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What Is God What your mom never told you Who Is God? What is Creator doing and why isna ™t Creator helping you in your life today? Is Source just a fiction someone made up for us? Find out the alternative view of who and what God is and how you can use this information And the practices given in each lesson: To better your own life, To bring more abundance into your life To find more happiness and joy in your  more...

Teaching Assistant Diploma Course Description This Teaching Assistant Diploma has been developed to enable those working, or hoping to work, in the role of a teaching assistanta ™, to acquire and develop a level of understanding and skills that will help them to do this effectively. The Teaching Assistant Diploma consists of a number of modules, each of which relate to a particular aspect that is important and  more...

Internet Marketing Specialist Training Certification Program This powerful program will equip you with cutting-edge Internet Marketing knowledge and skills to help you take your marketing efforts to the next level. The training system includes over 50 videos and demos, resource guides and templates as well as an interactive class discussion forum so you can connect with VAClassroom staff and other students in the program.  more...

Financial Modelling in Excel Online Course Learning Objectives During the course, participants will create their own financial model to take away and use for future reference. You will learn how to design and create a user-friendly model which can then be used by anyone with limited knowledge of Excel. You will learn how to: - Build a financial model from scratch, or modify and improve an inherited model - Reduce errors by  more...

Reducing Lead Hazards During Residential Renovations Most homes built before 1978 contain some lead-based paint. Lead-based paint was more common and was used more extensively in homes built before 1950. This course provides step-by-step instructions and illustrations, which explain and show what you need to do to protect you and your clients if you are working in older housing that could contain lead paint. The listed procedures will reduce the  more...

Indoor Environmental Quality Overview Indoor air quality (IAQ) problems can be caused (or avoided) at virtually any stage in the design, construction, and operation of any facility. During building design, such issues as roof overhangs (to keep out rain), location of outside air inlet ports, glazing specifications (relative to potential condensation and mold growth), formaldehyde content of cabinetry, and entryway design  more...

Sustainable Design - Integrated Building Design Building Envelope Energy Saving Opportunities Overview Integrated building design is a process of design in which multiple disciplines and seemingly unrelated aspects of design are integrated in a manner that permits synergistic benefits to be realized. The goal is to achieve high performance and multiple benefits at a lower cost than the total for all the components combined. This process often includes integrating green design strategies  more...

Spectrally Selective Window Glazings Spectrally selective glazing is window glass that permits some portions of the solar spectrum to enter a building while blocking others. This high-performance glazing admits as much daylight as possible while preventing transmission of as much solar heat as possible. In this course the student will learn about the low-emissivity spectrally selective fenestration glazing benefits, energy savings  more...

Ozone for Improving Indoor Air Quality - Myths Realityies Overview With public concern about indoor air quality rising, many people are unknowingly making it worse by using air purifiers or other devices that intentionally inject ozone into the indoor spaces. Manufacturers and vendors of ozone generators often claim that these devices eliminate bacteria, mold, and chemical contaminants from the air, and that they help persons with asthma and allergies.  more...

Energy Savings in Building Electrical Mechanical and Plumbing Systems Overview In today's building industry, the concept of integrated sustainable design has taken root and is branching out into full blossom. Green is in. Green is considered the responsible way to design. Integrated design is a process whereby the various disciplines involved in design-architect, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, interior design professional, etc.-work together to  more...

Design of Commercial Buildings to Mitigate Terrorist Attacks Overview The purpose of this course is to introduce concepts that can help building designers and building owners to mitigate the threat of terrorist attacks on new buildings. This course specifically addresses four high-population, private-sector building types: commercial office, retail, multi-family residential, and light industrial, although many of the concepts presented are also  more...

Preparing to Lead Human Resource professionals know that the quality of the relationship between employees and their immediate supervisor is the primary factor that determines the employee? s performance, productivity, and morale. The best way to recruit and retain employees is for an employer to develop the organization? s leadership skills from top to bottom. This course will be an essential tool for those  more...

