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Teams That Work ...ommunication skills to dealing with team conflict, making decisions, and recognizing performance. This self-directed course can be completed within 90 days or sooner depending on time and learning capabilities of the student. Teams That Work This complete course will teach you practical methods for establishing and maintaining teams that maximize the collective strengths of their members.  more...

What Inexperienced Homebuyers MUST Know Before They Buy a Home ...pitfalls. This may be one of the most important financial decisions of your life. You?ll have to keep your cool, develop a plan, and follow it. In this course, that?s exactly what you will do, and experts in real estate will answer your questions along the way. How does a smart homebuyer decide which home to purchase? It all starts with a careful assessment of priorities. To buy a home the  more...

Word 2007 Level 2 ...will also learn about sections and how they affect layout decisions such as margins, breaks, and columns. They will also look at how to insert and modify clip art, graphics, shapes, tables, charts, and SmartArt diagrams, as well as how to save documents as Web pages. Finally, a number of revision tools will be introduced, teaching how to insert and modify comments, track changes, accept or  more...

Understand Real Estate Finance: How to Work the Numbers on any Residential Deal--Self-Directed ...teractive activities--and instructs using real investment decisions as examples.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this class. As an extra added value, registered students will have unlimited access to course materials for 12 months from the day of enrollment. A Trump IACET Accredited Course.  more...

Proven success in building an E-business ...on you need to make sound, informed and educated business decisions. Taught by April M. Adams founder of Borderinfogrp.com, you will learn everything you need to learn about how to start, build, manage and market an Internet business. This includes the terminologies used by programmers, web design and web hosting firms. You will learn how to layout a web site, market your site and how to  more...

Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification ...f all sales, then you will rely on your employees to make decisions. Your bartenders will actually be running the business, not you.How much time does Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification spend on bartending? Half of the lessons relate to bartending. If you don?t know what a bartender needs, you will not be able to purchase the proper tools. If you don?t know how they work,  more...

Microsoft Excel For Purchasing Professionals ...ilizing the tools that can help you make sound purchasing decisions and deliver top-notch presentations. The highly personal and interactive online course "Microsoft Excel For Purchasing Professionals" will enable you to perform sophisticated purchasing analyses through exercises that are based entirely on the situations that you face in your purchasing work. The student can complete their  more...

Maximize Profits by Managing Real Estate like an Entrepreneur--Instructor-Led A Trump U Course- Rental property owners can profit from what entrepreneurs know: success lies in examining all aspects of your business, looking for opportunities to reduce expenses and maximize income. In this exclusive course, TrumpU experts will show you how to position your property correctly for the target market, manage problem tenants, market your property, and more. Students may complete  more...

Learning to Avoid Questionable Interview Questions ... and hiring process. State and federal statutes and court decisions prohibit employers from discriminating against certain groups of people and from taking actions that impact those groups adversely and unfairly. Questionable Interview Questions Many aspects of employment are heavily regulated in the U.S., none more than the interviewing and hiring process. State and federal statutes and court  more...

Laboratory Audit Essentials ... by environmental laboratories are used to make strategic decisions for all types of projects (investigation, remediation, compliance, etc.). It is vitally important that the data are of the highest quality to avoid costly resampling and budget overruns. The goal of this course is to provide information so that an individual can conduct an environmental laboratory audit. A laboratory audit  more...

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

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

Fair & Unfair Competition Rules ... competition affect virtually all of a company's business decisions hiring, marketing, sales, customer-relations, and research and development, among others and are important for employees to understand. Violations of these rules can be very damaging to a company generally and, in some cases, to individual employees. Unfair Competition The rules regarding what is fair and unfair  more...

Entrepreneur Assessment Profile ... in the field of entrepreneurship. This can help you make decisions such as: Which area of personal development needs most attention? What should I look for in partners or employees to complement my strengths and weaknesses? Am I really suited to being an entrepreneur? The information contained in your profile may clarify how you think about yourself as an entrepreneur, which, in turn, may be  more...

Effective Management Principles Within the Law Effective management is vital to a successful company. Too often, individuals who have excelled in a company due to a specific skills set are promoted to managerial positions before having adequate management training or any at all. Managing within the Law Effective management is vital to a successful company. Too often, individuals who have excelled in a company due to a specific skills set are  more...

