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Technical Writing for the Medical Professional As a medical professional, you may be called upon to write peer-reviewed research papers, articles for colleagues, lectures, presentations, or patient education materials. This course is designed to assist you with the skills and knowledge you will need to effectively write medically related materials. Writing for the medical profession is an exciting and ever-changing field that covers a wide  more...

Strategic Thinking ...ow to effectively plan for the future and choose the path most likely to bring you to your goals. The user is given 1 year access to this course. You may complete it as quickly as you care to, however be diligent to understand and apply the new knowledge in a satisfactory manner. Strategic Thinking Strategic thinking teaches you to take a circumspect look at your long range goals, obsticals,  more...

Creating Popular Web Content (Master Class)-Self Directed ...d buy your products. Learn to write and edit some of the most popular genres that populate the web. Become a versatile Web writer or editor, able to handle whatever your boss throws at you. Develop a deep portfolio to show future employers and clients You?ll see how each genre has evolved as a virtual conversation between thousands of users, and thousands of writers, over time. Each element in  more...

Advanced Technical Writing ...most common business/technical documents--a proposal. Advanced Technical Writing will give you the expertise and confidence to market yourself as a technical writer or simply to tackle more advanced assignments at work. Building on the skills you have acquired in the previous technical writing courses, this course emphasizes audience analysis, document organization and design, supplements,  more...

Electronic Commerce: Strategies Professional Level One of the most detailed courses available on the subject. This course covers several strategies related to building the small or full scale e-commerce enabled business enterprise.  more...

FrameMaker I: Getting Your Feet Wet ...an introduction to Adobe FrameMaker, which is perhaps the most widely used authoring tool for technical communicators. In this course, you become familiar with the user interface and learn the basic features of the program. This course covers the following material: Introduction to FrameMaker Paragraph and Character Tags Templates Tables Graphics Anchored Frames The material for this course  more...

Excellent English: A Writing Review - Part I: Sentence Structure ...e courses that suit them. Part I of the review covers the most basic aspects of good writing: understanding parts of sentences and speech; ensuring sentence completeness; and conquering common problems with verbs, pronouns and modifiers. Students will read, study, complete exercises and take mastery quizzes that will ensure their understanding of the concepts and revision techniques. Required  more...

Learn MS Explorer 2000 online with eBooks! ...ools where it is distributed by McGraw-Hill; the largest, most reputable book publisher in the world. The product you are about to purchase is the same high quality software training system proven in thousands of classrooms and hundreds of offices worldwide. Each software skill is explained in terms of the overall concept and its typical use. This is followed by a series of step-by-step  more...

Learn MS Access 2000 online with eBooks! ...ools where it is distributed by McGraw-Hill; the largest, most reputable book publisher in the world. The product you are about to purchase is the same high quality software training system proven in thousands of classrooms and hundreds of offices worldwide. Each software skill is explained in terms of the overall concept and its typical use. This is followed by a series of step-by-step  more...

Learn MS Excel 2000 online with eBooks! ...ools where it is distributed by McGraw-Hill; the largest, most reputable book publisher in the world. The product you are about to purchase is the same high quality software training system proven in thousands of classrooms and hundreds of offices worldwide. Each software skill is explained in terms of the overall concept and its typical use. This is followed by a series of step-by-step  more...

Brilliant Business Writing and Communication ...ely, down-to-earth style that`s focused explicitly on the most common issues and questions that business professionals face in the workplace. Examples, exercises, and quizzes all help students master their new knowledge, and getting instructor help is only an e-mail away! The required course workbook, Bull`s Eye Business Writing is an additional cost to the student of $19.95 plus $7.00 shipping  more...

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

How to Build And Maintain Rapport With Your Clients ...related to your rapport skills. And whom do we respond to most favorably? People who are like us --- in ideas, actions, values, even speaking patterns. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. More experienced and successful communicators realize the impact of maintaining rapport and coming back to regain it, if it`s lost. Over the years many rapport skills and techniques have been used successfully:  more...

Cisco CCNA WAN Protocols HDLC, PPP This Unit introduces you to various WAN services, Point-to-Point Protocol, SDLC, HDLC and DDR supported topologies. 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 you to the various WAN services, such as Frame Relay, ISDN, and X.25. It explains the connection  more...

Java 2 -- Handling Exceptions & Implementing Threads ... activation stack. This unit introduces and describes the most common exceptions in a Java program. This unit describes multithreading in Java by illustrating the concepts of threads and process. You will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of multithreading. This unit also describes the lifecycle of a thread and shows you how to identify the priorities of a thread. The unit also  more...

Flash I: Mastering the Tools ...o complete the course in as little as one month. However, most students take at least two months to finish the course. The course is entirely self-directed; you may take as much time as you need. Will I be able to work at my own pace? Yes. The modular format of the instruction method allows you to proceed according to your own pace. Your personal schedule governs your completion time. Do I  more...

Essential Spanish ... skills which will be more than enough to get you through most situations you will encounter on your first holiday or business trip. You will be tested on Listening, Reading and Writing. Spoken words will not form part of your assessment. Our course is fully supported by online tutors, who will monitor and guide your progress and offer individual support. They will contact you regularly by  more...

Creating Popular Web Content (Master Class) ...d buy your products. Learn to write and edit some of the most popular genres that populate the web. Become a versatile Web writer or editor, able to handle whatever your boss throws at you. Develop a deep portfolio to show future employers and clients You?ll see how each genre has evolved as a virtual conversation between thousands of users, and thousands of writers, over time. Each element in  more...

Writers At Work: A Review for Professionals - Part I ...most basic aspects of good writing on the job. This is the first of four review courses that together provide an in-depth review of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, sentence structure and style. Students may take the courses in sequence or pick and choose the courses that suit them. Part I of the review covers the most basic aspects of good writing on the job: understanding good paragraph  more...

Write a Marketable Script in 10 Weeks Learn how to produce "marketable" script in a minimal amount of time. The purpose of this course is not just to produce a single script-although that will happen. The real purpose is to show you the structure of scripts and how to produce "marketable" scripts is a minimal amount of time. What do I mean by "marketable"? A marketable script is one that has all of the following: Interesting  more...

Word 2000 ...e students basic skills, and then works up to some of the most powerful aspects of Microsoft Word 2000. Also included is a business writing section designed to help improve professional writing skills. This course is designed to familiarize students with the key introductory, intermediate, and advanced features of Microsoft Word 2000 to customize and enhance their text-based documents. The  more...

What Inexperienced Homebuyers MUST Know Before They Buy a Home ...cess with many potential pitfalls. This may be one of the most important financial decisions of your life. You?ll have to keep your cool, develop a plan, and follow it. In this course, that?s exactly what you will do, and experts in real estate will answer your questions along the way. How does a smart homebuyer decide which home to purchase? It all starts with a careful assessment of  more...

Work Zone and Heavy Equipment ...t crossed over into the Work Zone. Discover what causes most work zone fatalities and injuries. Welcome to Work Zone and Heavy Equipment ??you?re moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas; you?ve just crossed over into the Work Zone.? Discover what causes most work zone fatalities and injuries. No mystery will prevent you from properly setting up a work zone. Each  more...

Understanding the Learning Process ...hers to be more effective and reduce the frustration that most teachers feel. The lessons will cover the types of learning theories- Behavioral and Cognitive. There is a lesson on Brain-based learning and one on Multiple Intelligences. The more recent research in these two topics has had a major impact on teaching and learning. Although the course is written with teachers in mind, it is  more...

Trade Secrets & Their Protection ...against the misappropriation of others` trade secrets. In most cases, it is an act or omission of a company`s employees that leads to a loss, theft or misappropriation of trade secrets. More and more companies are taking steps to prevent the loss or misappropriation of their confidential business information. One of the best ways to do this is through employee education ? communicating the  more...

