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Technical Communication, an Introduction for Current Technical Writers, Editors & Designers ...orm of technical writing, editing, or design for a while, but you wonder what the whole profession really involves, this course will expand your perspective, and help you polish your skills. You`ll learn how to articulate the benefits of technical communication for the user and for your organization. You`ll see how the profession looks today, reflect on the forces that have shaped our field,  more...

Take Control of IIS This course describes how to install and configure Microsoft 2000 Web and FTP services. Do you need to set up a Web server for your home, small office, or corporation? This course shows, using a real-time, full-screen display, everything you need to do set up Web and FTP servers with the Microsoft 2000 or NT operating systems. All the procedures you need are shown just as you would perform them  more...

Aromas Weight Loss Discover Healthy Effective Ways to Lose Weight Effortlessly Discover how to combine massage, diet, stress reduction and aromatherapy in your efforts to lose weight. This is not a restrictive diet program, but recommendations for how to change your lifestyle in a natural and healthy way.  more...

Architecting Web Content (Master Class)-Self Directed ...er as possible. This course is aimed at non-programmers, but many programmers have found it a useful introduction to the idea of information architecture. It is taught from the perspective of content creation so you will learn how to organize your information so that it will make sense to your users and it will be easy for them to use.After learning just what information systems architecture  more...

Certified eMarketing Associate Certification (CeMA) ...rofessional marketing certification. This is not a course but rather a certification that demonstrates competency in eMarketing. The CeMA certification is a substantial credential for students as well as professionals who are new to the e-marketing profession. The CeMA certification can be of benefit in employment applications, resumes, bios, and college admission applications. The  more...

Brilliant Business Writing and Communication ...ssion they`re making on clients and coworkers is anything but positive. It`s time to change all that. Designed explicitly for people in the business world, this course guides students through the principles and practices of effective communication. Students learn about writing approaches, grammar, clarity, precision, style, and more, while also understanding the relationship between writing,  more...

Influence Your Customer to Take Action and Buy ...o the old school of selling, "getting action" is closing. But the word "closed" establishes an incorrect mind set for anyone who sells, since there`s nothing else to consider if you "close" a sale. Ideally, you want to think of helping the customer to buy. In this way you are "opening" ways to build a relationship and build business. Taking action is a natural part of the sales process, and  more...

Introduction to Customer Relationship Management CRM -Part 1 DISCONTINUED--Step into the world of CRM with this foundation course in Customer Relationship Management and learn how the practice of effective CRM can not only transform you into a highly successful business professional but also improve your company`s bottom line by helping you expand and retain your valuable customer base.  more...

Complete Course in Professional Medical Transcription using MIME method of instruction (Special Pricing Edition) Same great complete Professional Edition course but designed for the student who does not want to incur course material fees. Registration Fee waived.  more...

Making Effective Screenshots: Saving Time, Increasing Impact ...s, support customers, and illustrate marketing brochures. But how can we take these screenshots efficiently, capturing what users need, modifying the images consistently, storing them for easy access, and placing them on our pages effectively? As a beginning communication professional you learn a lot about important topics such as writing procedures, organizing content, and editing. But what  more...

Architecting Web Content (Master Class) ...er as possible. This course is aimed at non-programmers, but many programmers have found it a useful introduction to the idea of information architecture. It is taught from the perspective of content creation so you will learn how to organize your information so that it will make sense to your users and it will be easy for them to use.After learning just what information systems architecture  more...

Essential Spanish ...mal: Se?or L?pez and Se?orita Fern?ndez are more formal - but still friendly of course! After each scene there is a short test to check how you are doing, and at the end of the course a longer exam that will review all of the topics covered by the course. To study the course you will need: An email address - if you don`t have one we can provide instructions on how to obtain one free of charge.  more...

Writing Standards-Based Assessments Give your students an edge on state assessments by learning how to develop test items aligned to your state academic standards. Through participation in this course, you will learn to write questions that meet your state and local standards, including those that use higher order thinking skills. Additionally, you will learn techniques item writers use to make it difficult for test-wise students to  more...

Write a Marketable Script in 10 Weeks Learn how to produce "marketable" script in a minimal amount of time. The purpose of this course is not just to produce a single script-although that will happen. The real purpose is to show you the structure of scripts and how to produce "marketable" scripts is a minimal amount of time. What do I mean by "marketable"? A marketable script is one that has all of the following: Interesting  more...

What Inexperienced Homebuyers MUST Know Before They Buy a Home ...many, it?s an opportunity to make their dreams come true. But it?s also a fairly complicated process with many potential pitfalls. This may be one of the most important financial decisions of your life. You?ll have to keep your cool, develop a plan, and follow it. In this course, that?s exactly what you will do, and experts in real estate will answer your questions along the way. How does a  more...

Violence in the Workplace ...his is real. Violence in the workplace is a real problem, but in this important safety-training program, you will learn what individuals and companies can do to reduce the frequency and severity of violent incidents. Welcome to Violence in the Workplace This isn?t a video game or a television show; this is real. Violence in the workplace is a real problem, but in this important safety-training  more...

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

Violence in the Workplace ...his is real. Violence in the workplace is a real problem, but in this important safety-training program, you will learn what individuals and companies can do to reduce the frequency and severity of violent incidents. Welcome to Violence in the Workplace This isn?t a video game or a television show; this is real. Violence in the workplace is a real problem, but in this important safety-training  more...

Using a Digital Camera Acquaint yourself with the basics of using a digital camera. Learn how to capture images, focus, zoom, adjust the resolution/size settings, view images, delete images, and how to upload images to your computer. Using a Digital Camera is a seven day online course. You will learn the basics of using a digital camera. Learn how to capture images, focus, zoom, adjust the resolution/size settings,  more...

Using a Scanner Learn how to scan a document using various formats, make annotations and save/export documents. Discover how to use scanned documents in various applications. Using a Scanner is a seven day online course. This is an introductory course and provides the basics pertaining to using your scanner. Learn how to scan a document, make annotations and save/export documents. Discover how to use scanned  more...

Tour Operator Certificate - Instructor Led The Travel Agent Certificate provides comprehensive training necessary to become an effective tour operator. This includes instruction in the ground transporation, air reservations, tour products, sales and customer service and air fares. The Tour Operator Certificate Program consists of seven individual courses (see course list below). Each course includes instruction, student-instructor  more...

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

Travel Agent Certificate Program - Instructor Led The Travel Agent Certificate provides comprehensive training necessary to become an effective travel professional. This includes instruction in the Sabre Computer Reservation Systems, travel reservations, fares and tickets, leisure travel products, destination geography and travel sales and customer service. The Travel Agent Certificate Program consists of twelve individual courses (see course  more...

The Power of being Different ...ncrementalism (continuous innovation that guarantees safe but small successes), and getting used to radicalism (innovating in a complete different field: doing what others haven`t thought of yet). The course will provide the basics one can maintain to preserve an innovative spirit and assure impulses for constant improvement. The course will also emphasize on the disadvantages of being  more...

The Cure For What Retails You This course explores how to increase retail sales. During this course, students will explore ways to increase their retail sales. The course works for all levels of retail sales from general sales staff to management but also addresses concerns of small business owners.  more...

Technology Integration - Best Practices Discover some of the best practices used by educators to integrate technology into their classrooms. Learn about the tools used to facilitate instruction of core-curricular objectives. Technology Integration - Best Practices is a?seven day online course. It will help you discover some of the ?best practices? used by educators today to integrate technology into their classrooms. This course  more...

Successful Negotiation ...woven through not just your time in the work environment, but also in daily living. Knowing how to negotiate successfully will improve your interactions with customers, coworkers, and even family members. This course will give you the strategies and techniques you will need to help you define opportunities in which negotiating would be appropriate and to create a win/win situation in each of  more...

So You Want To Be A Medical Writer Skills and knowledge you will need to effectively write medically related materials. Medical writing is an exciting and ever-changing field that covers a wide range of areas in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and the biotech industry. Opportunities for medical writing exist at the professional research level, the consumer education level, newspapers, magazines, and everything in between. Most medical  more...

Social and Emotional Learning This course covers the meaning of emotional intelligence and the importance of social and emotional skills in teaching and parenting. This course is for teachers and parents and anyone involved in helping young people with their learning. The course covers the basics of Social and Emotional Learning- what it is; why it is important in schools and in the home today. It also provides information  more...

Significantly Increase the Value of Any Property--Instructor-Led ...increase your resale value higher than you might imagine. But the wrong change is like throwing money away. This course shows how to get the biggest possible financial benefit from every dollar spent on property improvements. You`ll even learn to grow value by improving the neighborhood!Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how  more...

Six Sigma Black Belt Personal Training Library ... participate on an FMEA team and can make immediate contributions to quality and productivity improvement efforts. (3 Units; 3 Assessments; Approximately 7 hours of training.) The Advanced SPC course will help you develop a comprehensive understanding of advanced statistical process control techniques. Training topics include selecting and setting up SPC control charts, determining the best  more...

Scaffold Safety Training Program Do you remember building giant structures with Erector Sets, putting together tiny pieces of metal and then piling all your other toys on them to see how much they could hold? With our Scaffold Safety training program, you won t wonder about your portable scaffolding capacity. Welcome to Scaffold Safety Training Program Do you remember building giant structures with Erector Sets, putting  more...

