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

Legal Research and Writing This course guides students on how to do legal research and writing. Through legal research, a researcher can develop a more sophisticated understanding of law, by referring to codes, legal treatises, and legal encyclopedia, among others. Navigating through that data, however, requires a systematic and practical approach. By gathering appropriate information, analyzing it, and drawing conclusions  more...

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

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

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

Soft Skills Using MS Office Applications This course uses Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook 2000 in order to teach the students presentation, business writing, and time management skills. Students will learn the basic elements for each of these courses, and will be provided with a foundation on which to build their skills. This course uses Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook 2000 in order to teach the students presentation,  more...

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

Six Sigma Black Belt Personal Training Library The Black Belt Library gives one learner access to our four core Black Belt courses: FMEA Investigator, Advanced SPC, Measurement System Analysis, DOE: Screening Experiments. It is recommended that you take the Green Belt Library as a prerequisite for the Black Belt Library. Many organizations use our courseware for their yellow belt, green belt, and black belt programs handling the project  more...

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

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

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

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

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

Manufacturing Statistics Personal Training Library The Manufacturing Statistics Library gives one learner access to our four core statistics courses: SPC Workout (basic SPC course), Advanced SPC, DOE: Screening Experiments, and Measurement Systems Analysis. The Manufacturing Statistics Library gives one learner access to our four core statistics courses: SPC Workout (basic SPC course), Advanced SPC, DOE: Screening Experiments, and Measurement  more...

Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate Program This program prepares students to practice as Legal Nurse Consultants. It is a 16 week course of study. Upon completion, students are eligible to receive Certification from the American College of Legal Nurse Consulting. This course is 90 contact hours of study. INTRODUCTION: Welcome to the Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate Program. College You have made a wise decision to pursue study and  more...

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

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

Introduction to the Administration of a Medical Office This course is designed for beginning office and practice managers in a medical office setting. Introduction to the Administration of a Medical Office The course is intended for individuals beginning in management or those aspiring to be in medical administration. It covers such administrative topics as practice analysis, staff assessment, and the new HIPAA regulations in a practical way. The  more...

How To Master Business Writing This series teaches the writing skills learners will need to effectively communicate in a business setting. They`ll learn how to prepare for a writing task, and about strategies and skills for effective word choice, sentence building, and paragraph design. How To Master Business Writing This course provides students with a review of the skills needed to write effective letters, memos, minutes,  more...

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

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

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

Find and Purchase Income Producing Properties--Instructor-Led A Trump U Course- To make big profits, every successful real estate investor has to find great deals. In this course, you will learn to identify residential properties that can earn you those big-time returns. And you will learn to increase those returns by combining your personal goals with in-depth market analysis.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact  more...

Find and Purchase Income Producing Properties--Self-Directed A Trump U Course- To make big profits, every successful real estate investor has to find great deals. In this course, you will learn to identify residential properties that can earn you those big-time returns. And you will learn to increase those returns by combining your personal goals with in-depth market analysis.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact  more...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - Using Financial Statements Understand and utilize financial statements to help you measure how well your company is doing. You will receive as a bonus 1 year unlimited access to this course from the day of enrollment. If attempting to accelerate your learning (1-2 weeks or less), please pay special attention to key points so you may successfully apply the information gained from this course to your particular business  more...

Advanced Customer Relationship Management -Part 2 Advanced CRM is the second and final part of our program. The course will teach you how to independently develop a CRM plan for your organization after conducting a focused analysis of your organization`s business processes and customer profile. This is an Instructor-Led course Advanced Customer Relationship Management (CRM)-Part 2 In todays highly competitive business environment, knowing your  more...

Adobe RoboHelp Workshop In this course, you study the background of online-help systems since they arose in the 1990s. You explore a range of online-help systems, surveying their varied content, organization, format, and in particular navigation systems. You study a sequence of RoboHelp tutorials to learn the basic tasks that professional help writers must know to do their work. Concurrent with the tutorials, you  more...

