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CompTIA A+ 2009 The A+ certification validates the latest skills needed by today s computer support professionals. It is an international, vendor-neutral certification recognized by major hardware and software vendors, distributors and resellers. The A+ certification confirms a technician's ability to perform tasks such as installation, configuration, diagnosing, preventive maintenance and basic networking. The  more...

WebSite101: Ecommerce strategies for the Entrepreneur WebSite101--The essential ingredients to Ebusiness success. Web presence strategies for the Small Business professional. This course will concentrate on key ingredients for a successful web site, from chosing an effective and useful domain name, site building essentials, definitions of important terms, community building techniques, effective strategies for search engine placement, newsletter  more...

Windows Vista Essentials Windows Vista Essentials offers the tools needed to become a proficient Microsoft Windows Vista user in no time through comprehensive lessons and engaging quizzes, allowing the user to choose which lesson to learn.. Whether the user is a beginner who wants to learn basic operations of the new Windows environment or a seasoned user, learning to access advanced functions and new features, this  more...

Safety Director Program (OSHA Emphasis) This course is aimed at new or inexperienced company safety directors. The course will help those safety directors master the essentials. This course can be completed as quickly as you care to, depending on how much time you can devote to it. Note that we have set a 90 day period. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. The  more...

Proven success in building an E-business Before you invest, learn the essentials of running an on-line business and avoid getting ripped off! This is an intense course designed to teach you the basics of building your own Internet business. If you think putting up a web site is all you need to do, you are DEAD WRONG! By taking this course you will learn how to control all of the costs associated with starting an Internet business  more...

Phlebotomy Technician Career Training The primary function of a phlebotomy technician is to obtain patient blood specimens by venipuncture or microtechniques. The phlebotomy technician aids in the collection and transportation of other laboratory specimens, and may be involved with patient data entry. A phlebotomy technician also draws blood for transfusions, donations and research. This course provides instruction in the skills  more...

Paralegalism Career Overview Start a new career. Students learn about law and the role of the paralegal and what it takes to become one. Paralegals can assist lawyers in the delivery of many basic services. A paralegal`s general knowledge about the American Legal System and specific knowledge about civil and criminal law can enhance a paralegal`s value in the workplace. Gaining an overview of the law can provide students  more...

Microsoft Office 2007 Essentials This Microsoft Office course teaches you how to effectively use the Office 2007 Suite through comprehensive lessons and engaging quizzes, allowing the user to choose which lesson to learn. New users will be guided through the fundamentals of the new office interface, while experienced users will be brought up to speed on the new navigation and functionality of this 2007 edition. These courses will  more...

Laboratory Audit Essentials Data generated by environmental laboratories are used to make strategic decisions for all types of projects (investigation, remediation, compliance, etc.). It is vitally important that the data are of the highest quality to avoid costly resampling and budget overruns. The goal of this course is to provide information so that an individual can conduct an environmental laboratory audit. A laboratory  more...

CompTia A+ Essentials and A+ Specialist Certification Training Courses CompTia A+ Essentials and A+ Specialist Certification Training Courses CompTIA's A+ is a vendor-neutral certification that validates technical competency in networking administration and support. The A+ certification confirms a technician's ability to perform tasks such as installation, configuration, diagnosing, preventive maintenance and basic networking. The A+ exams also cover domains such as  more...

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended: Essentials Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended: Essentials Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and  more...

Adobe Photoshop CS3: Essentials Adobe Photoshop CS3: Essentials Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and best  more...

Adobe InDesign CS3: Essentials Adobe InDesign CS3: Essentials Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and best  more...

Adobe Illustrator CS3: Essentials Adobe Illustrator CS3: Essentials Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and best  more...

Adobe Flash CS4 Professional: Essentials Adobe Flash CS4 Professional: Essentials Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and  more...

Adobe Flash CS3 Professional: Essentials Adobe Flash CS3 Professional: Essentials Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and  more...

Adobe Flash CS3 Professional: ActionScript 3 Essentials Adobe Flash CS3 Professional: ActionScript 3 Essentials Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips,  more...

Adobe Encore CS3: Essentials Adobe Encore CS3: Essentials Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and best  more...

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4: Essentials Adobe Dreamweaver CS4: Essentials Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and best  more...

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3: Essentials Adobe Dreamweaver CS3: Essentials Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and best  more...

Adobe After Effects CS3: Essentials Adobe After Effects CS3: Essentials Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and best  more...

Basics of Effective Selling Course description -- Selling is a complex and sophisticated process, but successful sales begin and end with the basic essentials. This course includes an overview of the selling process, and provides worksheets and checklists to take you from contact list through sales call and on to follow-up and referrals. There are tools for identifying the features and benefits of your product and service,  more...

Sales Communications Essentials For your value proposition to be perceived as credible and persuasive, you need to master how to craft and communicate your message. "Sales Communications Essentials" will help you cultivate the skills to successfully send your sales message. Think about it: sales professionals act as counselors by helping customers bring clarity to their wants and needs; act as persuaders, impressing customers  more...

Applying Your Field Sales Approach A unique quality of effective field sales representatives is their ability to assess their customers' needs, determine sales opportunities, and access the decision makers--often in one or two sales calls. Sound impossible? It's not if the sales professional applies the essentials presented in Applying Your Field Sales Approach. This course provides sales strategies to change your customers'  more...

Mentoring Effectively Perhaps your organization has asked you to help induct a new employee. Maybe a junior colleague has approached you for guidance. Or perhaps you want to "fast track" a rising star into a particular leadership position. Whatever the case, before you sign on as a mentor you'll want to learn all you can about the process, from how mentoring benefits you and your career to how you can best assist your  more...

Mentoring as a Manager Looking for ways to enhance your managing skills? In this course, you'll acquire expertise as a mentor that will benefit your employees, your organization, and your own career. You'll examine how mentoring differs from managing, and you'll brush up on essential communication skills. Finally, you'll learn to use mentoring to improve on team organization, dynamics, and performance.  more...