The Entrepreneurship Certificate in Marketing Mastery Program ...rump U Course The Entrepreneurship Mastery Program is the most comprehensive, results-oriented distance learning program for entrepreneurs available on the online education market today. This program gives you the systematic foundation that every successful business builder needs to succeed! You will amass more business knowledge in 8 weeks than most people accumulate after years of education  more...

Technical Communication Industry Certificate - Mastery Level ...nication Industry Certificate - Mastery Level This is our most comprehensive program offering with exercises, activities, assignments, quizzes and deliverables that are geared exclusively towards technical communications. This course provides resources and information that will enable you to advance your skill set to a mastery level. We invite both experienced and novice technical  more...

Starting and Growing a Business on the Internet Starting and Growing a Business on the Internet involves many things, many processes. In order to be successful online, there are certain steps that must be followed. Starting and Growing a Business on the Internet involves many things, many processes. In order to be successful online, there are certain steps that must be followed. Such steps include recognizing what type of business is best to  more...

Success Strategies Training Program for Management & Leadership This course will teach you how to effectively and efficiently implement a system of Management & Leadership Success Strategies for your organization. In the 21st Century, and its global economy, the skill of successful managers and leaders is vitally important to an organization`s longevity and success. Whether you are in the service or production business, this course provides a proactive method  more...

Supply Management Contract Writing ...res that you have a new skill set contract writing. Yet most purchasers don t know how to write a contract. This is troublesome. Because if you aren t familiar with the advanced techniques of contract writing, you can put your organization at risk and be committed to a poor performing supplier for years. The student can complete their course of study within anytime frame as long as it  more...

So You Want to be a Technical Writer! ... with Kathryn Roosa, each student will focus on the areas most applicable to their level of experience, chosen field, and future plans for a technical writing career. Assignments consist of several projects that will involve research, analysis and discussion. Each project will culminate in a short, written report to the instructor. Throughout the course students will receive in-depth feedback  more...

So You Want To Be A Medical Writer Skills and knowledge you will need to effectively write medically related materials. Medical writing is an exciting and ever-changing field that covers a wide range of areas in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and the biotech industry. Opportunities for medical writing exist at the professional research level, the consumer education level, newspapers, magazines, and everything in between. Most medical  more...

Soft Skills Using MS Office Applications ...word choice so the students will be able to determine the most effective and appropriate words to use, as well as sentence length. The last section teaches Time Management Skills Using Outlook 2000. It`s designed to show students how to use Outlook`s tools, such as the journal, tasks, notes, reminders, the calendar, and the Rules Wizard to plan their time. However, tips on how to use other time  more...

Six Sigma Black Belt Personal Training Library ...esigns but focuses on Screening Experiments, arguably the most important in the family of Design of Experiments (DOE) for improving quality and productivity levels in manufacturing processes. You will learn how to set-up and conduct Screening Experiments using techniques developed by Placket-Burman and Taguchi. DOE worksheets and step-by-step DOE instructions will guide you through the  more...

Safe Computing For Educators ... to defend your computer against malicious threats in the most effective manner possible. This class arms you with the knowledge necessary to protect your computer and have a safe computing environment. In order to do this, the course combines textbook learning with hands-on exercises to give you a well-rounded experience. Enroll in this course to: Identify various threats that affect the  more...

Senior Professional In Supply Management (SPSM ) Certification Program ...hey demand that purchasing professionals like you use the most modern skills and achieve unprecedented results. They want you to save more money, achieve better operational performance, and reduce risk. So how can you acquire the most modern skills, achieve meaningful results, and convincingly prove your capabilities to today?s employers? There is an impressive purchasing certification that  more...

QuickBooks Pro 2005 ...most out of Intuit's QuickBooks Pro 2005 software. This interactive training provides an easy to follow self-paced format. You determine when you want to learn and the instructor is always there to provide you the expert instruction you want. Learn, practice and assess your skills as you become an expert user of the World's most popular accounting software. Welcome to the QuickBooks Pro 2005  more...

QuickBooks Pro 2006 ...most out of Intuit`s QuickBooks Pro 2006 software. This interactive, self-directed training provides an easy to follow self-paced format. You determine when you want to learn and the virtual video instructor is always there to provide you the expert instruction you want. Learn, practice and assess your skills as you become an expert user of the World`s most popular accounting software. For  more...

Record Management & Retention Policy Use ...most important and valuable assets. Almost every employee is responsible for creating or maintaining corporate records of some kind, whether in the form of paper, computer data, microfilm, electronic mail or voice-mail. Letters, memoranda and contracts are obviously corporate records, as are things such as a desk calendar, an appointment book or an expense record. Record Management A company's  more...

Professional Writing Skills at a Glance This course covers the following three major areas of professionals writing skills. Welcome to Professional Writing Skills at a Glance This course covers the following three major areas of professionals writing skills:Introduction to Communication: An overview of communication skills provides a starting point for the course. A checklist will reveal both your writing strengths and weaknesses so  more...

Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification ...nge facing bar and restaurant owners and managers is that most hospitality programs are long-term and expensive. This is due to the wide range of subject material, much of which is never applied in the real world. Thus, too many managers go without any formal training and often find themselves overwhelmed on the job. Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification is practical and  more...

Presentation Skills ...cklists to help you plan and present your remarks for the most impact, and you will learn how to deal with the anxiety that so often accompanies such assignments. The course includes tools and techniques to help you determine what the audience wants and needs, methods to gauge their needs, and a structure for organizing and formatting a good presentation. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE)  more...

Principles of Home Inspection: 100 Hour Professional Development Certificate ...ons, and useful summaries of products, this course is the most exhaustive distance training available. Created by Carson Dunlop & Associates, one of the most successful home inspection companies in North America, Principles of Home Inspection is based on years of practical experience in both inspecting homes and training inspectors. This course of study can be reasonably completed within 2  more...

Pharmacy Technician Career Training Program ... topics you will study. Pharmacology ? You will learn the most commonly used classes of medications, what conditions they are used to treat and how they work in the body. Anatomy and Physiology ? Learn about the basic anatomy of all the organ systems of the body, what these structures do and how they are affected by disease. Pharmacy Law and Ethics ? Study and explore legal issues surrounding  more...

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

Powerful Negotiation For Successful Buying ...igured out how to neutralize your negotiation strategies? Most savvy sellers go through negotiation training at least yearly. Unless you ve been just as diligent at improving your negotiation skills, your chances of getting the best deals from your suppliers are very slim. The student can complete their course of study within anytime frame as long as it does not exceed 60 days from the  more...

Outlook 2000 Level 1 This introductory course teaches students the basic features found in Microsoft Outlook 2000. Some skills students will learn include sending, receiving, and managing e-mail messages; using the Calendar to schedule appointments; and understanding and using tasks. This introductory course teaches students the basic features found in Microsoft Outlook 2000. Some skills students will learn include  more...

Outlook 2000 Proficient This comprehensive course teaches students both the basic and more advanced features found in Microsoft Outlook 2000. Skills taught include sending, receiving, and managing e-mail messages; using the Calendar; understanding and using tasks; exploring contacts and the Journal; and integrating Outlook and Office. This comprehensive course teaches students both the basic and more advanced features  more...

Personal Financial Planning ...thout wise financial planning, the future may not be what most of us hope for, and even the present may be less that comfortable. This course contains the essential principles of planning for both short- and long-term needs and has many tools and references to provide guidance for planning and using personal financial resources. It gives tips and worksheets for setting financial goals, managing  more...

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

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

Oracle 10g OCA ...in Oracle Database 10g. Oracle DBAs manage the industry's most advanced information systems and command some of the highest salaries. This credential is your first step toward success as an Oracle professional, and demonstrates your firm foundation in the basic administration of Oracle Database 10g. By earning your Oracle Certification from Specialized Solutions, you will be one step closer to  more...

Office 2000 Advanced ...nced level course introduces the accomplished user to the most powerful aspects of these applications. It also strives to help the professional become a more effective writer. In this course, students will learn how to use the advanced features of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint 2000, as well as a section on business writing. Through Microsoft Word 2000, students will learn how  more...