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

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

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

Basic SAP System Administration This course teaches the most common functions for System Administrators in SAP. This simulation course is a basic requirement for every system administrator wanting to work with SAP. Course Goal: - learn basic administrator functions with hands-on exercises - work with user overview, t-code admin, lock entries - learn to read system logs and dump analysis - learn to create, copy,  more...

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

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

Your Time and You 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...

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

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

Financial Analysis for Successful Marketing Whether you have a "head" for numbers, or a "dread" of numbers, no strategic marketing plan will be successful without a thorough financial analysis. The final course in this series takes a user-friendly, interactive approach to help you master the numbers game. You will analyze typical financial parameters associated with setting up a financial budget as part of an overall marketing strategy.  more...

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

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

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

Customer Satisfaction Analysis and Implementation What you get out of a well-designed customer satisfaction survey will depend largely on the power of the analytical tools you apply to the data and the effectiveness of actions taken based on the resulting information. Although the analysis itself is best conducted by your statistical team, you'll be able to use survey results more effectively if you understand how key analytical tools are  more...

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

Lawsuits and Negotiations This course discusses the legal process of litigation and other out-of-court negotiations that are used to settle business disputes. In addition, this course treats the decision to sue much like other business decisions and offers criteria that management can use to perform a cost-benefit analysis. It begins by presenting proactive management strategies for discouraging damaging lawsuits and  more...

Analyzing Project Risk Many people enjoy risk, as evidenced by the popularity of extreme sports. However, in business, risk is less welcome or enjoyable. The science of project management was founded, in large part, to manage risk and prevent it from negatively affecting project objectives, schedules and budgets. To help in this effort, "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK?? Guide) - Third  more...

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

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

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

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

Introduction to Requirements Planning Business analysts must plan and closely manage requirements for projects in accordance with existing standards in their organizations. They must identify key roles and stakeholders, decide on a work division strategy, identify requirements activities and requirements risk, and manage project scope. This course will examine the requirements planning and management knowledge area of business  more...

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

Eliciting Requirements Requirements elicitation is the gathering or ? "drawing out" ? of system requirements. This is done by communicating with users, customers, and any other stakeholders in the development of a system. It is a pivotal knowledge area of business analysis and, as such, the business analyst must be able to elicit requirements that are complete, clear, correct, and consistent. In this course, learners  more...

Analyzing Requirements Using Models There are various types of solution development methodologies that a business analyst must consider when modeling software or business systems. These approaches include business process, object-oriented, and structured analysis methodologies. Though the decision of which methodology to use depends on the culture and standards of the organization, a business analyst can only properly represent the  more...

Refining and Documenting Requirements Once business analysts model the behavior, processes, and usage of a solution to a business problem, they must analyze and document the requirements. To do so, they must compile accurate definitions and descriptions of the solution to allow the project team to correctly implement it. This course will examine how to refine user and functional requirements, quality of service requirements,  more...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Using Six Sigma Analysis Tools and Metrics for Project Decisions Six Sigma is a business improvement methodology that begins by comparing the current state of a company's products and processes to their desired levels. The goal of the Define phase in the Six Sigma DMAIC methodology is to identify improvement opportunities that have the maximum potential for return on time, money, and resource investments. Knowing what projects to select for improvement requires  more...

Modeling and Analyzing Processes in Six Sigma "If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you are doing," says W. Edwards Deming, a well-known American quality advocate, statistician, and educator. During the Measure stage of the Six Sigma methodology, you need to identify and map processes and procedures for problem areas identified during the Define stage, and present them to the Six Sigma team for a closer  more...

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

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

Summarizing and Presenting Data in Six Sigma Six Sigma teams use measures of central tendency and dispersion to reveal key facts about process data and the existing processes. They summarize data and put forth the relationships between various data components for further analysis. The teams then present these relationships in easy-to-understand graphical forms that facilitate comparison and help to identify possible trends. This course deals  more...

Probability Distributions and Measurement Systems Analysis in Six Sigma Probability distributions are an essential part of descriptive statistics that Six Sigma teams can use to assist in fitting collected data into various types of distributions. Probability distributions help to ascertain specific probability values in the distribution and lead the Six Sigma teams down the hypothesis testing roadmap to the next stage of the Six Sigma DMAIC process. Of course, all  more...

