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Learn How to Write the Kind of Cover Letter That Gets Results A highly effective writing approach that increases the chances of getting your resume reviewed. The main objective of this course is to equip you with a proven method and persuasive writing technique that gets results. The course, ?Learn How to Write a Cover Letter That Gets Results? is designed for individuals who want to get a potential employer to take action and give your resume thoughtful  more...

Architecting Web Content (Master Class)-Self Directed This is a professional level course in architecting and organizing Web content. In today`s complex world, information systems are becoming more and more complex as their implementations are becoming ever more advanced. Information systems architecture is the underlying structure that defines and controls the interfaces of information systems and which integrates all of the components of the  more...

Starting and Growing a Business on the Internet Starting and Growing a Business on the Internet involves many things, many processes. In order to be successful online, there are certain steps that must be followed.  more...

Cisco CCNA Monitoring and Security This unit introduces the concept, purpose, and operation of the Access List. It explains two types of Access List, the Standard Access List and the Extended Access List, and the differences between them. This course is one of twelve necessary to be able to pass the qualification exams to gain the IT industry certification Cisco Certified Network Associate. (CCNA) This unit introduces the concept,  more...

Cisco CCNA WAN Protocols HDLC, PPP This Unit introduces you to various WAN services, Point-to-Point Protocol, SDLC, HDLC and DDR supported topologies. This course is one of twelve necessary to be able to pass the qualification exams to gain the IT industry certification Cisco Certified Network Associate. (CCNA) This unit introduces you to the various WAN services, such as Frame Relay, ISDN, and X.25. It explains the connection  more...

Cisco CCNA WAN Protocols-Configuring X.25 This course is one of twelve necessary to be able to pass the qualification exams to gain the IT industry certification Cisco Certified Network Associate. (CCNA) This unit introduces you to the features and functions of X.25. In addition, you will become familiar with the concept of packet switching as well as with the features of two types of virtual circuits. You will be presented with  more...

Java 2 -- Handling Exceptions & Implementing Threads This unit describes exceptions, exception handling, threading, multithreading, the creation of threads, their classes and their use. This unit explains the basics of exception handling by introducing the concept and highlighting the advantages of exception handlers in a program. It draws a distinction between errors and exceptions. In this unit, you will learn about the keywords used in  more...

Java 2 -- Enterprise Java This course contains 4 units: JFC and Swing, Working with Swing Components, Java Servlets, and Distributed Applications. Each unit covers detail the elements of Java necessary to implement these enterprise features and functions as you program in the Java language. The first unit provides an overview of the JFC package and the Swing architecture. It explains the features of the Swing class and  more...

Architecting Web Content (Master Class) This is a professional level course in architecting and organizing your Web content. In today`s complex world, information systems are becoming more and more complex as their implementations are becoming ever more advanced. Information systems architecture is the underlying structure that defines and controls the interfaces of information systems and which integrates all of the components of the  more...

Writing User Guides Designed for people who want to focus on writing effective user (how-to) guides. Designed for people who want to enter the technical writing field, this course focuses on writing effective user (how-to) guides and gives an introduction to the job of a user guide writer. Whether writing for the users of a company?s computer system, for cashiers who need to know how to use a scanner, or for owners  more...

Word 2000 MOUS This comprehensive course is designed to teach students the introductory, intermediate, and advanced features of Word 2002 so not only will they learn the basic steps to create and edit their text-based documents, they will also discover how to enhance the look and functunality of them. This course begins by teaching students the introductory and intermediate features of Microsoft Word 2000. They  more...

Word 2000 Proficient This is a comprehensive course designed to teach students the introductory and intermediate features of Word 2000 so not only will they learn the basic steps to create and edit their text-based documents, they will also discover how to enhance the look and functionality of them. This is a comprehensive course designed to teach students the introductory and intermediate features of Word 2000 so  more...

Word 2002 MOUS This course begins by teaching students the introductory and intermediate features of Microsoft Word 2002 so not only will they learn the basic steps to create and edit their text-based documents, they will also discover how to enhance the look and functionality of them. This course begins by teaching students the introductory and intermediate features of Microsoft Word 2002 so not only will they  more...

Trenching and Excavation Dig it, man; this is groovy! No this course won t smooth your disco steps, but it might cause you to watch your step when working around excavations and heavy equipment. Welcome to Trenching and Excavation Dig it, man; this is groovy! No this course won?t smooth your disco steps, but it might cause you to watch your step when working around excavations and heavy equipment. You may not be hip,  more...

Trade Secrets & Their Protection Protecting trade secrets is more important than ever today, as companies look for ways to get ahead and stay ahead of the competition. Prudent companies are recognizing the need not only to protect their own confidential business information as trade secrets, but also to guard against the misappropriation of others` trade secrets. Trade Secrets Protecting trade secrets is more important than ever  more...

The Entrepreneurship Certificate in Marketing Mastery Program A Trump U Course- Starting a new business means more than having a good idea. The hottest concept will cool off in a minute if it isn t fueled by the knowledge and skills that are needed to transform it into a real and sustainable business. Students will be given an opportunity to work on their own business concepts. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact  more...

Starting and Growing a Business on the Internet Starting and Growing a Business on the Internet involves many things, many processes. In order to be successful online, there are certain steps that must be followed. Starting and Growing a Business on the Internet involves many things, many processes. In order to be successful online, there are certain steps that must be followed. Such steps include recognizing what type of business is best to  more...

Six Sigma Green Belt Personal Training Library Six Sigma Green Belt Library gives one learner access to four core Green Belt courses: Six Sigma Start-Up, SPC Workout, DMAIC Problem-Solving, and Mistake-Proof It! The Green Belt Library is a prerequisite to the Black Belt Library. Many organizations use our courseware for their yellow belt, green belt, and black belt programs handling the project components internally on real life (versus  more...

Recruiting & Hiring Training & Certification Program Learn the basics of recruiting and hiring, as well as earn a "Fundamentals Of Recruiting & Hiring" certificate. This self-paced course qualifies for 4 hours of PHR/SPHR re-certification credits and can be completed either at one time or over several sessions. Our Recruiting & Hiring Training & Certification Program provides details on the steps necessary to legally and effectively recruit and  more...

Senior Professional In Supply Management (SPSM ) Certification Program Are you tired of not getting enough opportunities, respect, and money out of your purchasing career? Well, guess what? Nothing will change unless you take action towards becoming a world-class purchasing professional. You can earn your purchasing certification in less than 3 months if you devote more than 4 hours per week to this course of study. Accordingly, 2 hours per week will take  more...

Office XP (2002) Intermediate This course introduces students to some new features of Microsoft Office XP. It covers the major features that apply to all of the applications. This includes Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Outlook. This intermediate course strives to broaden and develop the intermediate skills that students already possess. This intermediate course  more...

PC Fundamentals With Microsoft Windows XP This course introduces students to the basics of personal computers. Students will learn what a computer is and how to identify and classify some basic components and peripherals. Students will also receive instruction on how to turn on a computer and log on to Microsoft Windows XP. In addition, students will learn what Microsoft Windows XP is, how to use the mouse to access various essential  more...

OSHA Record Keeping and Documentation With this important safety training, you may not make it into the Guinness book of world records, but you will master the tools needed to implement an effective safety program and satisfy OSHA requirements. OSHA Record Keeping and Documentation With this important safety training, you may not make it into the Guinness? book of world records, but you will master the tools needed to implement an  more...

Microsoft Word 2002 Core This comprehensive course teaches students the introductory and intermediate features of Microsoft Word 2002. They will learn the basic steps to create and edit their text-based documents, and will also discover how to enhance the look and functionality of them. This comprehensive course teaches students the introductory and intermediate features of Microsoft Word 2002 so not only will they learn  more...

Microsoft Word 2002 Level 2 This course is designed to familiarize users with the intermediate features of Microsoft Word so they can enhance the look of their text-based documents. Some skills they will learn include formatting paragraphs by using indents, line spacing, and tab stops; and dividing the document into sections using margins, page breaks, and columns. This course is designed to familiarize users with the  more...

Moving from Trainer to Performance Consultant Course description -- Taking a step up in your career is an exciting time. Now is your chance to help your clients with their overall abilities, not just a few key skills. The move from being a trainer to becoming a performance consultant can be difficult if you aren t aware of certain strategies and tips. This course will help you identify the steps to gaining the skills you need while building  more...

Microsoft Excel 2002 Expert In this expert-level course, students will learn about summarizing list data with outlining and subtotals; creating and removing custom filters; implementing techniques for working with shared workbooks; tracking and reviewing changes; and merging and consolidating data from worksheets. They will also learn how to customize the Excel working screen with custom toolbars, menus, and macros. This  more...

Microsoft Excel 2002 Level 3 This course teaches students a set of expert-level spreadsheet features. Some skills students will acquire are summarizing list data with outlining and subtotals; customizing the Excel working screen with custom toolbars, menus, and macros; and creating and removing custom filters. This course teaches students a set of expert-level spreadsheet features. Students will learn about summarizing list  more...