Negotiate to Win ...most critical skill in business is negotiation. It`s all about getting what you want, every time. The responsibility to learn how to negotiate is all yours. It`s not up to your boss or colleagues or spouse or customers. So get started!Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this class. As an extra  more...

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. 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.  more...

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. 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  more...

MSHA Part 48 Surface Mining Refresher ...and Health Administration (MSHA) Part 48 requirements for most above-ground mines or above-ground operations at underground mines. Part 48 applies to coal mines, underground metal and nonmetal mines, surface metal mines, and certain surface nonmetal mines that are not in the following industries: surface stone, surface clay, sand and gravel, surface limestone, colloidal phosphate, and shell  more...

Microsoft Outlook 2002 Level 1 This introductory course teaches students the basic features found in Microsoft Outlook 2002. Some skills students will learn include sending, receiving, and managing e-mail messages; creating contacts; using the Calendar to schedule appointments; and understanding and using tasks. This introductory course teaches students the basic features found in Microsoft Outlook 2002. Some skills students  more...

Microsoft Excel XP Certification Our Excel XP gives you the comprehensive tools to create spreadsheets and share them on the Web for universal viewing and collaboration. Welcome to Microsoft Excel XP Certification Our Excel XP gives you the comprehensive tools to create spreadsheets and share them on the Web for universal viewing and collaboration. You'll be able to easily analyze data with charts, Microsoft PivotTable views and  more...

Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 (Levels 1-2-3) Our Powerpoint 2003 provides a complete set of tools for creating powerful presentations and offers tools to allow you to organize and format your material easily. We suggest a 90 day period or sooner for completion of study. You will have 1 year access to this course. Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Our Powerpoint 2003 provides a complete set of tools for creating powerful presentations and offers  more...

Microsoft Excel 2003 (Levels 1-2-3) Our Excel 2003 gives you the comprehensive tools to create spreadsheets and share them on the Web for universal viewing and collaboration. Microsoft Excel 2003 (Levels 1-2-3) Our Excel 2003 gives you the comprehensive tools to create spreadsheets and share them on the Web for universal viewing and collaboration. You`ll be able to easily analyze data with charts, Microsoft PivotTable views and  more...

Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Office 2007 ...fication program, identifies specific skills covering the most in-demand 2007 Microsoft Office system products Microsoft Office Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Access 2007, and Outlook 2007 as well as the Windows Vista operating system. The MCAS certification is replacing the Microsoft Office Specialist or MOS certification for the Office 2007 Suite. The user is given 1 year access  more...

Manufacturing Statistics Personal Training Library ...esigns but focuses on Screening Experiments, arguably the most important in the family of Design of Experiments (DOE) for improving quality and productivity levels in manufacturing processes. You will learn how to set-up and conduct Screening Experiments using techniques developed by Placket-Burman and Taguchi. DOE worksheets and step-by-step DOE instructions will guide you through the  more...

Microsoft Access XP Certification Our Access XP gives you powerful new tools for managing your data. Welcome to Microsoft Access XP Certification Our Access XP gives you powerful new tools for managing your data. Share your database with co-workers over an Intranet, find and retrieve information quickly, and take advantage of automated, pre-packaged solutions to quickly create databases. Our interactive training series will show  more...

Microsoft Access 2003 (Levels 1-2-3) Our Access 2003 gives you powerful new tools for managing your data. Microsoft Access 2003 (Levels 1-2-3) Our Access 2003 gives you powerful new tools for managing your data. Share your database with co-workers over an Intranet, find and retrieve information quickly, and take advantage of automated, pre-packaged solutions to quickly create databases. Our interactive training series will show you  more...

Legal Transcription Training ... Online Legal Transcription Training Program provides the most current and effective way to become a legal secretary-transcriptionist. You will learn about the profession, how a law office works, fundamentals of law, court systems litigation, and specialty law. In addition the student in this course will learn the ins and outs of legal dictation resulting in mastery of the subject. This  more...

Listening Skills for the Workplace ...erarchy of communication skills taught at the work place. Most people have far more training in reading, writing, and speaking than they do in listening- even though all of us spend far more time listening. A study by Wolvin & Coakley in 1991 found that most experts agree that people spend about 9% of waking hours writing, 15% reading, 30% speaking, and 45% listening. For executives, studies  more...

Learn HTML All By Yourself- Introductory ...ur own personal needs. With these lessons you can get the most out of designing web pages using HTML. Learn all the basic formatting techniques in this introductory course such as using tags, adding links, buttons, lists and images. This course also examines the pitfalls of HTML and what separates good pages from bad pages. You will also study the design elements that should be included and  more...

Learn HTML All By Yourself- Advanced ...e this course with an extensive look at forms. One of the most powerful parts of a web page is the form. In general a person fills in the form and then submits it to you. After this lesson, you will be able to create your own custom forms. For specific topics studied in this 5 week advanced course, click on the link at the bottom of this page that reads "Preview of lesson contents and lesson  more...

Leadership Assessment Profile ...king style. Areas of leadership development that need the most attention. Specific opportunities for development. Jobs that have the best potential for high career satisfaction. The information contained in your Profile may clarify how you think about yourself as a leader, which, in turn, may be useful to you as you consider such key questions as:Which aspect of business should I study next?  more...

Lean Manufacturing Personal Training Library The Lean Manufacturing Library gives one learner access to four core Lean Manufacturing courses: Lean Manufacturing, 5S s: Workplace Organization, 8D Problem-Solving, and Mistake-Proof It!. For a comprehensive understanding of the role statistics play in Lean Manufacturing, consider the Manufacturing Statistics Library as well. The Lean Manufacturing course provides a comprehensive introduction  more...

How To Master Business Writing This series teaches the writing skills learners will need to effectively communicate in a business setting. They`ll learn how to prepare for a writing task, and about strategies and skills for effective word choice, sentence building, and paragraph design. How To Master Business Writing This course provides students with a review of the skills needed to write effective letters, memos, minutes,  more...

How To Master Sales Skills ...-- The How to Master Sales Skills bundle will develop the most essential skills in sales personnel without extensive away-from-work classroom training. Based on fundamental best practices, these courses prepare new sales personnel to be effective. They create a common baseline set of processes for an entire sales organization, regardless of previous experience, to follow as standard procedures.  more...

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

How to Critically Evaluate Your Business Plan ... U Course- Thinking like an entrepreneur means 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  more...

How to Analyze a Film Self-Directed ... may opt to delve deeper into the areas that interest you most. This course can be completed sooner if the student chooses to advance their independent study activities. How to Analyze a Film ? Self-Directed This comprehensive self-directed course uses exercises, activities, assignments, quizzes, film screenings and analytical film studies lessons. It is geared to teach the critical tools  more...

Harnessing the Internet ...ctronic resource can be. Working in a public library, you most likely use the Internet daily, or you have customers who may ask you questions about the Internet. Sometimes you find the Internet very helpful and sometimes not so useful. This tutorial is a basic introduction to the Internet as a reference resource for individuals who work in public libraries. When you have completed this class  more...

Expert Certificate Course in Medical Terminology ...so you can simultaneously see, hear and write terms ? the most effective way to remember spelling and pronunciation. The first two 25-minute videos go hand-in-hand with the first five course booklets to introduce you to the basics of terminology. The remaining five 30-minute videos and workbooks walk you through specific body systems. By the time you have completed the course, you will have an  more...

Expert Certificate Course in Medical Transcription with Work Placement Program ...pert Certificate Medical Transcription course This is our most comprehensive MT course, with 50% more dictation practice than our Advanced - a total of 2880 minutes of doctor-dictated reports to give you 288 hours of practice (one minute of dictation is equivalent to six minutes of transcription on average). An experienced MT as your instructor, 38 modules of instruction, and a wealth of  more...

Entrepreneur Assessment Profile ...cisions such as: Which area of personal development needs most attention? What should I look for in partners or employees to complement my strengths and weaknesses? Am I really suited to being an entrepreneur? The information contained in your profile may clarify how you think about yourself as an entrepreneur, which, in turn, may be useful to you as you consider such key questions as: Which  more...