Implementing a Mentoring Program for the Organization Would a mentoring program give your employees the extra edge they need to succeed? In this course, you'll learn about the purposes, advantages, and procedures involved in developing a mentoring program. You'll examine the program coordinator's role and the guidelines that should be in place before the program begins. You'll learn about selecting and matching mentors and proteges and motivating  more...

Mentoring Strategies for the 21st Century Current business trends--including acquisitions and reorganizations, emerging technology needs, and a changing work force--are all creating unique mentoring needs. This course addresses how mentoring strategies can benefit your organization in the current business climate. It explores the ways that mentoring can capitalize on gender, age, and cultural issues. Finally, it provides instruction on  more...

Achieving Success the Help of a Mentor Perhaps you want to ask an expert in your field or organization to mentor you. Maybe a manager has offered to guide you up the organization ladder. Or perhaps you're participating in an organizationwide mentoring program. Whatever the case, you'll want to make the most of having a mentor in your corner. In "Achieving Success: the Help of a Mentor," you'll learn how a mentor can help you guide your  more...

Mentoring On-line Rapid changes in the way organizations look and do business have generated a new business tool: e-Mentoring. Here's an opportunity to examine the challenges and advantages of e-Mentoring and explore how to adapt communication skills to electronic media. Learn how to grow and manage e-Mentoring relationships by effectively selecting and matching e-Mentors and prot??g??s, developing trust, using  more...

Technical Support Essentials These days, technical support agents (TSAs) can't provide world-class technical service and support unless they understand contact center technology. They also need to understand the various elements and stages of a call--and what to do with the information gained. This course explains contact center technology and TSA activities. It covers the technology that links the TSA to the customer and to  more...

Essentials of External Consulting You may already have a reputation as something of an area specialist or problem solver. You may have a number of years of general management experience, or you may have recently acquired a management qualification. Perhaps you've now been asked to deploy your knowledge in an external consulting role.What do external consultants really do? Although they may work in a variety of disciplines, clearly  more...

Essentials of Internal Consulting You may already have a reputation as something of an area specialist. Perhaps you've now been asked to deploy your knowledge in an internal consulting role. Or maybe you've always been attracted to this role and you would now like to find out more? What will it mean for you?What does an internal consultant do? How do you become one? And if you have just become one, what is expected of you?This  more...

Essentials of Electronic Communication Everyone seems to be using e-mail lately--family members keeping in touch, university students submitting assignments, companies offering products for sale, and office workers carrying out their daily business tasks. Most e-mail users can improve their e-mail skills by learning more about the basic features and potentials of e-mail. Any business person will benefit from developing an understanding  more...

Optimizing E-mail at Work In today's business world, e-mail is used to do everything from processing orders to supplying information. Because of the limitations of telephone communication when people who are very busy or sometimes in different time zones work together, e-mail use is on the rise in U.S. E-mail offers a plenitude of new opportunities for business, but understanding how to properly use it is essential in  more...

E-mail and Organizational Communication E-mail is much more than sending information back and forth. This communication tool can change your entire organization. E-mail can affect how you communicate, where you work, what you do and even when you do it. This course will help you harness the power of e-mail and show you ways to optimize your e-mail use for maximum productivity and success.  more...

E-mail as a Marketing Tool How can you find new customers? How can you build stronger relationships with new and existing customers? How can you boost sales of your company's products and services? This course will provide you with useful strategies to help you incorporate electronic mail into your marketing approach. Learn how to communicate effectively with your customers through e-mail. You and your company will benefit  more...

Employment and Labor Law Management sometimes finds itself in a sensitive position involving the treatment and rights of employees. But how does management legally handle a precarious situation with employees without the legal ramifications exploding in their face? This course is an overview for management about the essentials of employment and labor law. It includes introductions to current federal laws regarding  more...

Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights Management is often confronted with the responsibility of keeping an organization's intellectual property, such as copyrighted brands or trade secrets, confidential, while still communicating the organization's identity or ideas to internal and external customers. But how does management perform this function effectively while keeping the law on their side? This course introduces management to the  more...

Foundations of Grammar When do you use "your" or "you're"? "Me" or "myself"? Is "good" an adverb or an adjective? Understanding how to use various types of words is a building block of good writing. To be a good writer, you must have a thorough understanding of the basic parts of speech that identify and classify types of words. Then, you must be capable of applying the necessary guidelines for more complex uses of  more...

Sentence Construction Writing sentences is a basic skill. But this "basic" skill seems to cause a lot of problems. Meanings are misinterpreted. Sentences run on and on, leaving the reader lost and confused. Poor word choice and organization make the writer look confused, sounding unintelligible and fuzzy. You're not alone if you're thinking, "That's how I write " In the course, "Sentence Construction," you'll review  more...

Understanding Writing Mechanics One of the biggest challenges in writing is to feel confident about appropriately applying the mechanics of writing. How do you know what should or shouldn't be capitalized? When is it appropriate to abbreviate words, names, places, and business terms? How do you know when to spell out a number or when to use a figure? How can you get past those troublesome words that are commonly misspelled? This  more...

Punctuating with Skill Should you use a comma or a semicolon? Does the punctuation go inside or outside of the quotation mark? What's the difference between the parentheses and brackets, the hyphen and the dash? Knowing the answers to these questions will ensure that you're using punctuation correctly and to your greatest advantage. In this course, you'll review the standard rules and guidelines for using punctuation  more...

The Mechanics of Communicating Effectively Your voice, your ability to listen, and your body language are your three vital communication tools. However, because they are given at birth they are often taken totally for granted. People mistakenly believe that because these tools are in constant daily use that they are already the best they can be. However it is possible to improve the quality of these communication essentials, and this  more...

