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Writing Web Content (Master Class)-Self Directed ...pires, and sells. Is your style electronic? Learn how to make your Web text easy to navigate, easy to understand, and easy to use. This workshop shows how moving text from paper to the screen, or from a conventional Help system to Web customer assistance, demands a new approach. Learn to write the Web way, responding to your visitors with all the give-and-take of a conversation, replying to  more...

Writing Web Content (Master Class) ...pires, and sells. Is your style electronic? Learn how to make your Web text easy to navigate, easy to understand, and easy to use. This workshop shows how moving text from paper to the screen, or from a conventional Help system to Web customer assistance, demands a new approach. Learn to write the Web way, responding to your visitors with all the give-and-take of a conversation, replying to  more...

Take Control of IIS ...ng an explanation of how IP addresses, ports, and sockets make these service work. It demonstrates how to set up, within minutes, a simple one-page Website. It shows how to test this site using just one machine and how to expand the site to any size you wish. It shows you how to administer Web servers using the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and the remote administration Web interface  more...

How to Find Legitimate Home Employment ...ts of working from home by using a how-to guide that will make your efforts easier. If you are looking to work at home and are looking for a guide that will show you step-by-step how to accomplish this goal, this is it. You?ll learn how to find a legitimate business, where to look, what you will do to start the business, and what is involved after that. The course is designed to help you find  more...

Architecting Web Content (Master Class)-Self Directed ...ll learn how to organize your information so that it will make sense to your users and it will be easy for them to use.After learning just what information systems architecture is and what is involved, you will analyze the basic elements of effective Websites. After you know which elements should be included on a Website, you will learn how to manage the content of the site and how to make it  more...

Effective Business Presentations Using Flash This comprehensive, interactive, instructor-led 10 lesson course is designed for beginning level Flash users who wish to apply the power of Flash to business presentations, product demonstrations and other business-oriented marketing concepts. This course is designed for beginner level Flash users who wish to apply the power of Flash to business presentations and product demonstrations. Even if  more...

An Introduction to Controlling Costs to Make Your Restaurant Profitable An overview course on how to manage costs associated with running food service facilities.  more...

Brilliant Business Writing and Communication This course helps business professionals write with confidence and precision while learning the principles of effective communication with their own writing coach. What does a business letter say about your company? What does a memo say about you? Countless business professionals are not trained writers, yet they`re expected to write every day, producing letters, proposals, and e-mail messages  more...

Influence Your Customer to Take Action and Buy ...price. Most often referred to as closing, you ask them to make a decision by suggesting they take action. According to the old school of selling, "getting action" is closing. But the word "closed" establishes an incorrect mind set for anyone who sells, since there`s nothing else to consider if you "close" a sale. Ideally, you want to think of helping the customer to buy. In this way you are  more...

How to Ask The Right Questions To Maximize Influence And Minimize Objections ...berate strategy that results in overcoming objections and makes and keeps the sale. More important than what you say is what you ask. People believe their answers to questions more often than they believe you. When you invest your time by maintaining a relaxed, inquisitiveness earlyon, you save time later. People give you the information you need to maximize your influence. By using preplanned  more...

21st Century Assertiveness and the Art of Persuasion ...ions posture themselves to respond to this challenge will make or break their success. 21st Century Assertiveness and the Art of Persuasion examines the cultural, environmental, and emotional aspects of Assertivesness and Persuasion and provides tips and tools to do both in today`s global economy. The participants will gain knowledge from internet and current case studies and will take part in  more...

Cisco CCNA WAN Protocols-Configuring X.25 ...Specifically, the PLP, LAPB, and X.21bis protocols, which make-up the X.25 protocol, are discussed. Also explained is the LAPB frame format and its various fields, as well as the process of encapsulation within X.25 and LAPB protocols. You will learn about the various commands needed to configure X.25, layer 3 parameters such as virtual circuit numbers, packet size, and window size. The unit  more...

Java 2 -- Advanced Java ...c( ) 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 objects. You will learn about the functions of the java.lang.ref package and the different types of reference objects.  more...

Making Effective Screenshots: Saving Time, Increasing Impact ... those who deal with screenshots. We will show you how to make screenshots, increase their impact, place them in manuals and online documents, and choose the appropriate tool. Making Efficient Screenshots: Saving Time, Increasing Impact Screenshots are a powerful way to convey information quickly. We use screenshots to develop training sequences, illustrate documentation, develop GUI  more...

Architecting Web Content (Master Class) ...ll learn how to organize your information so that it will make sense to your users and it will be easy for them to use.After learning just what information systems architecture is and what is involved, you will analyze the basic elements of effective Websites. After you know which elements should be included on a Website, you will learn how to manage the content of the site and how to make it  more...

Essential Spanish ...he help from our online tutors that support your study we make sure you learn with confidence and at your own pace. ESSENTIAL SPANISH - COURSE INTRODUCTION Welcome to this new online Spanish course. It is intended for native speakers of English who wish to acquire sufficient Spanish to make a trip to a Spanish-speaking country with confidence. You will acquire speaking, listening, reading  more...

Writing Standards-Based Assessments ...ditionally, you will learn techniques item writers use to make it difficult for test-wise students to merely guess a right answer choice. Writing Standards-based Assessments is a seven day online course. This course is designed to give you an understanding of writing test items that are aligned to your standards. This course will enable you to develop assessments that are based on your  more...

Write for Business-Proofreader`s Guide-eBook The Proofreader`s Guide is a handy, quick reference guide containing all the information you need to accurately proofread your documents. The Proofreader`s Guide is a handy, quick reference guide containing all the information you need to accurately proofread your documents. This easy-to-search eBook covers punctuation, capitalization, spelling, usage, grammar, and more. The concise explanations,  more...

Managing Conflict And Difficult Behavior ... constructively, and it will equip you with techniques to make the best of any challenging people and situations you might encounter. Managing Conflict And Difficult Behavior Managing Conflict and Difficult Behavior will help you to shape the way your team communicates and works together. It will help you handle conflict positively and constructively, and it will equip you with techniques to  more...

Managing Meetings ... and works together. It will equip you with techniques to make the best of any challenging people and situations you might encounter, and it will help you to build high performing teams that are flexible, creative and light on their feet. Managing Meetings Managing Meetings will help you to shape the way your team communicates and works together. It will equip you with techniques to make the  more...

Write a Marketable Script in 10 Weeks ...hem begging to know what happens next Enough locations to make things interesting without breaking the budget Has it been done before? Better? These criteria are not insurmountable. The trick is not to take your own writing too seriously, and to be willing to consider constructive criticism. And most importantly, realize that there are thousands of aspiring writers like you out there-don`t get  more...

Word 2000 Expert In this course, students will learn how to use the advanced features of Microsoft Word 2000 to customize and enhance their documents. Some skills they will learn include using master documents, subdocuments, and expanded and locked documents; using field references, macros, and revision tools; and applying formatting techniques. In this course, students will learn how to use the advanced features  more...

Word 2000 Level 2 This course is designed to familiarize students with the intermediate features of Microsoft Word 2000 so they can enhance the look of their text-based documents with the addition of symbols, tables, and graphics. This course is designed to familiarize students with the intermediate features of Microsoft Word 2000 so they can enhance the look of their text-based documents with the addition of  more...

Word 2000 Level 3 In this course, students will learn how to use the advanced features of Microsoft Word 2000, including master documents, field references, macros, and revision tools. In this course, students will learn how to use the advanced features of Microsoft Word 2000 to customize and enhance their documents. Real-life scenarios will make the lessons more applicable to users while performance-based  more...

Word 2000 MOUS This comprehensive course is designed to teach students the introductory, intermediate, and advanced features of Word 2002 so not only will they learn the basic steps to create and edit their text-based documents, they will also discover how to enhance the look and functunality of them. This course begins by teaching students the introductory and intermediate features of Microsoft Word 2000. They  more...

What Inexperienced Homebuyers MUST Know Before They Buy a Home ...ying a home is exciting. For many, it?s an opportunity to make their dreams come true. But it?s also a fairly complicated process with many potential pitfalls. This may be one of the most important financial decisions of your life. You?ll have to keep your cool, develop a plan, and follow it. In this course, that?s exactly what you will do, and experts in real estate will answer your questions  more...

Turn Your Life Experience Into College Credit ...r career. The purpose of this course is to help guide and make you think about your life and what you have learned. It is quite possible that your knowledge may be appropriate to earn you college credit. Using the various exercises, activities and readings you will learn how to earn college credit from an accredited college or university. This online course serves as a basic guide on how to  more...

Violence in the Workplace This isn t a video game or a television show; this is real. Violence in the workplace is a real problem, but in this important safety-training program, you will learn what individuals and companies can do to reduce the frequency and severity of violent incidents. Welcome to Violence in the Workplace This isn?t a video game or a television show; this is real. Violence in the workplace is a real  more...

Violence in the Workplace This isn t a video game or a television show; this is real. Violence in the workplace is a real problem, but in this important safety-training program, you will learn what individuals and companies can do to reduce the frequency and severity of violent incidents. Welcome to Violence in the Workplace This isn?t a video game or a television show; this is real. Violence in the workplace is a real  more...

