AIAQTP Training - Air Monitoring Data Management Online Course

Course Dates:
May 5-August 1, 2008

Application:
Course Date Pre-Registration Date Application
May 5-Aug 1, 2008 Apr 23, 2008 Download

Course Description:
This online course will provide an understanding of the skills needed to successfully plan for, manage, report, and present air quality data. The course will focus on project planning, project operations, measurement data management, and using Microsoft Excel for air monitoring data management.

Participants will be expected to dedicate an average of five (5) hours per week to successfully complete the class, however participants will be allowed to work through the course at their own pace. Supervisor's approval is strongly recommended.

Topics include:

  • Legally-defensible data

  • Data transfer and reconstruction of lost information

  • Data review and validation

  • Data summary and presentation

  • Gathering, recording, and managing quality control data

  • Reporting

  • Preparing for audits

  • Using Microsoft Excel


Who Should Attend:
This course is for tribal environmental managers and technical personnel who have successfully completed ITEP's Air Pollution Technology training course. Participants must also be conducting ambient air monitoring or have equipment in-house and plan to start monitoring within 6 months.

Course Structure and Approach:
This course takes a "learn by doing" approach. Online material (text, audio, video, data files, and photos) will be interspersed with assignments in which participants practice the skills introduced during the modules. Web-based conference calls will be conducted weekly to discuss course content and address any technical issues that arise. Quizzes and a culminating assignment are used for assessment of student learning.

Academic Credit:
This training course may be taken for academic credit. For additional information about academic credit options, please refer to the enclosed "Receiving Academic Credit for Courses Offered by the American Indian Air Quality Training Program."

Contact:
Lydia Scheer, 928/523-6887, Lydia.Scheer@nau.edu

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Last updated: April 15, 2008