Project Negotiation Skills - Strategies and Tactics This course will help participants understand the risk involved in a traditional ? win-win? approach to project negotiations and develop a new strategy and supporting tactics that will either assure ? satisfaction? on both sides or at least maintain good will if an agreement cannot be reached. They learn to analyze the nature of their satisfaction for every negotiating situation and develop  more...

Writing Special Provisions This course covers the general format, content and purpose of a Special Provision that could be used in a set of contract documents for an infrastructure project such as a roadway, drainage or utility improvement. The course describes the basic format of a Special Provision by defining its purpose, identifies the various types of Special Provisions, and explains the importance of proper grammar  more...

PC Networking for Design Professionals Overview Networking our computers has become a necessity for professionals in the design and construction fields... even in the smallest of offices. This 2-hour online course introduces you to today's most commonly used networking technologies. It will help you to become familiar with networking lingo so that you can speak the same language as your favorite IT person, familiarize you with  more...

Understanding Performance and Productivity This course will help you understand the ? why? behind work performance principles and help you develop the ? how? that is best for your situation. There is a significant difference between being busy and being productive and a simple way to make sure your employees are always productive. Additionally, participants will learn to define productivity and identify the difference between work  more...

Motivating People This course is a practical approach to the concept of motivation: what it is, what it means to different people, how to discover what motivates different people, and how to create a motivational culture in a workplace. There are several thought-provoking questions to help the student apply the course to themselves and their workplace in a simple, consistent, and straightforward manner. The  more...

Conflict - Understanding and Managing Conflict is part of everyday work life. We may not even notice only minor irritations because we are so used to them. However, these can easily build into something that can cause great tension within a work team. This course will help you identify typical reasons for conflict, the three escalating stages of it, and devise strategies for preventing it from getting disruptive. There is also a  more...

Preparing and Presenting Technical Information This course takes you step by step through the process of preparing and delivering a clear and lucid technical presentation at scientific and professional meetings. The guidance provided is also applicable to the preparation and delivery of less formal presentations, such as those given in the form of internal company reports to corporate executives or as lectures prepared and delivered by  more...

Interest Rates Have you ever wondered what makes up an interest rate? Curious as to how the Federal Government influences the cost of borrowing money? Have you ever wondered ? what is the appropriate interest rate to use in a financial analysis? ? This course can help you understand what makes up an interest rate and how the cost of money is ultimately determined. This course is a basic primer on interest rates  more...

Budget Concepts for Non-Financial Leaders This course is designed to help those in mid-level or line leadership positions in organizations or projects who do not have financial backgrounds to understand more about the behind-the-scenes activities involved in selecting, collecting, and monitoring data involved in typical budget development. It will help leaders who do have strong financial backgrounds develop their subordinates?  more...

How to Develop or Save A Project Team The title of this course, How to Develop (or Save) a Project Team, may sound like it is trying to cover two completely different concepts at the same time. ? How can you discuss developing and saving a project team in the same course?? is a reasonable question. If you consider there is a strong possibility that the reason a team needs saving is because it was not developed correctly in the first  more...

Civil Behavior in the Workplace - A Manager s Perspective There has been a steady increase of lawsuits in our country stemming from behavioral issues in the workplace. This litigation is very expensive from financial and productivity standpoints of employers and financial and career impact standpoints of employees. You can do a lot to protect yourself from negative financial and career impacts by learning what your employer expects you to do. Also,  more...

Interviewing Effectively - How to Select the People You Really Need For many people, making a successful hiring selection is a lot like describing their taste in art: "I'm not sure how to describe it but I'll know it when I see it " Think back to the last time you interviewed an applicant. If you are like many others without interview training, you may have found yourself doing more talking than listening rather than learning about his or her strengths  more...

Leading Change - A Practical Guidebook This four-hour course will help those assigned to take a principle role in an organization? s change initiative to develop a useful, step-by-step strategy for change. It provides a broad understanding about the nature of change, tips on developing a heart-engaging vision statement designed to mobilize the workforce toward the desired future, how to determine an organization? s readiness for  more...

