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Advanced Technical Writing Plan, write, and design one of the most common business/technical documents--a proposal. Advanced Technical Writing will give you the expertise and confidence to market yourself as a technical writer or simply to tackle more advanced assignments at work. Building on the skills you have acquired in the previous technical writing courses, this course emphasizes audience analysis, document  more...

Legal Research and Writing ...formation, analyzing it, and drawing conclusions from the analysis, a researcher can best serve the interests of the client. For this Basic Completion course, students have 24/7 access to on-line testing materials. Each chapter of text in a course has twenty questions, multiple choice, true-false or a combination thereof. Students may query the instructor up to three times, via e-mail,  more...

Customer Relationship Management CRM -Part 2 DISCONTINUED--Advanced CRM is the second and final part of our program. The course will teach you how to independently develop a CRM plan for your organization after conducting a focused analysis of your organization`s business processes and customer profile.  more...

Systems Requirements Analysis and Design Writing ...ow to effectively write business requirements for systems analysis and design. This course is for both technical and non-technical professionals who will need to gather and write business and technical requirements for the purposes of systems analysis and eventual systems design and implementation. Modules covered include: ?Introduction to Requirements Writing and Writing Tips ?Interviewing  more...

So You Want to be a Technical Writer! A 6-week course will introduce you to technical writing as a career. This 6-week course will introduce you to technical writing as a career. You`ll gain an understanding of what technical writers do, where they work, the skills they need and the tools they use. You`ll learn about job trends and salaries. And you`ll have the opportunity to interact with technical communicators who will be happy to  more...

Soft Skills Using MS Office Applications ...delivering a successful presentation. The topic, audience analysis, and researching are covered first with an emphasis on the audience. The next task discussed is writing, and then designing, slides. Visual effects are added, and finally, preparation and delivery of the speech are discussed. Business Writing Using Word provides students with a review of the skills needed to write successful and  more...

Six Sigma Green Belt Personal Training Library ...ocess as well as tutorials on over 50 data collection and analysis tools such as Pareto diagrams, fishbone diagrams, and flowcharts to name just a few. (2 Units; 2 Assessments; Approximately 7 hours of training.) SPC Workout is a basic yet comprehensive course that makes understanding and applying statistical process control concepts easy. Basic statistics used to analyze patterns of  more...

Six Sigma Black Belt Personal Training Library ...rses: FMEA Investigator, Advanced SPC, Measurement System Analysis, DOE: Screening Experiments. It is recommended that you take the Green Belt Library as a prerequisite for 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 contrived) situations. The Black Belt  more...

Six Sigma Management and Leadership Training Program This course will teach you about the methodology and implementation of Six Sigma in your organization. Self-Directed. Many organizations use our courseware for their yellow belt, green belt, and black belt programs handling the project components internally on real life (versus contrived) situations. In the 21st Century, and its global economy, the skills of Process Efficiency is paramount to an  more...

Search Engine Competency Assessment-Level 1 (SECA Basic Certification) SECA Basic Certification covers skills built on a framework of current Search Engine Optimization theory and best practices. By passing SECA Level 1 you will demonstrate a reliable and validated measure of overall Search Engine Optimization performance, knowledge and skill sets. A successful passing grade entitles you to apply and receive a SECA Certificate from an Accredited State University.  more...

Poetry For Profit and Play This course is designed to help the inexperienced poet write for profit or pleasure. This course is primarily designed to help the inexperienced poet write for profit or pleasure. Students learn basic forms of poetry such as: metrical, sonnet, rhyme, haiku and free verse. They are then given exercises designed to help them learn the various forms. Each student hands in samples of their work and  more...

Office 2000 Intermediate This course is designed to familiarize students with the intermediate features of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook 2000. It also includes a section on presentation skills. This course introduces students to the more powerful aspects of these applications and attempts to broaden and develop the basic skills that they already possess. This course is designed to familiarize  more...

Object-Oriented Analysis & Design using UML ...Analysis & Design. Each concept taught will be applied to a real world system in a step-by-step modeling of the same. Topics Covered : Why OO, What is UML, Outline of development process, Use Cases, Class Diagrams( basic concepts ), Interaction Diagrams, Class Diagrams( advanced concepts ), Packages & Collaborations, State Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Physical Diagrams, Case study using UML.  more...

Manufacturing Statistics Personal Training Library ... SPC, DOE: Screening Experiments, and Measurement Systems Analysis. The Manufacturing Statistics Library gives one learner access to our four core statistics courses: SPC Workout (basic SPC course), Advanced SPC, DOE: Screening Experiments, and Measurement Systems Analysis. SPC Workout is a basic yet comprehensive course that makes understanding and applying statistical process control  more...

Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate Program ... Module 4, the participant will select one case study for analysis. The participant will write up an analysis of the case according to specific instructions provided by the instructor. After successful completion of all four (4) Modules and the four examinations, the participant will complete the program and receive the Certificate. The certificate program is a self-paced, guided study course.  more...

Lean Manufacturing Personal Training Library ...roblem. The 8-D course includes tutorials on over 50 data analysis tools and helps the student determine when and where the various tools can most effectively be applied in the problem-solving process. (2 Units; 2 Assessments; Approximately 7 hours of training.) Mistake-Proof It! training includes a comprehensive background on techniques as well as the steps required to implement those  more...

Job Safety Analysis ...analysis while reclined in the dimly lit book-lined office. You will be fixated on our new safety course, Job Safety Analysis. Welcome to Job Safety Analysis "Ju are zuffering from fear of ze vorkplace," was the analysis while reclined in the dimly lit book-lined office. You will be fixated on our new safety course, Job Safety Analysis. Besides forming an important part of your OSHA  more...

Introduction to the Administration of a Medical Office ...ration. It covers such administrative topics as practice analysis, staff assessment, and the new HIPAA regulations in a practical way. The information and resources utilized in this course are used for evaluation and basic training purposes. Designed with the ?busy? professional in mind, the course also offers individualized assistance. The course is laid out in a ?4 week? time frame,  more...

How To Master Business Writing ...he importance of pre-writing activities, such as audience analysis, brainstorming, outlining, and first drafts. It covers sentence and word choice so the students will be able to determine the most effective and appropriate words and sentence lengths. The course warns the students of common pitfalls, such as wordiness, cliches, active vs. passive voice, misplaced modifiers, and formal vs.  more...

How To Master Presentation Skills This course takes the student through the process of creating and then delivering a successful presentation. This course takes the student through the process of creating and delivering a successful presentation. The topic, audience analysis, and researching are covered first, with an emphasis on the audience. The next area discussed is writing and designing slides. Students also learn how to  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...

Getting More From Books: Intro to Literary Analysis ...g more fun and more meaningful by teaching basic literary analysis. It`s easy to skim through a novel -- but getting involved in the book can teach you more about yourself, your world, and the human experience! Whether you like dense novels or "just for fun" fiction, this course will help you get more out of the books you read. All it takes is a curious mind. You`ll learn to become an active  more...

Find and Purchase Income Producing Properties--Instructor-Led ...rns by combining your personal goals with in-depth market analysis.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this class. As an extra added value, registered students will have unlimited access to course materials for 12 months from the day of enrollment. This is a certificate program where upon  more...

Find and Purchase Income Producing Properties--Self-Directed ...rns by combining your personal goals with in-depth market analysis.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this class. As an extra added value, registered students will have unlimited access to course materials for 12 months from the day of enrollment. A Trump IACET Accredited Course. Find and  more...

Excel 2000 Expert ...t and export data; use PivotTables, PivotCharts, and data analysis tools; as well as how to merge and link workbooks. Students will learn how to apply the advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2000 to work with records and ranges; sort, outline, and filter lists; and import and export data. In addition, students will be taught how to use PivotTables, PivotCharts, and data analysis tools, as  more...

Excel 2000 Level 3 Students will learn how to apply the advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2000 to work with records and ranges, sort records, outline and filter lists, and import and export data. The importance of proper management and password protection is also stressed. Students will learn how to apply the advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2000 to work with records and ranges, sort records, outline and  more...

