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Strategic Planning and Management ...evity. Often times there is need for split second decison making. This course provides a strong foundation and global perspective around the concepts and tools used for Strategic Planning and Management. The course is designed to build on concepts of the previous week and expects interaction and futhering of the knowledge amoung the participants through theory to application case studies.  more...

Teams That Work ... building teams from drafting the initial team charter to making teamwork part of the corporate culture is a point of focus. Topics range from developing leadership and effective communication skills to dealing with team conflict, making decisions, and recognizing performance. This self-directed course can be completed within 90 days or sooner depending on time and learning capabilities of the  more...

Getting the Job Offer You Want Learn the how to`s of getting the job offer you really want. It?s a jungle out there! Surviving in today?s tough job market is an upstream adventure-- whether you are just starting out, the victim of a layoff, or merely want to change careers. Traditional methods just don`t work any more. The complete course can either be taken as a whole or as three modules. Each module is designed to be  more...

A Fast Track Approach to Making Money as a Freelance Writer (Self-Directed) Designed to aid individuals interested in increasing their income as a freelance writer. Designed for individuals interested in becoming a freelance writer. This course provides methods that work and help budding writers to put their careers in high gear or assist individuals desiring a new career to get started. This course demonstrates proven methods other writers have used through strategies  more...

A Fast Track Approach to Making Money as a Freelance Writer (Instructor-Led) Designed to aid individuals interested in increasing their income as a freelance writer. Designed for individuals interested in becoming a freelance writer. This course provides methods that work and help budding writers to put their careers in high gear or assist individuals desiring a new career to get started. This course demonstrates proven methods other writers have used through strategies  more...

Brilliant Business Writing and Communication ...omfortable writing, and worry that the impression they`re making on clients and coworkers is anything but positive. It`s time to change all that. Designed explicitly for people in the business world, this course guides students through the principles and practices of effective communication. Students learn about writing approaches, grammar, clarity, precision, style, and more, while also  more...

Cisco CCNA Configuring Frame Relay and ISDN This course is one of twelve necessary to be able to pass the qualification exams to gain the IT industry certification Cisco Certified Network Associate. (CCNA) This unit introduces the features of Frame Relay technology. In addition, the unit defines the Frame Relay terms associated with bandwidth. It examines the process for transmitting data from the source to the destination over a Frame  more...

Making Effective Screenshots: Saving Time, Increasing Impact ...s 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 prototypes, support customers, and illustrate marketing brochures. But how can we take these screenshots efficiently, capturing  more...

Understanding Globalization: Preparing for the 21st Century Interactive course covers economic, political, and cultural dimensions of Globalization. Globalization is the process of integrating national economies, political structures, and cultures into a single, world-wide, interdependent system. In this course we will explore the basics of Globalization: what it is and how to understand it as an economic, political and a cultural phenomenon. This  more...

The Internet - Applying the Basics to your Business ...ng In this module, techniques for searching with tips and making your queries using Boolean language, simple words or stringing words together are outlined and explained. The search engines are explained in detail and how they are used for a search. Module 3. Business Research In this module, there is a detailed explanation on how to do effective business research. Gathering data on other  more...

The Entrepreneurship Certificate in Marketing Mastery Program A Trump U Course- Starting a new business means more than having a good idea. The hottest concept will cool off in a minute if it isn t fueled by the knowledge and skills that are needed to transform it into a real and sustainable business. Students will be given an opportunity to work on their own business concepts. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact  more...

The Art of Active Listening ...e teaches MBA courses in Negotiating, Managerial Decision Making and Human Resources Management. In 2003 he received the Stillman School?s Award for Teaching Excellence. Lee is the co-author of A Woman?s Guide To Successful Negotiating (McGraw Hill) selected by Atlanta Woman magazine as one of the 50 best books for professional women and by Good Morning America as a featured book. He also has  more...

Short Story Secrets ...ts to move beyond a first draft. The short story form is making a come back, and is the best way to break into the world of publishing. This short story workshop is designed for the writer who has already begun writing stories and wants to move beyond a first draft. Once your idea is on paper, what is the next phase in the creative process? Structure, development, voice, texture and point of  more...

Search Engine Training Workshop (With Trial Software) The key to generating free, targeted traffic to your web site comes with achieving a top ranking. To be competitive on the Internet your site must rank in the top 30 of the top ranking search engines and directories. Search engines are the fastest way for prospective customers to find your site. So do not underestimate what good positioning in the search engines can do for you. It has been  more...

Search Engine Marketing Strategies for Small Business Operations - Instructor Led ...iques on how to ?tweak? your web site by analyzing it and making the necessary changes in order to ensure your success and turning your business into a "selling machine." By completing each lesson, you will look at all the strategies in the search positioning process through analyzing their site, handling of keywords, basic HTML coding, making rich content pages, and more. Each lesson will  more...

Recruiting & Hiring Training & Certification Program Learn the basics of recruiting and hiring, as well as earn a "Fundamentals Of Recruiting & Hiring" certificate. This self-paced course qualifies for 4 hours of PHR/SPHR re-certification credits and can be completed either at one time or over several sessions. Our Recruiting & Hiring Training & Certification Program provides details on the steps necessary to legally and effectively recruit and  more...

Sales Management Strategies & Tactics ...ls in the context of the personal selling 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  more...

SalesPlus ...nd time again. Identifying potential sales opportunities, making the sale, and creating a customer relationship that will result in future business is the art of selling. By the end of this course you will know the process of selling, the conditions necessary for a customer to buy, prospecting, the process of opening and investigating, the presentation and overcoming objections, closing and  more...

QuickBooks Pro 2001 Level 1 After completing this course, even students with limited accounting knowledge will be at ease using QuickBooks Pro 2001 to create and manage the financial information of a small business. Specific features of interest include the Customer Detail Center and the Vendor Detail Center. After completing this course, even students with limited accounting knowledge will be at ease using QuickBooks Pro  more...

Microsoft Word 2003 (Levels 1-2-3) ...sional documents that anyone with a web browser can view, making it easy for team members to collaborate online. Microsoft Word 2003 (Levels 1-2-3) Our Word 2003 provides powerful tools for creating and sharing professional documents that anyone with a web browser can view, making it easy for team members to collaborate online. Our interactive training series will guide you through this  more...

Microsoft Word XP Certification ...sional documents that anyone with a web browser can view, making it easy for team members to collaborate online. Welcome to Microsoft Word XP Certification Our Word XP provides powerful tools for creating and sharing professional documents that anyone with a web browser can view, making it easy for team members to collaborate online. Our interactive training series will guide you through this  more...

Learn Spanish On-line From Live Instructors! - "Beginning Spanish 1" ...n 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 group. Interacting in a group  more...

Management & Leadership Decision Support Systems Training Program ...f management and leadership Decision Support and decision making. In the 21st Century, and its global economy, the skill of decision making is vitally important to an organization's longevity and success. This course provides a proactive method of effective and efficient decision making. The decision making process takes into account decision support data. This data includes, but is not  more...

Learn HTML All By Yourself- Introductory Learn HTML all by yourself! A 5 week introductory "Lite" course. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language and is the language of web page design. If you have little or no experience with HTML, then this 6 week introductory course is the one to take. With these lessons you will have your own web site up and running in no time! Learn to design internet web pages for your favorite charity, for your  more...

ISO 13485 Medical Devices General Employee Training ...5:2003 is a quality management system for an organization making medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer (and regulatory) requirements applicable to medical devices and related services. This standard includes unique clauses for medical devices and excludes some of the requirements of ISO 9001 that are not applicable. Therefore, conformance to ISO 9001 does not  more...