Doing Business in China ...h lesson includes a video overview to quickly present the most important facts. The student will have access to this course for 1 year. This self-directed course can be completed as quickly as you care to. Doing Business in China In everyday business, it?s more and more common to meet, hold conference calls, and travel overseas. When you?re working with people from an unfamiliar country, how  more...

Entry and Exit Strategies for Savvy Real Estate Investors--Instructor-Led ...flips to condo conversion, from refinancing to trade-ups. Most important, you learn which fits your goals. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this class. As an extra added value, registered students will have unlimited access to course materials for 12 months from the day of enrollment. A  more...

Entry and Exit Strategies for Savvy Real Estate Investors--Self-Directed ...flips to condo conversion, from refinancing to trade-ups. Most important, you learn which fits your goals. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this class. As an extra added value, registered students will have unlimited access to course materials for 12 months from the day of enrollment. A  more...

Doing Business in India ...h lesson includes a video overview to quickly present the most important facts. The student will have access to this course for 1 year. This self-directed course can be completed as quickly as you care to. Doing Business in India In everyday business, it?s more and more common to meet, hold conference calls, and travel overseas. When you?re working with people from an unfamiliar country, how  more...

Defensive Driving ...most dangerous thing you do? You might hand glide? Sky dive? Hunt? Deep-sea dive? Smoke? No! They probably didn`t tell you in driver`s training, but the most hazardous activity in which you`ll ever engage is driving a vehicle on public roads. Welcome to Defensive Driving What`s the most dangerous thing you do? You might hand glide? Sky dive? Hunt? Deep-sea dive? Smoke? No! They probably didn`t  more...

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

Copyright Law Basics & Workplace Activities ...os, web sites, computer Courses, and even elevator music. Most people recognize the presence of a copyright by the symbol , but even in the absence of the symbol the material may be protected by copyright law. Copyright Law Basics Copyright law affects the workplace activities of many employees on a daily basis. Copyright protection extends to newspaper and magazine articles, instructional  more...

Complete Course in Professional Medical Transcription using MIME method of instruction Student Edition ... for Medical Transcription. This in-depth course uses the most valuable and state-of-the-art training methods available today, designed to give the student the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed as a Medical Transcriptionist. Course work is presented in a modular format and focuses on medical transcription techniques. Other modules cover grammar, punctuation and spelling, and provide a  more...

Complete Course in Professional Medical Transcription Using MIME Method of Instruction Professional Edition ...h completion schedule. This complete course combines the most valuable and state of the art training methods available today for those students who want to fast track their Medical Transcription career. Course work is presented in a modular format and focuses on medical transcription techniques. Other modules cover grammar, punctuation and spelling, and provide a structured insight into  more...

Comprehensive Medical Transcription Training ...y Our Medical Transcription course is widely known as the most effective training method to become a medical transcriptionist because: it provides precisely what is needed to learn in a "platform learning system" unique in the training field it provides up-to date reference books and other course materials at no additional cost It does not require memorization by obsolete rote processes (slow  more...

Comprehensive Leadership Training ... The course takes a comprehensive look at leadership from most perspectives so as to give the trainees a deep understanding of the roles that they are playing or may be expected to play. At the end of the course the participants will be knowledgeable enough to confidently face the task of leading people in their teams and organizations.The text book prescribed for the course is: ?Leadership,  more...

Career Assessment Profile ...king style. Areas of leadership development that need the most attention. Specific opportunities for development. Jobs that have the best potential for high career satisfaction. The information contained in your Profile may clarify how you think about yourself as a leader, which, in turn, may be useful to you as you consider such key questions as:Which aspect of business should I study next?  more...

Cafeteria Plan Training & Certification Program ...ral sessions. Section 125 Cafeteria Plans are one of the most-used benefits offered by employers in the United States, yet they are often among the hardest to design and administer because of the numerous design and reimbursement options and the complexity of handling reimbursement requests. Our Section 125 Cafeteria Plan Training & Certification Program is loaded with information on plan  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - How to Fire ...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 course to your particular  more...

Build a Powerful Marketing Strategy--Instructor-Led ...urse will show you how to systematically approach the two most important questions you need to ask in your business?s operation: what?s the best target market, and what message do I want to communicate to that market? Once you learn how to think according to this rubric, running a successful business becomes a whole lot easier. This course will guide you through the process of making these  more...

Build a Powerful Marketing Strategy--Self-Directed ...urse will show you how to systematically approach the two most important questions you need to ask in your business?s operation: what?s the best target market, and what message do I want to communicate to that market? Once you learn how to think according to this rubric, running a successful business becomes a whole lot easier. This course will guide you through the process of making these  more...

Build a Powerful Branding Strategy--Instructor-Led ... learn how to build and maintain what is likely to be the most powerful asset your organization will ever have: your brand. It doesn`t matter whether you`re marketing a small neighborhood business or a major corporate enterprise. The manner in which you manage your brand will have a direct impact on your revenues. For consumer market companies, brands that are properly managed typically  more...

Build a Powerful Branding Strategy--Self-Directed ... learn how to build and maintain what is likely to be the most powerful asset your organization will ever have: your brand. It doesn`t matter whether you`re marketing a small neighborhood business or a major corporate enterprise. The manner in which you manage your brand will have a direct impact on your revenues. For consumer market companies, brands that are properly managed typically  more...

Basic Internet Specialist Certificate ...eports and what they will mean to them as Webmasters. The most important principle in regards to the Internet, is how to use it to get the most benefit from it. There`s so much that can be said about it. So much has been said about it. But there is one thing that every student will realize in time. The Internet is a continually evolving medium. Every day or every month, something new is  more...

Bartending to the Max-Online ...ned, there is no legal requirement for "certification" in most states. This course offers you "Professional Certification" and, in order to assure that you are aware of your state's most up-to-date laws, we will also provide a phone number where you can call for your state's regulations and age of service laws.How can I learn everything I need to know about bartending from an online course? In  more...

Bartending the Easy Way-Online ...ned, there is no legal requirement for "certification" in most states. This course offers you "Professional Certification" and, in order to assure that you are aware of your state's most up-to-date laws, we will also provide a phone number where you can call for your state's regulations and age of service laws.How can I learn everything I need to know about bartending from an online course? In  more...

Application Programming using Visual Basic 6.0 (Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced) ...will demonstrate the versatility of VB to help facilitate most projects related to Windows development, as well as, to help in personal programming endeavors. In the course, focus will be geared on learning proper development of friendly GUI screens, programming techniques, optimization techniques, and some graphics programming (algorithms, some animation). Terms and definitions will be given  more...

Adobe Fireworks CS3 ... Adobe Fireworks CS3 Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and best practices  more...

Access 2000 ...tudents will also use Access as a development tool in the most advanced sections of the course. This course teaches strategies for protecting data by enacting various security measures and by controlling how data is entered into a database. Finally, various maintenance features are covered, teaching students to better manage their multi-user databases. The material is presented through  more...

401(k) Training & Certification Program ...unication, and administration are some of the hardest and most complex tasks undertaken by organizations. Our 401(k) Plan Training & Certification Program is loaded with information on plan design, administrative options, and compliance requirements - all written in non-legal terms and supported with numerous tips, examples, and interactive questions - that help you to understand the many and  more...

Delegation - Leveraging Through Others ... in all aspects of the business, use your human resources most effectively, and open your time up for items that need your particular set of skills Your expert-led training is presented by Casey McNeal. Casey has been speaking professionally for over nine years. His diverse professional background and his life as a stand-up comic have prepared him for the life that he now lives and loves. His  more...

Complaints And Angry Customers Complaints And Angry Customers The Complaints and Angry Customers course helps sales and service providers understand how to approach the more difficult and challenging situations they?ll encounter. It provides participants with a 6 step method for handling complaints, communication strategies for staying in control and for soothing feelings that are running high. And it equips participants with  more...

