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In Praise of Middle Management Author: Huy Quy Nguyen As a manager in the "middle", some of you may have felt stuck between the demands of senior management and the personal needs of those in your unit. You work under tight constraints and limited resources to balance the organizationa ™s needs, and your employeesa ™ abilities and well-being. In this session you will explore the role of middle managers in the  more...

Introduction to Area Classification Overview Area classification is based on the properties of the flammable substances that may be present in an area and the likelihood that the flammable substance will be present. Area classification is used to determine the type of equipment that can safely be located in an area. Since facilities in a wide variety of industries involve the use of flammable substances, it is necessary for  more...

Protecting Designs Under Patent Copyright and Trademarks Laws Overview A design patent protects the appearance of an object. It is directed at protecting surface ornamentation, configuration of parts, shape of the article or a combination of these elements. A utility patent, on the other hand, is obtained to protect the novel, non-obvious functional designs. This course will focus primarily on design patents. The student will learn how to identify  more...

Professional Ethics for New York Engineers Overview In this course the student will study excerpts from Article 145 of the New York Education Law, Part 68 of the Regulations of the Commissioner, and Part 29 of the Rules of the Board of Regents on unprofessional conduct. The student will also review some of the recent disciplinary actions taken by the New York Regents to enforce these laws, rules, and regulations. The student must take  more...

Ductsox and Fabric Air Distribution Systems Overview Air distribution in America has been undergoing a material change over the past few years, literally. Engineers, interior designers, architects, facility owners and contractors have found that the use of fabric material ducts have provided the technical answer to air distribution problems that traditional sheet metal ducts haven't been able to achieve without significant additional  more...

Spice of the Month Accelerated Ezine: Articles About Accelerated Learning Techniques Spice of the Month Accelerated Learning Ezine is published periodically by The Training Oasis Inc. Articles focus on accelerated learning, games, energizers, icebreakers, music for accelerated learning, training and roi, and much much more. Free sample articles are always available. After an article is archived, it is available on a pay per view basis. A special package is availableto give  more...

Focus on the Nonfiction Magazine Article from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop, you will work with a published article writer to develop, research and write two articles suitable for publication in magazines you ve identified as appropriate markets. You will get feedback from your instructor on your first and second draft of both your articles. To get the most from this workshop, you should already have a very good grasp of mechanics and composition, as  more...

Advanced Article Writers Workshop from Writers Online Workshops Students who have previously completed a nonfiction writing class or workshop can receive feedback from a published article writer and experience the support and encouragement of an online critique group. At the completion of this workshop, you will have written and received feedback on four original nonfiction articles of up to 3,000 words each. Throughout the workshop you ll be able to  more...

Fundamentals of Nonfiction Writing workshop from Writers Online Workshops Nonfiction appeals to the amateur historian/anthropologist/psychologist/biographer in all of us. But contemporary nonfiction is about a lot more than just facts and figures and interview quotes. Contemporary readers expect their nonfiction to be engaging, compelling and entertaining as well as informative. In this workshop we ll concentrate on the basic creative (yes, creative) techniques  more...