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How To Master Personal And Family ...companies expected employees to give their all to the job and sacrifice their lives in order to get ahead. Now most organizations understand that employees are whole people who show up for work each day, people who want to be effective not just on the job, but in their personal lives as well. This bundle helps employees deal with some of the thorny issues facing people at various stages of more...

Managing a Virtual Office ...companies are finding that flexibility for employees in both work hours and work location help them attract and retain the best talents and actually improve productivity. This course identifies the potential benefits and pitfalls in managing a a virtuala workforce, gives guidelines for maintaining communication, monitoring productivity, and encouraging peak performance. There are methods for more...

Managing Your 401 k ...companies are providing a 401k as a benefit. Human resource managers frequently counsel their employees on the mechanics and planning of their 401k programs. This course provides a foundation for you to know how to appreciate vesting, select wise investment packages, and understand diversification. You will also be given tools and strategies for understanding and managing your involvement in more...

Intercultural Business Etiquette ...ourse description -- International business is common, as companies expand and sell on the Internet. This course addresses how to build positive business relationships with other cultures using tools and techniques to help you interpret body language, respect customs, and understand audiences. There are suggestions for recognizing and responding to conflicting priorities, different dress codes, more...

Understanding Budgeting and Finance: Understanding Balance Sheets ...companies: What's a healthy business? What's the right balance of debt in company funding? How should a company's funds be employed? Most of us have no idea of the financial realities that underpin our companies. That's where this course will help! It introduces some basic financial principles. You'll understand your own role in your company's financial well-being and be able to gauge a more...

Managing People : Resolving Team Conflicts ...des have seen a revolution in the way businesses operate. Companies now recognise that their people are their most precious asset. Today's manager needs leadership skills to shape people into effective working units ...called teams ...and lead them to success. Conflict between team members is inevitable as a team forms and grows. This course helps you act to resolve conflict before it's too more...

Managing People : Developing your team ...des have seen a revolution in the way businesses operate. Companies now recognise that their people are their most precious asset. Today's manager needs leadership skills to shape people into effective working units ... called teams ... and lead them to success. In this course you can examine why its better to lead a team rather than a group of people and what the benefits are for you, the team more...

Managing Yourself : Are you a Leader? The last few decades have seen a revolution in the way businesses operate. It's no longer enough for today's manager to simply understand how to organise, plan and control resources. Companies now recognise that their people are their most precious asset. And as their staff have become more aware of their rights as individuals, managers have had to respond. Today's manager needs leadership skills. more...

Managing Yourself : Strengthening your Position as Leader The last few decades have seen a revolution in the way businesses operate. It's no longer enough for today's manager to simply understand how to organise, plan and control resources. Companies now recognise that their people are their most precious asset. And as their staff has become more aware of their rights as individuals, managers have had to respond. Today's manager needs leadership skills. more...

Windmaster Case Study 1: The 3 Phases of Strategic Planning Competing in the business world isn't a peaceful game. Companies are fighting to win; to build new levels of competitive advantage; to secure customers, market share and profits. The winners rarely succeed by accident. They develop strategies and strategic plans and hire people who can face strategic dilemmas and make tough decisions. more...

Windmaster Case Study 2: Industry Analysis ...Companies are fighting to win; to build new levels of competitive advantage; to secure customers, market share and profits. The winners rarely succeed by accident. They develop strategies and strategic plans and hire people who can face strategic dilemmas and make tough decisions. This course examines the role analysis plays in strategic planning and introduces you to industry analysis. You more...

Windmaster Case Study 3: Company Analysis ...Companies are fighting to win; to build new levels of competitive advantage; to secure customers, market share and profits. The winners rarely succeed by accident. They develop strategies and strategic plans and hire people who can face strategic dilemmas and make tough decisions. This course introduces you to company analysis and explains its aim of assessing how well a business is performing more...

Windmaster Case Study 4: Portfolio Analysis ...Companies are fighting to win; to build new levels of competitive advantage; to secure customers, market share and profits. The winners rarely succeed by accident. They develop strategies and strategic plans and hire people who can face strategic dilemmas and make tough decisions. This course introduces you to portfolio analysis as means of reviewing an organisation's range of products. You more...