Excel 2000 MOUS This course familiarizes students with many features of Microsoft Excel 2000, including entering text and formulas, moving data, formatting worksheet appearance, and manipulating charts. Students will also be able to apply the advanced features of Excel 2000 to work with records and ranges; sort, outline, and filter lists; and import and export data. This course familiarizes students with many  more...

Excel 2000 This course begins by introducing students to the basic features of Microsoft Excel 2000, including entering text and formulas, moving data, formatting worksheet appearance, and manipulating charts. As students become more advanced, they will be able to work with records and ranges, sort records, outline and filter lists, and import and export data. This course familiarizes students with the  more...

Document Design and Usability Learn how to make your technical documentation usable, user friendly, and to user-specifications. Learn how to successfully integrate text and graphics to effectively present complex technical information for delivery through conventional, paper-based documents as well as electronic media including web pages. Beginning with principles of good document design, this course covers situation and  more...

Creating Outstanding Online Help: Principals and Practice (Software Industry) If you have little or no experience in creating online help this course is for you. It includes instruction about basic principals and practices and allows the student to create an online help system outline with the assistance of a side-by-side editor. NOTE: If you have experience as a Technical Writer - but not much creating online help - and are looking to enhance your skill set, another  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - Using Financial Statements Understand and utilize financial statements to help you measure how well your company is doing. 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  more...

Advanced Customer Relationship Management -Part 2 ...CRM plan for your organization after conducting a focused analysis of your organization`s business processes and customer profile. This is an Instructor-Led course Advanced Customer Relationship Management (CRM)-Part 2 In todays highly competitive business environment, knowing your customers well and effectively interacting with them is a mission-critical exercise. This emphasis on developing  more...

Adobe RoboHelp Workshop ...current with the tutorials, you study techniques for task analysis and industry-standard format for writing style, headings, lists, tables, notices, and highlighting. During this course, there are four projects: you "model" a help system based on an existing compiled help; you format text and graphics to design a help system; you document a simple procedure in a help topic that you compile; and  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...

Advanced Information Page Creation Critique and Analysis A well done "information page" or "content-rich page," will help put you at the top of the search engines.  more...

Behind the Music: The Poetry of Popular Songs This course explores the lyrics of popular songs to teach basic poetry analysis.  more...

Basic SAP System Administration ...dmin, lock entries - learn to read system logs and dump analysis - learn to create, copy, delete clients Release: ECC 6. 0 (newest SAP release) Audience: - System Administrators Prerequisite: - Basic SAP skills (SAP101) - A general understanding of SAP terms Exam & Certificate: - approx. 25 questions - Certificate of Completion CPE credits: 6. 0 Includes:  more...

Windows Server 2003 Security Basics To outline the processes and considerations for performing a security analysis and securing the network management process  more...

Strategic Planning Selling high-value contracts is fiercely competitive, with buyers setting stringent criteria by which to judge prospective key suppliers. Success at this level requires knowledge of these criteria and an awareness of what will be required to ensure that your proposition is viewed most favorably. Using "stripped down" project management techniques, this course outlines the analysis and planning  more...

Your Time and You ...ether 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 consider the activities that currently take up most of your time, and how you plan and log them. You will also be encouraged to consider the work-life balance to which you aspire, and what  more...

Approaches to Risk Management Whether you are investing in stocks, deciding what to eat, hiring an assistant, or merging corporate divisions, you're making decisions based on evaluating risks and benefits. When you need to make a difficult business decision, knowing the numbers can provide a clearer picture of your upside and downside. As an executive in today's explosive business world, your ability to take the right risk can  more...

Writing a Marketing Plan Phase 1 This course will define the marketing plan, types of plans and outline the purposes for using a marketing plan. You will then get started on writing the plan by establishing objectives and working on introductory elements. Then, you'll complete a situational analysis that evaluates the overall market, industry, internal and competitive factors pertinent to your product or service. Finally, you'll  more...

Financial Analysis for Successful Marketing ...ting plan will be successful without a thorough financial analysis. The final course in this series takes a user-friendly, interactive approach to help you master the numbers game. You will analyze typical financial parameters associated with setting up a financial budget as part of an overall marketing strategy. This includes assessing financial resources, the development of a financial  more...

Critical Thinking Skills for Managing ... solvers, and powerful decision makers. The course offers analysis methodology that will sharpen managerial ability through all the stages of the critical thinking process; situation assessment, problem solving, and decision making. Leaders will learn how to hone their issue identification skills, refine their questioning techniques, and maximize their decision-making outcomes. Critical  more...

The Oil and Gas Industry Overview Version 2 Has there ever been a more flourishing time in the history of the oil and gas industry? The continued growth in demand and an industry struggling to meet this voracious demand have pushed oil prices to an all-time high. Big oil companies, even while investing heavily in exploration, technology, operational improvement, and research and development, are still left with huge surpluses in an industry  more...

Facilitating Difficult Situations How do you deal with the group that has an exceptionally dominant person who doesn't let anyone else have say, or trivializes the contributions of others? How do you keep a faction from taking over? What is the best means of handling direct challenges to you or the group? What do you do when you know someone is deliberately trying to derail your meeting and/or success? What is the best way to  more...

Customer Satisfaction Analysis and Implementation ...ns taken based on the resulting information. Although the analysis itself is best conducted by your statistical team, you'll be able to use survey results more effectively if you understand how key analytical tools are applied.In this course, you'll examine how to transform data into information that can be acted on. You'll learn the tools of basic statistical analysis as well as those that  more...

Using Data as a Technical Professional Consultant As a technical professional, you may have relied on reports from subordinates or your own observations and research for information. While the information garnered in these ways is still useful, in your role as an internal consultant, you may have to develop surveys or conduct interviews with individuals or groups in order to quickly collect the data pertinent to your current project. In addition,  more...

Lawsuits and Negotiations ...riteria that management can use to perform a cost-benefit analysis. It begins by presenting proactive management strategies for discouraging damaging lawsuits and avoiding costly litigation. It examines forms of alternative dispute resolution, including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, and the respective strengths of mediation and arbitration so that management can effectively work with  more...

Analyzing Project Risk ... course, you will learn qualitative and quantitative risk analysis techniques that will enable you to identify the probability of various levels of risk and to assess the impact of both negative and positive risks on objectives, budget and schedule.This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK?? Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project  more...

Oracle Database 11g Performance Enhancements identify the scope and capabilities of Oracle Database 11g's performance-enhancing tools, such as those for memory management, performance analysis, and statistics gathering.  more...

Oracle Database 10g New Tuning Performance-monitoring and Analysis Features To use Oracle 10g's new tuning, performance-monitoring, and analysis features  more...

Core Concepts in Business Analysis ...analysis is a set of knowledge, tasks, and techniques used to identify business needs and determine solutions to business problems. These solutions can be the specific development of a new system component or, more significantly, the redesign of a process or organizational structure. Those who practice business analysis are typically known as business analysts. In this course, learners will  more...

Enterprise Analysis and Making a Business Case ...analysis is a key knowledge area in the practice of business analysis. During enterprise analysis, the business analyst identifies business opportunities, builds a business architecture framework, and determines the best project investment path for the enterprise. From this, the business analyst puts forward a business case, which provides an overall justification for the project. In this  more...

Introduction to Requirements Planning ...ements planning and management knowledge area of business analysis. It outlines the fundamental tasks of planning and managing requirements and outlines the general considerations that the business analyst should make when planning requirements. The course also examines how to classify roles within a project, outlines the techniques used to draw up a list of stakeholders, and demonstrates the  more...

Requirements Planning and Management Business analysts must plan and closely manage requirements for a project in accordance with existing standards in an organization. First, they must identify key roles and stakeholders and decide on a work division strategy. Then, they are ready to handle a key aspect of the business analyst role - that of working with requirements, which is the focus of this course. Working with requirements  more...

