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Safety in Industry Working safely has to be everyone's priority, but safe working isn't always a case of common sense. To be really sure you need to develop safety sense. Whatever your job you'll have some responsibility for health and safety. Whether it's simply to report potential hazards or to decide how to avoid a dangerous situation in the first place, the law defines your responsibility. This course looks at more...

The Eurocamp Case Study 1: Overview ...anage their financial strategy and decisions -- balancing risks and rewards -- satisfying the financial needs of the business as well as the expectations of investors. This course explores some of the key concepts of financial strategy and applies them to Eurocamp, a UK-based travel company. It will: Provide you with an overview of some of the key concepts required to develop an understanding more...

Colt and Winchester Case Study 1: Start-up Businesses ...anage their financial strategy and decisions -- balancing risks and rewards -- satisfying the financial needs of the business as well as the expectations of investors. This course explores the typical financial strategy issues for businesses in the start-up phase. The course covers: The financial characteristics of a start-up business The appropriate financial strategy for a start-up more...

Colt and Winchester Case Study 2: Growth Businesses ...anage their financial strategy and decisions -- balancing risks and rewards -- satisfying the financial needs of the business as well as the expectations of investors. This course explores the typical financial strategy issues for businesses in the growth phase. The course covers: The financial characteristics and strategic emphasis of a business in the growth phase The appropriate more...

Colt and Winchester Case Study 3: Mature Businesses ...anage their financial strategy and decisions -- balancing risks and rewards -- satisfying the financial needs of the business as well as the expectations of investors. This course explores the typical financial strategy issues for businesses in the maturity phase. The course covers: The financial characteristics and strategic emphasis of a business in the maturity phase The appropriate more...

Colt and Winchester Case Study 4: Accounting for Competitors ...anage their financial strategy and decisions -- balancing risks and rewards -- satisfying the financial needs of the business as well as the expectations of investors. This course explores the relevance of competitor activity to an organisation's ability to grow and develop a competitive advantage. The course covers: The deficiencies of traditional information systems in monitoring competitor more...

Colt and WInchester Case Study 5: Accounting for Customers ...anage their financial strategy and decisions -- balancing risks and rewards -- satisfying the financial needs of the business as well as the expectations of investors. This course explores the growth strategies of Product Development and Market Development and the role of customer information in pursuing them. The course covers: What the growth strategies of Product Development and Market more...

Colt and Winchester Case Study 6: The Dynamic Growth Option ...anage their financial strategy and decisions -- balancing risks and rewards -- satisfying the financial needs of the business as well as the expectations of investors. This course explores the financial issues involved with diversifying and growing through acquisition. The course covers: What the growth strategy of Diversification involves The benefits of growth by acquisition versus more...

Colt and Winchester Case Study 7: Declining Businesses ...anage their financial strategy and decisions -- balancing risks and rewards -- satisfying the financial needs of the business as well as the expectations of investors. This course explores the typical financial strategy issues for businesses in the decline phase. The course covers: The financial characteristics of a business in the decline phase The strategic options open to a business in more...

Applying Financial Strategy: The Moore Corporation Case Study ...anage their financial strategy and decisions -- balancing risks and rewards -- satisfying the financial needs of the business as well as the expectations of investors. This course explores how the principles of financial strategy apply in a real life scenario- the Moore Corporation, based in Toronto, Canada. The course covers: How Moore's financial executives use financial strategy to address more...

Project Management: Risk Management Participants become familiar with the four phases involved with project risk management. They develop the skills they need to identify and analyze common sources of risk. They become familiar with the basic types of risk response and learn how to develop a risk management plan. more...

Solutions Development Discipline - Part 1 This course is the first part of a three part series for IT Professionals. This series will discuss Microsoft's philosophy on team organization, introduces a milestone-driven process model to manage the risks inherent in a dynamic environment, and provides an architectural framework for MultiThreaded development that emphasizes reusability and distribution. more...

Solutions Development Discipline - Part 2 This course is the second part of a three part series for IT Professionals. This series will discuss Microsoft's philosophy on team organization, introduces a milestone-driven process model to manage the risks inherent in a dynamic environment, and provides an architectural framework for MultiThreaded development that emphasizes reusability and distribution. more...