Writing with Intention Whether you're preparing a brief e-mail response, a business letter, a performance review, a multi-page proposal, or a presentation to a prime customer, you know that having a job means having to write. But if you're not a trained writer, how do you begin? The writing process actually starts before you pick up a pen or place your fingers on a keyboard. It begins with defining what you are writing,  more...

Avoiding Errors in Usage and Punctuation Have you ever received an e-mail so poorly worded that you hit the delete button before you even finished reading the message? Have you ever opened a letter so confusing that you couldn't understand what the author was trying to say? If so, you understand the frustration of receiving a badly written message. Are you afraid that you might have sent messages that have been discarded or misunderstood  more...

Avoiding Grammatical Errors in Business Writing Grammar: the very word strikes terror into the hearts of learners everywhere. For many people, it recalls the most difficult or most boring classes they can remember from childhood. Yet using correct grammar is one of the key skills for any business writer. Poor grammar skills interfere with communicating a clear message; moreover, they may suggest that the writer is careless and perhaps  more...

Crisp Composition When you send off business documents that you have written, what do you think the recipients--your readers--hope for? Do they want to plow through long-winded documents that never get to the point? Do they want to waste time puzzling out what your convoluted sentences mean? Do they want to send back numerous requests for clarification? Do they want to pull out an unabridged dictionary just to  more...

Writing to Reach the Audience Business writing is effective only when it informs or prompts the reader in the manner you, the author, desire. Whether your intended reading audience consists of one person or fifty, those readers will determine what kind of content you include and how you present it. If you were writing instructions for a child on how to answer the phone, it would sound very different from the same instructions  more...

Getting the Most from Business Documents How often have you or one of your colleagues stayed at work late to finish an important report or proposal to meet a deadline? Then two days later you receive a call from the intended recipient asking you where the report is. You faxed it over and it got lost in their fax room. Now you've missed the benefit of having met your deadline. This familiar scenario illustrates the importance of selecting  more...

The Writing Process How do you go about writing for your work? Do you procrastinate until your deadline seems like a freight train that is rapidly approaching while you stand immobile on the railroad tracks? Do you try to complete the entire document--defining your message, analyzing your audience, deciding on your approach, worrying about grammar and spelling, organizing your information, and choosing your words  more...

An Introduction to Project Management Imagine trying to control the unexpected and unpredictable through processes in such a way that you meet the cost, quality, and time expectations of all invested parties in order to accomplish a temporary endeavor. This is the mission of project management. Challenging? Yes. Impossible? No. All industries employ project managers to implement processes as a way to control business. In fact, the  more...

Project Life Cycles and Stakeholders Every project has a beginning and an end, but what happens in between is less predictable. The project life cycle will most likely involve uncertainties, and it's how these uncertainties are handled that determines the outcomes of the project. The more familiar one is with project phases and stakeholders, the more easily one can keep the project on track and on budget.Organizations might "fast  more...

Introduction to Project Process Groups and Initiating a Project In a relay race, the baton handoff from one runner to the next has a dual purpose. For the first runner, the handoff represents the end of his phase of the race. For the second runner, the handoff represents the beginning. The baton handoff is both a result and an input. In any project, there are many baton "handoffs" that must happen, making the whole project highly interactive. During this  more...

Project Planning In the early planning phases, project managers and team members have the most potential influence on the outcomes of a project. Yet, lots of planning does not guarantee successful planning. Just as project success can be planned, project disasters can be predestined if team members are not careful about the assumptions they make. A project management team that can balance the need for  more...

Executing Monitoring Controlling and Closing a Project After initiating and planning for a project, it's time to get down to the actual nitty gritty of carrying out the project. The Executing and Monitoring and Controlling Process Groups might be likened to the act of juggling--keeping multiple activities going simultaneously, while responding to unforeseen changes in the project environment. While executing processes focus more on accomplishing  more...

Oracle 11i E-Business Suite Introduction To identify the main features of 11i E-Business Suite, to perform key navigation tasks, to create a shared entity type, and to recognize the key business flows of 11i E-Business Suite  more...

Oracle 11i E-Business Suite Multi-Org To identify characteristics and key features of Multi-Org and to identify the considerations to make when implementing Multi-Org  more...

Oracle 11i E-Business Suite Flexfields To create value sets and to perform the tasks to define a structure for descriptive flexfields  more...

Oracle 11i E-Business Suite System Administration To identify ? and in some cases perform ? key system-administration tasks in 11i E-Business Suite  more...

Oracle 11i E-Business Suite Workflow Alerts and Daily Business Intelligence To identify the key features of the Oracle Workflow architecture, to create alerts in 11i E-Business Suite, to recognize the benefits and characteristics of Daily Business Intelligence (DBI) and, given a scenario, run a report in a DBI environment  more...

Introduction to Product Management Do you have an abiding interest in planning, forecasting, and marketing a product or product line? Are you new to the field of product management? Or have you just been hired as a product manager? In this course, you'll learn strategies and techniques to help you build a foundation for understanding product management. First, you will explore the fundamentals of product management. Specifically,  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...

Pricing and Profitability for Product Managers A crucial aspect of a product manager's job is deciding what price to charge for a given product. It's equally important to understand that pricing decisions do not happen in a vacuum; the product manager will be held accountable for the success of the products he prices. Clearly, it's important for the product manager to understand the financial implications of his decisions. In this course,  more...

Total Quality Management - Essentials of TQM In Total Quality Management Fundamentals you will learn concepts and the history of Total Quality Management. Beginning with the benefits of a total quality solution, the course then explores the origins of total quality, comparing it with traditional management practices. It then goes on to teach the learner about the cost of quality, building a quality framework, managing organizational change  more...