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

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

Common Tests The Analyze phase of Six Sigma's?? DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) roadmap includes what is traditionally referred to as "crunching the numbers." After you have accurately defined the problem and measured the correct data in earlier phases, the Analyze phase looks at that data from all angles in an effort to precisely determine the relationships among variables. Making the  more...

Variance Contingency Tables and Nonparametric Tests The Analyze phase of Six Sigma's?? DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) roadmap includes what is traditionally referred to as "crunching the numbers." After you have accurately defined the problem and measured the correct data in earlier phases, the Analyze phase looks at that data from all angles in an effort to precisely determine the relationships among variables. Making the  more...

Six Sigma--Lean Tools for Control Two key methodologies for improving operations in the manufacturing world are lean manufacturing and Six Sigma??. Both are designed to reduce variation, yet each takes a different track. While Six Sigma utilizes data and statistical analysis to measure and improve a company's operational performance, lean manufacturing collocates all of an organization's processes in sequential order,  more...

Six Sigma--Measurement System Re-analysis Have you ever tried to change your life with a diet or exercise program, only to backslide and lose all the positive changes you made? It's easy to lose sight of the ultimate goal--improved health and fitness--after reaching your goal weight and fitness level. Maintaining positive changes takes just as much effort and vigilance as making the changes initially. Likewise for businesses--the benefits  more...

Design and Analysis In the Six Sigma?? Improve phase, organizations are aiming to evaluate which process inputs have the most significant impact on the process output. Only by effective experimental design and subsequent analysis can organizations pinpoint areas for improvement. This course will enable you to choose between process methods, determine the most effective process, and take into account all of the  more...

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

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

Measurement Systems The Six Sigma?? DMAIC system is a roadmap that shows the way to process and performance improvement. The second phase in the roadmap, the Measure phase, provides a methodology and tools for collecting data and establishing baseline measures of current processes. However, measurement itself can be problematic. A measurement system is only as good as the measuring instruments and the operators, and  more...

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

Processes and Customer Analysis in Six Sigma Projects A process is a means of creating and delivering products and services needed by customers. According to Takashi Osada, Japanese author and quality pioneer, "if the process is right, the results will take care of themselves." By Six Sigma standards, a "right process" is one that creates and delivers precisely what the customer needs. By this logic, no Six Sigma effort can start without having a  more...

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

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

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

Strategic Approaches to Risk Management HRCI SPHR Risk management, the safeguarding of the health, safety, and security of employees, is essential for business success and of particular concern to HR professionals. This course explains how to apply common occupational health, safety, and security guidelines and programs. It also outlines how security risk analysis can be used to avoid future emergencies. This course prepares HR professionals and  more...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Exploratory Data Analysis in Six Sigma In the Analyze stage of the Six Sigma DMAIC process, you closely examine the output variable (known as y) and its possible causes or input variables (known as x's) collected in the Measure stage to get a deeper understanding of their relationships. The goal of this analysis is to narrow down the many possible x's identified earlier during the Measure stage, to a few probable ones. This analysis is  more...

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

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

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

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

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

IBM DB2 Univ Database V7 1 Transition Part 1 Core Competencies Course Overview This is the first course in a two part series that students will learn about OLAP functionality, SQL and AD Enhancements. Additionally, this course covers Federated Databases and Extenders and what has been added in these areas. Learn To Identify the enhancements that emerged with each version of DB2. Identify the six main product editions of the DB2 family. Identify  more...

IBM DB2 Univ Database V7 1 Transition Part 1 Core Competencies Course Overview This is the first course in a two part series that students will learn about OLAP functionality, SQL and AD Enhancements. Additionally, this course covers Federated Databases and Extenders and what has been added in these areas. Learn To Identify the enhancements that emerged with each version of DB2. Identify the six main product editions of the DB2 family. Identify  more...

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

Exchange 2000 Infrastructure Design--Part 1 Course Overview This course will cover Active Directory design considerations, network design for Exchange 2000, and designing a backup and security strategy for the Exchange 2000 server. The focus of the course is showing the learner how to analyze company's organizational requirements. It is important to understand the design decisions in Active Directory that are specific to Exchange server.  more...