Analysis Question Bank Competing in the business world isn't a peaceful game. Companies are fighting to win; to build new levels of competitive advantage; to secure customers, market share and profits. The winners rarely succeed by accident. They develop strategies and strategic plans and hire people who can face strategic dilemmas and make tough decisions. more...

Windmaster Case Study 5: Identifying Strategic Options ...Companies are fighting to win; to build new levels of competitive advantage; to secure customers, market share and profits. The winners rarely succeed by accident. They develop strategies and strategic plans and hire people who can face strategic dilemmas and make tough decisions. This course takes you onto the second stage of strategic planning, choice, and shows you how to identify the more...

Windmaster Case Study 6: Evaluating Strategic Options ...Companies are fighting to win; to build new levels of competitive advantage; to secure customers, market share and profits. The winners rarely succeed by accident. They develop strategies and strategic plans and hire people who can face strategic dilemmas and make tough decisions. This course examines evaluation and selection, the final critical steps of strategic choice. You will investigate a more...

Choice Question Bank Competing in the business world isn't a peaceful game. Companies are fighting to win; to build new levels of competitive advantage; to secure customers, market share and profits. The winners rarely succeed by accident. They develop strategies and strategic plans and hire people who can face strategic dilemmas and make tough decisions. more...

Windmaster Case Study 7: Strategy Implementation ...Companies are fighting to win; to build new levels of competitive advantage; to secure customers, market share and profits. The winners rarely succeed by accident. They develop strategies and strategic plans and hire people who can face strategic dilemmas and make tough decisions. This course examines the issues involved in implementing a strategy and its complex and iterative nature. You will more...

Implementation Question Bank Competing in the business world isn't a peaceful game. Companies are fighting to win; to build new levels of competitive advantage; to secure customers, market share and profits. The winners rarely succeed by accident. They develop strategies and strategic plans and hire people who can face strategic dilemmas and make tough decisions. more...

Apply the 4 Phase Process: First Pacific Case Study ...Companies are fighting to win; to build new levels of competitive advantage; to secure customers, market share and profits. The winners rarely succeed by accident. They develop strategies and strategic plans and hire people who can face strategic dilemmas and make tough decisions. This course examines how the theories and principles of strategic analysis stand up to real world events using a more...

KAZ (Keyboard AZ) Typing Tutor KAZ (short for Keyboarding A-Z) was created by a UK team of typing teachers and computer experts to make it possible for anyone to learn to touch type the A-Z keys in an average of just 90 minutes. Learning times vary as the course is designed to allow learners to work at their own pace. The KAZ accelerated touch-typing learning method is based on 11 words in just 5 phrases. The KAZ approach to more...

Oracle Applications 11i General Ledger: Set Up ...es, develop budgets, manage transactions between multiple companies, and prepare financial reports. The course guides students through the entire general ledger accounting cycle. Students create a set of books by defining a chart of accounts, a calendar, and currencies. Simulations allow students to practice tasks such as creating, adjusting, and posting different types of journal entries, more...

The Process of Globalizing a Product or Service Actually going global takes both planning and doing. In this course, you'll learn about the three major steps you need to cover to globalize a product or service. First, pick the right geographic location for your corporate goals and create a good plan for globalizing the product or service you're working with. Then "globalize" your product or service and let the world know you're open for more...

Customer Relationship Management eCRM Customer Relationship Management: eCRM introduces the students to managing customer relationships over the Internet. The program details the characteristics of eCRM, how departments can use eCRM to automate processes, and how to customize eCRM interfaces for each type of eCRM user. This series is intended for managers, supervisors, customer service representatives, and anyone within an more...

Federal Government Industry Overview Version 1 ...nd millions of dollars in potential contracts are lost to companies who do not understand government procurement processes. However, budget shortfalls, redundant spending, and other challenges facing the government have resulted in new initiatives to streamline the procurement process. This course will provide you with an understanding of how the government works with businesses, the regulatory more...