Using a Scanner ...make annotations and save/export documents. Discover how to use scanned documents in various applications. Using a Scanner is a seven day online course. This is an introductory course and provides the basics pertaining to using your scanner. Learn how to scan a document, make annotations and save/export documents. Discover how to use scanned documents in various applications. This course is  more...

Technical Communication Industry Certificate - Mastery Level ...are there any other costs involved? Yes, you will need to make application for an Official Accredited University, Paper-Based Certificate once you have completed your course of study. The administrative fee is $39.00 Domestic, $49.00 International What are the advantages of taking this course online? Always accessible?on demand?single login?easy to manage?work at your own pace?these are just a  more...

Starting and Growing a Business on the Internet ... start, what product sells the best, otherwise, you won`t make any money selling just anything, the proper way to advertise, the most proper and effective way to promote yourself to get results, creating a Web site that sells, learn how to get venture capital, and more.... After taking this course, you should be able to start a business on the Internet and be successful with it for a long time  more...

Six Sigma Black Belt Personal Training Library ...e able to effectively participate on an FMEA team and can make immediate contributions to quality and productivity improvement efforts. (3 Units; 3 Assessments; Approximately 7 hours of training.) The Advanced SPC course will help you develop a comprehensive understanding of advanced statistical process control techniques. Training topics include selecting and setting up SPC control charts,  more...

Safety Director Program (OSHA Emphasis) ...eriod. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. The Safety Director course is an online, self-paced course that will assist new and experienced safety directors improve their skills. Through readings, web-searches, online discussions, and other directed activities, the students will improve their understanding of safety in  more...

Shipping Infectious Substances (IATA and DOT) ...eeded. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Complete in as little as 8 hours. Who should take this course: Anyone who... -Prepares hazardous materials for transportation; Selects packaging or packages hazardous materials; -Completes a shipper`s declaration or other paperwork associated with the transport of hazardous  more...

Selling With an Unfair Advantage: No Lying, Cheating or Deception ...rategies, models and techniques that help the customer to make a quality buying decision. Here you will have 5 sessions which cover these ideas. There will be discussion on strengthening your self-confidence and motivation; the selling approach to your prospects way of buying; skills for physical, vocal and language effectiveness; how to find and reach prospects; gaining and maintaining  more...

Shipping with Dry Ice ...eeded. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Note that we have set a 90 day access period to the course with further extensions up to 6 months if needed. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Complete in as little as 8 hours. Description This course,  more...

Safe Computing For Educators ... of unwanted and uninvited interlopers that can?t wait to make a home or your computer, You should know the dangers and risks that Internet use poses and be aware of preventative tools and best practices to help you avoid these situations on a daily basis. It is important to defend your computer against malicious threats in the most effective manner possible. This class arms you with the  more...

Sales Management Strategies & Tactics ...ing function, while making your attitude more flexible to make ?out of the box thinking? a natural process. Emphasis will be on people and structural issues. The text book prescribed for the course is: ?Sales Management?, Robert J. Calvin, 2002, McGraw Hill, ISBN # 0-07-136434-X. The course consists of five sessions, each lasting a week. Each session will involve reading 45 to 50 pages of the  more...

Sales Through Service Skills ... active listening and effective questioning...so they can make a real difference to sales and customer loyalty. This course can be completed as quickly as you care to. Student is given 90 day access. Sales Through Service Skills Sales through Service Skills equips participants with a process and the communication skills to identify, meet and beat their customers expectations. It will help  more...

Senior Professional In Supply Management (SPSM ) Certification Program ...ly how to deliver results for your employer. And when you make your employer more successful, your own career success is likely to follow! Earning your SPSM Certification is a three-step process. Here are the three steps...Step #1: Complete the six highly personal and interactive online classes of the SPSM Certification Program. You earn 44 Continuing Education Hours (CEH`s) by successfully  more...

Ready, Set, XML for Non Programmers ...ware called a parser, that monitors the tags you write to make sure they are correct, then checks the structure of your document, to make sure it matches a standard defined in a Document Type Definition or Schema. Then you create all parts of an XML document, learning how to start and end a tag, how to write the names correctly, how to enter values, and, where to put the actual content. In  more...

RCRA and DOT Refresher ...eeded. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Complete in as little as 8 hours. This is a unique DOT-RCRA hybrid "refresher" course. The course includes an overview of hazardous waste management laws and regulations, a guide to complying with the myriad of hazardous waste regulations including how to recognize hazardous  more...

RCRA Hazardous Waste Management for Generators ...eeded. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Complete in as little as 8 hours. The Hazardous Waste Management Online Course provides a detailed discussion of federal solid and hazardous waste management laws and regulations that affect businesses. The course includes a history and overview of hazardous waste management  more...

Proven success in building an E-business ...of the language and technological information you need to make sound, informed and educated business decisions. Taught by April M. Adams founder of Borderinfogrp.com, you will learn everything you need to learn about how to start, build, manage and market an Internet business. This includes the terminologies used by programmers, web design and web hosting firms. You will learn how to layout a  more...

Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification ...hub of all sales, then you will rely on your employees to make decisions. Your bartenders will actually be running the business, not you.How much time does Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification spend on bartending? Half of the lessons relate to bartending. If you don?t know what a bartender needs, you will not be able to purchase the proper tools. If you don?t know how they  more...

Pharmacy Technician National Certification Exam Preparation Course ...r employment. Keep your employment opportunities open and make the most of your career by becoming Certified. The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board National Exam is a computer based test that is given throughout the country during four separate testing windows each year. This rigorous exam is comprised of 100 multiple choice questions and is given over the course of two hours. When you  more...

OSHA 8-Hour Hazwoper Refresher ...eeded. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Complete in as little as 8 hours. This course is intended to assist in satisfying the annual training requirement of the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) rule, found in Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 1910.120. The standard was  more...

OSHA Record Keeping and Documentation ...make it into the Guinness book of world records, but you will master the tools needed to implement an effective safety program and satisfy OSHA requirements. OSHA Record Keeping and Documentation With this important safety training, you may not make it into the Guinness? book of world records, but you will master the tools needed to implement an effective safety program and satisfy OSHA  more...

Office 2007 Series (Fast Track) ...ake a look at the changes in Office 2007 and learn how to make the most of them. This self-directed course can be completed within 90 days or sooner depending on time and learning capabilities of the student. Welcome to Office 2007 Series The new Office package is changing the old interface with new features on an interface now known as the Ribbon. How do you find the commands you already  more...

Oracle 10g OCA ...ced or new to the profession you need to know what skills make you more attractive to employers. You will have 1 year access to this course but can complete it as quickly as you like to. Oracle 10g OCA The demand for Oracle technical professionals is growing fast. Experienced or new to the profession you need to know what skills make you more attractive to employers. Employers are looking for  more...

Moving from Trainer to Performance Consultant ... base. There are job aids, tools, and methods to help you make this career transition smoothly and successfully. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE) BROWSER REQUIRED - can`t use Netscape or other browsers for this training. Taking a step up in your career is an exciting time. Now is your chance to help your clients with their overall abilities, not just a few key skills. The move from being  more...

Microsoft Excel For Purchasing Professionals ...ser, you may not be utilizing the tools that can help you make sound purchasing decisions and deliver top-notch presentations. The highly personal and interactive online course "Microsoft Excel For Purchasing Professionals" will enable you to perform sophisticated purchasing analyses through exercises that are based entirely on the situations that you face in your purchasing work. The student  more...

Microsoft Access 2002 Core This course will introduce students to the new features in Microsoft Access 2002, including speech recognition and the new Task Pane, as well as teaching them database creation and how to create and use tables, forms, filters and sorts, queries, and reports. This course will introduce students to the new features in Microsoft Access 2002 that set it apart from Access 2000, including speech  more...

Microsoft Access 2002 Level 2 ...dents will also learn a variety of techniques designed to make data entry in Access databases faster, easier, and less error-prone. This intermediate course strives to broaden and develop the basic database design skills that students already possess. Students will gain a more complete understanding of how to effectively create and use the primary database objects in Access, including tables,  more...

Maximize Profits by Managing Real Estate like an Entrepreneur--Instructor-Led A Trump U Course- Rental property owners can profit from what entrepreneurs know: success lies in examining all aspects of your business, looking for opportunities to reduce expenses and maximize income. In this exclusive course, TrumpU experts will show you how to position your property correctly for the target market, manage problem tenants, market your property, and more. Students may complete  more...

Learn Spanish On-line From Live Instructors! - "Beginning Spanish 1" ...ion to teaching the conversation classes, your instructor makes sure you're on track and making the progress you expect. Classes are limited to eight participants at a time - that means that you get the attention you need to meet your goal of communicating in Spanish. There are many options available:Scheduled group classes We all know that learning is more effective when it takes place in a  more...

Laboratory Audit Essentials ...make strategic decisions for all types of projects (investigation, remediation, compliance, etc.). It is vitally important that the data are of the highest quality to avoid costly resampling and budget overruns. The goal of this course is to provide information so that an individual can conduct an environmental laboratory audit. A laboratory audit ensures that the laboratory has quality systems  more...

Learn HTML All By Yourself- Advanced Learn the more advanced features of HTML. This course continues where our introductory course leaves off. Our introductory course covered all the basic tags and covered topics such as creatings lists, creating links and placing images on your web pages. In this 5 week advanced HTML course, you will study changing the color of text, changing the color of a web page`s background and using an image  more...