Introduction to Writing Speeches and Presentations This course focuses on how to write speeches and presentations Designed for people who want to develop skills in preparing speeches and presentations, this course covers the three basic types of speeches (Narrative, Informative, and Persuasive) and how to write them. Coursework focuses on the anatomy of a speech, the three basic types of speeches and the elements that go into making each one  more...

Instructor Led-Search Engine Training Workshop ...enefit, you must ?tweak? your website by analyzing it and making the changes necessary to ensure its success. By completing each lesson, students will look at all the strategies in the search positioning process through analyzing their site, handling of keywords, basic HTML coding, making of Information pages, and more. Each lesson will build on the previous one, offering the opportunity to  more...

How to Setup & Secure Your Home Computer Having a secure computer at home is just as important today as is securing computers at 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  more...

How to Critically Evaluate Your Business Plan ...making the most of your opportunities. To achieve your dreams, you must know how to examine your plans critically. And you must learn to set milestone goals that you can count on. With this course, you will develop the vision and analytic skills you need. Learn how to create the business plan that will change everything for you. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of  more...

Home Energy Fundamentals ...gy, and how to reduce your energy consumption. Methods of making your home more energy efficient will be covered, and you will gain an understanding of the basic types of renewable energy available.Student has access for 60 days but may complete the course sooner. Home Energy Fundamentals In this five-module online course, you will get an understanding of the fundamentals of energy before  more...

Getting More From Books: Intro to Literary Analysis This course makes reading more fun and more meaningful by teaching basic literary analysis. It`s easy to skim through a novel -- but getting involved in the book can teach you more about yourself, your world, and the human experience! Whether you like dense novels or "just for fun" fiction, this course will help you get more out of the books you read. All it takes is a curious mind. You`ll learn  more...

Ethics and Compliance Basics Reinforcing ethical principles and educating company members about compliance with the law is an ongoing and important responsibility. A company is only as ethical and compliant as its directors, managers and employees. Ethics and Compliance Basics Reinforcing ethical principles and educating company members about compliance with the law is an ongoing and important responsibility. A company is  more...

Customer Service Plus ...e teaches MBA courses in Negotiating, Managerial Decision Making and Human Resources Management. In 2003 he received the Stillman School?s Award for Teaching Excellence. Lee is the co-author of A Woman?s Guide To Successful Negotiating (McGraw Hill) selected by Atlanta Woman magazine as one of the 50 best books for professional women and by Good Morning America as a featured book. He also has  more...

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

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - How to Hire ...That Maximize Employee Retention and Return on Investment Making great hiring decisions requires careful planning, soliciting good prospects, and effective interviewing techniques. This course will help you refine these skills in order to hire employees that will stand the test of time, and maximize your return on investment. The class includes video, text, and downloadable resources.  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - How to Fire Firing an Employee may be the most difficult function you have to perform. How to Fire will help you get through this difficult process. 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  more...

Build a Powerful Marketing Strategy--Instructor-Led ...asier. This course will guide you through the process of making these decisions, allowing you to develop a marketing strategy that will help your business succeed. Feedback on your work will be provided in the form of automated expert solutions. You can also see feedback on your submissions from others in your peer group, and your submission to assignment 3 will be personally reviewed by your  more...

Build a Powerful Marketing Strategy--Self-Directed A Trump U Course- Without great marketing, your businesses can fail. With the right marketing strategy, you gain a big edge over your competition. In this course, learn to increase your sales through marketing. Professor Don Sexton of Columbia University Business School will show you how -- with real-world examples and video tutorials.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of  more...

Build a Powerful Branding Strategy--Instructor-Led ... critical to ensure that your brand becomes special` by making a deep emotional connection with your customers and employees. In this one-of-a-kind course, you`ll learn how to effectively use branding to support and strengthen your company`s positioning towards your target market.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much  more...

Build a Powerful Branding Strategy--Self-Directed ... critical to ensure that your brand becomes special` by making a deep emotional connection with your customers and employees. In this one-of-a-kind course, you`ll learn how to effectively use branding to support and strengthen your company`s positioning towards your target market.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much  more...

Bartending to the Max-Online ...multi-tasking, tremendous patience and talents beyond the making of cocktails. Because there are jobs of all skill levels, anyone can become a bartender. In addition to learning the basics of tending bar, this course emphasizes ethics and customer service, which is invaluable knowledge for anyone who works in a bar or restaurant. The class is extremely beneficial to bar owners, managers,  more...

Bartending the Easy Way-Online ...dditionally, you will be taught in detail how to practice making cocktails. Other topics included are glassware, tools, recipes, pouring the perfect shot, bar terms, wine and champagne service, martinis, laws, job interviews and resumes. Hollywood bartender Kellie Nicholson has condensed twenty-five years of experience into a course that will give you the confidence to step behind a bar  more...

Bartending at Home-Online ...making fabulous martinis and delicious cocktails for your party guests. You could be the host of the year with the scrumptious recipes taught in this introduction to bartending. Take a vacation into the world of mixology! Bartending at Home-Online Picture yourself making fabulous martinis and delicious cocktails for your party guests. You could be the host of the year with the scrumptious  more...

Adobe PhotoShop CS to CS2 Upgrade ...making the move from PhotoShop CS to CS2, this course will help you get up to speed quickly. Adobe PhotoShop CS to CS2 Upgrade If you?re making the move to Photoshop CS2, this course is a must have. It will 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.  more...

Dramatically Increase Sales With Minor Web Site Changes and Adjustments! Some web sites lure their visitors in and quickly 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  more...

Closing the Sale Course description -- Many potentially effective sales people are unable to complete the only element of a sale that results in incomea closing. This course examines the issues related to preparing and setting the stage for a commitment to buy, looks at some of the reasons that this is such a tough step for many aspiring sales professionals, and gives techniques and methods for making sure it  more...

Mastering Cold Calls Course description -- There are some specific strategies that can help a sales person become more confident and competent in making cold calls, and this course has them. It describes both the technical and the psychological techniques and methods to help you overcome your apprehension and conduct a call that gets results. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE) BROWSER REQUIRED - can`t use Netscape  more...

Qualifying Sales Prospects Course description -- Everyone must manage the time and energy they have to get the most results for their efforts. For sales professionals, part of this efficiency comes from qualifying sales prospects. This course has tools, techniques and methods for making sure that you are following sound principles as you qualify prospects and determine where to invest your time for the best potential  more...

How To Master Personal And Family Course description -- It wasn't so long ago that companies expected employees to give their all to the job and sacrifice their lives in order to get ahead. Now most organizations understand that employees are whole people who show up for work each day, people who want to be effective not just on the job, but in their personal lives as well. This bundle helps employees deal with some of the thorny  more...

Succeeding as a Supervisor Course description -- A supervisor is a critical player in an organizationa s success. Here is where the most valuable resources, particularly the workforce, are either maximized or wasted. This course details the most important elements of successful supervision, with attention to both people and organizational skills. There are tools and techniques for making the most of the talents of the work  more...

How To Master Customer Service ...iption -- Customer service personnel are the frontline in making your customers happy and developing your reputation as a quality company. The How to Master Customer Service bundle addresses three vital aspects of customer servicea developing a customer-oriented culture, using effective telephone skills for quality customer service, and dealing with those occasional, but very important,  more...

Management & Leadership Decision Support Systems Training Program This course will teach you how to effectively and efficiently implement a system of management and leadership Decision Support and decision making.  more...

Making the Right Outsourcing Decision To recognize the strategies, the benefits, and risks that are associated with an outsource project.  more...

