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Manufactured Housing Appraisal Valuation Course This course will teach each student how to determine the value of a Manufactured Home, using the NADA Manufactured Housing Guide and other methods. This course is designed to allow you to sit for various exams that may lead to Certification. more...

Rx Success Complete Guide to Medical Math for the Health Care Professional Crane ...Guide to Medical Math for the Health Care Professional (Crane) is simply the best manual to master Medical Calculations! The Topic - After reading each topic introduction you will understand each skill and how to recognize those specific types of problems. Sample Problems - Sample problems are worked out step-by-step for you to use as guidelines when performing your own calculations. Tutor more...

Hazardous Waste Management and Shipping for Environmental Professionals ...iew of hazardous waste management laws and regulations, a guide to complying with the myriad of hazardous waste regulations including how to recognize hazardous wastes, how to manage waste correctly on site, how to properly select, label and mark waste containers, how to prepare shipments for transport to treatment, storage and disposal facilities, and how to properly keep records for more...

Understanding Health Insurance A Guide To Professional Billing Coding This is a complete and comprehensive medical billing course, taken online, through which you will quickly and easily learn this complex discipline. more...

An Entrepreneur s Guide To Starting A Medical Billing Company A 25 page self-directed marketing course designed for those interested in establishing a home based medical billing business. Student may submit questions and have materials reviewed. more...

How to Find Legitimate Home Employment Explore the rewarding aspects of working from home by using a how-to guide that will make your efforts easier. more...

Communication Skills: Report Writing MAXIM TRAINING Writing effective reports is a core work skill. In the age of technology it is still one of the most important means of communication. This course explores some of the key factors that make a report EFFECTIVE. It provides a step-by-step guide to writing a report, from planning through to revising/editing. You'll find the course valuable if you're using a word processing package, more...

Training and Facilitation: Setting Objectives MAXIM TRAINING Objectives form a crucial part of every manager's job. They guide everything important we do at work. If we are trying to achieve the wrong objectives, we can't possibly perform well. Yet setting good, clear objectives is difficult to do. The course's overall aim is to show you how to set effective objectives. These could be objectives for yourself, other individuals, your team or more...

Training and Facilitation: The MCI Good Manager's Guide MAXIM TRAINING Operational Management: Managing Activities, Managing People, Managing Resources, Managing Information Strategic Management: Reviewing the Environment, Setting the Strategy Planning, Implementation and Control, Evaluating and Improving Performance more...

Leadership and Team Development: Appraisal Interviewing MAXIM TRAINING Appraisal Interviewing is one of the key management techniques for evaluating and monitoring peoples' performance at work. Most organisations have their own formal appraisal interviewing system. This course supplies a comprehensive guide to developing your skills in appraisal interviewing whatever the formal system adopted by your organisation. The course looks at all aspects of more...

Presentation Skills : Writing your Presentation ...mpact that makes the most of these opportunities. It will guide you in structuring and writing a presentation, from the vital opening words all the way through to the high impact close. And it will give practical hints and tips on brainstorming, outlining and structuring a presentation, along with ideas on dramatic effect, and natural, clear language. Achieve success by arming yourself with the more...

Presentation Skills : Visual Aids ...mpact that makes the most of these opportunities. It will guide you in designing and creating visual aids that bring your presentation to life and make your message memorable. And it will give you practical hints and tips on using visual aids that support rather than sabotage your presentation delivery. Achieve success by arming yourself with the kind of presentation that gets results and gains more...

Writing Skills : Writing to Complain ...getting things done. This course gives you a step by step guide to writing concise and effective complaint letters that get results. It looks in detail at the importance of addressing your letter to the correct person, stating your complaint clearly and succinctly; what supporting information to include and the all important call to action. It also gives tips on how to match the tone of your more...

Organisational Communication :Setting Safety Standards Working safely has to be everyone's priority, but safe working isn't always a case of common sense. To be really sure you need to develop safety sense. Whatever your job you'll have some responsibility for health and safety. Whether it's simply to report potential hazards or to decide how to avoid a dangerous situation in the first place, the law defines your responsibility. This course will more...

Selection Interviewing Learn how to conduct successful selection interviews Selection Interviewing is one of the key management techniques for evaluating whether a job applicant is suitable for the post on offer. This course supplies a comprehensive guide to developing your skills in selection interviewing no matter how your organisation goes about selecting staff. The course looks at all aspects of the selection more...