Solutions Development Discipline - Part 3 This course is the final part of a three part series for IT Professionals. This series will discuss Microsoft's philosophy on team organization, introduces a milestone-driven process model to manage the risks inherent in a dynamic environment, and provides an architectural framework for MultiThreaded development that emphasizes reusability and distribution. more...

CIW Security Professional Part 3: Operating System Security This is the third course in a five part series which covers the content in the CIW Security Professional Series. This course teaches security principles for Unix and Windows NT systems, implementing account security, implementing file system security, assessing security risks, and reducing risks. more...

Allegation of Substantial Risks, 1st Edition '' more...

Win2000 Netwk Sec Design Analyzing an Org Sec Reqts ...er learning about the different types of network security risks, you will learn to plan secure boundaries through firewalls and firewall components, such as a screening router, bastion host, dual homed gateway, screened host, and screened subnet. You will learn about delegation of administration in a Windows 2000 network, about object-specific inheritance and blocking of inheritance, and about more...

Progressing through the Complex Sale Simulation You are a regional account representative with DME Corporation, a national direct marketing firm, which has recently opened its Fulfillment Services Division. You are charged with selling this service and have identified a potential prospect. In this simulation, the second of three in this series, you have gained access to the buying influences at MicroGalaxy, an electronic component supply more...

The Banking Industry Overview Version 2 Can you imagine a world without banks? In the past, banks focused on loans and deposits, debits, and credits. Now, due to dramatic changes in the world economy, banking is a far more complex business. On a daily basis, the industry must deal with margin pressures, consolidation, and technological and marketing challenges, not to mention unforeseen financial and political crises. However, with cash more...

The Insurance Industry Overview Version 2 ...risks and opportunities. While providing risk coverage to individuals and businesses, insurers are striving hard to manage their own risks in the wake of natural and human-made disasters, financial setbacks, and governance scandals. As margins are squeezed in the face of low underwriting profitability and the cushion of investment returns begins to shrink, insurance companies are looking to more...

Technical Support Agent Survival Skills Coping with stress is an everyday issue for the Technical Support Agent (TSA). The focus of this course is specifically directed to the situations that TSAs encounter. The course will help the TSA avoid burnout and manage job responsibilities by identifying the causes of stress, prevention methods, and time management skills. Technical Support Agents seeking to acquire new skills or improve the more...

Project Planning In the early planning 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 more...

Managing Efficiencies of IT Projects Are you delivering quality application systems? Do you know how you can ensure that your projects deliver value to your organization? The key to delivering value is "process." Organizations are becoming more aware of the importance of following the same process for each project. In this course, you will learn how to converge methodologies with other project management techniques and process more...

Project IT Management Simulation - The Early Stages American Auto is a large automobile company that designs, manufactures, and markets cars and trucks worldwide. With its one price and no-haggle sales approach, the company has been very successful and continues to increase its customer base. To further simplify the buying process, American Auto has recently embraced the idea of upgrading its web site's virtual showroom to allow for online more...

Advanced Project Management Managing Accelerated Projects ...duling packages, schedule compression techniques, and the risks of using the different techniques. It also covers how ERP benefits project management, how to calculate the percent efficiency of resources, and what elements project managers should consider when planning for resources. Finally, it teaches how to promote teamwork and enhance productivity, empower project team members, and create a more...

Project Management Professional Risk Management Project Management: Risk Management, is the ninth of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the four responses to risk, identify methods of prioritizing risks and calculate the expected monetary value for different decisions. The Prime-Project Management Professional curriculum introduces advanced level project coordination techniques more...

Leading Change from the Front Line Have you ever wanted something at work to change, but no one ever addressed the issue, so you just put up with it? Maybe you didn't bring it up because you thought you were the only person who didn't like it. Maybe you didn't want to make a fool of yourself by making it an issue. Or maybe you thought your boss would be irritated if you mentioned it. If any of this sounds familiar, this course is more...

Managing Working Capital ...risks and its expected returns. As such, it is an important determinant of firm value. Investment and financing decisions are interconnected, thus they cannot be made independently. Financial planning will make you think systematically about the relationships among your goals for growth, investment, and financing. After completing this course, you will be aware of the risk-return tradeoffs that more...