Professional Selling in the Knowledge Economy Since the beginning of time, wealth and power have been associated with control of the dominant form of capital supporting the economy. With the dawn of the Agricultural Age thousands of years ago, wealth and power became associated with the control of land. Those who controlled the most fertile or strategically defensible lands dominated the economy. As we enter the 21st century, we have reached  more...

Improving Your Image Lee Iacocca. Madeleine Albright. Colin Powell. Are these people who suffer from an image problem? Hardly. Do you think they were born projecting the strong, self-assured images they do? Probably not. Like other powerful leaders in business, government, and the military, they likely received training in how to project, how to impress, how to lead. A confident, positive self image is no less crucial  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 ...ave the opportunity to stop and consider whether they are making the best use of their time. A brief analysis of what you do currently may surprise you, and it may help you to identify some changes that could be made. This course will help you to consider the activities that currently take up most of your time, and how you plan and log them. You will also be encouraged to consider the work-life  more...

Techniques for Improved Time Management ...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 situation. In order to achieve anything it is important to  more...

Approaches to Risk Management ...ring an assistant, or merging corporate divisions, you're making decisions 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  more...

Decisions and Risk Your success 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  more...

Initiating Outbound Sales Calls ...es 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 creating account profiles. In this course, you will learn how to assess a sales opportunity, the four factors used to qualify an outbound sales opportunity, and strategies for qualifying a sales opportunity. The course also  more...

Completing Inbound Sales Calls ...ng a sales opportunity. You will also learn the steps for making the transition in both one-call and multiple-call closes. You will learn how to determine the best strategies for inbound sales presentations and explore the characteristics of an effective inbound sales presentation, as well as the features, benefits, and value of a solution. You will learn how to conduct an effective inbound  more...

Managing and Maintaining Brand Equity ...ces and threats does your brand face? Lesson one explores making the most of your brand's potential by identifying the conditions needed for creating an effective and long-lasting brand extensions. You will also learn of other strategies to revitalize your brand by expanding brand awareness or by improving brand image. Then you will determining if your brand is avoiding the three major  more...

The Role of Critical Thinking in Organizations ...for all effective planning, problem-solving, and decision-making activities. Employees who can analyze and reason consistently and proficiently furnish a cost-efficient resource that results in a distinctive competitive advantage. Workers who are skeptical of quick fixes and operational dogma pay attention and generate productive ideas. They are intellectually competent to chart new directions.  more...

Developing Fundamental Critical Thinking Skills ...gly consequential as organizational planning and decision making become more distributed and reliant on written and verbal communication factors. Developing Fundamental Critical Thinking Skills coaches you through the acquisition of an array of critical skills that can help you improve your information processing and delivery agility. You also will learn how to maximize your inferential and  more...

Strategies for Facilitating Critical Thinking "Workplaces are not typically associated with reflection or critical self-reflection, ideas that are often considered 'soft' to the bottom-line, results-oriented world of business.... Yet, paradoxically, reflection is becoming more part of the lifeblood of organizations in today's economic environment." Victoria Marsick's words illustrate why businesses can no longer thrive on the unexamined  more...

Critical Thinking Skills for Managing ...making is linear and is what you do when you put your facts in order. Intuition is looking at those facts and trying to see a pattern-and the patterns aren't always evident because the patterns aren't always linear. The two together are an extremely powerful combination." Joel Kurtzman, President, Kurtzman Associates and former editor, Harvard Business Review. The Critical Thinking Skills for  more...

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

Making Decisions Ethically What is an ethical decision? Many studies show that businesspeople have an intuitive understanding of right and wrong, but that they find difficulty in explaining their judgments. This course provides the conceptual framework for discussing business ethics and the tool kit for making ethical decisions.  more...

Business Ethics for Managers Managers perform a delicate ethical balancing act every day. They must meet their obligations to their employer, comply with laws and regulations, address the needs of subordinates, and obey their own consciences. In this course, managers with decision-making responsibility will explore ethical issues and will acquire specific skills for creating and maintaining an ethical work environment.  more...

Implementing Creative and Innovative Ideas ...t execution? Execution is crucial if the idea is to start making or saving money.The process of implementing creative ideas is what makes great ideas become brilliant ideas. But this success is never immediate. On the contrary, even the greatest ideas demand careful management of the implementation process.Prototypes may be developed before stakeholder approval can be secured. The right skills  more...

Basic Business Skills to Get You on the Fast Track Everyone wants to get on the fast track to success. But without basic business skills, you won't even find the on ramp. To get on the fast track, you have to master the basics and build from there. In this course, you will focus on the basic skills of decision making, organization, delegation, and negotiation and learn how to apply these skills in getting onto the fast track. Without these skills  more...

Process Management Skills Efficiency, in software terms, can be the difference between ineffective, poorly designed software, and elegant, intuitive software. Efficiency in manufacturing is the difference between processes that yield top quality products at a reasonable price, and processes that spit out shoddy products regardless of price.Likewise, efficiency is critical to the effectiveness of a manager and to the  more...

Strategies for Transitioning into Management ...Making a smooth transition from technical professional to management is critical to your success as a manager. You've already demonstrated your technical expertise; now you're ready to take that next step. In your new role as a manager, you'll use technology in different ways -- focusing on managing production, not production itself. This course outlines management tactics for becoming an  more...

Managing Delegation Do you want to increase your effectiveness as a delegator? Are you unsure of how much control and feedback you need to implement when delegating tasks? Then this course will help you achieve those goals. As you proceed through this "Managing Delegation" course in the "Effective Delegation" series, you will gain valuable insight into several areas including change management, decision making, and  more...

The Customer Service Agent in Action There are now some 7 million customer service agents (CSAs) working in nearly 80,000 call centers in the United States. Call centers are burgeoning in Europe and the Pacific Rim as well, and experts predict that the number of CSAs will grow by 20 percent each year. Worldwide, revenues for the call center industry could soon reach almost $60 billion. The magnitude of these numbers suggests the  more...

Bridge the Expectations Gap ... what customers want. Maybe your company's advertising is making promises that your employees can't keep, no matter how hard they try. Directed 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  more...

Service Teams and Service Stars ...ip, the importance of long-term focus, and the secrets to making your customers more memorable. In this course you will also explore the importance of being a little "self-serving." You are much better caretakers if you practice taking care of yourself. After looking at individual excellence, you will look inside the workings of a championship team, a group that has the know-how to deliver  more...

Effective Telephone Techniques ...urse 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 when  more...

Making Telephone Calls Count Whether you 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  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...

Establishing a Relationship with Internal Clients ...em, and about the project. This course will stop you from making that mistake. It will enable you to understand your clients' needs clearly, in terms of project requirements and the way they work. By understanding your clients, you will be able to adjust your approach to the project accordingly, and take an appropriate role within the team. You will also be in a better position to build an  more...

A Workable Solution for Internal Clients ...allenges 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 don't want to  more...

Emotional Intelligence and Teamwork ...er six months in the organization, Elizabeth seemed to be making a bigger impact and enjoying more success. She was friendly with members of her own department and knew many other people throughout the organization. People often came to her for advice, and she had no trouble recruiting assistance when she needed it. Cassandra, who had kept her nose to the computer and kept pretty much to  more...

Presenting Successfully There are a number of basic types of presentations, but all presentations have four things in common: a presenter, an audience, a venue, and a message. This course concentrates on showing how each of these vital elements has to be taken into account when preparing a presentation. Presenting is a skill that needs to be learned and practiced, starting with how you prepare, and you will be shown a  more...

Available Presentation Resources ...making effective use of resources that can take the pressure off you--visual aids, questions, and making a team presentation. Visual aids are overused, and presenters are overdependent on them. You need to know what visuals are available to you, and be able to determine which one suits a particular need. You need to know what makes a successful visual. Finally, you need to be able to use  more...

