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Computing Fundamentals - IC3 Training Solution Covers one of three tested areas of IC3 (Internet and Computing Core Certification) - Computing Fundamentals. This covers the skills outlined in the Computer Fundamentals portion of the IC3 certification examination. It teaches the student to recognize different computer types, common hardware components, and basic types and needs of software. It also explains how software and hardware  more...

IC3 Training Solution Bundle Covers all three tested areas of the IC3 (Internet and Computing Core Certification) - Key Applications, Living On-Line and Computing Fundamentals. This covers the skills outlined in all three sections of the IC3 Certification Exam. The Computer Fundamentals section explains different computer types, common hardware components, and basic types and needs of software, as well as how software and  more...

Cisco CCNA Internetworking Technologies 1 This unit teaches networking technologies from host-based to global internetworking. This course is one of twelve necessary to be able to pass the qualification exams to gain the IT industry certification Cisco Certified Network Associate. (CCNA) This unit explains the evolution of networks from the traditional host-based architecture to the global internetworking architecture of today. The unit  more...

Cisco CCNA Monitoring and Security ...s the concept, purpose, and operation of the Access List. It explains two types of Access List, the Standard Access List and the Extended Access List, and the differences between them. This course is one of twelve necessary to be able to pass the qualification exams to gain the IT industry certification Cisco Certified Network Associate. (CCNA) This unit introduces the concept, purpose, and  more...

Cisco CCNA WAN Protocols HDLC, PPP ...rious WAN services, such as Frame Relay, ISDN, and X.25. It explains the connection parameters provided by a service provider in the assigning of a connection to a subscriber, defines the interfaces that enable communication between a subscriber and the service provider, explains the features and functions of the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), explains the function of each component in the  more...

Cisco CCNA Configuring Frame Relay and ISDN ... static mapping and mapping using LMI. In addition, the unit explains the features of LMI and the function of Inverse ARP in a Frame Relay network. It will also examine the different topologies that you can use to implement Frame Relay. Disadvantages of the star topology and how you can overcome these disadvantages is discussed. The two types of sub-interfaces, point-to-point and multipoint  more...

Java 2 - Language & Semantics Students will learn basic Java programming fundamentals, operators and expressions as well as, control statements and arrays. In this unit, you will learn about the Java syntax and lexical issues. It covers identifying the range and declaring the constants, literals, and variables of the three main categories of primitive data types. You will learn to identify Java keywords and identifiers.  more...

Java 2 -- Classes & Inheritance Students will learn about Classes & Objects, Inheritance and Polymorphism, Nested Classes and Creating Interfaces in the Java Programming Language This unit introduces the concept of classes and objects, and discusses the procedure for declaring classes and creating objects. You will learn to declare instance variables, methods, and local variables by using permitted modifiers such as public,  more...

Java 2 -- Handling Exceptions & Implementing Threads ...creation of threads, their classes and their use. This unit explains the basics of exception handling by introducing the concept and highlighting the advantages of exception handlers in a program. It draws a distinction between errors and exceptions. In this unit, you will learn about the keywords used in exception handling. In addition, you will also learn to deal with the various methods  more...

Java 2 -- java.lang Package ...e by explaining its classes, interfaces, and exceptions. It explains the importance of the java.lang package in Java programming. You will learn about the importance of the Object class, which is the super class for all Java classes. The unit also explains how the Class class encapsulates the run-time state of an object or interface. It also defines how the ClassLoader class loads the  more...

Java 2 -- Building Graphical User Interfaces ...st unit will cover the features of the java.awt.package. It explains the important methods and alignment constants of the Component class. You will learn about the use and application of the Panel, Applet, Window, Canvas, Frame, and Dialog classes, which are a part of the java.awt package. In addition, the unit describes the methods of the Graphics class for painting and drawing on the client  more...

Java 2 -- Applets & Imaging ...ll as how to write the HTML code to run the applet. The unit explains the various User Interface components that can be added to the applets and the types of events these components perform. Finally, the unit explains the differences between an applet and an application, and the procedure for converting an application to an applet. The second unit explains the various attributes of the tag  more...

Java 2 -- File I/O ...n about the Filter stream and Piped stream classes. The unit explains the concept of filter streams in Java, and lists the various Filter classes and their functionality. You will learn how to perform read and write operations using the Filter stream classes. This unit also explains the significance of the PipedInputStream and PipedOutputStream classes. The third unit will introduce you to the  more...

Java 2 -- Advanced Java ...nctions as you program in the Java language. The first unit explains the process of garbage collection. It describes the gc( ) and finalize( ) methods in Java and the code used to make objects eligible for garbage collection. You will learn to write code that makes effective use of the finalization mechanism. The unit also explains the different techniques that are used for detecting garbage  more...

Java 2 -- Enterprise Java ... overview of the JFC package and the Swing architecture. It explains the features of the Swing class and the Swing components. You will learn to differentiate between Swing and AWT components, and convert AWT-based programs to Swing programs. This unit lists the functionalities provided by the JComponent class, and explains the different methods of the JComponent class. The second unit  more...

Java 2 -- Advanced java.lang & java.util Packages This course contains 3 units: Accessing Resources at Run Time, The Reflection Package, The jar Utility. Each unit covers detail the elements of Java necessary to implement these features and functions as you program in the Java language. The first unit describes the important methods in the System class, such as arrayCopy( ), exit( ), gc( ), getProperty( ), load( ), setProperty( ), setIn( ),  more...

Java 2 -- Extending the GUI ...rst unit, you will learn to use fonts in a program. The unit explains the Font and FontMetrics classes and their methods. You will learn to create menus and dialog boxes by using the methods provided in the Menu Class and Dialog class. The second unit explains the event handling mechanism in Java and lists the classes and interfaces of the java.awt.event package. It explains the delegation  more...

