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Learn Spanish Online Beginners Level Goals and Objectives WebSpanish Beginners Level General Spanish has been carefully designed to provide high quality Spanish learning tuition, delivered in real time via the internet. Its objectives are: That students develop basic competence in oral and written comprehension and expression of the Spanish language. That students learn the Spanish language within the contemporary cultural more...

Learn Spanish Online Upper Basic Level ...arning tuition, delivered in real time via the internet. Its objectives are: That students develop upper basic competence in oral and written comprehension and expression of the Spanish language. That students learn the Spanish language within the contemporary cultural context. That students master both regular and irregular verbs in the present and basic past tenses. That students learn more...

Learn Spanish Online Intermediate Level ...arning tuition, delivered in real time via the internet. Its objectives are: That students develop intermediate competence in oral and written comprehension and expression of the Spanish language. That students learn the Spanish language within the contemporary cultural context. That students master both regular and irregular verbs in the complex past, conditional, future, imperative and more...

Learn Spanish Online Upper Intermediate Level ...arning tuition, delivered in real time via the internet. Its objectives are: That students develop upper intermediate competence in oral and written comprehension and expression of the Spanish language. That students learn the Spanish language within the contemporary cultural context. That students master both regular and irregular verbs in the complex past and perfect and imperfect more...

Learn Spanish Online Advanced Level ...arning tuition, delivered in real time via the internet. Its objectives are: That students develop an advanced level of competence in oral and written comprehension and expression of the Spanish language. That students learn the Spanish language within the contemporary cultural context. That students master the use of the subjuctive with the conditional, plusperfect and the passive voice.  more...

Authorware for Educators This course is for educators who want to learn the basics of a multimedia authoring program in a short amount of time. Authorware can be used to create all kinds of interactive multimedia programs such as performance-support applications and educational games. The textbook for this course guides you step by step through the development of several Authorware projects. Each lesson in the textbook more...

Internet Basics Course description -- Although the Internet has been an integral part of many peoplea s lives for several years, there are many who are just now taking advantage of its many resources. This course is for those who have little or no previous exposure to the Internet. It includes the most common Internet terms, basic navigation information, an overview of the resources available online, and more...

Becoming an Effective Team Member ...best that you can for the team in order for it to achieve its goals and objectives. In this course, you will learn Tips and Key Points for developing a team-oriented attitude and learning to work with your teammates. You will soon see better team results as you develop communication skills, fulfill your roles and responsibilities, and encourage other team members to do the same. IMPORTANT NOTE: more...

How To Master Staying Positive Course description -- Today's fast-paced and competitive work environment is loaded with inconvenience, frustration, and even chaos. Maintaining a positive attitude and outlook has never been toughera or more important. The How to Master Staying Positive bundle is first aid for the stressed and stretched. Its courses provide guidance on managing stress, dealing with burnout and anger, time more...

Motivating Employees ...siness and a thriving one is the energy and commitment of its people. A motivated and dedicated workforce is the formula for long-term success. This course gives practical suggestions for identifying group and individual motivating factors and mobilizing them to energize employees. There are tools, techniques, and methods for revitalizing the workplace and encouraging initiative in each person more...

Comprehensive Medical Transcription Training Our MT Program is a complete and comprehensive online medical transcription course that takes 6 months to complete. All necessary materials needed to take this course are included with the exception of a medical dictionary (required for the course), including foot pedal and its software to operate it (to do the dictation). more...

The Impact of Micro and Macro Cultures in a Global Economy This course will examine the dimensions of culture and its impact in todaya s global business environment. more...

Microsoft Word 2002 Expert Students will learn advanced formatting skills and how to customize Word 2002 to maximize its potential for the type of work they do, such as customizing toolbars and menus and automating tasks. Other skills taught include formatting one part of a document differently than another and combining Word with other Office applications such as Access. more...

Microsoft Word 2002 Level 1 This course is designed to familiarize students with key introductory features of Microsoft Word, as well as introduce them to some of its new capabilities introduced with the 2002 version. Some of the skills taught include examining the working screen, getting familiar with the new Task Panes, creating new documents, modifying bodies of text, and previewing and printing documents. more...

Microsoft Word 2002 Level 3 In this course, users will learn how to customize Word 2002 to maximize its potential for the type of work they do, such as customizing toolbars and menus and automating tasks. Students will also gain insight into how Word can be combined with other Office applications such as Access. more...