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

Effective Intercultural Relationships In a shrinking world, businesses operate across borders, whether they are borders between neighborhoods or borders between countries. All of these bordered areas, large and small, represent differing cultures. Whether comfortable or abroad, chances are, your business deals with people of varying cultures on a daily basis. In today's expansive work environment, employees, co-workers, customers,  more...

Group Problem Solving and Decision Making ...redient 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 decision making by recognizing the components of an effective team. You'll explore valuable strategies for improving group effectiveness, strategies that  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...

Making Decisions Dynamically ...f 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 necessary to avoid the psychological pitfalls that adversely affect decision making. You'll hone your decision-making ability in risky  more...

Decision Making Implementation and Evaluation You've made your decision after careful and considered thought. The deal is done, right? Not really. Your decision, no matter how considered and creative, won't walk out on its own two legs and implement itself. It's time to nurture your decided course of action and then evaluate its effectiveness. This course will help you do just that. And you'll do it in a way that will better ensure the  more...

The Fundamentals of Effective Thinking Albert Einstein once remarked that "the significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." It necessarily follows that you must raise your own level of 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  more...

Problem Framing When you frame a picture, you intend for the viewer to examine everything within that border. Problem framing is similar in that you must not only consider what objectively makes up the problem itself but also what subjective tendencies influence your view of the situation. This course is designed to help you effectively frame problems so that you're sure your line of sight is aimed straight  more...

Problem Solving Generating Alternatives When faced with any problem, it's tempting, especially in today's frenzied business atmosphere, to either take the easiest route or rely on the old tried-and-true methods. But how many times have you taken a certain action and realized afterward that you had more options than you realized? Now more than ever, today's business world is complex and multifaceted. As a positive result of that  more...

Introduction to Project Process Groups and Initiating a Project ...roject, there are many baton "handoffs" that must happen, making the whole project highly interactive. During this interactive experience--called a project--there are interrelated processes that must occur. These processes can be grouped into five Process Groups.The art of project management is to understand which processes are involved in which process group and how they are interdependent. In  more...

Oracle Database 11g Supporting RMAN and Using Flashback Technology To recognize the steps for making sure that you can recover data quickly by tuning RMAN to avoid bottlenecks, and also for making sure that any changes to a database can be easily reversed, if necessary, using Oracle Database 11g's flashback features.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Database Performance and Space Management To identify the steps for making sure your Oracle Database 11g database is performing well and has adequate space, by monitoring statistics, tuning SQL, testing workloads, managing space, and transporting tablespaces.  more...

Selections and Layers in Photoshop CS To demonstrate the processes and considerations for making selections and working with layers  more...

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

Program Planning ...failed program could be devastating to your organization, making the proper program planning that much more important. This course will help you create your program plan by creating a Program Work Breakdown Structure (PWBS), and the program's schedule, cost, and quality plans. It will also examine the effects a program's human resources, communication, and purchase planning have on your program  more...

Ethics and Professional Knowledge What does being ethical mean? How does one 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  more...

Enterprise Analysis and Making a Business Case Enterprise analysis is a key knowledge area in the practice of business analysis. During enterprise analysis, the business analyst identifies business opportunities, builds a business architecture framework, and determines the best project investment path for the enterprise. From this, the business analyst puts forward a business case, which provides an overall justification for the project. In  more...

Six Sigma DMAIC Analyzing the Data ...blem, you have to dig down deep. This course is all about making sure Six Sigma Green belts and team members dig deep enough, to where the solutions are simplest. In order to employ Six Sigma, you need information on how to use the data that's relevant to the problems in your business process. In Lesson 1 you'll explore the best methods to present and interpret the data that reflects a problem.  more...

Common Tests ...to precisely determine the relationships among variables. Making the data useful is the job of the Analyze phase. By organizing, quantifying, visualizing, and testing the hypotheses and relationships between variables in a process, the Analyze phase narrows the focus to the few key causes of error or inefficiency. In the Improve phase that follows, Six Sigma teams then have the formulas, tested  more...

Variance Contingency Tables and Nonparametric Tests ...to precisely determine the relationships among variables. Making the data useful is the job of the Analyze phase. By organizing, quantifying, visualizing, and testing the hypotheses and relationships between variables in a process, the Analyze phase narrows the focus to the few key causes of error or inefficiency. In the Improve phase that follows, Six Sigma teams then have the formulas, tested  more...

Six Sigma--Statistical Process Control ...on a process it has improved, it does so with the idea of making its improvements long-lasting. The Control phase of the DMAIC model (Define, Measure, Analyze, Inform, Control) doesn't rely on quick fixes. Instead, it applies statistical techniques that will monitor and control whatever variation arises in that improved process over time. A primary Six Sigma control method employed during this  more...

Six Sigma--Measurement System Re-analysis ...sitive changes takes just as much effort and vigilance as making the changes initially. Likewise for businesses--the benefits of Six Sigma performance aren't achieved simply by a completing a series of projects. Achieving Six Sigma performance takes vision, commitment, time, and vigilance. To assist with maintaining gains, the Six Sigma Control phase outlines tools and techniques for the Black  more...

Conducting the Behavioral-based Interview Interviewing is no longer a process of interrogation. In fact, the previously held view that an interview is an opportunity for an interviewee to "sell" himself is under considerable challenge. What's taking the place of the traditional interview? The behavioral-based interview. The behavioral-based interview differs significantly from traditional interviewing styles because it focuses on the  more...

The Ins and Outs of Capital Budgeting ...pany's finances, you must evaluate a number of factors in making investment decisions.This course will explain what a capital budget is and present the different types of assets that your company will inevitably encounter. It lists several factors that influence fixed asset acquisitions. The course illustrates how to evaluate acquisition of fixed assets before you spend any money. The course  more...

The Income Statement and Balance Sheet Connection This course examines in detail the relationship between the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet, how the line items on each statement relate to the other and correlate to business activities and decision-making. The course introduces common methods of analysis when using these financial statements to measure a business's financial performance.  more...

Ratio Analysis for Financial Statements This course introduces the learner to ratio analysis and how ratios are used in analyzing financial statements. Ratio analysis is used by businesses, investors, creditors, and stockholders in decision-making. Up-to-date audited reports from past and current financial statements are used to secure the most accurate ratio analysis results.  more...

Accrual Accounting Procedures It's the end of the fiscal year and all transactions must be accounted for. But there are some transactions that aren't complete, such as paying interest or delivering services. Do you record them or ignore them? The accrual basis of accounting is guided by the principle that says the revenue earned by a business must match all the expenses incurred to generate that revenue. This course will  more...

Benchmarking for Best Practices Benchmarking is an old idea with a new slant toward performance improvement. Learning from other companies to improve the practices of your own is not just making site visits or talking to other companies about how they operate. It's a disciplined process requiring careful research and analysis. Find out who should benchmark, how to benchmark, and what to do with the benchmarked data once you've  more...

Leading Change from the Front Line ...e 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 others want the change,  more...

Making Cross-generational Teams Work Teams in the modern workplace may include members from as many as four different generations. For a team to work effectively, its manager must understand generational distinctions. Individual team members may subscribe to different values, practice different work habits, or seek different goals. Lessons in this course cover the benefits and challenges of teaming silent generation, baby boom  more...

Leading by Enabling ...our 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 on trust. Finally, you'll discover how you, as a leader, can foster critical-thinking skills in your employees. You'll discover how to get people to challenge their assumptions, and  more...