Delegation and Empowerment What Why When and How There are many management topics that will teach you about coping in a world of rapid change, managing productivity, tips on goal setting, and the need for dividing the existing work among employees via delegation. It doesn? t take a rocket scientist to realize that a shared workload gets accomplished quicker with less wear-and-tear on each participant. There aren? t as many resources, though,  more...

Measuring Performance and Productivity This course will help you apply the foundation taught in Understanding Performance and Productivity (Course #BS-2005) to real work settings. Students can use these practical tools to construct performance measurements processes that include graduated performance levels, feedback loops, and defensible documentation of results for ? hard? and ? soft? skills as well as any activity requiring a  more...

Creating and Retaining a Diverse and Productive Workforce Major league baseball broke the color barrier not because of social consciousness but because they could no longer ignore the talented black players who performed so superbly. This course will teach you how to work with senior management in your organization as an internal consultant to focus on performance measurements and issues that will help create and retain a diverse and productive  more...

Creating an Effective Project Team Performance Assessment Process This online course will teach you how to develop an easy-to-manage performance assessment system for project team members that provides fair and objective assessment within a typical project matrix organization. It will help you develop objective and measurable performance expectations for the ? hard? and ? soft? skills that are essential to a project? s success. It gives the employee a way to  more...

Negotiating Skills for the Workplace Participants will learn some very simple, yet powerful, principals about negotiations that are applicable in any situation. Whether you are very confident and assertive or introverted and compliant, these techniques will help you prepare for and conduct negotiations more successfully than you ever have before. You will also learn how to identify and counter some of the typical 'dirty tricks'  more...

Preparing to Succeed - Charting Your Own Self-Development The US Army used to have this slogan: ? Be All You Can Be? as a recruiting enticement because it knew many young people really did not have an idea of what their future held - or what they wanted it to hold for them. Many people feel it is the obligation of their employer to help them develop their career. Human Resource professionals know that employers with strong employee development programs  more...

Leadership Fundamentals I This online course will teach you how to develop practical leadership skills for use with any workforce regardless of educational, professional, or social background. You will learn effective and proven techniques in motivating people, setting effective performance objectives, assessing that performance easily, and coaching for performance. You will receive tools that you can use immediately in  more...

Leadership Fundamentals II This online course will teach you how to develop practical leadership skills for use with any workforce regardless of educational, professional, or social background. You will learn effective and proven techniques in dealing with employee conflict, counseling employees effectively on work performance issues, a guide to developing an effective work team, problem solving with employees, and  more...

Leading the Multi-Generational Workforce Recorded history shows us there has always been concern about generational differences. Excavations of Roman ruins dated hundreds of years B.C. provided translated statements of alarmed city officials talking about their problems with the younger generation and wondering what will become of their society when the ? stabilizing influence? of their elders passes away. Technological advances in  more...

No Cost Ways to Increase Productivity Systematic explanations and guidance help users understand what may be limiting productivity so they can either make changes themselves or gain the support of senior management for help in doing so. The objective of this course is to provide guidance to motivated individuals who want to improve the productive environment at their workplace without incurring significant expense. The student must  more...

Manage Productivity to Maximize Profit This course is for people wanting to understand the design and management of efficient work processes in any environment for any product. Public organizations will benefit as much as private because work efficiency and productivity is essential to both. The concepts presented here are universal whether processing legal documents or building toasters on an assembly line. Plenty of practice  more...

Drainage Design Truly Understand What Year Event Really Means Overview Hydrologic analysis and results are statistically based. The term 'year event' is the common way to express the hydrologic magnitude of precipitation and runoff quantities, but it does not tell the entire story. What does it really mean? Discussing drainage and flood issues with the general public and policymakers sometimes needs more than thinking just in terms of 'year  more...

Placement of Concrete in Cold Weather Overview This course discusses considerations when placing concrete in cold weather. The placement of durable, quality concrete is a task that requires experience and a commitment to quality. Cold ambient temperatures decrease concrete's rate of settling. Additionally, placement of concrete in cold temperatures increase the likelihood of a deficient product, unless steps are taken to  more...

