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Cisco Designing Networks Part 3: Designing a Prototype 


This final course in the
DCN curriculum identifies appropriate network management solutions for particular network structures. It also provides detailed information about the existing
Cisco product solutions and products ranges. Finally, it teaches the learner how to develop, test and demonstrate a network prototype or pilot.
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CompTIA Linux 2004 Security 
This series covers basic installation, operation, and troubleshooting operating systems on workstations and servers. The learner will be able to explain fundamental open source resources/licenses, demonstrate knowledge of user administration, understand file permissions/software configurations and manage local storage devices and network protocols. The audience includes
Professionals who want to
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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. Salespeople who are
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Negotiating to Mutual Benefit 
...ce between negotiating and giving money away. This course demonstrates the stages and rules that will gain you a win/win solution, and with it long-term business. If you follow the guidelines set out here, you will be able to handle customer strategies and still close the deal on terms that keep both your company and your customer happy. Salespeople who sell at an executive level and obtain and
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Excellence in Internal Customer Service 
In today's fast-changing and highly competitive business climate, offering excellent customer service has never been so important. But what about taking a different approach? Has your organization tried looking inwardly to find the answers to offering great service? Organizations consist of an independent chain of individuals and functional units, each taking inputs from one another and turning
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Identifying Your Customer s Expectations 
...ou'll be shown what characteristics customers want to see demonstrated, what external influences generate customers' expectations, and how your company's ability to fulfill expectations at various levels impacts on customer satisfaction. Too often, the service that customers receive is based more on the needs of the company than the wants of the customer. For example, customer interface
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Internal Consulting Skills 
What skills do you need to be a successful internal consultant? What skills do you have already, and which should you develop further? This course gives you the opportunity to review your existing abilities and ways of improving your current performance. Internal consulting is not only about your specialist or technical knowledge. It's about your ability to communicate. If you fail to get your
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Management Tools and Metrics 
...e and measure his performance. This course is intended to demonstrate the management and measurement tools a professional
CSS is expected to use when dealing with individual customers and participating in the overall operation of the
Support Center. The skills and knowledge required include how to use tools associated with problem, change, knowledge, and security management. This course helps
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Strategies for Facilitating Critical Thinking 
Workplaces are not typically associated with reflection or critical self-reflection, ideas that are often considered 'soft' to the bottom-line, results-oriented world of business.... Yet, paradoxically, reflection is becoming more part of the lifeblood of organizations in today's economic environment. Victoria
Marsick's words illustrate why businesses can no longer thrive on the unexamined
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Personal Accountability Working for Your Inner Boss 
Most employees in business organizations must answer to someone else. From the top of the organization chart to the bottom, nearly every manager and employee must look to a supervisor, a director, or even a customer to establish priorities, assign tasks, set deadlines, and evaluate results. Whoever gives this direction is called the boss. On one level, the boss decides how employees will perform
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Self-empowerment Managing from Within 
Have you ever thought that you could be the best boss you've ever had? By developing attitudes and skills that empower you, you can manage from within and become your own best boss. Self-empowerment is the process of taking responsibility for your attitudes, behaviors, and actions at work to maximize your effectiveness. As an empowered employee, you will be driven by ownership, initiative, and
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Developing a Positive Attitude 
Oftentimes your success or failure depends not only on the situation you are in, but how you react to that situation. Your reaction to the situations you encounter is significantly influenced by your attitude. Having a positive attitude involves looking for the best in a situation, being realistic about possibilities and consequences, and having the courage to believe that you can succeed. It
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Teamwork and Emotional Intelligence 
Elizabeth and
Cassandra started with the same company at the same time in similar positions. Both were bright women. Both were at the top of the class at prestigious universities. Both had exceptional technical skills. Yet, after six months in the organization,
Elizabeth seemed to be making a bigger impact and enjoying more success. She was friendly with members of her own department and knew many
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Building Relationships to Get Results 
You are not the boss. You've been called "peer," "esteemed colleague," "invaluable staff member," and "friend," but no one's even come close to calling you "boss."
When you stop to think about it, you realize you have no real authority whatsoever. In fact, you have much more power than you think, even if you are on the bottom rung of the corporate ladder. As
Jack London said, "
Life is not always a
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Leadership Without Authority 
Lily
Tomlin said, "I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody." Tomlin could have been speaking on behalf of many employees in the corporate world who, despite having little authority, take it upon themselves to become leaders nonetheless. Becoming a leader, and getting results, without authority is especially important in today's corporate
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Communicating Successfully Speak Without Talking 
This course uses examples to demonstrate how body language can affect the meaning of the message being communicated. Non verbal signals are introduced to improve the participant's managerial communications skills. All levels of professionals who supervise the performance of other staff members.
