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Using Voice of the Customer in Six Sigma

Using Voice of the Customer in Six Sigma ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB)
Customers are at the heart of all Six Sigma initiatives, and this focus on customers is what makes Six Sigma an outstanding organizational performance improvement program. The voice of the customer (VOC) is a Six Sigma strategy used to capture requirements and feedback from the customer and to meet their requirements.
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Using Voice of the Customer in Six Sigma
Liquified Petroleum Gas LPG Safety

... associated with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). It provides general knowledge of the hazards associated with exposure and requirements to reduce or eliminate exposure and mitigate the hazards. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements. Learner objectives are to: recognize characteristics of LPG, describe proper handling and
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Lead Awareness

... information mandated by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1025. It provides general knowledge of the hazards associated with lead exposure and requirements to reduce or eliminate exposure. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements. Learner objectives are to: identify sources of lead exposure, identify adverse health effects associated with lead
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Building Positive Support for Change

Building Positive Support for Change
It's often said that people don't like change. But when it comes to organizational change, employees are genuinely interested in making things better an improvement in processes, systems, functions, or services most likely translates into direct improvements for the employee too. But employees cannot support change and recognize its benefits without first
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Forklift Safety Awareness

Forklift Safety Awareness
The purpose of this training is to help you become a qualified forklift operator; one who has the skills and knowledge to operate a lift truck in a safe and proper manner. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements. Learner objectives are to recognize general engineering and capacity principles
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Program Life Cycle and Benefits Management

Program Life Cycle and Benefits Management
Regardless of the industry, programs and program management help organizations effectively implement corporate strategies. To achieve the planned benefits and outcomes of your program, you need to manage its benefits across its life cycle. This life cycle will vary, depending on the type of program. However, if you understand the general phases in
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Fundamentals of Purchasing Vendor Management

Fundamentals of Purchasing & Vendor Management
Purchasing and vendor management are important organizational functions. An organization's purchases account for a large share of its total costs. The changing nature of today's business environment and the move toward decentralization have extended the purchasing function to departmental levels so that it also includes non-purchasing
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Basic Internet Specialist Certificate


Designed to help people learn more about the Web including terminology, finding information, and creating effective websites that sell.
Designed to help people learn more about the Web including terminology, finding information, and creating effective websites that sell.
Students will learn how to deal with customers concerns, and the best way to provide support.
Students will also learn how to
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Basic Internet Specialist Certificate
Learn HTML All By Yourself- Advanced



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


The Advanced e-mail Marketing Course provides a contemporary and comprehensive learning program for e-mail marketing.
The course is designed for marketers with a general knowledge of e-marketing techniques and processes.
Students should complete the e-marketing course first or have general experience in e-marketing prior to taking this advanced course.
The course is instructor led via e-mail, a
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Paralegalism Career Overview



...wyers in the delivery of many basic services. A paralegal`s general knowledge about the American Legal System and specific knowledge about civil and criminal law can enhance a paralegal`s value in the workplace. Gaining an overview of the law can provide students with insight about this fast-growing area of the law.REQUIRED TEXT: West`s Paralegal Today: The Essentials. 2nd Edition. Roger LeRoy
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Legal Research and Writing


