Intensive Weekend Marketing Courses

Studying via weekends allows you to have the security of knowing that you will go through the course syllabus in class with an experienced tutor while providing you with the flexibility of studying in depth in your own time via on-line distance learning. It gives you the best of both worlds!

Students combine the Intensive weekends with part-time evening studies if they know that they will not be able to attend all the evenings but still would like the option to come if they can. Otherwise students combine the weekends with on-line distance learning if they live too far to be able to attend classes every week or if they just cannot/ do not want to commit to weekly sessions.

Weekend learning is great at providing you with a holistic view of a subject, giving you the confidence to learn if you have been out of the learning environment for a while, introducing key concepts that you need to get to grips with and providing you with a learning community of other students - especially for those who are then studying via distance.

Each module is covered in a weekend (9 -5 on Saturday and Sunday) and then students receive extra distance learning support via our on-line Student Learning System together with a personal tutor for 10/11 weeks for each module or attend evening classes if they can. Each module is rounded off with a revision session for those taking the exam route.

Blackboard Distance Learning System

• We have been at the forefront in developing on-line student with our on line distance learning system  Blackboard that is  used in many Universities.
• The Blackboard e-learning system allows you to take control of your own learning while still receiving ongoing contact and support from the college
• Tutor course notes, slides, and additional reading
• Past exam papers and assignments, specimen answers so that you are able to see what other students have done in the past and examiners reports
• A research facility including hotlinks to journals, other marketing organisations and useful websites
• Podcasts covering all the lessons so that you can listen and read ahead
• On-line tutorials
• Discussion Forum enabling you to ask questions and find other delegates studying your course or working nearby and form real or virtual study groups
• Support line so that you can get your questions answered
• Personal assignment tutor to help you with your assignment

For a demonstration of the Student Learning System go to http://oxcom.blackboard.com/

• Log-in with the username demosite and password trynow
• Click on OXCOM Demonstration in the 'My Courses' panel
• Navigate through the site by clicking on the menu items in the panel on the left hand side of the screen
• You will be able to see how we use Blackboard to support your learning
• You will also be able to look at some sample learning materials for different qualification levels.

Great E-learning platform

The latest E-learning technology from Blackboard with webinars, course notes, text book references, web site references, examples and analysis of exam questions, self progress tests, PowerPoint slides and podcasts to act as aide memoirs to each section and video provided by www.oxlearn.com

Never feel alone - On-line tutorials enabling you to discuss topics and ask questions

Always feel supported - An on-line Distance Learning Support team ready to take your calls

Get proper guidance - A Personal tutor to support you when you do an assignment

Check you are on the right track - A homework marketing team waiting to mark your answers to exam questions

Download the Introduction to Distance Learning Podcast
By Ray Murphy our Distance Learning Manager.

To view samples of some the videos that are used on our Blackboard click here.

Levels and centres

• Professional Certificate level in London, Reading, Gatwick, Sheffield, Liverpool, Milton Keynes and Birmingham.
• Professional Diploma level in Reading, Gatwick, Liverpool, Sheffield, London, Milton Keynes and Birmingham.
• Professional Postgraduate in Marketing level in Reading, Gatwick, Liverpool, Sheffield, London, Milton Keynes and Birmingham.

Booking and queries

We believe in the importance of developing long-term professional relationships with our students and we do like to discuss the options, courses and costs with you before you start our programmes. We therefore have a selection of open evenings across our centres throughout the year, alternatively we can chat through the options on the phone.

You can book any of these courses online or if you have any queries please contact us.

Additional Benefits

Students who enrol on a CIM course with us, will on request, be able to access extra free materials from our specialist learning materials used for the Digital modules on the Diploma in Digital Marketing and Diploma in Managing Digital Media courses on our Blackboard at no additional charge. These courses will be launched in January 2010. This will enable all our students on our CIM courses to keep up to date with what is happening in the Digital field. After completing their CIM courses with us, our students can then go on and complete their Digital qualifications by registering for the Digital Diploma assignments with us when they are ready.