Learning System

The most systematic and extensive course system available in spoken Tibetan language, Fluent Tibetan was developed by language experts working in conjunctionwith indigenous speakers at the University of Virginia.

Marketing introduces students to the fundamentals of contemporary marketing by providing both the theoretical and the practical aspects of modern marketing management. Basic marketing principles, including product strategy, promotion, pricing, and distribution, and their interrelationships are introduced in twenty-six 30-minute video lessons. The lessons explore successfully applied marketing concepts and principles featuring companies such as Walt Disney Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors, Robert Mondavi Winery, Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie Company, Apple Computer, and Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO). Understanding marketing and its relationship to contemporary society is increasingly important to everyone. Marketing is designed to provide a solid foundation on which to build that understanding.

The IOM's National Cancer Policy Forum held a workshop October 5-6, 2009, to examine how to apply the concept of a 'rapid learning health system' to the problem of cancer. This document summarizes the workshop.