* be part of a 4 course certificate:

       - usually taken over a 6 month period

- with each 30-35 hour course typically scheduled over a 4 day period based on location

- customized to meet the specific demands of the group/cohort

- taught by an international team of prominent academics and practitioners

- at the completion candidates will receive a GIIM Graduate Certificate

- delivered face-to-face at the cohort location

* have a flexible convenient schedule to be determined by the local group/cohorts

* be held with candidates from other geographies

* include some required preparation comprised of initial reading material, webcasts, and assignments

     that must be completed prior to the first session

* provide post coursework under the guidance of a faculty mentor that applies the course concepts to the

     attendees organization

* be combined with an affiliate university's Master's Degree

* be scaled to shorter programs/seminars

* be delivered via the web