Financial Risk Management ...risks or do you prefer to avoid them? Do you only take a risk if you know you will be compensated for it in the end? Everyone is exposed to risk at some time--it is unavoidable. Having the proper tools to deal with risk can save you money and help you avoid financial hardship. This course familiarizes you with the strategies and products used to manage corporate risk. You will gain useful more...

Managing Business Risk Developing a Risk Management Plan Managing Business Risk: Developing a Risk Management Plan teaches learners about the various risk management models as well as factors that influence the risk management function in organizations. Students will also learn about the risk management environment that organizations face and the methods used to assess those risks. The target audience for this program is Team Leaders, Directors, and more...

Managing Business Risk Risk Assessment and Control Managing Business Risk: Risk Assessment and Control teaches learners about risk identification and environmental scanning. Students will also learn about evaluation and control of risk within organizations and the methods for classifying various organizational risks. The target audience for this program is Team Leaders, Directors, Managers, Department Heads. more...

Managerial Skills and Abilities Quality management is an important factor in the success of today's organizations. Leading organizational thinkers have gone to the extent of saying that quality in an organization is determined by the quality of its management. In order to bring quality and excellence to an organization, managers need certain skills, tools, and abilities in all their functions. These skills and abilities relate more...

E-mail and Internet Use E-mail and Internet technologies are rapid communication and information tools that spell success for any person or business that knows how to take advantage of them. However, there are dangers in the use of this advanced technology. This course outlines the pitfalls involved in using e-mail and accessing the Internet through a company's network, and the policies that are often implemented to 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...

Independent Contractors and Temporary Employees ...s of their agreement with the appropriate distribution of risks and responsibilities. This course explains the differences between independent contractors and temporary employees, the benefits and drawbacks of both, and how to get the most out of your hiring practices. SkillSoft's Legal Compliance courses are developed and maintained with subject matter support provided by the Labor, more...

Project Management Fundamentals Today, the competition in the business world has grown to an extent where you need to deliver the best products and services in order to sustain your business. To meet the demands of modern businesses, you need to prioritize the projects in hand, ensure smooth project execution, and develop quality products in the stipulated time and within the allocated budget. To achieve these goals, you must more...

Win2000 Netwk Security Design Providing Secure Access in a LAN ...igure SNMP security, RIS, and Terminal Services. Security risks will be covered in detail, and you will learn about Kerberos V5 authentication in Windows 2000. Related Exam: Microsoft Exam #070-220: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network The course addresses the training needs of system administrators and network architects involved in network security design of a Windows 2000 more...

Win2000 Netwk Security Design Providing Secure Access-Internet ...ate network configured for public access and explains the risks that a network is prone to while using the Internet. You will learn how to protect a network using a firewall and will also learn about the guidelines for placement of Web and FTP servers, application servers, RRAS servers, and DNS servers while configuring a firewall. You will learn how to analyze threats posed by the Internet and more...

Windows 2000 - Security Solutions To provide the information and skills necessary to design secure Windows 2000 networks, and to introduce the major security concepts, threats, risks, and the principal security features of Windows 2000 Students preparing for Microsoft exam 70-220; personnel in medium to very large computing environments that use the Windows 2000 network operating system more...

Windows 2000 - Communication and Remote Access Security To enable students to design protocol-level security, to secure network services, to secure connections from remote users and remote offices, and to provide remote users with secure access to local resources Students preparing for Microsoft exam 70-220; personnel in medium to very large computing environments that use the Windows 2000 network operating system more...

Security within a Linux Environment To identify the security options available within a Linux environment Students wishing to acquire the basic skills required as a Linux system administrator more...

Legal Ethical Social Global and Taxation Issues This WestNet e-Learning module provides a look at some of the legal and social issues to consider in your work as a Web professional. As the Web has become more entwined with our personal and professional lives, the laws, rules, and customs of the day-to-day real world have necessarily followed. In some cases, this has meant applying existing laws and customs to the Internet. In others, new laws more...

e-Business Part 4 Securing Your Infrastructure ...course in the e-Business curriculum examines the security risks and requirements of an e-Business environment e.g. viruses and hoaxes etc. It covers the inherent lack of Internet security and goes on to cover creating security strategies and policies. It also covers security schemas and tools. It also explains the role of cryptology and cryptographic tools. It introduces client and server side more...