Lab Safety and Chemical Hygiene ...eeded. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Complete in as little as 8 hours. In this course, you will learn about the requirements employers must meet to ensure a safe laboratory environment for their employees. It also walks you through creating an effective and comprehensive Chemical Hygiene Plan including basic  more...

Introduction to XML ...tware called a parser that monitors the tags you write to make sure they are correct, then checks the structure of your document, to make sure it matches a standard defined in a Document Type Definition or Schema. Then you create all parts of an XML document, learning how to start and end a tag, how to write the names correctly, how to enter values, and, where to put the actual content. In  more...

Introduction to Classical Music ... universal language of music students will be inspired to make classical music an important part of their life. The class is divided into five weeks as outlined below. Although it is highly recommended that the student have access to a library of classical music tapes or CD`s, each week`s lesson will include listening examples (MIDI samples or links to Mp3 files). In addition to "grading" and  more...

Integrating Technology in the Classroom ...ent can take less or more time to complete (1 year max). Make use of your technlogy skills in a classroom environment - (30+ Hours, On-line) The Integrating Technology in the Classroom Library of online courses has been developed to help educators incorporate the Internet and computers into the learning environment. These courses offer training lessons on what integrating technology in the  more...

How to Write a Good Mystery Writing the mystery novel. This course is designed to acquaint writers with the elements that make a good mystery. This course is designed to acquaint writers with the elements that make a good mystery.  more...

HTML Lessons in Web Page Design - 10 Week Facilitator Led ...presented, John would note the troublesome areas and then make the necessary changes to eliminate these difficulties. These HTML lessons are the culmination of John`s efforts to produce the best possible self-learning HTML course available today. The many examples are clear and easy to follow. Each week, you are e-mailed a new lesson which includes an assignment that you complete over the next  more...

How To Make Money Writing For Newspapers Designed to help the beginner start earning money writing for newspapers. Individuals will learn how to pitch editors that will net their first sale. Whether they are looking to make money during their spare time or want to pursue freelancing full time. They?ll learn which department to address for the type of feature they want to write. And which departments are more likely to be receptive.  more...

How to Setup & Secure Your Home Computer ...work. This course will teach you how to and what steps to make sure your computer is safe. Whether you use your computer for business or pleasure, it is so important that you have a computer that is safe and secure. It is no longer the norm to turn on your computer and use it for games and what not. Now, with the ever present danger of viruses and hackers, making sure the computer is secure  more...

How to Make any Event Special This course explores aspects of event planning. This course explores event planning for business or personal settings. By exploring ways to streamline the event planning sequence, this course helps students plan their events from the ground up. Additionally, students create valuable templates that will assist them in future event planning.  more...

How to Successfully Manage a Small Business Pay Per Click Advertising Budget ...er Click Marketing Techniques that will save you time and make you money. The advent of pay-for-click search engines now offers you a benefit of instant traffic. To achieve high rankings with the search engines can take 4-6 months with a new site, but with pay-per-click search engines people find you immediately after you setup your account and your bidding request is approved. This tutorial  more...

IATA Dangerous Goods ...eeded. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Complete in as little as 8 hours. "IATA Dangerous Goods Training" has been designed with specific exercises related to the transportation of dangerous goods by air from a shippers perspective. This course covers the fundamentals of shipping dangerous goods by air according to  more...

IATA Productos Peligrosos ...eeded. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Complete in as little as 8 hours. "IATA Capacitacion de Productos Peligrosos" se ha dise?ado con los ejercicios espec?ficos relacionados con el transporte de productos peligrosos por el aire de una perspectiva de los expedidores. Este curso cubre los fundamentos de los productos  more...

Hazardous Waste Management and Shipping for Environmental Professionals ...eeded. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Complete in as little as 8 hours. In addition, this course includes a discussion of the DOT?s regulations for shipping supplies, equipment and samples related to hazardous waste site investigations and remediation activities.Who Should Take This Course: Environmental  more...

Hazard Communication (HazCom) ...eeded. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Complete in as little as 8 hours. Who Should Take This Course: -All workers exposed to hazardous chemicals in all industrial sectors -All employers who subject their employees to hazardous chemicals -All employers who have employees that are exposed to hazardous chemicals. Topics  more...

Hearing Conservation/Noise Control ...ecome the objects in our daily life. In the process, they make a little noise. Over time that noise can affect the hearing of those mere mortals that work nearby. Our new safety course, Hearing Conservation / Noise Control, leads you through the causes of hearing loss as you gain the personal and noise reduction skills to deal with those persistent load noises. You`ll Marvel?, that even without  more...

Home Energy Fundamentals ...uses energy and how to reduce your energy consumption and make your home more comfortable. Whether you are concerned with residential or small business applications, after this course you will understand how your home or business uses energy, acquire useful knowledge about the traditional sources of energy, and how to do a home energy audit or hire a professional to do one. Methods of making  more...

Financial Basics for Non-financial Managers ... description -- This course helps a non-financial manager make sense of the terms and concepts that 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  more...

Find and Purchase Income Producing Properties--Instructor-Led ...make big profits, every successful real estate investor has to find great deals. In this course, you will learn to identify residential properties that can earn you those big-time returns. And you will learn to increase those returns by combining your personal goals with in-depth market analysis.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an  more...

Find and Purchase Income Producing Properties--Self-Directed ...make big profits, every successful real estate investor has to find great deals. In this course, you will learn to identify residential properties that can earn you those big-time returns. And you will learn to increase those returns by combining your personal goals with in-depth market analysis.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an  more...

DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation ...eeded. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Complete in as little as 8 hours. The course meets the requirements for training as specified in 49 CFR 172 Subpart H, including testing of participants. This course does not cover driver training as required for each hazmat employee who will operate a motor vehicle. Who Should  more...

Entrepreneur Assessment Profile ...neur. The online assessment tells you if you are ready to make the leap, and points to the areas you need to work on to increase the likelihood of success. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this class. As an extra added value, registered students will have unlimited access to course materials  more...

Entry and Exit Strategies for Savvy Real Estate Investors--Instructor-Led ...work you do in these assignments will help prepare you to make more informed decisions when you invest in real estate. Your work for each assignment will be reviewed by a Trump University Certified Instructor. You will receive feedback within two business days of each submission. Enroll in this online course if you: Are considering buying an investment property Want to maximize profits from a  more...

Entry and Exit Strategies for Savvy Real Estate Investors--Self-Directed A Trump U Course- There`s more than one way to profit in real estate: in fact, there are three basic techniques: amortization, cash flow, and appreciation. This exclusive online course uses cutting edge interactive features to show the ins and outs of proven strategies: from fix-and-flips to condo conversion, from refinancing to trade-ups. Most important, you learn which fits your goals. Students  more...

Document Design and Usability ...make your technical documentation usable, user friendly, and to user-specifications. Learn how to successfully integrate text and graphics to effectively present complex technical information for delivery through conventional, paper-based documents as well as electronic media including web pages. Beginning with principles of good document design, this course covers situation and audience  more...

Design a Winning Business Based on Your Idea--Instructor-Led ...iness start-up can come from all around you. You need to make sound decisions about which ideas to pursue and how to go about pursuing them. All ideas are not created equal, and even the best ideas are rarely perfect at their conception. In order to evaluate an idea?s chance of real success, and to develop an action plan for realizing it, you must do the legwork to analyze and refine it. A  more...

Design a Winning Business Based on Your Idea--Self-Directed ...iness start-up can come from all around you. You need to make sound decisions about which ideas to pursue and how to go about pursuing them. All ideas are not created equal, and even the best ideas are rarely perfect at their conception. In order to evaluate an idea?s chance of real success, and to develop an action plan for realizing it, you must do the legwork to analyze and refine it. A  more...

Copyright Basics for Librarians ...ill enable the student to better understand copyright and make decisions based on solid baseline information, not rumor or possibly erroneous "common knowledge". Copyright Basics for Librarians Copyright is a hot topic in librarianship and commerce. Knowing what copyright entails and how to deal with the most basic copyright situations in library can help you avoid common copyright mistakes.  more...

Confined Space Safety Working in a submarine has its ups and downs. On the one hand, there is very little space to clean, and they always have that cozy lived in feeling. On the other, you are just a few inches of metal away for being crushed and drowned, and only a few minutes away from suffocating. Welcome to Confined Space Safety Working in a submarine has its ups and downs. On the one hand, there is very little  more...

Comunicaci n Del Peligro (HazCom) ...eeded. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Complete in as little as 8 hours. Para Proteger trabajadores expuestos a los productos qu?micos peligrosos en todos los sectores industriales, el Gobierno Federal estableci? el Est?ndar de la Comunicaci?n del Peligro del OSHA (HazCom) 1910.1200, tambi?n conocido como la lay de  more...

COBRA Training & Certification Program Learn how to adminster the federally-mandated COBRA rules and earn a "Certified COBRA Administrator" designation. This self-paced course qualifies for 8 hours of PHR/SPHR re-certification credits and can be completed either at one time or over several sessions. Fully Updated and Current Regulations! Changing rules, regulations, and court cases make COBRA compliance extremely complex. And as  more...