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

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

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

Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Server--Part 3 Active Dir Structure Course Overview Microsoft Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure Part 3: Active Directory Structure is the third course in this series. Its focuses on designing a schema modification policy. It also covers group policy planning. Finally it also covers design of Active Directory structure. L earn To: Identify the business needs that require modification of Active  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Server--Part 3 Active Dir Structure Course Overview Microsoft Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure Part 3: Active Directory Structure is the third course in this series. Its focuses on designing a schema modification policy. It also covers group policy planning. Finally it also covers design of Active Directory structure. L earn To: Identify the business needs that require modification of Active  more...

Oracle Designer 6i First Class Design Generation This is the second title in a series of two, and covers the same material as the second half of the Instructor Led course Oracle Designer6i: First Class. This course takes students along a streamlined path through the Oracle Designer development environment. It follows on from the first title in the series Oracle Designer First Class 6i: Analysis and covers transforming the analysis model into  more...

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

Oracle Designer 6i Curriculum The Complete Oracle Designer 6i Curriculum includes the following courses: Oracle SQL: Basic SELECT Statements Oracle SQL: Data Retrieval Techniques Oracle SQL: DML & DDL Oracle SQL: PL/SQL: Basics Oracle Designer 6i First Class: Analysis Oracle Designer 6i First Class: Design & Generation To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the  more...

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

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

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

Wndows NT Server 4 0 Enterprise Curriculum Course Overview This course series will help individuals prepare for certification exam 70-068. This exam is a core requirement for MCSE certification. To become a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer you are required to pass four operating systems exams and two elective exams that provide a valid and reliable measure of technical proficiency and expertise. L earn To: Microsoft Class -  more...

Oracle8 Performance Tuning Optimizing Sorts and Minimizing Contention Course Overview This course is the third in a three-part Oracle8 Performance Tuning series. This course introduces the participants improving performance for sort operations. The student will be able to identify the SQL operations that require sorts, ensure that sorting is done in memory where possible, use direct writes for large sorts and allocate temporary space appropriately. The student  more...

Oracle8 Performance Tuning Strategies and Techniques Course Overview This course is the first in a three-part Oracle8 Performance Tuning series. This course will introduce participants to tools and techniques used to improve the performance of the Oracle8 server. Participants will be introduced to files and events that support the tuning process. In addition, students will learn considerations for tuning applications. Finally, students will  more...

SAP R 3 System Management Advanced Administration CCMS Course Overview The course SAP R/3 System Management is intended to give all company employees, working in the area of system administration a thorough overview of all areas within system administration and possibilities of use. Subjects such as software logistics and the CCMS are discussed. L earn To: The Basis System for Advanced Users. Software Logistics. TMS. Other  more...

SAP R 3 v3 0 Information Systems within FI Course Overview The FI/IS component of R/3 provides sophisticated services for enterprise wide data management and reporting. This course will provide R/3 users with the knowledge and skills to perform regular tasks and procedures, including customizing activities. The course illustrates the analysis of: Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable information systems, G/L information systems,  more...

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

NDS Design and Implementation Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course of a two-part series on Novell NDS Design and Implementation. This series will provide the knowledge and skills necessary to create a Novell Directory Services (NDS) design and implementation strategy. This course will cover planning the user environment and NDS design implementation. L earn To: Plan the user environment to provide access to  more...

SQL Server 7 0 Designing Implementing Data Warehouses - Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a five part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-019, Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the characteristics of different decision support systems and components and tools used in data warehousing;  more...

Brand Management Developing a Brand Strategy Brand Management: Developing a Brand Strategy gives you information on building, defending, and developing brand equity as well as introducing new brands. The program also explains the processes for developing secondary and sub-brands. Additionally, the program provides you with guidelines for building brand extensions and releasing a brand internationally. By applying the information in this  more...