Coaching Performance Barry is new at quality control. He completed three weeks of training, but he has already made two major errors that cost the firm $3000. He's obviously upset and discouraged over his shaky start. If you were Barry's supervisor, what would you do? Situations like this one can cause managers to fret and fuss and begin talking about disciplinary action. However, leaders take a different approach. A  more...

Operations Management - Operations Management Tools In "Operations Management: Operations Management Tools," you will learn the processes for making operations decisions and how to solve operations problems. You will also learn the strategies for maintenance and reliability and how to apply learning curves to your organization's operations.  more...

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

The Principles of Financial Management Financial management is a key tool in controlling and directing the resources of any business organization. Managers--not only financial professionals but also managers whose responsibilities are largely non-financial--can use this tool to generate and analyze the financial information that is essential to decision making in business. Understanding the principles of financial management helps all  more...

Behavior Putting Your Best Foot Forward Are you interested in taking charge of your career? Would you like your job to be more interesting, to offer you more challenges? Today's workplace offers more opportunities than ever for administrative support professionals to assume more responsibility and be more active in office decision-making. This course will show you some ways to assess yourself to ensure you're ready to work towards a new  more...

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

Linux Technology Overview Part 2 Features for Users ...that can be customized. • Identify the features of making a hardware inventory of a computer system. • Identify the features of disk partitioning in a Linux installation. • Identify the steps in the Red Hat Linux workstation installation process. Audience Technical managers and professionals who are evaluating whether or not to adopt Linux in their business  more...

Exchange 2000 Server--Part 5 Growth ...ing recipient policies. Identify the issues involved in making global changes. Sequence the steps involved in creating a policy. Identify the features of full-text indexing. Create an index. Identify the search capabilities of Exchange 2000 Server. C ontent Emphasis Conceptual A udience They have a minimum of one year's experience administering Microsoft Exchange  more...

Windows 2000 Upgrading from Windows NT 4 0--Part 1 ...making processes which a System Administrator and other IT decision makers undergo when moving from an NT 4.0 environment to Windows 2000. As the title suggests, the emphasis in this course is on the planning activities necessary to ensure a successful migration. In addition, this course also details the assessment and possible upgrade of components in the IT environment which should be  more...

Windows 2000 Upgrading from Windows NT 4 0--Part 1 ...making processes which a System Administrator and other IT decision makers undergo when moving from an NT 4.0 environment to Windows 2000. As the title suggests, the emphasis in this course is on the planning activities necessary to ensure a successful migration. In addition, this course also details the assessment and possible upgrade of components in the IT environment which should be  more...

Oracle8i Network Administration Net8 Architecture Strategy ... connections. Configure the listener and the client for making a connection. Identify the issues related to network security during data transmission and the network security features in the Advanced Security Option (ASO). Identify the basic concepts related to the configuration of encryption, checksumming and authentication. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience  more...

Lotus Domino R5 Development Curriculum ...ting User Interfaces Lotus Domino R5 Development Part 4: Making Your Application Run Lotus Domino R5 Development Part 5: Adv. Application Development Lotus Domino R5 Development Part 6: Developing Applications for Web Clients Lotus Domino R5 Development Part 7: Developing Applications for the Notes R5 Lotus Domino R5 Development Part 8: Application Architecture Lotus Notes Domino R5  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Administration Fundamentals - Part 2 ...the users logged on to a server. Disconnect users before making a backup. Select files to be backed up using the Backup tool. Set tape options using the Backup tool.Verify After Backup Restrict Access To Owner Or Administrator. Set the backup set options using the Backup tool.Description Backup Type. Set the Full Detail Log Option. Schedule an automatic backup on a tape using the AT  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Administration Fundamentals - Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course in a two part series which provides the knowledge and skills necessary to perform post-installation and day-to-day administration tasks in a single-domain and multiple-domain Windows NT 4.0-based network. This series is intended to prepare the learner for Microsoft's self-administered exam 803 on Windows NT 4.0 Administration. L earn To:  more...

Oracle8 Network Administration Net8 Architecture Configuration ... connections. Configure the listener and the client for making a connection. Identify the issues related to network security during data transmission and the network security features in the Advanced Networking Option (ANO). Identify the basic concepts related to the configuration of encryption, checksumming and authentication. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience  more...

Oracle8 Backup and Recovery - Strategies and Backups ...acking up a read-only tablespace. Identify the impact of making a tablespace as read-only. Identify the differences between the logging and nologging options. Identify the characteristics of an image copy. Identify the steps involved in an image copy process. Identify the characteristics of a backup set. Sequence the steps followed by RMAN to create a datafile backup set. Identify the  more...

SAP R 3 v4 x SD Order Processing .... Tools. Displaying Assortments. Copying Assortments. Making Changes Quickly. Arranging Order Items. Standard Information. Selection Criteria. Inserting a Column. Changing an Order from the List. Summarizing Order Values. Further Selection Criteria. Document Flow. Opening the Document Flow from the Order. Opening the Document Flow from the List. Graphical Representation.  more...

Oracle 11i10 Order to Cash Porcessing Invoices ...se also covers using invoices for revenue recognition and making promised commitment accounts. Learn To: Identify key concepts of Receivables related to the Invoicing process. Identify key concepts related to entering invoices. Identify requirements for completing an invoice. Identify methods for correcting invoices. Create a credit memo. Identify features of transaction  more...

NetWare and Windows NT Integration - Part 3 ...lorer. Enable a user to access a Windows NT directory by making the user a member of the user group that has access to a selected directory. Unit 2: Managing Novell Client for Windows NT Duration: 2 - 3 Hour(s) Identify the benefits of using a Windows NT workstation in a NetWare environment. Identify the benefits of using Novell Client for Windows NT. Install Novell Client for  more...

Sales Skills The Fundamentals ... sales process, how to understand their client's decision-making practices, and the meanings of commonly used sales terms. In addition, participants will learn how to establish credibility and how to take a proactive approach to sales. Learn To Ask specific questions to understand people's decision-making practices. Establish and use  more...

Sales Skills Prospecting Addressing Needs ...ants will learn how to understand their client's decision-making practices. They will also learn how to research prospective clients, how to apply guidelines for making a sales call, and how to build a sales network. In addition, they will learn how to create win-win situations when finding solutions for clients. Learn To Implement the six steps of the sales  more...

Sales Skills Overcoming Obstacles ...cific questions to help them understand clients' decision-making practices. Complete nine steps when creating a sales presentation. Create presentations that are persuasive, stimulating, focused, and flexible. Determine a client's true objections. Use interpersonal and leadership  more...

Sales Management Leading a Sales Team ... Identify the four factors to consider when making a sales forecast. Follow the guidelines for ensuring an effective sales meeting. Follow the steps for clarifying goals in sales meetings. Audience The target audience for this series is new sales managers, sales team leaders, or current sales managers who want to improve  more...

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

Consulting Skills Serving as an Internal Consultant ...tant. It identifies the processes for resolving conflict, making ethical decisions, and overcoming resistance to change as an internal consultant. Learn To Identify the advantages of internal consultants. Follow the steps for selling your skills to an internal client. Identify the guidelines for establishing  more...

Strategic Management Establishing Strategic Focus ...program describes the proper steps for effective decision making, and the guidelines to make the strategic management process successful. Learn To Recognize the definition of strategic management. Apply appropriate terms and language to strategic management situations. Identify benefits gained from strategic  more...

Strategic Management Developing a Successful Process ...l questions and concerns and apply the five guidelines to making a strategic plan successful. Unit 2: Developing the Strategic Management Process (0.5 - 1 hour) Recognize the qualities of effective mission and vision statements. Identify issues to consider when setting goals and objectives. Discuss issues to consider when  more...