Fundamentals of Network Security To cater to the growing demands of information exchange, most organizations have implemented computer networks. As a network administrator, you need to determine and analyze the risks to the data residing on your network. Additionally, you need to implement various processes to track the security holes on your network. Based on your assessment of the risks and security holes, you can prepare a more...

Securing IP Telephony To outline the principles of IP telephony security and explain how to secure the operating system and Cisco CallManager IT professionals responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining the ongoing administration of a Cisco IP telephony solution; candidates preparing for the Cisco IP Telephony exam (642-444 CIPT) more...

Cisco BCMSN 3 0 Mitigating Service Loss and Data Theft To recognize the potential attacks and how to implement security features in a switched network. Network administrators, network engineers, network managers, systems managers, or network designers. more...

NFPA 1600 Disaster Emergency Management Over the past decade, emergency management and business continuity planning have been recognized as necessary to continued operational success in both the public and private sectors. Key to this was the development and widespread use of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs (NFPA 1600). The NFPA 1600 standard is a more...

NFPA 1600 Business Continuity Programs Whether it is a natural disaster that sweeps through your city or a computer virus that destroys vital electronic information, businesses need to be able to recover their services and operations as soon as possible if such a disaster does occur. A Business Continuity Program involves planning the recovery of operations when confronted with adverse events such as natural disasters, technological more...

Emergency Response ...ence of hazardous substances in an emergency specify the risks associated with hazardous substances in an incident specify the potential outcomes associated with an emergency created when hazardous substances are present define the role and responsibilities of the Emergency Response Team identify additional resources for more information regarding relevant standard operating procedures for more...

Food Safety and Handling ...tive arthritis and serious infections. In addition to the risks from badly prepared or handled food, there is the potential risk of malicious contamination. Those involved in food preparation must follow safe procedures to ensure that food contamination and its associated illnesses are prevented. This course focuses on the health risks associated with improperly handled food. It highlights the more...

Hot Work Permits Hot work can be defined as any operation such as brazing, cutting, welding, grinding, soldering, or torching that can cause sparks or flames. While such work is necessary, the hazards associated can be minimized through an effective hot work permit program. This 30-minute course provides an overview of an OSHA-compliant hot work permit program, including the permit process, roles and more...

Lead and Cadmium ...king with them, can leave you exposed to long-term health risks. Lead and cadmium have a number of industrial applications. This course provides an understanding of the basic health effects, routes of entry, methods of compliance and prevention, and regulatory requirements for both cadmium and lead standards applicable to workplaces covered by the general industry standard 29CFR 1910. This more...

Norton AntiVirus 2005 ...at can be specified to detect viruses and other potential risks in the instant messenger attachments, email messages, Internet downloads, and other files. The course is intended for computer users with some computer experience, but need to understand why and when they would need to use Norton Antivirus 2005. The audience will be primarily interested in protecting their home or home office more...

Advanced Features of MS Project 2000 This is the second course in the Project 2000 curriculum. It acquaints the students with the advanced capabilities of Project 2000. It enables students to plan, create and assign tasks and resources. It also enables students to manage and generate project reports, and access risks. Additionally, it enables students to use Project Central 2000 for communicating information and managing the Project more...

Project Management - Project Risk Management In Project Management - Project Risk Management you will learn how to define identify and plan for risks that inevitably occur in projects. You will also learn two methods for analyzing project risk qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis. Finally you will learn constructive ways to respond to monitor and control risks to effectively manage the threats and opportunities that affect more...

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Designing Security Part 1 The course covers designing a secure network infrastructure. Topics include assembling the design team modeling threats and analyzing security risks in order to meet business requirements for securing computers in a networked environment. The course encourages decision-making skills through an interactive tool that simulates real-life scenarios that the target audience may encounter. This course more...

Project Management: Estimating Costs This course covers resource identification, life cycle costing, the tools used to identify necessary project resources, and how to assign resources to activities. This program also includes instruction on how to use the work breakdown structure to complete cost approximation, how to use resource rates, estimating publications, historical information, and how to use a chart of accounts when more...

Project Management: Risk Management ...risks, how to distinguish business risk from insurable risks, how to know when to take risks and when to avoid them, and the actions included in project risk management. In addition, this program provides instruction on how to identify and classify risks according to their level of impact, and how to use specific tools in risk identification. This program also covers risk assessment methods, more...