Microsoft Access 2002 Expert This advanced course strives to broaden and develop the intermediate database design skills that students already possess. Various maintenance and security features are also covered, teaching students ways to better manage multi-user databases. This advanced course strives to broaden and develop the intermediate database design skills that students already possess. Students will gain a more  more...

Microsoft Access 2002 Level 1 Students will learn what a database is and how an effective database should be designed and set up. This course will also cover the new features in Access 2002 that set it apart from Access 2000, including speech recognition and the new Task Pane. This course introduces students to the basic elements that compose an Access database. Students will learn what a database is and how an effective  more...

Microsoft Access 2002 Level 2 Students will gain a more complete understanding of how to effectively create and use the primary database objects in Access, including tables, queries, forms, reports, and data access pages. Students will also learn a variety of techniques designed to make data entry in Access databases faster, easier, and less error-prone. This intermediate course strives to broaden and develop the basic  more...

Microsoft Access 2002 Level 3 Students will be introduced to advanced features and gain a more complete understanding of how to effectively create and use the primary database objects in Access. Various maintenance features are also covered, teaching students ways to better manage multi-user databases. This advanced course strives to broaden and develop the intermediate database design skills that students already possess.  more...

Lotus Notes 5.0 Level 2 This course introduces students to advanced features of Lotus Notes 5.0. They will work with many Lotus Notes features used in customizing e-mail messages and accessing database material. This course enhances a student's basic understanding of Lotus Notes 5.0 by introducing them to the advanced features of Lotus Notes 5.0. Students will work with many Lotus Notes features used in customizing  more...

Learn How To Write Effective Persuasive Written Communication Perfect short course for those seeking to persuasively communicate with their audience through written communication. The main objective of this course is to equip you with a proven method and persuasive writing technique. This course is designed specifically for anyone who wants to get the "target audience" to take action or shift their opinion or point of view. Since no one can be expected to  more...

Lean Manufacturing Personal Training Library The Lean Manufacturing Library gives one learner access to four core Lean Manufacturing courses: Lean Manufacturing, 5S s: Workplace Organization, 8D Problem-Solving, and Mistake-Proof It!. For a comprehensive understanding of the role statistics play in Lean Manufacturing, consider the Manufacturing Statistics Library as well. The Lean Manufacturing course provides a comprehensive introduction  more...

Learn How to Write Persuasive Web-Based Text The main objective of this course is to equip you with a proven method and persuasive writing technique. This course is specific to web-writing and is unique. It is designed specifically for content developers and practitioners who want to get the "target audience" to take action or shift their opinion or point of view. Since no one can be expected to change their mind or take action if they are  more...

How to Setup & Secure Your Home Computer Having a secure computer at home is just as important today as is securing computers at work. This course will teach you how to and what steps to make sure your computer is safe. Whether you use your computer for business or pleasure, it is so important that you have a computer that is safe and secure. It is no longer the norm to turn on your computer and use it for games and what not. Now, with  more...

How to Critically Evaluate Your Business Plan A Trump U Course- Thinking like an entrepreneur means making the most of your opportunities. To achieve your dreams, you must know how to examine your plans critically. And you must learn to set milestone goals that you can count on. With this course, you will develop the vision and analytic skills you need. Learn how to create the business plan that will change everything for you. Students may  more...

Grant Writing Basics Applying for a grant can seem like a daunting task. Certainly, there is work involved, but with the help of this tutorial, you will know the steps that are necessary and find that success is not as hard to attain as you might think. While specifically geared for library education, this course has applicability for anyone writing grants. Grant Writing Basics Grants are not just free money, but  more...

Five Quick Steps to Telecommuting A self-paced ebook of tools to help you start your telework experience. This ebook-based course is designed primarily for corporate employees who would like the flexibility of telecommuting--working at home or other remote location--for several days each week. In five information-packed chapters, this self-paced ebook course helps you plan your telework experience, set up your home office,  more...

Excel 2002 MOUS This comprehensive course teaches students the basic and intermediate features of Excel 2002 so they can easily create and modify spreadsheets. Some skills users will acquire include learning to manage workbooks, working with cells and cell data, formatting and printing worksheets, creating and revising formulas, creating charts from worksheet data, learning about objects and their roles in  more...

Business Ethics Conduct Policy Statements It is widely agreed that every company needs to have a policy statement on legal and ethical conduct. The Organizational Sentencing Guidelines require that a company "must have taken steps to communicate effectively its standards and procedures to all employees and other agents, e.g., by requiring participation in training Courses or by disseminating publications that explain in a practical manner  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - Writing a Business Plan Business plans play a vital role in getting your company up and running. They help you clearly define your goals, expectations, and needs. This online course will help you craft a successful business plan for your organization by providing valuable insights via video, text, and downloads. The course of study has been expertly developed by an accredited college and can be completed within the  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - Customer Service That Sells Develop an internal customer service culture that is dedicated to serving your customers. You will receive as a bonus 1 year unlimited access to this course from the day of enrollment. If attempting to accelerate your learning (1-2 weeks or less), please pay special attention to key points so you may successfully apply the information gained from this course to your particular business situation.  more...

Advanced Certificate in Technical Writing A Certificate Program that allows students to engage in a robust course of study that they create and that is specific to their individualized learning needs. Students enrolled in this program will be able to choose from over 20 different topic areas specific to Technical Report Writing and work with a seasoned Senior Technical Writing Practitioner/Educator who will serve to help guide and  more...

Access 2000 Level 3 In this advanced course, students will gain a more complete understanding of how to effectively create and use the primary database objects in Access, and how to use Access as a development tool. Various maintenance and security features are covered in the course, teaching students ways to better manage multi-user databases. This advanced course strives to broaden and develop the intermediate  more...

Access 2000 MOUS This comprehensive course teaches students both the basic and the more advanced elements that compose an Access database. Students will gain a more complete understanding of how to effectively create and use the primary database objects in Access, including tables, queries, forms, reports, and data access pages. This comprehensive course teaches students both the basic and the more advanced  more...

Access 2002 MOUS This course introduces students to the new features in Microsoft Access 2002 that set it apart from Access 2000. This includes speech recognition and the new Task Pane, as well as basic elements that compose an Access database. As the course becomes more advanced, students will gain a more complete understanding of how to effectively create and use the primary database objects in Access and how to  more...

Access 2000 Expert This advanced course strives to broaden and develop the intermediate database design skills that students already possess. Students will gain a more complete understanding of how to effectively create and use the primary database objects in Access, including tables, queries, forms, reports, and data access pages. This advanced course strives to broaden and develop the intermediate database design  more...

Access 2000 Level 2 In this intermediate course, students will gain a more complete understanding of how to effectively create and use the primary database objects in Access; how to maintain databases by backup, as well as how to compact and repair them; and how to employ techniques designed to make data entry faster, easier, and less error-prone. This intermediate course strives to broaden and develop the basic  more...

Access 2000 This course teaches students the basic database elements, good database design, Microsoft Access tools, and database maintenance and security, among many other skills. This course introduces students to basic elements that compose an Access database and strives to broaden and develop the database design skills that they already possess. Students will start out by learning what a database is and  more...

Accelerate your Business Growth--Instructor-Led A Trump U Course- Business is dynamic. If you`re not able to adapt and change your competitors will. Only the innovative survive. In this course, learn to grow your business with new products and services. Professor Don Sexton of Columbia University Business School will show you how -- with real-world examples and video tutorials. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of  more...

Accelerate your Business Growth--Self-Directed A Trump U Course- Business is dynamic. If you`re not able to adapt and change your competitors will. Only the innovative survive. In this course, learn to grow your business with new products and services. Professor Don Sexton of Columbia University Business School will show you how -- with real-world examples and video tutorials.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of  more...

7 Steps to A Lot More Sales The 7 STEPS TO A LOT MORE SALES course is a comprehensive marketing/sales training course designed to help business owners and marketing managers discover hidden sales opportunities within their business. Upon completion participants will be able to implement the 7 STEPS and new bonus step on Internet Marketing to unlock the hidden sales opportunities discovered for exponential increases  more...

5 Steps to Effective Persuasive Business Communication Get quick results with this proven method and technique. The main objective of this course is to equip you with a proven method and persuasive writing technique. This course is designed specifically for anyone who wants to get the "target audience" to take action or shift their opinion or point of view. Since no one can be expected to change their mind or take action if they are not predisposed  more...

Job-Seekers Workshop: 10 steps to a new beginning Welcome to our Employment Strategies Workshop The Employment Strategies Workshop begins with determining career requirements with a helpful worksheet, then explains how to find potential employers using the Net, networking and the direct approach; shows how to develop, personalize and target a resume (includes samples), write an effective cover letter (includes samples); talks about the best ways  more...

Dramatically Increase Sales With Minor Web Site Changes and Adjustments! Some web sites lure their visitors in and quickly make the sale. Others never sell and never will. What makes the difference? In this tutorial I will show you: 1) Why visitors enter and quickly exit from most web sites - before even reading the sales material. 2) How some sites have solved this problem. Also, you will learn how many Las Vegas casinos lure visitors in and entice them to spend their  more...