Java 2 -- Networking This course contains 3 units: Networking Basics, Programming Using Sockets, and Programming Using Datagrams. Each unit covers detail the elements of Java necessary to implement these features and functions as you program in the Java language. In the first unit, you will learn about the client/server architecture that forms the core of networking concepts. The unit also explains frequently used  more...

Java 2 -- Advanced Enterprise Java ...am in the Advanced Enterprise Java language. The first unit explains the concept of Java Database Connectivity (JDBC). It covers the features and functions of JDBC and the differences between JDBC and ODBC. You will learn about the models supported by JDBC and the different types of JDBC drivers. You will also learn about the different interfaces in the java.sql package. Finally, you will  more...

Cisco CCNA IPX Routing This unit introduces IPX/SPX protocol suite, explains the protocols that constitute this suite, and maps the Novell IPX protocol suite to the OSI reference model. This course is one of twelve necessary to be able to pass the qualification exams to gain the IT industry certification Cisco Certified Network Associate. (CCNA) This unit introduces IPX/SPX protocol suite, explains the protocols that  more...

Spanish Language: Bloodborne Pathogens (Pat genos Sangu neos) This course provides an overview of OSHA standard on Bloodborne Pathogens. Course explains Bloodborne Pathogens, how you can get infected and how you can protect yourself at workplace. The student will have access to this course for 1 year. This self-directed course can be completed within 90 days or sooner depending on time and learning capabilities of the student. Spanish Language: Bloodborne  more...

Spanish Language: Fall Protection (Protecci n contra las ca das) This course written in Spanish provides an overview of OSHA requirements for Fall Protection. The course explains situations when Fall Protection should be used, correct Fall Protection equipment for a situation, and proper use and inspection of the equipment. The student will have access to this course for 1 year. This self-directed course can be completed within 90 days or sooner depending on  more...

Intermediate XML: Creating a DTD Read and write a Document Type Definition, modeling the structure for all your XML documents. This is a self-paced course, where you walk through the materials, and compare your answers with those in the back of my book. Learn to plan, write, and analyze the basic building block of XML, the Document Type Definition, which serves as the content model for dozens, perhaps thousands of XML documents.  more...

Financial Basics for Non-financial Managers ...are used in managing the financial aspects of a business. It explains basic financial structure and discusses the financial information you must have to run a business. You will learn how to read financial reports and understand the purpose and limitations of each. You will also get tools and methods to give you a complete picture of your financial position. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER  more...

Access 2000 Proficient This comprehensive course teaches students both the basic and more advanced elements that compose an Access database. The course will teach skills such as database creation; creation and use of tables, forms, filters and sorts, queries, and reports; as well as some techniques designed to make data entry in Access databases faster, easier, and less error-prone. This comprehensive course teaches  more...

Job-Seekers Workshop: 10 steps to a new beginning Welcome to our Employment Strategies Workshop The Employment Strategies Workshop begins with determining career requirements with a helpful worksheet, then explains how to find potential employers using the Net, networking and the direct approach; shows how to develop, personalize and target a resume (includes samples), write an effective cover letter (includes samples); talks about the best ways  more...

A Day 4 - Chapters 14-18 This course is designed to teach the computer technician the skills needed to pass the CompTIA A+ Certification tests. This fourth of a 4-part or day (i.e. "day" - a really full day - about 10 hours of training) course covers the skills needed to work with Windows 2000, including the alerter service, the Recovery Console, communications, and file protection. This section also explains networks and  more...

Selections and Layers in Photoshop CS3 To harness the power of Adobe Photoshop CS3's digital manipulation tools, it is first necessary to understand the fundamental concepts of selecting portions of images, and isolating image components into layers. This course introduces the new Quick Selection tool and its refinement settings, and explains other selection tools including an assortment of lasso and marquee tools and the Magic Wand  more...

Photoshop CS3 Animation and Automation Adobe Photoshop CS3 allows users to perform basic digital composition and animation. Photoshop Extended users can take advantage of advanced motion graphics features such as the ability to paint frames or adjust color in video layers, and create timeline-based animations. This course explores Photoshop's motion graphics functionality, and also explains Photoshop CS3's targeted Web features.  more...

The Role of Critical Thinking in Organizations In the organizational arena, applied critical thinking skills provide an essential foundation for all effective planning, problem-solving, and decision-making activities. Employees who can analyze and reason consistently and proficiently furnish a cost-efficient resource that results in a distinctive competitive advantage. Workers who are skeptical of quick fixes and operational dogma pay  more...

Assessing Customer Behavior In the modern customer-centric business model, dealing with all customers in a positive and efficient manner is paramount. But this goal can become daunting to a TSA who has not developed the ability to identify various behavior types and apply appropriate techniques to deal with them in a way that builds a positive relationship between the customer and the company. This course instructs agents in  more...

Understanding Technical Professionals As a manager, have you felt that technical professionals are sometimes difficult to understand? Do you find that the usual management models are not as effective as they could be? This course explains the ways in which these employees differ from other workers and how you can apply more appropriate and effective management techniques. You will also learn how business has responded with new  more...

The Contact Center and the Technical Support Agent In the last few years, organizations have realized that it is easier to generate revenue from an existing customer base than to find new customers. Retaining customers has become paramount, and technical support has become a valuable resource. Driven by Customer Relationship Management (CRM) principles, this course explains how the role of the technical support agent (TSA) has changed as  more...

Technical Support Essentials These days, technical support agents (TSAs) can't provide world-class technical service and support unless they understand contact center technology. They also need to understand the various elements and stages of a call--and what to do with the information gained. This course explains contact center technology and TSA activities. It covers the technology that links the TSA to the customer and to  more...