Strategic Management Analyzing Strategic Options Strategic Management: Analyzing Strategic Options offers the student an overview of the information required to develop an effective strategic option, consider appropriate issues when performing a strategic audit, and use the SWOT review to analyze a company's situation. The program describes how to evaluate internal resources, capabilities, and core competencies, and analyze external factors,  more...

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

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

Windows 2000 Dir Services Infrastructure--Part 4 Advanced Admin Course Overview This course focuses on how to implement and troubleshoot group policy. How to manage and troubleshoot user environments using group policy, and how to manage and troubleshoot software deployment using group policy. L earn To: Create a Group Policy object. Configure administrative template settings. Deploy software by using Group Policy. Redirect user folders  more...

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

Advanced Six Sigma The Define Phase of DMAIC Six Sigma is a focused, concerted effort to achieve a zero-defect quality level. Using Six Sigma, you can measure how many defects you have in a process, and systematically eliminate them to arrive at a near zero-defect product or process. In this advanced course of implementing Six Sigma, you will use the concepts of Six Sigma and apply them to an organization. You will identify problems,  more...

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

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

SAP R 3 CO Activity Based Costing Course Overview The course SAP R/3 Activity Based Costing is designed to provide all employees of a company involved in Cost Accounting an overview of the possibilities supported by activity-based costing and to explain how the available functions can be used. The user will also be given the basic information required to carry out day-to-day chores within the SAP R/3 System. L earn To:  more...

Data Modeling - Create Basic Models Course Overview This is the first course in a two-part series which covers Data Modeling. You will begin by learning a top-down, systematic approach to database development using entity-relationship models and normalization. Then you will use this approach to identify and define business information requirements both in the course and within your work environment. This course can be used as  more...

Data Modeling - Develop Depth to Your Models Course Overview This is the second course in a two-part series which covers Data Modeling. You will begin by learning a top-down, systematic approach to database development using entity-relationship models and normalization. Then you will use this approach to identify and define business information requirements both in the course and within your work environment. This course can be used as  more...

Process and Function Modeling Course Overview Participants learn how to systematically describe the work performed by an organization using the Process Model. The process modeling technique is used to model the functional requirements of business, and should be used in conjunction with information modeling. This course can be used as part of an integrated Oracle curriculum and to supplement many of Oracle's Designer/2000  more...

Object Analysis Design Requirements Analysis Course Overview This is the first title in a series of two, and covers the same material as the first half of the Instructor Led course Object Oriented Analysis and Design Using UML. This course teaches students the principles and terminology of object oriented development, and how to apply object oriented techniques to define systems using the notation of the Unified Modeling Language (UML).  more...

Object Analysis Design Design Implementation Course Overview This is the second title in a series of two, and covers the same material as the second half of the Instructor Led course Object Oriented Analysis and Design Using UML. This course teaches students the principles and terminology of object oriented development. It follows on from the first title in the series Object Analysis and Design: Requirements and Analysis and teaches the  more...

Oracle SQL Tuning Diagnostics and Tuning Schema Course Overview This course is the first in a two-part series on SQL Statement Tuning. This course will help experienced application developers to learn a tuning methodology they can use to maximize database performance with minimal effort. Participants will gain experience creating optimal access paths, such as partitioned views, B-tree indexes, bitmapped indexes, index clusters, and hash  more...

Excel 2000 Expert User Course Overview This course provides participants the knowledge to use the advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2000. At the completion of this course, students will learn how to create and use templates; retrieve, sort and manipulate data from a list; create and modify shared workbooks; and analyze data by using Data Map, Pivot Table, Data Table Scenario and Data Analysis tools. L earn To:  more...

Site Server 3 0 Implementation - Part 3 This is the final course in a three part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-056, Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using Microsoft Site Server 3.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the tasks and procedures associated with the Knowledge Manager; and identify the tools and procedures for analyzing Web site  more...

Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks Part 4 This course covers network optimization and securing multilayer switched networks (MSNs). It then examines Metro Ethernet connectivity and tunneling, as well as EoMPLS encapsulation. Learn To: Identify techniques for enhancing network performance. Identify guidelines for configuring Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) and Virtual Switched Port Analyzer (VSPAN). Identify guidelines for  more...