Comprehensive Leadership Training ...nization. It is a well known fact that effective leaders make effective teams and organizations. Such leaders not only put their teams on a higher trajectory but also increase the pace of their own careers. This course intends to sharpen the leadership skills of managers and would be managers. The course takes a comprehensive look at leadership from most perspectives so as to give the  more...

Choosing a Renewable Energy Installer ...f money you`re spending on a solar or wind energy system, make sure you do it right. Once you`ve made the decision to install either a solar or wind renewable energy system, what are the important questions to ask potential installers? This online class starts from the beginning by helping you locate installers, and discusses important considerations and characteristics to look for. Also, we  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) Comprehensive Certificate ... designed to help you work smarter, stay competitive, and make more money. You can complete your course of study sooner than the time period stated. You will have 1 year access to this course from the day of enrollment. Group discounts available. Build Your Own BIZ? Build Your Own BIZ? is a web-based resource designed to help you work smarter, stay competitive, and make more money. The Build  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - How to Hire ...make sound hiring decisions that help you maximize employee retention and return on investment. You will receive as a bonus 1 year unlimited access to this course from the day of enrollment. If attempting to accelerate your learning (1-2 weeks or less), please pay special attention to key points so you may successfully apply the information gained from this course to your particular business  more...

Bloodborne Pathogens and Infection Control for Tattooing and Body Piercing ...eeded. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Complete in as little as 8 hours. Bloodborne Pathogens and Infection Control for Tattooing and Body Piercing This course provides training as required by OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29CFR 1910.1030). Material covered in the course includes definitions of bloodborne  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - Customer Service Strategies ...erve Them Better Providing excellent customer service can make the difference between a customer buying your product or from the vendor down the street. This course will help you determine who your customers are, define the dimensions of customer service as they relate to your business, and help you measure the level of customer service you are providing. The class includes video, text, and  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - Crisis and Continuity Planning ...rse will help you plan for business-disrupting events and make certain that you can continue operation of your business if one of these events occur.You will receive as a bonus 1 year unlimited access to this course from the day of enrollment. If attempting to accelerate your learning (1-2 weeks or less), please pay special attention to key points so you may successfully apply the information  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - Dynamic Workforce Management ...your business. Dynamic Workforce Management will help you make sound personnel management decisions. You will receive as a bonus 1 year unlimited access to this course from the day of enrollment. If attempting to accelerate your learning (1-2 weeks or less), please pay special attention to key points so you may successfully apply the information gained from this course to your particular  more...

Bloodborne Pathogens ...eeded. It is always a best practice to take your time and make sure that you understand each lesson in full detail. Complete in as little as 8 hours. This course provides training as required by OSHA`s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29CFR 1910.1030). Material covered in the course includes definitions of bloodborne pathogens, modes of transmission, universal precautions, engineering and work  more...

Basic Internet Specialist Certificate ...m. Every day or every month, something new is invented to make the Internet easier to use. This certificate program will cover this most important principle and will go a step beyond. By the end of this certificate program students will have gained enough knowledge to be an asset to any company. Who should take this program? Those students who need a basic understanding of the Internet,  more...

Bartending to the Max-Online ... this class you will learn valuable information that will make you a superior bartender, a great employee and a skilled bar manager. Additionally, you will be provided with recipes to learn and detailed instruction to practice pouring the perfect shot. This is all you need to get started.Am I guaranteed job placement? You should be very leery of anyone who promises you job placement. That is  more...

Bartending the Easy Way-Online ... this class you will learn valuable information that will make you a superior bartender and a great employee. Additionally, you will be provided with recipes to learn and detailed instruction to practice pouring the perfect shot. This is all you need to get started.Am I guaranteed job placement? You should be very leery of anyone who promises you job placement. That is not possible. You may be  more...

American Citizenship Test Prep This course will help you to study for and prepare to take the INS American citizenship test. This course is an instructor-led course. Students are to submit their work directly to the instructor for review and applicable feedback commentary. The instructor for this course is Dezra Lehr-Guthrie. Ms. Lehr-Guthrie is freely accessible to her students via email at . This course will help you to  more...

Adobe PhotoShop CS to CS2 Upgrade ...ll quickly bring you up to speed on what?s new and how to make the best use of new features like Adobe? Bridge, vanishing point, multiple layer control, smart object, image warp, and more. Your expert-led training is presented by Harold Driver. Harold has a knack for simplifying technical information and complex concepts so that you are able to quickly understand and apply his training. His  more...

ADA Training & Certification Program ...ed about an employee disability and requires employers to make certain reasonable accommodations. The ADA Training & Certification Program covers these specifics in detail and provides suggestions for avoiding ADA violations. The Program also reviews how to integrate ADA compliance with other applicable laws. Besides the basics, you will also learn how to: Identify a mental or physical  more...

Access 2007 Level 2 Access 2007 Level 2 strives to broaden and develop the basic database design skills that students already possess. Students will gain a more complete understanding of how to create and use the primary database objects in Microsoft Office Access 2007, including tables, queries, forms, and reports. Access 2007 Level 2 Strives to broaden and develop the basic database design skills that students  more...

Accounting In An Hour ...derstand and get involved in financial discussions and to make better decisions on financial matters. It is suggested that the student realistically consider their abilities and knowledge in the subject area and review the course description before enrolling. This course is self-directed and should not be considered as a replacement for a 15 week face-to-face instructor-led accounting course.  more...

Access 2000 MOUS ... Students will learn a variety of techniques designed to make data entry in Access databases faster, easier, and less error-prone. Access will be used as a development tool as the course becomes more advanced. The course teaches strategies for protecting data by enacting various security measures and by controlling how data is entered into a database. Finally, various maintenance features are  more...

Access 2000 Proficient ...ries, 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 students both the basic and more advanced elements that compose an Access database. Students will learn how to create their own databases in Access; and learn how to create and use the basic tools of the Access application:  more...

Access 2002 ...rrect. A variety of techniques will be taught in order to make data entry faster, easier, and less error-prone. As the course becomes more advanced, students will use Microsoft Access as a development tool. The course also teaches strategies for protecting data by enacting various security measures and by controlling how data is entered into a database. Finally, various maintenance features  more...

Access 2002 MOUS ..., students will learn a variety of techniques designed to make data entry in Access databases faster, easier, and less error-prone. As the course becomes more advanced, students will gain a more complete understanding of how to effectively create and use the primary database objects in Access, as well as use Access as a development tool. The course also teaches strategies for protecting how  more...

Access 2000 Level 2 ...and repair them; and how to employ techniques designed to make data entry faster, easier, and less error-prone. This intermediate course strives to broaden and develop the basic database design skills that students already possess. Students will gain a more complete understanding of how to effectively create and use the primary database objects in Access, including tables, queries, forms,  more...

Adobe Photoshop CS3: Essentials ...op CS3 Essential tutorials cover what you need to know to make your images dazzle. By the end of this course you will be proficient at: understanding the toolbars and interface, navigating documents, the fundamentals of color correction, layering, doctoring images, filters and special effects. You will not be a Photoshop expert but you will have the foundations to manipulate images and the  more...

Adobe InDesign CS3: Essentials ... experience, technical expertise, and training background make him an ideal InDesign CS3 software guide. In Part 1, he shows you how to navigate the new Adobe InDesign CS3 interface as well as all the paragraph, text, and character options available. In Part 2 you'll learn how to insert Photoshop, Illustrator and PDF files into your work and how to create and transform shapes and effects. Plus,  more...

Adobe Illustrator CS3: Advanced ...and creativity, your host, Geoff Blake teaches you how to make eye-popping special effects, and how to use modern techniques to produce startling results. Learn about Illustrator's advanced path manipulation commands, and how to use blends and clipping masks for amazing visual effects. You'll also learn about Live Paint, 3D techniques, templates, and Illustrator CS3's new Flash animation and  more...

Adobe Flash CS3 Professional: ActionScript 3 Essentials ...are new to ActionScript 3.0, this series shows you how to make your Flash applications more dynamic by using the scripting language to add interactivity and control effects. If you are already familiar with ActionScript 2 from Flash 7 or 8, our video tutorials help you make the switch with minimum effort with updates about the new changes in naming, syntax and Class structure. The student will  more...

Adobe CS3 Production Premium: Workflow ...d the clips to the timeline, you're ready to learn how to make still and motion graphics, such as an opening animation, a lower third, and a bug, using After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Next it's time to dive into all new Soundbooth to create the soundtrack score and polish the audio. Wrap up your production by creating DVD menus complete with interactivity, and output to a wide range  more...

Dramatically Increase Sales With Minor Web Site Changes and Adjustments! ...make the sale. Others never sell and never will. What makes the difference? In this tutorial I will show you: 1) Why visitors enter and quickly exit from most web sites - before even reading the sales material. 2) How some sites have solved this problem. Also, you will learn how many Las Vegas casinos lure visitors in and entice them to spend their money. And how this knowledge can help you in  more...

Business Writing Basics Course description -- You know what you want to say, but how do you say it? Do you even know the proper format to use for a memo, business letter, etc.? Writing is a part of everyday life, particularly in the work setting. This course will help you avoid common grammar and spelling blunders and outline ways you can make your writing more persuasive and professional. Once you`ve learned the simple  more...