Managing Projects Course description -- The Strategies and Tips in this course will take you through the steps of managing a project, from defining the requirements to managing the implementation. You will be given tools and methods for organizing the project activities, focusing on customer needs, and leading the project team to successful completion. There are suggestions for resolving plan and budget conflicts,  more...

Export Practice Management Course shows you the right steps to build a successful export operation.  more...

Your Time and You Before you can decide how to manage your time better, you need to recognize how you manage your time now. Busy people do what is required, and rarely have the opportunity to stop and consider whether they are making the best use of their time. A brief analysis of what you do currently may surprise you, and it may help you to identify some changes that could be made. This course will help you to  more...

Field Sales Foundations Many field sales representatives are set loose on their assigned territories armed only with a few sales tips and some information about the products and services they're selling. This course builds the foundation for a strategy that changes the customer's perception of the salesperson from a mere vendor to a consultant and true business resource. Field Sales Foundations introduces you to the  more...

Completing Your Field Sales Approach What does it take to successfully present valuable solutions and close sales while achieving a sense of accomplishment and trust between you and your customer? Completing Your Field Sales Approach highlights how to present sales solutions and close sales with your customers. Included in the course are steps and tips for overcoming customer objections effectively. You'll have opportunities to  more...

Preparing for Outbound Sales Calls The most successful outbound sales calls begin long before the salesperson places the call. Successful inside selling is all about planning and being prepared. Being prepared means knowing what to expect from your customer and planning your responses. In this course, you will learn about the common perceptions customers have of salespeople. You will also learn the three premises of the inside  more...

Completing Outbound Sales Calls You might have heard the saying, "it ain't over 'til it's over." This is especially true with inside sales calls. To be a successful inside sales consultant, you need to know how to keep your customer's attention all the way through the close of the sale. In this course, you will learn strategies for contacting the decision maker and for dealing with gatekeepers. You will learn the steps involved  more...

Preparing for Inbound Sales Calls Do you think selling means waiting for the phone to ring? A successful inside sales agent begins planning long before the customer calls. Successful inside selling is all about being prepared, and that means thinking ahead on customer inquiries and responses you will give. This course identifies the common perceptions that customers have of salespeople. In the course, you will learn the three  more...

Completing Inbound Sales Calls Everything you do in an inbound sales call leads up to the completion of the sale. A successful inside sales consultant knows how to keep a customer's attention all the way through the close of the sale. In this course, you will learn the process for assessing a sales opportunity, the four factors used to qualify a sales opportunity, and strategies for qualifying a sales opportunity. You will also  more...

Motivating a Winning Sales Team Famous college football coach Lou Holtz said, "Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." As a sales manager, what can you do to make a difference in how your team members' use their abilities? How can you increase their level of motivation and create positive attitudes? In this course, you'll learn how to keep sales teams  more...

Critical Thinking Skills for Managing "Rational decision making is linear and is what you do when you put your facts in order. Intuition is looking at those facts and trying to see a pattern-and the patterns aren't always evident because the patterns aren't always linear. The two together are an extremely powerful combination." Joel Kurtzman, President, Kurtzman Associates and former editor, Harvard Business Review. The Critical  more...

Recovering from Business Crises The crisis is contained and being effectively managed. Now it's time to move on. The first steps deal with communicating--to your employees and to the outside world. How and what you communicate can have significant repercussions. Miscommunication, or misleading communication, can actually lead to another kind of crisis. With the right intentions and actions, your communications can help to  more...

Starting the Change Process Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The majority of organizations consider change as a new beginning--a bright new day. But is that really the case? Ask your employees how they feel about change, and they'll often say, "It's unnecessary--we're doing just fine as we are." For them, change is the end of an era; an abrupt cessation of a comfortable way of life. It's your job to ensure  more...

Assessing Performance Continuously This course shows you how to make performance appraisal a continuous process. The first stage of continuous performance assessment is planning. Appraisal must be linked to performance goals that matter, and these goals need to encompass both the organization and the individual before a performance plan can be agreed on by appraiser and appraisee. Even with conventional roles and relationships this  more...

Performance Reviews Appraisal interviews are the culmination of the ongoing performance appraisal process. The first part of this process begins with modeling an effective performance discussion. Then, when a manager actually knows what he is aiming for, he can use this knowledge to plan and conduct a really worthwhile, efficient performance meeting. Appraisal meetings aren't always easy encounters, even when they  more...

Overcoming Difficult Service Situations Your customer's face is more contorted than anything you've ever seen...eyes bulging, fists clenched, and a scowl that makes Scrooge look like a nice guy. It's tempting to cut and run, but coping with even the most challenging situations is part of customer service. This course is designed to give you the means to hang in there when the going gets especially tough. Recognition of the warning  more...

The EXCEL Acronym Instilling Service Excellence In advancing to new levels of customer service commitment, it's helpful to have an easy way to remember additional concepts that can make you a service superstar. Since the goal is customer service excellence, this course uses the word E-X-C-E-L as an acronym for five important behaviors that impact the service mindset. It might surprise you, but seeking help and knowing where to find it can  more...

The Client-Consultant Relationship Getting to know your clients and their needs are the vital first steps to establishing productive working relationships. Understanding more about their organizations and what they expect from you will be essential if you are to provide a high-quality service that will excite them. You will also need to know how to recognize all the stakeholders and the real decision makers within an organization,  more...

Giving Feedback A Manager s Guide The performance of your business depends upon the performance of every member of your staff. Thus a key skill for all who manage staff is the ability to provide candid, constructive feedback about performance. The purpose of this course is to enable you to enhance your skills in giving feedback. The course starts by exploring the nature of feedback, and it then develops a practical approach to the  more...

Advanced Business Communication - Enhanced Business Communication In the Advanced Business Communication: Guidelines for Effective Communication, you will be introduced to the world of business communication in general and to areas that are fundamental to effective business communication today. You will learn about typical barriers to effective communication and guidelines for overcoming them. You will also learn about steps in the communication process, uses of  more...

Customer Relationship Management - Fundamentals of CRM Customer Relationship Management: Fundamentals of CRM introduces the student to the benefits of creating customer loyalty, developing a market intelligence enterprise, and incorporating customer relationship management into your company. The program also details the three steps a company can take to create customer loyalty, the four marketing tiers, the four types of CRM, and the four steps of the  more...

Principles of Marketing - Fundamentals of Marketing Principles of Marketing: Fundamentals of Marketing offers the student an overview of the information required to identify key marketing terms, language, and concepts. The program details the elements of the marketing mix, the stages of the product life cycle, and the proper steps to implement the market segmentation process.  more...

Principles of Marketing - Distribution Strategy Principles of Marketing: Distribution Strategy offers the student an overview of the information required to identify types of distribution channels, select appropriate distribution partners, and develop an efficient distribution system. The program details the steps for selecting suitable distribution channel partners, the goals your distribution strategy should achieve, and the process to manage  more...

Principles of Marketing - Promotion Strategy Principles of Marketing: Promotion Strategy offers the student an overview of the information required to identify the elements of the promotional mix, determine appropriate promotional objectives, and select the advertising types and public relations tools to implement. The program details the procedures for creating an advertising campaign, the types of promotional strategies, and the steps of  more...

Principles of Marketing - Pricing Strategy Principles of Marketing: Pricing Strategy offers the student an overview of the information required to identify the role pricing plays in the marketing mix, to select appropriate objectives for pricing strategies, and to choose common methods to determine pricing. In addition, the program details the issues to consider when establishing a pricing strategy, the legal constraints that can affect  more...

The Fundamentals of Effective Thinking Albert Einstein once remarked that "the significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." It necessarily follows that you must raise your own level of thinking in order to solve pressing business problems and make effective decisions. In this course, you'll explore how to think about the most critical business skill of all--thinking  more...

NET Solution Vision and Requirements To establish the steps and techniques needed to define a solution vision and gather and analyze requirements  more...

Oracle Database 11g Database Architecture and ASM To recognize the structural elements in Oracle Database 11g's architecture, including and Automatic Storage Management (ASM), and recognize the steps for managing storage using disk groups.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Configuring for Recovery To recognize the steps for configuring all aspects of backup and recovery functionality in Oracle Database 11g, using ARCHIVELOG mode, retention policies, a Flash Recovery Area, and an RMAN recovery catalog.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Configuring for Backups To identify the steps for preparing a database for backup and then for performing various types of RMAN backups and monitoring them using reports and dynamic performance views, and also for performing user-managed backups and recoveries.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Supporting RMAN and Using Flashback Technology To recognize the steps for making sure that you can recover data quickly by tuning RMAN to avoid bottlenecks, and also for making sure that any changes to a database can be easily reversed, if necessary, using Oracle Database 11g's flashback features.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Diagnosing the Database and Managing Memory To identify the steps for diagnosing and repairing database problems with the help of Oracle Support using Automatic Diagnostic Repository, Support Workbench, and health checks, and also for enabling and configuring automatic memory management and automatic shared memory management.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Database Performance and Space Management To identify the steps for making sure your Oracle Database 11g database is performing well and has adequate space, by monitoring statistics, tuning SQL, testing workloads, managing space, and transporting tablespaces.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Globalization To recognize the steps for utilizing Oracle Database 11g's globalization support features to ensure that information and data is displayed in a user's native language, and that territory and language-dependent conventions are adhered to.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Using Dynamic SQL and Implementing Performance Improvements To recognize the steps for improving SQL and PL/SQL flexibility, usability, and performance, using dynamic SQL, language enhancements, and a variety of performance enhancements  more...

