Online Development Department eLearning

Developing a New-product Strategy ... mystery. Nor is it only the concern of your research and development department. One of your main responsibilities as a product manager is to create a new-product strategy. This means that in addition to developing new-product goals, you also need to develop a plan for reaching those goals. In this course, you'll explore the tools and techniques to help you create a new-product strategy for  more...

Advanced Interpersonal Communication Communicating with Co-Workers Advanced Interpersonal Communication: Communicating with Co-Workers offers the student suggestions for communicating with individuals who hold various roles in an organization, such as peers, supervisors, subordinates, and customers/vendors. This program also offers guidelines for promoting ideas and handling human resource issues, such as negotiating raises and dismissing subordinates. Learn  more...

Sexual Harassment Preventing Sexual Harassment Claims Sexual Harassment: Preventing Sexual Harassment Claims offers 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  more...

Project Management Essentials Controlling Closing a Project ...ill meet with Kent Redburn, a manager in the research and development department of Icon. Kent has extensive knowledge of project teams, specifically in measuring the performance of a project team. In this meeting, he will ask you a series of questions and problems to test your knowledge of the different analyses used to measure project control, the calculations used during earned value  more...

Team Leadership Conducting Productive Team Meetings ..., you and Elizabeth Thomas, an Engineer in Icon's Product Development Department, have been named co-leaders of the Budget Committee for the upcoming fiscal year. In preparation for your first team meeting, you will be sitting down with Elizabeth to establish the particulars for the meeting, prepare an agenda, and assign roles. Unit 2: Leading Team Meetings (0.5 - 1 hour)  more...

Essentials of Business Law Contract Law ... In this simulation, you are a manager in the Software Development department of Icon. You have been contacted by Patty Chen, a supervisor in your department who sounds upset. One of her employees has left the San Francisco office of Icon and started his own software development company in southern California and she wants to meet with you to discuss her options. The employee argues that the  more...

Organizational Learning Transferring Knowledge within an Org In Organizational Learning: Transferring Knowledge within an Organization, you will learn to use management tools and identify challenges encountered when using technology for knowledge transfer. You will also learn how to encourage knowledge transfer through employee empowerment and incentives, as well as how to address and overcome transfer reluctance. Learn To  more...