Graphics for Technical Writers Learn how to make "minor" changes in document illustrations or create illustrations for documents.  more...

Developing A Child s Critical Thinking Skills ...kills are essential for children to have as they learn to make decisions and solve problems. This course addresses what adults can do to teach children how to think through and reason in age-appropriate ways, preparing them for the greater responsibilities that come as the child matures. There are diagnostic tools, activities, and communication techniques that adults will find very helpful in  more...

Leading Effective Meetings Course description -- Meetings, meetings, meetings. You cana t live with them and you cana t live without them. Make sure that the meetings you lead are organized, focused, and productive. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE) BROWSER REQUIRED - can't use Netscape or other browsers for this training.  more...

Managing Stress Course description -- The tools and techniques in this course will help you understand and diagnose the stress in your life, identify the stressors you can and cannot control, and assess your readiness to make changes. There are methods to help you develop a systematic approach to eliminate stressors, manage your time, and implement short-term and long-term coping mechanisms. Youa ll develop a  more...

Telephone Sales Skills Course description -- This course identifies the specific selling techniques and strategies that sales people need to be effective over the phone. It gives suggestions for relieving the anxiety of picking up the phone; checklists to make sure you are prepared for that all-important conversation, and techniques for polishing your over-the-phone approach. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE)  more...

Valuing Diversity ...arn to recognize the positive contributions all employees make in achieving the goals of the organization. There are suggestions for modeling and promoting organizational values and methods to gain involvement from diverse populations. The course also provides guidance on developing important organizational processes that support diversity, methods for soliciting participation from  more...

Word 97 Level 3 In this course, students will learn how to use the advanced features of Word 97 to perform tasks above and beyond simple word processing, including using the Web Page Wizard. Students will also learn how to customize Word to suit their needs and make their tasks easier.  more...

Java Programming with Java SE 6 0 Basic GUI Development in Java Course Overview To demonstrate how to build GUI applications using the Swing API Prerequisites: Knowledge of programming principles and experience in procedural programming or scripting languages, such as Visual Basic, C, or JavaScript; understanding of object-oriented languages, such as C++ or C#, is an advantage. Target Audience Programmers with an understanding of procedural programming  more...

Java Programming with Java SE 6 0 Java Applets Course Overview To demonstrate how to build applets and place them on web pages Prerequisites: Knowledge of programming principles and experience in procedural programming or scripting languages, such as Visual Basic, C, or JavaScript; understanding of object-oriented languages, such as C++ or C#, is an advantage. Target Audience Programmers with an understanding of procedural programming  more...

J2SE 5 0 Language Features To introduce experienced developers to the language-specific improvements and changes in Java 5.0, the purpose of which is to make Java more developer-friendly and facilitate the writing of bug-free code  more...

Presenting Your Proposition Even the most confident sales people can feel their self-assurance dissolve when required to make a formal sales presentation. This course is about giving you the confidence, not only to present, but also to get commitment from your customer. Demonstrating a structure that can be adapted to most situations, this course will equip you with the skills needed to deal with the most intimidating  more...

Delivering High-impact Territorial Account Sales TAS Presentations ...have with your client. This is when you show the decision makers that you have the right product and business fit for their needs. You've done a lot of hard work, so when you make your sales presentation, you want it to practically close the sale for you. First, you'll learn how to plan and develop a high-impact presentation. You'll then explore ways to successfully deliver the presentation to  more...

Exporting and Printing Artwork in Illustrator CS3 ...ow for different output applications and technologies and make Illustrator a versatile product. This course will familiarize you with file formats for saving, exporting, and work flow. It will show you how to optimize Illustrator artwork for the Web, video, and mobile devices, and prepare Illustrator layers for building Flash animations. In this course, you will also learn how to crop areas for  more...

Communicating in Sales Teams ...now the norm, employees need information so that they can make the best decisions quickly.In this course, you'll learn the sales manager's role in fostering communication skills within the sales team environment. You'll learn about the importance of encouraging your employees to use supportive listening and assertive speaking techniques to enhance their performance. You'll also build your  more...

Sales Manufacturing TM Identifying Sales Opportunities ..., "Method goes far to prevent trouble in business: for it makes the task easy, hinders confusion, saves abundance of time, and instructs those that have business depending, both on what to do and what to hope." For the sales professional, there is such a method that will make tasks easier, save time, and build a predictable sales machine. This method, called Sales Manufacturing(TM), is not a  more...

Sales Math 101 Developing a Sales Plan for Success ...sted hours? Unfortunately that is impossible, but you can make the most of the hours in your day with the help of this course. Sales Math 101: Developing a Sales Plan for Success is a course that will help you--Sales Professional, Inc.--make the most of each hour of your day. You will learn how to recognize the value of your time, and how to manage it, so as to maximize your return on the time  more...

The Boss Factor ...make or break you, so you better find out how to work effectively with her. You must first build rapport and continue to develop it. Along the way, you'll learn how to solicit and give feedback and even learn how to use corrective feedback to your advantage. You'll also get tips on managing your manager, which is no easy task. But if you can achieve that and turn the annual appraisal process  more...

Strategies for Better Balance "It's not the hours you put in your work that counts, it's the work you put in the hours."--Sam Ewing. This course focuses on the actions you can take to achieve a more balanced life. It begins by helping you to explore ways in which you can create some space in order to bring more nourishing and energizing activities into your life. The course will show you how to build practical systems into  more...

Your Time and You ...nce to which you aspire, and what steps you could take to make this wish a reality. Each of us is different, and this inevitably affects the way in which we approach time management. Some people habitually wake early, and find that the morning is the best time for them to handle creative tasks or difficult problems; others prefer to rise and work late--these people probably prefer to tackle  more...

Techniques for Improved Time Management If you don't feel that you are the organized type, or if making lists or drawing up detailed plans doesn't come naturally, don't worry. There isn't just one way in which time can be managed effectively. This course will introduce you to several different techniques for improving your time-management skills--experiment with them, and then choose and apply the tools which best suit your own  more...

Developing Excellent Time Management Habits ...alue, and minimize their disruptive potential. Technology makes it possible for us to be more efficient--get more done--in many different ways. But you need to make sure that you are really controlling the technology so that it also helps you to be more effective--getting the right things done, rather than allowing it to control you. There are many time stealers. Demands and interruptions from  more...

Approaches to Risk Management ... based on evaluating risks and benefits. When you need to make a difficult business decision, knowing the numbers can provide a clearer picture of your upside and downside. As an executive in today's explosive business world, your ability to take the right risk can mean the difference between an organizational win or disaster. The basics of analysis and assessment are presented in this course  more...

Decisions and Risk ...ss as an organizational leader depends on your ability to make decisions. Even though you may have extensive experience making tough business choices, a constantly changing business environment demands relentless skill improvement. This course sheds light on the decision-making process by moving from practical methodologies to decision-making intelligence. Build both quality and commitment into  more...

Initiating Outbound Sales Calls ...ose few seconds. That is usually all the time you have to make a solid, positive impression on your customer. Knowing how to initiate an inside sales call is a key to your success. In this course, you will learn the strategies for dealing with voice mail and call screeners and for making a successful initial contact with a customer. You will also learn the four profile types and strategies for  more...

Motivating a Winning Sales Team ...w well you do it." As a sales manager, what can you do to make a difference in how your team members' use their abilities? How can you increase their level of motivation and create positive attitudes? In this course, you'll learn how to keep sales teams motivated by creating a team identity, building team morale, and rewarding your team. You'll discover how to set sales team goals, help  more...

Introduction to Brand Management ...se ingredients relate and what are they comprised of that makes them so important? This course will demonstrate how each ingredient reacts to the other in order to create a valuable, long-lasting brand. First, you will learn about the responsibilities of a brand manager, from conception of a brand to building, evaluating, and maintaining brand equity. Then, you will be introduced to a brief  more...

Building Brand Equity ...lue to a company's worth.So, what are the components that make brand equity? How do you create brand equity? How do you make your company worth more in the consumer's eyes? This course will answer each of these questions in depth. You will analyze the components of brand equity. You will utilize the psychology of a consumer's perceptions and apply helpful techniques to build your brand equity.  more...

Managing the Creative Elements of Brands ...rst lesson in this course demonstrates how your brand can make a great impression on consumers. The next lesson shows you how to brand your products with the perfect name and logo. This course enables you to determine if a jingle, slogan, or fictional character may be necessary to animate your brand. Finally, disclosing the secrets of designing eye-catching packaging and legally protecting your  more...

Managing and Maintaining Brand Equity There's a common saying: "The only thing constant in life is change." This is especially true when it comes to managing brands. Look at Coca-Cola and how it spawned several brand extensions such as Diet Coke and Cherry Coke. Then there was a brief, but widely publicized, brand crisis caused by New Coke, which resulted in the reintroduction of Coca-Cola Classic. This is an example of how, over  more...

Analyzing the Market This course will walk you through four crucial elements of analyzing your market. First, you'll learn to scan your environment, considering the economical, technological, social, and political impacts on your organization. Then you'll learn how market segmentation can assist you in developing products and marketing strategies. You'll be given a set of tools that can be utilized for developing and  more...

