Oriental Rugs: A Web Based Training Course

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Welcome to 'A Guide to Oriental Rugs'

This is a special self-paced, distance learning course for professionals working in the field of Design, Sales & Marketing, and Research & Development related to Oriental Rugs. If you would like to learn about the fascinating Oriental rugs in great detail, but can not afford the time, effort and money required for going to an on-location class room, this revolutionary training program is ideal for you.

This is a unique opportunity to learn more about Oriental rugs without having to search libraries, or going to expensive lectures and workshops while your business takes the back seat! You can take this course in your time, at your own pace. You can finish it in one sitting or spread it over a few weekends.

This course is now certified by the following certification bodies for 0.4 CEU's:

  • American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
  • Interior Designers of Canada (IDC)
  • Interior Design Education Council (IDEC)
  • International Facility Management
  • Association (IFMA), International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
  • National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA)

What are CEUs and why do I need them?

The term CEU refers to Continuing Education Units. CEU courses allow designers to stay on the cutting edge of the design profession. Without knowledge of advanced techniques and business skills, the designer risks falling behind the competition. Also, there are 20 states and jurisdictions that require licensing for interior designers and require the interior designers to earn a minimum number of CEUs every year..

How do I register for the course?

If you would like to register for this course, please go to our Registration Desk. Your account will get activated immediately. So, you can start learning right away without waiting for anything. One registration to the course allows only one registrant to take the course.
 

How do I pay for the course?

Fee for this course is (US) $45. You may pay for the course by check or credit card. For more information, please go to the Payment Desk.

Who should take this course?

Though anybody can sign up for this course, it is most useful for any professional who deals with Oriental Rugs. This includes sales force of retailers, wholesalers, dealers, distributors, professional cleaners, etc. Oriental Rugs collectors and connoisseurs may also find this course interesting and educational.
 

How does this course work?

This course uses the Internet for delivering the learning material in a very interactive manner. One of the best parts of this course is its interactive quizzes. You can access your performance record and contact the instructor at any time.

To answer other questions that you might have, please visit a list of Frequently Asked Questions and their answers.
 

Navigating through this course

Navigating through this website is simple!

This course is divided into seven chapters with a number of topics within a chapter. Details of the content covered is available in the Content Outline. You can either navigate through the Study Route or through the Quiz Route or a combination of both. Also, you can either go through the chapters in the given order, or in any order that you like! If you feel confident about a particular topic, you don't even have go through the study material - you can take the associated quiz. And don't worry if you don't pass it on the first or even the second try... you can try it as many times as you like - but certain restrictions apply. (There's nothing called a free lunch!)

Study Route: Each chapter contains study material and quizzes. The study material contains all the information required to attempt the quiz. So, we recommend that you at least browse through it, if only to refresh your memory. Then you can take the quiz.
The course will automatically bookmark the section last visited. So, if you are coming back to this course after a break, you can go to directly where you had left last time.

Quiz Route: The quiz route takes you to all quizzes, without going through the study material. But if  a quiz has you stumped, don't worry - you can go to associated section by clicking on the 'Quiz Route' button.

At any point of time in the course, you can switch from the Study Route to Quiz Route and vice-versa.

Glossary: While taking the course, if you come across a term that is unfamiliar, you can check it up in the built-in Glossary. If you are looking for a list of recommended reading, look at the Bibliography.

If you are still facing some problems, you can contact the Instructor or contact your classmates from anywhere in the course!

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Payment Information
The total fee* for this course is (US) $45.00 payable by check or credit card. Please make all checks payable to:
  a2z, Inc.
  11048 Berrypick Lane
  Columbia, MD 21044
  USA


For paying with the credit card, please call (410)-480-7227 or fax* your credit card information to (410)-480-7227.

*Please include your name and company with the payment.

To register for this course, visit our Registration Desk
In this course you'll learn
- Introduction to Oriental Rugs
- Construction of Oriental Rugs
- Design Elements
- Classification
- What makes an Oriental Rug
   valuable?
Course Features
- Study Route
- Quiz Route
- Glossary
- Help
- Bibliography
- Contact Instructor
- Bulletin Board
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Hardware:
- Windows / Mac
- Internet connection
Software:
- Internet Browser:  IE 4.0 or
  Netscape Navigator 3.0 or above
  Please note that AOL browsers
  may not support some of the
  interactive functions in this
  course.
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