Basics of Organizational Communication ...most important determining factor for success in the business world. This course is a must for those wishing to become effective communicators. Content Includes such topics as a verbal and non-verbal communication, persuasion, conflict and anger, and listening. Your expert-led training is presented by Joe Tucker. Joe Tucker, a consultant/trainer for Intelligent Concepts, Inc. has extensive  more...

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended: Essentials ...Extended: Essentials Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and best practices  more...

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Adobe After Effects CS3: Essentials ...ects CS3: Essentials Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and best practices  more...

Adobe After Effects CS3: Advanced ...ffects CS3: Advanced Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and best practices  more...

Dramatically Increase Sales With Minor Web Site Changes and Adjustments! ...ill show you: 1) Why visitors enter and quickly exit from most web sites - before even reading the sales material. 2) How some sites have solved this problem. Also, you will learn how many Las Vegas casinos lure visitors in and entice them to spend their money. And how this knowledge can help you in setting up your own web site! And finally, I`ll give you a simple javascript code for your web  more...

Using CorelDRAW - Part 1 Learn CorelDRAW (Part1), the most widely used illustration package on the Windows operating platform.  more...

Creating an Effective Sales Team ...most important element of a sales forcea s success, and it has some unique challenges. In this course, a sales force leader will learn how to get a sales team organized, motivated, and focused on results. There are suggestions and tools for creating a cohesive team, developing a high level of commitment to goals, and coaching sales professionals for improved performance. IMPORTANT NOTE:  more...

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

Qualifying Sales Prospects ...yone 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 pay-off. IMPORTANT NOTE:  more...

Balancing Work and Family ...most people must work in order to live, it is family that makes life worth living, and ita s important to be able to balance the requirements of these two major efforts in order to satisfy our personal needs. This course has tools and techniques for identifying basic values and assuring that efforts and time are spent in ways that bring the most reward and satisfaction. IMPORTANT NOTE:  more...

Conducting Performance Reviews ...most challenging responsibilities that leaders have, and this course will walk you through the process step by step and help you avoid many common pitfalls. There are ways to get the employee involved in the review process, and techniques to use in the performance discussion itself. Youa ll be given techniques for dealing with challenging situations and responses, and important suggestions for  more...

Dealing with Difficult Customers ... description -- Today's information-age customers are the most informed and demanding shoppers ever. For a service representative, meeting the demands of one of these savvy customers can be a customer service nightmare! Taking this course will wake you from the nightmare and show you how to calm angry customers and resolve their complaints while keeping your cool. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET  more...

Delegating Course description -- This course takes you through every step of the delegation process from beginning to end. You will learn how to define the task and determine to whom it should be given. There are tips and techniques for monitoring the projecta s progress without micromanaging, and methods for coaching and developing employees along the way. There are also tools and methods to help you get  more...

How To Master Human Resources ...most challenging human resource compliance issues that employees and supervisors facea sexual harassment, violence, and EEO practices. Use the lessons in this bundle to prevent or address workplace situations that must be handled sensitively in order to promote respect and avoid legal consequences. Also included is a course to assist your training and development professionals in transitioning  more...

How To Master Personal And Family ... 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 issues facing people at various stages of their lives, whether taking responsibility for elderly  more...

Interviewing Job Candidates Course description -- This is a practical course with tools and methods to help you prepare to get the results you want. You will learn how to define exactly what youa re looking for in a job candidate, and be given checklists and discussion guides for asking the right questions to get relevant answers. The course addresses the most common legal pitfalls and how to avoid them, as well as issues  more...

Managing Change ... huge amount of lost productivity. This course covers the most essential elements of living with and managing continual change. There are simple and straightforward techniques for dealing with the inevitable resistance, methods for setting goals and developing a plan, tools for understanding the personal and professional stresses that all employees experience, and suggestions for rebuilding  more...

Solving Problems as a Team ...most useful group problem-solving techniques that teams can use. You will learn how to encourage collaboration on your team, work through problems together, and combine methods for complex problems. You will be given tools and techniques to help you follow a standard problem-solving process, and get team consensus and support. The course also includes tools to aid you in tracking results and  more...

Succeeding as a Supervisor ... 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 group, personal skill assessments, and  more...

PowerPoint 97 This course introduces students to the basic features of Microsoft PowerPoint 97. Students will learn how to design PowerPoint presentations on their computers through examples and interactive exercises. They will learn to use templates, create tables, and prepare a presentation for printing. The user will also be introduced to the most powerful aspects of Microsoft PowerPoint 97 as they become  more...

Word 97 Level 1 This course is designed to familiarize users with key introductory features of Word 97. Because there are so many tools that Microsoft Word offers in the world of word processing, this course will touch on the most basic and necessary of these tools.  more...

Access 97 Level 3 In this course, accomplished Access users will be introduced to the most powerful features in Microsoft Access 97. Students will work with advanced forms, use parameter and crosstab queries, and employ complex calculation expressions and selection criteria.  more...

Excel 97 This course introduces students to the introductory, intermediate, and advanced aspects of Excel 97. It starts out teaching basic spreadsheet features and moves up to the most powerful aspects of Excel, such as adjusting default settings, creating views and custom toolbars, protecting worksheets, and applying passwords.  more...

Excel 97 Level 3 This advanced level course introduces the accomplished Excel user to the most powerful aspects of Excel. Some topics that will be covered include adjusting default settings; creating views and custom toolbars; protecting worksheets and applying passwords; and importing data from other applications.  more...

SAP Business Information Warehouse (BI & BW) ...most common end user functions in SAP's Business Intelligence (aka Business Warehouse) system. Course Goal: - BI overview and navigation - Working with the BEx Analyzer and Web Analyzer - Using filters, drilldowns, conditions, etc. - Create new queries with the Query Designer Release: BI 7. 0, ECC 6. 0 (newest SAP release) Audience: End users Prerequisite: - Basic  more...

Basic SAP System Administration ...most common functions for System Administrators in SAP. This simulation course is a basic requirement for every system administrator wanting to work with SAP. Course Goal: - learn basic administrator functions with hands-on exercises - work with user overview, t-code admin, lock entries - learn to read system logs and dump analysis - learn to create, copy, delete clients  more...

SAP Project System - Project builder ...most common end user functions in SAP's Project System (PS) module. This simulation course is a basic requirement for every accountant or project manager wanting to work with SAP. Course Goal: - Create a Project with Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) & Network Activities - Create Project Plans with Easy Cost Planning and Project Planning Board - Create Requisitions and Purchase  more...

SAP Investment Management ...most common end user functions in SAP's Investment Management (IM) module. This is a simulation course. Course Goal: - Create and maintain Appropriation Request (AR) master data - Work with variants for the Appropriation Requests - Perform cost & revenue planning as well as overview planning - Approval & Status management functions - Create and maintain the Investment  more...

SAP Human Resources - Personnel Administration ...most common end user functions in SAP's Human Resources - Personnel Administration module. This simulation course is a basic requirement for everyone wanting to work with SAP's Human Resource modules. Course Goal: - learn how to work with positions, jobs, organizational units - learn basic HR transactions such as hire, retire, promote, salary raise, change position - run  more...

SAP Sales & Distribution ...most common end user functions in SAP's Sales & Distribution (SD) module. This is simulation course is a basic requirement for anyone working with SAP's logistics. Course Goal: - learn about customers and business partners - learn how to work with quotations and sales orders - create deliveries and billing documents - run basic sales reports Release: ECC 6. 0 (newest SAP  more...

SAP Warehouse Management ...most common end user functions in SAP's Warehouse Management (MM-WM) component. This is simulation course is a basic requirement for anyone working with SAP's Materials Management (MM) module. Course Goal: - work with warehouses & storage bins - create transfer requirements & transfer orders - physical inventory & cycle counting - common warehouse stock reports Release:  more...

SAP Inventory Management & Physical Inventory ...most common end user functions in SAP's Inventory Management and Physical Inventory component. This is simulation course is a basic requirement for anyone working with SAP's Materials Management module. Course Goal: - perform Goods Movements - create material reservations and issue goods - post stock transfers - perform physical inventory counts and corrections - run basic  more...

