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Control-T 


This course provides a detailed introduction to the
Control-T product and how it is used to manage removable media. The student is led through an introduction of the Control-T components and facilities. Each component that is involved in the operation of the tape management system is reviewed in detail. Practical examples are provided throughout the course.
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Assembler System/390 Basic 


This course is an introduction to
System/390 assembler programming in an OS/390 environment. It teaches the student assembler programming skills including system conventions, assembler, and machine and macro instruction usage. In the laboratory sessions the student is guided in creating assembler programs: these include re-entrant code, the use of bi-modal addressing and execution in access
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Visual Basic 6 0 Database Access Part I 
...introduction to
Visual Basic's capabilities relating to database access and manipulation in an online environment. It explains how databases are organized, how information is retrieved and manipulated in databases, and what technologies are available to ensure cross-platform and uniform access to database information. This course describes the fundamentals of viewing and modifying
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The Banking Industry Overview Version 2 
...w of the banking industry. First, this course provides an introduction to the banking industry's value chain, business model, and trends. Second, this course examines the business and regulatory issues and challenges facing the banking industry. Finally, this course looks at some of the successful strategies that leading banking companies are applying. Consulting houses, corporations, and
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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
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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
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Introduction to IT Project Management 
...ion technology (IT) project? As you proceed through this "
Introduction to IT Project
Management" course in the "
Project Management for IT Professionals" series, you will gain valuable insight into project management with a special focus on managing IT projects. You will also acquire an understanding of how creating strategies and designing plans to deliver projects can provide consistent value
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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
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Introduction to Work Force Generations 
Why do people seem so different in what they value, how they live, and how they behave at work? The worlds your co-workers grew up in may have been very different. There are four generations interacting in the work world of today: the silent generation, baby boomers,
Generation X, and
Generation Next. The differences among these four generations can cause major differences in behavior and
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Knowledge as Strategy Performance Improvement 
In the
21st century--the
Knowledge Age--corporations will see workers as intellectual capital. Workers themselves, rather than just information, will become the resources that allow organizations to respond quickly and effectively to rapid change. Learning is at the core of these demands--whether it's learning a new skill, knowing how to manage existing and new knowledge, or creating
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Introduction to 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
Products and
Markets . 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. This course is aimed at
Managers,
Directors, and
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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. This course is designed specifically for business
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The Six Sigma Change Agent 
...resistant to change. That's why this course offers you an introduction to the forms resistance to change takes at both the organizational and team levels. You'll also explore ways of overcoming resistance to change and of building a change-friendly environment. Six
Sigma is a registered trademark of
Motorola Corporation, and all rights, title, and interest in
Six Sigma belong to
Motorola.
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Introduction to Brand Management 
There are three ingredients every company needs for branding success: a brand manager, a brand, and the consumer. But how do these ingredients relate and what are they comprised 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,
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Introduction to Product Management 
Do you have an abiding interest in planning, forecasting, and marketing a product or product line? Are you new to the field of product management? Or have you just been hired as a product manager? In this course, you'll learn strategies and techniques to help you build a foundation for understanding product management. First, you will explore the fundamentals of product management. Specifically,
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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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Introduction to Objects 
The course will introduce the fundamental concepts of objects and differentiate between object-oriented programming concepts and non-object-oriented programming concepts in terms of their implications to software development. College students and IS professionals.
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Software Engineering Concepts 
...introduction to the basic concepts of software engineering. It examines the software development process, and the relative strengths and weaknesses of various software process models. It also describes various approaches to requirement gathering and problem analysis. The students will also learn to specify and validate requirements. Managers, developers, engineers, system designers, and
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Visual Basic 6 Introduction Part II 
...introduction to the functionality and programming capabilities of
Visual Basic 6.0. It builds on the concepts presented in the first course in this series, Visual Basic 6.0 Introduction
Part I. In the first unit, you will learn how to create and use variables, procedures, and functions in program code. Data types, constants, and arrays are also covered, as well as how to create standard
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OOAD Introduction to Object-Oriented Concepts 
This course covers the general OO concepts. It covers the benefits of OO and the OO terminology. Further, it covers concepts related to objects and classes, such as attributes and operations. In addition, this course covers encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, dependency, associations, links, aggregation, and composition. The target audience is business analysts, system analysts, system
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OOAD Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design 
This course covers the general
Object-Oriented Analysis and
Design (
OOAD) concepts. It covers the benefits of OOAD and the OOAD process. Further, it covers the concepts related to the requirement, analysis, and design phases. Under these concepts, the course covers requirements, use cases, the
Supplementary Specification, domain model, operation contracts, use case realization, design patterns,
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Introduction to C Programming 
This course illustrates the basic elements of programming in the C Language. The course uses interactive programming exercises to teach the components of a C program and the syntax of basic C commands. The course begins with an overview of C and its history, comparing it with other programming languages. The structures and elements that every program must contain are introduced, then keywords and
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Software Project Management 
...cs of software project management. The course provides an introduction to the basic concepts of software project management. It examines the various models and activities related to cost estimation, project monitoring, project scheduling, and personnel planning. It also describes various approaches to software quality assurance, software configuration management, and risk management. Managers,
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Introduction to UNIX 
...ble on a
UNIX operating system. The course begins with an introduction to the features and capabilities of a UNIX operating system. It introduces the student to the system's main components and to the way they work together. It also discusses the UNIX operating system's ability to support more than one user and to do more than one thing at a time. The following tasks are covered;
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OS 390 eNetwork Server 
This course provides an introduction to the capabilities and business uses of the
IBM OS/390 eNetwork
Server. It covers platform and protocol support, and a system-wide view of the function of a communications server in business. This course is written to OS/390 2.x. This course is designed as an introductory course for managers, system administrators, and programmers.