Safe Steps From Sloping Sidewalks According to Architectural Graphic Standards, Tenth Edition, stairways ? ...are the site of accidents resulting in approximately 4,000 deaths and one million injuries requiring hospital treatment annually in the United States.? No wonder, then, that several mathematical formulas have been developed to help minimize stairway tripping hazards. Most notably, these formulas regulate the ratio of the  more...

Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities Overview Compared to sewage waste that can be treated in the local wastewater treatment plant, or placed in landfills, radioactive waste is an entirely different subject. Radioactive waste can be very dangerous when exposed to humans. Because its such a hazardous material, nuclear facilities that use radioactive waste should follow several protocols when being decommissioned. This course covers  more...

Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings Overview Concerns about indoor exposure to mold has been increasing as the public becomes aware that exposure to mold can cause a variety of health effects and symptoms, including allergic reactions. This course presents guidelines for the remediation/cleanup of mold and moisture problems in schools and commercial buildings. Additionally, using this knowledge of remediation methods can assist  more...

Intersection Signs and Pavement Markings This four hour course will discuss the requirements for the placement of different types of signs and pavement markings to guide and control traffic at the approaches and through an intersection. These intersection control signs and pavement markings supplement the Traffic Signal, and they must conform to the latest edition (2003) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (USDOT MUTCD). To  more...

Radionuclides in Drinking Water - Regulations Treatment and Residual Disposal Overview The revised Radionuclides Rule came into effect on December 8, 2003. U.S. EPA's revisions to the Rule provide standards that, if met, ensure that all customers served by community water systems (CWSs) receive water that meets the Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for radionuclides in drinking water. In accordance with the Rule, all CWSs must complete initial compliance monitoring  more...

Continuous Emission Monitoring EPA has developed a plain-English guide as a ? road map? to help interested parties navigate through the complex Part 75 Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) rule. This course will use this guide to study the CEM monitoring requirements for monitoring stack gas emissions. This will be useful to people responsible for complying with the rule, regulatory agencies assessing compliance with the rule,  more...

Inverter Duty Motors Overview This short course provides general but pertinent information on inverter duty motors. This course is intended for engineers in general and can be helpful for electrical engineers as well. It provides general information about inverter duty motors and related aspects. This information may be most suitable for engineers who want to become familiar with or intend to make use of variable  more...

Wiring Techniques The satisfactory performance and continuous reliability of electrical systems greatly depends on the quality of wiring. Improperly or carelessly installed wiring can be a source of both immediate and potential danger, and many malfunctions and failures can be traced to this cause. This course describes many of the techniques used to prepare wire (cutting, stripping, crimping), install various  more...

A Unique and Understandable Way to Look at Three Phase Circuits I wrote this course with the intention of removing the magic and mystique that surrounds the idea of three phase circuits. With that in mind, this course starts by reviewing single phase alternating current circuits including resistive, capacitive, and inductive circuits. This is a quick review emphasizing voltage, current, and power relationships in these three common circuit elements. Waveforms  more...

Variable Frequency Drives I wrote this courses with the intention of showing how the various parts of a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) work and how they are integrated to make an operating system. It starts with a review of AC and DC theory that is applicable to the way that an Inverter (another name given to VFD? s) works. An explanation is given of how the various solid state electronic components work. This course then  more...

Electrical Components - What They Are How They Work and What They Look Like on Drawings I wrote this course with the intention of showing engineers in all disciplines how to recognize drawings of a variety of common electrical components. This is, by no means, a complete list. A task of that magnitude would be almost impossible. I have selected, however, those components that I have used the most in my career. I did start with a review of the three basic elements from which most  more...

Power Factor Correction This course was written with the intention of removing the magic and mystique that surrounds the idea of Power Factor Correction. With that in mind, the course starts by reviewing direct current and single phase alternating current circuits, including resistive, capacitive, and inductive circuits. This is a quick review emphasizing voltage, current, and power relationships in these three common  more...