SalesPlus ...tential sales opportunities that result not only in sales but in developing customers who will continue to do business with them time and time again. Identifying potential sales opportunities, making the sale, and creating a customer relationship that will result in future business is the art of selling. By the end of this course you will know the process of selling, the conditions necessary  more...

Providing Effective Feedback ... people have good intentions to provide helpful feedback, but don t know the simple rules and techniques for doing it. This course includes tools to develop helpful feedback and use it to motivate employees. It has techniques and methods to foster a nurturing environment, convey your improvement ideas, check for understanding, and help others learn from their mistakes. IMPORTANT NOTE:  more...

Providing Excellent Customer Service in a Multicultural Environment ...iting and challenging part of working in libraries today. But it also presents situations that may be new and unsettling for you. This course will help you begin to understand people with different cultural experiences and will give you some guidelines to help you serve multicultural customers. This course will introduce you to the basics of how diversity and culture impact your understanding  more...

Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification ... poor management and lack of knowledge also greatly contribute to failure. Everyone knows that in the restaurant industry the bulk of profits can come from beverage sales. Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification teaches you how to maximize profits by raising sales and cutting costs in ways beyond the typical and obvious routes. You will also learn ways to build customer  more...

Preventing Sexual Harassment for Employees ...venting sexual harassment is everyone s responsibility, but employees may not know exactly what to do unless things are spelled out fairly clearly. This course addresses the issues related to sexual harassment: how the law applies to employees, things to avoid in the work environment, and specific employee responsibilities. There are tips to help employees examine their own attitudes and  more...

Pharmacy Technician Career Training Program ...en, Medical Terminology can seem like a foreign language, but you will find this subject fascinating and easy to learn. We will show you simple ways to learn and decipher medical terminology describing disease states, anatomy and drug information. Pharmacy Practice ? Explore available career options to Pharmacy Technicians and gain an overview of the field. You will also learn generalized  more...

Pharmacy Technician National Certification Exam Preparation Course ...ogy Review ? Pharmacology can be an intimidating subject, but not when you are reading our material! Every section is written in easy-to-understand language. You will study side effects, drug interactions, mechanisms of action and other important information about major drug classifications. Pharmacy Calculations ? The National focuses heavily on math and because of this, the Calculations  more...

Personal Protective Equipment ...nt your workers face will be as inhospitable as the moon, but it is still important for each worker to recognize when personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed, what PPE is needed, what it can do, and how to care for it. Welcome to Personal Protective Equipment ?One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.? Hopefully no environment your workers face will be as inhospitable as the  more...

Powerful Negotiation For Successful Buying ... ever. You may even get lured into using the convenient, but often ineffective, method of negotiating by email. If it seems like you?re at a disadvantage, you are! But you can quickly get the modern negotiation strategies and skills you need to get the best deals in today?s environment. The highly personal and interactive online negotiation course ?Powerful Negotiation For Successful Buying?  more...

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

Online Research Techniques You will learn how to effectively conduct research online using Grolier Online and GaleNet. Learn how to find specific information using these comprehensive Web-based resources. Online Research Techniques is a seven day online course. This course will help you develop online research skills and gain knowledge on Grolier Online and GaleNet resources. This course is offered by a State Accredited  more...

Oracle 10g OCA ... to employers. You will have 1 year access to this course but can complete it as quickly as you like to. Oracle 10g OCA The demand for Oracle technical professionals is growing fast. Experienced or new to the profession you need to know what skills make you more attractive to employers. Employers are looking for individuals with a solid foundation of skills needed for effective performance.  more...

Object-Oriented Analysis & Design using UML ...ational Software ) or Together( Togethersoft ) is helpful but not necessary. A drawing tool like Microsoft Visio will be good enough. Recommended Reading : UML Distilled --A Brief Guide To The Standard Object Modeling Language, 3rd Edition by Martin Fowler and Kendall Scott( Addison-Wesley ) ISBN : 0-201-65783-X0-201-65783-X:Product Link on Barnes & Noble.com. The Unified Modeling Langauge User  more...

NETS`S - National Education Technology Standards for Students ...ds for Students. The course completion is set for 90 Days but the student can take less or more time to complete (1 year max). A course designed to prepare students for the NETS*T certification standard. The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS?S), developed by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), defines the technology standards for  more...

NETS`T - National Education Technology Standards for Teachers ...ds for Teachers. The course completion is set for 90 Days but the student can take less or more time to complete (1 year max). A course designed to prepare teachers for the NETS*T certification standard. The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS?T), developed by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and being adopted by the National Council  more...

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Comprehensive ...they can not only create and modify simple presentations, but also much more elaborate ones, such as team projects. This course is designed to teach students the basic, intermediate, and advanced features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 so they can not only create and modify simple presentations, but also much more elaborate ones, such as team projects. Some skills students will learn include  more...

Microsoft Office 2007 Essentials ... and/or Access. Students have 1 year access to the course but may complete it sooner based on their own accelerated learning. Welcome to Microsoft Office 2007 Essentials This Microsoft Office course teaches you how to effectively use the Office 2007 Suite through comprehensive lessons and engaging quizzes, allowing the user to choose which lesson to learn. New users will be guided through the  more...

Manufacturing Statistics Personal Training Library ...es an overview of the full family of experimental designs but focuses on Screening Experiments, arguably the most important in the family of Design of Experiments (DOE) for improving quality and productivity levels in manufacturing processes. You will learn how to set-up and conduct Screening Experiments using techniques developed by Placket-Burman and Taguchi. DOE worksheets and step-by-step  more...

Lockout Tagout ...your equipment for years, doing the same thing every day, but one day something is different. The machine starts working unexpectedly and the results are horrific. Our course, while fulfilling an important part of OSHA required training for securing power sources and notification of mechanical device startup, shows everyone the dangers posed by the machines they use everyday. Each employee who  more...

Management & Leadership Decision Support Systems Training Program ...s into account decision support data. This data includes, but is not limited to demographics, marketing and advertising trends, supply and demand considerations, as well as merger/acquisition susceptibility. Decision making templates and flow charts assist the course participant objectively evaluate the process problem solving and goal achievement. The benefits of learning how to implement  more...

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

Ladder Safety Training Program ...f workers knowledge so they can safely use this common but dangerous equipment, the ladder. Welcome to Ladder Safety Training Program Going up? Elevate the level of workers? knowledge so they can safely use this common but dangerous equipment, the ladder. In our Ladder Safety-training program, learn to select the appropriate ladder for your application, inspect ladders for damage that might  more...

J2EE Part I ( JSP/servlet ) Learn the server-side Java in one easy attempt. Complement your web-front-end with this server-side part to create a whole application. Be comfortable with round-trip development. We will mainly cover JSP/servlet/JDBC in this course. Students will develop their own applications using server-side Java. Prerequisite: Strong understanding of the Java Programming Language and basic HTML, familiarity  more...

Introduction to K-12 Online Teaching .... It means you can go through the course at your own pace but an instructor is available to help whenever you need it along the way. Intro to K-12 Online Teaching is designed to give you an understanding of developing and teaching an online course. It is a basic level course and will prepare you to begin to develop an online course or course supplement. This course has been approved for?one  more...

Introduction to Teaching Online ...that navigation is intuitive and learning is not hindered but enhanced by the technology.? This course is offered by a State Accredited University and offers State Board Continuing Education credits for Michigan teachers.? If you are located in a state other than Michigan, please check to see if your State Board will honor the Continuing Education Credit.? The course provider will be happy to  more...

Introduction to Inspiration and Kidspiration This course introduces you to Inspiration and Kidspiration. Help students organize and develop their ideas! Learn how to navigate the toolbars and manipulate text within the program. Discover how to integrate this program into your classroom. Introduction to Inspiration and Kidspiration is a seven day online course. This course introduces you to Inspiration and Kidspiration, a software package  more...

Introduction to Respondus This course will focus on the basic use of Respondus, a test generation tool. Discover how to integrate online assessments into your classroom. Introduction to Respondus course is a seven day online course that focuses on the basic use of Respondus a test generation tool, and helps you discover how to integrate online assessments into your classroom. This course is offered by a State Accredited  more...

Introduction to WebQuests Learn the basics involved in developing a WebQuest for your own classroom use. Introduction to Webquest is a seven day online course.? Learn the basics involved in developing a WebQuest for your own classroom use. You will have the opportunity to evaluate other WebQuests and evaluate them based on a set list of criteria This course is offered by a State Accredited University and offers State  more...

Introduction to Classical Music ...ned for students who have little or no musical background but enjoy classical music and would like to further their enjoyment through an understanding of the basics of musical structure and historical context. By learning how to listen and understand the universal language of music students will be inspired to make classical music an important part of their life. The class is divided into five  more...

Integrating Technology in the Classroom ...ing environment. The course completion is set for 90 Days but the student can take less or more time to complete (1 year max). Make use of your technlogy skills in a classroom environment - (30+ Hours, On-line) The Integrating Technology in the Classroom Library of online courses has been developed to help educators incorporate the Internet and computers into the learning environment. These  more...

Instructional Design for the Online Learning Environment Learn how to adapt your course materials into an online model for effective learning. Discover how traditional instructional strategies can be implemented into the online learning environment. Instructional Design for the Online Learning Environment is a seven day online course. It will help you learn how to adapt your course materials into an online model for effective learning and discover how  more...