Excel XP Expert User Course Overview This course covers skills particular to the expert user of Excel 2002. The course teaches template and database integration, shared workbooks, and consolidating data across workbooks. This course also teaches, Data Analysis and Automation, data importing and querying, pivot tables, macros, and data analysis tools. Learn To • Create a new template file. • Modify  more...

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

Balanced Scorecard Corporate Strategy The first course in the Balanced Scorecard series focuses on developing and formalizing strategy in an organization. This course explores why corporate strategy is important, the process of formalizing your corporate strategy, and aligning the organization to the strategy. Learn To: Identify the difference between strategic planning and operational efficiency. Identify the importance of  more...

Advanced Project Leadership Navigating Corporate Structures Advanced Project Leadership: Navigating Corporate Structures teaches the project managers how to understand the corporate environment, in particular as it relates to high-profile projects. First, you will learn how to identify different types of stakeholders, and how they may influence the project. You will learn how to deal with stakeholders ?Hidden Agendas?. You will also learn about project  more...

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

SAP R 3 PP Production Order The course SAP R/3 PP: Production Order Processing provides an understanding of the production order processing within SAP R/3 MRP (Material Requirement Planning). It takes the learner through a whole production process and focuses on specific subjects of the process within each lesson. The learner will understand the interface between MRP and the production activity control. The course covers an  more...

SAP R 3 PP Prod Order Processing Capacity Planning The course SAP R/3 PP: Production Order Processing and Capacity Planning provides an understanding of the production order processing within SAP R/3 MRP (Material Requirement Planning). It takes the learner through a whole production process and focuses on specific subjects of the process within each lesson. The course covers the whole range of Production Order, from creation to execution as well  more...

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

SAP R 3 v4 6 Financial Accountant This SAP R/3 4.6 Financial Accountant course aims to provide the basic knowledge required to start and log on to the R/3 System, Release 4.6. It provides the student with an overview of the key components of R/3 Financial Accounting that affect financial accountants - namely the enterprise structure and master records. Furthermore, the trainee is provided with a structured introduction to the  more...

Java for Procedural Programmers Life Cycle This course explores software life cycles and methodologies such as waterfall, spiral, incremental, and iterative, and the RUP. In the Requirements and Analysis section, you will learn about requirements and analysis workflow and modeling relationships. This includes associations, multiplicity, and inheritance. The Design and Implementation section covers design associations and models, and  more...

Java for Procedural Programmers Life Cycle This course explores software life cycles and methodologies such as waterfall, spiral, incremental, and iterative, and the RUP. In the Requirements and Analysis section, you will learn about requirements and analysis workflow and modeling relationships. This includes associations, multiplicity, and inheritance. The Design and Implementation section covers design associations and models, and  more...

Defining Microsoft NET Solution Architectures Part 1 This is the first of a four-part curriculum that prepares the learner for Exam 70-300. The course opens with an introduction to the MSF framework - its structure and modelling notations. It then covers the Envisioning phases, with particular coverage of its deliverables - the Vision/Scope Document and the Project Structure and Risk Assessment documents. The course then covers in detail the  more...

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

CIW Enterprise Specialist Part 1 CORBA Intro IDL Clients This is the first course in a five part series that introduces the student to the CORBA framework, the Interface Definition Language and the building of CORBA clients. Topics covered include the role of the Object Management Group and each of the fundamental elements of the CORBA architecture, such as ORB, IDL, Object Adapters and CORBA Services, the IDL. The IDL constructs - modules, interfaces,  more...

ABAP Objects 6 10 Overview The course ABAP Objects 6.10 Overview describes the programming concepts used in SAP. It also explains a number of basic object-oriented concepts, and provides a brief introduction to the conceptual phase of ABAP Object program systems. The course also provides a detailed description of the object-oriented programming concept. It also discusses the special features of the object-oriented concept  more...

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

Systems Analysis Using Client Server Model Part 2 Object Tech This is the second course in a three part series that students will learn how to plan for client server analysis and design using object technology. This course will cover an introduction to client server analysis and design, an introduction to object technology, how to use object technology in client server analysis, and how to use object technology in client server design. Learn To: o  more...