The Automotive Industry Overview Version 2 ...costs, operational efficiency, and innovation, automotive companies are challenged to deliver higher value more efficiently than ever before. This dynamic automotive environment is also characterized by increasingly sophisticated consumers and redefined supplier relationships. Although regions such as South and Central Asia, South America, and Eastern Europe present enormous opportunities for more...

The Oil and Gas Industry Overview Version 2 ...emand 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 so far known only as a modest return.In reality, there has never been a more challenging time for the oil and gas industry. While oil companies face tough challenges more...

The Pharmaceutical Industry Overview Version 2 ...ng, safety, marketing and regulatory issues. In order for companies to remain competitive in a highly regulated and rapidly changing pharmaceutical industry, they must constantly improve the way products are developed, produced and marketed, and the way the supply chain is managed.This course provides a high-level overview of the pharmaceutical industry environment, including its key players, more...

The Food and Beverage Industry Overview Version 2 The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star, says Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in his famous work, The Physiology of Taste. However, when leading food and beverage manufacturers introduce more than 15,000 new products every year with an average success rate of only 25 , such happiness can be fleeting. Few industries have as much pressure placed upon them more...

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

The Banking Industry Overview Version 2 Can you imagine a world without banks? In the past, banks focused on loans and deposits, debits, and credits. Now, due to dramatic changes in the world economy, banking is a far more complex business. On a daily basis, the industry must deal with margin pressures, consolidation, and technological and marketing challenges, not to mention unforeseen financial and political crises. However, with cash more...

The Manufacturing Industry Overview Version 2 ...siness has only two functions - marketing and innovation. Companies in the manufacturing industry seem to be taking this lesson from the legendary management guru, Peter F. Drucker, very seriously now. The manufacturing industry - the powerhouse driving many economies - has been reeling under the most challenging time in its history. Manufacturers are striving to be more innovative, compete more...

The Retail Industry Overview Version 2 Retail is one of the largest industries and one of the most visible to consumers. The retail industry includes businesses such as automobile dealers, retail gas stations, and department stores. Over the years, it has gone through various sales-channel shifts, from catalog sales to online selling. Yet, throughout these changes, the brick-and-mortar stores have remained strong. In today's retail more...

The Telecommunications Industry Overview Version 2 Connecting the globe, the telecommunications industry is an essential element of the modern business world. It is also one of the most volatile. Plagued by regulatory discord and economic uncertainty, telecom carriers have struggled to maintain sound footing and a competitive edge, all the while endeavoring to provide crucial, uninterrupted service to their customers. In an age of rapidly more...

The Insurance Industry Overview Version 2 ...cushion of investment returns begins to shrink, insurance companies are looking to sharpen their marketing efforts, cut overheads, and reduce claims leakage. They are also finding ways to optimize the use of technology to cope with the changing regulatory and competitive landscape, and capitalize on opportunities thrown open by emerging markets.This course provides insight into the insurance more...

Telecommunications Industry Overview Version 1 Connecting the world, the telecommunications industry stands as one of the most essential elements of the business world. It is also one of the most volatile. Plagued by regulatory discord and economic uncertainty, telecom carriers have struggled to maintain sound footing and a competitive edge, all the while endeavoring to provide crucial, uninterrupted service to their customers. In an age of more...

Introducing Contact Centers CSR Success Criteria This course describes the essential skills and qualities that will ensure successful customer service operations. Professionals who want to provide best-in-class customer service for clients by effectively using telephone, fax and Internet technologies more...

ITIL Continuity and Availability Management ...ervices, disasters such as these can disable or even ruin companies in the blink of an eye. The delivery and support of IT services are divided into core processes within the IT infrastructure library. This course covers two of the service delivery processes: IT service continuity management and availability management. IT service continuity management is the process of dealing with disasters more...

Cross-selling in a Customer Service Call ...companies have learned to appreciate in recent years, it's "flexibility". Technology, the economy, and global events have forced companies to cope with a host of new challenges by being flexible. Flexibility is a key factor in customer call centers. As a customer service agent (CSA), you handle dozens of calls a day, effectively helping customers by providing efficient solutions. At the end of more...