Competitive Intelligence Analysis Dissemination ...t. Identify the guidelines for making recommendations based on competitive intelligence results. Sequence the steps for distributing competitive intelligence results. Use the steps for protecting an organization's information. Audience Managers and executives who are interested in learning more about how they  more...

SAP R 3 v4 0 Profitability Analysis - Basics ...ability Analysis. Options for generating plan data and making postings. Basic reports and form reports. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course is primarily designed for users, interested in exploiting the potential benefits of Profitability Analysis within R/3. Participants should have completed the following course: 13033 Working with SAP R/3 T otal  more...

SQL Server 7 0 System Administration - Part 4 ...ine a target server. Identify the facts to consider when making changes to a job in a multiserver environment. Identify the features of SQL Server Web Assistant. Create an HTML file. Execute a defined Web Assistant job. Unit 2: Transferring Data Duration: 2 - 3 Hour(s) Identify the steps for copying data from one environment to another. Select the tasks that are done when  more...

Diversity Managing Diversity in the Workplace Team leaders, supervisors, and managers examine the impact of diversity and culture on individuals and organizations. They learn how to analyze and use models and skills for leading people toward using diversity as a source of competitive advantage. Learn To: Define diversity and its different facets. Identify business benefits of leveraging diversity. Identify aspects of culture  more...

International Business Essentials Conducting Business in Europe ...ualism impacts negotiations. Follow guidelines to avoid making mistakes when negotiating. Identify appropriate topics of conversation in Germany. Identify appropriate physical gestures in Germany. Identify kinds of information valued in a meeting or presentation. Follow guidelines for ensuring an effective meeting or presentation in Germany. Simulation Overview: In the simulation at  more...

Strategic Sales Gaining Access to the Executives In Strategic Selling - Gaining Access to the Executive, you will learn how to understand an executive's goals and priorities, gather information about your prospect's needs, and prepare yourself to contact an executive. You will also learn how to initiate contact with your executive prospect and get past the gatekeepers in order to talk directly with the executive. Finally, you will learn to work  more...

PowerPoint XP Expert User ...ng and inserting charts and tables, importing objects and making the final presentation as professional as possible. Learn To • Modify a Slide Master. • Add a design template to a Slide Master. • Customize a template. • Add a chart to an existing slide by using the Insert menu. • Change a chart from one type to another. • Modify chart options in a  more...

Time Management Overcoming Challenges ...rom visitors. Follow steps for making meetings more productive. Follow steps to distinguish important information from unimportant information. Identify guidelines for how to control paperwork. Follow guidelines for communicating. Identify steps to follow to  more...

Time Management Planning Your Day ...edule. Identify guidelines for making good decisions about technology. Arrange the steps to saying 'no'. Audience All employees in an organization who need to learn how to manage their time more effectively. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options  more...

Time Management Developing a Plan ..., and Carol is behind on the customer evaluation project, making the time audit a necessary step in improving each employee's time management. First, you will meet with each CSR separately to determine her personality type and to discuss various time management principles. Then, you will meet with both Stacey and Carol to review the process for completing a time audit. Unit 2: Identifying  more...

Strategic Decision Making Series The Strategic Decision Making Series includes the following courses: Strategic Decision Making: Preparing to Make Decisions Strategic Decision Making: Making the Right Decision Strategic Decision Making: Advanced Decision Making To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

MS Win XP Install Admin Part 4 Remote Mobile Computing ...Offline Favorite Wizard options that can be selected when making a Web page available for offline use in Windows XP Professional. o Identify Offline Favorite Wizard options that can be selected when making a Web page available for offline use in Windows XP Professional. o Configure synchronization settings for an offline file in Windows XP Professional. o Configure synchronization  more...

Business Travel Safety Domestic Travel ...arations, 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. Learn To Identify the documents you should bring on your business trip. Identify  more...

Stress Management Fundamentals for Employees In Stress Management: Fundamentals for Employees, you will learn to recognize the warning signs of excessive stress and how to identify personal, social, and professional sources of stress. You will also learn proven techniques for combating stress, allowing you to take appropriate action to reduce its presence in your life. Learn To: Develop a basic understanding of stress and the  more...

CCNT Basic Telecommunications v6 0 Part 1 ...nications services. Identify features in the process of making calls. Identify features of basic services. Identify the features of Lines and Trunks. Match dedicated services with their features. Identify features of VPNs. Identify the features of Switched 56 and ISDN. Unit 2: Analog and Digital Concepts (3 - 4 hours) Identify features of analog voice signals. Match analog  more...

Understanding Wireless Sol Part 3 WWANs Wireless Security ...s the types of WWAN solutions available and guidelines on making a selection. It then covers the history of this technology in detail, looking at First Generation through to Third Generation Wireless. It also looks at technologies that are evolving in this area and covers the principal technologies that exist in the fixed wireless area. The second half of the course focuses on the issue of  more...

Economics Basic Concepts in Microeconomics ...s and issues. Such things as market behavior and decision-making, consumer choice and preference and the factors that motivate firms are covered across a range of informative lessons situated in real-life scenarios. Learn To Plot the effects of changes in price on a demand curve. Plot the effects of a change in price on a supply  more...

Economics Products and Markets ... to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Producer Decision-Making (1 - 2 hours) Identify different forms of business organization. Describe the decisions facing all firms. Define Cost and Revenue. State what constitutes profit for a firm. Generate short run cost curves.  more...

Interpersonal Communication Telephone Skills ...this simulation, you will be answering incoming calls and making outbound calls. You are trying to discover why your company's Shipping Department did not deliver an order to one of your company's product vendors. You must identify various callers' needs and use professional telephone skills to address each caller appropriately. Unit 3: Inbound Calls (0.5 - 1 hour)  more...

Emotional Intelligence Applying Emotional Intell in the Workplace ...n recent weeks, however, the number of defective products making it through the production process has increased and you have started receiving a number of customer complaints. As the team leader, you must address these issues and, using the LISTEN process, determine the cause of the problems, devise a solution, and keep the team motivated so that the quality of work meets required standard.  more...

Grammar Skills Writing Effectively ... To identify pitfalls to avoid when making sentences parallel. To identify types of sentence fragments. To identify guidelines for avoiding run-on sentences. Audience Professionals who want to learn or improve their business writing skills. The Grammar Skills series will provide professionals with the necessary  more...

Communicating w Difficult People Handling Difficult Co-Workers ...nions and ultimately you must take charge of the decision making. In this simulation, you must seek to understand how her personality contributes to the workplace problems you experience with her, and respond appropriately to those conflicts. Unit 2: Coping with a Difficult Co-worker (0.5 - 1 hour) Apply the appropriate coping technique for each personality type.  more...

Recruiting Retention Staffing Your Organization ...e involved in the recruiting process or in the process of making sure employees remain satisfied in their positions. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Principles of Planning and Recruitment (0.5 - 1 hour)  more...

Recruiting Retention Internet Recruiting ...e involved in the recruiting process or in the process of making sure employees remain satisfied in their positions. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Understanding Internet Recruiting (0.5 - 1 hour)  more...

Recruiting Retention Keeping Your Good Employees ...e involved in the recruiting process or in the process of making sure employees remain satisfied in their positions. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Retention and Orientation (0.5 - 1 hour)  more...

Decision Making Problem Solving Decision Making Fundamentals ...Making & Problem Solving: Decision Making Fundamentals teaches you a variety of decision making techniques. You will develop the skills that are necessary to make important decisions with various people and ensure the results of your decisions. Learn To Devise objectives given the background information. Establish and  more...