Eliciting Requirements ...t of a system. It is a pivotal knowledge area of business analysis and, as such, the business analyst must be able to elicit requirements that are complete, clear, correct, and consistent. In this course, learners will examine the preparation tasks, recommended practices, and proven techniques associated with eliciting requirements. This course is aligned with the International Institute of  more...

Analyzing Requirements Using Models ...include business process, object-oriented, and structured analysis methodologies. Though the decision of which methodology to use depends on the culture and standards of the organization, a business analyst can only properly represent the solution by first understanding each of the modeling techniques. This course will examine how to use process and flow, data and behavior, and usage models to  more...

Refining and Documenting Requirements ...of service requirements, assumptions, and constraints for analysis. It will also look at the attributes that can be assigned to requirements, the different types of requirements documents available, and the processes of validating and verifying requirements. This course is aligned with the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA?) Body of Knowledge, and is designed to assist in the  more...

Communicating and Implementing Requirements ...A business analyst expresses the output of a requirements analysis and documentation phase by presenting, communicating, and gaining approval of the requirements from project stakeholders. Once this solution design is agreed upon, the business analyst assists with detailed design work, testing and quality assurance activities, and supporting solution implementation. This course will explore  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...

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML Fundamentals To introduce basic OOAD principles, the Rational Unified Process, and the role of UML  more...

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML Exploring System Behavior To explain how to capture a system's requirements with use cases  more...

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML Finding Classes To outline techniques for finding classes from an initial set of system requirements  more...

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML Analyzing the System To show how to specify object interaction in the UML and to identify associations and inheritance between classes  more...

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML System and Object Behavior To introduce operations and attributes, state and activity diagrams, and to show the importance of a review of the class model  more...

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML Designing the System To introduce architectural analysis and design, and the role of key mechanisms  more...

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML Design and Implementation Issues To describe the main principles of designing and implementing an object-oriented model  more...

Using Six Sigma Analysis Tools and Metrics for Project Decisions ...ects to select for improvement requires an assessment and analysis of existing business processes. For a precise, objective, and accurate assessment of the existing processes, you need to have correct metrics and knowledge of where and how to use them. Later in a Six Sigma project, during the Control phase, the overall performance of business processes is recalculated to identify process  more...

Modeling and Analyzing Processes in Six Sigma ...written procedures, and work instructions. From a process analysis point of view, the course examines the use of SIPOC analysis to identify process input and output variables, and explores how cause-and-effect diagrams and relational matrices are used to establish relationships between problems and potential causes. This course is aligned to the ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt certification  more...

Statistics and Probability in Six Sigma ...analysis and findings on the facts and figures at hand. Statistical studies and probability are the key tools that Six Sigma teams use to measure and analyze issues that are identified in the early stages of Six Sigma projects. This course explores basic statistical concepts that apply to Six Sigma. It distinguishes between enumerative and analytical statistics and population and sample  more...

Data Classification and Collection in Six Sigma ...priate treatment during the collection, presentation, and analysis stages. You also need to be careful when applying sampling techniques to ensure data accuracy and integrity. This course will explore continuous and discrete types of data, and nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio measurement scales. It will also introduce methods for data collection, such as check sheets and coded data, and  more...

Summarizing and Presenting Data in Six Sigma ...relationships between various data components for further analysis. The teams then present these relationships in easy-to-understand graphical forms that facilitate comparison and help to identify possible trends. This course deals with the basic concepts of descriptive statistics, such as measures of central tendency and dispersion, and their significance in Six Sigma data analysis. The course  more...

Probability Distributions and Measurement Systems Analysis in Six Sigma ...t accurate or precise, which is where measurement systems analysis (MSA) comes into play. MSA is a task in the Measure stage of the Six Sigma DMAIC process and is used to identify the variability caused by the measurement system itself. This course will examine how to calculate normal, binomial, Poisson, chi-square, Student's t-distributions, and F distributions. It will also look at how to  more...

Design for Six Sigma in the Organization Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is often called the future of Six Sigma, as it is emerging as a strategy that better serves the current innovation initiatives of many industries. DFSS uses a "pay me now or pay me later" approach by spending more effort and time on process or product design up front to avoid spending time and effort in those areas later. Whereas Six Sigma just focuses on improving  more...

Six Sigma DMAIC Defining the Problem "What's your problem?" It could be said that this is one way to get to the heart of a matter. Of course, there's a better way. In this course, Six Sigma DMAIC: Defining the Problem, Six Sigma Green Belts and team members are given a systematic, objective, and measurable process for quantifying the challenges facing your organization. In lesson one, "The Project Charter," you'll learn guidelines  more...

Common Tests ...methods, how to perform them, and their uses in Six Sigma analysis. Common hypothesis tests fall into three basic categories--those that compare two or more groups based on averages, on variability, and on proportion. Hypothesis testing using means is explored, including tests of single means, two independent means, and multiple means. Analysis of variance and tests of proportions--including  more...

Variance Contingency Tables and Nonparametric Tests ...ariance, how to perform them, and their uses in Six Sigma analysis. You'll learn about the benefits and general characteristics of the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) technique. Step-by-step instruction on performing both single-factor (one-way) ANOVA and two-factor (two-way) ANOVA is provided. You'll also learn how to construct and use contingency tables. Finally, you'll explore the application  more...

Six Sigma--Lean Tools for Control ...rent track. While Six Sigma utilizes data and statistical analysis to measure and improve a company's operational performance, lean manufacturing collocates all of an organization's processes in sequential order, restructuring the manufacturing method to reduce wasteful activities, such as over-production, waiting, and material hand-offs. Whereas Six Sigma tools focus on an organization's  more...

Six Sigma--Measurement System Re-analysis ...n this course, you will learn about Measurement System Re-analysis. During this phase, measurement system capability is re-assessed to ensure it remains adequate for the ever-improving process capability. You will focus on improving measurement system capability as the process capability improves. You'll learn about ongoing measures and actions used to sustain improvement and maintain the drive  more...

Design and Analysis ...put. Only by effective experimental design and subsequent analysis can organizations pinpoint areas for improvement. This course will enable you to choose between process methods, determine the most effective process, and take into account all of the necessary factors by designing and analyzing full factorial experiments, fractional factorial experiments, and experiments for special cases, such  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...

Collecting and Summarizing Data The Six Sigma?? DMAIC system is a roadmap that shows the way to process and performance improvement. The second phase in the roadmap, the Measure phase, provides a methodology and tools for establishing a baseline of current processes. This baseline is your starting point for process improvement. A critical part of establishing baselines is collecting data that will enable you to learn the current  more...

Measurement Systems ... In this course, you will learn about Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA). You will see how to assess properties of a measurement system, including how to plan and conduct a Gauge R&R. You will learn some important principles of metrology and learn salient features of some common measuring instruments, including gauge blocks, calipers, and micrometers, among others. Six Sigma is a registered  more...

Calculating Process Capability When process data fails to produce a normal distribution, special indices are required to calculate process capability. This course teaches Black Belt candidates the indices for non-normal process capability, and discusses how to transform non-normal data for use in standard statistical tests. It also examines the difference between continuous and discrete data, and the distributions used for  more...

Processes and Customer Analysis in Six Sigma Projects ...siness processes meant to fulfill those needs. A thorough analysis of the existing business processes - and the products and services they churn out - is the first step in Six Sigma projects. You need to listen to the "voice of the customer" to find out what customers need, identify opportunities for change and improvement, and translate customer needs into goals and customer deliverables. In  more...

Credibility and Disclosure in an Annual Report This course will familiarize business managers, financial professionals, and other business professionals with methods to determine the credibility of an annual report, as well as the degree of disclosure that is required. The course begins by examining how the CPA can address credibility issues, primarily through the auditing process. It also examines the important contribution of the notes  more...

Analyzing an Annual Report ...other business professionals with methods to extend their analysis of financial statements beyond the three basic reports: the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow Statement. The course begins by analyzing two accounting features often identified in the notes to the financial statements: the cost of goods sold measurement and depreciation methods. It will conclude with a demonstration  more...