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

Consulting with the Internal Client Simulation ...ess world today. Rather than hiring an outside firm, many companies are building their own internal consulting units. These units are faster, cheaper, and more connected to the projects they manage. Internal consultants within these units must have strong communication, research, diagnostic, and presentation skills. In this simulation, you are a marketing manager at Millennium Mobility, a more...

Customer Support Specialist Simulation ...adBandCast Inc., one of the world's leading communication companies. Digital cable TV, high-speed Internet, and phone service are among the company's products. You are a recent hire. An added challenge to your new position is that you have been assigned to work the graveyard shift. Your challenge is to figure out how to handle dealing with angry, difficult, and demanding phone customers before more...

The Technical Professional as Internal Consultant ...rove employee morale, or facilitate other changes. Today, companies are selecting technical professionals within the organization to accomplish similar results. This course is designed to provide technical professionals with the basic skills necessary to succeed as consultants. It provides an overview of the profession, identifies the consultant's role, and provides techniques for establishing more...

An Introduction to Project Management PMBOK-Third Edition aligned ...field of project management is rapidly expanding, as more companies become project-based organizations. However, not all organizations and industries manage projects well. Some continue to waste time, money, and resources even after establishing procedures and protocols. A 1995 Standish Group survey showed that only 16 percent of software development projects finished on time and under budget, more...

Initiating and Planning a Project ...hases in developing and executing any successful project. Companies that are embarking on a new project initiative must assign people to gather facts and decide what exactly they want to produce and how they are going to produce it. This course examines which factors should weigh in during the project selection process and how to effectively plan a project from beginning to end. This course is more...

Team Feedback A guide ...reasingly significant role in the majority of today's top companies. This is based on the assumption that working in teams leads to better business performance. In that case, you must ensure that team performance is managed effectively--feedback being of crucial importance. Feedback about how the team is performing, how individuals are contributing to the team's performance, and how the team is more...

Essentials of Electronic Communication ...ing in touch, university students submitting assignments, companies offering products for sale, and office workers carrying out their daily business tasks. Most e-mail users can improve their e-mail skills by learning more about the basic features and potentials of e-mail. Any business person will benefit from developing an understanding of e-mail essentials. Individuals who use e-mail for more...

Understanding Technical Professionals As a manager, have you felt that technical professionals are sometimes difficult to understand? Do you find that the usual management models are not as effective as they could be? This course explains the ways in which these employees differ from other workers and how you can apply more appropriate and effective management techniques. You will also learn how business has responded with new more...

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

Leadership and the Knowledge Worker ... your company's most valuable assets? For many of today's companies, it's the knowledge and experience of their workers. Does your company know how to best use this intellectual capital? Is your company a nurturing environment for knowledge workers? In this course, you'll learn about intellectual capital, how to lead your company from the front line to retain and increase its intellectual more...

Attracting Developing and Retaining Generations How can you create a work force that blends the skills and knowledge of all four contemporary generations? Members of the silent generation, baby boomers, Generation X, and Generation Next are attracted to companies for different reasons. They have a variety of developmental needs and are loyal for a variety of reasons. Managers, HR professionals, team leaders, department leads, and company more...

About 360-Degree Performance Feedback ...of the mid-1990s, nearly all Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies were using it. As well, many Global 2000 companies have incorporated this process as an essential complement to existing performance appraisal schemes. Upon the completion of this course, you will be able to soundly decide if 360-degree performance feedback is right for your organization. As well, you will be aware of issues more...

Elements of a 360-degree Performance Review Are you familiar with the elements of the 360-degree performance review process? Are your participants familiar with them? Implementing a 360-degree performance review within your organization is a large undertaking; however, with proper preparation of your participants, the resulting feedback is far more likely to be accurate and useful. Failure to consider the crucial elements of the review more...

Delivering 360-Degree Performance Feedback Are you familiar with how to give 360-degree performance feedback? Do you know how to make 360-degree feedback meaningful? The effective delivery of 360-degree performance feedback can make or break your performance review program. You can ensure that performance feedback is effective when you, or your company, use good interviewing techniques, conduct an effective performance interview, and more...