Effective Communication Skills Effective communication is essential to the success of any customer-oriented business. Each customer will have their own style of communication as well as an emotional response to contacting a support center. In order to effectively communicate, the Customer Support Specialist (CSS) must understand how to adapt to these different styles and emotions before the customer's problems can be dealt  more...

Cross-selling in a Customer Service Call If there's one advantage most companies have learned to appreciate in recent years, it's "flexibility". Technology, the economy, and global events have forced companies to cope with a host of new challenges by being flexible. Flexibility is a key factor in customer call centers.As a customer service agent (CSA), you handle dozens of calls a day, effectively helping customers by providing efficient  more...

Using Surveys to Measure Customer Satisfaction If you're lucky, your customers will complain when they are dissatisfied with your company's service. If you're not so lucky, they'll say nothing and just take their business elsewhere.It's essential that you keep your fingers on the pulse of customer opinion if you are to prevent them defecting to the competition. You need to measure customer satisfaction on a regular basis, and this course will  more...

Leading a Customer-focused Team The quality of your customer service is in the hands of the people who deliver it. As their leader it's your responsibility to give them the direction, resources, and support they need to succeed.This course shows you how to work with them to create a customer-focused environment that fulfills customers' expectations while still achieving corporate goals. The first lesson explains how to work  more...

Contracts in Commercial Transactions Contracts permeate business, whether it is a sale to a customer, the hiring of a new employee, the acquisition of a new company, or countless other formal and informal business practices. This course introduces the laws, which determine whether such agreements are legally binding and enforceable by the courts. To begin, this course explains the legal requirements for contracts and their different  more...

American Business Formations in the 21st Century As a manager for your organization, you likely conduct business with numerous companies from different industries and of varying sizes and complexity. And just as you interact with individuals differently based upon their personalities and positions, so too, you conduct business with other companies based upon their different formations. In American business, there are four primary formations:  more...

Effective Intergender Relationships Guess what. Men and women are different. Socially, the differences offer an attractive mystique. But in professional situations and in the workplace, the significant differences in male and female communication styles can cause problems. There is no denying that women and men vary significantly in their verbal inflections and tone, their body language, and how they listen to others. They pick up  more...

Effective Relationships with Customers It's time to disregard that old deferential model of short-term customer relations you're using. Why not replace it with a selection of long-term relational skills that work for you in the marketplace? Take control by picking the best customers and developing equal, trusting partnerships with them. When you limit your investment in your customer relationships, you also limit your growth potential.  more...

The Mechanics of Communicating Effectively Your voice, your ability to listen, and your body language are your three vital communication tools. However, because they are given at birth they are often taken totally for granted. People mistakenly believe that because these tools are in constant daily use that they are already the best they can be. However it is possible to improve the quality of these communication essentials, and this  more...

Getting the Most from Business Documents How often have you or one of your colleagues stayed at work late to finish an important report or proposal to meet a deadline? Then two days later you receive a call from the intended recipient asking you where the report is. You faxed it over and it got lost in their fax room. Now you've missed the benefit of having met your deadline. This familiar scenario illustrates the importance of selecting  more...

The Writing Process ...omponents: preparing to write and composing your message. It explains a methodical way of handling the various tasks from beginning to end. It also covers the particular challenges of writing in groups.There is no single correct way to write, and experienced writers usually develop their own individual processes. But if your current approach is haphazard and frustrating, using the process  more...

Portfolio Management Process Groups The processes involved with portfolio management are meant to enhance the likelihood of a portfolio yielding the intended results. However, these processes should only be used as guidelines; portfolio management teams are always the ones who will make the decisions about how much of the processes they will use and how rigorously the processes will be implemented. Portfolio managers and team  more...

Windows Vista Users and Groups The use of user and group accounts is fundamental in any network environment for both security and ease of administration. This course describes the types of user and group accounts available for Windows Vista clients, explains how to manage them, and covers best practices for their use.  more...

Configuring Windows Vista Applications Windows Vista replaces or upgrades many of the applications that came standard with previous versions of Windows. New applications and improvements to existing ones are designed to increase security, productivity and ease of use. The default applications and features included with the Vista operating system depend on the version of Vista that is installed. This course covers many of these new  more...

Windows Vista Maintenance and Optimization An optimized operating system runs at peak performance and helps to ensure that applications and hardware perform as they are designed to. Windows Vista has many tools to help achieve the goal of an optimized system along with monitoring tools that help ensure the system continues to perform at its best. This course describes many of the performance monitoring tools of Windows Vista and explains  more...

Team Leadership - Developing a High-Performance Team Team Leadership: Developing a High-Performance Team gives the student an overview of the uses of teams in the corporate world and explains the creation and leadership of effective teams. The program covers how to choose the right type of team, steps for developing a team communication process, the team leader's responsibilities, and guidelines to help the team leader maintain a high-performance  more...

Team Leadership - Conducting Productive Team Meetings Team Leadership: Conducting Productive Team Meetings gives the student an overview of conducting meetings in a team setting and explains the development of meeting agendas. The program covers in detail the steps for developing agendas and conducting team meetings, the different types of meetings, and the guidelines for preventing ineffective team meetings.  more...

Project Teams - Applying Team Building Techniques Project Team Management: Team Building Techniques offers the student information required to improve communication in a project team setting. The program covers guidelines for expressing yourself assertively, identifies team roles, and explains how to avoid common pitfalls in project team meetings.  more...

Maintaining and Supporting Applications on Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista takes advantage of the Windows Installer engine to install, maintain, and remove applications through the use of installation packages. Administrators can deploy these packages using various tools, including the MsiExec command-line tool, installation wizards, SMS, and the Group Policy Software Installation. Administrators can also take advantage of Software Restriction  more...

Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Vista Security Microsoft Windows Vista provides enhanced security features to help protect computers from malicious attacks, spyware, and other unwanted software that can be installed on your system when it is connected to the Internet. Vista also ensures that computers are kept up to date by automatically installing the latest security patches and updates. This course discusses how to secure Internet Explorer,  more...

Configuring and Troubleshooting User Access on Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista offers enhanced authentication mechanisms to allow legitimate users to log on to systems. These authentication mechanisms include using smart cards, biometrics, and username and password credentials. Once a user is logged onto the computer, Vista authorization allows the user specific permissions to access resources on that specific computer or on the network. Vista also  more...

Using Six Sigma Analysis Tools and Metrics for Project Decisions Six Sigma is a business improvement methodology that begins by comparing the current state of a company's products and processes to their desired levels. The goal of the Define phase in the Six Sigma DMAIC methodology is to identify improvement opportunities that have the maximum potential for return on time, money, and resource investments. Knowing what projects to select for improvement requires  more...

Design of Experiments DOE By the time they reach the Six Sigma?? Improve phase, organizations have a solid understanding of how and why their processes fail to meet customers' expectations. Organizations use the Design of Experiments (DOE), a key methodology of the Six Sigma Improve phase, to quantify with statistical precision the factors that are causing this gap. Well-designed experiments result in effective process  more...

Processes and Customer Analysis in Six Sigma Projects A process is a means of creating and delivering products and services needed by customers. According to Takashi Osada, Japanese author and quality pioneer, "if the process is right, the results will take care of themselves." By Six Sigma standards, a "right process" is one that creates and delivers precisely what the customer needs. By this logic, no Six Sigma effort can start without having a  more...

Management of the HR Process HRCI SPHR As HR moves into the twenty-first century, its role is becoming key in developing organizational strategy. As a result, it is crucial for HR professionals to have a working knowledge of other functional areas of the business, so that they can provide the operational and administrative support necessary to attract and retain qualified employees. This course explains how to strategically diagnose  more...

Strategic Approaches to Risk Management HRCI SPHR Risk management, the safeguarding of the health, safety, and security of employees, is essential for business success and of particular concern to HR professionals. This course explains how to apply common occupational health, safety, and security guidelines and programs. It also outlines how security risk analysis can be used to avoid future emergencies. This course prepares HR professionals and  more...

Changing Corporate Culture To instill an appreciation of diversity within a company is a difficult task. It requires changing existing views and practices that until now have defined the workplace. You can overcome ingrained attitudes by learning how a diversity initiative differs from federal mandate, why some workers will object to the concept of diversity, and how to handle their opposition. This course describes the  more...

Planning a Diversity Initiative ...he success of a diversity initiative once it is in place. It explains the process for collecting useful and meaningful feedback and provides metrics by which organizations can evaluate the effectiveness of their diversity programs. Finally, it offers a variety of options for organizations who find that their diversity program is in need of improvement. This SkillSoft product has been reviewed  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...

Succession Planning Strategies You've decided to create a succession plan for your organization, but where do you start? This course explains how to begin the succession planning process. You will discover how to initiate a succession planning process from the conceptualization of the problem to developing an action plan. You will also discover opportunities for customizing the succession plan. Your understanding of succession  more...

Leading Change from the Front Line Have you ever wanted something at work to change, but no one ever addressed the issue, so you just put up with it? Maybe you didn't bring it up because you thought you were the only person who didn't like it. Maybe you didn't want to make a fool of yourself by making it an issue. Or maybe you thought your boss would be irritated if you mentioned it. If any of this sounds familiar, this course is  more...

ISO 9001 2000 - The Auditing Process "ISO 9001-2000: The Auditing Process": This course teaches the fundamentals of the auditing process for ISO 9001-2000. It explains the basic audit procedures and requirements as well as the importance of starting and closing the audit in the correct fashion.  more...

Design of Experiments and Validation of Solutions in Six Sigma "We are, I think, in the right road of improvement, for we are making experiments," said Benjamin Franklin. In the Improve stage of the DMAIC process, Six Sigma teams design and conduct experiments to study the nature of relationships between input variables and the response variable(s). They do this by controlling and changing the input variables and observing the effects on the response  more...

Statistical Process Control and Control Plans in Six Sigma In the final stages of the Six Sigma DMAIC methodology, once process improvement opportunities are identified and implemented, you need to make sure that the improved processes are controlled to sustain the process improvement gains. Statistical process control (SPC) provides tools which can be used to ensure that the processes are continuously monitored, that results are evaluated through the use  more...

Organizational Behavior - Organizational Group Dynamics Organizational Behavior: Organizational Group Dynamics defines groups and teams and explains processes for decision making and managing conflict within the organization. It also covers the communication styles and channels used by members of an organization.  more...

Organizational Behavior - The Organizational System Organizational Behavior: The Organizational System defines organizational structure and culture and explains their impact on employees. It also teaches how to perform a job analysis to determine whether an organization's job designs are appropriate and gives options for job redesign.  more...

Managing the Expert - Understanding Experts Managing the Expert: Understanding Experts explains recruiting and retaining highly skilled professionals, developing their careers, and coaching the expert for success. It identifies the processes for overcoming burnout, setting career goals, and leading performance evaluation meetings with experts.  more...

Managing the Expert - Developing a Successful Environment Managing the Expert: Developing a Successful Environment explains management strategies, incentive programs, and the challenges of maximizing experts' creative potential. It identifies the processes for designing and implementing expert-appropriate incentive programs, managing renegade creativity, and managing barriers to expert creativity.  more...

Managing the Expert - Managing the Unique Needs of Experts Managing the Expert: Managing the Unique Needs of Experts explains expert attitudes and behaviors. It identifies methods for managing power and politics in an expert environment and provides guidance for experts managing experts.  more...

