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School Assessments Responsibilities This course reviews the assessment process, rights and responsibilities of parents, as well as school district responsibilities.  more...

Why Involve Parents of Exceptional Children? Examines historical influence of parents in the provision of education to children with disabilities. Parents rights are also explored.  more...

Managing Yourself : Are you a Leader? The last few decades have seen a revolution in the way businesses operate. It's no longer enough for today's manager to simply understand how to organise, plan and control resources. Companies now recognise that their people are their most precious asset. And as their staff have become more aware of their rights as individuals, managers have had to respond. Today's manager needs leadership skills.  more...

Managing Yourself : Strengthening your Position as Leader The last few decades have seen a revolution in the way businesses operate. It's no longer enough for today's manager to simply understand how to organise, plan and control resources. Companies now recognise that their people are their most precious asset. And as their staff has become more aware of their rights as individuals, managers have had to respond. Today's manager needs leadership skills.  more...

Process Analysis and Documentation The Six Sigma DMAIC system is a roadmap that points the way to process and performance improvement. The second phase in this methodology is Measure. You cannot hope to improve processes and performance without first knowing where you are, assessing where you want to be, and then planning how to get there, while measuring progress toward the goal all along the way. In the words of an old adage,  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...

Budgeting and Controlling Costs A small change in schedule, resources, or scope can result in a major change in cost. The processes associated with Project Cost Management help Project Managers measure project performance and monitor cost variances. This course will highlight the importance of Project Cost Management to project performance. It will cover the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs for the Cost Budgeting and  more...

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

Project Communications Management Simulation For the duration of this simulation, you will assume the role of project manager for Coventry Media Design, a national manufacturer and installer of custom media systems for corporate applications. As lead PM, you will manage various aspects of a new project installation for Pressman University from inception to status assessment. The simulation is based on the SkillSoft series "Project  more...

Choosing Sellers and Administering and Closing Contracts How do you choose among potential sellers? Why is it important to manage the contract 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  more...

Project Procurement Management Simulation For the duration of this simulation, you will be employed as a project manager for RMVE Security, a national provider of residential, corporate, and government property and facility monitoring. In your role as a PM, you will be focusing on the various aspects of procurement. The simulation is based on the SkillSoft series "Project Procurement Management" and includes links to the following  more...

Planning for Quality Project Quality Management focuses on ensuring two things: the quality of project management and the quality of the products created during the project. Project Quality Management implements the quality management system by using policies, procedures, and the following processes: Quality Planning, Perform Quality Assurance, and Perform Quality Control. Through interactive learning strategies and  more...

Monitoring Controlling and Closing Programs Monitoring and controlling is an essential feature of program management, which allows you to ascertain the current benefit delivery status, ensure adequate resources are in place, and that changes are properly managed. Closing a program is a time for celebration. However, to be successful and ensure program benefits are achieved, monitoring, controlling, and closing processes must be followed.  more...

Program Management Processes and the Initiating Process Group The Standard for Program Management was designed to give program managers a set of processes for program management. These processes are very similar to the processes you can find in the PMBOK Guide Third edition; however, they are intended to deal with issues between projects and to offer a coordinated effort to ensure program benefits.This course is designed to help program managers describe the  more...

Program Lifecycle and Organization Regardless of your industry, programs and program management exist within their context and act as the infrastructure for implementing strategies. Effective program managers must be mindful of how different industries can impact program life cycles and the benefits they are designed to reap, and must continually refine their skills for adapting program life cycles to strategic goals. This course  more...

Introduction to Program Management Project managers are often tasked with managing multiple concurrent projects but what about managing multiple programs? When in a program environment, the processes differ from traditional project management. This course explains the key terms and themes of program management. It also introduces theories that are recognized as successful methods of managing programs.This course is aligned with "A  more...

Affirmative Action and the EEO HRCI PHR ...and employment issues, including those affecting employee rights, such as equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action (AA). The HRCI certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professional's competencies. HRCI is an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and provides testing and certification  more...