IBM Understanding Wireless Solutions Part 3: WWANs and Wireless Security The third course in the curriculum focuses on the third of the three wireless networks - WWANS. It firstly covers the types of WWAN solutions available and guidelines on making a selection. It then covers the history of this technology in detail looking at First Generation through to Third Generation Wireless. It also looks at technologies that are evolving in this area and covers the principal more...

CIW Security Professional Part 3: Operating System Security This is the third course in a five part series which covers the content in the CIW Security Professional Series. This course teaches security principles for Unix and Windows NT systems, implementing account security, implementing file system security, assessing security risks, and reducing risks. more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Implementing Security Part 4: Mixed Clients This course teaches how to provide secures access to non-Microsoft clients. Remote access, and firewalls are covered. Participants also learn about screened subnets. Finally, application-layer security and IP-layer security concepts are taught. more...

e-Business Part 4: Securing Your Infrastructure The fourth course in the e-Business curriculum examines the security risks and requirements of an e-Business environment e.g. viruses and hoaxes etc. It covers the inherent lack of Internet security and goes on to cover creating security strategies and policies. It also covers security schemas and tools. It also explains the role of cryptology and cryptographic tools. It introduces client and more...

Web Site Security - Internet and Intranet Management and Policies Web Site Security: Internet and Intranet Management and Policies is the first course in a two-part series. This course will give students the skills and knowledge needed to identify and counter some fundamental security risks and requirements. Students will learn some basic network security skills pertaining to network threat identification and prevention. They will also examine Internet security more...

Web Site Security: Messaging, Servers, and Viruses This course is the second course in a two-part series on Web Site Security. This course will give students the skills and knowledge to identify and prevent more tactical security risks and measures. Students will learn how to implement message security via Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) a de facto messaging security standard. They will also learn how to identify and minimize security risks associated more...

Oracle8i Network Administration: Net8 Architecture and Basic Configuration This is the first in a two-part series based on Oracle8i Network Administration. This series introduces participants to the trends and problems associated with business networking and presents the various solutions required to address these problems. This series explains in detail the architecture of Net8 and describes the steps in which connections are established between peers. Participants more...

Oracle8i Network Administration: Net8 Additional Configuration and Troubleshooting This is the second in a two-part series based on Oracle8i Network Administration. This series introduces participants to the trends and problems associated with business networking and presents the various solutions required to address these problems. This series explains in detail the architecture of Net8 and describes the steps in which connections are established between peers. Participants more...

Oracle8 Network Administration: Net8 Architecture and Basic Configuration This is the first course in a two-part series based on Oracle8 Network Administration. This course introduces participants to the trends and problems associated with business networking and presents the various solutions required to address these problems. This series explains in detail the architecture of Net8 and describes the steps in which connections are established between peers. more...

Oracle8 Network Administration: Net8 Additional Configuration and Troubleshooting This is the second course in a two-part series based on Oracle8 Network Administration. This course introduces participants to the trends and problems associated with business networking and presents the various solutions required to address these problems. This series explains in detail the architecture of Net8 and describes the steps in which connections are established between peers. more...

Business Finance: Risk Analysis Business Finance: Risk Analysis offers the student an overview of the information required to identify calculate and assess both individual investments and investment portfolios. The program details types of risks associated with investments gives equations used to calculate risk and provides information about how to assess the results of the equations.  more...

Business Finance: Valuation of Stocks and Bonds Business Finance: Valuation of Stocks and Bonds offers the student an overview of the bond and stock markets as well as the information needed to evaluate and invest in various types of stocks and bonds. The program also details characteristics of the various types of stocks and bonds and their risks.  more...

e-Business Part 4: Securing Your Infrastructure The fourth course in the e-Business curriculum examines the security risks and requirements of an e-Business environment e.g. viruses and hoaxes etc. It covers the inherent lack of Internet security and goes on to cover creating security strategies and policies. It also covers security schemas and tools. It also explains the role of cryptology and cryptographic tools. It introduces client and more...

Linux Technology Overview Part 1: Technical and Business Considerations This first course in the series provides background knowledge about Linux and explains what factors businesses should consider when determining if they should use it. This course teaches what Linux is its history what it can be used for and the risks and benefits of using it. This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn more about this emerging technology.  more...