E-Learning Essentials Pt 1 - E-Learning and Successful Strategy This Course is designed to cover the broad offerings within the scope of e-learning and the various challenges that arise in implementing an e-learning solution. It places e-learning within the context of learning and knowledge management and the role of e-learning in harnassing an organizations's intellectual and human assests. The course covers the importance of a clear and effective strategy in  more...

E-Learning Essentials Pt 2 - Marketing to Your Key Players This course covers the aspects of marketing that are essential to marketing an e-learning solution within an organization. It focuses on the required change of organizational mindset to one that supports anytime, anywhere learning. The three important marketing channels are covered - through a champion, culture change and communication plan. The course then looks at each of the key player groups  more...

E-Learning Essentials Pt 3 - Deploying and Measuring Your Solution The third course in this curriculum focuses on issues of deployment and measurement of an e-learning solution. Regarding deployment, technological, interoperability and multi-site challenges are addressed, as well as using the Internet, choosing the right platform, managing learners and learning objects. The final area to be covered is that of measuring the e-learning solution, integrating  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...

Linux Technology Overview Part 1 Technical Business Considerations Course Overview This first course in the series provides background knowledge about Linux and explains what factors businesses should consider when determining if they should use it. This course teaches what Linux is, its history, what it can be used for, and the risks and benefits of using it. This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn more about this emerging technology. Learn To  more...

Linux Technology Overview Curriculum Course Overview The Linux Technology Overview Curriculum provides background knowledge about Linux, and explains what factors businesses should consider when determining if they should use it. Students will learn what Linux is, its history, what it can be used for, and the risks and benefits of using it. Additionally, this curriculum provides more detailed information about how to use Linux, it  more...

C Programming for the Microsoft NET Platform Part 3 Course Overview This is the third course in a five part series that introduces the essentials of object-oriented programming. You will learn the terminology and concepts required to create and use classes in C#. The course also teaches how to use reference-type variables and how to create and destroy objects in C#. Learn To • Identify characteristics of a class. • Identify  more...

C Programming for the Microsoft NET Platform Part 3 Course Overview This is the third course in a five part series that introduces the essentials of object-oriented programming. You will learn the terminology and concepts required to create and use classes in C#. The course also teaches how to use reference-type variables and how to create and destroy objects in C#. Learn To • Identify characteristics of a class. • Identify  more...

C Programming for the Microsoft NET Platform Part 3 Course Overview This is the third course in a five part series that introduces the essentials of object-oriented programming. You will learn the terminology and concepts required to create and use classes in C#. The course also teaches how to use reference-type variables and how to create and destroy objects in C#. Learn To • Identify characteristics of a class. • Identify  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Routing RAS - Part 3 Course Overview This course is the third part of a four part series for system administrators which will provide the foundation for supporting Routing and Remote Access Service for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. L earn To: Enable IP packet filtering and create IP packet filters for a Windows NT router. Identify the role of DHCP Relay Agent in DHCP client configuration and  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Routing RAS - Part 2 Course Overview This course is the second part of a four part series for system administrators which will provide the foundation for supporting Routing and Remote Access Service for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. L earn To: Identify the basic concepts of OSPF and routing tables. Configure and manage a single OSPF area. Configure multiple OSPF areas and virtual links.  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Routing RAS - Part 1 Course Overview This course is the first part of a four part series for system administrators which will provide the foundation for supporting Routing and Remote Access Service for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. L earn To: Identify the basic concepts of routing. Identify the features of RRAS and the protocols supported by RRAS. Identify the basic concepts of RIP and install  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Cluster Server Wolfpack - Part 2 Course Overview This course is the second part of a two part series that will provide participants the knowledge to install, configure, integrate, optimize and troubleshoot clustering technologies for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. L earn To: Create groups and resources in a cluster. Configure the general, failover and failback configuration properties of a group. Configure a  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Cluster Server Wolfpack - Part 1 Course Overview This course is the first part of a two part series that will provide participants the knowledge to install, configure, integrate, optimize and troubleshoot clustering technologies for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. L earn To: Understand the definitions of clustering terms and the benefits of clustering. Identify the functions of the Cluster Service Manager and the  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Installation Configuration - Part 2 Course Overview This is the final course in a seven-part series intended for network support professionals working in a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 based enterprise environment. The series aims to enable these professionals to pass Microsoft's certification examination 70-68. This series gives participants the opportunity to design, implement, and support the Windows NT Server network  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Installation Configuration- Part 1 Course Overview This is the sixth course in a seven-part series intended for network support professionals working in a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 based enterprise environment. The series aims to enable these professionals to pass Microsoft's certification examination 70-68. This series gives participants the opportunity to design, implement, and support the Windows NT Server network  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Troubleshooting in the Enterprise Course Overview This is the fifth course in a seven-part series intended for network support professionals working in a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 based enterprise environment. The series aims to enable these professionals to pass Microsoft's certification examination 70-68. This series gives participants the opportunity to design, implement, and support the Windows NT Server network  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Network Analysis and Optimization - Part 2 Course Overview This is the fourth course in a seven-part series intended for network support professionals working in a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 based enterprise environment. The series aims to enable these professionals to pass Microsoft's certification examination 70-68. This series gives participants the opportunity to design, implement, and support the Windows NT Server network  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Network Analysis and Optimization - Part 1 Course Overview This is the third course in a seven-part series intended for network support professionals working in a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 based enterprise environment. The series aims to enable these professionals to pass Microsoft's certification examination 70-68. This series gives participants the opportunity to design, implement, and support the Windows NT Server network  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Analysis and Optimization Course Overview This is the second course in a seven-part series intended for network support professionals working in a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 based enterprise environment. The series aims to enable these professionals to pass Microsoft's certification examination 70-68. This series gives participants the opportunity to design, implement, and support the Windows NT Server network  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Implementing Directory Services Course Overview This is the first course in a seven-part series intended for network support professionals working in a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 based enterprise environment. The series aims to enable these professionals to pass Microsoft's certification examination 70-68. This series enables participants to design, implement, and support the Windows NT Server network operating system in  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Routing RAS - Part 4 Course Overview This course is the final part of a four part series for system administrators which will provide the foundation for supporting Routing and Remote Access Service for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. L earn To: Identify the attributes of Demand Dial routing and configure Demand Dial routing on a Windows NT Server. Implement, test and troubleshoot DDR. Identify the  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Routing RAS - Part 3 Course Overview This course is the third part of a four part series for system administrators which will provide the foundation for supporting Routing and Remote Access Service for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. L earn To: Enable IP packet filtering and create IP packet filters for a Windows NT router. Identify the role of DHCP Relay Agent in DHCP client configuration and  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Routing RAS - Part 2 Course Overview This course is the second part of a four part series for system administrators which will provide the foundation for supporting Routing and Remote Access Service for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. L earn To: Identify the basic concepts of OSPF and routing tables. Configure and manage a single OSPF area. Configure multiple OSPF areas and virtual links.  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Routing RAS - Part 1 Course Overview This course is the first part of a four part series for system administrators which will provide the foundation for supporting Routing and Remote Access Service for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. L earn To: Identify the basic concepts of routing. Identify the features of RRAS and the protocols supported by RRAS. Identify the basic concepts of RIP and install  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Cluster Server Wolfpack - Part 2 Course Overview This course is the second part of a two part series that will provide participants the knowledge to install, configure, integrate, optimize and troubleshoot clustering technologies for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. L earn To: Create groups and resources in a cluster. Configure the general, failover and failback configuration properties of a group. Configure a  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Cluster Server Wolfpack - Part 1 Course Overview This course is the first part of a two part series that will provide participants the knowledge to install, configure, integrate, optimize and troubleshoot clustering technologies for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. L earn To: Understand the definitions of clustering terms and the benefits of clustering. Identify the functions of the Cluster Service Manager and the  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Core Technologies Support - Part 4 Course Overview This is the fourth course in the Supporting Windows NT Server 4.0 curriculum. This series covers all the objectives of Microsoft’s Certified Systems Engineer exam for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Core Technologies. The course materials have been developed with support from Microsoft and have been reviewed and approved by Microsoft for adherence to their certification  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Core Technologies Support - Part 3 Course Overview This is the third course in a four-part series intended for network support professionals who will install, configure customize and support Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. The courses in this series prepare the foundation for supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 in a single domain environment. The curriculum imparts the skills necessary to install, configure, customize,  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Core Technologies Support - Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course in a four-part series intended for network support Professionals who will install, configure customize and support Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. The courses in this series prepare the foundation for supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 in a single domain environment. The series imparts the skills necessary to install, configure, customize,  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Core Technologies Support - Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a four-part series intended for network support professionals who will install, configure customize and support Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. The courses in this series prepare the foundation for supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 in a single domain environment. The series imparts the skills necessary to install, configure, customize,  more...