This course guides students on how to do legal research and writing.
After completing this course, the student is expected to have acquired the basic skills necessary for writing legal documents.
The course is designed to give the student exposure to writing briefs, pleadings, (including motions, complaints, answers, appeals, etc.) and even some basic legal correspondence. The Student should
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Using Databases
This in-depth course will concentrate on addressing the needs of library professionals using electronic databases.
Using Databases This in-depth course will concentrate on addressing the needs of library professionals using electronic databases. As you progress through the course you will gain a general knowledge of the terminology used in online searching and develop the skills needed to analyze
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Stack Sampling Methods 1-5
US-EPA Methods 1-5 are sampling methods developed for sampling of particulate emissions from stationary sources such as power plants and other industrial facilities. These methods appear in title 40, part 60 of the Code of Federal Regulations (referred to as 40 CFR 60). This course serves as an introduction to the methods and provides a basic understanding of the concepts, equipment, procedures
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Listening Skills for the Workplace
This short course is designed to increase your knowledge of, and consider your attitude toward, listening to other people in everyday life. It includes a detailed assessment, discussion of why people filter and block communication.
Listening Skills for the Workplace There is an expanding awareness in business of the value of good listening skills. To ignore this important tool in today`s
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The EcoBroker Certificate Program
EcoBroker Environmental Advantage is designed to educate real estate professionals to readily identify and understand various environmental issues as they relate to real estate transactions. Real estate licensees reduce potential liabilities through improved knowledge, understanding, and the ability to provide clients with information and access to technical experts in the field. Licensees who
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Expert Certificate Course in Medical Transcription for the Physician ™s Office and Home Based Business
Medical transcriptionists are vital members of the professional healthcare team. Medical transcriptionists transcribe medical reports to document patients` medical care and condition. Most medical reports are transcribed from audio files recorded by the physician, but a growing number of medical reports are first compiled by speech recognition technology, then edited and corrected by medical
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Certificate in Professional Technical Communication
The Certificate in Professional Technical Communication is designed to help new and existing writers work within a range of styles specific to the field of technical writing. A successful completion of the program results in earning a paper-based Certificate of Completion from the prestigious University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Students may apply for tuition financing. Multiple employee and STC
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Supervisor Manager Sexual Harassment Awareness
Sexual harassment can have a very negative impact on victims, offenders, and the company in which the offense occurs. There are many forms of prohibited conduct that can create a hostile working environment. Training managers and supervisors about the areas of prohibited conduct is an important part of reducing liability. Company managers have an additional responsibility to both their employees
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Supervisor Manager Sexual Harassment Awareness
Essentials of External Consulting
You may already have a reputation as something of an area specialist or problem solver. You may have a number of years of general management experience, or you may have recently acquired a management qualification. Perhaps you've now been asked to deploy your knowledge in an external consulting role.What do external consultants really do? Although they may work in a variety of disciplines, clearly
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E-Learning Essentials Part 1 E-Learning and Successful Strategy

This Course is designed to cover the broad offerings within the scope of e-learning and the various challenges that arise in implementing an e-learning solution. It places e-learning within the context of learning and knowledge management and the role of e-learning in harnassing an organizations's intellectual and human assests. The course covers the importance of a clear and effective strategy
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NetWare 5 Advanced Administration - Part 2

C ourse Overview
This is the second course in a five-part series on Novell NetWare 5 Advanced Administration. This series provides the knowledge and skills necessary to design, configure, and administer a complex NetWare 5 network. This course will cover queue-based network printing, network file systems, and network and server optimization.
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Set up network printing
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Introduction to PCs and Software

This course provides the learner with comprehensive foundational knowledge of PCs, working with Microsoft Windows, Microsoft application software, and using the Internet and E-mail. The course covers an introduction to the PC, benefits, components, hardware and software, input and output devices, storage, and general maintenance. Working with Microsoft Windows XP, opening and closing applications,
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SAP R 3 v4 0 Retail Organizational Structures and Master Data

Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to give users working in retail companies knowledge of the organizational structure and
master data of the SAP R/3 retail system. This course also provides essential skills in daily activities associated with use of Master Data in IS Retail.
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Logistics organizational structure.
Organization of financial accounting.
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SAP R 3 v3 0 Information Systems within FI

Course Overview
The FI/IS component of R/3 provides sophisticated services for enterprise wide data management and reporting. This course will provide R/3 users with the knowledge and skills to perform regular tasks and procedures, including customizing activities. The course illustrates the analysis of: Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable information systems, G/L information systems,
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Business Intelligence

Course Overview
This course builds on a series of closely related concepts. It provides you with an introduction to the basic and more advanced concepts of business intelligence and discusses the architectures of possible solutions. The content of the course is divided into two main sections. The first section takes a closer look at general principles and explains why business intelligence is
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SAP R 3 MM Purchasing Organization and Master Data

Course Overview
Purchasing is a component of the SAP Materials Management (MM) Module. The MM Module automates and integrates the entire range of tasks associated with materials management processes. Purchasing supports the buyer in the acquisition of goods and services, integrating these activities with other components and modules of R/3, such as
FI, SD, CO, PP, PS, etc. In this course
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SAP R 3 MM Purchasing Purchase Order Processing and Information System

Course Overview
Purchasing is a component of the SAP Materials Management (MM) Module. The MM Module automates and integrates the entire range of tasks associated with materials management processes. Purchasing supports the buyer in the acquisition of goods and services, integrating these activities with other components and modules of R/3, such as
FI, SD, CO, PP, PS, etc. In this course
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SAP R 3 FI AR AP Organization Master Records and Posting

Course Overview
SAP's FI module is a powerful, integrated environment, dynamically interfacing Accounts Receivable/Payable functions with General Ledger and Assets Accounting. You will usually encounter both FI and CO (Cost Center Controlling) in a business environment. The procedures for Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable are very similar in R/3. In this course you will learn to process
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SAP R 3 FI AR AP Account Document Posting and Periodic Processing