Defining Microsoft NET Solution Architectures Part 3 This is the third of a four-part curriculum that prepares the learner for Exam 70-300. The course is devoted to the coverage of the Physical Design phase of the solution design process. Coverage is given in turn to Physical Design goals and models, Physical data modelling, the Presentation Layer, and Design Goals behind the Physical Design. A case study on the Physical Design phase completes the  more...

Systems Analysis Using Client Server Model Part 3 Client Server Design This is the final course in a three part series that deals with the design of the client server system. Students will learn server design, distributed data processing, client design, and testing and performance monitoring. Learn To: o Match types of database management systems (DBMSs) with their features. o Match relational database management system (RDBMS) components with their functions.  more...

Defining Microsoft NET Solution Architectures Part 3 This is the third of a four-part curriculum that prepares the learner for Exam 70-300. The course is devoted to the coverage of the Physical Design phase of the solution design process. Coverage is given in turn to Physical Design goals and models, Physical data modelling, the Presentation Layer, and Design Goals behind the Physical Design. A case study on the Physical Design phase completes the  more...

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

Financial Management Cash Analysis Management This course provides a basic understanding of cash analysis and management concepts and techniques. Learn To: Identify the benefits of free cash flow. Identify components of the cash conversion cycle. Identify techniques for controlling cash. Identify the procedure for preparing a cash budget. Identify categories of cash flow activities in a cash flow statement. Identify  more...

Financial Management Analyzing Financial Statements This course will focus on how financial statements are used by management to improve the organization's performance, and by investors when they set values on an organization's stocks and bonds. You will learn about ratio analysis, the tools used to analyze financial statements. Learn To: Identify the importance of financial analysis. Identify types of financial analysis tools.  more...

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

Business Accounting Accounting for Stockholders Equity Business Accounting: Accounting for Stockholders' Equity offers the student an overview of the information contained in a company's statement of stockholders' equity and in the stockholders' equity portion of the balance sheet. The program details components of stockholders' equity, stock transactions, and financial analysis ratios used to evaluate a company's long-term solvency. Learn To  more...

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

Economics The Principles of Economics In Economics: The Principles of Economics you will learn about some of the broad issues and concepts that make up the field of economics. Beginning with some basic definitions, the course builds to introduce economic systems and the concepts of scarcity and wants and how these impact economies. It also places some of its focus on the US economy in general and the Federal Reserve Bank in  more...

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

Economics Products and Markets Having covered the basics of markets and consumers, learners can now examine the relationships between producers and the markets in which they sell in this course a Products and Markets a . Learners discover what drives short and long-run costs as well as what makes markets competitive. Different market types and producer theory are also explained. Learn To  more...

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

Effective Presentations Planning a Presentation In Effective Presentation: Planning a Presentation, you will learn how to determine realistic presentation objectives, how to analyze your audience, and how to use supporting materials effectively. In addition, you will learn how to organize your presentation clearly and successfully incorporate visual aids into your presentation. Learn To Identify the six common  more...

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

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

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

Recruiting Retention Staffing Your Organization Recruiting and Retention: Staffing Your Organization offers the student an overview the benefits of forecasting human resource needs and using a job analysis to create a thorough job description. The program emphasizes the importance of the job description as a tool for the employment process that can help determine how a company identifies candidates, decides on a job source, and advertises job  more...

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

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

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

Six Sigma Deploying Six Sigma In Deploying Six Sigma you will learn the fundamentals of beginning a Six Sigma project. It begins by giving assistance in prioritizing projects and selecting key people before then helping the learner to define, measure, analyze, improve and control the selected process. It also looks at process capability studies and how they should be directed. Learn To  more...

Six Sigma Managing Six Sigma Projects In Managing Six Sigma Projects you will learn This course teaches about management and team support structures for Six Sigma projects as well as some of the more advanced tools required by those engaged in the quality initiative. Finally, it offers help on implementing Six Sigma and on some leadership strategies for project champions. Learn To Identify effective  more...