SAP Materials Management - Purchasing ...most common end user functions in SAP's Materials Management - Purchasing module. This is simulation course is a basic requirement for anyone working with SAP's logistics. Course Goal: - learn about info records and source lists - learn how to work with purchase requisitions - create purchase orders and good receipts - process vendor invoices - run basic purchasing reports  more...

SAP Profit Center Accounting ...most common end user functions in SAP's Controlling-Profit Center Accounting (EC-PCA) module. This is simulation course is a basic requirement for anyone working with SAP's FI/ CO modules. Course Goal: - create profit centers and groups - standard hierarchy - cost/ revenue planning - distribution and assessment allocations - run basic profit center reports Release: ECC  more...

SAP Cost Center Accounting ...most common end user functions in SAP's Controlling-Cost Center Accounting module. This is simulation course is a basic requirement for anyone working with SAP's FI/ CO modules. Course Goal: - create cost centers and groups - cost center planning and budgeting - manual reposting of costs - distribution and assessment allocations - run basic cost center reports Release:  more...

SAP Asset Accounting ...most common end user functions in SAP's Asset Accounting (FI-AA) module. This simulation course is a basic requirement for every accountant wanting to work with SAP. Course Goal: - learn basic SAP asset accounting with hands-on exercises - learn how to work with assets, transactions and depreciation - learn how to acquire, retire and transfer assets - learn how to process  more...

SAP Accounts Payable Accounting ...most common end user functions in SAP's Accounts Payable (A/ P) module. This simulation course is a basic requirement for every accountant wanting to work with SAP. Course Goal: - learn basic A/ P accounting tasks in SAP with hands-on exercises - learn how to work with vendor records, balances and line items - learn how to post, search and display vendor invoices - post outgoing  more...

SAP General Ledger Accounting ...most common end user functions in SAP's General Ledger Accounting module. This simulation course is a basic requirement for every accountant wanting to work with SAP. Course Goal - learn basic G/ L accounting tasks in SAP with hands-on exercises - learn how to work with G/ L accounts, balances and line items - learn how to post, search and display documents - run important  more...

SAP Accounts Receivable Accounting ...most common end user functions in SAP's Accounts Receivable (A/ R) module. This simulation course is a basic requirement for every accountant wanting to work with SAP. Course Goal: - learn basic A/ R accounting tasks in SAP with hands-on exercises - learn how to work with customer records, balances and line items - learn how to post, search and display customer documents - post  more...

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

Delivering High-impact Sales Presentations ...most important meeting you'll have with your client is when you show the decision makers that you have the right business fit for their needs. You've done a lot of hard work, so when the curtain goes up on your sales presentation, you want an award-winning performance. In this course, you'll learn about the third major component of the strategic account sales (SAS) approach--presentation.  more...

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

Sales Communications Foundations William Safire, a columnist for the New York Times, said, "To communicate, put your thoughts in order; give them a purpose; use them to persuade, to instruct, to discover, to seduce." This is true especially for the sales professional. As a sales professional, you are a professional persuader. You must possess the communications skills to effectively instruct your prospective customers and help  more...

Telesales Communications ...damentals of communicating over the phone and how to sell most effectively over the phone. In this course, you will learn how to use the telephone to achieve personal sales success. You will be given techniques that will guide your actions. You will be given strategies that will help you compensate for the telephone's lack of nonverbal cues. Since part of telephone communication requires  more...

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

Professional Selling in the Knowledge Economy ...ciated 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 a point where the abundant access to information has leveled the playing field of business, making knowledge the commodity of power in the Knowledge Economy. "Professional Sales in the Knowledge Economy" will reacquaint you  more...

Strategic Planning Selling high-value contracts is fiercely competitive, with buyers setting stringent criteria by which to judge prospective key suppliers. Success at this level requires knowledge of these criteria and an awareness of what will be required to ensure that your proposition is viewed most favorably. Using "stripped down" project management techniques, this course outlines the analysis and planning  more...

Your Time and You ...elp 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 balance to which you aspire, and what steps you could take to make this wish a reality. Each of us is different, and this inevitably affects the way in which we approach time management. Some people habitually wake early, and find that  more...

Developing Excellent Time Management Habits Time management shouldn't be a separate activity--it should be an integral part of the way you do things. For this to happen, you need to be able to develop good time management habits and avoid bad ones. An effective use of time also involves managing your environment, managing your use of technology, and managing the time-wasting activities of people around you. Today we are often overwhelmed by  more...

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

Completing Outbound Sales Calls ...ps involved in a sales presentation, how to determine the most effective sales strategy for your sales call, and how to determine the customer's valuation of your product or service. In this course, you will learn the seven characteristics of effective sales presentations, the steps for effectively conducting a sales presentation, and strategies for presenting to different buying roles. This  more...

Introduction to Brand Management There are three ingredients every company needs for branding success: a brand manager, a brand, and the consumer. But how do these ingredients relate and what are they comprised of that makes them so important? This course will demonstrate how each ingredient reacts to the other in order to create a valuable, long-lasting brand. First, you will learn about the responsibilities of a brand manager,  more...

Evaluating Brand Effectiveness ...nergy creating and building brand name products. From the most memorable name, to the most enticing packaging, to the perfect combination of media, you want everything to be right. Now the question is: Is it working? This course explores why you need measurement systems to examine your brand's effectiveness with consumers and to evaluate your brand equity.Where can you start? By learning  more...

Managing and Maintaining Brand Equity ...eats 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 categories of  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...

The Foundations of Creativity and Innovation ...heir best ideas once they leave work, when performing the most mundane tasks? Is this a coincidence, or is there a particular reason for it?As more and more organizations encourage employees to propose creative and innovative ideas in the workplace, it's imperative that you understand the foundations of creativity and innovation, how creative thought happens, and what is needed to stimulate it  more...

Problem Performance Prevention Obviously, one of the starting points for managing problem performance is to prevent it from becoming so. This is a general part of effective management, focusing on those aspects of the managerial task specific to preventing problem performance. This means employing an effective selection procedure that is based on an accurate identification of the job requirements, and then using the first  more...

Problem Performance Improvement ...tion; a manager needs to know how to improve performance. Most managers will begin with relatively informal approaches to improving performance. This will often take the form of a discussion between the manager and the problem performer in which the manager will want to advise the worker of the problem and then devise a plan for remedying the situation. Then the manager must introduce a system  more...

Addressing Problem Performance ...most managers will attempt fail, there has to be recourse to a more formal and powerful approach. This is the progressive disciplinary approach. Organizations need to have a clear and defined policy outlining their approach. Discipline is a very difficult time for both managers, and the employees they are applying this procedure to. So the onus on managers is to get it right. This means careful  more...

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

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

Industry Overview Information Technology ...nd must concentrate on continuous improvement to survive. Most agree that the demand for IT products and services will continue to increase, but at the same time, the customer is demanding more value per dollar in order to justify IT spending. Rather than ad hoc purchasing to solve a specific problem, customers are evaluating IT purchases in light of how they will serve strategic business needs  more...

The Oil and Gas Industry Overview Version 2 ...il demand and supply equation renders some of the world's most powerful nations increasingly dependent on some of the world's most unstable regions. As a result, companies are applying advanced technologies and improved processes to meet growing demand, as well as working to keep abreast of the constantly shifting geopolitical landscape so critical to success in this sector. This course  more...

The Food and Beverage Industry Overview Version 2 ...products from their competitors', and to expand globally. Most importantly, they must do all this while keeping operating costs low enough to generate surplus to reinvest in supply chain and infrastructure needs. This course provides a high-level overview of the food and beverage industry environment, including its relevant business and regulatory issues, key players, trends, and  more...

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

The Retail Industry Overview Version 2 ...most visible to consumers. The retail industry includes businesses such as automobile dealers, retail gas stations, and department stores. Over the years, it has gone through various sales-channel shifts, from catalog sales to online selling. Yet, throughout these changes, the brick-and-mortar stores have remained strong. In today's retail environment, consumers want the best of all worlds,  more...