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Communication Skills for Successful Management 
Effective communication is a crucial component of your success as a manager. As a technical professional, you developed various communication skills that helped you to succeed. But, as a manager, you will need additional communication skills to be effective. This course will examine various aspects of successful communication strategies and skills. You will analyze the strategies of nonverbal
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Achieving Success with the help of a Mentor 
Perhaps you want to ask an expert in your field or organization to mentor you. Maybe a manager has offered to guide you up the organization ladder. Or perhaps you're participating in an organizationwide mentoring program. Whatever the case, you'll want to make the most of having a mentor in your corner. In "
Achieving Success with the
Help of a
Mentor," you'll learn how a mentor can help you guide
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Coaching for Business 
Coaching is a vital component of any business that aims to be a winner in the new economy. However, unless coaches are clear in their own minds exactly what their function is, and why they are performing a coaching role, they may do more harm than good. Therefore, it is important to understand how coaching originated as a business tool, and the ways it impacted traditional managerial attitudes and
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Succession Planning Strategies 
You've decided to create a succession plan for your organization, but where do you start? This course explains how to begin the succession planning process. You will discover how to initiate a succession planning process from the conceptualization of the problem to developing an action plan. You will also discover opportunities for customizing the succession plan. Your understanding of succession
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The Mark of a Leader 
Do you feel that your people can't get along without you? If you're not available, do your people lack direction and therefore, productivity suffers? If you feel that you've been overmanaging and underleading, this course is for you. There is a strong difference between activities and roles of effective managers and those of successful leaders. You'll discover what some of those key differences
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Communicating a Shared Vision 
If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt
Disney's words ring as true today as they did many years ago when they were first displayed above the
Epcot Center. The importance of a vision cannot be denied. Neither can the importance of communicating that vision to the people responsible for supporting it. Communicating your vision gives purpose and meaning to the work that people do, and pursuing and
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Hiring Considerations 
Recruitment is a complex and important activity for a manager. Effective hiring requires effective preparation. The recruitment process must be fair and safe, and there is plenty of legislation to trip up the unwary manager. Getting any part of this wrong is expensive, time consuming, and damaging to the good name of the company. This course will give you a brief overview of the major employment
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Advancing Your Administrative Career 
Getting a position as an administrative support professional is a great accomplishment. However, have you considered what your next move should be? This course will show you how to advance on the job by providing you with important information about having a professional image and a successful attitude. You will learn valuable leadership skills and methods for motivating others. You will gain
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International Finance 
...it comes to dealing on the global level? This course will demonstrate why you would want to transform your purely domestic firm into a multinational corporation; how you decide which financial products and instruments will allow you to manage your cash flows from international business operations; and, finally, the important steps to take toward managing foreign exchange risk and country risk.
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Introduction to Brand Management 
...mprised of that makes them so important? This course will demonstrate how each ingredient reacts to the other in order to create a valuable, long-lasting brand. First, you will learn about the responsibilities of a brand manager, from conception of a brand to building, evaluating, and maintaining brand equity. Then, you will be introduced to a brief history of branding and its intended purpose.
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A Manager s Introduction to Business Law 
This course introduces managers to the fundamental concepts of business law. It begins by exposing some prevalent legal misconceptions shared by management and establishes the true role that law plays in society and business. The relationship between business ethics and law is explained and how managers serve as vital role models for demonstrating ethical business practices. This course also
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Employee Sexual Harassment Awareness 
Sexual harassment can have a disastrous impact on victims, offenders, and the company in which the offense occurs. Training employees in the essentials of prohibited conduct is an important part of reducing liability and maintaining a professional work environment. This course helps participants identify two types of sexual harassment, and recognize behaviors that may be considered sexually
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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
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Developing an Application Using User-Centered Design 
To conduct user research and to design effective user interface and interaction elements This path is targeted primarily at software architects and project managers working on high level design. This path will also target programmers and developers looking to improve their skills in user centered software design.