Executive Level Leadership - Becoming an Executive Leader Executive Level Leadership: Becoming an Executive Leader offers the student an overview of executive leadership roles and how power and politics affect an organization. This program also explains the importance of developing an organizational vision and the need for executives to understand the types of business focus that impact their industry. In addition, it emphasizes the importance of  more...

Exploratory Data Analysis in Six Sigma In the Analyze stage of the Six Sigma DMAIC process, you closely examine the output variable (known as y) and its possible causes or input variables (known as x's) collected in the Measure stage to get a deeper understanding of their relationships. The goal of this analysis is to narrow down the many possible x's identified earlier during the Measure stage, to a few probable ones. This analysis is  more...

Linux Technology Overview Part 1 Technical Business Considerations Course Overview This first course in the series provides background knowledge about Linux and explains what factors businesses should consider when determining if they should use it. This course teaches what Linux is, its history, what it can be used for, and the risks and benefits of using it. This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn more about this emerging technology. Learn To  more...

Linux Technology Overview Curriculum Course Overview The Linux Technology Overview Curriculum provides background knowledge about Linux, and explains what factors businesses should consider when determining if they should use it. Students will learn what Linux is, its history, what it can be used for, and the risks and benefits of using it. Additionally, this curriculum provides more detailed information about how to use Linux, it  more...

Directory Technologies Part 3 Active Directory Integrating Technologies ...how to manage and troubleshoot Active Directory. Finally, it explains Active Directory through the FDS model, and how to integrate disparate directories. Learn To • Understand the roles and features of Windows 2000 servers. • Identify the features and benefits of Active Directory and configuring Active Directory. • Identify the tasks that are performed for managing  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Manage an Instance Course Overview The Oracle9i Database Administration: Manage An Instance course is the first in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle9i. This course introduces the participants to the concepts and procedures associated with Oracle architectural components. The participants learn the various tasks of a database administrator that are  more...

Oracle9i SQL DML and DDL The Oracle SQL DML and DDL course is the third in a three-part series covering the Data Manipulation and Data Definition language statements supported by Oracle9i. This course introduces the participants to various objects in a database. The participants learn to create, update, and delete the database objects. The participants also learn to add rows, update, and delete existing rows from a table.  more...

Advanced OOP Java Concepts ...nced Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Java concepts. It explains the concepts and use of abstract classes, interfaces, and nested classes. The course also covers creation, initialization, garbage collection, and finalization of objects in Java. Learn To: Identify key concepts related to class initialization. Identify key concepts related to constructors. Identify features of  more...

Advanced OOP Java Concepts ...nced Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Java concepts. It explains the concepts and use of abstract classes, interfaces, and nested classes. The course also covers creation, initialization, garbage collection, and finalization of objects in Java. Learn To: Identify key concepts related to class initialization. Identify key concepts related to constructors. Identify features of  more...

Intro to Object-Oriented Programming with Java ...nted Programming (OOP) and OOP features specific to Java. It explains the concept and use of classes, objects, arrays, class members, and scope of variables. It also describes how to invoke methods. In addition, the course covers advanced OOP concepts like encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and method overloading, overriding, and hiding. Learn To: Identify advantages of using  more...

Intro to Object-Oriented Programming with Java ...nted Programming (OOP) and OOP features specific to Java. It explains the concept and use of classes, objects, arrays, class members, and scope of variables. It also describes how to invoke methods. In addition, the course covers advanced OOP concepts like encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and method overloading, overriding, and hiding. Learn To: Identify advantages of using  more...

Oracle PL SQL Database Programming Course Overview This course is the third in a series of three titles, and discusses the features of stored subprograms and packages. This course explains how to create and execute stored procedures and functions as well as how to create stored packages. This course also discusses built-in server-side packages and their use in debugging stored subprograms. This course covers how to manage stored  more...

Exchange 2000 Infrastructure Design--Part 3 Course Overview This course deals with the coexistence and migration of Exchange 2000 server. The course explains the process of upgrading to Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, and discusses strategies that allow earlier versions of Exchange to coexist with Exchange 2000 Server. The course also examines how organizations can migrate to Exchange while coexisting with another mail system. It provides  more...

Oracle8i Network Administration Net8 Additional Config Troubleshooting Course Overview This is the second in a two-part series based on Oracle8i Network Administration. This series introduces participants to the trends and problems associated with business networking and presents the various solutions required to address these problems. This series explains in detail the architecture of Net8 and describes the steps in which connections are established between  more...

Oracle8i Network Administration Net8 Architecture Strategy Course Overview This is the first in a two-part series based on Oracle8i Network Administration. This series introduces participants to the trends and problems associated with business networking and presents the various solutions required to address these problems. This series explains in detail the architecture of Net8 and describes the steps in which connections are established between  more...

Oracle8 Network Administration Net8 Configuration and Troubleshooting Course Overview This is the second course in a two-part series based on Oracle8 Network Administration. This course introduces participants to the trends and problems associated with business networking and presents the various solutions required to address these problems. This series explains in detail the architecture of Net8 and describes the steps in which connections are established  more...

Oracle8 Network Administration Net8 Architecture Configuration Course Overview This is the first course in a two-part series based on Oracle8 Network Administration. This course introduces participants to the trends and problems associated with business networking and presents the various solutions required to address these problems. This series explains in detail the architecture of Net8 and describes the steps in which connections are established between  more...

Brand Management Developing a Brand Strategy Brand Management: Developing a Brand Strategy gives you information on building, defending, and developing brand equity as well as introducing new brands. The program also explains the processes for developing secondary and sub-brands. Additionally, the program provides you with guidelines for building brand extensions and releasing a brand internationally. By applying the information in this  more...