What to Consider When Hiring Recruitment is a complex and important activity for a manager. Effective hiring requires effective preparation. The recruitment process must be fair and safe, and there is plenty of legislation to trip up the unwary manager. Getting any part of this wrong is expensive, time consuming, and damaging to the good name of the company. This course will give you a brief overview of the major employment  more...

Strategic Approaches to Risk Management HRCI SPHR ...idelines and programs. It also outlines how security risk analysis can be used to avoid future emergencies. This course prepares HR professionals and management who are preparing for the Human Resource Certification Institute's Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification examination. The content in this course is based on the Risk Management functional area of the HR Body of  more...

Planning a Diversity Initiative ...lore the necessary steps for conducting a diversity needs analysis. It will examine the basic groundwork that must be laid when starting a diversity initiative. Additionally, it will provide important information to help you successfully launch your diversity initiative. The course will also examine the strategies used to measure the success of a diversity initiative once it is in place. It  more...

Cost Accounting Decisions Cost accounting is an activity that provides financial and nonfinancial information to business managers and other internal decision makers of an organization. This course examines how cost accounting information is gathered, and how it is used by business professionals to make effective decisions. Topics such as Cost-volume-profit (CVP) Analysis, Standard Costing and Variance Analysis, and  more...

Effective Budget Management ...s and understand the importance of ongoing monitoring and analysis of their individual components. In this course, you will learn how to develop a cash budget and utilize various techniques to determine a company's current or desired cash flow and liquidity levels. You will also learn various techniques to monitor and control your company's budgeted costs as well as the appropriate corrective  more...

Analyzing the Income Statement and Balance Sheet This course examines the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet, their respective structures and relationships as they correlate to business activities, and introduces common methods of analysis when using these financial statements to measure a business's financial performance.  more...

The Income Statement and Balance Sheet Connection This course examines in detail the relationship between the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet, how the line items on each statement relate to the other and correlate to business activities and decision-making. The course introduces common methods of analysis when using these financial statements to measure a business's financial performance.  more...

Ratio Analysis for Financial Statements This course introduces the learner to ratio analysis and how ratios are used in analyzing financial statements. Ratio analysis is used by businesses, investors, creditors, and stockholders in decision-making. Up-to-date audited reports from past and current financial statements are used to secure the most accurate ratio analysis results.  more...

Managerial Decisions and Capital Budgeting Business decisions involve choosing between alternative courses of action and developing formal plans for future action. This course explains several methods of analysis that can help business managers to choose alternatives that offer the highest rate of return on investment or the greatest reduction in costs. In this course, topics such as capital budgeting and managerial decisions provide you  more...

Analyzing Cash Flow Statements Have you ever had to make a really tough business decision? They can be hard to make, especially since a bad decision can ruin a company. Fortunately there is a way to make a more informed and better business decision; by analyzing your company's financial statements. They contain information that can help you improve your company's efficiency and overall effectiveness. Cash flow statement  more...

Investment Project Analysis and Selection Don't be intimidated by corporate finance and choosing appropriate investment projects. If you are a corporate manager faced with choosing between different investment projects, this course will be helpful. You will learn how to choose corporate projects based on the different project analysis models and advanced analysis tools.  more...

Benchmarking for Best Practices Benchmarking is an old idea with a new slant toward performance improvement. Learning from other companies to improve the practices of your own is not just making site visits or talking to other companies about how they operate. It's a disciplined process requiring careful research and analysis. Find out who should benchmark, how to benchmark, and what to do with the benchmarked data once you've  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...

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...

Design of Experiments and Validation of Solutions in Six Sigma "We are, I think, in the right road of improvement, for we are making experiments," said Benjamin Franklin. In the Improve stage of the DMAIC process, Six Sigma teams design and conduct experiments to study the nature of relationships between input variables and the response variable(s). They do this by controlling and changing the input variables and observing the effects on the response  more...

Organizational Behavior - The Organizational System Organizational Behavior: The Organizational System defines organizational structure and culture and explains their impact on employees. It also teaches how to perform a job analysis to determine whether an organization's job designs are appropriate and gives options for job redesign.  more...

Balanced Scorecard - Corporate Strategy In "Balanced Scorecard: Corporate Strategy," you will learn how to develop and formalize your organization's corporate strategy to achieve strategic business objectives. You will also learn the role a balanced scorecard plays in the strategic-planning process, as well as other models and tools that enable you to execute a strategic analysis. Finally, you will learn which pitfalls to avoid and  more...

Exploratory Data Analysis in Six Sigma ...er understanding of their relationships. The goal of this analysis is to narrow down the many possible x's identified earlier during the Measure stage, to a few probable ones. This analysis is generally conducted through the use of two important toolsets: exploratory data analysis and hypothesis testing. Methods and tools used in these broad toolsets help to identify a few probable root causes  more...

Introduction to Hypothesis Testing and Testing for Means in Six Sigma ... 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 or due to random chance. A variety of tests are used to find statistical evidence to reject or "not to reject" a hypothesis. Once this is accomplished, the Six Sigma team is ready to  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...

CIW Security Professional Intrusion Detection Threat Analysis ...ies. Identify key aspects of creating baselines for log analysis. Identify types of event logs used in Microsoft Windows 2000. Enable auditing in Microsoft Windows 2000. Identify key auditing recommendations that enhance security. Identify characteristics of an audit report. Identify features of various solutions for host auditing. Audience: This course is intended for CIW  more...

CIW Security Professional Security Auditing Attack Techniques ...ed approaches. Identify steps for conducting compliance analysis. Identify the tasks performed in the various stages of the risk assessment process. Identify features of network penetration attacks. Identify network resources that may be potential targets for attacks. Identify server resources that may be potential targets for attacks. Identify key aspects of phases of control.  more...

CIW Security Professional Curriculum The CIW Security Professional Curriculum includes the following courses: CIW Security Professional: Network Security Introduction CIW Security Professional: Network Security & Firewalls CIW Security Professional: Operating System Security CIW Security Professional: Security Auditing & Attack Techniques CIW Security Professional: Intrusion Detection & Threat Analysis To review individual  more...

IBM DB2 Univ Database V7 1 Transition Part 1 Core Competencies ...family. Identify the techniques of multidimensional data analysis. Identify the functions of the star schema model. Identify the new OLAP SQL functions in DB2 version 7.1. Identify the features of declared temporary tables. Identify the factors to consider when using declared temporary tables. Identify the way in which savepoints control the outcome of transactions. Identify the new  more...

IBM DB2 Univ Database V7 1 Transition Part 1 Core Competencies ...family. Identify the techniques of multidimensional data analysis. Identify the functions of the star schema model. Identify the new OLAP SQL functions in DB2 version 7.1. Identify the features of declared temporary tables. Identify the factors to consider when using declared temporary tables. Identify the way in which savepoints control the outcome of transactions. Identify the new  more...

Exchange 2000 Infrastructure Design--Part 4 ...on. Identify the elements of Exchange 2000 Server trend analysis. C ontent Emphasis Conceptual A udience Candidates for this course operate in medium to very large computing environments that use Exchange 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Active Directory, and Internet Information Server (IIS). They have a minimum of one year's experience administering Microsoft Exchange environments  more...

Exchange 2000 Infrastructure Design--Part 1 ...cific to Exchange server. These decisions are based on an analysis of the organization's business structure and operations. This course deals with assessing your users' needs and your network needs. The network topology has an effect on your Exchange 2000 design. The network needs to be examined to ensure that it meets the requirements for Exchange 2000. Exchange 2000 Servers implements routing  more...

Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting Part 2 ... Objectives: Unit 1: Network Problem Symptoms and Analysis (2 hours) Identify symptoms of problems occurring at the network layer. Identify functions of network layer commands. Identify functions of commands for isolating Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) and routing table problems. Identify functions of commands for isolating border gateway protocol (BGP) exterior routing  more...

Windows 2000 Instalation Config Admin --Part 8 Security Considerations ... a security template. Add the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in to the MMC console. Set up a security database by using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Analyze security configuration by using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Configure system security by using Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Apply security settings to a domain by  more...