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Advanced ASP NET Topics 
To demonstrate how to migrate
ASP to ASP.NET, leverage legacy compenents, create and use .NET components, and install and configure ASP.NET servers
Web developers who are familiar with the fundamentals of
Microsoft ASP.NET and who wish to broaden their ASP.NET programming abilities, especially those pursuing
MCAD or
MCSD .NET certification
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Security with C 
To show how to make assemblies secure through code access and role-based security All .NET application developers
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Security with VB NET 
To show how to make assemblies secure through code access and role-based security All .NET application developers
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Customizing Controls and Events in C 
To demonstrate how to customize controls and add event handling to a C# Windows application
Application developers with some experience in C# who wish to become familiar with developing user services in the .NET Framework, especially those who wish to attain the Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (
MCSD) or Microsoft Certified Application Developer (
MCAD) for
Microsoft .NET credentials
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Input Validation and Error Handling in C 
To demonstrate how to validate user input and provide error handling for a C# Windows application
Application developers with some experience in C# who wish to become familiar with developing user services in the .NET Framework, especially those who wish to attain the Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (
MCSD) or Microsoft Certified Application Developer (
MCAD) for
Microsoft .NET credentials
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Adding Services and Components in C 
To demonstrate how to add services and components in C# Application developers with some experience in C# who wish to become familiar with developing user services in the .NET Framework, especially those who wish to attain the Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (
MCSD) or Microsoft Certified Application Developer (
MCAD) for
Microsoft .NET credentials
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Customizing Controls and Events in VB NET 
...demonstrate how to customize controls and add event handling to a VB.NET Windows application
Application developers with some experience in
Visual Basic .NET who wish to become familiar with developing user services in the .NET Framework, especially those who wish to attain the Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (
MCSD) or Microsoft Certified Application Developer (
MCAD) for
Microsoft .NET
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Adding Services and Components in VB NET 
To demonstrate how to add services and components in VB.NET Application developers with some experience in
Visual Basic .NET who wish to become familiar with developing user services in the .NET Framework, especially those who wish to attain the Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (
MCSD) or Microsoft Certified Application Developer (
MCAD) for
Microsoft .NET credentials
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UNIX User and Data Management 
To demonstrate the core administrative functions of managing users, data, and software on
UNIX systems IT professionals working in a UNIX environment for the first time
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Win2000 Professional Administering Resources 
...nverting one file system to another. The course will also demonstrate the process of configuring and managing file compression, as well as describe issues related to securing files and folders, sharing folders, and assigning permissions. Furthermore, the course deals with printing to a local, network, and
Internet printer, as well as with the printer permissions for accessing print resources
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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
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Microsoft SMS 2003 Managing Software Updates 
To demonstrate how to manage software updates
Systems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
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Installation of ISA Server 2004 
...demonstrate how to install
ISA Server 2004 and configure web proxy, firewall, and
SecureNAT clients IT professionals responsible for implementing network and perimeter security measures, including
Internet firewalls, application layer filters, and screened networks; IT professionals responsible for implementing caching servers and additional mechanisms to protect public-facing
Web servers; IT
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Access Configuration in ISA Server 2004 
...demonstrate how to enable access to
Internet resources and to configure access to internal resources IT professionals responsible for implementing network and perimeter security measures, including Internet firewalls, application layer filters, and screened networks; IT professionals responsible for implementing caching servers and additional mechanisms to protect public-facing
Web servers; IT
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The Linux Operating System 
This course covers the origin and history of the
Linux operating system and its relation with other
Unix family systems. It examines various ""distributions"" of Linux , its value as a reliable business solution, and its various components, and it addresses issues surrounding its use, administration, and development. The course highlights those aspects that make Linux an innovative operating
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CompTIA Linux 2004 Configuration 
This series covers basic installation, operation, and troubleshooting operating systems on workstations and servers. The learner will be able to explain fundamental open source resources/licenses, demonstrate knowledge of user administration, understand file permissions/software configurations and manage local storage devices and network protocols. The audience includes
Professionals who want to
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CompTIA Linux 2004 Documentation Hardware 
...le to explain fundamental open source resources/licenses, demonstrate knowledge of user administration, understand file permissions/software configurations and manage local storage devices and network protocols. When all five courses are taken in the
Linux series (16260, 16261, 16262, 16263, & 16264), this is an authorized self-study program to help prepare learners for the
CompTIA? Linux
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Basic Networking 
To introduce and demonstrate basic networking concepts and hardware considerations
Anyone wanting to become a hardware support technician
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OS 390 MVS ESA Fundamentals of VSAM Part II 
This course explains how
VSAM adds and deletes records to and from a
KSDS. It describes how VSAM manages the space within the data components of the KSDS when it performs additions or deletions. Also covered is the organization and function of an alternate index, how and when an alternate index can be used, and how an alternate index relates to an existing
ESDS or KSDS. It describes the role that
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Getting Started with Wireless Home Networking 
To explain network concepts and components and to demonstrate the installation and configuration of a wireless local area network adapter, wireless mini
PCI card, and wireless base station
End users; anyone interested in setting up a wireless home network
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Getting Started with Wireless Networking 
To explain network concepts and components and to demonstrate the installation and configuration of a wireless PC card, wireless mini
PCI card, and access point
End users; anyone interested in setting up a wireless network for a home or small business
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Managing IP Traffic on Cisco Networks 
To describe and configure efficient network traffic restrictions and security using properly implemented access list management and address translation
Network administrators responsible for implementing and managing small and medium-sized business networks; network technicians who install network devices in small business environments; Cisco channel resellers who are new to
Cisco products and
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WordPerfect Office 12 - WordPerfect 
This course will introduce learners to the features and functions included in
WordPerfect? Office 12. Learners will be able to demonstrate competence in using WordPerfect to perform simple tasks such as opening existing documents, creating new documents, saving documents, and formatting and manipulating text. Further, this course will equip learners to include images in documents and set page
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