Microsoft Windows 95 Fundamentals This is the first of a series of multimedia self-paced learning courses in Windows 95 and related Microsoft application products. You will learn to use key functions of Microsoft s Windows 95 operating system. The instruction uses text, voice, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Mastery tests at more...

Microsoft Windows 95 Advanced Topics This multimedia self-paced learning course will explore advanced features of Windows 95. The unique Skill Builder instruction utilizes text, voice, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Mastery tests at the end of each unit allow you to verify your understanding of key skills and guide you back to more...

Microsoft Word for Windows 95 Fundamentals This multimedia self-paced learning course will instruct you on working with the latest release of Word for Windows 95. Users will see how they can apply the skills taught to their own documents in their workplace. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, voice, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and more...

Microsoft Word for Windows 95 Advanced Topics This multimedia self-paced course will instruct you on working with the advanced skills necessary to maximize your productivity with Microsoft Word for Windows 95. NETG's unique Skill Builder instructional approach uses text, voice, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the more...

Microsoft Excel for Windows 95 Fundamentals This multimedia self-paced learning course will show how Excel 95 can make everyday tasks simpler and less time consuming. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, voice, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Mastery tests at the end of each unit allow you to verify your understanding of key more...

Microsoft Excel for Windows 95 Advanced Topics This multimedia self-paced learning course will instruct you on working with the advanced skills of Excel 95 necessary to maximize your productivity. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, voice, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Mastery tests at the end of each unit allow you to verify more...

Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95 Fundamentals This multimedia self-paced learning course will instruct you to perform key PowerPoint functions to create eye-catching presentations. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, voice, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Mastery tests at the end of each unit allow you to verify your more...

Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Fundamentals This multimedia self-paced learning course will instruct you on working with Microsoft Access for Windows 95. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, voice, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to have a personalized study more...

Microsoft Project for Windows 95 Fundamentals This multimedia self-paced learning course will instruct you on working with Microsoft Project for Windows 95. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, voice, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to have a personalized study more...

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 User Fundamentals This multimedia self-paced learning course will instruct you on working with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, voice, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to have a personalized more...

Microsoft Word 97 Proficient User This self-paced learning course will instruct you on working with Microsoft Word 97. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to have a personalized study path based on the knowledge and more...

Microsoft Word 97 Expert User This self-paced learning course will instruct you on working with the advanced features of Microsoft Word 97. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to have a personalized study path more...

Microsoft Excel 97 Proficient User This self-paced learning course will instruct you on working with Microsoft Excel 97. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to have a personalized study path based on the knowledge and more...

Microsoft Excel 97 Expert User This multimedia self-paced learning course will instruct you on working with the advanced features and functions of Microsoft Excel 97. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, voice, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to more...

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 This self-paced learning course will instruct you on working with Microsoft PowerPoint 97. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to have a personalized study path based on the knowledge more...

Microsoft Access 97 - Part 1 This course is the first of a two part series which will cover the skills necessary for the Expert User certification exam. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses simulation, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to have a more...

Microsoft Access 97 - Part 2 This course is the second of a two part series which will cover the skills necessary for the Expert User certification exam. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses simulation, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to have a more...

Microsoft Outlook 97 - Part 1 This course is the first of a two part series which will cover the skills necessary for the Expert User certification exam. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses simulation, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to have a more...

Microsoft Outlook 97 - Part 2 This course is the second of a two part series which will cover the skills necessary for the Expert User certification exam. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses simulation, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to have a more...

Microsoft FrontPage 97 Fundamentals This multimedia self-paced learning course will instruct you on working with Microsoft FrontPage 97. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to have a personalized study path based on the more...

Microsoft FrontPage 97 Advanced This course is the second of a two part series which will cover the skills necessary for the Expert User certification exam for Microsoft FrontPage 97. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses simulation, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will more...

Professional Assertiveness ...o be an assertive business professional. This course will guide you as you move into a proactive, responsible, professional style. You'll learn methods to help you identify an appropriate assertive style and strategies to prepare you use that style. You'll also learn how to implement the assertive style in your work environment. You will learn how to develop your assertive communication more...

Up and Running with Visio 2000 To guide the home user or end-user through the basic concepts of working with stencils, templates, and charts in Microsoft Visio 2000 Home users, end-users more...