How Harmonics are Generated The intention of this course is to show how harmonics are generated by modern electrical and electronic systems. It starts with classical harmonic generators and some older electronic devices. It emphasizes single phase systems and how harmonics are generated by diodes, silicon controlled rectifiers, and triacs. Special emphasis is made of the fact that it is the harmonic currents that flow  more...

Industrial Motor Control The intention of this course is to show how many types of motors are turned on and off. A number of different AC motors are looked at, and ways to start and stop them are addressed. Reversing techniques are also addressed. Then various Electronic techniques for controlling motors are addressed. Both Alternating Current motors and Direct Current motors are covered. All in all, this is a very nice  more...

Electrical Forensics Engineering Overview This course is a discussion of the science of forensics and how electrical energy fits into that science. Designed for engineers of all disciplines, this course contains much of the basic theory that is needed to even begin looking at the causes of failures in the electrical world. The discussion will include an emphasis on energy concepts. It is relatively easy to see and understand  more...

Direct Current Circuits Fundamentals Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as direct current (DC). This is different than static electricity, which typically collects on the surface of a non-conductor such as a piece of plastic. It is also different than alternating current (AC) electricity, which flows back-and-forth in a conductor. In DC circuits, the polarity of the voltage source and current does not  more...

Revisions for the 2008 National Electric Code - Part 2 This course is intended to familiarize the reader with the major changes contained in the 2008 National Electrical Code. It is suitable for anyone exposed to the NEC at any level. The course addresses Code revisions that apply to all types of occupancies: residential, commercial, and industrial. Part I of this course contains Code-wide changes, definitions, and an analysis of approximately 30 of  more...

Energy Management for Motor Driven Systems Overview A common misconception within industry has been to equate an energy reduction or conservation program with the concept of turning off equipment and shutting down processes. Instead, the program of energy management challenges plant staff to produce the products or services with the absolute minimum energy consumption. The objective is to minimize energy usage through production  more...

Revisions for the 2005 National Electrical Code This course is intended to familiarize the reader with the major changes contained in the 2005 National Electrical Code. It is suitable for anyone exposed to the NEC at any level. The course addresses Code revisions that apply to all types of occupancies: residential, commercial, and industrial. Through the headings at the beginning of each Code change addressed in the course, the reader will  more...

Revisions for the 2008 National Electric Code - Part 1 This course is intended to familiarize the reader with the major changes contained in the 2008 National Electrical Code. It is suitable for anyone exposed to the NEC at any level. The course addresses Code revisions that apply to all types of occupancies: residential, commercial, and industrial. Part I of this course contains Code-wide changes, definitions, and an analysis of approximately 30 of  more...

An Introduction to Air Conditioning Systems Overview This is a course for all of the members of the building design team?.except the mechanical engineers. It will give you a basic introduction to air conditioning system design so you can better understand the technology, concepts and terminology in design of air conditioning systems. It will help you to be a better partner in the building design and construction process. This is your  more...

RoHS and WEEE - Reducing Toxicity and Waste in Electronic Product Design Overview "On December 4th of 2001, CNN reported on the Netherlands government's seizure of 1.3 million Sony Playstation game machines. The estimated value of the items seized was $162 million US. The reason: Cadmium in some of the cables..." With the price of consumer electronic products becoming more affordable with shorter life cycles, the effects of waste and toxicity to our  more...

Finding the Root Cause Statistical Solutions for Problems in Engineering Systems Overview Whether in electrical, industrial, or mechanical systems, problems always seem to pop up at the worst time. Engineers are often seen as resorting to "shot-gun" methods to find solutions. When faced with a problem, the engineer must resist the natural tendency to reinvent the system based on speculation about the cause of the problem. When the engineer "thinks like an  more...

Programmable Logic Controllers I wrote this course with the intention of showing how Programmable Logic Controller systems are constructed, and how to get started on programming these systems. After taking this class, an engineer should be able to design and build a simple PLC controller. This course was designed for electrical engineers with limited experience with PLC? s as well as engineers of other disciplines. Most  more...