Employment Management HRCI PHR ...es, including legislation affecting employee and consumer rights, and matters of workforce management. The HRCI certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professionals' competencies. HRCI is an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and provides testing and certification services. As a human resources  more...

EEO and Affirmative Action HRCI PHR ...and employment issues, including those affecting employee rights, such as equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action (AA). The (HRCI) certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professional's competencies. HRCI is an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management and provides testing and certification services.  more...

Managing Employment HRCI PHR ...es, including legislation affecting employee and consumer rights, and matters of workforce management. The (HRCI) certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professionals' competencies. HRCI is an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management and provides testing and certification services. As a human resources professional,  more...

Employee Relations HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including those affecting employee and labor relations. The (HRCI) certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professionals' competencies. The Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification  more...

Control Charts and the Pre-control Process Six Sigma teams may be tempted to consider their work done once they have improved their processes during the Improve phase. However, in the Control phase of the Six Sigma process improvement system, teams go further and verify that improved processes continue to perform at the improved levels. This course will present control charts, which are used to determine with statistical precision the  more...

Define the Six Sigma Opportunity Have you ever heard someone say, "That's putting the cart before the horse"? It's a quaint way of describing a process that's being implemented in a backward manner. One example of this is a company that begins to make organization-wide improvements before identifying which improvements would provide optimal benefits. This course, Define the Six Sigma Opportunity, is a guide for choosing those  more...

The Six Sigma Project Charter and Plan What constitutes a project charter? How do you know whether you've set the right goals for your project? What tools can best help you plan your project? As you advance in this course--which focuses on project charter elements as well as planning tools and project documentation--you will obtain the skills and knowledge required to manage your project charter and plan. Six Sigma is a registered  more...

Six Sigma Team Leadership By addressing customer needs, streamlining processes, minimizing variance, and addressing poor quality and inefficiency, Six Sigma can encourage a more profitable and sustainable business. The development and leadership of an effective team is critical if these outcomes are to be achieved. An effective Six Sigma team comprises the right people using their skills in collaboration with each other to  more...

The Six Sigma Change Agent What is a Six Sigma change agent? How does one advocate change on a business-wide level? What are the skills required and the techniques used? In this course, you'll learn about the roles and responsibilities of the Six Sigma change agent. You'll explore ways to build a change management process and how to plan for change implementation. Effective communication is central to Six Sigma success, so  more...

Six Sigma Management and Planning Tools In the 1970s, a group of seven "new" tools for quality management were developed in Japan. When they reached America in the 1980s and 1990s, they were renamed the Management and Planning (MP) tools. Used separately or in combination, they are powerful tools in the Six Sigma approach for insuring quality and continuous improvement. This course will cover the seven tools--affinity diagrams,  more...

Six Sigma and Critical Customer Requirements Mark Twain once said, "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." Unlike the weather, serving customer needs is something companies actually can do something about. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is a systematic process for motivating a business to focus on its customers. In a Six Sigma environment, such a focus is central to success. In this course, you'll learn how  more...

Taguchi and Quality Improvement Well-designed experiments result in effective process design or redesign, and ultimately, improved organizations. The Taguchi Method is a technique for designing and performing experiments to investigate processes where the output depends on many variables. The Taguchi Method allows the Six Sigma teams to avoid the tedious and costly task of running a process using all possible combinations of  more...

Experimenting for Process Improvement The Improve phase of the Six Sigma DMAIC methodology concerns locating the optimal conditions of a process. Many improvement techniques used in Six Sigma concentrate on the impact of single factors on response or yield. In order to achieve breakthrough improvements, however, it is necessary to determine how multiple interacting factors impact response. This course introduces the sophisticated  more...

Analyzing Process Capability Process capability is determined by a range of variables including people, machines, materials and measurements. The cumulative result must be quantified numerically to determine current performance and project future potential. To do so requires a knowledge of control limits, specification limits, capability indices, and the difference between short- and long-term variability. This course teaches  more...