360-Degree Performance Appraisal Simulation In this simulation, you will assume the role of Northeast Regional Director of Sales for IpSwitch Components, a seller and service provider of computer networking hardware. Recently, the company decided to experiment with a 360-degree performance feedback system, hoping to replace the traditional manager-level review process. This simulation is based on the SkillSoft series 360-Degree Performance more...

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

Managing and Rewarding Top Performers ...ir resignation? It is becoming increasingly difficult for companies to retain their top-level employees in today's competitive market. This course examines how to attract and ultimately retain top performers through a combination of benefits packages, performance reviews, improved management policies and other non-financial reward strategies. You will also learn how to promote your company in more...

Affirmative Action and the EEO HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including those affecting employee rights, such as equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action (AA). The HRCI certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professional's competencies. more...

Strategic Approaches to Workforce Planning and Employment HRCI SPHR In order to remain competitive in the business world, organizations must ensure that they employ the right people in the right numbers at the right time. Workforce planning and employment involves the processes of planning, developing, implementing, administering, and ongoing evaluation of recruiting and hiring to ensure that the workforce will meet the organization's strategic goals and more...

EEO and Affirmative Action HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including those affecting employee rights, such as equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action (AA). The (HRCI) certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professional's more...

Introduction to Advanced Finance 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 review Time Value of Money concepts, and learn how to choose corporate projects using accounting models and cash flow models. This course is designed specifically for business 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. This course is designed specifically for business managers, financial more...

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

Sustaining Competitive Advantage ...an help a company gain and sustain competitive advantage. Companies build their strength around three key strategic areas: competitive positioning, core competence, and talent. By focusing on these strategic approaches, this course demonstrates how competitive advantage can be created, grown, and sustained in a company. Those in management who are engaged in or preparing for a more strategic more...

Thinking Strategically ...companies are discovering the importance of strategic thinking. Being lean and mean and process efficient is no good if you don't have the correct business strategy. But what is strategic thinking and what does it look like in the context of your business? This course is focused on discovering and using the key elements of successful strategic thinking. Those in management who are engaged in or more...

The Imperatives of Innovation and Leadership in Strategy ...nvironment, the need for innovation increases. While some companies focus on incremental and continuous innovations, other companies have managed to create disruptive innovations, challenged existing incumbents, and created entirely new markets for their products or services. However, without leadership, many of these innovations go unrealized, as not all managers have the leadership qualities more...

Six Sigma and Critical Customer Requirements ..." Unlike the weather, serving customer needs is something companies actually can do something about. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is a systematic process for motivating a business to focus on its customers. In a Six Sigma environment, such a focus is central to success. In this course, you'll learn how QFD works. You'll explore ways to listen to the voice of the customer and how to more...

Lean Tools At its heart, being Lean seeks to eliminate waste from the organization. By applying Lean tools and techniques, organizations can become more competitive, agile, and responsive to customer demands. This course highlights the implementation of Lean tools in the production and manufacturing environment. These tools have derived largely from the development of the Toyota Production System (TPS). In more...

Six Sigma Reducing Variation to Improve Quality What, do you expect everything to be perfect? How would you respond if one of your employees said that to you? You might consider saying, "Well, yes " In fact, striving for near perfect quality is reasonable and achievable. It's a matter of reducing variation through the use of Six Sigma. "Variation," or deviation from what the customer wants, may be inherent in the business world, yet by more...

Six Sigma Listening to the Voice of the Customer Let the buyer beware. That old business maxim of caveat emptor once struck fear in the hearts of many wary consumers. Now there's a new reality: Competition for consumer attention is intense across all industries and markets, so now it's the company itself which is being admonished to beware. That means businesses should be looking for the best way to gauge what its customers really need and want. 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 for more...

Six Sigma DMAIC Measuring the Process Would you use your thumb and forefinger to measure how much carpet you need to buy for a new room in your house? By the same token, do you have the right tools for measuring a process in your organization that just isn't working? "Six Sigma DMAIC: Measuring the Process," provides Six Sigma Green Belts and team members with techniques for precisely pinpointing the source of problems--and precisely more...