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) ...ees. This course can be completed in as little as 2 hours but more time is suggested for in depth understanding. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Lite This eLearning course has been designed to offer a high level introduction to the concepts, terms, benefits, and relationships within the core IT Service Management processes and functions, according to the Information  more...

HTML Lessons in Web Page Design - 10 Week Facilitator Led ...o understand and I know I am learning a little at a time, but learning for sure. I like what you said about learning HTML the right way and I believe your teaching of these HTML lessons is the right way. Thanks John" Dale from California writes, "Thank you for the start you have given me in web design. Your lessons were my first introduction to HTML. Now I am a PAID Web Developer. Now I can`t  more...

How to Successfully Manage a Small Business Pay Per Click Advertising Budget ...h the search engines can take 4-6 months with a new site, but with pay-per-click search engines people find you immediately after you setup your account and your bidding request is approved. This tutorial is designed to take you step by step through the process with goto.com the most popular of the pay-for click search engines to achieve the fullest, optimum results. Buying targeted traffic is  more...

How to have an Effective Safety Committee ...but do you have everything you need. How to Have an Effective Safety Comittee You know you need a tent, bug spray, and suntan lotion, but do you have everything you need. You head out for a weekend of fun in the wild, but as you arrive back in your driveway late Sunday night, you really wish you had brought the food along. Our new safety course, How to Have an Effective Safety Committee, will  more...

HyperStudio Basics ...sing HyperStudio. Learn how to create a stack, add cards, buttons and navigation. In addition, discover how to add sound, video, graphics and hyperlinks into your presentation. HyperStudio Basics is a seven day online course. This class will explore educational applications and implications of hypermedia, provide you with an overview of using HyperStudio and an opportunity to develop both your  more...

Graphics & Digital Imaging Fundamentals Learn the basics of acquiring pictures with a digital camera, with a scanner, by screen capture and from the Internet. Graphics & Digital Imaging Fundamentals is a seven day online course. It is designed to help you learn the basics on acquiring pictures with a digital camera, with a scanner, by screen capture and from the Internet. You also learn the basics with regard to file types, file size  more...

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

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Training ... targeted not only at Providers, Payers, Clearing Houses, but also at HR managers, Business Associates, and anyone else that wants to know about their Individual Rights under the HIPAA legislation. Coursework focuses on education in the HIPAA law, and best practices for HIPAA legislation. Other topics include the documentation that is required for HIPAA compliance, and the technology changes  more...

Home Energy Fundamentals ...renewable energy available.Student has access for 60 days but may complete the course sooner. Home Energy Fundamentals In this five-module online course, you will get an understanding of the fundamentals of energy before going on to receive a detailed primer on how your home uses energy and how to reduce your energy consumption and make your home more comfortable. Whether you are concerned  more...

Hotel Certificate Program - Instructor Led The Hotel Certificate Program provides comprehensive training necessary to become an effective travel professional in a hotel. This includes instruction in hotle products, sales and customer service and ground transportation. The Hotel Certificate Program consists of four individual courses (see course list below). Each course includes instruction, student-instructor interacation through email  more...

Getting More From Books: Intro to Literary Analysis ... 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 reader and explore any book`s message, plot,  more...

Forklifts ...e of training, not only to comply with OSHA requirements, but also to prevent losses at your company by introducing responsible patterns of inspection, operator care, operation, load handling precautions, stacking, driving, unloading, and parking. Meant to appeal to everyone who works with or around lift-trucks, this course can insure that everyone in your organization is prepared for the  more...

Find and Purchase Income Producing Properties--Instructor-Led ...s. Some learn from their mistakes and eventually succeed, but they don?t make nearly as much money as they could. The experience that you will gain in this course will give you an edge on the average investor. The course is structured around a ?Learning by Doing? approach in which you will work through real-world problems set within a fictional scenario. You will assume the role of a  more...

Find and Purchase Income Producing Properties--Self-Directed ...s. Some learn from their mistakes and eventually succeed, but they don?t make nearly as much money as they could. The experience that you will gain in this course will give you an edge on the average investor. The course is structured around a ?Learning by Doing? approach in which you will work through real-world problems set within a fictional scenario. You will assume the role of a  more...

Front Desk Agent- Instructor Led ...nternet delivered and allow you to study at your own pace but must be completed within one year of the date you begin. The average student takes three to four months to complete all of the training.How quickly can I begin? Upon registration you will receive your personal user name and password and directions on how to begin your course work within 24 hours of registration. You will have access  more...

Fall Protection ... the OSHA requirements for all types of safety equipment, but will also be trained to identify and avoid situations that might result in a fall hazard. If you have a dream that each of your employees will not only know the requirements for each fall protection system, but also know how they work so you can be sure they are working, then start using our Fall Protection course. This course can  more...

Expert Certificate Course in Medical Transcription with Work Placement Program ...in at your leisure. It can be finished in 5 to 7 months, but since it is done at your own pace, your personal schedule governs your completion time. Most students take up to 12 months. What is the Work Placement Program and how do I become eligible for it? The Work Placement Program was developed to help MT students find jobs when they finish our Expert Certificate course. An overall average  more...

Expert Purchasing Management ...g best practices, new technologies, and changing markets. But fortunately, there is a way for you to learn how to meet and exceed today's high standards for purchasing management excellence. The highly personal and interactive online course ?Expert Purchasing Management? will teach you everything you need to know to lead your purchasing department to new levels of success! Frequently Asked  more...

Ethics and Compliance Basics Reinforcing ethical principles and educating company members about compliance with the law is an ongoing and important responsibility. A company is only as ethical and compliant as its directors, managers and employees. Ethics and Compliance Basics Reinforcing ethical principles and educating company members about compliance with the law is an ongoing and important responsibility. A company is  more...

E-mail Gems Do e-mail messages in your company resemble screen versions of the junk mail cluttering mailboxes today? E-Mail Gems helps participants develop screen savvy as they create electronic messages readers view not as junk but as gems. Welcome to E-mail Gems Do e-mail messages in your company resemble screen versions of the junk mail cluttering mailboxes today? E-Mail Gems helps participants develop  more...

Defensive Driving ...? No! They probably didn`t tell you in driver`s training, but the most hazardous activity in which you`ll ever engage is driving a vehicle on public roads. Welcome to Defensive Driving What`s the most dangerous thing you do? You might hand glide? Sky dive? Hunt? Deep-sea dive? Smoke? No! They probably didn`t tell you in driver`s training, but the most hazardous activity in which you`ll ever  more...

Developing Curriculum for Online Programs This course outlines success strategies for the development of an online program. Instructional design guidelines are also presented. Developing Curriculum for Online Programs? is a seven day online course. It will help you explore special requirements and the tools needed for effective online curriculum development. This course is offered by a State Accredited University and offers State Board  more...

Cruise Line Certificate Program - Instructor Led The Cruise Line Certificate program provides comprehensive training necessary to work for a cruise line. This includes instruction in cruise product, air reservations and customer service. The Cruise Line Certificate Program consists of six individual courses (see course list below). Each course includes instruction, student-instructor interacation through email and message boards, assigments and  more...

Creating Outstanding Online Help: Principals and Practice (Software Industry) ...tor. NOTE: If you have experience as a Technical Writer - but not much creating online help - and are looking to enhance your skill set, another course offering - Creating Outstanding Online Help: A Self Directed Study - may be more relevant to your needs. This course provides the basic information about gathering and streamlining techniques used to create effective online help system outline  more...

Creating Outstanding Online Help: A Self-Directed Study (Software Industry) ...or you if you have some experience as a Technical Writer (but not much creating online help)and are looking to enhance your skill set. This course demonstrates - through self-directed study - the initial process of creating effective online help by starting with a solid outline. The major assignment is to create a detailed online help system outline and submit a mini-essay about WHY a specific  more...

Confined Space Safety ...yees will not only be prepared to meet OSHA requirements, but will also be prepared to identify confined spaces and determine if permits are required to work in them. Periscope up, as they discover the role of danger signs, entry permits, attendants, rescue plans, and safety equipment. Head to port, and make sure each worker is prepared to address the requirements to work in confined spaces  more...

Copyright Law Basics & Workplace Activities ...le recognize the presence of a copyright by the symbol , but even in the absence of the symbol the material may be protected by copyright law. Copyright Law Basics Copyright law affects the workplace activities of many employees on a daily basis. Copyright protection extends to newspaper and magazine articles, instructional videos, web sites, computer Courses, and even elevator music. Most  more...

Computer Fundamentals You don't have to know everything to be at ease with your computer. This course covers hard drives, memory, operating systems and more. Computer Fundamentals is a seven day online course.? This course is introductory and provides the basics pertaining to using a computer. It includes the knowledge and skills required to identify different types of computers, the components of a personal  more...

Comprehensive Medical Coding Training ...chart 100% correctly (has not happened too many times!!!) but practice makes perfect. I have 25 charts left before completion." Pat "I want to say THANK YOU for always being so prompt in answering my questions. You have been very helpful and encouraging and I have enjoyed this course immensely. I have recommended it to several people already." Thanks, Jennifer Other excited students have great  more...