Calculating Process Capability When process data fails to produce a normal distribution, special indices are required to calculate process capability. This course teaches Black Belt candidates the indices for non-normal process capability, and discusses how to transform non-normal data for use in standard statistical tests. It also examines the difference between continuous and discrete data, and the distributions used for  more...

A Manager s Introduction to Business Law This course introduces managers to the fundamental concepts of business law. It begins by exposing some prevalent legal misconceptions shared by management and establishes the true role that law plays in society and business. The relationship between business ethics and law is explained and how managers serve as vital role models for demonstrating ethical business practices. This course also  more...

Intellectual Property Overview ...nsibility of protecting a company's intellectual property rights, while still communicating the company's identity or ideas to internal and external customers. How does management perform this function effectively while keeping the law on its side? This course explains the basic types of intellectual property, the legal protections in place, and the potential consequences of violating  more...

Trade Secrets A trade secret is information that is of proven economic value to its owner, is actively protected, and is not generally known to competitors. Trade secrets are important because they provide a competitive advantage to their owners and may be the only viable form of legal protection available. They are protected under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA), in those states that have adopted it, and  more...

Attorney-Client Privilege ...lity. Many corporate businesspeople are not sure of their rights under the attorney-client privilege, and as such risk destroying the privilege and losing their rights. This course defines attorney-client responsibilities and examines how the privilege encourages open and honest communication between attorneys and their clients. This course offers recommendations for using high-tech solutions  more...

Doing Business on the Internet The use of the Internet as a means of doing business has changed the way in which business transactions can take place forever. Business can be conducted across vast geographical distances with a much greater degree of ease than was possible even twenty years ago. However, while advancements in technology have enabled the development of new business models, the impact of these changes on issues  more...

Insider Trading ...two parties to the transaction, the violation of property rights, and the undermining of investors' confidence in the market. This course will provide examples of illegal insider trading and list the main provisions under law governing legal insider trading. It also discusses the civil and criminal penalties incurred by insider traders and the companies that they work for. It identifies the  more...

Union Awareness According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2004, 12.5 percent of wage and salary workers were union members--down from 12.9 percent in 2003. Why is membership declining? Perhaps the growing number of laws in place to protect workers prevents the necessity of unions, or perhaps the nature of the work itself has changed. Regardless of the decline, workers still have  more...

Employee Sexual Harassment Awareness ...ut courses of action available to victims, as well as the rights of employees, and the responsibilities of employers relative to sexual harassment in the workplace. This one-hour course can help your company demonstrate its commitment to a fair, responsible, and healthy organizational environment free from harassment and intimidation. SkillSoft's Legal Compliance courses are developed and  more...

HIPAA Privacy Rules Personal privacy is now a major issue to people, particularly where medical information is concerned. This course presents an overview of HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), outlining the main components and identifying who is covered by the act. The course examines the privacy provisions under HIPAA for patients and employees involved with covered entities. Under  more...

HIPAA Securing Protected Health Information ...f healthcare data creates a threat to a patient's privacy rights. The law includes specific safeguards for patients' health information. The law that establishes these rules does not place any specific requirements on employers. However, many employers sponsor healthcare insurance plans for employees and share protected health information about employees with organizations covered by the new  more...

Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes specific minimum requirements in relation to employees' wages, hours of work, overtime entitlements, and payroll records. The act was passed to set and enforce federal requirements on minimum wages and overtime. The FLSA became federal law in 1938 as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal--its primary aim was to respond to growing concerns about poor  more...

Securing UNIX Systems To describe how to implement and maintain UNIX networking IT professionals working in a UNIX environment for the first time  more...

UNIX Files and Directories ...renaming, removing and backing up directories. Permission rights which are required for accessing files and directories, are defined together with the method for changing permission rights. This course will explain the purpose of the .profile file and the commands to set shell variables and to set terminal options. Additionally, commands for text file manipulation will be introduced. These  more...

