Registration information

Registration fee

Public Sector: Rs. 5,000/- per course,

Private Sector: Rs. 15,000/- per course and

Rs. 10,000/- each in case of two

candidates from the same

organization.

Registration fee includes training material and

refreshments during the course, and transportation from

a common pick & drop point in Islamabad/Rawalpindi.

1. Registration fee is payable as pay order/bank draft in

favour of Head LAO, PIEAS.

Cancellation of Registration

Full-fee refund before start of the course.

In case of more than 25 applicants, selected candidates

will be called.

For fresh graduates and students, registration fee is

Rs. 500/- per course.

For further information visit

www.pieas.edu.pk

or

www.paec.gov.pk/asad/

or

Contact the Program Coordinator

Program Coordinator: Dr. Farzana Naqvi

Department of Communication and Management Sciences,

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences,

(PIEAS)

P.O. Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan

(051) 9207804//(0331) 8866549 • Fax: (051) 2208070

((asag@ntc.net.pk, f.naqvi@pieas.edu.pk

Skills Development in

Applied Systems Analysis

A series of training courses on analytical

techniques for designing/modeling of real life

complex systems like energy/electricity, water

and food

Financial analysis for decision makers

Sources and terms of financing for a project

are crucial in determining its financial viability.

This analysis is more critical for projects on

advanced technologies that have yet to

penetrate in the market.

This training course presents issues in

financing of projects, modes of financing with

emphasis on project finance, and

methodology for financial analysis of

project/system for project appraisal.

In the work-sessions, participants will be

introduced to an analytical framework and

indicators to assess financial viability of a

project/system.

Environmental impacts of development

Every system has some impacts on

environment. However, nature and

magnitude of these impacts are different.

This training course focuses on sources,

types and magnitude of emissions from

various systems and analytical framework to

assess their impacts.

In the work-sessions, participants will be

introduced to the environmental accounting

methods/techniques, and will be given

problem examples for practicing.

Scope and Coverage of the Courses

Applied Systems Analysis Division (ASAD), PAEC HQ

Pakistan Institutes of Engineering and Applied Sciences

(PIEAS)

Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC)

Training Program Schedule

21-25 November 2011

(Deadline for registration 31 October 2011)

Long-term demand forecasting and projections

techniques

23-27 January 2012*

(Deadline for registration 23 December 2011)

Supply system architecture: Design and

analytical techniques

23-27 April 2012*

(Deadline for registration 23 March 2012)

Financial analysis for decision makers

16-20 July 2012*

(Deadline for registration 15 June 2012)

Environmental impacts of development

* Tentative dates

Venue

These courses will be conducted at PIEAS.

Long-term demand forecasting and

projection techniques

Demand determines market size for the

producers and resources required for running

and expanding the supply systems.

This training course aims at enhancing skills in

deriving long-term demand. It introduces various

techniques used for long-term demand

forecasting and projection.

Demographic, social, economic and many other

factors drive demand for the basic needs. The

course also covers identification of these factors

and sources of their data.

In work-sessions, participants will work on

demand assessment for real life systems.

Supply system architecture: Design and

analytical techniques

Three major components of any supply system

are: i) available resources and their quality, ii)

production profile from these resources under

techno-economic constraints, and iii)

procedures/methods to harness these resources

for meeting the envisaged demand.

This course will impart training on analytical

techniques to design various supply systems and

formulation of expansion plans under alternative

scenarios of resource availability, production

profile and penetration of different technologies.

In the work-sessions, participants will work on

simple examples of modeling supply systems.

Scope and Coverage of the Courses Recent

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Program Coordinator: Dr. Farzana Naqvi

Department of Communication and Management Sciences,

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences,

(PIEAS)

P.O. Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan

(asag@ntc.net.pk, f.naqvi@pieas.edu.pk)

(051) 9207804/(0331) 8866549 • Fax: (051)2208070

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Academic Qualifications (highest first):

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(Registration details given at the back of this form)

How to register? Fill in the following details: In these courses the participants will learn

methodologies and techniques for:

Long-term demand forecasting and

projections,

Resource assessment and optimal use of

resources for a system expansion,

Formulation of alternative strategies for

sustainable development of a system,

Assessment of environmental impacts, and

Financial analysis of a project/system.

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These courses will be a blend of theoretical

knowledge and hands-on training. Half of

the training time will be devoted to work

sessions for practicing the methods and

techniques taught in the lectures.

Analytical tools and frameworks being

used worldwide for systems analysis will

also be introduced in the training program.

During each training course real life case

studies will be presented by national and

international experts. Participants will also

be encouraged to prepare and present a

simple case study.

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These courses will be conducted by

professionals with international experience

including academic/researchers from PIEAS,

ASAD and PARC. International experts in

applied systems analysis will deliver lectures

through video conference or Live Webcast.

Practitioners from government departments

will also share their experiences.

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The program is designed for young

engineers, natural and social scientists

involved in research, planning, policy

analysis and regulation of energy/

electricity, water and food systems with

minimum 16-year education and some

knowledge of mathematics.

Fresh graduates and students of

engineering, natural/ social sciences, can

also benefit from this program.

Applied Systems Analysis (ASA) is an

integrated and interdisciplinary approach to

analyze real life complex systems. It usually

has some combination of i) identification of

objectives, constraints, and alternative courses

of action; ii) examination of the probable

consequences of the alternatives in terms of

cost, benefits and risks; iii) presentation of

alternatives in comprehensive framework, so

the decision makers can make an informed

decision from the alternatives.

This training program aims to enhance

analytical skills of ASA with case studies of

energy/electricity, water and food systems.

The program will impart training on various

methodologies and techniques for analyzing

social, economic, technical, financial and

environmental issues of a system.

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