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Understand Real Estate Finance: How to Work the Numbers on any Residential Deal--Self-Directed ... A Trump IACET Accredited Course. Understand Real Estate Finance: How to Work the Numbers on any Residential Deal--Self-Directed A Trump IACET Accredited Course In this course, you will analyze the profit potential of two income-generating residential properties. There are three approaches to estimating the market value (or valuation) of a property: cost, comparable sales, and income. This  more...

Find and Purchase Income Producing Properties--Instructor-Led ...our Uncle Max, a successful real estate investor who will finance your first investment. The course takes place in the fictional city of Empire City. You have access to many of the same resources in Empire City that you would use in your own city: real estate web sites, property listings, government websites, neighborhood descriptions and message boards, newspaper articles, and more. Empire  more...

Find and Purchase Income Producing Properties--Self-Directed ...our Uncle Max, a successful real estate investor who will finance your first investment. The course takes place in the fictional city of Empire City. You have access to many of the same resources in Empire City that you would use in your own city: real estate web sites, property listings, government websites, neighborhood descriptions and message boards, newspaper articles, and more. Empire  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) Comprehensive Certificate ...les in the areas of Business Operation, Customer Service, Finance, Sales and Marketing, and Human Resources. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What is Build Your Own BIZ?? Build Your Own BIZ? is a comprehensive Web site that provides small business owners with timely expert advice, actionable templates, and mission-critical insights to daily challenges in the following areas: Business Operations,  more...

Accounting In An Hour ...ot able to contribute as well as others at meetings where finance is discussed. You?ll never be counted on to give a meaningful financial opinion?and that relegates you to second-tier status in the minds of your colleagues and superiors. In just one hour, your can learn what it takes to make a profit! Accounting In An Hour? is the acclaimed 60-minute course for non-financial personnel that can  more...

SAP Accounts Payable Accounting This course teaches the most common end user functions in SAP's Accounts Payable (A/ P) module. This simulation course is a basic requirement for every accountant wanting to work with SAP. Course Goal: - learn basic A/ P accounting tasks in SAP with hands-on exercises - learn how to work with vendor records, balances and line items - learn how to post, search and display vendor invoices  more...

SAP General Ledger Accounting This course teaches the most common end user functions in SAP's General Ledger Accounting module. This simulation course is a basic requirement for every accountant wanting to work with SAP. Course Goal - learn basic G/ L accounting tasks in SAP with hands-on exercises - learn how to work with G/ L accounts, balances and line items - learn how to post, search and display documents -  more...

SAP Accounts Receivable Accounting This course teaches the most common end user functions in SAP's Accounts Receivable (A/ R) module. This simulation course is a basic requirement for every accountant wanting to work with SAP. Course Goal: - learn basic A/ R accounting tasks in SAP with hands-on exercises - learn how to work with customer records, balances and line items - learn how to post, search and display customer  more...

mySAP Finance Modules To recognize how to align business processes with key financials modules in the SAP R/3 package  more...

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

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

Managing for Asset Control Every company must take actions to safeguard, control, and manage the assets it owns. As a business manager, it's your responsibility to set up policies and procedures to safeguard your company's assets--especially cash assets. In this course, you will learn about cash transactions, inventory control, and accounts receivable management. These lessons will provide you with the knowledge and skills  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 ...nded period of time. To effectively manage your company's finances, you 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  more...

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

Principles of Financial Statements This course presents an overview of the principles of financial statements, introducing the learner to critical concepts and terminology necessary for understanding the rules impacting the presentation of numbers on financial statements, and the cash cycle of financial management.  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 the Income Statement and Balance Sheet This course examines the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet, their respective structures and relationships as they correlate to business activities, and introduces common methods of analysis when using these financial statements to measure a business's financial performance.  more...

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

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...

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

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

Accounting Fundamentals How does a business achieve and maintain profitability? An understanding and an accurate application of accounting practices are hallmarks of a successful and financially progressive business. Accounting is a distinct discipline, with its own standards and language. Understanding accounting procedures requires a prerequisite knowledge of certain principles, concepts, terms, and common accounting  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...