Backup and Security Settings in Microsoft Windows XP To explain how to recover from a backup and how to configure security settings in Windows XP Professional Students preparing for the Microsoft Exam 70-270; Installing, configuring and administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional  more...

Maintaining and Securing Data in SharePoint 2003 To describe how to configure and maintain databases and implement security measures in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Administrators who intend to deploy SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and SharePoint technologies; IT professionals who wish to gain knowledge of SharePoint products and technologies  more...

Instant Text and Unified Messaging in Outlook 2007 ...e your e-mail in Microsoft Outlook 2007 using Information Rights Management (IRM), a feature that allows you to set access permissions for specific messages. Setting these restrictions secures your sensitive information against forwarding, printing, and copying. In addition, when used with an Exchange Server, Outlook 2007 provides you with a comprehensive messaging approach, including instant  more...

Archiving and Storing Data and Using IRM in Outlook 2003 To demonstrate how to back up and manage data in Personal Folders files, and to use Information Rights Management to control data communication in Outlook 2003 Personnel at all levels of the enterprise; end users seeking competency in the advanced functionality of Microsoft Outlook 2003; end users seeking to obtain Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification in the use of Microsoft Outlook  more...

Regulatory Compliance Series - Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Reg E) ...ies so widely used in banking today. The EFTA establishes rights responsibilities and liabilities to banks and consumers when funds are deposited transferred or dispensed electronically. This up-to-date comprehensive course trains compliance and audit professionals which types of transactions are governed by the EFTA and which are exempt the rules for issuing access devices such as automated  more...

NDS Security This e-Learning module presents the many guidelines to consider when implementing a security plan. We will also review several different administration structures and conclude with a discussion of administrator rights.  more...

CIW Server Administrator Part 2: User Management This is the second course in a five part series that will teach students how to manage users. The essentials of user management are presented, as well as the techniques for managing users in Windows 2000 and managing users in Linux. Students will learn how to deal with the SAM, user rights, policies, and shared folders. In addition, they will learn how to deal with manually and automatically  more...

CIW Server Administrator Part 2: User Management This is the second course in a five part series that will teach students how to manage users. The essentials of user management are presented as well as the techniques for managing users in Windows 2000 and managing users in Linux. Students will learn how to deal with the SAM user rights policies and shared folders. In addition they will learn how to deal with manually and automatically adding  more...

Essentials of Business Law: Contract Law Essentials of Business Law: Contract Law offers the student an overview of contract law essentials. This program identifies the elements of contract formation classifications of contracts and contract strategies applying to validity and successful contract negotiations. The program also covers rules of consideration validity illegality the statute of frauds third-party rights and breach of  more...

Essentials of Business Law: Employment Law Essentials of Business Law: Employment Law offers the student an overview of employment law essentials. This program identifies the elements of agent and principal relationships the duties of agents and principals and ways in which agreements between these two parties are ratified. The program also identifies fair labor laws and labor and management issues including actions that constitute  more...

Human Resource Law: Family and Medical Leave Act In Human Resource Law: Family and Medical Leave Act you will learn the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and how to administer FMLA leave. You will learn which events qualify an employee for FMLA leave and the actions employers should avoid taking when protecting an employee's rights to FMLA leave. In addition you will learn job restoration rules how the FMLA is enforced  more...

Human Resource Law: Fair Labour Standards Act In Human Resource Law: Fair Labor Standards Act you will learn the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) including which employers must comply with the law and which employees could be exempt from FLSA provisions. You will also learn the employee rights protected by FLSA how the FLSA is enforced and how employers can prevent employee claims.  more...

Human Resource Law: Understanding Privacy Rights In "Human Resource Law: Understanding Privacy Rights " you will learn the laws that apply to employee and privacy rights in the workplace and how those laws might impact your company policies regarding searches seizures monitoring and e-communications. You will also learn how as an employer you can protect employees' rights how to conduct lawful e-communications and how to minimize your  more...