Oracle Workflow 11i10 Interacting with Processes Notifications Oracle users and end users with knowledge of Oracle 9i SQL and PL/SQL, navigating Oracle Applications 11i, and Oracle 11i E-Business Essentials for Implementers. Learn To: Identify options for testing a workflow process. Identify options for administering workflow processes by using the Administrator Monitor. Identify options for administering workflow processes by using the  more...

Visual Basic 6 0 Designing Implementing Desktop Applications - Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a five part series that will provide students with the knowledge to write a Microsoft Visual Basic-based application that accesses data from a database. In this course, students will be introduced to the Visual Basic environment and its main options and characteristics. Students will also learn the strategy for Universal Data Access and the visual  more...

E-Learning Essentials Part 1 E-Learning and Successful Strategy This Course is designed to cover the broad offerings within the scope of e-learning and the various challenges that arise in implementing an e-learning solution. It places e-learning within the context of learning and knowledge management and the role of e-learning in harnassing an organizations's intellectual and human assests. The course covers the importance of a clear and effective strategy  more...

E-Learning Essentials Part 2 Marketing Your Solution This course covers the aspects of marketing that are essential to marketing an e-learning solution within an organization. It focuses on the required change of organizational mindset to one that supports anytime, anywhere learning. The three important marketing channels are covered - through a champion, culture change and communication plan. The course then looks at each of the key player groups  more...

E-Learning Essentials Part 3 Deploying Measuring Your Solution The third course in this curriculum focuses on issues of deployment and measurement of an e-learning solution. Regarding deployment, technological, interoperability and multi-site challenges are addressed, as well as using the Internet, choosing the right platform, managing learners and learning objects. The final area to be covered is that of measuring the e-learning solution, integrating  more...

Professional Selling Over the Phone Preparation Strategies Professional Selling Over the Phone: Preparation and Strategies offers the student guidelines for preparing the teleselling workspace and maximizing telesales calls. The program provides processes for preparing telesales scripts and managing telesales calls. In addition, the program offers the student examples of communication techniques, such as implementing components of an effective voice,  more...

Essentials of Business Law Employment Law Essentials of Business Law: Employment Law offers the student an overview of employment law essentials. This program identifies the elements of agent and principal relationships, the duties of agents and principals, and ways in which agreements between these two parties are ratified. The program also identifies fair labor laws and labor and management issues, including actions that constitute  more...

Essentials of Business Law The Legal Environment Essentials of Business Law: The Legal Environment offers the student an overview of the information needed to identify the functions, classifications, and sources of law. The program identifies the structure of the state and federal court system, as well as trial procedures, jurisdiction issues, and alternative resolution methods. The program also details crimes and torts relating to businesses,  more...