Essentials of External Consulting You may already have a reputation as something of an area specialist or problem solver. You may have a number of years of general management experience, or you may have recently acquired a management qualification. Perhaps you've now been asked to deploy your knowledge in an external consulting role. What do external consultants really do? Although they may work in a variety of disciplines, more...

Management Tools and Metrics ...draw an array of management tools and processes that both guide 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, more...

Initiating a Project and Preparing the Project Plan Project integration management is concerned with ensuring the proper coordination of project processes so project objectives are achieved. Successful project managers use project integration management to integrate project processes, maximize performance, and meet project goals throughout the life cycle of a project. This course will highlight the importance of project integration management to more...

Project Human Resources Management Simulation Successful projects require more than well-balanced budgets and properly deployed resources. They require skilled and motivated people. As project manager, it's your responsibility to identify and fulfill your project's staffing needs. The degree of your success will depend upon your understanding and implementation of the tools and techniques for project human resources management. The Project more...

Implementing Project Human Resource Management Most project managers have experienced the synergy of a well-functioning project team. When such a team exists, a project seems to run itself. A few of the secrets to a project's success include building a project team through obtaining the necessary human resources, developing team competencies, and monitoring performance to boost project performance. Project Human Resource Management is more...

Elements of Project Human Resource Management When project managers set their sights on delivering creative project solutions on time and within budget, they must select and manage a team of experienced and competent professionals who can meet the challenge. This requires that project managers understand the Project Human Resource Management processes of planning, selecting, developing, and managing a project team. Such an understanding more...

Budgeting and Controlling Costs A small change in schedule, resources, or scope can result in a major change in cost. The processes associated with Project Cost Management help Project Managers measure project performance and monitor cost variances. This course will highlight the importance of Project Cost Management to project performance. It will cover the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs for the Cost Budgeting and more...

Estimating Activity Costs Most project managers are familiar with the sinking feeling that occurs when project costs exceed expectations. Project cost management is concerned with estimating and controlling the cost resources used to complete different project activities. This course will highlight the importance of project cost management to project performance. It will cover the project inputs, tools and techniques, and more...

Project Communications Management Simulation ...wing course: PROJ0581. This simulation is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI ), Inc., 2004. Copyright and all rights reserved. Material from this publication has been reproduced with the permission of PMI . Experienced project managers who are seeking to further their project more...

Project Integration Executing and Completing a Project Project managers regularly face tough 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 more...

An Introduction to Project Management PMBOK-Third Edition aligned Imagine trying to control the unexpected and unpredictable through processes in such a way that you meet the cost, quality, and time expectations of all invested parties in order to accomplish a temporary endeavor. This is the mission of project management. Challenging? Yes. Impossible? No. All industries employ project managers to implement processes as a way to control business. In fact, the more...

Project Lifecycles and Stakeholders Every project has a beginning and an end, but what happens in between is less predictable. The project life cycle will most likely involve uncertainties, and it's how these uncertainties are handled that determines the outcomes of the project. The more familiar one is with project phases and stakeholders, the more easily one can keep the project on track and on budget. Organizations might "fast more...

Introduction to Project Process Groups and Initiating a Project In a relay race, the baton handoff from one runner to the next has a dual purpose. For the first runner, the handoff represents the end of his phase of the race. For the second runner, the handoff represents the beginning. The baton handoff is both a result and an input. In any project, there are many baton "handoffs" that must happen, making the whole project highly interactive. During this more...

Project Planning ... change will be the most prepared. According to the PMBOK Guide - Third Edition, the Planning Process Group consists of the most processes--21 to be exact. The range of processes includes everything from developing a Project Management Plan, defining scope, and developing the schedule to planning for quality and identifying risks. All of these processes need to be skillfully handled with the more...

Executing Monitoring Controlling and Closing a Project After initiating and planning for a project, it's time to get down to the actual nitty gritty of carrying out the project. The Executing and Monitoring and Controlling Process Groups might be likened to the act of juggling--keeping multiple activities going simultaneously, while responding to unforeseen changes in the project environment. While executing processes focus more on accomplishing more...

Project Management Essentials Simulation For the duration of this simulation, you will step into the role of project manager for a project management firm, Kesseler Project Design and Management (KPDM). KPDM is a Chicago-based firm that works with corporate and municipal organizations to develop, manage, and complete project plans. While KPDM is equipped to provide the full spectrum of PM oversight and management (from drafting a project more...