Consulting Skills Building Consulting Relationships Consulting Skills: Building Consulting Relationships explains how to determine whether your organization could benefit from a consultant's services. It also teaches how to manage internal resistance to consultants, how to communicate effectively with consultants, and what to include in a legally binding consulting contract. Learn To Identify the steps to determine  more...

Consulting Skills The Consulting Process Consulting Skills: The Consulting Process explains your responsibilities throughout the seven-step consulting process. It identifies the processes for selecting a problem resolution, implementing the solution, and closing the consulting contract. Learn To Identify the steps for creating an outline of need. Follow the process for choosing  more...

Consulting Skills Serving as an Internal Consultant Consulting Skills: Serving as an Internal Consultant explains consulting roles and the skills required to succeed as an internal consultant. It identifies the processes for resolving conflict, making ethical decisions, and overcoming resistance to change as an internal consultant. Learn To Identify the advantages of internal consultants.  more...

Business Intelligence Course Overview This course builds on a series of closely related concepts. It provides you with an introduction to the basic and more advanced concepts of business intelligence and discusses the architectures of possible solutions. The content of the course is divided into two main sections. The first section takes a closer look at general principles and explains why business intelligence is  more...

Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks Part 4 This is the last course of a four-part series that prepares learners for the Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks Exam (BSCI 642-801). This course teaches the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and about manipulating routing updates. With multiple connections, the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is an alternative to using default routes to control path selections. Configuring and troubleshooting BGP can  more...

Career Development Developing a Career Strategy Career Development: Developing a Career Strategy offers the student an overview of how to define career aspirations, develop career goals, and create effective career strategies. The program covers in detail how to identify personal preferences, develop skills to help career advancement, and explore career options. It also describes the stages of career development and explains guidelines for  more...

SAP R 3 PP Production Planning SOP The Computer Based Training (CBT) SAP R/3 PP: Production Planning and SOP describes the production planning process and explains how it works. The learner is introduced to the various planning levels in the R/3 System as well as learning how to plan in the Sales and Operation Planning and Material Requirement Planning levels. Furthermore, the trainer will be shown the functions of standard SOP and  more...

SAP R 3 PP Program Planning MP MRP The Computer Based Training (CBT) SAP R/3 PP: Production Planning MP and MRP describes the production planning process and explains how it works. Upon completing this course, the trainee will be able to describe the various planning strategies and their applicability in different types of industries and identify the integration points with Materials Management, Sales & Distribution, Financial  more...

mySAP com Workplace Overview mySAP.com Workplace Overview introduces the student to mySAP.com and the explains the role of the Workplace. It also shows the administrative system, which ensures that the Workplace functions are made available to the user. The Workplace unit takes a closer look at the Workplace concept, paying particular attention to roles, MiniApps, Customizing, and integrating component systems in the  more...

SAP Web Application Server Development The course Web Application Server Development provides an overview of the architecture of the SAP Web AS and explains the differences between the SAP Web Application Server and the SAP Internet Transaction Server (ITS). Furthermore, the user will be introduced to the concept on which the programming model of the Web Application Server is based. Learn To: o SAP WebAS: Architecture. o  more...

ABAP Objects 6 10 Overview The course ABAP Objects 6.10 Overview describes the programming concepts used in SAP. It also explains a number of basic object-oriented concepts, and provides a brief introduction to the conceptual phase of ABAP Object program systems. The course also provides a detailed description of the object-oriented programming concept. It also discusses the special features of the object-oriented concept  more...

mySAP EBP 3 0 Overview Self Service Desktop Buying The course mySAP EBP 3.0 Overview and Desktop Buying will introduce the trainee to Supplier Relationship Management, and introduce him to the most important features of mySAP EBP 3.0, Enterprise Buyer Professional to purchase goods and services directly from his desk. The course will commence by providing an overview of the possible procurement structure of a company, continuing right through the  more...

Creativity Innovation Increasing Personal Creativity Creativity and Innovation: Increasing Personal Creativity offers the student information required to mentally and physically prepare for creativity; incorporate innocence, intuition, and adventure into creative thinking; and use creativity to generate ideas and solve problems. The program describes exercises that can be used to prepare the mind and body for creative thinking and explains the most  more...

SAP R 3 4 6 CO Cost Center Acct Periodical Allocation Reports The Computer Based Training course (CBT) SAP R/3 4.6 CO Cost Center Accounting Periodical Allocation and Reports describes the processes that take place when actual postings are carried out in Cost Center Accounting. It also explains how documents are entered, posted and reversed. Furthermore, it looks at reporting in Cost Center Accounting, and shows you to use and configure reports to suit your  more...

Creativity Innovation Fostering a Ceative Environment Creativity and Innovation: Fostering a Creative Environment offers the student information required to recruit and retain creative individuals, perform a creativity audit, and to communicate with creative people. In addition, the program explains creative rhythm and gives suggestions for implementing a creative culture. Learn To Recognize the factors that attract  more...

Visual Basic NET-Windows Development Curriculum The Microsoft Visual Basic .NET-Windows Development Curriculum introduces students to Microsoft.NET Framework Windows Forms and controls.It describes the various options for building your own controls and explains how to expand the functionality of existing controls. The student is taught how to use .NET and COM components of the Windows Forms application, and how to use the Reporting and Printing  more...

Visual Basic NET-Windows Development Part 1 ...t to Microsoft .NET Framework Windows Forms and controls. It explains how to create and populate base forms and inherited forms by using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. It also covers organizing controls on a form and creating Multiple Document Interfaces (MDI). Further more it explains how to code for event procedures associated with different controls. The course covers how to use some of the  more...