Complete Paralegal Training Program (Self-Paced) ...rely online, designed as a 5 to 6 month fast-track course but can be taken at a accelerated pace. This is a industry standard Certificate of Completion program. This state-of-the-art paralegal home training course, through which the student may quickly and easily learn this complex, prestigious and fascinating discipline, was developed by a battle-tested paralegal and then edited and rendered  more...

Comprehensive Leadership Training ...h leaders not only put their teams on a higher trajectory but also increase the pace of their own careers. This course intends to sharpen the leadership skills of managers and would be managers. The course takes a comprehensive look at leadership from most perspectives so as to give the trainees a deep understanding of the roles that they are playing or may be expected to play. At the end of  more...

Choosing a Renewable Energy Installer ...g what you can do to help. Student has access for 30 days but may complete the course sooner. Choosing a Renewable Energy Installer With the amount of money you`re spending on a solar or wind energy system, make sure you do it right. Once you`ve made the decision to install either a solar or wind renewable energy system, what are the important questions to ask potential installers? This online  more...

Building with the Basics: Grammar and Punctuation ...y, good grammar and proper punctuation are rarely noticed but, when misused, cause document disasters. Welcome to Building with the Basics: Grammar and Punctuation Used correctly, good grammar and proper punctuation are rarely noticed but, when misused, cause document disasters. Based on a building analogy that anyone can relate to, this workshop is designed with many opportunities for  more...

Car Rental Certificate Program - Instructor Led The Car Rental Certificate provides comprehensive training necessary to work for a car rental agency. This includes instruction in the Sabre Computer Reservation Systems, travel reservations ad ground transportation. FULL DESCRIPTION The Car Rental Certificate Program consists of four individual courses (see course list below). Each course includes instruction, student-instructor interacation  more...

Build a Powerful Marketing Strategy--Instructor-Led ... message is noble and potentially appealing to teenagers, but probably not enough to encourage them to spend their allowance on your product. Now, add another element to the equation: try to sell the footballs to parents of teenagers. Perhaps the message would be more effective. These are extreme examples of mistakes that could easily be avoided by employing common sense, but they illustrate  more...

Build a Powerful Marketing Strategy--Self-Directed ... message is noble and potentially appealing to teenagers, but probably not enough to encourage them to spend their allowance on your product. Now, add another element to the equation: try to sell the footballs to parents of teenagers. Perhaps the message would be more effective. These are extreme examples of mistakes that could easily be avoided by employing common sense, but they illustrate  more...

Blackboard Basics for K12 ...designed to not only teach you about the online classroom but to immerse you in it so that you are experiencing and discovering the environment from all aspects possible. This course will help you learn how to develop and to manage your course using Blackboard 6. This course is offered by a State Accredited University and offers State Board Continuing Education credits for Michigan teachers.?  more...

Basic Internet Specialist Certificate ...hat can be said about it. So much has been said about it. But there is one thing that every student will realize in time. The Internet is a continually evolving medium. Every day or every month, something new is invented to make the Internet easier to use. This certificate program will cover this most important principle and will go a step beyond. By the end of this certificate program students  more...

Bartending to the Max-Online ...placement. That is not possible. You may be given leads, but you will have to get the job on your own. Additionally, keep in mind that every other student will be given the same leads. Bartending to the Max includes thorough coverage of resumes, experience and job interviews, which is how you will get a job. You will be taught the best way to find a bartending job, but you will have to make  more...

Basics Of Smart International Procurement ...rement efforts will have a higher probability of failing. But the good news is that the details of successful international procurement don?t have to be a mystery. The highly personal and interactive online course ?Basics of Smart International Procurement? will teach you the critical things every purchasing professional needs to know before buying from foreign suppliers! Frequently Asked  more...

Bartending the Easy Way-Online ...placement. That is not possible. You may be given leads, but you will have to get the job on your own. Additionally, keep in mind that every other student will be given the same leads. Bartending the Easy Way includes thorough coverage of resumes, experience and job interviews, which is how you will get a job. You will be taught the best way to find a bartending job, but you will have to make  more...

An Introduction to Linux A Workshop Approach ...it covers general information on more than 50 Linux distributions. The course is designed for new users as a way to familiarize themselves with Linux, but it does assume the user already has some distribution of Linux installed on their system. For those students who do not have Linux installed on their computer, we have provided access to the WinLinux2000 distribution, free of charge. This  more...

Airline Certificate Program - Instructor Led The Airline Certificate provides comprehensive training necessary to work for an airline. This includes instruction in the Sabre Computer Reservation Systems, travel reservations and fares and tickets. The Airline Certificate Program consists of six individual courses (see course list below). Each course includes instruction, student-instructor interacation through email and message boards,  more...

Achieving Solar - An Introductory Guide ...s for solar energy systems.Student has access for 60 days but may complete the course sooner. Achieving Solar - An Introductory Guide In this online six-module course, you will gain an understanding of the fundamentals of U.S. energy consumption and a detailed primer on today`s solar energy applications. The difference between solar thermal systems and solar photovoltaic (PV) applications and  more...

Accelerate your Business Growth--Instructor-Led ...ing: a local gym owner has a great idea for a new product but doesn`t know what to do with it. Your job is to help him develop a "new product strategy " that will get his product to the right customers and generate revenues. The steps to developing this strategy will be spread out over the course of five assignments. When your work is done, you`ll be left with a blueprint for introducing your  more...

Accelerate your Business Growth--Self-Directed ...ing: a local gym owner has a great idea for a new product but doesn`t know what to do with it. Your job is to help him develop a "new product strategy " that will get his product to the right customers and generate revenues. The steps to developing this strategy will be spread out over the course of five assignments. When your work is done, you`ll be left with a blueprint for introducing your  more...

5S TRAINING ...results. You have access to this online course for 1 year but can complete it as quickly as you care to. We estimate that you could take up to 24 hours to complete this course but many students take much less time. 5S TRAINING 5S is more of a people process than it is a manufacturing technique. And it is much more than simply cleaning up your area ? it is a discipline that truly can enable you  more...

911 OPERATOR TDD TRAINING ... often as they require or offer training for voice calls, but at a minimum, every six months." This innovative online course consists of an online, interactive lesson. Once the lesson is completed, students participate in simulated conversations with members of the deaf/speech impaired community via a simulated TDD machine. This course can be completed within 2 hours. Course must be completed  more...

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

Demanding Customers Demanding Customers The Demanding Customers course guides sales and service providers through a series of scenario based option paths. This will show the participant how to manage an angry customer, understand why a customer might be shy and help an undecided customer come to a decision. It will help to deal with a customer who isn?t right, but who is a customer, and who ? with skill ? will still  more...

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

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

Applying Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace ...nce will give you a good start in succeeding in your job. But to be more effective you must also develop your emotional intelligence. Using the two together, you will get along much better with your colleagues and know how to get ahead at work. You will learn how to handle your emotions and gear them towards a positive outcome. This course will teach you how to respond proactively, communicate  more...

Business Writing Basics ...but how do you say it? Do you even know the proper format to use for a memo, business letter, etc.? Writing is a part of everyday life, particularly in the work setting. This course will help you avoid common grammar and spelling blunders and outline ways you can make your writing more persuasive and professional. Once you`ve learned the simple guidelines for writing more effectively,  more...

How To Master Personal And Family ...day, people who want to be effective not just on the job, but in their personal lives as well. This bundle helps employees deal with some of the thorny issues facing people at various stages of their lives, whether taking responsibility for elderly loved ones or caring for children, coping with the loss of a loved one or choosing childcare, planning retirement or just making ends meet.  more...

Appreciating Personality Differences ...uld be a much better place if everyone were more like me. But, in fact, ita s each persona s unique style that creates a more complete workplace! Thata s why ita s important to identify both your own personality style and the differing styles of others. Understanding these style differences will enable you to adapt to others and create a more harmonious work environment. IMPORTANT NOTE:  more...

Basics of Effective Selling ...iption -- 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, doing a  more...

How To Master Customer Service Course description -- Customer service personnel are the frontline in making your customers happy and developing your reputation as a quality company. The How to Master Customer Service bundle addresses three vital aspects of customer servicea developing a customer-oriented culture, using effective telephone skills for quality customer service, and dealing with those occasional, but very  more...

Presenting Your Proposition Even the most confident sales people can feel their self-assurance dissolve when required to make a formal sales presentation. This course is about giving you the confidence, not only to present, but also to get commitment from your customer. Demonstrating a structure that can be adapted to most situations, this course will equip you with the skills needed to deal with the most intimidating  more...

Conducting Effective Sales Research Meetings ... is important for understanding your customer's business. But only by conducting research meetings will you learn the "inside" information you need to truly understand the business fit between your company and your customer. In this course, you'll learn about bringing your research and communication skills together in strategic account sales (SAS) research meetings. You'll start by learning how  more...

Communicating in Sales Teams ...but do you understand the role that communication plays in disbursing information? The success of organizations in today's business climate depends on the fast, efficient dissemination of information, and that can only come about through effective communication. This fact is true at the corporate level, at the sales level, and indeed at every level of the company. At a time when rapid change is  more...

Sales Math 101 Developing a Sales Plan for Success ...ture your wasted hours? Unfortunately that is impossible, but you can make the most of the hours in your day with the help of this course. Sales Math 101: Developing a Sales Plan for Success is a course that will help you--Sales Professional, Inc.--make the most of each hour of your day. You will learn how to recognize the value of your time, and how to manage it, so as to maximize your return  more...

