{"id":561,"date":"2015-08-21T09:48:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T13:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/?p=561"},"modified":"2015-09-04T09:56:19","modified_gmt":"2015-09-04T13:56:19","slug":"win-a-free-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/2015\/08\/21\/win-a-free-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Win a Free Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>September 4 Update:<\/strong> Congrats to Vanessia Lam, who won the free course giveaway!\u00a0 We&#8217;ll check in with her in October and post her thoughts on Afterword.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1LJywvTsxYfa9jTjIfQbqMbMFzg48Gl1TMRjDzv5IIOc\/viewform?usp=send_form\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"563\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/2015\/08\/21\/win-a-free-course\/2015-08-17-14_07_42-project-management-basics-univ-of-vermont\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/2015-08-17-14_07_42-Project-Management-Basics-Univ.-of-Vermont.png?fit=1332%2C478&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1332,478\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015-08-17 14_07_42-Project Management Basics &amp;#8211; Univ. of Vermont\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/2015-08-17-14_07_42-Project-Management-Basics-Univ.-of-Vermont.png?fit=300%2C108&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/2015-08-17-14_07_42-Project-Management-Basics-Univ.-of-Vermont.png?fit=584%2C209&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-563 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/2015-08-17-14_07_42-Project-Management-Basics-Univ.-of-Vermont.png?resize=584%2C209\" alt=\"2015-08-17 14_07_42-Project Management Basics - Univ. of Vermont\" width=\"584\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/2015-08-17-14_07_42-Project-Management-Basics-Univ.-of-Vermont.png?resize=1024%2C367&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/2015-08-17-14_07_42-Project-Management-Basics-Univ.-of-Vermont.png?resize=300%2C108&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/2015-08-17-14_07_42-Project-Management-Basics-Univ.-of-Vermont.png?resize=500%2C179&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/2015-08-17-14_07_42-Project-Management-Basics-Univ.-of-Vermont.png?w=1332&amp;ssl=1 1332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/2015-08-17-14_07_42-Project-Management-Basics-Univ.-of-Vermont.png?w=1168 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><em>Afterword <\/em>has partnered with our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.uvm.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">UVM Continuing Education<\/a> to offer one lucky Class of 2015 alum the opportunity to do some <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1LJywvTsxYfa9jTjIfQbqMbMFzg48Gl1TMRjDzv5IIOc\/viewform?usp=send_form\" target=\"_blank\">learning for free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a 4 week certificate course on <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.uvm.edu\/program\/project-management-basics\/\" target=\"_blank\">project management<\/a> that will give you real-world skills you can use in your job right away (or you can use to help you get a job). It\u2019s normally an $849 course.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1LJywvTsxYfa9jTjIfQbqMbMFzg48Gl1TMRjDzv5IIOc\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">Enter your name here<\/a> for a chance to win.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1LJywvTsxYfa9jTjIfQbqMbMFzg48Gl1TMRjDzv5IIOc\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"567\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/2015\/08\/21\/win-a-free-course\/price-is-right-million-winner-o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/price-is-right-million-winner-o.gif?fit=320%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"price-is-right-million-winner-o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/price-is-right-million-winner-o.gif?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/price-is-right-million-winner-o.gif?fit=320%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-567 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/08\/price-is-right-million-winner-o.gif?resize=320%2C240\" alt=\"price-is-right-million-winner-o\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OK, it&#8217;s not a million bucks (and we won&#8217;t shower you with confetti), but a free course is useful.<\/p>\n<p>It\u00a0will walk you through the key steps for managing a successful project, from initiating, planning, executing, and closing projects&#8211;big or small. You\u2019ll learn various project-management strategies from a range of examples used in everyday workplace situations. If you want more details, <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.uvm.edu\/program\/project-management-basics\/\" target=\"_blank\">you can read about the course here. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1LJywvTsxYfa9jTjIfQbqMbMFzg48Gl1TMRjDzv5IIOc\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">Put your name in the hat to win<\/a>\u00a0by going here.<\/p>\n<p>(And, don\u2019t worry, there are no strings attached to entering your name or to winning&#8211;this is actually just a simple giveaway)<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll announce the lucky person on Friday, September 4<sup>th<\/sup> and the course starts on September 16<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 4 Update: Congrats to Vanessia Lam, who won the free course giveaway!\u00a0 We&#8217;ll check in with her in October and post her thoughts on Afterword. 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