Accounting Systems and Closing Activities Some businesses carry out hundreds of transactions in a single day. You can imagine the accounting data at the end of the day, or the end of the month. Ultimately, these transactions can be categorized into a few different types. Organizing the transactions through special journals actually reduces the work and allows you to be more efficient in your accounting activities at the end of every  more...

Accounting for Cash Control Businesses operate on cash and strive to earn it. Cash can be defined as dollars and coins, checks, vouchers, and money orders. Accounting procedures are established to ensure that cash receipts and cash disbursements are protected. This course explores the accounting methods for internal control of cash such as petty cash, bank reconciliation, and payroll. Understanding the processing, recording,  more...

Accounting for Merchandising Businesses A merchandising business is a business that buys goods and sells them for profit. Merchandising businesses, which include wholesalers and retailers, typically handle inventory, therefore accounting procedures exist to record the cost of goods sold or not sold. This course will provide practical information about maintaining accounts and generating financial statements specifically for  more...

Accounting for Partnerships Partnerships are voluntary organizations between two or more people that combine different resources in a business venture. These resources can be money, expertise, personal connections, or experience. Accounting procedures are established to ensure that each partner gets his/her share of the business income or loss. This course explores the accounting methods that pertain to partnerships and the  more...

Accounting for Corporations Did you know that basic accounting transactions for corporations are different than other types of business organizations? Do you need to learn more about the basic accounting principles of corporations? This course is designed to teach you how to perform basic accounting procedures specifically for corporations. You will learn how to record the issuance of stock and record transactions in the  more...

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

Master Budgets Will you be able to expand? Will you be able to afford that new piece of equipment? What kind of profit can be expected if you do? To answer these questions about your business will not require a fortune teller. It will require the creation of a master budget. No matter the size of your company, if you are to succeed and continue to grow, you must carefully plan for your company's future. Master  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.  more...

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

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 Working capital management influences both a firm's risks and its expected returns. As such, it is an important 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,  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  more...

Financial Risk Management Do you like to take risks or do you prefer to avoid them? Do you only take a risk if you know you will be compensated for it in the end? Everyone is exposed to risk at some time--it is unavoidable. Having the proper tools to deal with risk can save you money and help you avoid financial hardship. This course familiarizes you with the strategies and products used to manage corporate risk. You will  more...

International Finance Perhaps you have wondered how one can successfully navigate the maze of options and opportunities offered by the international financial markets. Are there ways to maximize profits while effectively minimizing risk when 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  more...

Introduction to Auditing Have you noticed that auditing is becoming an increasingly important business function? First and foremost, auditing is a way in which clients and businesses in a global marketplace are able to ensure quality, consistency, efficiency and reliable financial reports. This course will familiarize you with the basic terminologies, concepts, and approaches to performing a quality audit. You will  more...

Introduction to Internal Auditing Surprises can be very costly to a company. Developing in-house strategies to ensure that internal processes are being followed and quality expectations are being met is a powerful tool for avoiding surprises. This course, Introduction to Internal Auditing, will introduce you to internal auditing strategies and techniques that help accomplish this end. Specifically, you will learn how to plan and  more...

Principles of Internal Auditing This course will take you to the heart of internal auditing, and provide you with a solid foundation of knowledge and skills. You will learn about the issues, applications, and management strategies relating to the internal audit. You will also learn techniques for taking corrective action and wrapping-up an audit.  more...

Introduction to External Auditing Do you know what external auditing is and why it's important? Do you know that external auditors are subject to some of the most stringent legal responsibilities of any profession? This course will introduce you to the terminology, concepts, strategies, and techniques to promote effective and efficient auditing practices. You will also learn some of the major legal responsibilities that external  more...

Principles of External Auditing The thought of an external auditor coming to your company may make you feel uneasy. This course will help you understand how external auditors and companies work together to ensure an accurate audit report. This course will familiarize you with terminology, concepts, strategies, and techniques that are specific to external auditing and its practice. You can expect to develop a solid understanding  more...