Windows 2000 Instalation Config Admin --Part 8 Security Considerations ... a security template. Add the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in to the MMC console. Set up a security database by using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Analyze security configuration by using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Configure system security by using Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Apply security settings to a domain by  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Server--Part 3 Active Dir Structure ...Identify the phases involved in performing organizational analysis. Identify the roles and activities within the planning team. Identify the purpose of the project vision and scope. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience It is recommend that before taking this series, students should have completed courses 72410 - 72412, Microsoft Windows 2000: Administration, courses 72413  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Server--Part 3 Active Dir Structure ...Identify the phases involved in performing organizational analysis. Identify the roles and activities within the planning team. Identify the purpose of the project vision and scope. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience It is recommend that before taking this series, students should have completed courses 72410 - 72412, Microsoft Windows 2000: Administration, courses 72413  more...

Oracle Designer 6i First Class Design Generation ...first title in the series Oracle Designer First Class 6i: Analysis and covers transforming the analysis model into design level definitions, refining the data and application designs, and generating database objects and simple WebServer applications. This course is part of an Oracle integrated curriculum and forms the core course to all the Oracle Designer courses. Learn To: o Identify how  more...

Oracle Designer 6i First Class Analysis ...sitory using the Repository Object Navigator. Unit 2: Analysis Models Duration: 2 - 3 Hour(s) Perform the steps required to create a process model using the Process Modeller. Perform the steps required to create an organization unit using the Process Modeller. Perform the steps required to create a process step using the Process Modeller. Perform the steps required to create a  more...

Oracle Designer 6i Curriculum The Complete Oracle Designer 6i Curriculum includes the following courses: Oracle SQL: Basic SELECT Statements Oracle SQL: Data Retrieval Techniques Oracle SQL: DML & DDL Oracle SQL: PL/SQL: Basics Oracle Designer 6i First Class: Analysis Oracle Designer 6i First Class: Design & Generation To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the  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 Contents Unit 1: Windows NT Network Traffic Analysis Duration: 1 - 2 Hour(s) Identify the benefits provided by network traffic analysis to a network administrator in a Windows NT environment. Identify the guidelines to characterize a Windows NT service. Identify the features of the elements of network traffic. Unit 2: Network Traffic Analyzing Tool Duration: 1 - 2  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Analysis and Optimization ...urces, Performance Monitor, and the techniques for server analysis and optimization. Create a measurement baseline by collecting data, creating log files and viewing the reports of the log files. Monitor system objects to detect various system bottlenecks, identify the issues to be considered for setting expectations from Windows NT server and determine the need for an additional server.  more...

Wndows NT Server 4 0 Enterprise Curriculum ...urces, Performance Monitor, and the techniques for server analysis and optimization; create a measurement baseline by collecting data, creating log files and viewing the reports of the log files; monitor system objects to detect various system bottlenecks; identify the issues to be considered for setting expectations from Windows NT server and determine the need for an additional server;  more...

Oracle8 Performance Tuning Optimizing Sorts and Minimizing Contention ... above the high water mark. Query the results of a table analysis to display important information. Use DBMS_SPACE package to display space use in segments. Assess index structure and display the percentage of deleted entries. Rebuild an index. Unit 2: Optimizing Sort Operations Identify the operations that will cause a sort. Sequence the steps in the sort process. Change the  more...

Oracle8 Performance Tuning Strategies and Techniques ...ipts. Describe the OEM tools that provide monitoring and analysis of performance management areas. View tuning information using the OEM tuning tools. Unit 4: Tuning Considerations for Different Applications Duration: 1 Hour(s) Describe the available data access methods to tune the logical design of the database. Identify the demands of online transaction processing systems  more...

SAP R 3 System Management Advanced Administration CCMS .... Monitoring Overview. System Response Times. Workload Analysis Monitor (ST03). SAP Buffer Monitor (ST02). Database Monitor (ST04). Operating System Monitor (ST06). Day-To-Day Work of the R/3 System Administrator. Introduction. Work Process and User Overview. System Log, Short Dumps, Background Jobs. Database Monitoring. Update and Lock Overview. Performance Monitoring. Alert  more...

SAP R 3 v3 0 Information Systems within FI ...luding customizing activities. The course illustrates the analysis of: Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable information systems, G/L information systems, Assets information systems, single posts, information systems and reporting within external accounting. Note: We do not cover Assets Accounting within SAP R/3 in this course. That topic is covered in course 12857, "FI/AA". L earn  more...

SAP R 3 v4 0 Profit Center Accounting Course Overview The purpose of this course is to teach students to use PCA as a financial controlling instrument. The accounting principles of Profit Center Accounting and its goals are illustrated. The use of Profit Center Accounting within the SAP/R3 system and links to other areas of SAP R/3 are shown. L earn To: The positioning of Profit Center Accounting within the accounting  more...

NDS Design and Implementation Part 2 ...Hour(s) Identify the elements that comprise the needs analysis document. Identify the NDS objects used to create a user environment. Identify bindery services. Unit 2: NDS Design Implementation Duration: 3 - 4 Hour(s) Perform the steps to prepare for the merge of two NDS trees. Perform the steps to merge two NDS trees. Perform the steps to confirm NDS tree stability and to  more...

SQL Server 7 0 Designing Implementing Data Warehouses - Part 1 ...ouse; and identify the guidelines for determining various analysis requirements. L earn To: Identify the characteristics of different decision support systems and components and tools used in data warehousing. Identify the different techniques for gathering data. Identify the basic requirements of the data warehouse. Identify the guidelines for determining various analysis  more...

Brand Management Developing a Brand Strategy ...ing staff on your brand's competitors and to present your analysis of the Qualera brand. In this simulation, Jennifer and Matt will brief you on their findings, and you must answer their questions about defending brand equity, and explain how a brand vision is created. Unit 2: Developing Brand Equity (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify the factors you should consider when  more...

Strategic Management Analyzing Strategic Options ... Identify reasons to conduct a strategic analysis. Recognize the definition of a strategic audit. Review the appropriate information when conducting a strategic audit. Identify the elements that form the SWOT acronym. Apply the value chain analysis to evaluate the  more...

Competitive Intelligence Analysis Dissemination ...Analysis and Dissemination offers the student an overview of the competitive intelligence (CI) process and how to analyze and distribute results in an organization. The program covers in detail how to ensure collecting accurate information and the available techniques for analyzing industry, market, and company information. It also covers the steps for distributing CI results, various methods  more...

Principles of Marketing Fundamentals of Marketing ...age. Identify components of a SWOT analysis. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Dean Kramer, the Marketing Director of Icon's Office Supply product group. Dean will discuss marketing terms, including a SWOT analysis, and how they are implemented in his product group. Throughout your conversation, Dean  more...

Windows 2000 Dir Services Infrastructure--Part 4 Advanced Admin ...late. Identify the functions of system configuration and analysis. Manage the security settings of a computer by using Security Configuration and Analysis. Identify the ways in which auditing is used to monitor user activity on a network. Identify the events that can be audited in Windows 2000. Identify the guidelines for planning an audit strategy. Set up an audit policy. Identify the  more...

Advanced Six Sigma The Measure Analysis Phases of DMAIC ...Analysis phase in the DMAIC model of Six Sigma implementation helps practitioners set standards for performance and quality. Subsequently, these metrics are studied to understand the issues and the causes that deter conformity to the specified standard. This in turn facilitates both preventive and corrective action. Learn To: Understand the role of data in the implementation of Six  more...

Advanced Six Sigma The Define Phase of DMAIC ...standing of the Kano Model Utilizing the 5 Why root cause analysis technique to obtain a deeper understanding of the customer's needs and wants Specifying Critical to Quality (CTQ) characteristics. Learn To: Use DMAIC to resolve problems. Finding & Engaging the Six Sigma Champion within a Company. Setting project expectations regarding duration, time involved, and results to  more...

SAP R 3 v4 0 MM Warehouse Management Course Overview This course is designed to provide foundation skills for the effective use of R/3 WM (Warehouse Management) for all employees whose duties involve procedures and tasks which exploit or interface with WM. This course shows the basic principles of R/3 Warehouse Management and shows how to post goods movements in the WM system. It describes how to carry out a physical inventory and  more...