Oracle Database 11g Using Trigger Data Warehousing and Pivoting Enhancements To recognize the steps for improving performance, managing scalabilty, enhancing control and processing speed, and reducing network load using enhanced features such as compound triggers, SecureFile LOBs, and PIVOT operations  more...

Oracle Database 11g Using the PL SQL Debugger Collections and Data Warehousin To recognize ways to utilize the PL/SQL Debugger to analyze your code, identify the uses and benefits of collections, and identify the steps for employing data warehousing enhancements to improve query execution times.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Using SQL to Query Your Database To identify the concepts and components of an Oracle Database 11g database, recognize how to retrieve information from it using SQL, and identify the steps for sorting, limiting, modifying, and formatting this information.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Conversion Functions Group Functions and Joins To recognize the steps for writing queries that convert data from one type to another, specify conditions, perform calculations on groups of rows or even tables, and return values from more than one table.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Subqueries Set Operators and Data Manipulation To identify the steps for manipulating queries to return the data you need, using subqueries and set operators, and also for manipulating the actual data using INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE and other data manipulation language (DML) statements.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Using DDL Views Sequences Indexes and Synonyms To recognize the steps for creating, defining, and dropping tables , manipulating how their data can be viewed, and using schema objects to generate integers, improve queries, and rename tables.  more...

Oracle 11i Oracle Workflow To identify the components of Oracle Workflow and to recognize the mandatory the optional steps for configuring Oracle Workflow  more...

Oracle Database 11g Installation and Upgrade Enhancements Recognize the enhancements to Oracle Database 11g's installation and upgrade processes, as well as its various post-upgrade steps, and recognize how to create a new database.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Diagnostic Enhancements and Using the Data Recovery Advisor recognize the steps for detecting, diagnosing, and repairing critical errors and data failures in Oracle Database 11g, using its enhanced, proactive, diagnostic tools, such as Automatic Diagnostic Repository, Support Workbench, SQL Repair Advisor, and the Data Recovery Advisor.  more...

Oracle Database 11g New Security Features identify the ways in which Oracle Database has enhanced security, including enhancements to Transparent Data Encryption and password security, and identify the steps for managing all aspects of security.  more...

Oracle Database 11g SecureFiles and Miscellaneous New Features Recognize the steps for enhancing the performance of large objects, caching query results, and performing other miscellaneous tasks in Oracle Database 11g  more...

Oracle Database 11g Database Architecture and Installation Identify the elements of the Oracle Database 11g architecture and recognize the tools and steps required to install the Oracle Database 11g software  more...

Oracle Database 11g Database Creation Instance Management and Connectivity Identify the steps for creating a new Oracle Database 11g database and then configuring it and managing the instance, and also recognize the steps for configuring new Oracle Net Listeners and database connectivity  more...

Oracle Database 11g Storage Structures and User Security identify the steps for maintaining storage structures and automating storage management in Oracle Database 11g, and for managing privileges, roles, and other security features for users.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Managing the Schema Data and Concurrency Identify the steps for managing schema objects, such as tables, views, and indexes, and recognize ways to use SQL and PL/SQL commands to manipulate data and ensure data concurrency  more...

Oracle Database 11g Managing Undo Data Database Security and Maintenance recognize the steps required to manage undo information, secure an Oracle Database 11g database, and maintain it by monitoring statistics, automated tasks and alert thresholds.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Performance Monitoring Recovery Concepts and Backup identify the steps for ensuring an Oracle Database 11g database is available to users when needed, by monitoring its performance, anticipating and avoiding database failure, setting up instance recovery options, and creating backups.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Using Data Types INDEX BY Tables and Cursors in PL SQL To recognize ways to create user-defined PL/SQL records and INDEX BY tables, and identify the steps for declaring and controlling explicit cursors and cursors with parameters.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Controlling User Access and Managing Schema Objects To recognize the steps for controlling user access to objects and also for maintaining these objects by dropping columns and adding constraints and indexes.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Data Dictionary Views and Large Data Sets To recognize the steps for querying data dictionary views to viewsschema objects, and for performing operations on large amounts of data, such as inserting data into multiple tables and merging table rows.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Managing Data in Different Time Zones To identify the steps for managing data in different time zones in Oracle Database 11g, for managing time intervals, and for using datetime functions.  more...

Oracle Database 11g PL SQL Variables Attributes and Executable Statements To identify the steps for getting started with PL/SQL, recognizing the benefits of the available tools, creating basic statements, declaring variables, testing code, and adhering to scoping and nesting rules.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Using DML DDL Cursors Control Structures and Loops To identify the steps for using PL/SQL to manipulate data, control transactions, determine the outcome of statements, and create loops and conditional control structures.  more...

The Executing Process Group Once you have completed initiating and planning for your program, it is time to take the steps necessary to execute the program. The Executing process group is concerned with following established policies and plans to ensure effective benefits and stakeholder management, as well as program governance. Management of this process is complex involving costing, quality assurance, and scheduling,  more...

Team Leadership - Developing a High-Performance Team Team Leadership: Developing a High-Performance Team gives the student an overview of the uses of teams in the corporate world and explains the creation and leadership of effective teams. The program covers how to choose the right type of team, steps for developing a team communication process, the team leader's responsibilities, and guidelines to help the team leader maintain a high-performance  more...

Team Leadership - Conducting Productive Team Meetings Team Leadership: Conducting Productive Team Meetings gives the student an overview of conducting meetings in a team setting and explains the development of meeting agendas. The program covers in detail the steps for developing agendas and conducting team meetings, the different types of meetings, and the guidelines for preventing ineffective team meetings.  more...

Team Leadership - Promoting Your Team s Effectiveness Team Leadership: Promoting Your Team's Effectiveness offers the student an overview of how to set goals, prevent team ineffectiveness, and measure individual and team performance. The program covers in detail the steps for setting effective goals, the steps for measuring team and individual performance, and the advantages and negative effects of diversity.  more...

Virtual Team Management - Coaching Virtual Team Members In "Virtual Team Management: Coaching Virtual Team Members," you will learn how to use coaching techniques to improve your virtual team members' performance, such as how to prevent and resolve conflict in virtual teams and how to provide recognition appropriately. In addition, you will learn the steps you should follow when addressing performance issues with virtual team members, as well as the  more...

Advanced Project Management - Building Productive Stakeholder Relationships Advanced Project Management: Building Productive Stakeholder Relationships teaches learners how to classify stakeholders as primary, strategic, and operational sponsors and how to determine stakeholders' needs and expectations. It covers how to create a formal communication plan, how to resolve conflict with stakeholders, and what steps are commonly used to control change. Finally, it teaches  more...

Advanced Project Management - Project Estimating Techniques Advanced Project Management: Project Estimating Techniques teaches learners how time-box and analogous estimates are used, how to use life-cycle projections, and how the Modified Delphi method is used. It also teaches how to calculate PERT estimates and how function point analysis and forecasting are used. In addition, it covers how to avoid common estimating mistakes and how orders of magnitude  more...

Leading High-performance On-site Teams Successful on-site teams are characterized by clear direction, team member trust, and effective communication and conflict-resolution strategies. In the early stages of team development, leaders must set up structures and processes that support the development of these team characteristics. This course offers strategies for leading an on-site team during the first two stages of team  more...

Preparing the Exchange Server 2007 Infrastructure Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 is the latest release in Microsoft's e-mail and messaging software. The core functionality of Exchange Server remains the same; however, some key components have been drastically changed. This course discusses the new features of Exchange Server 2007 and the hardware required to support an installation. Also discussed are the steps that should be followed when  more...

WebSphere 5 0 Installation and Configuration To demonstrate installation considerations and steps for installing and migrating WebSphere Application Server in standalone and network environments  more...

Tools for Planning and Managing Six Sigma Project Opportunities In many situations your results are only as good as the tools you use. Knowing which tools to use, and how to apply them effectively, is the key to any endeavor's success. This assertion holds true for process and quality improvement strategies, and Six Sigma and quality improvement teams throughout the world use a set of management and planning tools to analyze and understand a variety of issues.  more...

Data Classification and Collection in Six Sigma "Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so" said Galileo Galilei, the famous Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. Measuring the key characteristics in your current processes is a very significant step in any Six Sigma improvement journey. As such, sample data from existing processes needs to be identified, collected, presented, and analyzed.  more...

Lean Concepts Most business processes are 90 waste and 10 value-added work. The challenge for businesses today is to find new ways to dramatically reduce costs and improve investment returns while better serving their customers. To meet these challenges, organizations have turned to Lean Thinking, which seeks the elimination of all forms of waste, strives for continuous improvement, and simplifies business  more...