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MVS Essentials I 
This course teaches the concepts and terminology of, and provides an introduction to the use of, the
MVS operating system. Operators, programmers, analysts, production support and some end users.
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COBOL Basic Applications 
This course will present task-based, real-world scenarios covering the design, coding, and implementation of one type of
COBOL application that is commonly required by businesses with large files. An example date field problem is identified and resolved. A simple COBOL product recall application is designed using flowcharts, pseudocode, and
Record Layout Forms. The contents of a sequential master
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COBOL Calculation Applications 
This course will present task-based, real-world scenarios covering the design, coding, and implementation of one type of
COBOL application that is commonly required by businesses with large files. A subset of the contents of a sequential master file are retrieved. Calculations are performed on the data and a print file is generated. This course is based on
ANSI X3.23-1974 and ANSI X3.23-1985 COBOL
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COBOL Basic File Processing 
TA COBOL product recall application will be created that accepts input from a sequential sales file and an index customer file, then generates a sorted customer contact file. This course is based on
ANSI X3.23-1974 and ANSI X3.23-1985 COBOL standards. This course is designed for individuals with some prior programming experience who require an introduction to, or to be reacquainted with, the
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COBOL Complex File Processing 
This course will present task-based, real-world scenarios covering the design, coding, and implementation of one type of
COBOL application that is commonly required by businesses with large files. The first application accepts input from two files, the
Customer Contact file and the
Warranty file. The data is checked for the latest contact information and a master contact log file is generated. The
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COBOL Interactive Applications 
This course will present task-based, real-world scenarios covering the design, coding, and implementation of one type of
COBOL application that is commonly required by businesses with large files. An application will be created that allows a user to update a relative master recalled parts file by manually inputting the data, and automatically generate a transaction log of the updated records. This
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COBOL Report Generation 
This course will present task-based, real-world scenarios covering the design, coding, and implementation of one type of
COBOL application that is commonly required by businesses with large files. This interactive application will write a recall customer notification report and a recall status report. This course is based on
ANSI X3.23-1974 and ANSI X3.23-1985 COBOL standards. This course is
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OS 390 Introduction 
...introduction to the
IBM OS/390 integrated network operational environment. OS/390 presents all the elements of the S/390 system in one integrated package. This course provides a brief background to mainframe systems, and describes the basic functional areas of the OS/390 environment. The course describes the evolution of OS/390 from
IBM's original
MVS system and provides a brief history of
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OS 390 and the Internet 
...introduction to the
Internet and to network computing. The course outlines how the Internet is structured, and presents the number of ways in which it can be used. The course also describes the OS/390 operating system and the specific
IBM Internet servers that run on it, and outlines how these elements can provide a secure, open platform for the Internet applications. This course is intended
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OS 390 WebSphere Application Server 
...d security, and usage tracking. The course begins with an introduction to the
WebSphere Application Server, designing the server, and maintaining the server. Access and tracking, setting up access levels and security filters, and server options are also covered. This course is written to OS/390 2.x. This course is designed as an introductory course for IT managers and
Web designers, and for
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OS 390 Introduction to e-business 
...introduction to the elements that should be taken into consideration before a company gets involved with e-business using OS/390. The course provides a complete overview of the main aspects of e-business that will affect the initial planning stage of an e-business project. The various considerations that need to be made when planning the hardware requirements and the various software
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OS 390 C Programming 
...introduction to programming in the C Language under OS/390. First the course provides an understanding of the elements of the C language. The course introduces many important concepts concerning C object-oriented programming (
OOP). It describes the concept of a class with member variables and methods. The course continues with additional important OOP concepts which relate to C programming and
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OS 390 Introduction to ISPF 
...Introduction to
ISPF, introduces the fundamental functions and utilities available in the panels and subpanels of the
ISPF Primary Option Menu. ISPF is a multifaceted development tool set for the OS/390 system, and has been used extensively by OS/390 programmers to increase productivity of host-based application development projects. The course also provides an overview perspective of the
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JES2 System Control I 
... jobs in the
JES2 execution queue. The course provides an introduction to the operating system and its components, describes the stages of job processing after a job has been selected for execution, explains the execution of started tasks and the services provided to
TSO users by
MVS and JES2. MVS and JES2 commands used to control jobs in execution are discussed as well as how to cancel batch
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JES2 System Control II 
... jobs in the
JES2 execution queue. The course provides an introduction to the operating system and its components, describes the stages of job processing after a job has been selected for execution, explains the execution of started tasks and the services provided to
TSO users by
MVS and JES2. MVS and JES2 commands used to control jobs in execution are discussed as well as how to cancel batch
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Introduction to e-Commerce 
This course covers the world of electronic commerce or eCommerce. The course starts from a basic introduction of e-commerce and
EDI through how the
Internet and the
World Wide Web has become the infrastructure upon which electronic commerce is built. Learn about the programming languages of the
Web and type of equipment needed for enterprises to build a successful eCommerce business. Also learn
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Introduction to Wireless LANs 
This module discusses the wireless
LAN market, presenting an overview of the past, present, and future of wireless
LANs and provides an introduction to the standards that govern wireless LANs.
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Introduction to e-Commerce 
This course provides the learner with an overview of the state of e-commerce today. It defines electronic commerce and discusses electronic commerce elements. An overview of business-to-consumer and business-to-business electronic commerce is given. This course also addresses issues and technologies available for companies wishing to engage in e-commerce. This course is intended for
Managers and
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LAN Fundamentals 
This course provides students with an introduction to the concepts, components, and various architectures of
LAN technologies. It also helps the student understand the fundamentals of network management and LAN security. This course is designed for technical managers, help desk/support personnel and professionals who require an understanding of data communications and networking.
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