Introduction to RF and Microwave Concepts ...ctions and their measure Impedance (and its problems) Reflection Coefficient VSWR Return Loss Attenuation and its measure Insertion Loss Attenuation (characteristic insertion loss) Nepers dB S-parameters Noise, Noise Temperature, and Noise Figure  more...

Introduction to RF and Microwave Concepts ...ctions and their measure Impedance (and its problems) Reflection Coefficient VSWR Return Loss Attenuation and its measure Insertion Loss Attenuation (characteristic insertion loss) Nepers dB S-parameters Noise, Noise Temperature, and Noise Figure  more...

Introduction to the decibel (dB) ... been introduced. Introduction to logarithmic units The Logarithm and its properties Definition of the decibel and related units Conversion between dB and Linear Units Calculations with decibels Examples of the usage of dB The Use of decibels in Formulae The Expression of Uncertainties in dB If you are an engineer or have at least a BS in a more...

SI Units - The Ampere ...his is the fourth of our introductory courses on the SI units. This course is an introduction to the unit of electric current, the Ampere, and its derived units. The course outline is as follows: Introduction The Definition of the Ampere Realization of the Ampere Derived Units Charge (the Coulomb) Potential (the Volt) Resistance more...

NET Remoting To create and use specific .NET Remoting services All Microsoft VB.NET developers wanting to write enterprise applications with serviced components, Windows Services, or .NET Remoting, or studying for the 70-310 exam Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework more...

NET Remoting in C To demonstrate how to create and use specific .NET Remoting services Microsoft C# developers wanting to write enterprise applications with serviced components, Windows Services, or .NET Remoting, or studying for the exam 70-320: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# and the Microsoft .NET Framework more...

Italian Expressions Expressions is a series of language learning titles on CD-Rom. This title in the series teaches Italian. The series is designed for self-access use in education and training and for individual self-tuition. Expressions can help to prepare users for public examinations, professional certification or the practical requirements of professional or leisure travel. Its content has been designed in line more...

Finance for the Non Financial : Allocating Indirect Costs From the corporate world to the corner shop, from running a restaurant to controlling a production line -- you just can't avoid the need to understand money. This course simplifies the problem of managing a wide variety of indirect costs in a business by following the 3 simple steps of allocation, apportionment and absorption. It will help you to understand how indirect costs affect the income of more...

Finance for the Non Financial : Using a Budget to Manage From the corporate world to the corner shop, from running a restaurant to controlling a production line -- you just can't avoid the need to understand money. This course will help you understand how to use budgets as a management tool: for solving problems, taking smart decisions and improving teamwork and communication. You can explore the power of budgets to help with decision making and more...

Managing People : Developing your team ...eadership skills to shape people into effective working units ... called teams ... and lead them to success. In this course you can examine why its better to lead a team rather than a group of people and what the benefits are for you, the team members and the organisation as a whole. You can explore the basics of how to go about building an effective team and also examine how to grow your team more...

Managing People : Questioning Techniques for Appraisals If you are judged on the success of your team, it's in your interest to ensure that they are operating at their peak. Effective appraisal is one of the most powerful ways of motivating people to give their best performance and the questioning techniques used by the appraiser are key to its success. This course will help you analyse different question types and the responses they encourage. It will more...

Organisational Communication : Dealing with Authorities ...l have some responsibility for health and safety. Whether its simply to report potential hazards or to decide how to avoid a dangerous situation in the first place, your responsibility is defined by law. This course will help you use your resources effectively to establish and ensure safe working practices. It will encourage you to promote a safe working environment with your team, and it will more...

Colt and Winchester Case Study 7: Declining Businesses In business making the right financial decisions can mean the difference between win or lose, success or failure. Successful organisations rarely win by accident. They manage their financial strategy and decisions -- balancing risks and rewards -- satisfying the financial needs of the business as well as the expectations of investors. This course explores the typical financial strategy issues for more...

Windmaster Case Study 3: Company Analysis ...tive advantage; to secure customers, market share and profits. The winners rarely succeed by accident. They develop strategies and strategic plans and hire people who can face strategic dilemmas and make tough decisions. This course introduces you to company analysis and explains its aim of assessing how well a business is performing and where it could improve. You can examine 3 generic more...