Competitive Factors in Strategic Marketing You've got a great idea for a new product or service for your organization, or a major enhancement for an existing one. Now you've got to present the case to the decision-makers to go forward. What kinds of topics should you include in your strategic marketing plan? In this course you'll learn exactly what to consider as you develop and present your plan, including market data and competitor  more...

Writing the Marketing Plan Creative Strategy You've completed the first part of your marketing plan. Now it's time to write about your marketing tactics. You'll discover just how to match your product with your target market, determining exactly what the competitive advantages of your particular product are. Then you'll explore the price-setting strategies that will help make your product a success.  more...

Evaluating Creative and Innovative Ideas ...nd ideas you generate, only one may have what it takes to make a real difference in your organization. Many great ideas will remain just that--ideas. Unless they have true commercial potential, or offer real advantages, they are destined to remain in the mental "incubator."To determine which ideas are worthy of further attention and which should be discarded, you will need to expose them to  more...

Get Your Career on the Fast Track Everyone has seen those TV shows from the '50s. The fathers went to work, worked hard, and got ahead. These people were your role models, your guides to succeeding in business. But if that's not happening, you ask yourself, "Why not?" The world is different now. Instead of job security, you need to focus on career security. In this course, you will learn more about today's new business  more...

Management Development for Technical Professionals ...rsonal and professional traits will be necessary when you make that move. In addition to the skills you have as a technical professional, you need to develop the skills of effective managers. This course will assist you in a self-assessment process that is essential to your efforts to become an effective manager. You will analyze the traits and skills you currently possess. Then you will  more...

Problem Performance Identification ...om the way that the organization operates, which may well make the individual worker unable to perform better, for example in terms of the design of the task they are asked to perform. But there are also performance problems that stem from the workers attitude. In between these two there are performance problems which do not come from a disinterest in performing well, and are not system based  more...

Achieving Success the Help of a Mentor ...wide mentoring program. Whatever the case, you'll want to make the most of having a mentor in your corner. In "Achieving Success: the Help of a Mentor," you'll learn how a mentor can help you guide your own career. You'll explore how to build a relationship with your mentor, from setting initial expectations to using effective communication skills. You'll discover what mentors expect of you and  more...

Starting the Change Process Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The majority of organizations consider change as a new beginning--a bright new day. But is that really the case? Ask your employees how they feel about change, and they'll often say, "It's unnecessary--we're doing just fine as we are." For them, change is the end of an era; an abrupt cessation of a comfortable way of life. It's your job to ensure  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...

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 Oil and Gas Industry Overview Version 2 Has there ever been a more flourishing time in the history of the oil and gas industry? The continued growth in demand and an industry struggling to meet this voracious demand have pushed oil prices to an all-time high. Big oil companies, even while investing heavily in exploration, technology, operational improvement, and research and development, are still left with huge surpluses in an industry  more...

The Health Care Industry Overview Version 2 There is growing evidence that the current health systems around the world will be unsustainable if they go unchanged over the coming years. The health care industry is under constant pressure to streamline operations and cut extraneous spending, while providing quality, safe, and cost-effective care to its patients. In addition, operating in a highly regulated environment, industry players need  more...

Delivering 360-Degree Performance Feedback ... give 360-degree performance feedback? Do you know how to make 360-degree feedback meaningful? The effective delivery of 360-degree performance feedback can make or break your performance review program. You can ensure that performance feedback is effective when you, or your company, use good interviewing techniques, conduct an effective performance interview, and maintain the 360-degree  more...

Assessing Performance Continuously ...make performance appraisal a continuous process. The first stage of continuous performance assessment is planning. Appraisal must be linked to performance goals that matter, and these goals need to encompass both the organization and the individual before a performance plan can be agreed on by appraiser and appraisee. Even with conventional roles and relationships this is a challenge, but for  more...

Performance Reviews ...re difficult reactions they will encounter. All this will make the appraisal meeting a practical and successful event. But to make it purposeful, a manager must develop better performance in her employees. This means both creating the best performance opportunities and identifying the steps a manager must take to develop her team members. Too often, training is the sole and unfocused response  more...

Facilitative Fundamentals Tools and Techniques ...you ways to clarify and reinforce what you're hearing and make sure everyone in the group is hearing the same thing. Once you've explored the various means of communicating, it's time to take on the challenges of facilitating getting everyone to speak openly and honestly, in an organized manner that is clear and respectful of the other participants. And, don't forget to listen for the things  more...

Facilitating Meetings and Work Groups ...enever they get there. Trying to get everyone to agree or make a decision takes hours of discussion. No one is willing to take responsibility for action items. In this course, you will learn to avoid these and other pitfalls of work groups so you can approach your meetings without dread. You will start by identifying different types of groups: internal, external, on going, single-purpose and  more...

Facilitative Tools and Formats Offering Options ...ge project or quickly gathering the information needed to make a decision. You will learn to use multitasking formats as well as how to structure groups that are easy to debrief when the full group reconvenes. Other options abound. What about experiential learning techniques, structured go-arounds, or computer-aided meetings? Finally, you will explore the benefits and pitfalls of chart writing.  more...

Facilitative Leadership ...If you've experienced any of these situations and want to make some changes, become a facilitative leader in your company. By utilizing facilitative techniques, you can change attitudes and create a more cohesive, supportive learning environment. This course starts by identifying the differences between group facilitators and facilitative leaders. You will learn techniques to recognize and work  more...

Legal Pitfalls Regarding Independent Contractors Managing workers is a crucial component of your success as a manager. But not all workers are created workers. Some are employees, others are nonemployees, or independent contractors. This is an important distinction, because your company's obligations differ depending upon how workers are classified. Misclassification can result in stiff fines, penalties and back pay and benefit liability. This  more...

ITIL Configuration and Release Management ...make substantial investments in their information technology infrastructures. 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  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...

Bridge the Expectations Gap ...irected towards "the usual suspects" in this way, you can make some basic checks in the areas that precipitate customer dissatisfaction most often.In the second lesson, you'll learn how to conduct a more in-depth service audit, examining each customer-company interaction in the cycle of service, and gaining awareness of what the result of each is likely to be. Are your systems designed for your  more...

Advancing Service Expertise ...hieving customer loyalty, and this course shows us how to make "five star attitude" an integral part of our service commitment. These lessons are designed to foster awareness and new skills that deepen our customer service expertise. Gain techniques for personalizing customer interaction. Enhance your approach to customer assistance by giving it form in a structured plan. Understand the  more...

Overcoming Difficult Service Situations ...ver seen...eyes bulging, fists clenched, and a scowl that makes Scrooge look like a nice guy. It's tempting to cut and run, but coping with even the most challenging situations is part of customer service. This course is designed to give you the means to hang in there when the going gets especially tough. Recognition of the warning signals is an important first step. Then you'll practice  more...

The EXCEL Acronym Instilling Service Excellence ...have an easy way to remember additional concepts that can make you a service superstar. Since the goal is customer service excellence, this course uses the word E-X-C-E-L as an acronym for five important behaviors that impact the service mindset. It might surprise you, but seeking help and knowing where to find it can improve your service abilities. That's why E, for "Enlist Help", is the first  more...

The Customer s Voice ...Make yourself necessary to somebody." In today's competitive marketplace, it's important to make yourself and your company necessary to a lot of "somebodys". Those somebodys are your customers. This course provides the tools to learn all that you can about your customers. The focus is on recognizing and ultimately anticipating customer expectations. There are any number of ways to hear "The  more...

Effective Telephone Techniques This course provides the learner with critical information about making a good impression when communicating over the telephone. It emphasizes the importance of good telephone etiquette, offers tips for building trust over the telephone, and discusses important non-verbal actions that are present in most telephone interactions. Additionally, it helps the learner make the most out of technology  more...

Making Telephone Calls Count ...u handle one call a day, or dozens, you have the power to make every call count. Is the service you deliver to your customers over the telephone merely satisfactory, or is it superior? When challenges present themselves, how well do you handle yourself? What do your actions say about your company? You may think telephone interactions are all simple and straightforward. The customer talks. You  more...

Diagnosing and Planning ... to every new contract. Frameworks and models help you to make an effective diagnosis. They help you to evaluate the strategic position of the client organization, which is vital. To deliver solutions that are relevant and appropriate to the client's particular business, you must have a knowledge of the organization. Each organization is unique: there are different people and different  more...

Managing Delivery Delivering to clients is the most important thing you do as an external consultant. Everything else--the selling and the fighting to win the contract--stands for nothing if you fail to deliver outstanding results time and time again. To keep your reputation intact, delivering to time, quality, and budget is the very least that you must achieve. To ensure that clients remain enthusiastic about what  more...

Evaluation and Review So, is it success or failure? It's crucial that you take time to review your completed project and confirm the outcomes. What has been achieved, and what didn't go as planned? And how have you performed personally? Of course, success depends on your ability as an external consultant to continually develop in the role, increase your skills, and make overall improvements in your performance. This  more...

A Workable Solution for Internal Clients One of the many challenges of working as an internal consultant is that of "making things happen." But making decisions isn't always easy. There are so many options and you may encounter resistance to changes you propose during internal consulting assignments. How should you deal with this? And how can you be so sure that working practices won't simply revert back once you're "off the scene?" You  more...