Industrial Sensors and How They Work This course was written with the intention of showing engineers in all disciplines how to think about and apply standard electrical sensors. This is, by no means, a complete list. A task of that magnitude would be almost impossible. I have selected, however, those sensors that I have used the most in my career. The course starts by covering temperature sensors. This is followed by force measure  more...

Engineering Disasters - Kansas City Hyatt Catwalk Collapse On July 17, 1981, the fourth floor skywalk at the Kansas City Hyatt collapsed during a dance contest being held in the hotel atrium. The accident, which killed 114 people and injured nearly 200 others, was the result of a simple design error. The engineer of record and the project engineer responsible for designing the skywalk were found to be guilty of gross negligence, misconduct and  more...

Introduction to the U S Patent System Overview This course will provide the student with a general introduction to the various types of U.S. patents that are available. The student will also learn the parts of a patent application, what can get an inventor in trouble, patent professionals that can help with drafting, filing and prosecuting a patent application, how to find out how much getting a patent will cost, and what kind of  more...

Applying for a Patent Online How many times have you heard a friend or a colleague say, "I've got this great new invention, but I can't afford to patent it"? We've been conditioned to believe that the patent process has to be long, drawn-out and expensive. But, getting a patent doesn't have to be as difficult as you think. This course will show you how you can apply for a patent online with the U.S. Patent Office  more...

Waste Heat Reduction and Recovery Overview Thermal efficiency of process heating equipment, such as furnaces, ovens, melters, heaters, and kilns is the ratio of heat delivered to a material and heat supplied to the heating equipment. For most heating equipment, a large amount of the heat supplied is wasted in the form of exhaust or flue gases. These losses depend on various factors associated with the design and operation of  more...

EPA - Building Air Quality BAQ Action Plan Overview In today's complex building structures, it is imperative that the HVAC engineer have a basic knowledge of building air quality (BAQ) issues and action plans. With this knowledge the HVAC engineer can design the appropriate systems to help minimize BAQ problems. In this course the student will learn some of the basic steps in the EPA Building Air Quality Action Plan. The student  more...

Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical Biological or Radiological CBR Attacks Overview In today's complex political world, the buildings in which we live, work and enjoy entertainment are becoming targets of evil minded individuals who seek to harm other humans. Part of the job of being a professional in the building industry now, more than ever, involves taking into consideration these possibilities. There are measures that can be taken to help minimize the  more...

Small Wind Powered Electric Generation Systems Overview This course was designed to introduce the basic design concepts for small (residential) wind powered electric generation systems. Wind energy systems are one of the most cost-effective home-based renewable energy systems. Depending on your wind resource, a small wind energy system can lower your electricity bill by 50 to 90 , help you avoid the high costs of extending utility power  more...

Advances in Wind Powered Generation Technology Overview This course was specifically designed to introduce the basic design concepts behind large commercial wind powered electric generation systems. The goal of the wind energy industry is to contribute 100 GW of wind electricity to our Nation's energy supplies by 2020. By meeting that goal, wind energy will help secure our Nation's energy future and clean up our environment by  more...

Sound Attenuators - Aerosonics Products and Applications Overview Sound attenuators (silencers) are used in HVAC systems to help absorb noise that is generated by fans or other air moving equipment. Attenuators can also be used to prevent cross-over noise between rooms, such as conference rooms or toilet rooms. Manufacturers of attenuators such as AeroSonics offer a variety of attenuator types and models uniquely designed for a multitude of  more...

Fuel of the Future - Hydrogen Overview More people are driving more cars today than ever before. More than 200 million vehicles are on the road in the U.S. alone. But the car has contributed to our air and water pollution and forced us to rely on imported oil from the Middle East, helping to create a significant trade imbalance. Today many people think fuel cell technology will play a pivotal role in a new technological  more...

Biomass Cofiring in Coal-Fired Boilers Biomass energy technologies convert renewable biomass fuels to heat or electricity. Biomass cofiring is attracting interest because it is an economical near-term option for introducing new biomass resources into today? s energy mix. Cofiring is the simultaneous combustion of different fuels in the same boiler. Cofiring inexpensive biomass with fossil fuels in existing boilers provides an  more...