Visual Basic NET-Windows Development Part 2 ...ribes the various options for building your own controls. It explains how to extend the functionality of existing Windows Forms control, combine multiple existing controls into a composite control, and build a new custom control. It also covers how to add design-time attributes and licensing support to a control. Learn To: o To identify features of extended controls. o To sequence the  more...

Visual Basic NET-Windows Development Part 3 The Interoperating and Migrating COM Objects section in this course explains how to use .NET and COM components in your Windows Forms application. You will also learn how to call Win32 APIs in your Windows Forms application. The section also covers upgrading Visual Basis 6.0 applications to Visual Basic .NET using the Upgrade Wizard. The Asynchronous Programming section explains how to use the  more...

Visual Basic NET-Windows Development Part 4 The Reporting and Printing in Windows Forms Applications section in this course explains how to create reports in a Windows Forms application by using Crystal Reports. The msection also covers how to implement printing in a Windows Forms application. The Enhancing the Usability of Applications section explains how to use the accessibility, Help, and localization features available in the .NET  more...

Visual Basic NET-Windows Development Part 5 The Debugging and Deploying Windows Forms Applications sections in this course explains assemblies and the use of strong-named assemblies and the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) in the .NET Framework. It also covers how to configure and deploy your Windows Forms applications. The Securing Windows Forms Applications section explains how to use the security features in the .NET Framework in Windows  more...

Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence for Executives Emotional Intelligence: Emotional Intelligence for Executives gives the student an overview of emotions, explains the use of Emotional Intelligence from a leadership perspective, and provides a process for applying Emotional Intelligence in everyday interactions with employees. The program covers how the process can be applied in various situations, including motivating, resolving conflict, and  more...

Cross Cultural Business Comm Devel Cross Cultural Comm Skills Cross-Cultural Business Communication: Developing Cross-Cultural Communication Skills offers students the information they need to build cross-cultural relationships. The program identifies cross-cultural barriers and explains the process for avoiding these barriers. In addition, information about employing and communicating through an interpreter is provided. Learn To Select the  more...

Listening Skills The Fundamentals of Listening This course highlights general benefits and misconceptions about listening as a means of introducing the concept of listening. It also teaches the learner how to interpret messages and identifies three common types of listening. It provides a step-by-step process on how to become a critical listener and explains the benefits of providing feedback to speakers. It details how to provide feedback by  more...

Recruiting Retention Internet Recruiting Recruiting and Retention: Internet Recruiting offers the student an overview of the benefits and uses of Internet recruiting. The program explains the process for preparing to use the Internet and covers steps for developing an Internet search strategy. Learn To List ways to identify whether Internet recruiting is right for your organization.  more...

Recruiting Retention Keeping Your Good Employees Recruiting and Retention: Keeping Your Good Employees offers the student an overview of organizational facets that affect employee retention. The program explains the process for leading employees through orientation. The program also covers steps for conducting feedback sessions and coaching. Learn To Identify organizational facets that affect employee retention.  more...

Human Resource Law Equal Employment Opportunity Law Human Resource Law: Equal Employment Opportunity Law defines the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws that affect all aspects of employment. This program details how EEO laws are enforced and provides guidelines to comply with EEO regulations. In addition, this program addresses employer defenses to discrimination claims, grounds for employee cases, and the Equal Employment Opportunity  more...

360-Degree Feedback Implementing a 360-Degree Program 360-Degree Feedback Programs: Implementing a 360-Degree Program covers the 360-degree feedback process and explains how to develop a feedback questionnaire, choose a collection method, and select raters for 360-degree feedback. It also covers how to create training programs for providing and receiving feedback, as well as how to analyze 360-degree feedback results, develop an improvement plan, and  more...

Managing the Expert Understanding Experts Managing the Expert: Understanding Experts explains recruiting and retaining highly skilled professionals, developing their careers, and coaching the expert for success. It identifies the processes for overcoming burnout, setting career goals, and leading performance evaluation meetings with experts. Learn To Assess an expert's skills.  more...

Managing the Expert Developing a Successful Environment Managing the Expert: Developing a Successful Environment explains management strategies, incentive programs, and the challenges of maximizing experts' creative potential. It identifies the processes for designing and implementing expert-appropriate incentive programs, managing renegade creativity, and managing barriers to expert creativity. Learn To Provide  more...

Managing the Expert Managing the Unique Needs of Experts Managing the Expert: Managing the Unique Needs of Experts explains expert attitudes and behaviors. It identifies methods for managing power and politics in an expert environment and provides guidance for experts managing experts. Learn To Follow the guidelines for treating experts with professionalism. Identify the process for managing  more...

Managing Generations in the Workplace Recruitment Retention In Managing Generations in the Workplace: Recruitment and Retention you will learn strategies for recruiting from the four workplace generations. It outlines different generational traits, explains what strengths each generation will bring to the interview process, offers interviewing strategies, and teaches how best to approach orientation and retention for intergenerational recruits. Learn  more...

ISO 9001 2000 The Auditing Process ... fundamentals of the auditing process for ISO 9000: 2000. It explains the basic audit procedures and requirements as well as the importance of starting and closing the audit in the correct fashion. Learn To Identify features of a quality audit. Identify features of an audit checklist. Develop an opening  more...

HIPAA Privacy Health Care Employees In a HIPAA Privacy and Health Care Employees a you will learn the fundamentals of HIPAA Privacy training. The course explains HIPAA, as well as the concepts of administrative simplification, covered entities, and how HIPAA training impacts the health care workforce and those in their care. Learn To Take steps to avoid wrongful disclosure of patient  more...

HIPAA Privacy Insurers In a HIPAA Privacy and Insurers a you will learn the fundamentals of HIPAA Privacy training. The course explains HIPAA, as well as the concepts of administrative simplification, covered entities, and how HIPAA training impacts the insurance industry and its workforce. Learn To Identify how health insurance becomes portable under HIPAA  more...