Non-value-added Steps and Tasks Anytime you have products sitting in inventory it means your resources are not producing cash flow. Identifying and removing the non-value-added steps and tasks in the supply chain is the key element in effective inventory management. This course examines how Lean businesses seek to integrate their supply chains with their production processes so as to minimize inventory levels, improve the flow  more...

Process Analysis and Documentation The Six Sigma?? DMAIC system is a roadmap that points the way to process and performance improvement. The second phase in this methodology is Measure. You cannot hope to improve processes and performance without first knowing where you are, assessing where you want to be, and then planning how to get there, while measuring progress toward the goal all along the way. In the words of an old adage,  more...

Properties and Applications of Probability Distributions Whether calculating future process capability or the length of time before product failure, probability distributions are essential to the Six Sigma?? Black Belt. Distributions and their random variables are the key to determining supportable conclusions for hypothesis tests and confidence intervals. This course discusses the general use of probability distributions, and reviews the applications  more...

Developing Employees HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including the theories and applications of employee training and training program development. As a human resources professional, you are responsible for helping to ensure that your company's workforce possesses the skills, knowledge and abilities to meet  more...

Compensating Employees HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including the theories and applications associated with effective compensation. As a human resources professional, you are responsible for helping to ensure that your company's workforce possesses the skills, knowledge and abilities to meet the current and  more...

Planning a Diversity Initiative Organizations often rave about the great job they do at managing diversity; however, diversity isn't something that needs to be managed. Rather, diversity is an initiative that must permeate the company culture to be truly successful. Perhaps you've asked yourself, "How can I create an environment in which all team members, with their diverse backgrounds, can contribute to their full potential?"  more...

Effective Budget Management A priority of effective budget management is to take steps to ensure that businesses create a manageable and controllable budget and to prevent cash crunch situations from developing. To effectively manage your budget, you need to understand the elements of the various budgets and understand the importance of ongoing monitoring and analysis of their individual components. In this course, you will  more...

Developing a New-product Strategy Product development is not a mystery. Nor is it only the concern of your research and development department. One of your main responsibilities as a product manager is to create a new-product strategy. This means that in addition to developing new-product goals, you also need to develop a plan for reaching those goals. In this course, you'll explore the tools and techniques to help you create a  more...

International Finance Perhaps you have wondered how one can successfully navigate the maze of options and opportunities offered by the international financial markets. Are there ways to maximize profits while effectively minimizing risk when it comes to dealing on the global level? This course will demonstrate why you would want to transform your purely domestic firm into a multinational corporation; how you decide  more...

The Model Leader "Leaders...know how to dance the old dance. We all grew up in traditional organizations with conventional leader and role models. Now the music has changed. We don't know the new steps and there are not footprints on the floor." Peter R. Schools' words accurately reflect the challenges of leading today. You have to be able to develop a diverse team that can achieve optimum performance. You have to  more...

Total Quality Management - Managing TQM Rollouts Total Quality and Quality Tools breaks Total Quality Management into distinct easy-to-understand stages. You will learn the steps required for designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating a total quality solution. With the stages in place, the required basic tools for quality analysis are taught before the learner is introduced to some more advanced tools for Total Quality Management.  more...

Knowledge as Capital Times are changing. No longer is a company valued on just its physical assets and income streams. A quick look at many Internet focused organizations points to a basic fact: There is a new kind of asset being valued in our economy. That asset is knowledge, the intellectual capital of the organization. The high potential return of leveraging the knowledge capital of an organization has led to  more...

Quality Management - Quality Management Tools Quality Management: Quality Management Tools offers the student an overview of tools used to analyze a company's current performance and problem causes, as well as tools used to generate ideas and organize data. The program details the purposes of and steps for creating flow charts, check sheets, histograms, run charts, control charts, cause-and-effect diagrams, Pareto charts, scatter diagrams,  more...

ISO 9001 2000 - Overview of Standards "ISO 9001-2000: Overview of Standards": This course teaches the fundamentals of the ISO system of standards. It examines quality management in general and ISO in particular, focusing on the history of ISO and how their standards are developed. It then teaches the initial steps an organisation should take when seeking initial or upgraded certification from ISO.  more...

Total Quality Management - Principles "Total Quality Management: Deploying TQM Principles": This course builds on the fundamentals by examining the principles of customer satisfaction and quality teamwork. It teaches the importance of training and motivation, performance excellence and shared quality, as well as the first steps in implementing an improvement process.  more...

Hypothesis Tests for Variances Proportions ANOVA and Chi-Square in Six Sigma The hypothesis test is one of the most important tools used in the Analyze stage of the Six Sigma DMAIC methodology. A hypothesis test helps to determine whether or not an observed relationship or difference truly exists between inputs and outputs identified in the earlier stages of the process. Six Sigma teams are interested in determining whether this relationship or difference is due to random  more...

Statistical Process Control and Control Plans in Six Sigma In the final stages of the Six Sigma DMAIC methodology, once process improvement opportunities are identified and implemented, you need to make sure that the improved processes are controlled to sustain the process improvement gains. Statistical process control (SPC) provides tools which can be used to ensure that the processes are continuously monitored, that results are evaluated through the use  more...

Organizational Learning - Deploying a Knowledge Management System In ?Organizational Learning: Deploying a Knowledge Management System? you will learn information needed to conduct a pilot project and processes for deploying and monitoring knowledge management systems. You will also learn the steps for developing a pilot project, the qualifications and characteristics of a knowledge management leader, and the elements of a knowledge management system.  more...

Balanced Scorecard - Implementing In "Balanced Scorecard: Implementing the Balanced Scorecard," you will learn the importance of using a balanced scorecard as a tool to measure corporate performance relative to your company's strategies. You will also identify the four perspectives of a balanced scorecard, understand how to apply the steps to build a balanced scorecard for your organization, and learn how to construct a strategy  more...

Balanced Scorecard - Measuring Business Objectives In "Balanced Scorecard: Measuring Business Objectives," you will learn the importance of good communication when using the balanced scorecard, the reasons for creating a balanced scorecard for each business unit, and the ways your organization can support the critical success factors outlined in a balanced scorecard. You will also learn the steps for gathering and implementing feedback about your  more...

Introduction to Hypothesis Testing and Testing for Means in Six Sigma The Analyze phase in Six Sigma closely examines the many process inputs identified in the Measure phase to determine if they are related to outputs, and if a relationship does exist, if it is statistically significant. An important tool for this analysis is hypothesis testing. Hypothesis testing uses statistical analysis to determine if the observed relationship between two or more samples is real  more...

Supply Chain Management Using Models This course provides the learner with an understanding of efficiency and cost savings strategies, utilizing collaboration and technology to maximize the effect of supply chain processing, and product design and product life cycle management as elements of the improvement effort. In addition to, performance measures and metrics, and models for improving all major processes within a supply chain.  more...

Linux Technology Overview Part 2 Features for Users Course Overview This second course in the series provides more detailed information about how to use Linux. It does not build on the first course. It is designed so that someone who already knows what Linux is and just wants to know the basics about how to use it could take only this course. This course teaches the technical features of Linux, using the shell system, using the X Window system  more...

HTML 4 Part 1 HTML Fundamentals Course Overview This is the first course in a two part series that presents learners with the basic concepts and skills in HTML 4.01. The course covers World Wide Web basics, formatting web pages and creating links, images and multimedia, tables and frames, and placing information online. Learn To • Identify the concepts of HTML. • Create different types of lists. •  more...

HTML 4 Part 1 HTML Fundamentals Course Overview This is the first course in a two part series that presents learners with the basic concepts and skills in HTML 4.01. The course covers World Wide Web basics, formatting web pages and creating links, images and multimedia, tables and frames, and placing information online. Learn To • Identify the concepts of HTML. • Create different types of lists. •  more...

CIW Security Professional Intrusion Detection Threat Analysis The CIW Security Professional series focuses on the management and deployment of e-business transaction and security solutions. These courses teach learners to implement e-business security policies by identifying security threats, developing counter measures using firewall systems, and attack-recognition technologies. Learn To: Identify key aspects of intrusion detection. Identify key  more...

CIW Security Professional Security Auditing Attack Techniques The CIW Security Professional series focuses on the management and deployment of e-business transaction and security solutions. These courses teach learners to implement e-business security policies by identifying security threats, developing counter measures using firewall systems, and attack-recognition technologies. Learn To: Match auditor roles with associated approaches. Identify  more...

CIW Security Professional Operating System Security The CIW Security Professional series focuses on the management and deployment of e-business transaction and security solutions. These courses teach learners to implement e-business security policies by identifying security threats, developing counter measures using firewall systems, and attack-recognition technologies. Learn To: Identify features of security levels. Identify features  more...

CIW Security Professional Network Security Firewalls The CIW Security Professional series focuses on the management and deployment of e-business transaction and security solutions. These courses teach learners to implement e-business security policies by identifying security threats, developing counter measures using firewall systems, and attack-recognition technologies. Learn To: Identify the layers of the TCP/IP protocol stack and trace  more...