Planning Project Procurement and Requesting Seller Responses If project success is to be achieved, products, services, or results often must be purchased or acquired from elsewhere within, or outside of, the organization. This process of acquisition and purchasing is Project Procurement Management, and it is a critical aspect of any project. As you advance in this course, you will gain an understanding of what processes are involved in Project Procurement more...

Choosing Sellers and Administering and Closing Contracts ...ct Procurement Management. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI ), Inc., 2004. Copyright and all rights reserved. Material from this publication has been reproduced with the permission of PMI . Project managers who are seeking to further their project management skills more...

Project Procurement Management Simulation ...PROJ0601 and PROJ0602. This simulation is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI ), Inc., 2004. Copyright and all rights reserved. Material from this publication has been reproduced with the permission of PMI . Project managers who are seeking to further their project management skills more...

Planning for Quality Project Quality Management focuses on ensuring two things: the quality of project management and the quality of the products created during the project. Project Quality Management implements the quality management system by using policies, procedures, and the following processes: Quality Planning, Perform Quality Assurance, and Perform Quality Control. Through interactive learning strategies and more...

Communications Planning and Information Distribution ...tlined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) -Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI ), Inc. Specifically, learners will be introduced to Project Communications Management, communication barriers, and techniques for improving communications i Experienced project managers who are seeking to further their project management skills to more advanced more...

Monitoring Controlling and Closing Programs Monitoring and controlling is an essential feature of program management, which allows you to ascertain the current benefit delivery status, ensure adequate resources are in place, and that changes are properly managed. Closing a program is a time for celebration. However, to be successful and ensure program benefits are achieved, monitoring, controlling, and closing processes must be followed. more...

Program Management Processes and the Initiating Process Group ...e very similar to the processes you can find in the PMBOK Guide Third edition; however, they are intended to deal with issues between projects and to offer a coordinated effort to ensure program benefits.This course is designed to help program managers describe the processes that support the program management life cycle themes. It also explains the difference between the program management more...

Program Lifecycle and Organization Regardless of your industry, programs and program management exist within their context and act as the infrastructure for implementing strategies. Effective program managers must be mindful of how different industries can impact program life cycles and the benefits they are designed to reap, and must continually refine their skills for adapting program life cycles to strategic goals. This course more...

Introduction to Program Management Project managers are often tasked with managing multiple concurrent projects but what about managing multiple programs? When in a program environment, the processes differ from traditional project management. This course explains the key terms and themes of program management. It also introduces theories that are recognized as successful methods of managing programs.This course is aligned with "A more...

Performance Reporting and Stakeholder Management ...s. They'll be introduced to best practices outlined in "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI ), Inc. Specifically, learners will be introduced to the performance reporting process and will learn to select examples of measures to describe the project team's progress, select examples of forecasting more...

Goals and Goal Setting ...inable goal embodies a vision of what is possible. It's a guide star for those who navigate a course through obstacles to a desired accomplishment. However, the process of setting appropriate goals is often oversimplified or overlooked entirely. A well-constructed goal is challenging, yet achievable. It takes into account the abilities and resources available and requires the goal seeker to more...

An Essential Guide to Giving Feedback The performance of any business depends upon the performance of everyone within the organization. To ensure that all staff are meeting their potential it is essential that there is a culture which enables feedback to be given and received. This course enables you to become familiar with the key aspects of giving candid, constructive feedback about performance. The purpose of this course is to more...

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

Giving Feedback A Manager s Guide The performance of your business depends upon the performance of every member of your staff. Thus a key skill for all who manage staff is the ability to provide candid, constructive feedback about performance. The purpose of this course is to enable you to enhance your skills in giving feedback. The course starts by exploring the nature of feedback, and it then develops a practical approach to the more...

The Emotionally Intelligent Leader Putting emotional intelligence to work is an emerging trend in corporate leadership. Developing the best talents in executives, managers, and others throughout the organization has become vital to corporate success. As a leader, you cannot rely upon your intellectual knowledge. You must have the interpersonal competence that comes with emotional intelligence. This course will guide you in more...