Entry and Exit Strategies for Savvy Real Estate Investors--Instructor-Led A Trump U Course- There`s more than one way to profit in real estate: in fact, there are three basic techniques: amortization, cash flow, and appreciation. This exclusive online course uses cutting edge interactive features to show the ins and outs of proven strategies: from fix-and-flips to condo conversion, from refinancing to trade-ups. Most important, you learn which fits your goals. Students  more...

Entry and Exit Strategies for Savvy Real Estate Investors--Self-Directed A Trump U Course- There`s more than one way to profit in real estate: in fact, there are three basic techniques: amortization, cash flow, and appreciation. This exclusive online course uses cutting edge interactive features to show the ins and outs of proven strategies: from fix-and-flips to condo conversion, from refinancing to trade-ups. Most important, you learn which fits your goals. Students  more...

Design a Winning Business Based on Your Idea--Instructor-Led ...-up can come from all around you. You need to make sound decisions about which ideas to pursue and how to go about pursuing them. All ideas are not created equal, and even the best ideas are rarely perfect at their conception. In order to evaluate an idea?s chance of real success, and to develop an action plan for realizing it, you must do the legwork to analyze and refine it. A scientist  more...

Design a Winning Business Based on Your Idea--Self-Directed ...-up can come from all around you. You need to make sound decisions about which ideas to pursue and how to go about pursuing them. All ideas are not created equal, and even the best ideas are rarely perfect at their conception. In order to evaluate an idea?s chance of real success, and to develop an action plan for realizing it, you must do the legwork to analyze and refine it. A scientist  more...

Copyright Basics for Librarians ...nable the student to better understand copyright and make decisions based on solid baseline information, not rumor or possibly erroneous "common knowledge". Copyright Basics for Librarians Copyright is a hot topic in librarianship and commerce. Knowing what copyright entails and how to deal with the most basic copyright situations in library can help you avoid common copyright mistakes. After  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - How to Hire ...decisions that help you maximize employee retention and return on investment. 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 situation. Make  more...

Build a Powerful Marketing Strategy--Instructor-Led ...course will guide you through the process of making these decisions, allowing you to develop a marketing strategy that will help your business succeed. Feedback on your work will be provided in the form of automated expert solutions. You can also see feedback on your submissions from others in your peer group, and your submission to assignment 3 will be personally reviewed by your instructor.  more...

Build a Powerful Marketing Strategy--Self-Directed A Trump U Course- Without great marketing, your businesses can fail. With the right marketing strategy, you gain a big edge over your competition. In this course, learn to increase your sales through marketing. Professor Don Sexton of Columbia University Business School will show you how -- with real-world examples and video tutorials.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - Dynamic Workforce Management ... Management will help you make sound personnel management decisions. 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 situation. Lead Your  more...

Accounting In An Hour ... get involved in financial discussions and to make better decisions on financial matters. It is suggested that the student realistically consider their abilities and knowledge in the subject area and review the course description before enrolling. This course is self-directed and should not be considered as a replacement for a 15 week face-to-face instructor-led accounting course. It does  more...

Developing A Child s Critical Thinking Skills ... are essential for children to have as they learn to make decisions and solve problems. This course addresses what adults can do to teach children how to think through and reason in age-appropriate ways, preparing them for the greater responsibilities that come as the child matures. There are diagnostic tools, activities, and communication techniques that adults will find very helpful in  more...

Guardianship Decisions for Elderly Loved Ones Course description -- Being designated as a guardian for an elderly or otherwise disabled loved one can be a daunting responsibility. This course will remove some of the apprehension and fear by providing specific directions for determining appropriate care alternatives, alerting you to pitfalls, giving you ideas for maintaining the loved onea s quality of life, and enlisting the support of  more...

Managing IPSec in Windows Server 2003 To outline the decisions, considerations, and procedures for implementing an IPSec solution  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning the Network Infrastructure To describe the decisions and considerations for planning a network and Internet connectivity strategy  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning for Name Resolution To discuss the decisions and considerations that should go into planning a name resolution strategy for a network infrastructure  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning for Network Availability To discuss the decisions and considerations for maintaining server availability and performance  more...

Windows Server 2003 Logical Network Security To outline the decisions and considerations for designing a public key infrastructure and an authentication strategy  more...

Windows Server 2003 Physical Network Security To outline the decisions and considerations for securing VPNs and wireless networks, and for using IPSec to increase security  more...