Windmaster Case Study 7: Strategy Implementation ...tive advantage; to secure customers, market share and profits. The winners rarely succeed by accident. They develop strategies and strategic plans and hire people who can face strategic dilemmas and make tough decisions. This course examines the issues involved in implementing a strategy and its complex and iterative nature. You will see the effect of implementation on activities and resources more...

Apply the Theory: The Ford Motor Company Case Study Operations planning and Operations Management has never been more sophisticated, nor more demanding. The pressure to improve quality; the need to manage materials and people more cost effectively; the drive to manage capacity more flexibly; and develop control systems which highlight problems while there's still time to do something about them, conspire to make the role of Operations Manager one more...

Personal Effectiveness - Teamworking: Defining a Team's Direction ...er isn't always sweetness and light. Whether a team is in its early stages of growth or in need of some refocusing on a project, it is essential that all team members understand the team's purpose and task. This course will show you why a team needs a charter, defining their goals, mission and direction. You will see how to help formulate a powerful team mission and how to make a positive more...

Personal Effectiveness - Teamworking: Defining Responsibilities in a Team ...er isn't always sweetness and light. Whether a team is in its early stages of development it is particularly important for everyone to gain a full understanding of what their responsibilities are. This course will show you how to establish what your responsibilities are, as an individual and as a team member and how knowing this will enable you and your team to achieve high performance more...

Internetworking Technologies - Part 1 This is the first course in a four-part series on Internetworking Technologies 2.0. This series will help students to understand terms, concepts, technologies, and devices commonly used in networking. This course will cover basic internetworking, internetworking components, and Local Area Networks (LANs). more...

Internetworking Technologies - Part 2 This is the second course in a four-part series on Internetworking Technologies 2.0. This series will help students to understand terms, concepts, technologies, and devices commonly used in networking. This course will cover Wide Area Network technologies, switching technologies, and source-route bridging technology. more...

Internetworking Technologies - Part 3 This is the third course in a four-part series on Internetworking Technologies 2.0. This series will help students to understand terms, concepts, technologies, and devices commonly used in networking. This course will cover Internet protocols, NetWare protocols, and AppleTalk. more...

Internetworking Technologies - Part 4 This is the last course in a four-part series on Internetworking Technologies 2.0. This series will help students to understand terms, concepts, technologies, and devices commonly used in networking. This course will cover contemporary routing protocols, enhancing and supportive protocols, and network management. more...

Cisco Building Multilayer Switched Networks Part 3: Multilayer Switching The course covers the routing of traffic between VLANs. It presents interVLAN routing issues including distribution layer topology and the configuration of interVLAN routing. Also presented is a practical definition of multilayer switching includes the hardware and software requirements, its components, and how it works. more...

Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting - Part 4 This is the fourth course in a five-part series on Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting 4.0 (CIT 4.0). CIT 4.0 teaches students how to baseline and troubleshoot an environment using Cisco routers and switches for multiprotocol client hosts and servers. This is an advanced series that shows networking professionals troubleshooting processes on Cisco Routers and Catalyst Switches. This course will more...

Oracle Applications Release 11i: Navigation In this course, students learn to navigate within any of the application modules in the Oracle Applications Release 11i forms. more...

Oracle Applications 11i Order to Cash: Pricing This course introduces learners to the R11i Order Management suite of products and its use within the Order to Cash process. The course covers order management process flows, application functionality, and requirements for managing and controlling sales order fulfilment. This course also covers customer management, sales credits, pricing, and picking and shipping more...

Microsoft Windows 98 Advanced User This course will introduce users to the advanced features of Windows 98. Participants will learn the skills to work with the commonly used applications in Windows 98; various components of multimedia devices that support sound and video; connect to a network and its resources; configure and administer a printer. more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional User Fundamentals This course will introduce users to the fundamental features of Windows 2000 Professional. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the features of Windows 2000 and the functions of its desktop components; identify the functions of the various Windows 2000 programs; identify the functions of the various components available in the Windows Explorer interface and customize more...