CIW Security Professional Network Security Introduction The CIW Security Professional series focuses on the management and deployment of e-business transaction and security solutions. These courses teach learners to implement e-business security policies by identifying security threats, developing counter measures using firewall systems, and attack-recognition technologies. Learn To: Identify the elements of a security infrastructure.  more...

Directory Technologies Part 2 NDS eDirectory Course Overview This is the second course in a three part series that teaches the purpose, features, and benefits of eDirectory. It covers how to install and configure eDirectory. It also covers common eDirectory management and troubleshooting tasks. It also discusses the relationship between NDS eDirectory and the Full Service Directory model. Learn To • Understand the concept of NDS  more...

Directory Technologies Part 1 Directory Server Model This is the first course in a three part series that introduces the learner to the fundamental directory solutions and the X.500 standard. It also covers the Full Service Directory Model (FSDM), and the role of LDAP in accessing directories. Finally, it describes Netscape Directory Server Technology. Learn To: o Identify the fundamental concepts of Directory services, which include the X.500  more...

NDS 8 0 Advanced Tools Diagnostics Part 3 Course Overview This is the final course in a three part series and instructs the learner how to resolve common NDS issues. Beginning with hard disk upgrades, the course covers time synchronization and schema issues, as well as how to recover from server and communication failure. Learn To • Covers the server operations performed for NDS maintenance. • How to remove a server,  more...

NDS 8 0 Advanced Tools Diagnostics Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course in a three part series that teaches server background processes, as well as how to perform partition and replica operations within the Novell NDS environment. This course will cover how to remove a server, how to amend the properties of a server, how to verify process completion and synchronize replicas. Learn To • Cover NDS design guidelines,  more...

NDS 8 0 Advanced Tools Diagnostics Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a three part series that instructs the learner how to use NDS health check tools to proactively maintain a network by performing regular system checks. The course teaches why and how to maintain server logs, as well as a test environment and it introduces learners to the features of NDS and troubleshooting tactics. Learn To • Identify the  more...

Oracle9i Performance Tuning Optimizing Sorts Minimizing Contention The content of this course includes details about each component of an Oracle database instance, such as data blocks, disks, memory, CPU, and dynamic views. Students learn about migration and chaining, reorganizing indexes, optimizing sort operations, tuning rollback segments, managing automatic undo, monitoring activities, implementing the Oracle shared server, and troubleshooting. Learn To:  more...

Oracle9i Peformance Tuning Managing Memory and Disk I O This course introduces students to the importance of good initial database design, and the methods used to tune an Oracle9i production database. Students learn how to use the available Oracle tools to recognize, troubleshoot, and resolve common performance-related problems in administering an Oracle database. Learn To: o Match the optimizer modes with their descriptions. o Match the  more...

Oracle9i Performance Tuning Architecture Strategy In this course, you are introduced to the strategies and techniques used for tuning the Oracle9i server. Learn To: o Match the tuning goals with the appropriate job role. o Identify common tuning problems that directly affect database performance. o Identify appropriate tuning goals. o Identify key information recorded by the alert log. o Identify the parameters that control the  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Set Up Oracle Net Services Course Overview This course covers the architecture and configuration of Oracle Net Services. It details client-server and web implementations, in addition to additional features such as Dynamic Service Registration and the use of the Oracle Names Server as an LDAP Proxy. This course also discusses the configuration of the Oracle Shared Server and Oracle Names Server. Learn To •  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Recover Databases Course Overview This course introduces students to Oracle9i database recovery concepts. The recovery concepts course includes recovery with and without archiving, recovery of offline and online databases, recovery with missing data files, and incomplete recovery with and without archiving. Additional concepts covered by this course include time-based recovery, cancel-based recovery, recovery  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Perform Database Backups Course Overview This course introduces students to backup methods for Oracle9i database administration. The backup concepts covered by this course include backup strategies and requirements, Oracle Architecture, archiving data, backup methods, and working with a standby database. Students perform backup procedures using operating system utilities, Oracle9i utilities such as RMAN, standard  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Manage Security Course Overview This course is the last in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle9i. In this course you will learn the concepts and methods associated with implementing security and resource consumption in an Oracle9i database. Learn To • Define and maintain the five components of the security domain of a user in a given  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Manage Data Storage Course Overview This course is the fourth in the series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle9. This course covers the concepts associated with tables, maintaining data integrity, clusters and index-organized tables, and methods for loading and reorganizing data. Learn To • Identify the row storage method used by the various tables and the  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Manage an Instance Course Overview The Oracle9i Database Administration: Manage An Instance course is the first in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle9i. This course introduces the participants to the concepts and procedures associated with Oracle architectural components. The participants learn the various tasks of a database administrator that are  more...

Oracle9i SQL DML and DDL The Oracle SQL DML and DDL course is the third in a three-part series covering the Data Manipulation and Data Definition language statements supported by Oracle9i. This course introduces the participants to various objects in a database. The participants learn to create, update, and delete the database objects. The participants also learn to add rows, update, and delete existing rows from a table.  more...

ISA Server 2000 Part 2 Enterprise Deployment Considerations Course Overview This is the second course in a two part series that presents students with both theoretical and practical instruction on installing, configuring, troubleshooting and administering Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000. The course covers server security, configuring packet filtering and IP routing, and configuring application filters and server  more...

ISA Server 2000 Part 2 Enterprise Deployment Considerations Course Overview This is the second course in a two part series that presents students with both theoretical and practical instruction on installing, configuring, troubleshooting and administering Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000. The course covers server security, configuring packet filtering and IP routing, and configuring application filters and server  more...

C Programming for the Microsoft NET Platform Part 5 Course Overview This is the final course in a five part series that covers operators, properties, and attributes. The learner will understand how to implement operators, delegates, and events, and how to use properties to enable field-like access and indexes to enable array-like access. The course also teaches how to create custom user-defined attributes. Learn To • Identify  more...

ASP NET Part 3 Web Services Web Apps Course Overview This is the final course in a three part series that covers Web services and enhancing the functionality of Web applications by using ASP.NET. The learner will be introduced to the concept of Web services, learn to call and use a Web service and to create a Web service using Microsoft Visual Basic. Topics also covered are enhancing Web application functionality, technologies  more...

ASP NET Part 3 Web Services Web Apps Course Overview This is the final course in a three part series that covers Web services and enhancing the functionality of Web applications by using ASP.NET. The learner will be introduced to the concept of Web services, learn to call and use a Web service and to create a Web service using Microsoft Visual Basic. Topics also covered are enhancing Web application functionality, technologies  more...

ASP NET Part 2 ADO NET Partitioning Tracing Course Overview The is the second course in a three part series that provides the learner with instruction on using ADO.NET to access data, on separating code from content, and on using the ASP.NET trace feature. The course will cover using ADO.NET to access data from various data sources and allows the learner to practice displaying and customizing data display. The course then describes the  more...

ASP NET Part 2 ADO NET Partitioning Tracing Course Overview The is the second course in a three part series that provides the learner with instruction on using ADO.NET to access data, on separating code from content, and on using the ASP.NET trace feature. The course will cover using ADO.NET to access data from various data sources and allows the learner to practice displaying and customizing data display. The course then describes the  more...

ASP NET Part 1 Intro Web Controls Course Overview This is the first course in a three part series that presents the learner with a broad overview of ASP.NET and gives a comprehensive introduction to Web Controls. This course introduces the learner to the .NET framework and also the differences between ASP and ASP.NET, coverage of the ASP.NET platform and features, core elements of ASP.NET - Web Forms, ASP.NET script code, and  more...

ASP NET Part 1 Intro Web Controls Course Overview This is the first course in a three part series that presents the learner with a broad overview of ASP.NET and gives a comprehensive introduction to Web Controls. This course introduces the learner to the .NET framework and also the differences between ASP and ASP.NET, coverage of the ASP.NET platform and features, core elements of ASP.NET - Web Forms, ASP.NET script code, and  more...

Enterprise Connectivity with J2EE V1 4 Advanced EJB Topics This course will address the core and advanced features of J2EE SDK 1.4: Enterprise Connectivity. Learn To: Identify features of message-driven beans (MDBs). Sequence the events in the life cycle of message-driven beans (MDBs). Identify the requirements of the message-driven bean (MDB) class. Match the activities involved in a transaction with the properties that they ensure.  more...

Enterprise Connectivity with J2EE V1 4 Advanced EJB Topics This course will address the core and advanced features of J2EE SDK 1.4: Enterprise Connectivity. Learn To: Identify features of message-driven beans (MDBs). Sequence the events in the life cycle of message-driven beans (MDBs). Identify the requirements of the message-driven bean (MDB) class. Match the activities involved in a transaction with the properties that they ensure.  more...

CIW E-Commerce Designer Part 5 Transaction Mgt Course Overview This is the final course in a five part series. Students will learn both theoretical and practical instruction on E-Commerce transaction management. Subjects covered in this course include online catalogs, payments, and security. Learn To Identify usability features of a Web site. Match the main Site Manager components with their functions. Identify the guidelines for  more...