Communicating in Sales Teams ...employees need information so that they can make the best decisions quickly.In this course, you'll learn the sales manager's role in fostering communication skills within the sales team environment. You'll learn about the importance of encouraging your employees to use supportive listening and assertive speaking techniques to enhance their performance. You'll also build your awareness of  more...

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

Approaches to Risk Management ... 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 mean the difference between an organizational win or disaster.  more...

Decisions and Risk ... an organizational leader depends on your ability to make decisions. Even though you may have extensive experience making tough business choices, a constantly changing business environment demands relentless skill improvement. This course sheds light on the decision-making process by moving from practical methodologies to decision-making intelligence. Build both quality and commitment into your  more...

Managing and Maintaining Brand Equity There's a common saying: "The only thing constant in life is change." This is especially true when it comes to managing brands. Look at Coca-Cola and how it spawned several brand extensions such as Diet Coke and Cherry Coke. Then there was a brief, but widely publicized, brand crisis caused by New Coke, which resulted in the reintroduction of Coca-Cola Classic. This is an example of how, over  more...

Analyzing the Market This course will walk you through four crucial elements of analyzing your market. First, you'll learn to scan your environment, considering the economical, technological, social, and political impacts on your organization. Then you'll learn how market segmentation can assist you in developing products and marketing strategies. You'll be given a set of tools that can be utilized for developing and  more...

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

Understanding Organizational Ethics An organization's culture evolves from the values of its members. However, organizational culture and ethics are more than the sum of their parts. Organizations develop a self-sustaining and durable system of ethics that exerts a powerful influence on the actions, decisions, and behaviors of all employees. This course gives employees the ability to recognize ethical patterns and practices in an  more...

Facilitating Meetings and Work Groups This situation is most likely familiar. You dread holding a meeting so much that you have butterflies in your stomach. People showing up whenever they get there. Trying to get everyone to agree or make a decision takes hours of discussion. No one is willing to take responsibility for action items. In this course, you will learn to avoid these and other pitfalls of work groups so you can approach  more...

ITIL V3 - Service Design Processes IT organizations require information to create the design specifications necessary to provide IT services to their customers. Service Design processes are important because they provide organizations with information that will affect their decisions on designing solutions for new or changed services. This course is intended to introduce learners to the Service Design processes.  more...

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

Contracts in Commercial Transactions ...egal classifications. In order to make effective business decisions, managers must clearly understand when they are forming an enforceable contract and when they are not. This course presents strategies for making an offer, successfully negotiating, and designing contracts that protect the rights of the organization, customer, and other interested parties. Finally, this course explains the  more...

Lawsuits and Negotiations ...ourse 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 avoiding costly litigation. It examines forms of alternative dispute resolution, including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, and the respective  more...

Participating Effectively in a Business Meeting ...sent or exchange information, plan joint activities, make decisions, or carry out actions already agreed upon. Almost every group activity or project requires a meeting, or meetings, of some sort. Knowing how to hold efficient and effective meetings can help make projects successful. In a good meeting, participants' ideas are heard, decisions are made through group discussion and with  more...

Group Problem Solving and Decision Making ...oup, convenes for one purpose--to solve problems and make decisions. In today's business world, effective business groups and teams are a key ingredient in success. By skillfully overcoming problems and making productive decisions, you'll turn your group into a community of success. In this course, you'll learn the skills necessary to first set the stage for group problem solving and decision  more...

Principles of Marketing - Pricing Strategy Principles of Marketing: Pricing Strategy offers the student an overview of the information required to identify the role pricing plays in the marketing mix, to select appropriate objectives for pricing strategies, and to choose common methods to determine pricing. In addition, the program details the issues to consider when establishing a pricing strategy, the legal constraints that can affect  more...

Making Decisions Dynamically ...decisions determine your life. Nowhere is this simple statement so unabashedly evident as in today's business world. Made consciously or unconsciously, your decisions represent the fundamental tool you use in facing the opportunities, challenges, and uncertainties of life. It's not a case, however, of "make a decision, any decision." The increased complexity and competition of the 21st century  more...

Decision Making Implementation and Evaluation ...ter ensure the success of your present decision and those decisions yet to come. After all, no decision is an island: You need to build on past achievements as well as learn from previous mistakes. In this course, you'll first explore how to act on your decision in a way that optimizes its chances for acceptance and success. Once your plan is underway, you'll also know how to manage that  more...