Microsoft Access 2000 Expert User This course provides participants the knowledge to use the advanced features of Microsoft Access 2000. At the completion of this course, students will learn how to create and refine queries; create, modify and enhance the forms in the Design view; create, modify and enhance reports; and secure and enhance the performance of an Access 2000 database. more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure Part 1: Naming and Delegation Microsoft Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure Part 1: Naming and Delegation Strategy is the first course in this series. Its focus is showing the learner how to analyze company's organizational requirements. It also covers how to design for the common architectural elements of Active Directory. It also covers the design considerations in relation to Naming strategy, Domain more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure Part 3: Active Directory Struc Microsoft Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure Part 3: Active Directory Structure is the third course in this series. Its focuses on designing a schema modification policy. It also covers group policy planning. Finally it also covers design of Active Directory structure. more...

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0: System Administration - Part 1 This is the first course in a five part series that will provide students with the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. more...

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0: System Administration - Part 5 This is the final course in a five part series that will provide students with the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. more...

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0: Implementing a Database - Part 2 This is the second course in a five part series that will provide students with the knowledge to implement a database solution with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. more...

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0: Implementing a Database - Part 3 This is the third course in a five part series that will provide students with the knowledge to implement a database solution with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. more...

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0: Implementing a Database - Part 4 This is the fourth course in a five part series that will provide students with the knowledge to to implement a database solution with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. more...

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0: Implementing a Database - Part 5 This is the final course in a five part series that will provide students with the knowledge to implement a database solution with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. more...

Designing and Implementing Web Sites with Microsoft FrontPage 98 - Part 1 This is the first course in a three part series that will provide Web developers how to create static and dynamic HTML pages. more...

Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 - Part 1 This is the first course in a five part series that will provide students with the knowledge to write a Microsoft Visual Basic-based application that accesses data from a database. In this course, students will be introduced to the Visual Basic environment and its main options and characteristics. Students will also learn the strategy for Universal Data Access and the visual data access tools that more...

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0: Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses - Part 3 This is the third course in a five part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-019, Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to create a data warehouse database; perform the steps necessary to build and manage replication by using the Enterprise Manager; build a more...

Introduction to Netscape Servers This is an overview course of the eight SuiteSpot servers. Beginning with an overview of Internet Services and deploying an Internet, this course will then cover each of the eight Netscape servers with an emphasis on functions. Some basic programming interfaces will be covered for each of the servers. more...

Netscape Application Server This course addresses a key component of the Netscape Application Platform, the Netscape Application Server (NAS), and is specifically targeted at developers who want to understand and implement this technology. This course will begin with an overview of the Server's features and then examine its capabilities and benefits. Next, developing and deploying NAS applications will be covered. Finally, more...

Enterprise JavaBeans Part 1: Introduction and Architecture This first course in the series provides the foundation for the rest of the course series. It introduces learners to the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition and to Enterprise JavaBeans. It describes the features and benefits of the J2EE application model and its JavaBeans component model. It also covers the EJB architecture, client, and classes and interfaces. more...

CCNT Basic Telecommunications Part 1: Fundamentals, Analog, and Digital This is the first course in a two part series that presents the learner with the fundamentals of telecommunications and gives a comprehensive introduction to analog and digital concepts. The course covers the history of telecommunications and looks at the structure of business systems (including station sets, PBX, key and hybrid systems, ISDN and broadband), Consumer Premises Equipment (CPE), and more...

ActiveX Code Components The ActiveX Code Components course covers the creation of ActiveX code components. It introduces the audience to the concepts of ActiveX EXE and ActiveX DLL and goes on to discuss the various methods to create them. The course also explains the development of the code for ActiveX code components and its usage. This curriculum has been designed for application developers and authors who plan, more...

Upper Layer Protocols This WestNet e-Learning module briefly highlights some common processes found above the Transport Layer in the protocol suites. more...

Preparing for the Executive-level Sale Simulation ...stment toward the goal of becoming a "one-stop" shop with its new Fulfillment Division. You are charged with selling the new fulfillment service to your existing client base, as well as prospecting for new accounts. As you begin preparing to sell the new service, you discover that one of your clients, MicroGalaxy, is having trouble fulfilling orders due to the growth of their electronic more...

Progressing through the Complex Sale Simulation ...national direct marketing firm, which has recently opened its Fulfillment Services Division. You are charged with selling this service and have identified a potential prospect. In this simulation, the second of three in this series, you have gained access to the buying influences at MicroGalaxy, an electronic component supply company, which is evaluating the possibility of outsourcing its more...