The Telecommunications Industry Overview Version 2 ...ement of the modern business world. It is also one of the most volatile. Plagued by regulatory discord and economic uncertainty, telecom carriers have struggled to maintain sound footing and a competitive edge, all the while endeavoring to provide crucial, uninterrupted service to their customers. In an age of rapidly developing technology, this goal has become increasingly more difficult. The  more...

Elements of a 360-Degree Performance Review Are you familiar with the elements of the 360-degree performance review process? Are your participants familiar with them? Implementing a 360-degree performance review within your organization is a large undertaking; however, with proper preparation of your participants, the resulting feedback is far more likely to be accurate and useful. Failure to consider the crucial elements of the review  more...

Assessing Performance Continuously ... The course examines the common evaluation methods, which most organizations use to evaluate performance data, including how to successfully use self-evaluation data in the assessment. Many people think that performance appraisal consists of just the actual meeting between manager and worker. This is a very limited view, which is almost guaranteed to result in ineffective appraisal. In fact,  more...

Facilitating Meetings and Work Groups ...most likely familiar. You dread holding a meeting so much that you have butterflies in your stomach. People showing up whenever they get there. Trying to get everyone to agree or make a decision takes hours of discussion. No one is willing to take responsibility for action items. In this course, you will learn to avoid these and other pitfalls of work groups so you can approach your meetings  more...

Facilitating Difficult Situations ...this course you will learn to recognize and deal with the most difficult aspects of facilitating groups. You will explore typical trouble spots, like dealing with side conversations. Discover ways to maintain and channel enthusiasm with high-participation groups and turn around low-participation situations. Learn techniques to help you handle sabotage and passive/aggressive behavior. Capitalize  more...

Facilitative Tools and Formats Offering Options ...boundaries for each of the facilitators and determine the most effective way to communicate with your client during this process. Another alternative you will explore is breakout groups. Breakout groups that are planned well and facilitated properly can be an effective, fast means of handling a large project or quickly gathering the information needed to make a decision. You will learn to use  more...

Attracting Motivating and Retaining Technical Professionals ...d retaining these technical professionals as one of their most challenging tasks. This course is designed to help managers meet that challenge. In it you will learn the factors and techniques that can attract competent technical people to a job, and you will learn how to apply these techniques to your own company. Plus, you will explore how to create the kind of work environment that will  more...

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

Developing Customer Satisfaction Surveys ...most people have the chance to develop their first survey, they've seen so many that it seems like developing one will be a piece of cake. To an extent, they're right. Developing a GIGO (Garbage In/Garbage Out) survey is a no-brainer. Developing a survey that gets valid, reliable data, however, is both science and art.In this course, you'll learn to use the principles of survey design to  more...

Managing Conflict Stress and Time ...most important problem to the Customer Support Specialist (CSS). For the CSS, adapting to each customer's communication style, understanding each customer's emotional response, and solving each customer's problem can be an enormously stressful and time-consuming process. This course is intended to show the proper methods needed to resolve conflicts, manage time, and manage stress. It also  more...

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

ITIL Problem and Change Management ...satisfaction. The IT infrastructure library (ITIL) is the most widely accepted approach to IT service management (ITSM), and it can help organizations set up rigorous processes to identify, classify, and resolve problems and errors, as well as identify and implement appropriate solutions.The delivery and support of IT services are divided into core processes within ITIL. This course covers two  more...

ITIL Financial and Security Management ...rized access. The IT infrastructure library (ITIL) is the most widely accepted approach to IT service management (ITSM), and it can help IT organizations set up rigorous processes to aid in their efforts to become and remain solvent and to keep their systems secure. The delivery and support of IT services are divided into core processes within ITIL. This course covers a service delivery  more...

Identifying Your Customers Expectations ...ts, then knowing how to conduct focus groups, and use the most effective questioning techniques will be invaluable to you. In its final lesson, this course will also give you the opportunity to practice interpreting customer responses, and extracting from them the attributes of your service that impact most on customer satisfaction.Customer feedback is essential--there is no substitute for  more...

Using Surveys to Measure Customer Satisfaction ...d the attributes of your service that customers value the most, by gathering their qualitative feedback, you need to gauge how they rate your company's ability to deliver them. This course concentrates on the techniques required to do this accurately and appropriately with the resources available to you.The first lesson explains why it's imperative that you have firm objectives for the survey  more...

Bridge the Expectations Gap ...ks in the areas that precipitate customer dissatisfaction most often.In the second lesson, you'll learn how to conduct a more in-depth service audit, examining each customer-company interaction in the cycle of service, and gaining awareness of what the result of each is likely to be. Are your systems designed for your convenience, or the customers? Do they make it easier or more difficult for  more...

Leading a Customer-focused Team ... for performance improvement, using the method that's the most appropriate for the situation.No prescribed service system, no matter how finely tuned, can legislate for every eventuality, and there will be occasions when customer satisfaction is dependent on an individual's ability to step outside the norm and use his or her own initiative. That's why the last lesson in the course covers how to  more...

Discovering What Your Customers Want The data are in, and there's no doubt about it: The return on customer loyalty goes directly to your company's bottom line. Too often, however, organizations seeking to improve customer satisfaction and loyalty begin with a survey. To build a successful customer satisfaction system, you have to begin with the basics.When customer satisfaction programs begin with a survey, and not a plan, the  more...

Overcoming Difficult Service Situations ...y. It's tempting to cut and run, but coping with even the most challenging situations is part of customer service. This course is designed to give you the means to hang in there when the going gets especially tough. Recognition of the warning signals is an important first step. Then you'll practice strategies that de-escalate confrontational clients. Admitting mistakes is an easy concept, but  more...

The EXCEL Acronym Instilling Service Excellence .... The next letter is "E" for EMPOWER YOURSELF, one of the most crucial concepts to being a great service provider. This lesson establishes the steps to taking ownership of your own personal service philosophy. That brings us to the last letter, "L", which issues a challenge. In "Learn to be Flexible", you must come up with a plan to increase your flexibility one day at a time. These guidelines  more...

How to Work with Aggressive People ...stabs you in the back. Aggressive people are arguably the most difficult type of people to work with. Hostile-aggressives openly antagonize people; passive-aggressives work behind the scenes with hidden agendas. No matter which type of aggressive behavior you have to deal with, you've got your work cut out for you. That's where this course comes in handy. It details the characteristics of the  more...

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

Making Telephone Calls Count ...an touch every time to pick up the telephone. To make the most out of a call, you must be able to cue into the caller's feedback. You're not just listening to be sure the customer understands, you're listening to see if he is satisfied with every aspect of your business. When you're on the telephone, you can't let a single comment slip by. When you take the time to really listen, feedback can  more...

Managing Delivery ...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 you can offer them, you  more...

Creating Effective Contracts When you hear the word "contract", you may think of a written, legal document. However, when it comes to consulting relationships, contracts are more about setting expectations and involving the right people instead of setting legal parameters. In this course, you'll examine how to approach contracting, the considerations that are most important, and how you should approach the contracting  more...

The Fundamentals of Exceptional Customer Service You've seen the ad campaigns that boast, "Customer satisfaction guaranteed." But in today's marketplace, satisfaction isn't enough. This course is designed to take your goals beyond merely satisfying the customer to creating customer loyalty. The training takes aim at outdated modes of thinking, and establishes the building blocks for a service mentality that increases customer commitment, not to  more...

Essentials of Electronic Communication Everyone seems to be using e-mail lately--family members keeping in touch, university students submitting assignments, companies offering products for sale, and office workers carrying out their daily business tasks. Most e-mail users can improve their e-mail skills by learning more about the basic features and potentials of e-mail. Any business person will benefit from developing an understanding  more...