The Fundamentals of Effective Thinking ...er to solve pressing business problems and make effective decisions. In this course, you'll explore how to think about the most critical business skill of all--thinking itself. You'll first learn about the counterproductive thinking patterns and tendencies most people naturally fall prey to. You'll then discover how these largely intuitive tendencies manifest themselves in problem-solving  more...

Planning and Starting the Deployment of a NET Web Application To outline the primary considerations and decisions that a developer needs to make when planning the deployment of a .NET web application, and to explain the appropriate use and installation of private and shared assemblies in that deployment  more...

Project Integration Executing and Completing a Project ...decisions about where to concentrate project resources when met with competing priorities and demands. Project integration management helps with these decisions by ensuring the proper coordination of project processes during project plan development and execution. Successful project managers use project integration management throughout the project life cycle to integrate project processes,  more...

Planning and Identifying Project Risk ...decisions would be made with complete certainty--all necessary information would be accurate and available as needed to ensure total success. In the real world, however, this is seldom the case. Real life is fraught with uncertainties; knowledge of events or conditions that may or may not occur is imperfect and incomplete, and this uncertainty affects decisions and outcomes. Risk occurs when  more...

Responding to and Controlling Project Risk ...is imperfect and incomplete, and this uncertainty affects decisions and outcomes. Whenever decisions must be made without perfect knowledge--which is nearly all the time--there is risk. Contrary to popular opinion, however, risk is not always negative; uncertainty results in positive risk (also known as opportunity) as well. It is the project manager's job to assess and control risk, to avert  more...

Introduction to Portfolio Management Portfolio managers have a great deal of responsibility within an organization; not only do they have to be mindful of individuals responsible for managing portfolio components, but they also have to be mindful of executive management, which sets the strategy. All the project managers within the portfolio might think that their projects are the most important. But it's the portfolio manager who  more...

Portfolio Management Processes and the Organization ... you the tools necessary to make the right organizational decisions. Portfolio management is not conducted in a vacuum; oftentimes the roles and processes will relate throughout the organization. This course will examine the importance of understanding how portfolio management processes function within the organization, and relate the importance of portfolio management processes and Process  more...

Portfolio Management Process Groups ...io management teams are always the ones who will make the decisions about how much of the processes they will use and how rigorously the processes will be implemented. Portfolio managers and team members should use this course as a high-level guide to the processes, inputs, and outputs that they should consider when managing portfolios. This course examines the importance of portfolio  more...

Project Leadership - Communicating Within a Project Team Project Leadership: Communicating Within a Project Team covers how to promote team communication, why communication fails, and the types of communication styles. It also details how project managers should conduct meetings and manage decisions. In addition, it covers the types of project documents used to convey information and how to present that information to the various levels of stakeholders  more...

Advanced Project Leadership - Bringing Home the Value Advanced Project Leadership: Bringing Home the Value teaches project managers to consider both the monetary and non-monetary value of a project, first of all by understanding how a project supports strategy. Project Managers will learn how to calculate Earned Value, Return on Investment and Net Present Value. They will also learn how to interpret the results to make decisions about the value of a  more...

Tools for Planning and Managing Six Sigma Project Opportunities ...ne the tools used in Six Sigma to help organizations make decisions and plan and communicate findings. These tools include affinity diagrams, interrelationship digraphs, tree diagrams, prioritization matrices, matrix diagrams, process decision program charts, and activity network diagrams. The course describes these tools, identifies their benefits, and uses real-life examples to show the  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...

The Reasons Why Diversity Matters Imagine, for a minute, a workplace where everyone is the same. All of the workers are of the same ethnicity, gender, educational background, and socioeconomic standing. With a team full of people essentially cut from the same cloth, where do the new ideas come from? How will the company ever be able to see things from a different point of view? Without diversity in the workplace, companies run the  more...

Changing Corporate Culture To instill an appreciation of diversity within a company is a difficult task. It requires changing existing views and practices that until now have defined the workplace. You can overcome ingrained attitudes by learning how a diversity initiative differs from federal mandate, why some workers will object to the concept of diversity, and how to handle their opposition. This course describes the  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...