Customer Relationship Management eCRM Customer Relationship Management: eCRM introduces the students to managing customer relationships over the Internet. The program details the characteristics of eCRM, how departments can use eCRM to automate processes, and how to customize eCRM interfaces for each type of eCRM user. This series is intended for managers, supervisors, customer service representatives, and anyone within an more...

Field Sales Foundations ...he basics of the field sales approach. You'll learn about its value and the importance of customer perceptions, premises for choosing the field sales approach, how it compares with a purely product-focused approach, and the planning, implementation, and closing steps for superior field sales performance. The course also gives you opportunities to apply field sales approach basics. Field sales more...

The Automotive Industry Overview Version 2 Trends in the automotive industry are considered a barometer of a mature economy. The industry has been going through some dramatic changes in the last few years, and major manufacturers, including the Big Three (General Motors, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler) and their suppliers, are reorganizing to be competitive in the global marketplace. In the unrelenting push for lower costs, operational more...

The Pharmaceutical Industry Overview Version 2 ...aceutical industry is continually tasked with alleviating its own ailments, including slow growth and declining profitability owing to pricing, safety, marketing and regulatory issues. In order for companies to remain competitive in a highly regulated and rapidly changing pharmaceutical industry, they must constantly improve the way products are developed, produced and marketed, and the way the more...

The Food and Beverage Industry Overview Version 2 The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star, says Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in his famous work, The Physiology of Taste. However, when leading food and beverage manufacturers introduce more than 15,000 new products every year with an average success rate of only 25 , such happiness can be fleeting. Few industries have as much pressure placed upon them more...

The Health Care Industry Overview Version 2 ...while providing quality, safe, and cost-effective care to its patients. In addition, operating in a highly regulated environment, industry players need to constantly adjust their systems and processes for compliance. As a result, they are fine-tuning their business strategies and turning to information technology to eliminate inefficiencies in the value chain, to address issues of access, to more...

The Manufacturing Industry Overview Version 2 ...ies - has been reeling under the most challenging time in its history. Manufacturers are striving to be more innovative, compete globally, and expand and market their products to emerging markets worldwide. Intense pressure to reduce costs and the need to effectively manage a complex supply chain have manufacturers shifting their production bases and spreading out operations well beyond their more...

The Retail Industry Overview Version 2 ...evel overview of the expanding retail industry, including its value chain, business models, and trends. The course also examines the business and regulatory issues and challenges facing the industry, and some of the successful solutions that leading retail companies are applying. Consulting houses, corporations, and small-to-medium-sized enterprises that sell products or services to other more...

The Insurance Industry Overview Version 2 ...its share of risks and opportunities. While providing risk coverage to individuals and businesses, insurers are striving hard to manage their own risks in the wake of natural and human-made disasters, financial setbacks, and governance scandals. As margins are squeezed in the face of low underwriting profitability and the cushion of investment returns begins to shrink, insurance companies are more...

Preparing for Outbound Sales Calls The most successful outbound sales calls begin long before the salesperson places the call. Successful inside selling is all about planning and being prepared. Being prepared means knowing what to expect from your customer and planning your responses. In this course, you will learn about the common perceptions customers have of salespeople. You will also learn the three premises of the inside more...

Preparing for Inbound Sales Calls Do you think selling means waiting for the phone to ring? A successful inside sales agent begins planning long before the customer calls. Successful inside selling is all about being prepared, and that means thinking ahead on customer inquiries and responses you will give. This course identifies the common perceptions that customers have of salespeople. In the course, you will learn the three more...

ITIL Configuration and Release Management ...s. That investment pays off only if the organization uses its information resources to increase productivity. Information technology planners and managers must understand how the components of the IT infrastructure interact if they want to eliminate waste and improve service to the users of the system. The delivery and support of IT services are divided into core processes within the IT more...

Technical Support Agent Skills Simulation ...f a Level-1 TSA for Masterson Tool and Equipment. Through its catalog and web site, Masterson offers a wide selection of products that ranges from automotive diagnostic accessories and snow throwers to power tools and generators. This simulation is based on the SkillSoft series "Technical Support Agent Skills" and contains links to the following courses: CUST0161 and CUST0163. Technical support more...

The Inbound Call Center ... with the knowledge needed to identify customer care benefits resulting from key events in the history of call center technology; recognize the effect of environmental factors on productivity; apply the processes to turn the phone answering service into a business center; understand the value of linking with the rest of the organization; and employ methods to give customers the service they more...