Six Sigma DMAIC Analyzing the Data There's one thing that doctors, mechanics, and detectives sometimes share in common--getting to the source of something that's gone wrong in a system. Things go wrong in business systems too, and to get at the source of the problem, you have to dig down deep. This course is all about making sure Six Sigma Green belts and team members dig deep enough, to where the solutions are simplest. In order more...

Six Sigma DMAIC Analyzing the Process Imagine the perfect cup of coffee--it tastes and smells great, it's served at exactly the right temperature, and, best of all, it satisfies you every time. Because it's perfect, you find yourself returning again and again to the cafe that sells it. The perfect cup of coffee--or the perfect product or service--is what Six Sigma is all about. To achieve Six Sigma, a product or service has to be 99.9 more...

Six Sigma and the Corporate Enterprise ...ial development of Six Sigma; Six Sigma's uses in leading companies to date; the benefits to be realized by successful deployment, and the metrics and core competencies crucial to its use. You'll also learn why Six Sigma emphasizes the alignment of business systems and processes; how to create a framework for business process management; and the applications for Six Sigma in manufacturing, more...

Inventory Management ...companies must be able to move large quantities of product quickly to locations across the globe. Overnight delivery methods have drastically altered customers' expectations regarding delivery times. Lead times of four to six weeks are no longer acceptable. In light of these changes, effective Inventory Management is no longer static- the emphasis is on movement, and quick response to changing more...

Building Brand Equity ...to see plenty of headlines about the number of subsidiary companies each corporation owns. Here's why: brand equity. It's a fact that each subsidiary of a corporation has a value linked to its brand names, in addition to its base dollar-value. This value is measured by the consumer's attitudes and loyalties toward the brand. Brand equity adds dollar-value to a company's worth. more...

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act U.S. firms seeking to do business in foreign markets must be familiar with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The act prohibits corrupt payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or keeping business. This course provides an overview of the FCPA. It illustrates how the act can impact your business and gives advice on the steps you can take to make sure that your business more...

Doing Business on the Internet ...mer records are kept, is a difficulty faced by almost all companies that engage in Internet-based commercial activity. Regulation of the digital marketplace is very difficult to achieve and currently, in the United States, much legislation on this area is pending but not yet enacted. The main areas requiring regulation are issues related to Internet advertising, the protection of intellectual more...

Insider Trading ...nd criminal penalties incurred by insider traders and the companies that they work for. It identifies the main procedures that companies should take to prevent insider trades generally and specifically during pension fund blackout periods. The main rules regarding the reporting of insider trading are also discussed. SkillSoft's Legal Compliance courses are developed and maintained with subject more...

Record Retention ... you should use? Following the Arthur Andersen case, many companies are reexamining what documents they keep and how long they must keep them. Having a carefully planned and documented record retention policy supports your company's internal documentation and accounting systems and addresses the compliance requirements of state and federal law. While disposing of too many records can increase a more...

Independent Contractors and Temporary Employees ...companies are hiring contract or temporary employees to meet their changing staffing needs. Before hiring an independent contractor or temporary employee--also referred to as a contingency worker--companies should be aware of the costs involved along with the relevant legal and taxation issues. It is important that both parties have a clear understanding of the terms of their agreement with the more...

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 On July 30, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Sparked by a wave of dramatic corporate and accounting scandals, this federal securities legislation attempts to combat corporate fraud and to enhance the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws. The act's provisions have helped to enhance audit committee responsibility more...

Drug-free Workplace ...are employed, and that substance abusers tend to apply at companies that never administer drug tests. Substance abuse costs businesses millions of dollars each year in lost productivity and increased insurance costs. Creating a drug-free workplace program at your organization will help keep employees healthy and productive. In this course, you'll learn about the Drug-free Workplace Act, the more...

Sarbanes Oxley Whistleblower Protection ...reinforces the act of whistleblowing, and requires public companies to adopt a code of business ethics and protocols for receiving and reviewing reports of ethical wrongdoing. More importantly, the Act enforces compliance by making both corporations and individuals accountable for their actions via administrative, civil, and criminal enforcement mechanisms. In this course, you'll learn about more...