Diversity the Future Employers must understand the ways in which the idea of diversity will continue to expand in the years to come. They need to prepare for demographic changes that will alter both the definition of corporate culture and practices for hiring, retention, and interaction with the company. This course explores the need for a holistic approach to workplace diversity, and the effects of incorporating a  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...

Creating and Analyzing an Operating Budget Working without a well thought-out operating budget can be compared to playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Although a company might know the direction in which it wants or needs to go, without a budget it must simply feel around in the dark and hope it comes close to its target. Unfortunately, if a business uses this approach, it will eventually fall victim to cash flow problems that could result  more...

The Ins and Outs of Capital Budgeting ...ou must evaluate a number of factors in making investment decisions.This course will explain what a capital budget is and present the different types of assets that your company will inevitably encounter. It lists several factors that influence fixed asset acquisitions. The course illustrates how to evaluate acquisition of fixed assets before you spend any money. The course teaches you the  more...

Components of Financial Statements This course presents an overview of the relationship between business management decisions and financial statements, introducing the learner to critical concepts and terminology that are necessary for conducting an applied interpretation of financial statements.  more...

Analyzing Cash Flow Would a family survive if it didn't know where its available cash was coming from, how much cash it had to spend, or how to get more cash for its needs? If you answered no, you are right. Just like a family that has to understand cash issues for survival, a business also has to understand information about its usable cash in order to sustain its life. This course will teach you how to read, and  more...

Overview of Managerial Accounting Managerial 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 managerial accounting information is gathered, and how it is used by business professionals to make effective decisions. Lessons such as fundamentals of managerial accounting, cost accounting concept, and  more...

Managerial Decisions and Capital Budgeting ...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 with  more...

Pricing and Profitability for Product Managers ...roduct. It's equally important to understand that pricing decisions do not happen in a vacuum; the product manager will be held accountable for the success of the products he prices. Clearly, it's important for the product manager to understand the financial implications of his decisions. In this course, you'll learn about pricing factors and tactics that will affect your pricing decisions and  more...

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

Raising Capital and Financing Decisions The goal of every financial manager is to maximize firm value and shareholder wealth. How does a manager reach this objective? To be successful, financial managers must be aware of the financing options available to them, and the procedures they must follow to begin financing. Most important, managers must be able to choose the best financing mix for their company.  more...

Managing Working Capital ...rtant determinant of firm value. Investment and financing decisions are interconnected, thus they cannot be made independently. Financial planning will make you think systematically about the relationships among your goals for growth, investment, and financing. After completing this course, you will be aware of the risk-return tradeoffs that are implied in financial forecasting, know the  more...

Operations Management - Operations Management Tools In "Operations Management: Operations Management Tools," you will learn the processes for making operations decisions and how to solve operations problems. You will also learn the strategies for maintenance and reliability and how to apply learning curves to your organization's operations.  more...

Communicating with Power and Confidence Do you want to be an effective and powerful communicator? Do you want to take charge, welcome responsibility and view challenge as an opportunity? In today's workplace, when administrative support professionals talk, supervisors listen. They have been empowered and given many managerial responsibilities. They can now work alongside rather than as subordinates to their managers. They no longer only  more...

CIW Security Professional Security Auditing Attack Techniques ...ability scanners. Configure eEye Retina. Identify the decisions that an auditor can take based on network level information discovered. Identify the decisions that an auditor can take based on host level information discovered. Unit 2: Network Penetration (2 hours) Identify features of network penetration attacks. Identify network resources that may be potential targets for  more...

Exchange 2000 Infrastructure Design--Part 1 ...al requirements. It is important to understand the design decisions in Active Directory that are specific to Exchange server. These decisions are based on an analysis of the organization's business structure and operations. This course deals with assessing your users' needs and your network needs. The network topology has an effect on your Exchange 2000 design. The network needs to be examined  more...

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures Part 5 ...esign models for Cisco WLAN solutions. Identify optimal decisions for designing a WLAN in a given scenario. Unit 2: Designing Content Networking Solutions (3 hours) Identify features of content networking. Identify features of the content caching components of a Cisco content networking solution. Identify features of the content switching and routing components of a Cisco content  more...

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures Part 4 ...s for the enterprise network. Identify the QoS Services decisions for the Celestal Curtain Manufacturing Company. Identify optimal decisions for designing QoS services in a given scenario. Unit 2: Designing IP Telephony Solutions 1 (3 hours) Identify features of the CallManager component of a Cisco IP telephony solution. Identify features of the gateway and control protocol  more...