Progressing through the Complex Sale High-value purchases impact across the whole organization. So it's not surprising that these buying decisions are made by those at the top. But getting to these decision-makers isn't easy, which is why selling at an executive level is a more complex operation that requires all the resources of the highly skilled salesperson. This course is directed at supplying those resources.  more...

The Boss Factor Your boss can make or break you, so you better find out how to work effectively with her. You must first build rapport and continue to develop it. Along the way, you'll learn how to solicit and give feedback and even learn how to use corrective feedback to your advantage. You'll also get tips on managing your manager, which is no easy task. But if you can achieve that and turn the annual appraisal  more...

Views on Organizational Change .... The way that you react to change is intensely personal. But, to a large extent, organizations change in predictable ways and for predictable reasons. Similarly, the ways in which people respond to change tend to follow predictable patterns. Being able to think of yourself as part of this larger picture is a big help when you set out on a journey of change. "Views on Organizational Change"  more...

Preparing for Change ...ange signals the end of the tried, trusted, and familiar. But change is also a new beginning--a springboard into a new and potentially exciting personal future. "Preparing for Change" focuses on the mental attitudes and behaviors you need to develop in order to take advantage of the opportunities for personal growth that can accompany organizational change. You gain insights into how to learn,  more...

Finding Your Life Balance ...ficult to get the balance between those activities right. But getting the balance right gives a tremendous payback. You feel fulfilled. You are in harmony with yourself and your world. Which is good for you, and also impacts positively on your family, friends, and co-workers. The first step towards a possible adjustment of your life balance is to assess your life as it is now. This course will  more...

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

Techniques for Improved Time Management ...tive effect on your performance. Deadlines are important, but they have to be realistic. Making "To-do" lists is a useful technique, but you can end up feeling overwhelmed by the amount that has to be achieved in a day, a week or a month. It is vital to prioritize the tasks, and the Priority Matrix is a quick and effective way of sorting the urgent, from the less important. It is relatively  more...

Developing Excellent Time Management Habits ...be more efficient--get more done--in many different ways. But you need to make sure that you are really controlling the technology so that it also helps you to be more effective--getting the right things done, rather than allowing it to control you. There are many time stealers. Demands and interruptions from bosses, peers, or customers can prevent you from achieving your goals, and these must  more...

Risk Basics ...d and operate in a mine field where opportunities abound, but disaster could strike at any moment. Avoiding disaster is no longer left to luck, but is carefully controlled through risk management. The information presented in this course on risk and hedging techniques are vital survival tools for today's corporate environment. When the task is difficult and the risk is real, how comfortable are  more...

Using Business Tools to Manage Sales Teams ...team is an important part of your job as a sales manager, but it isn't the only hat you wear. You also have to manage the business side of your sales manager position. For example, you have to know how to forecast sales accurately to determine the goals that your sales team will set. Like many sales managers, you've probably asked yourself, "How do I successfully and effectively manage the  more...

Introduction to Brand Management ...ding success: a brand manager, a brand, and the consumer. But how do these ingredients relate and what are they comprised of that makes them so important? This course will demonstrate how each ingredient reacts to the other in order to create a valuable, long-lasting brand. First, you will learn about the responsibilities of a brand manager, from conception of a brand to building, evaluating,  more...

Managing the Creative Elements of Brands ...t could be one of these factors or a combination thereof, but the fact still remains: out of 25 brands of laundry detergent, you decided only one of them is good enough to wash your clothes. It's a tough market, so what can you do to stand out? This course is designed to help you analyze all the creative elements of a brand in order to help you build your company's brand equity. The first  more...

Managing and Maintaining Brand Equity ...uch as Diet Coke and Cherry Coke. Then there was a brief, but widely publicized, brand crisis caused by New Coke, which resulted in the reintroduction of Coca-Cola Classic. This is an example of how, over time, new competitors come into the market, consumer tastes change, fashions come and go and even lifestyles change. How can you respond successfully? By being ready for change and having a  more...

Developing Fundamental Critical Thinking Skills ...ou may not need an MBA to succeed in the corporate arena, but regardless of position or industry, you do need to be able to analyze, reason, and communicate effectively. These and other critical thinking skills are increasingly consequential as organizational planning and decision making become more distributed and reliant on written and verbal communication factors. Developing Fundamental  more...

Organizational Scope of Critical Thinking ...but they must serve an organization rather than become its masters." This is how Ralph S. Larsen, chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson, describes both the need for systems and their inherent risk. Organizational systems, with complex and intricately interrelated components, demand the application of critical thinking to avoid this risk and to use the systems most  more...

Making Decisions Ethically What is an ethical decision? Many studies show that businesspeople have an intuitive understanding of right and wrong, but that they find difficulty in explaining their judgments. This course provides the conceptual framework for discussing business ethics and the tool kit for making ethical decisions.  more...

Evaluating Creative and Innovative Ideas ...But for every thousand ideas you generate, only one may have what it takes to make a real difference in your organization. Many great ideas will remain just that--ideas. Unless they have true commercial potential, or offer real advantages, they are destined to remain in the mental "incubator."To determine which ideas are worthy of further attention and which should be discarded, you will need  more...

Implementing Creative and Innovative Ideas ...e ideas is what makes great ideas become brilliant ideas. But this success is never immediate. On the contrary, even the greatest ideas demand careful management of the implementation process.Prototypes may be developed before stakeholder approval can be secured. The right skills will also be vital to maintain momentum and prevent inertia, to coax and assure the team, and to lead the idea to  more...

Get Your Career on the Fast Track ... your role models, your guides to succeeding in business. But if that's not happening, you ask yourself, "Why not?" The world is different now. Instead of job security, you need to focus on career security. In this course, you will learn more about today's new business environment. You will learn about yourself and how to work with your strengths and weaknesses to improve your position in this  more...

Basic Business Skills to Get You on the Fast Track ...But without basic business skills, you won't even find the on ramp. To get on the fast track, you have to master the basics and build from there. In this course, you will focus on the basic skills of decision making, organization, delegation, and negotiation and learn how to apply these skills in getting onto the fast track. Without these skills or the knowledge of how to use them effectively,  more...

Communication Skills for Successful Management ... various communication skills that helped you to succeed. But, as a manager, you will need additional communication skills to be effective. This course will examine various aspects of successful communication strategies and skills. You will analyze the strategies of nonverbal communication, listening, assertive communication, and writing and learn how to apply these strategies appropriately.  more...

Process Management Skills Efficiency, in software terms, can be the difference between ineffective, poorly designed software, and elegant, intuitive software. Efficiency in manufacturing is the difference between processes that yield top quality products at a reasonable price, and processes that spit out shoddy products regardless of price.Likewise, efficiency is critical to the effectiveness of a manager and to the  more...

Problem Performance Prevention Obviously, one of the starting points for managing problem performance is to prevent it from becoming so. This is a general part of effective management, focusing on those aspects of the managerial task specific to preventing problem performance. This means employing an effective selection procedure that is based on an accurate identification of the job requirements, and then using the first  more...

Problem Performance Identification ...erms of the design of the task they are asked to perform. But there are also performance problems that stem from the workers attitude. In between these two there are performance problems which do not come from a disinterest in performing well, and are not system based issues, but are caused by the workers own ability to perform. Once there is clarity about the nature of the performance problem  more...

Problem Performance Improvement ...that the planned for improvement has in fact taken place. But performance improvement also requires that the worker be given support to develop his or her skills, knowledge or whatever has caused the performance problem. It is essential that the manager is able then to apply three techniques to support the under achieving worker. These are to use a specific training program to resolve the  more...

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

Managing the Change Process ... your new colleagues, and try to carry on with your life. But things are different. Your PC isn't in the same place, the cafeteria doesn't have your favorite coffee, and your chair isn't quite right. This is how change feels. You're disoriented--things still work, but not in the same way. You're in a neutral zone where you know how things should be, but they aren't quite as you imagined. It's  more...

Assessing Customer Behavior ...ustomers in a positive and efficient manner is paramount. But this goal can become daunting to a TSA who has not developed the ability to identify various behavior types and apply appropriate techniques to deal with them in a way that builds a positive relationship between the customer and the company. This course instructs agents in how to identify customer behavior, and explains effective  more...

Industry Overview Information Technology ...d for IT products and services will continue to increase, but at the same time, the customer is demanding more value per dollar in order to justify IT spending. Rather than ad hoc purchasing to solve a specific problem, customers are evaluating IT purchases in light of how they will serve strategic business needs and fulfill more fully defined processes and architectures. This reflects a  more...

The Automotive Industry Overview Version 2 Trends in the automotive industry are considered a barometer of a mature economy. The industry has been going through some dramatic changes in the last few years, and major manufacturers, including the Big Three (General Motors, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler) and their suppliers, are reorganizing to be competitive in the global marketplace. In the unrelenting push for lower costs, operational  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...

The Health Care Industry Overview Version 2 There is growing evidence that the current health systems around the world will be unsustainable if they go unchanged over the coming years. The health care industry is under constant pressure to streamline operations and cut extraneous spending, while providing quality, safe, and cost-effective care to its patients. In addition, operating in a highly regulated environment, industry players need  more...