Supervisor and Manager Sexual Harassment Awareness Sexual harassment can have a very negative impact on victims, offenders, and the company in which the offense occurs. There are many forms of prohibited conduct that can create a hostile working environment. Training managers and supervisors about the areas of prohibited conduct is an important part of reducing liability. Company managers have an additional responsibility to both their employees more...

Managing Workplace Harrassment Complaints ...ch of Pennywise Rental Car, one of the largest car rental companies in the world. The company has provided you with workplace harassment training for managers. All of the employees at this particular Pennywise location report to you. When one of the rental agents, Violet Pham, comes to you to complain that her shift supervisor, Cliff Kinsler, has been harassing her, you will need to take action more...

Supervisor and Manager Sexual Harassment Awareness Multi-State Edition Sexual harassment can have a very negative impact on an organization's work environment. Managers and supervisors have a responsibility to both their employees and their company to know their role in preventing and responding to sexual harassment. This role includes knowing the laws, guidelines, policies, and resources for correcting, preventing, and investigating sexual harassment complaints. more...

HIPAA Securing Protected Health Information ...les to make it easier for healthcare providers, insurance companies, and information clearinghouses to provide adequate care for patients. By using a single set of standards for exchanging electronic data, healthcare organizations can send and receive health information more quickly and at a lower cost. However, standardizing the electronic "language" of healthcare data creates a threat to a more...

Interviewing and Hiring Practices ...judgment in the hiring and interviewing process. Not many companies nowadays specify discriminatory characteristics either directly or openly in an advertisement, unless these are required by a bona fide occupational qualification. Your advertising medium, the questions you ask on forms, what you discuss in company publications, and your interview questions combine to create an impression of more...

Antitrust--Talking with the Competition Collaboration is an agreement to engage in some form of economic activity with another party. In modern markets, competitors may decide to collaborate for a number of reasons. These include funding innovation projects, sharing marketing or distribution costs, or implementing best practices in production or services. Collaborating with a competitor can help your company to cut costs and deliver a more...

Small Business Server 2000 To provide an overview of Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) 2000 and its main features, such as its management consoles and monitoring tools, and to show how Microsoft Exchange 2000, ISA Server 2000, and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 integrate with SBS 2000 Network administrators for companies of up to 50 users; IT solutions companies that wish to deploy SBS 2000 more...

Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 Administration To introduce students to the network planning and security issues involved in deploying Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 Technical personnel at IT solution companies who wish to deploy Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 to small businesses and network administrators of small businesses more...

Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 Features To introduce students to the communication and advanced features of Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 Technical personnel at IT solution companies who wish to deploy Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 to small businesses and network administrators of small businesses more...

Introduction to e-Commerce This course provides the learner with an overview of the state of e-commerce today. It defines electronic commerce and discusses electronic commerce elements. An overview of business-to-consumer and business-to-business electronic commerce is given. This course also addresses issues and technologies available for companies wishing to engage in e-commerce. This course is intended for Managers and more...

Overview of the Telecommunications Industry This WestNet e-Learning module will trace the development of the telecommunication industry from the early Bell monopoly to today's competitive marketplace. We will explore how regulatory rulings, the Telecommunication Act of 1996, and changing market demands have affected both telecommunication carriers and consumers. more...

Overview of Telephony Services This WestNet e-Learning module focuses our attention to the various types of services carried by wires and switching systems. more...

DOT Drug and Alcohol Awareness ...he US today. These problems can affect profits and expose companies to increased medical and insurance costs, and any related financial loss due to compensation. Several US laws have been enacted to combat drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace. The Department of Transportation (DOT) interprets these laws and provides employers who are responsible for transportation employees with guidelines more...

DOT Security for Shipment of Hazardous Materials According to the US Department of Transportation (DOT), over 800,000 shipments of hazardous materials are transported in the United States every day. The materials shipped include those of chemical, petroleum, radioactive, explosive, and poisonous natures. Of the 800,000 shipments, almost 769,000 are transported by truck on the nation's roads, with the rest divided among rail, pipeline, water, and more...

SAP Strategic Enterprise Management SEM SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) shows what SAP SEM is, which business processes it covers, and which companies use it. The student will be introduced to the components of the SAP SEM System and their functions. The audience for this course includes students who need to learn how to use SAP Strategic Enterprise Management, members of project teams (organizational and conceptual phases). more...