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures Part 2 ...medium, and large enterprise networks. Identify optimal decisions when designing a network management system in a given scenario. Unit 2: Designing for High Availability (3 hours) Identify features of a Cisco IOS high availability architecture. Identify characteristics of fault-tolerant devices and redundant topologies. Identify features and functions of Layer 2 and Layer 3  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Network Infrastructure--Part 4 Implementation ...es, situations for managing global catalogs and LDAP, and decisions for designing Dfs topology to meet various business requirements. Audience This course is targeted to System Administrators and MIS Administrators. It is expected that students will take courses 72410 - 72412, Microsoft Windows 2000: Administration Series, courses 72413 - 72420, Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation,  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Network Infrastructure--Part 4 Implementation ...es, situations for managing global catalogs and LDAP, and decisions for designing Dfs topology to meet various business requirements. Audience This course is targeted to System Administrators and MIS Administrators. It is expected that students will take courses 72410 - 72412, Microsoft Windows 2000: Administration Series, courses 72413 - 72420, Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation,  more...

Consulting Skills Serving as an Internal Consultant ...fies the processes for resolving conflict, making ethical decisions, and overcoming resistance to change as an internal consultant. Learn To Identify the advantages of internal consultants. Follow the steps for selling your skills to an internal client. Identify the guidelines for establishing credibility as  more...

Managing Business Risk Financing Contingency Planning ...s current position have historically made poor investment decisions and consequently jeopardized the future of the company by not fully understanding the risks. Therefore, members of the executive board have requested that an overview of the financing risks be analyzed before any more trading an investing occurs. You will meet with a business investor, a financial analyst, and a risk manager to  more...

Object Analysis Design Design Implementation ...to be followed when designing Object Types. Identify the decisions needed to made about Associations during the OOD phase. Identify the use of Inheritance during Object Oriented Design. Identify the benefits of a reusable design component in Object Oriented Design. Identify the tactical design issues in Object Oriented Design. Identify what must be considered during Object Oriented  more...

Oracle 11i e-Business Suite Essentials for Implementers Part 2 ...fy benefits of using a key flexfield. Identify planning decisions that are required for defining key flexfields. Identify features of descriptive flexfields. Identify tasks you perform for managing descriptive flexfield information. Match descriptive flexfield components with their descriptions. Identify key concepts related to defining a descriptive flexfield. Enable a Descriptive  more...

Windows 2000 Network--Designing Security Part 2 Sec Local Network ...ed in Windows 2000 with their descriptions. Identify the decisions involved in planning an audit policy for a specified situation. Identify the considerations to secure Windows 2000 DNS. Design security for a Windows 2000 DNS server. Match RIS security strategies with the situations in which they are used. Set SNMP security properties by using the Computer Management console. Unit 2:  more...

Windows 2000 Network--Designing Security Part 2 Sec Local Network ...ed in Windows 2000 with their descriptions. Identify the decisions involved in planning an audit policy for a specified situation. Identify the considerations to secure Windows 2000 DNS. Design security for a Windows 2000 DNS server. Match RIS security strategies with the situations in which they are used. Set SNMP security properties by using the Computer Management console. Unit 2:  more...

Windows 2000 Network--Designing Security Part 3 Sec Remote Access Course Overview This is the third course in a five-part series of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Network - Designing Security curriculum which prepares participants for Microsoft Exam 70-220. This course provides participants with an opportunity to learn how to design security solutions for a Windows 2000 network and design a secure remote access security strategy for an enterprise network. L  more...

Windows 2000 Network--Designing Security Part 3 Sec Remote Access Course Overview This is the third course in a five-part series of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Network - Designing Security curriculum which prepares participants for Microsoft Exam 70-220. This course provides participants with an opportunity to learn how to design security solutions for a Windows 2000 network and design a secure remote access security strategy for an enterprise network. L  more...

Oracle 11i Procure to Pay Part 2 ...he student's will also learn to make basic implementation decisions involved in launching the Procure-to-Pay process. Learners will learn how these applications fit into Oracle's e-Business Suite of applications. Learn To: Create a supplier status for an Approved Supplier List (ASL). Create an Approved Supplier List (ASL). Identify the steps to create a sourcing rule. Identify  more...