Assessing Performance Continuously ...conventional roles and relationships this is a challenge, but for many organizations, the role of the employee is more flexible, and reporting arrangements are more remote. The modern manager has to plan to appraise employees he may rarely see. The second stage is changing the annual performance meeting into ongoing communication about performance between the manager and employee. The manager  more...

Performance Reviews ...e the appraisal meeting a practical and successful event. But to make it purposeful, a manager must develop better performance in her employees. This means both creating the best performance opportunities and identifying the steps a manager must take to develop her team members. Too often, training is the sole and unfocused response by many managers to their employees' development needs. This  more...

Emotions Mindsets and Coaching ...your coachee's emotions is something that will take time. But you need to remotivate and reinvigorate them if you want to get results from your coaching session. Your coachees' feelings may be dependent on their personality or emotions about the current situation they face. Are they feeling nervous, poorly motivated, or out of control? You need to read the signals correctly and respond  more...

Trends in Coaching ...es that you use for individual coaching will be the same. But when coaching teams, you'll need to run an initial meeting, set boundaries, and deal with team tension. In order for coaching to improve the bottom line for your organization, you must display an ongoing commitment to coaching. Coaching works in all directions--consider upward and peer-to-peer coaching--which is one of the reasons it  more...

Legal Pitfalls Regarding Independent Contractors ...kers is a crucial component of your success as a manager. But not all workers are created workers. Some are employees, others are nonemployees, or independent contractors. This is an important distinction, because your company's obligations differ depending upon how workers are classified. Misclassification can result in stiff fines, penalties and back pay and benefit liability. This course  more...

Models for Managing Technical Professionals ...anaging their time and resources can be a difficult task. But, since it's your job to supervise this often-frustrating yet extremely valuable group of employees, you need to figure out the best way to do it. And this "best way" may vary from company to company and from individual to individual. In this course you'll learn a variety of ways to motivate, manage, and lead technical professionals  more...

Performance Metrics for an Inbound Call Center The call center environment typifies the active, fast pace of the business world. In this hectic environment, is there time to consider how things are being done? There should be. As the call center industry slowly transforms into a customer management industry, the impetus will be on call center managers to ensure customers receive the best service possible. But where do you look to analyze  more...

Excellence in Internal Customer Service ...g excellent customer service has never been so important. But what about taking a different approach? Has your organization tried looking inwardly to find the answers to offering great service? Organizations consist of an independent chain of individuals and functional units, each taking inputs from one another and turning them out into external customer service. If everyone within the  more...

Managing Challenges in Customer Service During an average working day in a call center, customer service agents (CSAs) handle dozens of customer calls. The calls may range from simple requests for product information to urgent demands for solutions to complex problems. The callers may range from quiet, logical, and professional in their manner to noisy, impatient, and infuriated. CSAs are expected to meet the challenges of handling all  more...

Identifying Your Customers Expectations ...usiness. These expectations may be predominantly unspoken but, all the same, they have a strong influence on how your company, its employees, products, and services are perceived. In the first lesson of this course, you'll be shown what characteristics customers want to see demonstrated, what external influences generate customers' expectations, and how your company's ability to fulfill  more...

Using Surveys to Measure Customer Satisfaction ...u the tools to do this.Once you have established the attributes of your service that customers value the most, by gathering their qualitative feedback, you need to gauge how they rate your company's ability to deliver them. This course concentrates on the techniques required to do this accurately and appropriately with the resources available to you.The first lesson explains why it's imperative  more...

Advancing Service Expertise ...ve-star restaurant, or be doted on at a five star resort. But five star service extends beyond our personal entertainment. A certain degree of pampering is key to achieving customer loyalty, and this course shows us how to make "five star attitude" an integral part of our service commitment. These lessons are designed to foster awareness and new skills that deepen our customer service  more...

Overcoming Difficult Service Situations ...rooge look like a nice guy. It's tempting to cut and run, but coping with even the most challenging situations is part of customer service. This course is designed to give you the means to hang in there when the going gets especially tough. Recognition of the warning signals is an important first step. Then you'll practice strategies that de-escalate confrontational clients. Admitting mistakes  more...

The EXCEL Acronym Instilling Service Excellence ...s that impact the service mindset. It might surprise you, but seeking help and knowing where to find it can improve your service abilities. That's why E, for "Enlist Help", is the first concept in the EXCEL acronym. X is for X-Ray questions, developing the skills to "read" your customers by asking the right questions in the right way. It's a great relief to be able to say, "Case Closed" when  more...

Service Teams and Service Stars The Olympic athlete, the Nobel Prize winner, and the Oscar-nominated actor all have something in common. They are all stars in their areas of expertise. This course will move you to the level of stardom in the area of customer service. In profiling the highest achievers, you will grasp the meaning of leadership, the importance of long-term focus, and the secrets to making your customers more  more...

The Customer s Voice ...re are any number of ways to hear "The Customer's Voice", but you have to know how to listen. Learn about the dynamics of client expectations, and the inconsistent, ever-changing nature of today's customer. How do customers judge our success? You'll explore the five key expectations dimensions, and you'll be able to assess your workplace in terms of meeting client needs. And you don't have to  more...

How to Work with Negative People and Procrastinators ...but when the deadline is up, it turns out they somehow never managed to get around to doing it? Or what about people who whine all the time? You might come in to work in the best of moods, but after ten minutes of someone complaining nonstop while you're waiting to fill your coffee cup, your day is shot. If you're tired of putting up with negative people or people who leave you "holding the  more...

Making Telephone Calls Count ...mple and straightforward. The customer talks. You listen. But how well do you listen on the telephone? Are you missing key opportunities to address the caller's needs? Does the caller feel like she has really been "heard" and understood? By fine-tuning your listening skills, you'll be able to deliver truly superior customer service. Different customers have different communication styles. By  more...

Managing Delivery ...u may experience difficulties that push you to the limit. But all is not lost. The way that you handle problems will be the deciding factor as to whether you gain repeat business or not. Most of all, as an external consultant, you are an agent for change. Improving the way that clients operate, and securing real gains for them, can only be achieved if change is managed appropriately.Making your  more...

A Workable Solution for Internal Clients ...an internal consultant is that of "making things happen." But making decisions isn't always easy. There are so many options and you may encounter resistance to changes you propose during internal consulting assignments. How should you deal with this? And how can you be so sure that working practices won't simply revert back once you're "off the scene?" You don't want to be seen as a "visitor"  more...

Corporate Culture Building the Service Foundation ... term is "Corporate Culture." It's not some rare disease, but your workplace "culture" can be positively or negatively infectious as it relates to customer service. In this course, you'll get the basics about corporate culture, and how it impacts service. You'll be able to identify on-the-job issues that are barriers to service excellence. Simple, but effective, exercises will enable you to  more...

The Fundamentals of Exceptional Customer Service ...campaigns that boast, "Customer satisfaction guaranteed." But in today's marketplace, satisfaction isn't enough. This course is designed to take your goals beyond merely satisfying the customer to creating customer loyalty. The training takes aim at outdated modes of thinking, and establishes the building blocks for a service mentality that increases customer commitment, not to mention profits.  more...

Optimizing E-mail at Work ...ail offers a plenitude of new opportunities for business, but understanding how to properly use it is essential in order to take advantage of these opportunities. This course will tell you what makes e-mail unique and provide you with the skills to write, send, and receive business e-mail effectively. You will learn how to best use the features that are commonly included in e-mail programs in a  more...

Connecting and Communicating ...le, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion." In this course, you will discover methods of emotionally connecting with people in ways that capture their attention and interest in you. You will be introduced to methods of building trust and rapport. You will also have the opportunity to develop critical negotiation skills in communication, such as  more...

The Process of Negotiation ...But let us never negotiate out of fear." What do you think John F. Kennedy was thinking about when he spoke these words? Have you ever felt fearful while negotiating? Negotiating is unavoidable. It is a natural part of life, like the emotion of fear. Understanding that fear is a form of stress can help explain why it can crop up during the negotiation process if you are unprepared. Feelings of  more...

What to Do When the Going Gets Tough ...d try it; if it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But above all, try something." Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke these words of wisdom. Negotiating can be challenging, especially when the stakes are high. It's possible to be suddenly stopped in your tracks when an event or circumstance sends the whole deal reeling. Have you ever been involved in a tough negotiation? How did you handle it?  more...

Mastering Negotiation ...but practice is the key to it." This quote by Thomas Fuller captures one of the guiding philosophies of master negotiating--the desire to constantly hone negotiation skills. Discovering your negotiation power is the first step. Unleashing your negotiating power is the second step; however, you can't stop there. You need more than gumption and gusto to become a master negotiator. Commitment and  more...

Presenting Successfully ...but all presentations have four things in common: a presenter, an audience, a venue, and a message. This course concentrates on showing how each of these vital elements has to be taken into account when preparing a presentation. Presenting is a skill that needs to be learned and practiced, starting with how you prepare, and you will be shown a simple but powerful method for selecting the right  more...

Delivering the Message ...But this means nothing to the audience. When you stand there in front of them, all that matters to them is what you look like and what you say. This course is about delivering your message, and the techniques you need to do this. First of all, you have to make a positive first impression on your audience members by how and where you stand, by your appearance, and how you look at them. Then, you  more...