SAP R 3 v4 0 Profitability Analysis - Basics ...e is to provide a thorough understanding of Profitability Analysis. L earn To: Understand the basic principles behind Profitability Analysis. Discuss basic data that is used in Profitability Analysis. Options for generating plan data and making postings. Basic reports and form reports. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course is primarily designed  more...

SAP R 3 CO Activity Based Costing ...-Related Allocation. Cost Drivers. Business Processes. Analysis Options. Activity Based Costing in the R/3 System. Integration in R/3. Implementing Activity Based Costing. Unit 2: Allocating Costs to Processes Duration: 2 - 3 Hour(s) Master Data for Activity Based Costing. Activity Types. Statistical Key Figures. Creating a Business Process. Completing the Data. Assigning  more...

Data Modeling - Create Basic Models ..., database administrators, and anyone responsible for the analysis and specification of data during the application development lifecycle. T otal Learning Time 7 - 8 Hour(s) Course Contents Unit 1: Introduction to Relational Data Modeling Duration: 3 Hour(s) Identify the tasks involved in Systems Development. Identify some of the techniques involved in system development.  more...

Data Modeling - Develop Depth to Your Models ..., database administrators, and anyone responsible for the analysis and specification of data during the application development lifecycle. Participants should have knowledge equivalent to: course 60021, Data Modeling: Create Basic Models. T otal Learning Time 7 - 8 Hour(s) Course Contents Unit 1: Adding Complexity to an Entity Relationship (ER) Model Duration: 3 Hour(s)  more...

Process and Function Modeling ...lysts, database designers, and anyone responsible for the analysis and specification of functional requirements during the application development lifecycle. These people are likely to be graduate professionals with some experience in an application development environment. T otal Learning Time 7 - 8 Hour(s) Course Contents Unit 1: Introduction to Process Modeling Duration: 2  more...

Object Analysis Design Requirements Analysis ...e first half of the Instructor Led course Object Oriented Analysis and Design Using UML. This course teaches students the principles and terminology of object oriented development, and how to apply object oriented techniques to define systems using the notation of the Unified Modeling Language (UML). L earn To: The principles and terminology of object oriented development How to  more...

Object Analysis Design Design Implementation ... second half of the Instructor Led course Object Oriented Analysis and Design Using UML. This course teaches students the principles and terminology of object oriented development. It follows on from the first title in the series Object Analysis and Design: Requirements and Analysis and teaches the student how to apply a development process to move a project from requirements capture through to  more...

Oracle SQL Tuning Diagnostics and Tuning Schema ...est the results of their tuning efforts using performance analysis tools. L earn To: Identify the need and areas for tuning the performance of SQL statements. Identify tuning steps. Identify the tools that help you test an diagnose performance problems with a SQL statement. Use efficient data access methods that are available for the optimizer. Create the appropriate  more...

Excel 2000 Expert User ...using Data Map, Pivot Table, Data Table Scenario and Data Analysis tools. L earn To: Create and use templates. Retrieve, sort and manipulate data from a list. Create and modify shared workbooks. Analyze data by using Data Map, Pivot Table, Data Table Scenario and Data Analysis tools. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course is intended for end users  more...

Site Server 3 0 Implementation - Part 3 ...te Usage and Content Duration: 2 Hour(s) Match the Analysis tools with their functions. Select the type of information a Web server can store in a log file. Identify tasks involved in managing an Analysis database. Perform the steps to configure a log data source. Identify considerations related to importing data using Usage Import. Perform the steps to load content information for  more...

Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks Part 4 ...yzer (RSPAN). Identify commands for configuring Network Analysis Modules (NAMs). Identify guidelines for implementing security on a multilayer switched network (MSN). Identify steps for configuring authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA). Identify features of network access port security. Identify steps for configuring 802.1X port-based authentication. Identify commands  more...

Excel XP Expert User ...ing data across workbooks. This course also teaches, Data Analysis and Automation, data importing and querying, pivot tables, macros, and data analysis tools. Learn To • Create a new template file. • Modify an existing template file. • Create a new workbook by using a user-defined template. • Create a shared workbook. • Highlight changes in a shared  more...

Competitive Intelligence Series The Competitive Intelligence Series includes the following courses: Competitive Intelligence: Implementing a Competitive Intelligence System Competitive Intelligence: Analysis and Dissemination Competitive Intelligence: Researching Online To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Balanced Scorecard Corporate Strategy ...ed in strategic planning. Unit 2: Models and Tools For Analysis (0.5 hours) Identify Porter's Five Forces used to analyze a company. Identify the factors to consider when performing a competitive analysis. Identify the components of a SWOT analysis. Identify the components of a growth/share matrix. Unit 3: Implementation and Pitfalls (1 hour) Identify critical factors for  more...

Advanced Project Leadership Navigating Corporate Structures ...types of stakeholders. Identify benefits of stakeholder analysis. Identify the steps to perform stakeholder analysis. Identify strategies to deal with stakeholders with hidden agendas. Define a Project Sponsor. Define roles and responsibilities of a Project Sponsor. Identify the three levels of sponsorship within a company. Identify responsibilities of an Operational Sponsor.  more...

Moving from Technical Professional to Mgr Series Getting Started ...nagement planning. Identify guidelines for using a SWOT analysis to assist in strategic planning. Staff Your IT Team. Audience: This series is designed for technical professionals who are considering managerial positions within their organizations. Deployment: e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options: US  more...

SAP R 3 PP Production Order ...ion for capacity planning the course demonstrates various analysis reports and table planning. Learn To: o Integration into Production Planning and Control. o Shop Floor Control in the R/3 System. o Special Topics of Production. o An Example of PO Processing. o Creating a Production Order. o Important Tasks within Production Order Processing. o Confirming and Settling Production  more...

SAP R 3 PP Prod Order Processing Capacity Planning ...city Planning where the trainee will learn to use various analysis reports and planning tables. Learn To: o Creating and Processing Production Orders. o Component and Operation Processing. o Confirming Production Orders. o Capacity Planning Within the R/3 System. o The Basics of Capacity Planning. o Capacity Evaluations. Audience Primarily engineers, technicians, and experienced  more...

SAP R 3 v4 6 AR Accountant The SAP R/3 4.6 AR Accountant course aims to provide the basic knowledge required to start and log on to the R/3 System, Release 4.6. The student will be shown how the FI component is integrated in the R/3 System, how to create master data for a customer, and how to post invoices and incoming payments. Furthermore, he will be able to display and process customer documents, and will be shown the  more...

SAP R 3 v4 6 Financial Accountant ...ccounts. o Reference accounts. o Postings and account analysis. o Posting data to general ledger accounts. o Displaying balances. o Displaying and changing line items. Audience The audience for this course would include those who need to learn how to use the R/3 System, Financial Department employees, and members of project teams (organizational and conceptual phases). There are no  more...

Java for Procedural Programmers Life Cycle ...ntal, and iterative, and the RUP. In the Requirements and Analysis section, you will learn about requirements and analysis workflow and modeling relationships. This includes associations, multiplicity, and inheritance. The Design and Implementation section covers design associations and models, and implementation workflow. Learn To To match software life cycle  more...

Java for Procedural Programmers Life Cycle ...ntal, and iterative, and the RUP. In the Requirements and Analysis section, you will learn about requirements and analysis workflow and modeling relationships. This includes associations, multiplicity, and inheritance. The Design and Implementation section covers design associations and models, and implementation workflow. Learn To To match software life cycle  more...

Defining Microsoft NET Solution Architectures Part 1 ... To identify uses of business process analysis. To identify features of common organizational structure types. To identify considerations for analyzing industry positions, personnel, and regulations. To identify features of use cases. To identify guidelines for  more...

Commerce Server 2000 Design Impl Part 1 Intro This is the first course in a five part series that covers Commerce Server 2000, focusing on business, functional, and integration requirements that need to be considered in preparation for its deployment. The course then covers Business to Consumer Web sites and fundamental elements of Commerce Server 2000, including installation, administration tools, site packaging, and Commerce Server Manager.  more...