Evaluating Internal Assignments So, is it success or failure? It's crucial that you take time to review your project and confirm outcomes on completion. What has been achieved, and what didn't go as planned?And how have you performed personally? Of course, success depends on your ability as an internal consultant to continually develop in the role, increase your skills, and make overall improvements in your performance. This  more...

Crafting Deals ...make more opportunities than he finds." Could Francis Bacon possibly have been wondering about how to make the most out of his dealings with other people when he wrote those words? Do you ever wonder about your own ability to create opportunities for yourself? Think of something that you really wanted in the past. It could be anything--a promotion at your workplace, a new car, or maybe winning  more...

The Dynamics of Interacting ...make people believe in you and trust you is one of the few absolutely fundamental qualities of success." To make such a statement, John J. McGuirk was probably inspired by a direct experience that he had in dealing with other people. Based on your own experience, would you agree that interacting with others is connected to success? Think of a time when you got the results that you wanted. Can  more...

Delivering the Message ...techniques you need to do this. First of all, you have to make a positive first impression on your audience members by how and where you stand, by your appearance, and how you look at them. Then, you must lead your audience through your message, referencing what is important through the language you use, and the physical techniques you employ. Finally, the course shows what is needed to make a  more...

Contracts in Commercial Transactions ...ts and their different legal classifications. In order to make effective business decisions, managers must clearly understand when they are forming an enforceable contract and when they are not. This course presents strategies for making an offer, successfully negotiating, and designing contracts that protect the rights of the organization, customer, and other interested parties. Finally, this  more...

Experiencing Anger Like most people, you have probably gotten angry while at work. A disagreement with a co-worker or manager during a business meeting could make you lose your temper. By taking this course, you will learn why people become angry and recognize how you express your own anger. You will also learn simple techniques to minimize angry emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Since you may have to deal with  more...

Effective Relationships with Business Partners You have three options when you want to extend your base of business resources: Expand your company, acquire another company, or partner with a complimentary company. In many instances, partnering is the most advantageous choice. Creating an alliance confers the same kind of benefits as an acquisition--but with fewer risks and better definition. The key to creating a successful partnership lies in  more...

Business Etiquette for Supervisors ...ntury management thinker, a supervisor: "has the power to make employees happy or unhappy; and to make their jobs a pleasure or a burden. A supervisor's power lies in words and looks, things so intangible they are impossible to measure." In other words, supervisors increase their own effectiveness as well as the effectiveness of their subordinates simply by the way they conduct everyday tasks.  more...

Sentence Construction ...ader lost and confused. Poor word choice and organization make the writer look confused, sounding unintelligible and fuzzy. You're not alone if you're thinking, "That's how I write " In the course, "Sentence Construction," you'll review basic sentence construction, including subjects, predicates, phrases, and clauses. Then, you'll discover how to eliminate the three most common sentence-writing  more...

Understanding Writing Mechanics One of the biggest challenges in writing is to feel confident about appropriately applying the mechanics of writing. How do you know what should or shouldn't be capitalized? When is it appropriate to abbreviate words, names, places, and business terms? How do you know when to spell out a number or when to use a figure? How can you get past those troublesome words that are commonly misspelled? This  more...

The Mechanics of Communicating Effectively ... to listen to, and gives some valuable remedies to use to make your speaking voice the best it can be. Similarly, good listening involves more than just hearing what is being said. To be an accomplished listener you must be prepared to become actively involved in the process, demonstrating your willingness to truly understand what the other person is saying. In this course you will be given  more...

Workplace Communication Skills ...l enable you to do this. By speaking assertively, you can make your intentions clear, and in this course you will have the opportunity to practice several assertive communication techniques. Similarly, the course will demonstrate how to give constructive criticism on the behavior of others, and how to receive criticism on your own behavior positively. Finally, the course covers the skill of  more...

Communicating for Results For many people, success in the workplace depends on their abilities to influence others to take a particular course of action. This course gives a practical demonstration of how to communicate for best results in three common, but sometimes difficult, situations. Firstly, you will learn the communication skills required to ensure the collaboration and cooperation of your colleagues and peers when  more...

The Writing Process How do you go about writing for your work? Do you procrastinate until your deadline seems like a freight train that is rapidly approaching while you stand immobile on the railroad tracks? Do you try to complete the entire document--defining your message, analyzing your audience, deciding on your approach, worrying about grammar and spelling, organizing your information, and choosing your words  more...

Handling Conflict No one can complete a working career without experiencing conflict, so it is essential for you to handle this conflict in the most effective way. To handle conflict well, you need to build a repertoire of techniques. These techniques require you to behave differently from your natural instincts at times. Therefore, a good starting point is to establish what your instinctive approaches to conflict  more...

Leading an Effective Business Meeting Since there are more than 11 million meetings held every day in the United States, there is a good chance that your life is full of meetings. There is a general agreement among business professionals that most meetings are not well run. They often waste your time, drain your energy, seem to have no purpose, and bear few positive results. Are you tired of attending meetings like this? Are you tired  more...

Participating Effectively in a Business Meeting ...o present or exchange information, plan joint activities, make decisions, or carry out actions already agreed upon. Almost every group activity or project requires a meeting, or meetings, of some sort. Knowing how to hold efficient and effective meetings can help make projects successful. In a good meeting, participants' ideas are heard, decisions are made through group discussion and with  more...

Listening Basics 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...

Coping with Criticism and Feedback We all need feedback so that we can learn and improve. What we often get is criticism, or feedback given to us in such a way that we feel defensive or angry. When your emotions get involved, it is difficult to be objective and to use the feedback effectively. This course links the concept of emotional intelligence, and EQ, to the practice of receiving feedback. By doing this, it provides you with  more...

Group Problem Solving and Decision Making ...al group, convenes for one purpose--to solve problems and make decisions. In today's business world, effective business groups and teams are a key ingredient in success. By skillfully overcoming problems and making productive decisions, you'll turn your group into a community of success. In this course, you'll learn the skills necessary to first set the stage for group problem solving and  more...

Working for Your Inner Boss Personal Accountability ...however, the judgment of an external boss isn't enough to make a job personally fulfilling and rewarding. That's something all employees of an organization decide for themselves. Everyone who works must also answer to an inner boss, a personal, internal voice that provides guidance on whether a job is worth doing and whether it is done well. Accepting personal accountability for your work means  more...

Goals and Setting Goals Most achievements, great or small, begin with an important first step: setting a goal. A clearly defined, attainable goal embodies a vision of what is possible. It's a guide star for those who navigate a course through obstacles to a desired accomplishment. However, the process of setting appropriate goals is often oversimplified or overlooked entirely. A well-constructed goal is challenging, yet  more...

Business Travel Safety - Domestic Travel In ''Business Travel Safety: Domestic Travel,'' you will learn how to make travel preparations, including researching your destination and then making appropriate travel arrangements. You will also learn how to increase your safety during air and ground transportation and at destinations, such as hotels, restaurants, and business events.  more...

Business Travel Safety - International Travel In ''Business Travel Safety: International Travel,'' you will learn how to make travel preparations and international travel arrangements. You will also learn how to increase your safety during air and ground transportation and at destinations, such as hotels, restaurants, and business events. Finally, you will learn how to avoid and handle physical and nonphysical crimes in foreign countries.  more...

Making Decisions Dynamically ... and uncertainties of life. It's not a case, however, of "make a decision, any decision." The increased complexity and competition of the 21st century marketplace calls for dynamic decision making--the kind of decision making that significantly boosts productivity. The objective of this course is to turn you and others in your organization into dynamic decision makers. You'll gain the skills  more...

The Fundamentals of Effective Thinking ...thinking in order to solve pressing business problems and make effective decisions. In this course, you'll explore how to think about the most critical business skill of all--thinking itself. You'll first learn about the counterproductive thinking patterns and tendencies most people naturally fall prey to. You'll then discover how these largely intuitive tendencies manifest themselves in  more...

Planning and Starting the Deployment of a NET Web Application To outline the primary considerations and decisions that a developer needs to make when planning the deployment of a .NET web application, and to explain the appropriate use and installation of private and shared assemblies in that deployment  more...

Project Life Cycles and Stakeholders ...oject, particular industry, and specific deliverables. To make these project management choices, individuals must understand what a project life cycle is and what factors can influence it.In this course, learners will be introduced to concepts and information about project lifecycles. They'll have the opportunity to define project phases and recognize the differences between project and product  more...

Project Planning ...f team members are not careful about the assumptions they make. A project management team that can balance the need for predictability with the inevitability of change will be the most prepared. According to the PMBOK?? Guide - Third Edition, the Planning Process Group consists of the most processes--21 to be exact. The range of processes includes everything from developing a Project Management  more...

Oracle Database 11g Recovering Moving and Enhancing the Oracle Database recognize ways to make use of Oracle Database 11g's tools for moving and recovering data, reporting on problems, and installing updates to enhance a database.  more...

Oracle 11i E-Business Suite Multi-Org To identify characteristics and key features of Multi-Org and to identify the considerations to make when implementing Multi-Org  more...

Introduction to Portfolio Management ...e most important. But it's the portfolio manager who must make assessments using set methodologies and, sometimes more importantly, have the experience necessary to make the hard decisions that will benefit the organization. This course will introduce the core concepts of portfolio management, including definitions and comparisons of portfolios, projects, and program management, portfolio  more...