Course Overview
SAP's FI module is a powerful, integrated environment, dynamically interfacing Accounts Receivable/Payable functions with General Ledger and Assets Accounting. You will usually encounter both FI and CO (Cost Center Controlling) in a business environment. The procedures for Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable are very similar in R/3. In this course you will learn to process
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SAP R 3 v4 x MM Inventory Management

Course Overview
SAP's Inventory Management system allows you to manage stocks on a quantity and value basis in order to plan, enter, check goods movements and carry out physical inventories. You will learn the essential skills needed to ensure efficient and sensible use of the Inventory Management services within the MM Module.
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Basic Principles.
Inventory
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SAP R 3 v4 x FI Payments

Course Overview
Payment Processing is a component of SAP's R/3 Financial Accounting module (FI). FI is a powerful module integrating many activities, including General Ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and assets accounting. You will learn to process simple and complex payment transactions. In addition, you will maintain data and systems
settings for accurate and effective
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C Programming - Part 1

Course Overview This course is the first in a four-part series that will give students the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to be able to write syntactically correct C code, using the facilities of a standard ANSI C library, to create basic applications. This series is not environment or vendor-specific. This course will give students a basic understanding of some of the fundamental
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C Programming - Part 2

Course Overview This course is the second in a four-part series that will give students the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to be able to write syntactically correct C code, using the facilities of a standard ANSI C library, to create basic applications. This series is not environment or vendor-specific. In this course, students will learn about arrays, pointers, and user-defined
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C Programming - Part 3

Course Overview This course is the third in a four-part series that will give students the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to be able to write syntactically correct C code, using the facilities of a standard ANSI C library, to create basic applications. This series is not environment or vendor-specific. This course begins to introduce some more advanced topics. Students will learn
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C Programming - Part 4

Course Overview This course is the last in a four-part series that will give students the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to be able to write syntactically correct C code, using the facilities of a standard ANSI C library, to create basic applications. This series is not environment or vendor-specific. This course will teach students the skills and knowledge necessary to perform some
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C Foundation for Non-C Programmers - Part 1

Course Overview This is the first part of a two-part series which is designed to teach non-C programmers the fundamentals of C++ programming. This series is based on ANSI C++ and is not environment or vendor-specific. This course will teach students the basic skills and knowledge necessary to be able to write, compile, and run basic C++ applications. Students will learn the language
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Programming XML Using XML

This course firstly provides a general overview of how to generate XML documents from Java objects. It introduces Java programming with XSL Transforamtions (XSLT). It covers architectural implications of incorporating XML into business applications. Lastly, this course shows how to use the DB2 XML Extender to import and export XML from a DB2 database. Learn To To
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Exchange Server 5 5 Design Implementation - Part 3

Course Overview
This is the third course in a six part series that will provide participants with the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments.
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Identify the functions and configure a Dynamic RAS connector.
Identify selection and routing mechanisms used by the MTA to
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Exchange Server 5 5 Design Implementation - Part 4

Course Overview
This is the fourth course in a six part series that will provide participants with the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments.
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Identify the protocols used, the messages and security measures associated with Exchange Server and the Internet.
Install and
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NetWare 5 Advanced Administration - Part 2

Course Overview
This is the second course in a five-part series on Novell NetWare 5 Advanced Administration. This series provides the knowledge and skills necessary to design, configure, and administer a complex NetWare 5 network. This course will cover queue-based network printing, network file systems, and network and server optimization.
L earn To:
Set up network printing by
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Programming XML Using XML

This course firstly provides a general overview of how to generate XML documents from Java objects. It introduces Java programming with XSL Transforamtions (XSLT). It covers architectural implications of incorporating XML into business applications. Lastly, this course shows how to use the DB2 XML Extender to import and export XML from a DB2 database. Learn To To
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Programming XM XML Parsing

This course introduces students to WebSphere Studio Application Developer. It provides a general over overview of XML parsing and it introduces students to the Simple API for XML (SAX) parser and the Document Object Model (DOM) XML parser. Learn To To identify features of the WebSphere Studio family. To identify features of WebSphere
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GroupWise 5 5 Admin Part 1--System Fundamentals

Course Overview The GroupWise System Administration curriculum is designed to teach students the fundamentals of administering a GroupWise system. As the first in the 3-part series, this course will give students a solid foundation in GroupWise 5.5 fundamentals. Students will be given a thorough overview of the GroupWise client and the fundamental components of the GroupWise system. Students
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WebSphere MQ Integration Message Broker