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

Conducting Meetings Managing a Meeting Conducting Meetings: Managing a Meeting enables participants to improve their ability as a meeting leader. They acquire the knowledge and skills they need to facilitate situation analysis, brainstorming, and decision making in a meeting, as well as techniques for fostering creative thinking and for managing conflict among meeting participants. Learn To Lead  more...

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

Managing the Expert Managing the Unique Needs of Experts Managing the Expert: Managing the Unique Needs of Experts explains expert attitudes and behaviors. It identifies methods for managing power and politics in an expert environment and provides guidance for experts managing experts. Learn To Follow the guidelines for treating experts with professionalism. Identify the process for managing  more...

HIPPA Security Awareness Part 2 Security Safeguards for Practitioners This course is designed for all security managers, officers, and practitioners in the health care and insurance industries as well as managers whose organizations are Business Associates. It teaches the same basic principles of HIPAA but the emphasis now shifts from healthcare end users to those who manage and practice in the health care and insurance industries. Learn To  more...

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

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

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

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

Project Management Project Risk Management In Project Management - Project Risk Management, you will learn how to define, identify, and plan for risks that inevitably occur in projects. You will also learn two methods for analyzing project risk, qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis. Finally, you will learn constructive ways to respond to, monitor, and control risks to effectively manage the threats and opportunities that affect  more...

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

Managing IT Projects Project Control Closure In a Project Control and Closure,'' you will learn about project scope, performance, and completion. Performance reporting, archiving a project, managing quality and risk, and risk analysis are all covered in this course. Learn To Identify the difference between quantitative and qualitative risk analysis. Identify  more...

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

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

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

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

CIW Fundamentals of CGI Using Perl Part 1 CGI Perl Basics Course Overview This is the first course in a two part series that students will learn both theoretical and practical instruction on the foundations CGI using the Perl language. This course will also cover getting started with CGI and Perl, Perl fundamentals, and Perl input and output. Learn To • Sequence the steps in the application development process. • Identify guidelines  more...

CIW Database Specialist Part 1 Introduction to Database Design This is the first course in a four part series that teaches students about relational databases and database planning and design. It introduces relational databases, Codd's rules, relational data structure and the ER model. It also covers the various phases in the design life cycle and database design methodology, including the creation of ER models. Learn To: o Identify features of a  more...

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

Defining Microsoft NET Solution Architectures Part 1 This is the first of a four-part curriculum that prepares the learner for Exam 70-300. The course opens with an introduction to the MSF framework - its structure and modelling notations. It then covers the Envisioning phases, with particular coverage of its deliverables - the Vision/Scope Document and the Project Structure and Risk Assessment documents. The course then covers in detail the  more...

Organizational Behavior The Organizational System Organizational Behavior: The Organizational System defines organizational structure and culture and explains their impact on employees. It also teaches how to perform a job analysis to determine whether an organization's job designs are appropriate and gives options for job redesign. Learn To • Identify the elements of structure that affect organizational  more...

Managing IT Projects Project Fundamentals Initiation In a Project Fundamentals and Initiation '' you will learn about the fundamentals of project management as it applies to information technology. This course also covers such areas as the life cycle of projects, typical project processes, project initiation, and scope management. Learn To Identify the features of projects. Identify  more...

MS Project Server 2003 Introduction Part 2 This course introduces you to the capabilities of Microsoft Office Project Server 2003. It includes how to plan, install, and configure the platform, as well as plan for client access across the organization. Learn To: Configure SQL Server authentication for Microsoft Office Project Server 2003. Identify features of SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services. Sequence the steps to manually  more...

Windows Server 2003 Skills Update for MCSAs Part 2 This is the second course in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Skills Update for MCSAs curriculum that prepares participants for the Microsoft Exam 70-292 - Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000. This course teaches about DNS name resolution, zone transfer, and management. Network security and maintaining software by using  more...

Windows Server 2003 Skills Update for MCSAs Part 2 This is the second course in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Skills Update for MCSAs curriculum that prepares participants for the Microsoft Exam 70-292 - Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000. This course teaches about DNS name resolution, zone transfer, and management. Network security and maintaining software by using  more...

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

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

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