Writing a Business Case Which would you rather do: prepare a business case for your latest project or go to the dentist? Given the choice, many of us would tend to choose the latter.Whether you want to invest in product development or reinvent your business processes with new marketing channels, it is now more important than ever to have a business case that is carefully planned, written, and presented, especially when more...

Preparing an Effective Internal Business Case Simulation For the purposes of this simulation, you are a senior product line manager of women's apparel for Zenith Athletics a national manufacturer of athletic gear and clothing. When an ambitious subordinate proposes a major market-research project geared toward the creation of a new line of mom-and-tot exercise apparel, you offer your assistance in the preparation of a business case. Tasks focus on the more...

Assertiveness from the Inside Out ...nswered "yes" to any of these questions. This course will guide you as you move into a more decisive, more effective professional style. You'll learn about methods that can help you build and strengthen your assertive style and strategies to prepare you to act more assertively. You'll also learn how to implement your new, assertive style as you negotiate with other professionals, develop teams more...

Effective Mentoring Perhaps your organization has asked you to help induct a new employee. Maybe a junior colleague has approached you for guidance. Or perhaps you want to "fast track" a rising star into a particular leadership position. Whatever the case, before you sign on as a mentor you'll want to learn all you can about the process, from how mentoring benefits you and your career to how you can best assist your more...

Achieving Success with the help of a Mentor ...rganization 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 your own career. You'll explore how to build a more...

Mentoring Essentials Simulation ...pare an Action Plan for her professional development, and guide Tilly through personal and professional problems. During this first month, you will practice: supportive listening, giving effective feedback, guiding by asking questions, advocating for your protege, maintaining professionalism through problems, and much more. The simulation is based on the SkillSoft series Mentoring Essentials more...

Making Cross-generational Teams Work Teams in the modern workplace may include members from as many as four different generations. For a team to work effectively, its manager must understand generational distinctions. Individual team members may subscribe to different values, practice different work habits, or seek different goals. Lessons in this course cover the benefits and challenges of teaming silent generation, baby boom more...

Goal Setting Goal Setting Tools for Managers In ''Goal Setting: Goal Setting Tools for Managers,'' you will learn how to guide employees and mentees through the goal-setting process. You will learn how to foster an enthusiastic and supportive environment for goal setting as well as how to motivate individuals to continually set new and challenging goals. The target audience for this program is administrators, managers, more...

Exit Interviewing Skills The Termination Process ...iewing: The Termination Process covers how to monitor and guide your employees' performance, as well as how to terminate employment lawfully. The program also covers how to explain performance standards to employees, how to document performance and misconduct issues, and how to improve employees' performance. In addition, it teaches how to discipline employee misconduct, prepare for a more...

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 more...

Communicating with Power and Confidence ...trative support professionals who can communicate, teach, guide, mentor, and make important decisions have a greater chance of achieving upward mobility in their workplace. Administrative assistants can earn more money as a result of taking on these responsibilities. This course will show you how to communicate with power and confidence, a skill that will enable you to advance your career. more...

Define the Six Sigma Opportunity ...fits. This course, Define the Six Sigma Opportunity, is a guide for choosing those processes that will reap the greatest corporate benefit from Six Sigma projects. Besides being given guidelines for establishing an improvement opportunity, you'll learn specific methods for capturing the voice of the customer, and how to use the Kano model to discern and categorize those customers' needs. You'll more...

Six Sigma Team Dynamics and Performance ...his course, Six Sigma Team Dynamics and Performance, is a guide for understanding and improving Six Sigma teamwork. You'll learn about team member roles, responsibilities, and interaction styles, as well as methods for resolving team and people problems. In addition, you'll learn about that all-important organizat Candidates for black belt certification; managers/executives overseeing personnel more...

Six Sigma and the Voice of the Customer ...his course, Six Sigma and the Voice of the Customer, is a guide to understanding VOC and Six Sigma's strategies for identifying customers and collecting customer data. In Lesson One, you'll learn about different customer types an Candidates for black belt certification; managers/executives overseeing personnel involved in the implementation of Six Sigma in their organization; consultants more...

Continual Quality Improvement The ISO 9000:2000 standard structures its Quality Management System (QMS) model into four major areas: Management Responsibility; Resource Management; Product Realization; and Measurement, Analysis, and Improvement. Measurement, Analysis, and Improvement is one vital component of the standard. This course examines the need to plan and implement measurement and monitoring activities to ensure that more...

