines and from the new AMA International University campus in Bahrain. AMA's partnership with iCarnegie also addresses the challenge set by Philippine President Gloria Arroyo for the country to increase its number of highly skilled and certified information and communication technology professionals. The iCarnegie partnership, established in April 2003, allows AMA to contribute to those goals by quickly advancing the quality of its computer science education, as well as to fuel the institution's ability to meet its target of annually producing 10,000 students that have IT degrees and certifications. "We anticipated there would be tremendous interest in the iCarnegie courses at AMA, because the program leverages the leading education in computer science and software engineering found at the world-renowned Carnegie Mellon University," said Dr. Amable R. Aguiluz V, founder and chairman of the AMA Education System. "In addition, the iCarnegie curriculum allows us to quickly advance the knowledge of our faculty and instructors, educate students that meet the needs of today's modern employers, and support our mission to be the leader and premier provider of holistic, relevant, high quality and globally recognized IT-based education." The iCarnegie 10-course curriculum and certifications are rooted deeply in the traditions of Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science, which is consistently ranked among the top programs in the world. The successful blend of principle and practice found in the iCarnegie coursework coursework Noun work done by a student and assessed as part of an educational course Noun 1. coursework - work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's means that students taking the courses at AMA are building significant software applications, based on the modern computing practices found in today's working environments. Through the iCarnegie courses offered by AMA, students gain strong experience in advanced Java programming, object-oriented design Transforming an object-oriented model into the specifications required to create the system. Moving from object-oriented analysis to object-oriented design is accomplished by expanding the model into more and more detail. , networks and system-level programming, database and e-commerce application development, and software management. To support the teaching of the iCarnegie curriculum so that the highest standards are maintained, iCarnegie has trained 25 AMA master trainers who are in turn preparing 120 instructors to support the student demand for the iCarnegie courses. Students at AMA who complete the program and earn the iCarnegie Certification in Software Systems Development would obtain course credits at Carnegie Mellon University if they apply and are accepted by Carnegie Mellon for enrollment. "AMA Education System has an excellent track record in IT education," said iCarnegie Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, Dr. Allan Fisher. "We are confident that our partnership with AMA will benefit students of all levels and backgrounds, and as a result, advance the competitiveness of the IT industry in the Philippines." About iCarnegie, Inc. iCarnegie, Inc. was established in 2002 as an independent, private company with the goal of sharing leading curriculum programs with individuals worldwide, through a community of partner schools and training institutions. iCarnegie originated in 1998 as Carnegie Technology Education, founded by Dr. Allan Fisher and Dr. Phil Dr. Phil may refer to:
Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University, to bring the university's award-winning computer science programs to larger populations. Today, iCarnegie provides curriculum and certifications in Computer Programming and Software Systems Development to education institutions and employers worldwide. For further information, contact iCarnegie by e-mail: info@icarnegie.com or phone: +1 412-622-2150. Website: www.icarnegie.com About AMA Education System Established in 1980, AMA Education System is composed of a network of institutions that provides a competitive edge of information and technology-based education. It is guided by its global mission to provide a holistic quality of education in all levels of disciplines with the objective of producing professionals and leaders responsible to the needs of the international community for the glory and honor of the Filipino. Founded by Dr. Amable R. Aguiluz V who in the late 70's saw the great potential of computer education to revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. societies, AMA started as the first computer school in the Philippines with only 13 students. Today, AMA Computer University is known not only to be the pioneer, but also the largest IT-based education provider in Asia with more than 200 campuses in the Philippines and other parts of the world. AMA has global affiliations and strategic partnerships with world leaders For a list of heads of state, see . World leaders is a MMORPG. The game involves creating a state, joining an alliance and going into war. It is mostly played by players from Israel, China, USA, Britain, Brazil and Saudi-Arabia. and industry giants in Information and Communications Technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry . International expansion is now in full swing with the establishment of the AMA international branches in Bahrain, China, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Vietnam, Bangladesh, Laos and Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. . For more information, log on to www.amaes.edu.ph
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