Available Presentation Resources ... a way of deepening your communication with the audience. But there are techniques to handling questions successfully, and they need to be learned and practiced. Sometimes, a speaker needs to appear in front of a client or colleagues and present, but as part of team. Each member of the team speaks, but the team members are collectively responsible for communicating the message. This course  more...

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

Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights ...n's identity or ideas to internal and external customers. But how does management perform this function effectively while keeping the law on their side? This course introduces management to the essentials of intellectual property and proprietary rights. It includes introductions to current copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret laws and presents methods for minimizing legal liabilities.  more...

Managing Your Anger ...But, is this really a good idea? What will your co-workers or your supervisor think of your outburst? Is there something that you could do to control your anger? This course will help you manage your anger so that you will be less angry and will be able to channel your energy into more constructive activities. You will learn the three stages of managing your anger and techniques that will be  more...

Effective Interfunctional Relationships ...r company offers require a cooperative effort to produce. But by nature, most companies are structured territorially. Every department head and manager has his or her own troops on call and a personal domain to defend. Protecting your turf may be instinctual, but it's also counterproductive. By not cooperating openly with other sections or departments, you not only interfere with their ability  more...

Effective Intercultural Relationships ...ultural differences you encounter are language and dress. But there are a multitude of subtler ways in which people from different cultures vary in their behavior. If you don't understand the ways in which they might differ, you're risking your business communication and relationships being misunderstood. When operating interculturally, mistakes are easily made when you take appearances and  more...

Effective Intergender Relationships .... Socially, the differences offer an attractive mystique. But in professional situations and in the workplace, the significant differences in male and female communication styles can cause problems. There is no denying that women and men vary significantly in their verbal inflections and tone, their body language, and how they listen to others. They pick up on different cues in conversations,  more...

Effective Relationships with Business Partners ...ance confers the same kind of benefits as an acquisition--but with fewer risks and better definition. The key to creating a successful partnership lies in the ways in which you define the relationship with your partner. The more explicit the definitions, the more productive the alliance. Recent research indicates that the most successful business partnerships are built on openness, trust, and  more...

Etiquette at the Business Meeting Sleep not when others speak, sit not when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not on when others stop. Was George Washington referring to the etiquette required at the business meeting? Indeed, such meetings have their own set of rules. Did you know that it's acceptable to use the telephone to invite people to a small, informal meeting but that written invitations are  more...

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

The Mechanics of Communicating Effectively ...have the right words and phrases to get your point across but if your voice doesn't do it justice, your message won't be heard. This course explains how to develop a voice that people want to listen to, and gives some valuable remedies to use to make your speaking voice the best it can be. Similarly, good listening involves more than just hearing what is being said. To be an accomplished  more...

Communicating for Results ...n of how to communicate for best results in three common, but sometimes difficult, situations. Firstly, you will learn the communication skills required to ensure the collaboration and cooperation of your colleagues and peers when you are working as a member or as a leader of a project team. Whether you want help with a particular task, or need someone else to undertake the task on your behalf,  more...

Communicating for Contacts ...but who you know that counts" is not a firm basis on which to build your career, it is true that your ability to build relationships with influential people both inside and outside of your company has definite benefits. You know the importance of creating a good impression and raising your profile with those who can have a positive impact on your future success with the company, but how exactly  more...

Writing with Intention ...stomer, you know that having a job means having to write. But if you're not a trained writer, how do you begin? The writing process actually starts before you pick up a pen or place your fingers on a keyboard. It begins with defining what you are writing, for whom you are writing, why you are writing, and which writing approach to use. "Writing with Intention" addresses these defining matters,  more...

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

Perspectives on Conflict in the Workplace ...a good thing --A certain level of conflict is productive, but too much is undesirable. This last view informs the rest of the course, which goes on to describe how a healthy and productive level of conflict can be encouraged in an organization, promoting a win-win philosophy that improves performance. Of course, conflict cannot always be contained at this productive level, and often spills over  more...

Managing Organization Conflict ...rganization. Sometimes, this will be between individuals, but often it will be between teams, and even departments. The different nature of these conflicts is likely to require different approaches, and there are also likely to be a range of particular demands on you in the way that you manage the conflicts. A way of differentiating and applying these approaches is by adopting a short-term  more...

Listening to Comprehend Do you need to better understand the basic meaning of a conversation or presentation? If you need to be able to identify what is said to you in a more effective manner, then this course is for you. This course teaches you how to comprehend verbal and visual messages to maximize your understanding of others. Because this course teaches listening skills, it is important to have your audio turned on  more...

Creating a Positive Attitude ... or failure depends not only on the situation you are in, but how you react to that situation. Your reaction to the situations you encounter is significantly influenced by your attitude. Having a positive attitude involves looking for the best in a situation, being realistic about possibilities and consequences, and having the courage to believe that you can succeed. It isn't always easy to be  more...

Forms and Document Security in Adobe Acrobat 8 You can create and review many types of PDFs using Adobe Acrobat 8, but this application also enables you to safeguard your documents using any number of Acrobat's security features. This course explores the advantages of PDF security, and highlights several security measures you can employ, such as using digital IDs, security policies, password and encryption protection, and security envelopes.  more...

Relationship Management - Preparing the Client Relationship ...ip with a client in which you serve not as a salesperson, but as a trusted advisor. You will learn what unique needs clients have as a result of the Information Age and the importance that trust plays in turning clients into loyal customers. You will also learn what specific roles you must fulfill to become a client's trusted advisor and how your emotional intelligence will assist you in the  more...

Relationship Management - Building the Client Relationship ...ip with a client in which you serve not as a salesperson, but as a trusted advisor. You will learn how to create and conduct an effective needs assessment and how to turn this needs assessment into a shared vision with your client. You will also learn specific action items to help you build trust with a client, which will enable you to become a coach and ultimately an advisor to your customer.  more...

Getting Results by Building Relationships ...emed colleague," "invaluable staff member," and "friend," but no one's even come close to calling you "boss." When you stop to think about it, you realize you have no real authority whatsoever. In fact, you have much more power than you think, even if you are on the bottom rung of the corporate ladder. As Jack London said, "Life is not always a matter of being dealt a winning hand, but  more...

Communicating to Get Results ...u'll need a colleague's help or buy-in to perform a task. But how can you effectively achieve results without any formal authority within the organization? Communication is the answer. Through the effective use of the various forms of communication, you'll be able to extend your influence at work even without any recognized authority. This course is designed to help you become a more effective  more...

Problem Framing ...nly consider what objectively makes up the problem itself but also what subjective tendencies influence your view of the situation. This course is designed to help you effectively frame problems so that you're sure your line of sight is aimed straight toward the solution. You'll discover how to recognize and gather information about a problem so that all contingencies are accounted for and all  more...

Problem Solving Generating Alternatives ... easiest route or rely on the old tried-and-true methods. But how many times have you taken a certain action and realized afterward that you had more options than you realized? Now more than ever, today's business world is complex and multifaceted. As a positive result of that complexity, however, you can enjoy the benefits of increased opportunities in problem solving. This course is designed  more...

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

Introduction to Portfolio Management ...ndividuals responsible for managing portfolio components, but they also have to be mindful of executive management, which sets the strategy. All the project managers within the portfolio might think that their projects are the most important. But it's the portfolio manager who must make assessments using set methodologies and, sometimes more importantly, have the experience necessary to make  more...

Transitioning into a Project Management Role Many people find themselves thrust into a project management role with no formal training or experience. When this occurs, it is important to be prepared to deal with the significant changes in your role. Your responsibilities broaden from managing yourself to managing others, from short-term to long-term goals, and from tangible to intangible issues. Time and experience will develop and refine  more...

Stakeholder Interests and Cultural Diversity ...ive manner is an acquired art you can't afford to neglect.But that's not all. In an increasingly global network, project managers won't get far without an understanding of cultural diversity, and how to work successfully with multi-national teams. Sensitivity to other groups, their social customs, and their means of doing business is key to success.This course teaches the common areas of  more...

Getting Past Clashes Valuing Team Diversity Teams have diverse personalities, skills, and interests that are challenging to put together. You may not get along with every team member, but it's important that you can work together to achieve the same goal. At the end of this course, you'll have the skills needed to work with different personality styles, control your gut reactions to difficult people, and deal with difficult team members.  more...

Effective Team-building Strategies ...y of sources, the most usual of which is the team leader. But what if your team leader doesn't have the necessary leadership skills? Or what if she does, but she applies them ineffectively? In this course, you'll learn tools, techniques, and tips to help you--the team member--help your team develop a "one for all, all for one" mentality. In particular, you'll explore some motivational  more...

The Individual s Role in a Team ... a team without first having a collection of individuals. But a team is more than just the sum of its parts. Effective team members go beyond themselves and their personal desires and goals. If you want to be an effective team member, your challenge is to put the team first--which means maximizing your contributions to help the team accomplish its purpose. In this course, you'll learn  more...

Introduction to Six Sigma ...ma, and General Electric's ensuing success, greatly contributed to Six Sigma's recognition as a powerful method for business improvement in organizations. So, what is Six Sigma and why do so many successful organizations attribute their success to it? This course largely deals with answering these questions. The course traces Six Sigma's roots in traditional quality concepts, but also shows  more...