Decision Making Problem Solving Problem Solving Fundamentals ...Making & Problem Solving: Problem Solving Fundamentals, you will learn to use a systematic approach to solve problems. In this program, you will face several problems in your organization and successfully use your problem solving skills in order to produce a positive outcome. Learn To Identify different ways problems can be handled.  more...

Leading the Way Learning to Lead ...ors, and team leaders, with responsibilities for decision-making or strategic planning in their company. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1 : The Leader (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify the three components of leadership.  more...

Managerial Leadership Creating a Vision Managerial Leadership: Creating a Vision provides students an overview of organizational leadership and its role in guiding the organization toward vision fulfillment. The program highlights questions to ask when defining an organization's vision, basic steps to complete when drafting a vision statement, and guidelines for communicating the vision. In addition, this program provides steps for  more...

Strategic Decision Making Preparing to Make Decisions ...Making: Preparing to Make Decisions offers the student an overview of how to plan, frame, and research decisions. The program details how to define your decisions and apply appropriate decisions frames. In addition, the program teaches the learner how to avoid the problems of overconfidence and how to deal with uncertainty in decision making. Learn To Identify  more...

Strategic Decision Making Making the Right Decision ...Making: Making the Right Decision offers the student an overview of how to generate options and select the best one. The program details how to develop numerous high-quality options, as well as how to evaluate the options and make a final choice. In addition, the program teaches the learner how to review and learn from his or her experience and the experiences of others. Learn To  more...

Strategic Decision Making Advanced Decision Making ...Making: Advanced Decision Making, you will learn how to use scenario planning to identify optimal decision outcomes, and how to identify and manage linked decisions. You will also learn how your organization can benefit from employing strategic decision-making techniques. In addition, you will learn how to use decision-making strategies to improve your negotiation skills. Learn To  more...

Business Problem Solving Problem Solving Fundamentals In Business Problem Solving: Problem Solving Fundamentals, you will learn about the need for problem solving, the ineffective responses to problems, and the elements of an effective solution. The program also provides a description of the skills that effective problem solvers possess. Additionally, the program provides you with definitions and strategies for overcoming barriers to solving  more...

Business Problem Solving The Problem Solving Process In Business Problem Solving: The Problem-Solving Process, you will learn the three phases of the problem-solving process and how to complete each phase. The program also gives you several processes for generating solution options and a method for prioritizing problems. By applying the information in this program, you will be able to identify a problem's root causes, develop and implement an  more...

Business Problem Solving Critical Thinking Info Analysis In Business Problem Solving: Critical Thinking and Information Analysis you will learn multiple analysis techniques as well as the different methods to reach conclusions. The program gives you a process for thinking logically and creatively. Additionally, the program provides you with processes and guidelines for both quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques. By applying the information in  more...

Business Problem Solving Problem Solving Teams In ''Business Problem Solving: Problem Solving Teams,'' you will learn about the responsibilities of a problem-solving team leader and how to manage a problem-solving team meeting. Additionally, the program provides you with processes and guidelines for motivating and communicating with team members. By learning the material in this unit, you will know your responsibilities as a team leader, be  more...

Essentials of Management Succeeding as a New Manager ...t when people learn that you are a new manager. Unit 2: Making a Positive First Impression (0.5 - 1 hour) Conduct a successful first meeting with your employees. Cover the four appropriate topics when discussing expectations with your employees. Respond correctly when you do not know the answer to an employee's question.  more...

Conducting Meetings Managing a Meeting ...acilitate situation analysis, brainstorming, and decision making in a meeting, as well as techniques for fostering creative thinking and for managing conflict among meeting participants. Learn To Lead meeting discussions through a logical sequence of activities to arrive at well-informed and well-thought-out decisions. Recognize when  more...

Change Management Managing Change ...rious employees to overcome the problems encountered when making changes in your organization. Learn To Identify the different levels of change. Develop the traits of a change leader. Prepare a plan for a change. Identify why employees resist change.  more...

Business Ethics Ethical Decision Making ...Making, you will learn about ethical dilemmas in business and a decision making process for solving them. You will also learn barriers and consequences to consider when making ethical decisions and the process for blowing the whistle when unethical situations arise. Learn To Identify common influences in the decision-making process.  more...

Business Ethics Organizational Ethics ...ogram. Follow the process for making a decision when social responsibilities clash. Audience Supervisors and upper level managers who have the power to develop legal compliance programs and create an ethical culture. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits PDU credits: 3 PDUs CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs  more...

Negotiating The Negotiation Process ...Both you and Maggie realize that the only way to continue making your software successful is to expand your available resources. You believe that with three extra employees and an operating budget increase of $100,000 you can double your product's effectiveness. Although Maggie recognizes your need, she is trying to limit budget increases. She's willing to allow you one new employee and an  more...

Managing High Performers Creating a Retention Strategy Managing High Performers: Creating a Retention Strategy asks what a company needs to do to attract and then retain high performers. It assists learners in developing an effective retention strategy by creating an awareness of the importance of managing organizational talent and by teaching strategies for retaining this talent. Learn To The importance of training  more...

Organizational Crisis Mgmt Managing a Crisis .... It then moves on to management of information, decision-making, and managing with regard to legal issues. The final section covers guidelines for managing specific crisis types, for example, product recalls, executive departures, strikes, environmental crises, crime, and terrorism. Learn To To recognize the real crisis. To manage a  more...

Advanced Project Mgmt Portfolio Management In Advanced Project Management: Portfolio Management, you will learn the functions of portfolio management, the types of portfolios, and how to select and prioritize projects. You will also learn ways to maintain a balanced portfolio and track and allocate resources. Learn To Select the points to consider when assessing a project a a s a a a fit a a  more...

Team Management High Performance Teams In Team Management: High Performance Teams, you will learn the concepts behind effective team leadership. Your goal is to adjust your leadership abilities to meet the needs of a diverse collection of individuals as you lead them through a team project. If you are a strong team leader, you will successfully release your company's product before the competition and save your company. Learn To  more...

Team Leadership Conducting Productive Team Meetings ...ing. Identify pitfalls of decision making. Facilitate effective decision making. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will be meeting with Ronald Spear, David Morris, and Cindy Becker, all of whom are Systems Analysts with Icon. As their supervisor, you will need to effectively conduct a team  more...

Team Leadership Promoting Your Team s Effectiveness ...l from the traditional software development group will be making the move into custom development with you. As head of the Software Development group, it is your job to meet with Don, Greg, and Stacey to develop goals for your team and establish ways to evaluate your progress as you launch this new venture. Unit 2: Motivating Teams (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify causes that  more...

Team Conflict Resolving Team Conflict ...d to join the meeting to help identify why the team isn't making much progress. You will want to identify and address any conflict that is present within the team. Unit 2: Clarifying Team Conflict (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify different types of team conflict. Identify the effects of destructive and constructive conflict.  more...

Team Participation Decision Making in Teams ...Making in Teams, participants explore the process of reaching consensus, examine the challenges of doing so, and develop the ability to make positive contributions to team decisions. Learn To Apply best practices for making team decisions. Understand and avoid 'groupthink,' in which team members become complacent about thinking  more...

Virtual Teams Participating in Virtual Meetings ... Apply six steps to enhance a virtual team's decision-making process. Apply techniques to overcome challenges virtual team members encounter when making decisions. Audience Individuals who want to learn how to use various tools to successfully participate in virtual meetings. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE  more...

Project Teams Applying Team Building Techniques ...ber. Recognize methods of decision making that are available to project teams. Reach consensus in a project team meeting. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you are the leader of a project team that is determining whether to develop and release a new version of existing software, or discontinue the  more...