Strategic Management Developing a Successful Process Strategic Management: Developing a Successful Process offers the student an overview of the information required to identify the components that comprise an effective planning document and organize an appropriate strategic business plan. The student will learn the proper guidelines to get the plan accepted as well as the correct steps to implement, execute, and monitor the plan effectively.  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Routing RAS - Part 4 Course Overview This course is the final part of a four part series for system administrators which will provide the foundation for supporting Routing and Remote Access Service for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. L earn To: Identify the attributes of Demand Dial routing and configure Demand Dial routing on a Windows NT Server. Implement, test and troubleshoot DDR. Identify the  more...

Microsoft Works Suite 2005 Creating Spreadsheets This course will cover the basics of Works Spreadsheet including spreadsheet essentials such as the interface, templates, and Help options. It will also include working with formulas and functions in a spreadsheet as well as how to perform common tasks such as copying, pasting, and printing. Learn To: Identify the components on the Works Spreadsheet interface. Create a spreadsheet.  more...

Microsoft Works Suite 2005 Creating Databases This course helps the learner create databases by covering Works Database essentials such as working with databases, fields, records, forms, and reports. It also covers database fundamentals such as the Works Database interface and database views. Learn To: Identify components of the Works Database interface. Create a database from an existing template. Identify the steps to create a  more...

Windows 2000 New Features Course Overview This course will introduce the structure and features of Microsoft Windows 2000. L earn To: Identify the features and uses of the Microsoft Management Console. Identify the features and components of Active Directory. Identify the guidelines and options for installing and upgrading to Windows 2000. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course  more...

Oracle 11i e-Business Suite Essentials for Implementers Part 1 This course provides an overview of the 11i e-Business Suite architecture, shared entities and basic integration, and Multi-Org for functional implementers. It also covers the fundamentals of system administration. The e-Business Essentials for Implementers course provides a foundation for any e-Business Suite Fundamentals course, and is a prerequisite for any functional implementer new to Oracle  more...

Oracle 11i e-Business Suite Essentials for Implementers Part 2 This course provides an overview of Flexfields, Workflow, and Alerts for functional implementers. Learn To: Identify features of flexfields. Identify features of key and descriptive flexfields. Enter an invoice to display a key flexfield. Identify features of Oracle Workflow. Identify key concepts related to different types of Workflow processes. Match components of Workflow  more...

International Business Essentials The Global Business Environment International Business Essentials: The Global Business Environment gives students an overall view of how the global environment operates, how culture affects international business, and helps students become familiar with foreign exchange. The program covers various cultural orientations, teaches students how to apply foreign exchange rate equations, and offers cultural overviews of Africa, Asia,  more...

International Business Essentials Series The International Business Essentials Series includes the following courses: International Business Essentials: The Global Business Environment International Business Essentials: Succeeding as a Global Manager International Business Essentials: Conducting Business in Europe To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

International Business Essentials Succeeding as a Global Manager International Business Essentials: Succeeding as a Global Manager offers students an overall view of how to organize the global enterprise, how to recognize global management success factors, and how to manage across cultures. The program covers how to reengineer businesses to be successful in the global market, how to accomplish successful internationalization, and how to solve problems and  more...

International Business Essentials Conducting Business in Europe International Business Essentials: Conducting Business in Europe offers students an understanding of how to conduct business successfully in Germany, France, and Great Britain. The program covers historical, political, and religious characteristics of these countries, how to negotiate successfully in Europe, how to successfully communicate, and how to conduct effective meetings and presentations  more...

Oracle 11i e-Business Suite Essentials for Implementers Curriculum The Oracle 11i e-Business Suite Essentials for Implementers Curriculum includes the following courses: Oracle 11i e-Business Suite Essentials for Implementers: Part 1 Oracle 11i e-Business Suite Essentials for Implementers: Part 2 To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Red Hat Linux Part 1 User Fundamentals Course Overview The first course in the Linux Essentials series provides users with background knowledge about Linux and a solid introduction to typical user tasks using the CLI, KDE, and Gnome. These tasks include navigating GUI desktops, managing files and directories, and launching applications. The learner will also discover how to get help and print files in Linux. L earn To:  more...

Red Hat Linux Part 2 Advanced Topics for Users Course Overview The second course in this Linux Essentials series provides more detailed information about working within the Linux shell environment. This includes customizing the Shell environment and shell functionality. It also covers standard input, output, and file compression. The course examines data backup processes and procedures. The learner will also learn how to control processes  more...

Effective Presentations Series The Effective Presentations Series includes the following courses: Effective Presentations: Planning a Presentation Effective Presentations: The Presentation Process Effective Presentations: Essentials of Persuasion To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Six Sigma Series The Six Sigma Series includes the following courses: Six Sigma: Six Sigma Essentials Six Sigma: Deploying Six Sigma Six Sigma: Managing Six Sigma Projects To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Moving from Technical Professional to Manager Series The Moving from Technical Professional to Manager Series includes the following courses: Moving from Technical Professional to Mgr.: Getting Started Moving from Technical Professional to Mgr.: Managing Personnel Moving from Technical Professional to Mgr.: Managing the IT Dept. To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Moving from Technical Professional to Mgr Series Getting Started This course introduces the learner to some management fundamentals. Beginning with the requirements for IT success, the course outlines the roles of the IT manager as well as the skills required for effective management. It then teaches the principles of three types of management planning as well as the fundamentals of recruiting for new managers. Learn To: Identify key functional areas  more...

WebSphere MQ Essentials System Administration II This course begins by expanding on the distributed queuing techniques covered in IBM WebSphere MQ Essentials System Administration I and in doing so covers clusters, SupportPacs, and Publish/Subscribe. Then, the learner is stepped through security features including distributed queuing security. Learn To To identify features of a WebSphere MQ cluster.  more...