SAP Business Information Warehouse BW - Configuration Overview ...companies can benefit from using a business information warehouse. The SAP BW component, and its underlying data model, will also be presented. Furthermore, the trainee will be introduced to two key tools for configuring the BW system. The audience for this course would include students who need to learn how to use SAP Business Information Warehouse, members of project teams (organizational and more...

Introduction to e-Commerce This course provides the learner with an overview of the state of e-commerce today. It defines electronic commerce and discusses electronic commerce elements. An overview of business-to-consumer and business-to-business electronic commerce is given. This course also addresses issues and technologies available for companies wishing to engage in e-commerce. more...

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000: Part 2 - Documents: Mapping, Managing, Submitting This is the second course in a five part series that deals with the mapping and managing of document flow. This course covers creating maps using BizTalk Mapper creating objects in and managing BizTalk Messaging Manager and the submission of documents to BizTalk Server. The course continues to build upon the scenario companies that form the scenario core of the curriculum presenting learners with more...

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000: Part 4 - Components, Solutions, and Troubleshooting This is the fourth course in a five part series that presents the knowledge and skills necessary to create application integration components (AICs) for use with BizTalk Messaging Services. It also covers the deployment and management of an automated business process between trading partners using BizTalk Server 2000. In this respect it presents a type of practical application of much of the more...

Sexual Harassment: Preventing Sexual Harassment Claims ... the student an overview of how sexual harassment affects companies and how they can be legally responsible for incidents of sexual harassment. The program details how to create a sexual harassment policy what criteria should be included in an effective policy and how to implement the policy. In addition the program teaches the learner strategies for preventing sexual harassment including more...

HIPAA Privacy and Affiliated Agents In a HIPAA Privacy and Business Associatesa you will learn the fundamentals of HIPAA Privacy training. The course explains HIPAA as well as the concepts of administrative simplification covered entities and how HIPAA training impacts preferred partner companies and repricing organizations as well as other business associates.  more...

SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW) - Configuration Overview SAP Strategic Enterprise Management - Overview shows how companies can benefit from using a business information warehouse. The SAP BW component and its underlying data model will also be presented. Furthermore the trainee will be introduced to two key tools for configuring the BW system.  more...

SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) shows what SAP SEM is which business processes it covers and which companies use it. The student will be introduced to the components of the SAP SEM System and their functions.  more...

SAP R/3 Structure and Operation This course describes the structure of the R/3 System and how it works. The SAP R/3 System explains what SAP R/3 means and describes the kinds of companies in which it can be used as well as the system architecture on which it is based. Additionally it will describe how the trainee will be introduced to R/3 as an integrated system as well as its organizational structure and components. The more...

Introduction to e-Commerce This course provides the learner with an overview of the state of e-commerce today. It defines electronic commerce and discusses electronic commerce elements. An overview of business-to-consumer and business-to-business electronic commerce is given. This course also addresses issues and technologies available for companies wishing to engage in e-commerce.  more...

SAP R/3 Retail Organizational Structures & Master Data The purpose of this course is to give users working in retail companies knowledge of the organizational structure and master data of the SAP R/3 retail system. This course also provides essential skills in daily activities associated with use of Master Data in IS Retail.  more...

SAP Retail Order Management in the Wholesale Sector The purpose of this course is to give users working in retail companies dealing with orders an overview of the possible processes of customer order processing. This course illustrates the training knowledge using an example of a possible process chain between a retail company and its clients.  more...

Supply Chain Management The course Supply Chain Management is intended to give company executives and interested experts in various industries an overview of the content goals possibilities and challenges of Supply Chain Management. As most chores within the supply chain today cannot do without the use of computer software the course shows concrete examples using SAP within different industry areas. The course transfers more...

Getting the Most out of the Internet The course will focus on teaching users (individuals and companies) how to use the Internet effectively and efficiently. This includes a high level treatment of the Internet terminology and technology; a client-side look at using the Internet as a resource; a server-side look at using the Internet as a business tool; emerging technologies and strategies for the future. more...