HIPAA Privacy Business Associates In HIPAA Privacy and Business Associates you will learn the fundamentals of HIPAA Privacy training. The course explains HIPAA, as well as the concepts of administrative simplification, covered entities, and how HIPAA training impacts preferred partner companies and repricing organizations, as well as other business associates. Learn To Identify the value of  more...

Team Leadership Developing A High Peformance Team Team Leadership: Developing a High-Performance Team gives the student an overview of the uses of teams in the corporate world and explains the creation and leadership of effective teams. The program covers how to choose the right type of team, steps for developing a team communication process, the team leader's responsibilities, and guidelines to help the team leader maintain a high-performance  more...

Team Leadership Conducting Productive Team Meetings Team Leadership: Conducting Productive Team Meetings gives the student an overview of conducting meetings in a team setting and explains the development of meeting agendas. The program covers in detail the steps for developing agendas and conducting team meetings, the different types of meetings, and the guidelines for preventing ineffective team meetings. Learn To  more...

Team Conflict Overcoming Conflict with Communication Team Conflict: Overcoming Conflict with Communication offers the student information for understanding and using communication to resolve conflict in a diverse team. The program covers the communication process, explains strategies for managing conflict, and lists guidelines for effective communication during team conflict. Learn To • List in order the  more...

Project Teams Applying Team Building Techniques Project Team Management: Team Building Techniques offers the student information required to improve communication in a project team setting. The program covers guidelines for expressing yourself assertively, identifies team roles, and explains how to avoid common pitfalls in project team meetings. Learn To Identify guidelines for expressing yourself clearly.  more...

Brand Management Building Brand Equity Brand Management: Building Brand Equity explains how brand management affects other functions in an organization, how marketing mix components can help build brand equity, and how to position a brand effectively in the marketplace. The program also details the stages for developing brand equity, the benefits brand equity provides, and the importance of maintaining brand equity. Learn To  more...

Brand Management Managing Brand Equity Brand Management: Managing Brand Equity explains how to manage a brand name, measure brand equity, and manage a brand on a long-term basis. The program also details the steps for creating brand extensions, the techniques for measuring brand equity, and the options for reviving brand equity. Learn To Identify issues to consider when managing a brand name.  more...

Windows 2000 Planning Implementing Active Directories - Part 2 ... how to plan for the most effective administration model. It explains how to plan for replication to help the learner handle replication traffic and also covers both schema management and modification. L earn To: Plan for Multiple Domains. Plan Active Directory Replication. Identify Site and Replication Traffic features. Identify the features of Schema Modification. C  more...

SAP R 3 QM in Procurement ...wledge to deal with QM within the R/3 System. The first unit explains how Quality Management is integrated in Materials Management and discusses the variants in QM. In the following unit entitled Quality Management - Inspection Completion, the learner will be shown how inspection lots are completed and will learn how to work with quality notifications. Learn To a QM Inspection  more...

SAP R 3 CO Cost Center Acct Periodical Allocation Reports The Computer Based Training course (CBT) SAP R/3 CO Cost Center Accounting Periodical Allocation and Reports describes the processes that take place when actual postings are carried out in Cost Center Accounting. It also explains how documents are entered, posted and reversed. Furthermore, it looks at reporting in Cost Center Accounting, and shows you to use and configure reports to suit your  more...

SAP R 3 Structure Operation This course describes the structure of the R/3 System and how it works. The SAP R/3 System explains what SAP R/3 means, and describes the kinds of companies in which it can be used, as well as the system architecture on which it is based. Additionally, it will describe how the trainee will be introduced to R/3 as an integrated system, as well as its organizational structure, and components. The  more...

WebSphere MQ Essentials Introduction This course is designed to provide a technical introduction to WebSphere MQ. It identifies the major benefits of WebSphere MQ on application design, and lists the platforms on which WebSphere MQ is supported. The basic components and structure of WebSphere MQ are described, as well as the function of the calls in the Message Queue Interface (MQI). The tasks for managing a queue manager,  more...

WebSphere MQ Essentials Introduction This course is designed to provide a technical introduction to WebSphere MQ. It identifies the major benefits of WebSphere MQ on application design, and lists the platforms on which WebSphere MQ is supported. The basic components and structure of WebSphere MQ are described, as well as the function of the calls in the Message Queue Interface (MQI). The tasks for managing a queue manager,  more...

E-Business Part 4 Securing Your Infrastructure The fourth course in the e-Business curriculum examines the security risks and requirements of an e-Business environment e.g. viruses and hoaxes etc. It covers the inherent lack of Internet security and goes on to cover creating security strategies and policies. It also covers security schemas and tools. It also explains the role of cryptology and cryptographic tools. It introduces client and  more...

Executive Level Leadership Becoming an Executive Leader Executive Level Leadership: Becoming an Executive Leader offers the student an overview of executive leadership roles and how power and politics affect an organization. This program also explains the importance of developing an organizational vision and the need for executives to understand the types of business focus that impact their industry. In addition, it emphasizes the importance of  more...

Organizational Behavior Organizational Group Dynamics Organizational Behavior: Organizational Group Dynamics defines groups and teams and explains processes for decision making and managing conflict within the organization. It also covers the communication styles and channels used by members of an organization. Learn To Sequence the stages of group development. Sequence the steps for  more...

Organizational Behavior The Organizational System Organizational Behavior: The Organizational System defines organizational structure and culture and explains their impact on employees. It also teaches how to perform a job analysis to determine whether an organization's job designs are appropriate and gives options for job redesign. Learn To • Identify the elements of structure that affect organizational  more...