WebSphere MQ Administration Curriculum The WebSphere MQ Administration Curriculum includes the following courses: WebSphere MQ Essentials: System Administration I WebSphere MQ Essentials: System Administration II To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

WebSphere MQ Administration Curriculum The WebSphere MQ Administration Curriculum includes the following courses: WebSphere MQ Essentials: System Administration I WebSphere MQ Essentials: System Administration II To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

WebSphere MQ Essentials System Administration I This course begins with WebSphere MQ installation and Queue Manager configuration. WebSphere MQ queues and commands are also introduced. The MQI is discussed in brief. Learners are stepped through triggering. Integrity, message persistence, and recovery are also covered. Distributed queue management is one of the major benefits of WebSphere MQ and this course covers the key concepts. Learn To  more...

WebSphere MQ Essentials System Administration I This course begins with WebSphere MQ installation and Queue Manager configuration. WebSphere MQ queues and commands are also introduced. The MQI is discussed in brief. Learners are stepped through triggering. Integrity, message persistence, and recovery are also covered. Distributed queue management is one of the major benefits of WebSphere MQ and this course covers the key concepts. Learn To  more...

WebSphere MQ Essentials System Administration II This course begins by expanding on the distributed queuing techniques covered in IBM WebSphere MQ Essentials System Administration I and in doing so covers clusters, SupportPacs, and Publish/Subscribe. Then, the learner is stepped through security features including distributed queuing security. Learn To To identify features of a WebSphere MQ cluster.  more...

Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Part 1 This course introduces DreamWeaver MX. Participants learn about the interface and how to define a Web site. Learners are stepped through the creation of new Web pages and adding text and graphics to pages. How to link pages and how to create an e-mail link are also taught. Learn To Identify features of the DreamWeaver MX interface.  more...

Effective Presentations Essentials of Persuasion In Effective Presentations: Essentials of Persuasion, you will learn guidelines for ethical persuasion, the goals of persuasion, and how to encourage your audience to act in support of your policy. In addition, you will learn how to organize a persuasive presentation, how to enhance your credibility, and how to use reasoning and emotional appeals to persuade your audience. Learn To  more...

E-mail Etiquette Using E-mail to Communicate Successfully E-mail Etiquette: Using E-mail to Communicate Successfully gives students an overview of the essentials of communicating via e-mail. The program covers how to take advantage of both the header and text box when creating an e-mail message, the benefits of considering your recipient, how to manage e-mail volume, and the importance of following netiquette guidelines. The program focuses on how to  more...

Essentials of Management Negotiating Skills In "Essentials of Management: Negotiation Skills" you will learn about the basic types of negotiations and the skills required to use them. You will also learn how to prepare effectively for negotiation by setting your goals and limits and applying logic. Because negotiation is essentially about communication, you learn about the value of mutual benefit and positional negotiation and other  more...

Essentials of Management Succeeding as a New Manager Essentials of Management: Succeeding as a New Manager equips individuals with the skills needed to transition effectively into their role as a new manager. They learn how to make a positive first impression and what actions will enable them to gain respect as a new manager. In addition, students learn how to maintain control and enhance employee productivity. Learn To  more...

Essentials of Management Creating a Positive Workplace In Essentials of Management: Creating a Positive Workplace, students learn techniques for encouraging positive behavior on the job, as well as the best methods for addressing negative attitudes. In addition, students learn how to apply guidelines for creating a fun atmosphere throughout their office, department, or division. Learn To Understand why positive  more...

Essentials of Management Maintaining a Productive Workplace In Essentials of Management: Maintaining a Productive Workforce, students learn various ways to improve a job process, to provide support to help employees stay productive, to offer employees feedback, and to apply strategies for improving productivity. In addition, managers learn how to help employees overcome three main productivity problems encountered in the workplace. Learn To  more...

Project Management Essentials Planning a Project Project Management Essentials: Planning a Project offers the student an overview of the information required to identify project participants, goals, objectives, activities, and constraints. The program details project activities, activity dependencies, and activity analysis. Learn To Identify a benefit of project planning. Identify  more...

Project Management Project Scheduling Budgeting Project Management Essentials: Project Scheduling and Budgeting offers the student an overview of the information required to develop a project schedule and budget. The program details types of network diagrams, Gantt charts, CPM scheduling, and activity duration compression. In addition, the program details actions for optimizing project activities and factors that influence cost estimating.  more...

Project Management Essentials Controlling Closing a Project Project Management Essentials: Controlling and Closing a Project offers the student an overview of the information required to control project changes, measure project performance, and use project performance reports. The program details steps for accommodating change, actions for controlling the project schedule and budget, and steps for closing a project. Learn To  more...

Word 2003 Fundamentals This series addresses the fundamental features of Word as defined by the Microsoft Office Specialist certification objectives for Word 2003 Specialist exam. Learners completing this series should be well prepared for the certification exam, and have a solid foundation in essential Word skills. Learn To To create a new document type from a template.  more...

Six Sigma Six Sigma Essentials In Six Sigma: Six Sigma Essentials you will learn the history and background of the Six Sigma quality initiative as well as some essential information on how it impacts on business processes. Putting Six Sigma in context, the course then goes on to look at some of the principal tools used in a Six Sigma project before examining strategies for preparing your organization for this new quality  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...

Essentials of Business Law Contract Law Essentials of Business Law: Contract Law offers the student an overview of contract law essentials. This program identifies the elements of contract formation, classifications of contracts, and contract strategies applying to validity and successful contract negotiations. The program also covers rules of consideration, validity, illegality, the statute of frauds, third-party rights, and breach of  more...

Essentials of Business Law Cyberlaw Essentials of Business Law: Cyberlaw offers the student an overview of the essentials of cyberspace, including how to conduct business in cyberspace and how to handle employment in cyberspace. The program also outlines cyberspace offenses, forms of advertising on the Internet, Internet recruiting, the use of e-money, and telecommuting. Learn To Identify  more...