Cross-Functional Teams Cross-Functional Team Development ... Use the steps for team decision making to reach a consensus decision. Use the elements for the TEAMGOALS acronym to resolve a challenge. Use team effectiveness and peer review surveys to evaluate a cross-functional team. Identify the guidelines for establishing a recognition system.  more...

Administrative Assistant Skills Understanding Basic Skills ...ing tradeshow in Dallas. Today, you'll be responsible for making travel arrangements for Marcus D'Angelo, a Marketing Manager, who will be attending the tradeshow. First, you'll need to call Icon's Travel Department to determine how to plan the trip. Then, you'll need to speak with Marcus on the phone about his arrangements. Finally, you'll need to field phone calls pertaining to the tradeshow,  more...

Essentials of Business Law Contract Law ...l Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Making Business Transactions (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify the five elements of a contract. Identify an option contract. Distinguish between the different classifications of contracts. Identify the components of a written contract.  more...

Administrative Assistant Skills Excelling as an Admin Assistant ...our) Identify the guidelines for making office politics a positive tool. Demonstrate an understanding of how to make office politics a positive tool. Identify the guidelines for building strong business relationships. Demonstrate an understanding of how to build strong business relationships.  more...

Lotus Domino R5 Development Part 4 Making Your Application Run Course Overview This is the fourth course in a nine part series for webmasters, application developers, and graphic designers that will introduce Notes/Domino features, web-specific tasks, and basic system administration tasks to be up on the web quickly and to use Domino to create Web sites and Web applications. At the completion of this course, students will learn how to identify the  more...

Lotus Domino R5 Development Part 6 Developing Applications for Web Clients ... agents. Set-up multiple agents to run simultaneously by making changes to the notes.ini file. Customize the general error messages. Customize the authorization failure messages. Unit 3: Customizing Notes Applications Duration: 2 Hour(s) Match the Native applets of Notes with their features. Create a view applet in a page. Create an outline applet in a page. Create an action  more...

Windows 2000 Upgrading from Windows NT 4 0--Part 3 This course provides learners with instruction in the systematic process of accomplishing an upgrade to Windows 2000 from NT 4.0. An important distinction should be made between the content which this course covers and the content covered in Part 2 - Upgrading. This course covers restructuring a complete redesign of the domain structure, usually resulting in fewer, larger domains. Restructuring is  more...

Decision Making Problem Solving Series The Decision Making & Problem Solving Series includes the following courses: Decision Making & Problem Solving: Decision Making Fundamentals Decision Making & Problem Solving: Problem Solving Fundamentals To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Business Problem Solving Series The Business Problem Solving Series includes the following courses: Business Problem Solving: Problem Solving Fundamentals Business Problem Solving: The Problem Solving Process Business Problem Solving: Critical Thinking and Information Analysis Business Problem Solving: Problem Solving Teams To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the  more...

Business Ethics Series The Business Ethics Series includes the following courses: Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making Business Ethics: Managerial Business Ethics Business Ethics: Organizational Ethics To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Team Participation Series The Team Participation Series includes the following courses: Team Participation: Teamwork Fundamentals Team Participation: Team Communication Team Participation: Resolving Conflict in Teams Team Participation: Decision Making in Teams To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Security Part 4 Cryptography Operational Security ... To identify considerations for making a backup. To identify considerations for performing a forensic examination. To identify considerations for preserving a chain of custody. To identify guidelines for preserving evidence. Audience This curriculum is targeted at IT professionals who  more...

E-Business Part 6 Working with Employees ...y the benefits of an intranet for organizational decision-making. a Identify the benefits of an intranet for departments within an organization. a Identify the role of knowledge management applications in the development of business strategies. a Identify features of knowledge management. a Identify ways knowledge management uses e-Business technology to market  more...

E-Business Technology Fund Part 1 Architecture Building Blocks ...some key concepts in client and server-side technologies. Making the transformation from a traditional business to an e-business becomes the focus as this course progresses. Learners will encounter lessons on building blocks required for the transformation, as well as some of the fundamentals of customer relationship management. Learn To To identify features of  more...

Business Etiquette Communicating in Today s Workplace Business Etiquette: Communicating in Today's Workplace offers the student an overview of how to use etiquette in daily communications and practice etiquette in meetings. The program details how to introduce people and become a good conversationalist. In addition, the program teaches the learner how to apply courtesy in telephone, e-mail, and written communications. Learn To Given a set  more...

Motivation Motivating Through Rewards Recognition In Motivation: Motivating Through Rewards and Recognition, you will learn how to use different types of reward and recognition to motivate employees. You will also learn what types of reward and recognition are de-motivating to employees. In addition, you will learn how using rewards and recognition can be beneficial for managers and how to develop a reward and recognition program. Learn To  more...

Operations Management Operations Management Tools ...thin the organization. The program provides processes for making decisions and solving problems. In addition, the program offers the student examples of maintenance strategies, ways to apply learning curves to operations, and E-commerce options that can enhance operations management. Learn To Identify how transportation costs can be minimized  more...

Organizational Behavior Organizational Dynamics for Individuals Organizational Behavior: Organizational Dynamics for Individuals defines organizational behavior and identifies the variables and characteristics that influence an individual's behavior in the workplace. Learn To Identify OB dependent variables demonstrated by an employee. Identify types of power. Avoid  more...

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

Project Leadership Overcoming Obstacles ...team meeting. Manage decision making among team members. Sequence the steps for creating a decision matrix. Identify the documents used to estimate and report project costs. Audience The target audience for this series is project managers who are responsible for managing and leading their project team.  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning Network Infrastructure Part 1 ...at allow the learner participate in parts of the decision-making process of planning a network infrastructure. Learn To To identify elements of the network design process. To match key technologies and services integrated into a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure with their functions. To identify best  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning Network Infrastructure Part 1 ...at allow the learner participate in parts of the decision-making process of planning a network infrastructure. Learn To To identify elements of the network design process. To match key technologies and services integrated into a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure with their functions. To identify best  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning Network Infrastructure Part 2 ...at allow the learner participate in parts of the decision-making process of planning a network infrastructure. Learn To To sequence the stages in the DNS client name resolution process. To identify factors to consider when planning DNS server placement. To match DNS server roles with their most appropriate  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning Network Infrastructure Part 2 ...at allow the learner participate in parts of the decision-making process of planning a network infrastructure. Learn To To sequence the stages in the DNS client name resolution process. To identify factors to consider when planning DNS server placement. To match DNS server roles with their most appropriate  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning Network Infrastructure Part 3 ...at allow the learner participate in parts of the decision-making process of planning a network infrastructure. Learn To To identify key features of IPSec. To identify IPSec rules for an IPSec connection. To match default IPSec policies with their uses. To match network access  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning Network Infrastructure Part 3 ...at allow the learner participate in parts of the decision-making process of planning a network infrastructure. Learn To To identify key features of IPSec. To identify IPSec rules for an IPSec connection. To match default IPSec policies with their uses. To match network access  more...

Oracle Application Server 10g Administration Part 2 ...ver, and Oracle Web Cache. The course encourages decision-making skills through an interactive tool that simulates real-life scenarios that the target audience may encounter. Learn To: Identify methods of managing Oracle Application Server (OracleAS) by using its Application Server Control (ASC). Identify characteristics of the Oracle Process Management and Notification (OPMN)  more...

Supply Chain Management Building a Sustained Competitive Advantage ... Identify market realities that organizations face when making the transition to level 4. Identify requirements for a smooth transition to level 4. Identify challenges when implementing a transition to level 4. Audience: This series is designed for managers, supervisors, team leaders, and project managers who are involved with supply chain management within their organization or  more...