Portfolio Management Processes and the Organization ...portfolio management will give you the tools necessary to make the right organizational decisions. Portfolio management is not conducted in a vacuum; oftentimes the roles and processes will relate throughout the organization. This course will examine the importance of understanding how portfolio management processes function within the organization, and relate the importance of portfolio  more...

Portfolio Management Process Groups ...; 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 members should use this course as a high-level guide to the processes, inputs, and outputs that they should consider when managing portfolios. This course examines the importance of portfolio  more...

Security with VB NET To show how to make assemblies secure through code access and role-based security  more...

Security with C To show how to make assemblies secure through code access and role-based security  more...

Making Content Dynamic with DHTML To describe how to make content dynamic using DHTML  more...

ADO NET Connections and Commands To introduce ADO.NET and to describe how to make connections to databases and run stored procedures and SQL statements in a connected design  more...

ADO NET Connections and Commands To introduce ADO.NET and to describe how to make connections to databases and run stored procedures and SQL statements in a connected design  more...

Ethics and Professional Knowledge ...make the best ethical choice in a complex project management environment? What are legal requirements, and how can you spot the moment when conflict of interest has occurred? In today's world, project managers must have a clear comprehension of these ethical responsibilities.Project managers must also be aware of their professional duty to contribute to the body of project management knowledge,  more...

Advanced Project Leadership - Bringing Home the Value Advanced Project Leadership: Bringing Home the Value teaches project managers to consider both the monetary and non-monetary value of a project, first of all by understanding how a project supports strategy. Project Managers will learn how to calculate Earned Value, Return on Investment and Net Present Value. They will also learn how to interpret the results to make decisions about the value of a  more...

Introduction to Requirements Planning ...e general considerations that the business analyst should make when planning requirements. The course also examines how to classify roles within a project, outlines the techniques used to draw up a list of stakeholders, and demonstrates the different work division strategies that can be applied to a project. This course is aligned with the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)  more...

Access Controls To recognize the concepts that make up the Access Controls SSCP domain  more...

Regular Expressions and Text Processing To search text files using regular expressions and make simple changes  more...

Tools for Planning and Managing Six Sigma Project Opportunities ...examine the tools used in Six Sigma to help organizations make decisions and plan and communicate findings. These tools include affinity diagrams, interrelationship digraphs, tree diagrams, prioritization matrices, matrix diagrams, process decision program charts, and activity network diagrams. The course describes these tools, identifies their benefits, and uses real-life examples to show the  more...

Data Classification and Collection in Six Sigma ...make measurable what is not so" said Galileo Galilei, the famous Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. Measuring the key characteristics in your current processes is a very significant step in any Six Sigma improvement journey. As such, sample data from existing processes needs to be identified, collected, presented, and analyzed. Collecting data that is correct and  more...

Define the Six Sigma Opportunity ...d manner. One example of this is a company that begins to make organization-wide improvements before identifying which improvements would provide optimal benefits. This course, Define the Six Sigma Opportunity, is a guide for choosing those processes that will reap the greatest corporate benefit from Six Sigma?? projects. Besides being given guidelines for establishing an improvement  more...

Six Sigma Team Dynamics and Performance ...make trouble for us if they win." While the quote is just one of Mr. Berra's many adages, it does provide a clue to the importance the legendary baseball coach placed on effective teamwork. Teamwork is no less important in the Six Sigma?? world. In fact, more than one Six Sigma expert has stated unequivocally that without effective teamwork, a process improvement project will fail. So how is  more...

Scoping the Six Sigma Project ... more importantly, what the team should avoid in order to make Six Sigma projects successful. You'll learn to avoid common mistakes and pitfalls that can trip up even the most experienced Six Sigma leader. This course revisits many of the activities of the Define step of the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) process. These activities will be explored to ensure that the  more...

Recruiting for the 21st Century Strategies ...nd with good reason. The old ways of recruiting no longer make the grade. With unemployment hovering below 5 percent, innovative companies and human resources professionals are turning to online recruiting and other creative techniques to locate quality talent. This course investigates those strategies, as well as tried-and-true methods, and shows the learner how to target specific applicant  more...

Building a Firm Foundation The behavioral-based interviewing process begins with laying a firm foundation for success. Before you bring a candidate in for the interview, much work must be done behind the scenes. This course will help you set the stage for success. You'll understand why hiring is the key to your organization's success, and you'll learn about the legalities of hiring. You'll explore various hiring options and  more...

The Reasons Why Diversity Matters ...r look at diversity initiatives in the workplace and what makes them matter. One lesson will look at the history of diversity programs and how they've evolved over time. It will debunk many of the common myths associated with the concept of workplace diversity and it will explore the compelling reasons that make it necessary in today's business climate. Another lesson will explore the  more...

Cost Accounting Decisions ...ormation to business managers and other internal decision makers of an organization. This course examines how cost accounting information is gathered, and how it is used by business professionals to make effective decisions. Topics such as Cost-volume-profit (CVP) Analysis, Standard Costing and Variance Analysis, and Activity-based Costing (ABC) will provide you with the concepts, procedures,  more...

Creating and Analyzing an Operating Budget Working without a well thought-out operating budget can be compared to playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Although a company might know the direction in which it wants or needs to go, without a budget it must simply feel around in the dark and hope it comes close to its target. Unfortunately, if a business uses this approach, it will eventually fall victim to cash flow problems that could result  more...

Overview of Managerial Accounting ...ormation to business managers and other internal decision makers of an organization. This course examines how managerial accounting information is gathered, and how it is used by business professionals to make effective decisions. Lessons such as fundamentals of managerial accounting, cost accounting concept, and managerial accounting approaches will provide you with the concepts, procedures,  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...

Tomorrow s Managers Development Tools ... to expect from one another. You will identify methods to make your managers change-ready, global thinkers. By applying these methods to real life scenarios, you will gain a better understanding of ways to apply these principles in your own work environment. You'll be given step-by-step, cutting-edge methods for creating and executing a performance agreement that sets the standard for  more...

Strategies for Building an Online Brand When a product lands on the Internet, the brand becomes more than a mere name; it becomes an interactive brand experience. This course will provide marketers with strategies for building strong online brands by maximizing the interactive nature of the Web. The course begins by identifying key branding objectives and provides useful strategies to take offline brands into an online environment.  more...

Pricing and Profitability for Product Managers A crucial aspect of a product manager's job is deciding what price to charge for a given product. It's equally important to understand that pricing decisions do not happen in a vacuum; the product manager will be held accountable for the success of the products he prices. Clearly, it's important for the product manager to understand the financial implications of his decisions. In this course,  more...

Analyzing Cash Flow Statements ...make a really tough business decision? They can be hard to make, especially since a bad decision can ruin a company. Fortunately there is a way to make a more informed and better business decision; by analyzing your company's financial statements. They contain information that can help you improve your company's efficiency and overall effectiveness. Cash flow statement analysis focuses on  more...

Managing Working Capital ...hey cannot be made independently. Financial planning will make you think systematically about the relationships among your goals for growth, investment, and financing. After completing this course, you will be aware of the risk-return tradeoffs that are implied in financial forecasting, know the process of financial planning, the importance of managing cash inflows and outflows, how to finance  more...

Principles of External Auditing ...thought of an external auditor coming to your company may make you feel uneasy. This course will help you understand how external auditors and companies work together to ensure an accurate audit report. This course will familiarize you with terminology, concepts, strategies, and techniques that are specific to external auditing and its practice. You can expect to develop a solid understanding  more...

Energizing and Empowering Employees ...d, empowered employees, your part of global industry will make far less progress. This course introduces you to the importance of energizing and empowering employees. By doing so, you multiply the benefits to your department, team, and organization. The course begins by showing you ways to cultivate employee energy as well as the reasons why it's important. It shows you not only the need to  more...

Leadership and the Knowledge Worker What are your company's most valuable assets? For many of today's companies, it's the knowledge and experience of their workers. Does your company know how to best use this intellectual capital? Is your company a nurturing environment for knowledge workers? In this course, you'll learn about intellectual capital, how to lead your company from the front line to retain and increase its intellectual  more...

Leading Change from the Front Line ... 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 designed to help you. It suggests how you can compare your fears of negative outcomes against the potential gains of making a change. It explains the ways you can find out if  more...

Leading by Enabling ...ll understand why offering visible support to your people makes them able to "make the call" when necessary. This course will also assist you in discovering common aspirations, improving your interpersonal skills, communicating your passion, and making your vision tangible. You will understand the importance of developing shared goals and integrative solutions while building relationships based  more...

The Model Leader "Leaders...know how to dance the old dance. We all grew up in traditional organizations with conventional leader and role models. Now the music has changed. We don't know the new steps and there are not footprints on the floor." Peter R. Schools' words accurately reflect the challenges of leading today. You have to be able to develop a diverse team that can achieve optimum performance. You have to  more...

The Power of the Learning Organization In the new Knowledge Age, the only successful organizations will be those that know how to gather, support, and manage knowledge. If you're a manager or trainer who wants to improve performance, you need support from the corporate culture. Take this course to discover what factors make up a learning organization, how to assess whether your organization has them, how to train leaders to support  more...

Statistical Process Control and Control Plans in Six Sigma ...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 of various control charts, and that each process is prevented from reverting  more...