The Principles of Financial Management Financial management is a key tool in controlling and directing the resources of any business organization. Managers--not only financial professionals but also managers whose responsibilities are largely non-financial--can use this tool to generate and analyze the financial information that is essential to decision making in business. Understanding the principles of financial management helps all  more...

The Basics of Budgeting Running a department without understanding the budget process is like driving a car without knowing how to steer. Every manager needs a basic understanding of how to plan, use, and monitor adherence to a budget. Addressing the needs of your own budget process will help you support the financial processes and goals of your organization as a whole. In this course, non-financial managers will learn  more...

Management of Cash Flows Can a profitable company with a positive net worth run short of cash? Without sound cash management, it certainly can. Every organization, large and small, must manage the generation and expenditure of cash to ensure that bills can be paid on time. This course covers the principles of sound cash flow management, including cash management strategies, the best use of credit collection, and ways to  more...

Financial Statements Organizations use financial statements to report their performance and their financial condition to investors and lenders. Managers--including non-financial managers--can use these statements to understand how the organization is doing: Are any changes needed? Can the organization improve? How quickly is the organization growing in comparison with its competitors? Are there any financial danger  more...

Strategic Management Developing a Successful Process ... Spear, Marketing Manager, and Deborah Cowen, Director of Finance, has put a great deal of work into this plan, and its acceptance is essential. As a team, you must address all questions and concerns and apply the five guidelines to making a strategic plan successful. Unit 2: Developing the Strategic Management Process (0.5 - 1 hour) Recognize the qualities of  more...

Basic Personal Finance ... To match accounts in personal finance software with their functions. To identify features of categories in personal finance software. Deployment Options e-Learning Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 3 hours Objectives Unit 1: Personal Finance Software (2 - 3 hours) Match  more...

Business Code of Conduct Sarbanes Oxley Act ...ompensation committees. Audience: Employees within a finance department, managers, and executives throughout an organization. Deployment: e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits HRCI credits: 1 Hour Language Options: US English Total Learning Time: 1 hour Objectives: Unit 1: Sarbanes-Oxley and SEC Rules (1 hour) Identify important  more...

mySAP com - Overview The Computer Based Training course (CBT) mySAP.com Overview aims to provide all employees of your company an introduction to SAP's answer to e-business, and the possibilities that mySAP.com offers. Trainees will be shown why mySAP.com was developed and the key components it contains. Furthermore, it shows how application hosting can be controlled throughout the system's entire life cycle,  more...

Quicken 2003 Deluxe - Personal Finance Mgmt ...teaches you how to use Quicken Deluxe 2003 to manage your finances. You will learn about the basic set up of Quicken software. The course guides you through working with categories, accounts, transactions, budgets, and reports. You will also learn about using online banking and using the Internet to work with your finances. Learn To Match features of Quicken  more...

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

Business Finance Time Value of Money ...Finance: Time Value of Money offers the student an overview of the information required to calculate the future and present values of individual cash flows, ordinary annuities, annuities due, perpetuities, and investments with uneven cash flows. The program also covers how to calculate interest rates and maturity dates, establish an amortization table, and calculate payments on amortized loans.  more...

Business Finance Valuation of Stocks Bonds ...Finance: Valuation of Stocks and Bonds offers the student an overview of the bond and stock markets, as well as the information needed to evaluate and invest in various types of stocks and bonds. The program also details characteristics of the various types of stocks and bonds and their risks. Learn To • Identify advantages and disadvantages of the types of  more...

Budgeting Operating Manufacturing Budgets ...n this simulation, you will meet with Elizabeth Thomas in Finance to discuss operating budgets. Liz will discuss the different components of an operating budget, how to classify costs, and how to create an operating budget. Throughout your conversation with her, Liz will ask you questions to gauge your understanding of operating budgets. Unit 2: Manufacturing Budgets (0.5 - 1 hour)  more...