The purpose of this course is to provide learners with a general overview of the WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker product. The course introduces the business and technical reasons for a message broker, and the main features of WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker are then outlined. Students are given a basic understanding of how the product works and what tasks can be done
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SAP R 3 v4 6 Purchaser

This SAP R/3 4.6 Purchaser course aims to provide the basic knowledge required to start and log on to the R/3 System, Release 4.6. The student will be introduced to the environment in which the purchaser works, paying particular attention to the procurement process used in an enterprise and the most important information sources of the purchaser. Additionally, the student will be introduced to the
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SAP R 3 v4 6 Shipping Employee

The course SAP R/3 4.6 Shipping Clerk aims to provide the basic knowledge required to start and log on to the R/3 System, Release 4.6. The learner will be provided with an overview of the basic functions and processes used in shipping processing. Furthermore, the learner will be provided with a detailed overview of the steps involved in outbound deliveries, picking, packing and goods issues in the
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SAP R 3 v4 6 AR Accountant

The SAP R/3 4.6 AR Accountant course aims to provide the basic knowledge required to start and log on to the R/3 System, Release 4.6. The student will be shown how the FI component is integrated in the R/3 System, how to create master data for a customer, and how to post invoices and incoming payments. Furthermore, he will be able to display and process customer documents, and will be shown the
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SAP R 3 v4 6 AP Accountant

This SAP R/3 4.6 AP Accountant course aims to provide the basic knowledge required to start and log on to the R/3 System, Release 4.6. and how the FI component is integrated in the R/3 System. It also shows you how to create master data for a vendor and how to post invoices and outgoing payments. Furthermore, it will show how to display and process vendor documents. You will also be shown the
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SAP R 3 v4 6 Financial Accountant

This SAP R/3 4.6 Financial Accountant course aims to provide the basic knowledge required to start and log on to the R/3 System, Release 4.6. It provides the student with an overview of the key components of R/3 Financial Accounting that affect financial accountants - namely the enterprise structure and master records. Furthermore, the trainee is provided with a structured introduction to the
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SAP R 3 v4 6 Cost Center Accountant

The SAP R/3 4.6 Cost Center Accountant course aims to provide the basic knowledge required to start and log on to the R/3 System, Release 4.6. and how the CO component is integrated in the R/3 System. It will also show the main tasks that a cost center accounting employee has to fulfill on a daily or periodical basis. Learn To: o Getting started with SAP R/3 4.6. o Starting the System and
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SAP R 3 v4 6 SD Custromer Service Representative

This SAP R/3 4.6 SD Customer Service Representative course aims to provide the basic knowledge required to start and log on to the R/3 System, Release 4.6. The student will be given an overview of the basic sales processes and how Sales and Distribution is integrated and organized in the R/3 System. Additionally, this course describes the master data used by sales employees. Furthermore, the
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MS Win XP Install Admin Part 1 Install Config

This is the first course in a five part series that discusses how to effectively plan an installation, perform a new installation and perform an upgrade. It also teaches how to automate the installation of Microsoft Windows XP Professional by using an answer file and a UDF by using the Setup Manager Wizard, and how to configure additional answer file settings. Finally, it covers how to install and
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MS Win XP Install Admin Part 1 Install Config

This is the first course in a five part series that discusses how to effectively plan an installation, perform a new installation and perform an upgrade. It also teaches how to automate the installation of Microsoft Windows XP Professional by using an answer file and a UDF by using the Setup Manager Wizard, and how to configure additional answer file settings. Finally, it covers how to install and
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Commerce Server 2000 Design Impl Part 2 Users Objects Catalogs

This is the second course in a five part series that covers the importance of user authentication and how to set up identification, authentication, and profiling systems for anonymous and registered users. The course also focuses on catalogs in a Commerce Server Web site, the tools used to create one, and the skills required to build Web pages to browse and search catalogs. Learn To: o
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CompTIA Server 2005 Storage Arrays Install Planning

...s general knowledge about technologies such as Fiber Channel and RAID. The course also covers pre-installation activities for installing a server or network. This course is divided into three units: Fiber Channel Fundamentals, RAID, and Installation Planning. The Fiber Channel Fundamentals unit introduces learners to the Fiber Channel technology and covers Fiber Channel hardware and iSCSI and
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ABAP 6 10 Overview

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the SAP programming language ABAP 6.10. The course will show the structural pre-requisites, which are important to develop a programme with ABAP/4. Learn To: o Architecture of SAP R/3 Programs. o ABAP in the SAP R/3 System. o Work Processes. o Program Flow and Program Types. o ABAP Workbench in SAP R/3. o ABAP Workbench. o
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Database Technologies Introduction to SQL