HIPAA Implementing Privacy Rules The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates how healthcare plans, providers, and clearinghouses store and transmit individuals' health information. Implementation of and compliance with the HIPAA privacy rules is mandatory. These rules present significant challenges to the day-to-day operations of organizations involved in the healthcare industry. Organizations that more...

Animation in Flash 8 To use basic animation techniques in Flash The will be a range of in-training or established IT professionals needing to learn how to use Flash without any experience with the specific product more...

Managing SQL Server 2000 Databases To guide students in configuring, performing, and automating routine administrative tasks Database administrators, application developers, system administrators, and students preparing for Microsoft certification in installing, configuring, and administering Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition more...

Creating and Designing a Project In the corporate world, the project is a fundamental building block. Each project in which a company engages is unique, and fulfills an individual or corporate goal. And each project comprises a series of related tasks that culminate in a project deliverable. Microsoft Office Project 2007 is a comprehensive tool for project managers responsible for the overall design of projects, enabling them to more...

Getting Started with Visio 2000 To guide the home user or end-user through the basic concepts of working with diagrams, shapes, and connections, using layout, and working with graphics in Microsoft Visio 2000 Home users, end-users more...

Getting Started with Internet Explorer 5 5 To guide the home and end user through the basic navigation and web-browsing capabilities of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Home users; end-users more...

Visual Basic 6 Introduction Part I This course introduces the Rapid Application Development environment of Visual Basic 6.0. The student will become familiar with the Visual Basic design environment and will be introduced to the development of Windows applications. Programming fundamentals are covered including a discussion of variables and subroutines procedures and functions number and string manipulation and control-of-flow more...

Novell NetWare 5 Administration - Part 1 This course is the first in a five-part series on Novell NetWare 5 Administration. This course covers the features and functionalities of NetWare 5 Novell Directory Services (NDS) setting up a NetWare 5 workstation user object access licenses and security. This course is an approved study guide that will help you prepare for certification exam 50-639 and is equivalent to Novell class 560.  more...

Novell NetWare 5 Administration - Part 2 This course is the second in a five-part series on Novell NetWare 5 Administration. This course covers Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) and managing the file system. This course is an approved study guide that will help you prepare for certification exam 50-639 and is equivalent to Novell class 560.  more...

Novell NetWare 5 Administration - Part 3 This course is the third in a five-part series on Novell NetWare 5 Administration. This course covers managing file system security creating and managing login scripts and Managing Novell Directory Services (NDS) security. This course is an approved study guide that will help you prepare for certification exam 50-639 and is equivalent to Novell class 560.  more...

Novell NetWare 5 Administration - Part 4 This is the fourth course in a five-part series on Novell NetWare 5 Administration. This course covers the concepts and methods associated with distributing and managing applications by using Z.E.N. works. This course is an approved study guide that will help you prepare for certification exam 50-639 and is equivalent to Novell class 560.  more...

Novell NetWare 5 Administration - Part 5 This is the fifth course in a five-part series on Novell NetWare 5 Administration. This course covers the concepts and methods associated with accessing resources in a multicontext Novell Directory Services (NDS) environment and the installation of a NetWare 5 server. This course is an approved study guide that will help you prepare for certification exam 50-639 and is equivalent to Novell class more...

Facilitation: The Facilitation Process In Facilitation: The Facilitation Process participants will learn the importance of and the correct way to prepare for a facilitation the most effective way to guide a meeting and the best way to achieve sustainable results. Specifically they will learn how to assess a team's situation and needs how to apply structural tools to make a meeting successful and how to ensure that every team member more...

C++ Programming I This course, designed for programmers who have experience with high-level languages, teaches them to write and compile simple C++ programs. The course uses examples and exercises from three programs to guide students through the basic concepts of C++ program design. Students can view and print complete C++ program listings at any time during the instruction. more...

C++ Programming II This course, enables students to incorporate pointers, file handling, and advanced object-oriented programming features in C++ programs. Examples and exercises from four programs help to guide students through advanced C++ program design concepts. Students can view and print complete C++ program listings from the menu bar at any time during the instruction. more...

Certification Preparation Guide This course is a guide that prepares students for the Sun Certified Java Programming certification exam. Included with the Guide are test-taking strategies and a sample test. Recommended browser is Internet Explorer  more...