SQL Server 2000 Design Implement Databases Part 4 Managing Indexes Course Overview This is the fourth course in a five part series that will teach students how to work with SQL Server indexes. Students will learn how to plan for index creation, how to create and manage indexes, as well as learn how to optimize query performance and how to analyze queries. Learn To Identify the features of clustered indexes. Identify the features of nonclustered  more...

SQL Server 2000 Database Admin Part 3 Security Data Recovery Course Overview This is the third course in a five part series that deals with the backup and restore strategies for SQL Server 2000 and with managing security and permissions with SQL Server 2000. Learn To Identify how login accounts are processed. Identify the characteristics of the two authentication modes. Sequence the steps to implement an authentication mode. Identify the  more...

SQL Server 2000 Database Admin Part 1 Install SQL Server 2000 This is the first course in a five part series that presents the students with both theoretical and practical instruction in the subject of installing SQL Server 2000. Learn To Identify the features and functions of SQL Server. Identify the components involved in the client-server communication process. Identify the steps in the client-server communication process. Identify the minimum  more...

Java Operations Flow Control This course covers the concepts related to Java operations and flow control. It covers data type conversion and data type casting for primitive data types. Further, it covers associativity and precedence rules for operators. In addition, it covers various operators that include arithmetic operators, assignment operators, unary operators, relational operators, logical operators, bitwise operators,  more...

Java Operations Flow Control This course covers the concepts related to Java operations and flow control. It covers data type conversion and data type casting for primitive data types. Further, it covers associativity and precedence rules for operators. In addition, it covers various operators that include arithmetic operators, assignment operators, unary operators, relational operators, logical operators, bitwise operators,  more...

IBM DB2 Universal Database V6 1--App Development Course Overview This course will provide application developers with the specific skills and knowledge needed to be successful in an IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) V6.1 application development environment for UNIX, Windows or OS/2 platforms. This course will teach students about SQL application development, application development objects, embedded SQL programming, and dynamic SQL programming.  more...

IBM DB2 Universal Database V6 1--Fundamentals Course Overview This course will provide both database administrators and application developers with the broad foundation skills and knowledge needed to be successful with IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) V6.1 in a UNIX, Windows, or OS/2 environment. This course will teach students the basic concepts of DB2 UDB V6.1, creating and accessing database objects, basic Structured Query Language  more...

IBM DB2 Universal Database V6 1--Fundamentals Course Overview This course will provide both database administrators and application developers with the broad foundation skills and knowledge needed to be successful with IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) V6.1 in a UNIX, Windows, or OS/2 environment. This course will teach students the basic concepts of DB2 UDB V6.1, creating and accessing database objects, basic Structured Query Language  more...

Oracle PL SQL Database Programming Course Overview This course is the third in a series of three titles, and discusses the features of stored subprograms and packages. This course explains how to create and execute stored procedures and functions as well as how to create stored packages. This course also discusses built-in server-side packages and their use in debugging stored subprograms. This course covers how to manage stored  more...

Oracle PL SQL Procedures Functions Packages 61114 Course Overview This course is the second in a series of three titles. It introduces the learner to the basics of PL/SQL subprograms. This course covers the building and invoking of procedures and functions. Additionally, this course introduces the basics of creating and using packages. L earn To: Identify the types and components of a subprogram. Create a subprogram. Create  more...

Exchange 2000 Infrastructure Design--Part 4 Course Overview The course provides guidelines in designing preventive and curative Exchange 2000 maintenance and performing troubleshooting tasks. L earn To: Identify the guidelines for deploying single routing groups. Identify the guidelines for deploying multiple routing groups. Create a new routing group. Identify the features of Message Application Programming Interface  more...

Exchange 2000 Infrastructure Design--Part 2 Course Overview This course will cover messaging connectivity, client connectivity, and public folder management. Developing a routing strategy for your corporate Exchange 2000 messaging system is a vital task when implementing a messaging solution. The new routing transport and architecture in Exchange 2000 Server means that several issues must be considered before deploying the messaging  more...

Exchange 2000 Server--Part 5 Growth Course Overview This course presents the key subject areas that must be covered within this course, and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of required content. It covers areas such as Monitoring and Managing Exchange 2000 Services, and Indexing and Search Capabilities. L earn To: Verify server and connector status. Identify the features of server monitors. Identify the  more...

Exchange 2000 Server--Part 4 Connectivity Course Overview This course presents training in skills that administrators need to monitor and manage Exchange 2000 Server connectivity. Activities covered include monitoring, managing and troubleshooting messaging connectivity, managing messaging queues, and monitoring link status. The course also covers configuring and monitoring client connectivity and diagnosing and resolving client  more...

Exchange 2000 Server--Part 3 Administering Course Overview This course deals with common tasks and routine activities performed by an administrator. These include: managing address lists, managing administrative groups, maintaining security, and maintaining backup and restore plans. L earn To: Identify the features of the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Identify the features of the Active Directory Users and Computers.  more...

Exchange 2000 Server--Part 2 Configuring Course Overview This course will teach students how to configure Exchange 2000 server once it has been installed. Even experienced Exchange 5.5 administrators will find a great deal of new material in this course as configuration details relating to Exchange 2000 Server's enhanced scalability is covered. The hands-on consequences of enhancements such as multiple data stores, improved clustering,  more...

Exchange 2000 Server--Part 1 Installing Course Overview This course presents the students with both theoretical and practical instruction in the subject of installing Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. This instruction will cover initial installs and upgrades from Exchange 5.5. The bulk of the instruction will relate to the issues of planning and executing a server install. Considerably less emphasis will be placed on deploying different  more...

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures Part 3 The four main areas that are covered by this course are: designing QoS, designing IP multicast services, and designing Virtual Private Networks. Case Studies support the instruction in each of these areas. Learn To: Identify features of network security policies. Identify the steps involved in the network security process. Identify elements of a Cisco security solution. Identify  more...

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures Part 1 The course starts with an overview of the Cisco AVVID network. It then gives in-depth coverage to the design of Enterprise Campus networks and Enterprise Edge networks. The instruction is solidly supported with real-world scenario examples and the learner has the opportunity to apply acquired concepts in case studies. Learn To: Identify features of the Cisco Architecture for Voice, Video  more...

Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting Part 2 This is the second of two courses on Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting. The courses are designed to prepare learners for the CCNP CIT exam 642-831. This course will cover commands and guidelines for problem isolation and resolution at the network, transport, and application layers of the OSI model. Learn To: Identify symptoms of problems occurring at the network layer. Identify  more...

Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting Part 1 This is the first of two courses on Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting. The courses are designed to prepare learners for the CCNP CIT exam 642-831. This course will cover baseline configuration and documentation of networks and end-systems, support resources for troubleshooting, and troubleshooting approaches. It covers commands and guidelines required for problem isolation and resolution at the  more...

ZENworks for Desktops 2 0 Part 1--Application Mgmt Course Overview This course provides students with the concepts and skills to establish ZENworks 2.0 on a NetWare 5 network and use the ZENworks components (i.e., Application Launcher, Remote Management and Workstation Manager) to manage Windows workstations through NDS. L earn To: Identify ZENworks Design guidelines and installation processes. Identify the Novell Client upgrade  more...

GroupWise 5 5 Admin Part 3--System Maintenance Course Overview The GroupWise System Administration curriculum is designed to teach students the fundamentals of administering a GroupWise system. This final course in the 3-part series will give students the skills and knowledge needed to perform routine GroupWise 5.5 administration tasks as well as client and database maintenance. L earn To: Identify GroupWise system objects and how  more...

GroupWise 5 5 Admin Part 2--Clients Post Offices Course Overview The GroupWise System Administration curriculum is designed to teach students the fundamentals of administering a GroupWise system. In this course, students will gain skills and knowledge needed to install and configure GroupWise 5.5 clients as well as work with both single and multiple post office systems. L earn To: Teach the installation process for the GroupWise  more...

Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Admin --Part 5 Enterprise Mgmt Course Overview This is the final course in a five-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, manage, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, Remote Access, Network Protocols, IP Routing, and WINS in a Windows 2000 network infrastructure. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the components of Network  more...

Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Admin --Part 4 Security Course Overview This is the fourth course in a five-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, manage, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, Remote Access, Network Protocols, IP Routing, and WINS in a Windows 2000 network infrastructure. At the completion of this course, students will learn to encrypt a file; add and remove a  more...

Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Admin --Part 4 Security Course Overview This is the fourth course in a five-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, manage, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, Remote Access, Network Protocols, IP Routing, and WINS in a Windows 2000 network infrastructure. At the completion of this course, students will learn to encrypt a file; add and remove a  more...

Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Admin --Part 3 IP Routing Course Overview This is the third course in a five-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, manage, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, Remote Access, Network Protocols, IP Routing, and WINS in a Windows 2000 network infrastructure. At the completion of this course, students will learn to install and configure Windows 2000  more...

Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Admin --Part 3 IP Routing Course Overview This is the third course in a five-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, manage, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, Remote Access, Network Protocols, IP Routing, and WINS in a Windows 2000 network infrastructure. At the completion of this course, students will learn to install and configure Windows 2000  more...

Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Admin --Part 2 Remote Access Course Overview This is the second course in a five-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, manage, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, Remote Access, Network Protocols, IP Routing, and WINS in a Windows 2000 network infrastructure. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the requirements for  more...

Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Admin --Part 2 Remote Access Course Overview This is the second course in a five-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, manage, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, Remote Access, Network Protocols, IP Routing, and WINS in a Windows 2000 network infrastructure. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the requirements for  more...

Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Admin --Part 1 DHCP DNS WINS Course Overview This is the first course in a five-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, manage, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, Remote Access, Network Protocols, IP Routing, and WINS in a Windows 2000 network infrastructure. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify DHCP concepts; identify  more...

Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Admin --Part 1 DHCP DNS WINS Course Overview This is the first course in a five-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, manage, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, Remote Access, Network Protocols, IP Routing, and WINS in a Windows 2000 network infrastructure. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify DHCP concepts; identify  more...

Windows 2000 Instalation Config Admin --Part 8 Security Considerations Course Overview This is the final course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the features of securing a network; identify the Security Tool Set components and configuration areas  more...

Windows 2000 Instalation Config Admin --Part 8 Security Considerations Course Overview This is the final course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the features of securing a network; identify the Security Tool Set components and configuration areas  more...

Windows 2000 Installation Config Admin --Part 7 Enterprise Networking Course Overview This is the seventh course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to install, configure, and troubleshoot network adapters and network protocols on a Windows 2000 server;  more...

Windows 2000 Installation Config Admin --Part 7 Enterprise Networking Course Overview This is the seventh course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to install, configure, and troubleshoot network adapters and network protocols on a Windows 2000 server;  more...

Windows 2000 Installation Config Admin --Part 6 Server Organization Course Overview This is the sixth course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify and administer a Windows 2000 network; manage, locate, and control access to objects in Active  more...

Windows 2000 Installation Config Admin --Part 6 Server Organization Course Overview This is the sixth course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify and administer a Windows 2000 network; manage, locate, and control access to objects in Active  more...

Windows 2000 Installation Config Admin --Part 4 Enterprise Admin Course Overview This is the fourth course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify, configure and manage the workstations of users; and identify, configure and manage a fax. L  more...

Windows 2000 Installation Config Admin --Part 4 Enterprise Admin Course Overview This is the fourth course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify, configure and manage the workstations of users; and identify, configure and manage a fax. L  more...

Windows 2000 Install Config Admin --Part 2 File Sys Hardware Config Course Overview This is the second course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to configure the Microsoft Windows 2000 environment; configure and manage storage devices, file systems, and  more...

Windows 2000 Install Config Admin --Part 2 File Sys Hardware Config Course Overview This is the second course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to configure the Microsoft Windows 2000 environment; configure and manage storage devices, file systems, and  more...

Windows 2000 Installation Config Admin --Part 1 Installation Course Overview This is the first course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the activities to be completed before installing Windows 2000; identify and perform attended  more...

Windows 2000 Administration--Part 3 Computer Mgmt Course Overview This course provides the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage data storage. It also provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to remotely administer shared folders, monitor event logs, backup and restore data. L earn To: Manage Data Storage. Remotely Administer Shared Folders. Monitor Event Logs. Back Up and Restore Data. C  more...

Windows 2000 Administration--Part 3 Computer Mgmt Course Overview This course provides the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage data storage. It also provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to remotely administer shared folders, monitor event logs, backup and restore data. L earn To: Manage Data Storage. Remotely Administer Shared Folders. Monitor Event Logs. Back Up and Restore Data. C  more...

Windows 2000 Upgrading from Windows NT 4 0--Part 2 Course Overview This course provides learners with instruction in the systematic process of accomplishing an upgrade to Windows 2000 from NT 4.0. An important distinction should be made between the content which this course covers and the content covered in Part 3 - Restructuring. This course covers a domain upgrade, sometimes referred to as 'in-place upgrade' or 'upgrade'. As used in the  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Network Infrastructure--Part 3 WANS Course Overview This is the third course in a four-part series of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Network - Designing a Network Infrastructure curriculum which prepares participants for Microsoft Exam 70-221. This course provides participants with an opportunity to learn how to design a Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) network, Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) network, IP  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Network Infrastructure--Part 3 WANS Course Overview This is the third course in a four-part series of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Network - Designing a Network Infrastructure curriculum which prepares participants for Microsoft Exam 70-221. This course provides participants with an opportunity to learn how to design a Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) network, Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) network, IP  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Network Infrastructure--Part 2 Remote Access Course Overview This is the second course in a four-part series of the Microsoft Windows 2000 - Designing a Network Infrastructure curriculum which prepares participants for Microsoft Exam 70-221. This course provides participants with an opportunity to learn how to design a network strategy using a Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS),  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Network Infrastructure--Part 2 Remote Access Course Overview This is the second course in a four-part series of the Microsoft Windows 2000 - Designing a Network Infrastructure curriculum which prepares participants for Microsoft Exam 70-221. This course provides participants with an opportunity to learn how to design a network strategy using a Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS),  more...

Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 3 This is the third course in a 3 part series that prepares learners for the Cisco CCNA ICND exam 640-811 - Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices. The course describes Network Address Translation (NAT) and port address translation (PAT). This course also covers how to configure serial interfaces using PPP and High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) encapsulation. Frame Relay operation is introduced  more...

Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 This is the second course in a 3 part series that prepares learners for the Cisco CCNA ICND exam 640-811 - Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices. The course introduces fundamental routing concepts. It describes the features, operation, and configuration of Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), and Open  more...

Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 This is the first course in a 3 part series that prepares learners for the Cisco CCNA ICND exam 640-811 - Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices. The course shows you how to configure a catalyst switch for basic operations. Topics covered include switching, spanning tree protocol, and access layer switch configuration. This course also describes the features and operation of VLANs, and shows you  more...

Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions Part 1 This is the first of five courses in the Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions curriculum, which is designed to prepare learners for the CCDA DESGN exam 640-861. It covers organizational network policies and procedures, network design methodology, assessing project scope and requirements, and examining existing networks. It will also cover design implementation, modularizing networks, and  more...

Oracle Designer 6i First Class Analysis Course Overview This is the first course in a two part series, which covers the same material as the first half of the Instructor Led course Oracle Designer 6i: First Class. The course takes students along a streamlined path through the Oracle Designer development environment. It covers recording business requirements into the Repository including process modeling, entity relationship modeling,  more...

Oracle8i Network Administration Net8 Additional Config Troubleshooting Course Overview This is the second in a two-part series based on Oracle8i Network Administration. This series introduces participants to the trends and problems associated with business networking and presents the various solutions required to address these problems. This series explains in detail the architecture of Net8 and describes the steps in which connections are established between  more...

Oracle8i Network Administration Net8 Architecture Strategy Course Overview This is the first in a two-part series based on Oracle8i Network Administration. This series introduces participants to the trends and problems associated with business networking and presents the various solutions required to address these problems. This series explains in detail the architecture of Net8 and describes the steps in which connections are established between  more...

Oracle8i Backup and Recovery Troubleshooting Recovery Course Overview Oracle's computer-based training course Oracle8i Backup and Recovery: Troubleshooting and Recovery is the second course in a two part series that introduces participants to the critical task of planning and implementing database recovery strategies. This course will identify ways of handling different types of failures, diagnosing errors and detecting corruption. Additionally,  more...

Oracle8i Backup and Recovery Strategies Backups Course Overview This is the first course in a two-part series that covers the critical skills in planning and implementing database backup and recovery strategies. This course introduces the learners to the backup and recovery goals and functions of the various structures and processes in the Oracle architecture. In addition, participants learn to manage archive processing and maintain a  more...

Oracle8i Performance Tuning Optimizing Sorts Minimizing Contention Course Overview This course is the third in a three-part Oracle8i Performance Tuning series. This interactive course introduces the participants improving performance for sort operations. The student will be able to identify the SQL operations that require sorts, ensure that sorting is done in memory where possible, use direct writes for large sorts and allocate temporary space appropriately.  more...

Oracle8i Performance Tuning Managing Memory Disk I O Course Overview This course is the second in a three-part Oracle8i Performance Tuning series. This course introduces the learner to the application tuning issues that will impact database performance. In addition, participants will be introduced to tuning components and functions of the shared pool and the buffer cache. Students will learn how to monitor the contents and usage of the Redo Log  more...

Oracle8i Performance Tuning Architecture Strategy Course Overview This course is the first in a three-part Oracle8i Performance Tuning series. This interactive course will introduce participants to tools and techniques used to improve the performance of the Oracle8i server. Participants will be introduced to files and events that support the tuning process. In addition, students will learn considerations for tuning applications. Finally,  more...

Oracle8i Database Admin Manage Security Course Overview This course is the last in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle8i. In this course, participants will learn about the concepts and tasks associated with managing security. L earn To: Define and maintain the security domains for users in a given environment. Define and maintain a named set of resources and  more...

Oracle8i Database Admin Manage Storage Structures Course Overview This course is the third in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle8i. In this course, participants will learn the concepts associated with storage structure components. In addition, this course will teach users how to create and maintain rollback segments, temporary segments and indexes. L earn To: Identify  more...