Oracle 11i Procure to Pay Part 3 ...ourse will prepare student's to make basic implementation decisions involved in launching the Procure-to-Pay process. Learners will learn how these applications fit into Oracle's e-Business Suite of applications. Learn To: Create purchase documents using the AutoCreate window. Identify features of the Create Releases program. Create a catalog quotation. Identify features of the  more...

Advanced Project Leadership Bringing Home the Value ...They will also learn how to interpret the results to make decisions about the value of a project. Finally, project managers will learn about the characteristics of Internal, Client and Research and Development Projects and how the valuation techniques apply to each. Learn To: Identify the value types in a project. Identify characteristics of monetary value. Identify  more...

Time Management Planning Your Day ... Identify guidelines for making good decisions about technology. Arrange the steps to saying 'no'. Audience All employees in an organization who need to learn how to manage their time more effectively. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options German,  more...

Strategic Decision Making Series The Strategic Decision Making Series includes the following courses: Strategic Decision Making: Preparing to Make Decisions Strategic Decision Making: Making the Right Decision Strategic Decision Making: Advanced Decision Making To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Office XP - Planning Collaborative Solutions Curriculum ...es and Managers, and knowledge workers who make strategic decisions about implementing collaborative solutions. Candidates will be proficient in Microsoft Office (any version). It would be an advantage to have used Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, or Microsoft BizTalk. Deployment Options Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN,  more...

Office XP Collaborative Solutions Part 1 ...es and Managers, and knowledge workers who make strategic decisions about implementing collaborative solutions. Candidates will be proficient in Microsoft Office (any version). It would be an advantage to have used Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, or Microsoft BizTalk. Deployment Options Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN,  more...

Office XP Collaborative Solutions Part 2 ...es and Managers, and knowledge workers who make strategic decisions about implementing collaborative solutions. Candidates will be proficient in Microsoft Office (any version). It would be an advantage to have used Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, or Microsoft BizTalk. In addition, learners should have taken the first part of this  more...

Business Finance Time Value of Money ...ho want to learn the time value of money to make business decisions. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Future and Present Values of Money (0.5 - 1 hour) • Identify reasons to calculate  more...

Business Finance Valuation of Stocks Bonds ...derstand stocks and bonds in order to make sound business decisions. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Bonds (0.5 - 1 hour) • Differentiate among the four main types of bonds.  more...

Economics The Principles of Economics ...hat guide economic thinking, how people interact and make decisions, and how the economy works as a whole. Ronald will be asking you questions about the main economic principles, economic analysis and policy, factors of production, and economic growth. Unit 2: Economic Markets (1 - 2 hours) Compare Public and Private Goods. Identify the  more...

Economics Products and Markets ... Learn To Describe the decisions facing all firms. Recognize how firms maximize profits in the short run. Generate a long run cost curve. Recognize how price is determined in a perfectly competitive industry. Recognize how a monopoly can arise.  more...

Decision Making Problem Solving Decision Making Fundamentals ...l develop the skills that are necessary to make important decisions with various people and ensure the results of your decisions. Learn To Devise objectives given the background information. Establish and compare options in a variety of situations. Address employee groupthink.  more...

Strategic Decision Making Preparing to Make Decisions ...Decisions offers the student an overview of how to plan, frame, and research decisions. The program details how to define your decisions and apply appropriate decisions frames. In addition, the program teaches the learner how to avoid the problems of overconfidence and how to deal with uncertainty in decision making. Learn To Identify the three factors that  more...

Strategic Decision Making Making the Right Decision ...tify the guidelines you should follow when reviewing your decisions. Identify actions you can take to learn from others' experiences. Audience Managers, Supervisors, and Team Leaders, with responsibilities for decision-making or strategic planning in their company. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU  more...

Strategic Decision Making Advanced Decision Making ... decision outcomes, and how to identify and manage linked decisions. You will also learn how your organization can benefit from employing strategic decision-making techniques. In addition, you will learn how to use decision-making strategies to improve your negotiation skills. Learn To Identify the types of scenario planning.  more...

Conducting Meetings Managing a Meeting ...ctivities to arrive at well-informed and well-thought-out decisions. Recognize when a meeting's participants cease thinking independently and take action to avoid 'groupthink'. Identify and manage the difficult personality types present in a meeting. Audience Managers and employees who want to improve their ability to manage a meeting.  more...