Increasing Emotional Intelligence In today's workplace, you need to have both the intellectual skills to do the job and the emotional intelligence to interact effectively with co-workers. The successful leaders and managers around you outshine others because of their stellar people skills. Most people believe that emotions are automatic responses that they have no control over. Few realize that their emotions are determined by  more...

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

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

Effective Interfunctional Relationships ...s require a cooperative effort to produce. But by nature, most companies are structured territorially. Every department head and manager has his or her own troops on call and a personal domain to defend. Protecting your turf may be instinctual, but it's also counterproductive. By not cooperating openly with other sections or departments, you not only interfere with their ability to accomplish  more...

Effective Intercultural Relationships ... all have a different cultural background from yours. The most obvious cultural differences you encounter are language and dress. But there are a multitude of subtler ways in which people from different cultures vary in their behavior. If you don't understand the ways in which they might differ, you're risking your business communication and relationships being misunderstood. When operating  more...

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

Effective Relationships with Business Partners ...mplimentary company. In many instances, partnering is the most advantageous choice. Creating an alliance confers the same kind of benefits as an acquisition--but with fewer risks and better definition. The key to creating a successful partnership lies in the ways in which you define the relationship with your partner. The more explicit the definitions, the more productive the alliance. Recent  more...

Foundations of Grammar When do you use "your" or "you're"? "Me" or "myself"? Is "good" an adverb or an adjective? Understanding how to use various types of words is a building block of good writing. To be a good writer, you must have a thorough understanding of the basic parts of speech that identify and classify types of words. Then, you must be capable of applying the necessary guidelines for more complex uses of  more...

Sentence Construction Writing sentences is a basic skill. But this "basic" skill seems to cause a lot of problems. Meanings are misinterpreted. Sentences run on and on, leaving the reader lost and confused. Poor word choice and organization make the writer look confused, sounding unintelligible and fuzzy. You're not alone if you're thinking, "That's how I write " In the course, "Sentence Construction," you'll review  more...

Punctuating with Skill Should you use a comma or a semicolon? Does the punctuation go inside or outside of the quotation mark? What's the difference between the parentheses and brackets, the hyphen and the dash? Knowing the answers to these questions will ensure that you're using punctuation correctly and to your greatest advantage. In this course, you'll review the standard rules and guidelines for using punctuation  more...

Workplace Communication Skills Poor communication is often blamed for discord, errors, and misunderstandings in the workplace. In fact, and more correctly, poor communication of intent causes these problems. They occur when people are unwilling to say exactly what they mean, or what they want. They also occur when there is a reluctance or an inability to get clarification of another person's intent. These situations can be  more...

Avoiding Grammatical Errors in Business Writing ...s of learners everywhere. For many people, it recalls the most difficult or most boring classes they can remember from childhood. Yet using correct grammar is one of the key skills for any business writer. Poor grammar skills interfere with communicating a clear message; moreover, they may suggest that the writer is careless and perhaps unprofessional. In this course, you will learn to  more...

Getting the Most from Business Documents ... method for your written business documents. "Getting the Most from Business Documents" explains the different business document types such as memos, reports, and proposals and the best uses for each. The course shows you how to align the message content, document type, and delivery method--Internet, fax, mail, courier, and so on--so that your business documents receive the right level of  more...

Handling Conflict ...so it is essential for you to handle this conflict in the most effective way. To handle conflict well, you need to build a repertoire of techniques. These techniques require you to behave differently from your natural instincts at times. Therefore, a good starting point is to establish what your instinctive approaches to conflict are, and where these attitudes stem from. This will enable you to  more...

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

Listening to Comprehend Do you need to better understand the basic meaning of a conversation or presentation? If you need to be able to identify what is said to you in a more effective manner, then this course is for you. This course teaches you how to comprehend verbal and visual messages to maximize your understanding of others. Because this course teaches listening skills, it is important to have your audio turned on  more...

Enhancing Listening Skills Have you ever been taken by surprise by an unexpected deadline? Have you ever left a meeting unsure about what was decided? Have you ever asked a supervisor for advice, only to later forget what your supervisor told you? You can avoid problems like these by using effective listening skills. Effective listening helps you to know what's going on in your organization, get cooperation from your  more...

Group Problem Solving and Decision Making To be in business means to be on a team. Every team, even if its an informal group, convenes for one purpose--to solve problems and make decisions. In today's business world, effective business groups and teams are a key ingredient in success. By skillfully overcoming problems and making productive decisions, you'll turn your group into a community of success. In this course, you'll learn the  more...

Working for Your Inner Boss Personal Accountability ...Most employees in business organizations must answer to someone else. From the top of the organization chart to the bottom, nearly every manager and employee must look to a supervisor, a director, or even a customer to establish priorities, assign tasks, set deadlines, and evaluate results. Whoever gives this direction is called the boss. On one level, the boss decides how employees will  more...

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

Relationship Management - Maintaining the Client Relationship In "Relationship Management - Maintaining the Client Relationship," you will learn about the differences between short-term and long-term customer relationships, as well as the causes and advantages of these relationships. You will also identify methods of keeping and extending the client relationship into future endeavors. Finally, you will learn about techniques for measuring success in the  more...

Creating Change Gaining Allies "If you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours." Is this an effective strategy for gaining allies to create change? How about, "If you do it my way, you'll feel better about yourself"? Finding and winning partners for the purpose of creating change is not easy in the intensely competitive and harried environment of the corporate world. It's especially difficult when you lack authority. The people  more...

The Fundamentals of Effective Thinking ...ns. In this course, you'll explore how to think about the most critical business skill of all--thinking itself. You'll first learn about the counterproductive thinking patterns and tendencies most people naturally fall prey to. You'll then discover how these largely intuitive tendencies manifest themselves in problem-solving mind-sets and decision-making styles. Finally, you'll take the  more...

Performance Reporting and Stakeholder Management ...rse provides a foundational knowledge base reflecting the most up-to-date project management information so learners can effectively put principles to work at their own organizations. This course will assist in preparing the learner for the PMBOK?? certification exam. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK?? Guide) - Third Edition, published by  more...

Estimating Activity Costs ...Most project managers are familiar with the sinking feeling that occurs when project costs exceed expectations. Project cost management is concerned with estimating and controlling the cost resources used to complete different project activities. This course will highlight the importance of project cost management to project performance. It will cover the project inputs, tools and techniques,  more...

Implementing Project Human Resource Management ...Most project managers have experienced the synergy of a well-functioning project team. When such a team exists, a project seems to run itself. A few of the secrets to a project's success include building a project team through obtaining the necessary human resources, developing team competencies, and monitoring performance to boost project performance. Project Human Resource Management is  more...

An Introduction to Project Management ...rse provides a foundational knowledge base reflecting the most up-to-date project management information so learners can effectively put principles to work at their own organizations. This course will assist in preparing the learner for the PMBOK?? certification exam.This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK?? Guide) - Third Edition, published by  more...

Project Life Cycles and Stakeholders ... between is less predictable. The project life cycle will most likely involve uncertainties, and it's how these uncertainties are handled that determines the outcomes of the project. The more familiar one is with project phases and stakeholders, the more easily one can keep the project on track and on budget.Organizations might "fast track" projects by overlapping phases, or "single track"  more...

Project Planning ...anning phases, project managers and team members have the most potential influence on the outcomes of a project. Yet, lots of planning does not guarantee successful planning. Just as project success can be planned, project disasters can be predestined if team members are not careful about the assumptions they make. A project management team that can balance the need for predictability with the  more...

Choosing Sellers and Administering and Closing Contracts ...and relationship between the buyer and seller? What's the most effective way to complete and settle contracts? As you advance in this course, which focuses on seller selection, contract administration, and contract closure, you will obtain the skills and knowledge required to manage these areas of Project Procurement Management. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management  more...

Communications Planning and Information Distribution ...rse provides a foundational knowledge base reflecting the most up-to-date project management information so learners can effectively put principles to work at their own organizations. This course will assist in preparing the learner for the PMP?? Certification Exam.This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK?? Guide) - Third Edition, published by the  more...

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