Inbound Call Centers People Management ...all centers are often the only link between a company and its customers. As a call center manager, you want to hire agents with special customer service "genes." Good call center agents do a better job on the telephone, are happier with their work, and genuinely enjoy helping customers. This course will help you staff your call center with the right people for the job. You'll learn how to more...

Inbound Call Center Technology Today, the technology within the inbound call center is constantly changing and improving. How can you, as a call center manager, keep up with this advancing technology? Moreover, why should you? This course will explain the fundamentals of inbound call center technology, and explore ways current technology might evolve. It examines different methods of obtaining this technology, and outlines how more...

Performance Metrics for an Inbound Call Center The call center environment typifies the active, fast pace of the business world. In this hectic environment, is there time to consider how things are being done? There should be. As the call center industry slowly transforms into a customer management industry, the impetus will be on call center managers to ensure customers receive the best service possible. But where do you look to analyze more...

Excellence in Internal Customer Service ...t of an independent chain of individuals and functional units, each taking inputs from one another and turning them out into external customer service. If everyone within the organization works to provide their "internal" customers with better service, then the end customers will receive a much higher quality service in the long run. Focusing on your internal customers not only helps your more...

Identifying Your Customer s Expectations ...e same, they have a strong influence on how your company, its employees, products, and services are perceived. In the first lesson of this course, you'll be shown what characteristics customers want to see demonstrated, what external influences generate customers' expectations, and how your company's ability to fulfill expectations at various levels impacts on customer satisfaction. Too often, more...

Building Dynamic Teams Drive to a Mission This course helps team members establish a structured process to define and prioritize group goals and objectives upon which its "mission statement" is based. Professionals who want to work more effectively with others to achieve shared goals. more...

Interacting with the Customer Failing to realize the importance of customer service and effective complaint handling leads to increasingly dissatisfied customers. Organizations need to be able to address the needs of customers in an effective and efficient manner. This course is intended to show the proper procedures and processes needed to provide effective customer service: how to properly support a customer, how to overcome more...

Making Team Decisions Decide Through Silent Voting This course describes the Nominal Group technique of silent voting with limited discussion as a means to gain consensus on sensitive and controversial topics. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

Making Team Decisions Merge Team Opinions This course describes the Delphi technique of anonymous voting and elimination to obtain majority consensus. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

Making Team Decisions Organize Team Consensus This course describes the Consensus Card technique that relies on visual aids to quickly identify the best options for resolving complicated decisions. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

Making Team Decisions Choose Between Alternatives This course describes the Paired Choice technique of comparing several alternatives to select a single solution in a quick, efficient manner. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

The Call Center Industry When people pick up a phone and hear someone greeting them from the XYZ Company, they put little thought into the people, process, or technology behind the phone call. To them, the person on the phone is just a voice on the other end of the line. This course will examine all of the aspects of a call center. In order to facilitate this examination, this course has been broken down into three parts: more...

The Customer Support Specialist CSS It costs a business much more to acquire a new customer than it does to retain an existing one. So it makes sense that a business must do everything it can to support and satisfy existing customers. Handling complaints effectively and efficiently can result in increased customer loyalty. Today's Customer Support Specialists (CSS) and support centers have a vital role to play in ensuring customers' more...

The Technical Professional as Internal Consultant Traditionally, consultants have been seen as experts outside an organization who are hired to appraise a situation and recommend paths toward improvement. These agents of change may be brought in to downsize a company, recommend efficiency improvements, recommend ways to improve employee morale, or facilitate other changes. Today, companies are selecting technical professionals within the 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...

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...

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...

Executing Monitoring Controlling and Closing a Project ...ject to closure; the decision to finalize the project and its phases or cancel the project will depend upon the situation. The three Process Groups covered in this course entail many processes that are designed to manage progress, measure performance, take corrective action if need be, and document lessons learned. Competent project managers understand that project success can actually be a more...

Introduction to IT Project Management Do you want to increase your effectiveness as a leader in project management? Are you unsure of the key skills needed for managing an information 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 more...