Six Sigma and Critical Customer Requirements ...but nobody does anything about it." Unlike the weather, serving customer needs is something companies actually can do something about. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is a systematic process for motivating a business to focus on its customers. In a Six Sigma?? environment, such a focus is central to success. In this course, you'll learn how QFD works. You'll explore ways to listen to the  more...

The Reasons Why Diversity Matters ... to managing or even honoring differences between people, but rather, it is about taking those differences and putting them to work in the best possible way for both the good of the company and for the good of the worker. This course will take a closer look at diversity initiatives in the workplace and what makes them matter. One lesson will look at the history of diversity programs and how  more...

Recruiting for the 21st Century The Market It's the beginning of a new century and a new millennium, and the employment market is hot, hot, hot. Employee attitudes have shifted from "I'm sure glad I have a job" to "What have you done for me lately?" Boomers, members of the sociological phenomenon that has defined our culture since 1946, are getting ready to retire, and fewer workers from succeeding generations are available to step in. But  more...

Succession Planning Strategies ...ecided to create a succession plan for your organization, but where do you start? This course explains how to begin the succession planning process. You will discover how to initiate a succession planning process from the conceptualization of the problem to developing an action plan. You will also discover opportunities for customizing the succession plan. Your understanding of succession  more...

Managing in a Global Business Environment Companies now face intense competition all around the globe. In this challenging environment companies seek to adopt strategies that sustain their business growth. As a result organizations are changing the way they conduct and operate their businesses, transforming themselves in order to cope with these demanding circumstances. For today's business managers the need to comprehend these strategic  more...

Managing for High Performance ...st rely on their best personnel to get them out of a jam. But do they have the necessary skills and strategies for managing these key people? This course will examine what organizations need to do to ensure that they attract high performers, how they allow this talent to thrive, and, most importantly, how to avoid losing the talent to the competition. In addition, managers need to be able to  more...

Taking on a Management Role What does becoming a manager involve? What skills are needed to be a good one, and what will others expect of you? These are all natural questions for anyone who is about to become a manager, or who has recently been promoted. Moving into a first management role represents possibly one of the biggest changes in your working life. The transition from player to manager is an exciting, but  more...

Becoming a Manager Responsibilities and Fears ...nagement is obviously welcome and something to celebrate, but when the initial excitement is over, you may begin to wonder about your new responsibilities. Your main focus is now on managing the activities of others and ensuring that the company's resources are used effectively. Apprehensions about whether you are able to do the job are natural--it merely indicates a healthy respect for the  more...

Becoming a Manager Leading and Communicating ...you understand that leadership is about giving direction, but it is also crucial that you realize that it also involves trusting and empowering your staff. You will undoubtedly have been very good at your last job, but now you will need to resist the temptation to continue doing it. For some time to come, it may be true that you could do it quicker or better, but an important part of your new  more...

Accrual Accounting Procedures ...e fiscal year and all transactions must be accounted for. But there are some transactions that aren't complete, such as paying interest or delivering services. Do you record them or ignore them? The accrual basis of accounting is guided by the principle that says the revenue earned by a business must match all the expenses incurred to generate that revenue. This course will explain the  more...

Corporate Restructuring Corporate restructuring is frightening, but it doesn't have to scare you to death This course will show you how to initiate successful mergers or resist hostile takeovers. As well, it will improve your chances of surviving financial distress. Whatever your restructuring situation, you will be prepared to handle it by taking this course  more...

Foundations for Business Execution ...and dreams into reality. It's not a process or a formula, but a state of being that will permeate and transform your entire organization. This course will provide you with the basic information you need to create an execution culture in your organization. In one lesson, you'll examine execution cultures to uncover what execution is and what it is not. You'll explore personal accountability and  more...

Creating a Business Execution Culture ...re organization and become part of the company's culture. But how does an execution culture come to be? A business execution culture starts with an organization's leaders and trickles down to virtually every level of the company. This course contains powerful information to help you create an execution culture in your organization. Whether you're a senior manager or the manager of a small  more...

Business Execution in Action ...they exist only in the heads of its corporate executives, but are never acted upon. This course will assist you in the process of "executing business execution" in your organization. All organizations share three common key processes: the people process, the strategy process, and the operations process. One lesson will explore ways to employ the principles of business execution to improve and  more...

Energizing and Empowering Employees Energy. Without it, the wheels and gigabytes of industry come to a screeching halt. And without energized, empowered employees, your part of global industry will make far less progress. This course introduces you to the importance of energizing and empowering employees. By doing so, you multiply the benefits to your department, team, and organization. The course begins by showing you ways to  more...

Leading Change from the Front Line ...but no one ever addressed the issue, so you just put up with it? Maybe you didn't bring it up because you thought you were the only person who didn't like it. Maybe you didn't want to make a fool of yourself by making it an issue. Or maybe you thought your boss would be irritated if you mentioned it. If any of this sounds familiar, this course is designed to help you. It suggests how you can  more...

Leading Silent Generation and Baby Boom Workers ... boom generation workers cooperate well in some respects, but are capable of taking very different approaches to work-related issues. This course covers definitional material and applied management techniques concerning members of the silent and baby boom generations. It includes topics on age-related conflict and discrimination. The course also discusses the advantages of teaming these two  more...

Coaching Performance ...at quality control. He completed three weeks of training, but he has already made two major errors that cost the firm $3000. He's obviously upset and discouraged over his shaky start. If you were Barry's supervisor, what would you do? Situations like this one can cause managers to fret and fuss and begin talking about disciplinary action. However, leaders take a different approach. A leader  more...

Training for Business Results ...ompetency profiles, and intellectual capital development. But forward-looking organizations are recognizing and monitoring this industry trend by actually linking training and assessment to strategic objectives. The bottom line is that learning how to use assessment tools today will spur the incorporation of your company's objectives into the training dollars you spend tomorrow. This course  more...

Managing Knowledge Workers The era of the knowledge worker has arrived. An increasing number of companies gain more value from the knowledge and experience of their workers than they do from physical assets or products. This is most vividly captured in the Internet economy, in which knowledge workers are in high demand. Talented workers often won't hesitate to jump to a company that offers a higher salary or more stock  more...

The Principles of Financial Management ... organization. Managers--not only financial professionals but also managers whose responsibilities are largely non-financial--can use this tool to generate and analyze the financial information that is essential to decision making in business. Understanding the principles of financial management helps all managers, from line supervisors to senior executives, to use this tool more effectively to  more...

Advancing Your Administrative Career Getting a position as an administrative support professional is a great accomplishment. However, have you considered what your next move should be? This course will show you how to advance on the job by providing you with important information about having a professional image and a successful attitude. You will learn valuable leadership skills and methods for motivating others. You will gain  more...

Visio 2000 Course Overview This course introduces students to Microsoft Visio 2000. Beyond a basic introduction, however, students will gain experience in creating project management, networking, database and TQM illustrations for IT organizations. Learn To Identify the tasks that can be performed using Microsoft Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition. Identify the components used for performing specific  more...

C Programming - Part 4 ...a corporate environment. People who learned C in college, but have not used it in a couple of years and need to retrain. Individuals who are skilled in another structured programming language (Pascal, FORTRAN, COBOL, etc.) and now need to learn C, possibly as a prerequisite to C++, and those who are experienced in the general process of application development. In addition, students should have  more...

C Programming - Part 3 ...ug programs. Perform error handling. Perform advanced but-level operations. Perform I/O functions from within a C program. Identify the features of file I/O. Debug C programs. Handle errors within code. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience Application developers, software engineers, and programmer/analysts are some of the types of people who will benefit from  more...

C Programming - Part 2 ...a corporate environment. People who learned C in college, but have not used it in a couple of years and need to retrain. Individuals who are skilled in another structured programming language (Pascal, FORTRAN, COBOL, etc.) and now need to learn C, possibly as a prerequisite to C++, and those who are experienced in the general process of application development. In addition, students should have  more...

C Programming - Part 1 ...a corporate environment. People who learned C in college, but have not used it in a couple of years and need to retrain. Individuals who are skilled in another structured programming language (Pascal, FORTRAN, COBOL, etc.) and now need to learn C, possibly as a prerequisite to C++, and those who are experienced in the general process of application development. T otal Learning Time 6 - 8  more...

Professional Selling Over the Phone Closing a Sale Professional Selling Over the Phone: Closing a Sale offers the student examples of cross-selling techniques. The program provides processes for gaining feedback from customers, addressing rejection, resolving telesales objections, and closing a sale. In addition, the program offers the student guidelines for preparing to close sales with customers. Learn To  more...

Sales Management Motivating Sales Teams to Win ...s Industrial Engine Product Group. Maggie works off-site, but you have sensed some anxiety on her part through recent telephone calls. In the meeting, you need to evaluate Maggie's motivation and take appropriate actions to increase her motivation. Unit 3: Addressing Substandard Sales Performance (1 - 2 hours) Identify the factors you should consider when identifying  more...

Strategic Management Analyzing Strategic Options ...was prepared for the introduction of this new technology, but did not expect it to be ready for commercial development for several months. You realize now that your forecasts were inaccurate. You have called a meeting with your three top executives to discuss the possibility of conducting a strategic audit with the goal of maintaining Icon's position as market leader. Unit 2: Analyzing  more...