User:Vroopun

Vishal Roopun
It is me: Vishal Roopun
Employer:	Constance Hospitality Academy Address: Belle-Vue Allandy, Flacq Phone No: (230) 413 5527 ext 527
Occupation:	IT Trainer; Certiport Authorized Instructor
Nationality:	Citizen of Mauritius
Country:	Mauritius
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Distance Learning and Web-Based Instruction
Activities Include: The development, design and implementation of distance learning courses and undergraduate programs via a Web-Based Instruction (WBI) delivery format in Moodle platform. Current undergraduate projects include offering our Diploma in Tourism Management in collaboration with the UTM. Undergraduate activities include placing specific courses and segments of courses into a WBI format.

Other Teaching Activity
Undergraduate

• Computer Fundamentals
  
• Network Essentials
  
• Fundamentals of Information Systems in Organisations
  

Other

• Microsoft Office Specialist
• Internet and Computing Core Certificate
• Hotel Management System – WISH (Windows Information Systems for Hotels – (http://www.prologicfirst.com)
• Computer Security Awareness
• Lotus Notes 8
• Microsoft Windows
  
  

Other Involvement

• Provide IT Training to staff of the group Constance Hotels Experience
  
• Provide training to students, school leavers, in-service people and housewives
  
• Administer, Design, Deliver and seek MQA Approval for New IT Training programs
  
• Provide IT support to staff

Computing projects supervision

• HR suit of applications – ProwESS (http://www.nexstepworld.com)
  
• IC3 Training in collaboration with the NCB
  
  

Current Research

1. Perception of hotel staff of the group Constance Hotels towards Distance Learning
   
   

Education

• Post Graduate: End Dec 2009 – MSc Educational Technologies University of Mauritius
  
• Undergraduate: Dec 2004 - BSc (Hons) Computing and Information System - University of Technology, Mauritius
  

Other

• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
  
• Possess an ‘Eligibility certificate to teach’ Computing up to Cambridge Higher School Certificate from the Private Secondary School Authority (http://www.pssawebsite.net)
  
• Certiport Authorized Instructor for IC3 Training: Universal ICT Education Pragramme (http://www.ncb.mu)
  
• MQA Registered IT Trainer in the field of ‘Computing And Information Systems And Ms Office Package
  
• Trainers Certificate in Vocational Training jointly from MIE and IVTB
  
• Lotus Domino R6.5 Administration (http://www.mcs.mu/)
  
• ISO 20000 – IT Service Management (http://www.mu.sgs.com)
  
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administration (http://www.dcdm.biz)
  
• SQL Server 2000 Administration (http://www.harelmallac.com)
  
  

Work history

• The Tropic Knitting Ltd as Accounts Officer
• The CMT Ltd as Quality Controller for finished products (Textile)
• The SUN Insurance Co. Ltd as freelance Marketting Officer (Life Assurance)
• The Datamatics Computer Centre as IT Trainer (Desktop)
• The Constance Hotels Services Ltd as IT Cordinator in charge of training (End user support and training)
• The Constance Hospitality Academy as IT Trainer (End user support and training)
• The National Computer Board as Freelance Trainer for IC3 (IC3 Authorized Instructor)
• The University of Technology as Freelance Lecturer (Undergraduate)

Some wiki-contributions

• Sample Lesson Plan for IT Trainers who are beginners and who wish to give training on Presentation Applications
• Creating Simple Formula in OpenOffice.org Calc
• Ergonomic Tips for Computer Users
• Correct posture
• Wikieducator - Mauritius
• CCNC Module 4: Multimedia development plan
  
  

Some links

• The European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning (EURODL)
  
• Competencies of Information Technology Trainer
  
  

• My Website
  
• My Resume
  
• My Blog
  
• Visit my IT training forum and get/share useful tips
• Leave a your comments in my Facebook page.
  
  

My Sandbox

My Sanbox