Profiles of Energy Efficient Technologies This four-hour course is an overview of several promising technologies that may help the United States to reduce greenhouse gases and to improve the efficient use of energy in the country. The course reviews several specific technologies, how they work, and the status of development of the technology, including commercialization status. The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of  more...

HVAC for Oil and Gas Oil & Gas (O & G) facilities are fraught with numerous challenges related to health and safety, logistics, economics, quality assurance and overall performance. HVAC design for such facilities needs special considerations not only to minimize the potential loss to capital investment but also to isolate the personnel from life-threatening environment. The main objectives of HVAC systems in O & G  more...

Gear Lubrication Overview Selecting the appropriate lubricant is a critical step in gear design. When properly selected and applied, gear lubricants reduce friction and wear, help to prevent corrosion, reduce operating noise, improve heat transfer and facilitate removal of abrasive wear particles from the contact areas of the gear tooth surfaces. In this course, the student will study the lubricants that are  more...

Characteristics and Properties of Metals The understanding of the structure and properties of metals, stress mechanisms, failure modes and the characteristics determine their usefulness for a specific application. Often, materials are subject to variable forces (loads). The mechanical engineer calculates these forces to establish the service that can be expected and material scientists experiment to determine how materials deform  more...

Reducing Post Project Blues This course will be a guide to leading your team? s pending project in assuming it has failed in a spectacular fashion ? not just asking what could fail. This assertion of what has happened instead of what could happen will help the team visualize the hypothetical disaster more clearly to avoid it in reality. No, this is not another walk down the heavily-trafficked project preview road asking, ?  more...

Creating a Successful Vendor Relationship This online course will teach you how to design and develop a practical foundation for a successful relationship with nearly any vendor. You will learn effective and proven techniques in identifying the wants and needs of the client and vendor, methods of translating them into measurable performance reports, and questions to ask potential clients or vendors as you search for the most compatible  more...

Project Performance Secrets This course is designed for new, ? seasoned? or potential project managers who are willing to consider a fresh way of looking at project execution in a search for improving performance. This course can help them avoid many traditional problems that impact a project? s performance while learning tips on decreasing the time-to-productivity time gap of new team members. The potential benefit to the  more...

Indoor Cycling Instructor Course Start training to become a professional, indoor cycling instructor right now with this innovative online study option which also gives you the unique advantage of professional personal tutor support from the course creator - top indoor cycling presenter and motivational coach Debbie Kneale. This online certification option offers you the ultimate in flexible, cost effective high quality indoor  more...

A Road Map for Exporting to Greater China and Asian Markets The seminar is intended to educate U.S. manufacturers, small business enterprises, agricultural exporters, economic development executives and trade officials on the promising opportunities in China and Asian markets. The session offers key factors and knowledge you need to know about exporting US-made products and services to the Far East market. Overview: U.S. exports to China grew 32% from  more...

MySQL Virtual Training Company's MySQL tutorial is just what you need to begin designing and developing database management systems. Joshua Mostafa will help you go from a beginner's understanding of databases and SQL to gaining mastery knowledge in only 8 hours of training. He starts the tutorial by covering the basics of databases and SQL. Once you are comfortable with the basics, move on to the more  more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services New to Microsoft Windows 2000, Active Directory Services allows you to keep track of all objects on your network. With it's open standards, upward scalability, and ease of use, it is a must for the organized network. This Virtual Training Company tutorial is an excellent resource for preparing for the Microsoft Certification Exam #70-217. Professor Louis DiPaola will help you gain the necessary  more...

Microsoft Excel 2003 Excel 2003 enables you to turn data into information with powerful tools to analyze, communicate, and share results. Excel 2003 can help you work better in teams, and help protect and control access to your work. In addition, you can work with industry-standard Extensible Markup Language (XML) data to make it easier to connect to business processes. Author Kate J. Chase's extensive knowledge of  more...