Essentials of Management Series The Essentials of Management Series includes the following courses: Essentials of Management: Negotiating Skills Essentials of Management: Succeeding as a New Manager Essentials of Management: Creating a Positive Workplace Essentials of Management: Maintaining a Productive Workforce To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired  more...

Project Management Essentials Series The Project Management Essentials Series includes the following courses: Project Management Essentials: Planning a Project Project Management Essentials: Project Scheduling & Budgeting Project Management Essentials: Controlling & Closing a Project To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

CIW Server Administrator Part 2 User Management Course Overview This is the second course in a five part series that will teach students how to manage users. The essentials of user management are presented, as well as the techniques for managing users in Windows 2000 and managing users in Linux. Students will learn how to deal with the SAM, user rights, policies, and shared folders. In addition, they will learn how to deal with manually and  more...

Complete WebSphere MQ Essentials Curriculum The Complete WebSphere MQ Essentials Curriculum includes the following courses: WebSphere MQ Essentials Introduction WebSphere MQ Integration Message Broker To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

WebSphere MQ Essentials Introduction This course is designed to provide a technical introduction to WebSphere MQ. It identifies the major benefits of WebSphere MQ on application design, and lists the platforms on which WebSphere MQ is supported. The basic components and structure of WebSphere MQ are described, as well as the function of the calls in the Message Queue Interface (MQI). The tasks for managing a queue manager,  more...

Complete WebSphere MQ Essentials Curriculm The Complete WebSphere MQ Essentials Curriculum includes the following courses: WebSphere MQ Essentials Introduction WebSphere MQ Integration Message Broker To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

WebSphere MQ Essentials Introduction This course is designed to provide a technical introduction to WebSphere MQ. It identifies the major benefits of WebSphere MQ on application design, and lists the platforms on which WebSphere MQ is supported. The basic components and structure of WebSphere MQ are described, as well as the function of the calls in the Message Queue Interface (MQI). The tasks for managing a queue manager,  more...

Complete CCNT v6 0 Curriculum The Complete CCNT v6.0 Curriculum includes the following: CCNT Basic Telecommunications v6.0: Part 1 CCNT Basic Telecommunications v6.0: Part 2 CCNT Basic Data Communications v6.0: Part 1 CCNT Basic Data Communications v6.0: Part 2 CCNT Basic Data Communications v6.0: Part 3 CCNT Local Area Networks v6.0: Part 1 CCNT Local Area Networks v6.0: Part 2 CCNT Local Area Networks v6.0: Part 3  more...

CCNT Computer-Telephony Integration Essentials v6 0 This course introduces CTI and covers CTI architecture and CTI hardware. It also teaches CTI markets and CTI system development. Learn To: Identify features of the standard configuration of a Computer-Telephony Integration (CTI) system. Identify characteristics of call routing. Identify features of interactive voice processing. Identify uses of Computer-Telephony Integration (CTI)  more...

CCNT Voice Over IP Essentials v6 0 The goal of this course is to present the learner with a comprehensive introduction to Voice over IP (VoIP), its technology, benefits, QoS issues and their solutions, and standards. The first half of the course covers packet voicing basics, Internet technology, and the benefits and applications of VoIP. It then moves on to cover Gateways and their various functions, major issues involved in  more...

IMS Essentials Curriculum This curriculum introduces the IMS Database Manager and the IMS Transaction Manager (IMS TM). It also covers data entry databases (DEDBs) and expedited message handling (EMH). This curriculum consists of three Skill Builder courses: IMS Essentials Part 1: IMS Database Manager IMS Essentials Part 2: IMS Transaction Manager IMS Essentials Part 3: DEDBs, Advanced IMS Systems, and DB2 Learn  more...

IMS Essentials Part 1 IMS Database Manager In IMS Essentials Part 1: Database Manager, you are introduced to the IMS Database Manager. IMS hierarchical databases are covered, and the Data Language/I (DL/I) function codes used to query and update the databases within application programs. You are introduced to database change logging and the various database recovery utilities used in IMS. Finally, you learn about IMS hierarchic access  more...

IMS Essentials Part 2 IMS Transaction Manager In IBM IMS Essentials Part 2: Transaction Manager, you learn about IMS Transaction Manager (IMS TM). The architecture and messages in IMS TM are introduced. You learn about the security issues and about protecting system integrity in IMS. In the IMS Transaction Message Processing section, both message and application processing are explained. Finally, Multiple Systems Coupling (MSC) and  more...

IMS Essentials Part 3 DEDBs Advanced IMS Systems DB2 In IBM IMS Essentials Part 3: DEDBs, Advanced IMS Systems, and DB2, you learn about data entry databases (DEDBs) and expedited message handling (EMH). The Advanced IMS Systems section introduces DBCTL and the concept of data sharing in IMS. The Common Service Layer (CSL) architecture is explained. Finally, the relationship between IMS and DB2 is explained, including the IMS to DB2 attachment. This  more...

Moving from Technical Professional to Mgr Series Managing Personnel This course teaches key skills for team building, team leadership and team management. It begins with some guidelines and tactics for effective leadership before teaching how to get the best results from your team through development, training and conflict management. Finally, it looks at how to improve communication skills as well as how to avoid stress and job burnout. Learn To:  more...

Moving from Technical Professional to Mgr Managing the IT Dept With management and team fundamentals in place, this course gives an overview of some typical areas of IT management and some of their related issues. Beginning with networks and network issues, the course then goes on to look at strategies for purchasing and rolling out new hardware and software across the IT department. It then teaches the value of E- Commerce in general as well as how to  more...

Essentials of Business Law Series The Essentials of Business Law Series includes the following courses: Essentials of Business Law: The Legal Environment Essentials of Business Law: Contract Law Essentials of Business Law: Employment Law Essentials of Business Law: Cyberlaw To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...