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

Economics Foundations of Macroeconomics ...is simulation, you will meet Drew Canfield, a Director of Finance with Icon International, to discuss how economics is measured using key U.S. indicators. Drew will be asking you some questions about Consumption, Investment, Government, and trade to test the level of knowledge you have acquired to date on each area. Unit 3: Macroeconomic Policy Tools (1 - 2 hours)  more...

Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence for Executives ...lation, you will meet with Deborah Cowan, the Director of Finance for Icon's Industrial Services and Manufacturing Division in Boston. As the division's CFO, you need to evaluate a proposal to redesign and reduce the Industrial Cases product line. The proposal, which was developed by an engineer, Colleen Ford, and the Director of Casing Products, John Thomas, calls for eliminating nine case  more...

Communicating w Difficult People Communicating with Your Manager Communicating with Difficult People: Communicating with Your Manager offers the student an overview of the information required to identify a difficult manager, approach a difficult manager, and confront difficult manager behavior. The program describes the proper methods to interpret difficult personalities, the various options to cope with a difficult manager, and the appropriate steps to  more...

Call Center Mgt Managing an Inbound Call Center ...Crawford, Commercial Real Estate Agent, and Ronald Spear, Finance Accountant, to discuss the movement of the software department's call center. The software department, which is going through an expansion, is taking the space previously used for the call center. Formally situated next to the software department, the call center employs nearly one hundred individuals, thus requiring the need for  more...

Decision Making Problem Solving Decision Making Fundamentals ... In this simulation, you will meet with your company's Finance and Marketing Directors. You have received an offer from an Asian manufacturer to buy your Phone Equipment Line. You need to make a decision to sell or keep the line given certain time constraints. Unit 3: Team Decision Making (0.5 - 1 hour) Understand the importance of group decision making.  more...

Goal Setting Reaching Individual Goals In ''Goal Setting: Reaching Individual Goals,'' you will learn about personal behaviors that relate to and affect goal setting. You will also learn the characteristics of effective goals, the individual goal-setting process, and guidelines for maximizing your achievement potential. Learn To Identify the benefits of setting goals.  more...

Goal Setting Organizational Goal Setting In ''Goal Setting: Organizational Goal Setting,'' you will learn how to set goals with teams. You will also learn how to set goals for an organization through the use of organizational objectives, statements of values, and vision and mission statements. In addition, you will learn how to implement strategic goals in your workplace. Learn To Help a team develop and  more...

Change Management Adapting to Change ...g with Icon International's District Manager, Director of Finance, and Product Manager to discuss a competitor's recent acquisition of a company that is similar to Icon, but has a superior product line. The team will need to identify how the organization is responding to change and apply strategies to manage the endings phase of a transition. Unit 3: Coping with Uncertainty (0.5 - 1 hour)  more...

Managing Change Managing Yourself Through Change ...national a a s District Sales Manager, the Director of Finance, and a Product Manager. Your goal during this meeting is to discuss upcoming changes to Icon a a s product lines as well as map out a transition process for these changes. Unit 2: Coping with Uncertainty (0.5 - 1.5 hours) Identify three common emotions experienced during the exploration phase of  more...

Team Participation Team Communication ...esentatives. The miscommunication dealt with a discounted finance charge on corporate loans over $250,000. Subsequently, the confusion resulted in negative publicity for the company. Unit 3: Nonverbal Communication (0.5 - 1 hour) State the types of information gained about a speaker through nonverbal cues. List the five types of nonverbal  more...

Team Participation Decision Making in Teams In Team Participation: Decision Making in Teams, participants explore the process of reaching consensus, examine the challenges of doing so, and develop 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  more...

SAP R 3 3 0 Fundamentals ...e standard modules (Workflow Management, Human Resources, Finance and Accounting, and Logistics) and their areas of application to process business data. Understand the modular structure of the R/3 system and its capability to surpass the boundaries between departments within a company. Understand how the integrated R/3 3.0 modules work together and support the individual departments in  more...

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