Project IT Management Simulation - The Early Stages ...manufactures, and markets cars and trucks worldwide. With its one price and no-haggle sales approach, the company has been very successful and continues to increase its customer base. To further simplify the buying process, American Auto has recently embraced the idea of upgrading its web site's virtual showroom to allow for online purchasing of vehicles for national delivery. With the new web more...

Project IT Management Simulation - Design to Rollout ...manufactures, and markets cars and trucks worldwide. With its one price and no-haggle sales approach, the company has been very successful and enjoys a continuous increase in its customer base. To further simplify the buying process, American Auto has recently embraced the idea of upgrading its web site's virtual showroom to allow for online purchasing of vehicles for national delivery. With more...

Initiating and Planning a Project Initiating and Planning are crucial phases in developing and executing any successful project. Companies that are embarking on a new project initiative must assign people to gather facts and decide what exactly they want to produce and how they are going to produce it. This course examines which factors should weigh in during the project selection process and how to effectively plan a project from more...

Troubleshooting and Closing the Project The factors that can affect a project are numerous and often hard to pinpoint. Conducting meetings and using advanced tools, such as formulas and graphs, allow the project manager to properly define the health or status of the project. This course outlines how to conduct effective meetings and presents some troubleshooting tools that can be used during the project life cycle. It also presents the 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...

Organizational Scope of Critical Thinking ...y, but they must serve an organization rather than become its masters. This is how Ralph S. Larsen, chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson, describes both the need for systems and their inherent risk. Organizational systems, with complex and intricately interrelated components, demand the application of critical thinking to avoid this risk and to use the systems most more...

Critical Thinking Strategies Simulation ...has increased a great deal, largely due to the success of its flagship software product. As a result, the company has had to hire a large number of new employees. Fred and Larry were successful managing RMS as a small company. However, neither has experience managing a larger entity, which is why they have hired you as general manager. Your primary responsibility, at least initially, will be to more...

Developing a Positive Attitude Oftentimes your success or failure depends not only on the situation you are in, but how you react to that situation. Your reaction to the situations you encounter is significantly influenced by your attitude. Having a positive attitude involves looking for the best in a situation, being realistic about possibilities and consequences, and having the courage to believe that you can succeed. It more...

Delivering Successful Presentations Simulation ...t, the Top-Shelf Cola Company is finally ready to release its latest beverage, Passion, to consumers. Passion is a caffeine-free, all-natural soda that's made from real passion fruits. The company has spent ten million dollars to perfect the product's taste and to create a brand for the drink. You are a brand manager at Top-Shelf and responsible for the Passion brand along with your coworker, more...

The Basics of Listening Do you sometimes feel like you are not getting the whole message when someone talks to you? If you have problems receiving information that is verbally communicated, this is the course for you. This course will familiarize you with the communication and listening processes, and how listening functions within communication. You will discover the factors and variables that influence communication more...

Listening for Higher Purposes Do you sometimes have difficulty using your listening skills to effectively evaluate arguments or appreciate complex ideas and emotions? This course teaches you how to listen more effectively for critical and empathic purposes to maximize your understanding. Persons at all levels of an organization. It is particularly useful to those who need strong listening skills, such as managers and team more...

Optimizing Email at Work In today's business world, e-mail is used to do everything from processing orders to supplying information. Because of the limitations of telephone communication when people who are very busy or sometimes in different time zones work together, e-mail use is on the rise in U.S. E-mail offers a plenitude of new opportunities for business, but understanding how to properly use it is essential in more...

Getting Results without Authority Simulation ...hich you discover has been sent back by manufacturing for its third round of changes. Manufacturing claims the previous design version could not be produced cost-effectively. You have had past experience in production, as well as with "design for manufacturability" (DFM) programs, which incorporated manufacturing feedback early in the design process. You realize that such a program would reduce more...

Preparing a Business Case Why put time and effort into preparing, writing, and presenting a business case for new projects? Why not just talk to the manager and get his approval for the project? The answers to these questions lie in the fact that organizational budgets for new projects are typically very tight and, as such, your project will be competing against other projects for funding. Without a written business case, 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...

Developing Career Plans for Your Technical Professionals Why should you be interested in career development for the technical professionals you supervise? Because it's good for them, good for your company, and good for you. One of your major challenges as a manager of technical people is retaining them. And you may also need to recruit technical people to fill higher-level positions in your company. This course will help you use career development as a more...

Balanced Scorecard Measuring Business Objectives