CIW Enterprise Specialist Part 1 CORBA Intro IDL Clients ...g language and API. CIW Java Programming, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, and Database Specialist certification is necessary or equivalent experience for those students not seeking Master CIW Enterprise Developer Certification. This course is mapped to the Master CIW Enterprise Developer Program, and covers exam 1D0-442. Deployment Options Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN,  more...

ABAP Objects 6 10 Overview ...ct-Oriented Programming. o ABAP Programming Models. o Analysis and Design. o Concept of Object-Oriented Programming. o Classes and Their Components. o Working with Objects/Objects in Real Applications. o Concept Specifications. Audience The Computer Based Training (CBT) course SAP Web Application Server Development is aimed at developers working in an SAP environment, as well as  more...

Systems Analysis Using Client Server Model Part 1 Client Server Env This is the first course in a three part series that presents the students with instruction in the subject of fundamental client server concepts. This course will cover client server computing fundamentals, client server environment, development in the client server environment, and migrating to client server environment. Learn To: o Identify factors responsible for changes in the business  more...

Systems Analysis Using Client Server Model Part 2 Object Tech ...es that students will learn how to plan for client server analysis and design using object technology. This course will cover an introduction to client server analysis and design, an introduction to object technology, how to use object technology in client server analysis, and how to use object technology in client server design. Learn To: o Identify characteristics of the Enterprise Model  more...

Defining Microsoft NET Solution Architectures Part 3 ...n. To identify features of the analysis stage within physical design. To identify features of the presentation layer. To identify guidelines for designing the User Interface (UI) during the physical design phase. To identify features of user assistance resources.  more...

Systems Analysis Using Client Server Model Part 3 Client Server Design ...the factors to consider when performing data distribution analysis. o Identify factors to consider when implementing data replication. o Identify functions of the client in a Client Server system. o Match the client services with their functions. o Identify the required features of a standard graphical user interface (GUI). o Identify factors that limit the performance of a Client  more...

Defining Microsoft NET Solution Architectures Part 3 ...n. To identify features of the analysis stage within physical design. To identify features of the presentation layer. To identify guidelines for designing the User Interface (UI) during the physical design phase. To identify features of user assistance resources.  more...

Financial Management Financial Planning Forecasting This course will provide a basic introduction to financial planning and forecasting and how this process is important in the firm meeting its financial goals. We will describe the planning process (also known as budgeting) and how the plan, once established, is implemented. Learn To: Identify key aspects of strategic and business plans. Identify guidelines for creating a financial  more...

Financial Management Cash Analysis Management ...analysis and management concepts and techniques. Learn To: Identify the benefits of free cash flow. Identify components of the cash conversion cycle. Identify techniques for controlling cash. Identify the procedure for preparing a cash budget. Identify categories of cash flow activities in a cash flow statement. Identify positive and negative cash flows by interpreting a  more...

Financial Management Analyzing Financial Statements ...ganization's stocks and bonds. You will learn about ratio analysis, the tools used to analyze financial statements. Learn To: Identify the importance of financial analysis. Identify types of financial analysis tools. Identify types of liquidity ratios. Identify key aspects of trend analysis. Identify key aspects of benchmarking. Identify types of warning signals in financial  more...

Business Finance Risk Analysis ...Analysis offers the student an overview of the information required to identify, calculate, and assess both individual investments and investment portfolios. The program details types of risks associated with investments, gives equations used to calculate risk, and provides information about how to assess the results of the equations. Learn To • Calculate an  more...

Business Accounting Accounting for Stockholders Equity ...f stockholders' equity, stock transactions, and financial analysis ratios used to evaluate a company's long-term solvency. Learn To • Identify the components used to calculate the value of a company's stock. • Identify components of stockholders' equity. • Identify methods for reporting  more...

Financial Statements Financial Statements Analysis ...Analysis offers the student an overview of financial statements, budgets, and ratio analysis. The program details how to create a balance sheet and income statement, the purpose of these financial statements, the role of budgeting in accounting, how to combat budgeting variances, and the different methods of analyzing financial statements. Learn To • Prepare  more...

Economics The Principles of Economics ...mics. Distinguish between economic analysis and economic policy. Identify three types of economic system. Explain how gains from trade are made. Name the three properties of economic goods. Identify two types of economic inflation. Identify some typical  more...

Budgeting Operating Manufacturing Budgets ...overview of operating and manufacturing budgets, variance analysis, and forecasting. The program covers terms and practices unique to operating and manufacturing budgets, as well as methods for creating operating and manufacturing budgets. Additionally, the program covers several options for devising an action plan to solve a problem identified during variance analysis. Learn To  more...

Economics Products and Markets ...relying on your expertise in the field of economic market analysis to guide them through some business concepts. Unit 2: Market Competition (1 - 2 hours) Identify the characteristics of perfect competition. Identify the relationship between the demand curve and the marginal revenue curve in a perfectly competitive market.  more...

Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence for Executives Emotional Intelligence: Emotional Intelligence for Executives gives the student an overview of emotions, explains the use of Emotional Intelligence from a leadership perspective, and provides a process for applying Emotional Intelligence in everyday interactions with employees. The program covers how the process can be applied in various situations, including motivating, resolving conflict, and  more...

Effective Presentations Planning a Presentation ...istic. Use two methods of audience analysis. Identify four benefits gained when using supporting materials. Use six types of supporting materials effectively. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Phyllis Bannon, Icon International's East Coast Vice President  more...

Effective Presentations Essentials of Persuasion ...Learn To Complete audience analysis. Use three types of persuasive proposition. Organize your persuasive presentation using three major sections. Accomplish three goals when presenting a conclusion. Use five types of reasoning to persuade an audience.  more...

Java for Procedural Programmers Object Technology ... course provides an introduction to object technology and analysis, design, and programming concepts. It explores Java Technologies such as JavaBeans, Applets, Servlets, and JSPs. Java Development Technologies such as JVM and the JIT Compiler are also discussed. The Object Concept Fundamentals section discusses objects, classes, and introduces basic UML concepts. These concepts include class  more...

Java for Procedural Programmers Object Technology ... course provides an introduction to object technology and analysis, design, and programming concepts. It explores Java Technologies such as JavaBeans, Applets, Servlets, and JSPs. Java Development Technologies such as JVM and the JIT Compiler are also discussed. The Object Concept Fundamentals section discusses objects, classes, and introduces basic UML concepts. These concepts include class  more...

Recruiting Retention Staffing Your Organization ...efits of forecasting human resource needs and using a job analysis to create a thorough job description. The program emphasizes the importance of the job description as a tool for the employment process that can help determine how a company identifies candidates, decides on a job source, and advertises job openings. In addition, the program defines and outlines ways to comply with the many  more...

Exit Interviewing Skills Conducting an Exit Interview ...he exit interview process, use descriptive statistics for analysis, and report exit interview results. The program covers how to calm upset employees, handle complaints, and prevent information distortion. It also covers how to use effective analysis tools, compile information for analysis, and follow up on problems. Learn To Identify the guidelines for  more...

Java for Procedural Programmers Curriculum ...riculum provides an introduction to object technology and analysis, design and programming concepts and explores software life cycles and methodologies. It also explores Java language syntax and covers designing for change within a software system. This curriculum consists of four Skill Builder courses: Java for Procedural Programmers: Object Technology Java for Procedural Programmers:  more...

Java for Procedural Programmers Curriculum ...riculum provides an introduction to object technology and analysis, design and programming concepts and explores software life cycles and methodologies. It also explores Java language syntax and covers designing for change within a software system. This curriculum consists of four Skill Builder courses: Java for Procedural Programmers: Object Technology Java for Procedural Programmers:  more...

Six Sigma Deploying Six Sigma ... Recognize the initial stages of a process capability analysis. Audience This course is suitable for HR Managers, HR Directors, Executive Management, and Quality Personnel. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1:  more...