Facilitation The Facilitation Process ... Identify two thought patterns that teams use to make decisions. Apply strategies to help teams move from divergent to convergent thinking. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Janet Porter, Icon's Director of Business Development. Janet frequently assumes the role of a facilitator during product  more...

Business Ethics Ethical Decision Making ...barriers and consequences to consider when making ethical decisions and the process for blowing the whistle when unethical situations arise. Learn To Identify common influences in the decision-making process. Identify common ethical dilemmas. Solve an ethical problem using the decision-making process.  more...

Project Management Essentials Planning a Project ...ependencies. This will enable you to make the appropriate decisions when planning your project. Unit 3: Analyzing the Project a a s Activities (1 hour) Identify factors that indicate a need for a high level of detail in activity analysis. Identify items that must be included on an activity analysis form. Identify the  more...

Project Management Project Cost Management ...ow to make accurate estimates in order to improve project decisions, create accurate budgets, and effectively control costs throughout the project. Learn To: Understand the cost estimating process. Understand the cost budgeting process. Understand the cost control process. Audience: The target audience for this course is individuals interested in the profession of project  more...

Team Management High Performance Teams ...olve problems as a team. Make decisions that satisfy all team members. Audience This course is for managers and employees who are responsible for leading a team. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives  more...

Team Leadership Conducting Productive Team Meetings ...lem solving and exhibit leadership qualities while making decisions. Unit 3: Preventing Issues in Team Meetings (1 - 2 hours) Follow steps to resolve communication issues during a team meeting. Identify characteristics of the personality types that can influence a team meeting. Prevent personal conflict during team  more...

Team Participation Decision Making in Teams ...evelop the ability to make positive contributions to team decisions. Learn To Apply best practices for making team decisions. Understand and avoid 'groupthink,' in which team members become complacent about thinking independently. Act appropriately to influence biased team members.  more...

Virtual Teams The Fundamentals ...ive office, the technologies used to communicate and make decisions in a virtual setting, and the obstacles virtual teams must overcome for success. Learn To List the main types of alternative office arrangements. Apply techniques to overcome the challenges of teleworking. Identify four ways virtual team  more...

Virtual Teams Participating in Virtual Meetings ... effectiveness and four methods virtual teams use to make decisions. Learn To Use team-building activities to enhance relationships among virtual team members. Build trust with members of a virtual team. Apply techniques to overcome a virtual meeting's ineffectiveness. List the  more...

Principles of Marketing Pricing Strategy ...g strategy, the legal constraints that can affect pricing decisions, and the steps of the pricing process. Learn To Identify the objectives your pricing strategy might achieve. Apply the correct terminology when developing a pricing strategy. Choose options to establish different prices for different buyers.  more...

Cross-Functional Teams Cross-Functional Team Development ...tails how to develop time lines and how to make consensus decisions. The program also provides information about encountering and overcoming task achievement challenges, as well as evaluating and recognizing team successes. Learn To Apply the guidelines for effective team communication. Conduct and facilitate a cross-functional team  more...

Windows 2000 Planning Implementing Active Directories - Part 2 ...s students with the knowledge necessary to make effective decisions on the need for multiple domains and how to plan for the most effective administration model. It explains how to plan for replication to help the learner handle replication traffic and also covers both schema management and modification. L earn To: Plan for Multiple Domains. Plan Active Directory Replication.  more...

CIW Site Designer Part 1 Web Design Concepts Site Development Course Overview This first course in the series introduces Web design concepts, including page layout, usability, navigation, graphics and multimedia. It also teaches the process to follow when developing a Web site, and implementation factors that need to be considered. Learn To • Identify the features of the Web, basic Web design concepts, page layout and elements, usability  more...

Operations Management Operations Management Tools ...e organization. The program provides processes for making decisions and solving problems. In addition, the program offers the student examples of maintenance strategies, ways to apply learning curves to operations, and E-commerce options that can enhance operations management. Learn To Identify how transportation costs can be minimized  more...

Project Leadership Overcoming Obstacles ...s how project managers should conduct meetings and manage decisions. In addition, it covers the types of project documents used to convey information and how to present that information to the various levels of stakeholders within an organization. Learn To Identify reasons why communication within a project team can fail. Identify  more...