Six Sigma Managing Six Sigma Projects ... Identify the benefits of failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA). Identify leadership challenges in Six Sigma. Identify guidelines for selecting projects that are in line with your business priorities. Audience This course is suitable for HR Managers, HR Directors, Executive Management, and Quality Personnel. Deployment  more...

Business Problem Solving Critical Thinking Info Analysis ...siness Problem Solving: Critical Thinking and Information Analysis you will learn multiple analysis techniques as well as the different methods to reach conclusions. The program gives you a process for thinking logically and creatively. Additionally, the program provides you with processes and guidelines for both quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques. By applying the information in  more...

Conducting Meetings Managing a Meeting ...he knowledge and skills they need to facilitate situation analysis, brainstorming, and decision making in a meeting, as well as techniques for fostering creative thinking and for managing conflict among meeting participants. Learn To Lead meeting discussions through a logical sequence of activities to arrive at well-informed and well-thought-out decisions.  more...

Total Quality Management Implementation and Tools ...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. Learn To Identify the steps of the development stage. Identify the steps of the implementation stage. Identify ways a priority  more...

Managing the Expert Managing the Unique Needs of Experts ...Scientific Systems Analyst with an expertise in Numerical Analysis. Bruce has a history of pushing companies to the cutting edge of technology and integrating that technology with the Internet. Recently, Market Researchers have tracked an increase in popularity of Internet-accessible training software. The trend has some executives concerned, so they have ordered the migration of all Icon  more...

HIPPA Security Awareness Part 2 Security Safeguards for Practitioners ... To identify factors to consider when performing risk analysis. To identify guidelines for managing risk. To identify key areas for the review of activity in information systems. Audience All managers, officers, and practitioners in the health care and insurance industries as well as managers whose organizations are Business  more...

Project Management Essentials Planning a Project ...s project activities, activity dependencies, and activity analysis. Learn To Identify a benefit of project planning. Identify steps for creating a work breakdown structure. Identify types of project activities. Identify project dependencies. Identify  more...

Project Management Project Scheduling Budgeting ... Method. Identify the mathematical analysis techniques for scheduling. Identify the types of arrow charting that can be used to create a project network diagram. Identify features of network diagrams. Identify the advantages of using Gantt Charts. Identify features of a Gantt  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...

Project Management Project Scope Management In Project Management - Project Scope Management, you will learn about the constituent processes of Scope Management, the processes to develop a scope management plan, and the techniques to analyze scope definition. You will also learn the importance of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), including concepts, design procedures, and the outputs resulting from the WBS creation process. Finally, you  more...

Project Management Project Risk Management ...learn two methods for analyzing project risk, qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis. Finally, you will learn constructive ways to respond to, monitor, and control risks to effectively manage the threats and opportunities that affect projects. Learn To: Understand the fundamentals of Risk Management including its constituent processes and the types of risk project managers may  more...

Advanced Project Mgmt Project Estimating Techniques ...es 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 help gauge the accuracy of estimates. Finally, it teaches steps for explaining estimates to stakeholders, how to document estimates, and how to improve them. Learn To Given a set  more...

Managing IT Projects Project Control Closure ... archiving a project, managing quality and risk, and risk analysis are all covered in this course. Learn To Identify the difference between quantitative and qualitative risk analysis. Identify techniques used for planning, monitoring, and controlling risk. Identify guidelines for performance  more...

Six Sigma Six Sigma Essentials ... Recognize the characteristics of a Pareto analysis. Identify the characteristics of data-warehousing in a Six Sigma environment. Recognize the characteristics of online analytical processing. Identify ways of using data-mining to explore business data. Determine the mean of a data set.  more...

SAP R 3 4 6 Curriculum The SAP R/3 4.6 Curriculum includes the following courses: SAP R/3 4.6 Purchaser SAP R/3 4.6 Shipping Employee SAP R/3 4.6 AR Accountant SAP R/3 4.6 AP Accountant SAP R/3 4.6 Financial Accountant SAP R/3 4.6 Cost Centre Accountant SAP R/3 4.6 SD Customer Service Representative Customer Relationship Management SAP R/3 Business Warehouse Configuration Overview Business Information  more...

SAP R 3 4 6 CO Profitability Analysis ...Analysis provides the basic knowledge for using the SAP R/3 system on a daily basis. To transfer the needed knowledge the course makes use of an example: planning a sales organization and comparing to actual data. The initial unit provides an introduction to SAP R/3 4.6 a a s fundamental features; explaining how to log on to the system as well as navigating around the screen by using the  more...

Business Problem Solving Series The Business Problem Solving Series includes the following courses: Business Problem Solving: Problem Solving Fundamentals Business Problem Solving: The Problem Solving Process Business Problem Solving: Critical Thinking and Information Analysis Business Problem Solving: Problem Solving Teams To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the  more...

CIW Fundamentals of CGI Using Perl Part 1 CGI Perl Basics ...development process. • Identify guidelines for the analysis stage of the application development process. • Identify guidelines for the design stage of the application development process. • Identify characteristics of the Perl programming language. • Identify the basic syntax used in Perl. • Print Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) from a Perl script by using  more...

CIW Database Specialist Part 1 Introduction to Database Design ... to overcome. o Identify requirements and scope for the analysis phase. o Identify guidelines for processing information in the analysis phase. o Identify criteria for selecting a database management system (DBMS) during the design phase. Audience The intended audiences for this course include individuals who design, implement, and maintain database schemas; design and develop  more...

SAP R 3 QM Master Data Analysis The Computer Based Training course (CBT) SAP R/3 QM in Procurement aims to provide all the employees working in the inspections area of your company, who want to learn more about SAP software or who are planning to work with it, with the knowledge to deal with QM within the R/3 System. In the first unit, the trainee will learn how to activate the Quality Management functionality for a material,  more...

Defining Microsoft NET Solution Architectures Part 1 ... To identify uses of business process analysis. To identify features of common organizational structure types. To identify considerations for analyzing industry positions, personnel, and regulations. To identify features of use cases. To identify guidelines for  more...

Organizational Behavior The Organizational System ...impact on employees. It also teaches how to perform a job analysis to determine whether an organization's job designs are appropriate and gives options for job redesign. Learn To • Identify the elements of structure that affect organizational behavior. • Help a group overcome a barrier caused by organizational structure.  more...

Managing IT Projects Project Fundamentals Initiation ... Identify guidelines for carrying out a SWOT analysis. Identify models to use for project selection. Identify the components of a scope document. Identify guidelines for obtaining stakeholder consensus and approval of the scope document. Simulation Overview: In the simulation at the end  more...

MS Project Server 2003 Introduction Part 2 ...oject Server 2003. Identify features of SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services. Sequence the steps to manually create a Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 database. Identify the deployment options for installing Microsoft Office Project Server 2003. Identify key concepts related to the services that you can install during the Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Setup. Identify database  more...

Windows Server 2003 Skills Update for MCSAs Part 2 ... features and functions of the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. To identify features of Windows Update and Automatic Updates. To identify guidelines for planning for disaster recovery. To identify features of data backup. To identify components that can be backed up when  more...

Windows Server 2003 Skills Update for MCSAs Part 2 ... features and functions of the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. To identify features of Windows Update and Automatic Updates. To identify guidelines for planning for disaster recovery. To identify features of data backup. To identify components that can be backed up when  more...

Financial Management Series The Financial Management Series includes the following courses: Financial Management: Accounting Fundamentals Financial Management: Understanding Financial Statements Financial Management: Financial Planning & Forecasting Financial Management: Cash Analysis & Management Financial Management: Analyzing Financial Statements Financial Management: Inventory Costing & Depreciation To  more...

Business Finance Series The Business Finance Series includes the following courses: Business Finance: Risk Analysis Business Finance: Time Value of Money Business Finance: Valuation of Stocks and Bonds To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Advanced Financial Statements Series The Advanced Financial Statements Series includes the following courses: Financial Statements: Financial Statements Analysis Financial Statements: Reading and Analyzing an Annual Report Financial Statements: Analyzing Cash Flows To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...