The second in a two-part series, this course will teach students the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to acquire a foundation-level understanding of SQL. Building on the basic relational database skills and knowledge acquired in the first course, this course teaches students the essential SQL statements, and associated variations, needed to perform fundamental data access and manipulation
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Security Certification Curriculum

This curriculum introduces the learner to general security concepts, communication security, infrastructure security considerations and covers cryptography and operational security. This curriculum consists of four Skill Builder courses: CompTia Security+ Part 1: Security Concepts CompTia Security+ Part 2: Communication Security CompTia Security+ Part 3: Infrastructure Security CompTia
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Security Part 1 Security Concepts

This course introduces the learner to general security concepts. It begins with an introduction to access control technologies including MAC, DAC, and RBAC. Authentication methods including CHAP, Kerberos, Certificates, Tokens, and Passwords are taught. The learner is stepped through methods to counteract various security attacks including Replay, TCP/IP hijacking, social engineering, password
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Economics The Principles of Economics

In Economics: The Principles of Economics you will learn about some of the broad issues and concepts that make up the field of economics. Beginning with some basic definitions, the course builds to introduce economic systems and the concepts of scarcity and wants and how these impact economies. It also places some of its focus on the US economy in general and the Federal Reserve Bank in
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Listening Skills The Fundamentals of Listening

This course highlights general benefits and misconceptions about listening as a means of introducing the concept of listening. It also teaches the learner how to interpret messages and identifies three common types of listening. It provides a step-by-step process on how to become a critical listener and explains the benefits of providing feedback to speakers. It details how to provide feedback by
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WebSphere Studio 5 0 UDDI Application Server 5

This course covers the role of Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) within a Web Services application, describing how to use it to publish and find a Web Service. Using Web Services Description Language (WSDL) with UDDI in the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is covered. Instruction is given in how to configure and run a Unit Test UDDI registry and running the Web Services
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Interviewing Skills Laws Governing the Interview Process

In Interviewing Skills: Laws Governing the Interview Process, you will focus on laws that govern the interviewing process. You will learn how to comply with laws regarding employee interviewing and selection, including those treating Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), pregnancy discrimination, disabilities, and immigration status. Finally, you will explore the provisions, guidelines, and terms
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Human Resource Law Management s Role

Human Resource Law: Management's Role provides a general overview of law affecting the workplace. These legal issues include wrongful discharge, wage and hour laws, and anti-discrimination statutes. In addition, this program provides ways employers can minimize employee complaints, and methods employers can use to handle, document, and seek legal counsel for claims. Learn To
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Decision Making Problem Solving Problem Solving Fundamentals

In Decision Making & Problem Solving: Problem Solving Fundamentals, you will learn to use a systematic approach to solve problems. In this program, you will face several problems in your organization and successfully use your problem solving skills in order to produce a positive outcome. Learn To Identify different ways problems can be handled.
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ISO 9001 2000 Overview of Standards

In ISO 9001: 2000: Overview of Standards you will learn the fundamentals of the ISO system of standards. It examines quality management in general and ISO in particular, focusing on the history of ISO and how their standards are developed. It then teaches the initial steps an organization should take when seeking initial or upgraded certification from ISO. Learn To
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Essentials of Business Law Cyberlaw

Essentials of Business Law: Cyberlaw offers the student an overview of the essentials of cyberspace, including how to conduct business in cyberspace and how to handle employment in cyberspace. The program also outlines cyberspace offenses, forms of advertising on the Internet, Internet recruiting, the use of e-money, and telecommuting. Learn To Identify
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SAP R 3 4 6 CO Profitability Analysis

The course SAP R/3 4.6 CO Profitability Analysis provides the basic knowledge for using the SAP R/3 system on a daily basis. To transfer the needed knowledge the course makes use of an example: planning a sales organization and comparing to actual data. The initial unit provides an introduction to SAP R/3 4.6 a a s fundamental features; explaining how to log on to the system as well as
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Windows NT 4 0 Cluster Server Wolfpack - Part 2

Course Overview
This course is the second part of a two part series that will provide participants the knowledge to install, configure, integrate, optimize and troubleshoot clustering technologies for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.
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Create groups and resources in a cluster.
Configure the general, failover and failback configuration properties of a group.
Configure a
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Windows NT 4 0 Cluster Server Wolfpack - Part 2

Course Overview
This course is the second part of a two part series that will provide participants the knowledge to install, configure, integrate, optimize and troubleshoot clustering technologies for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.
L earn To:
Create groups and resources in a cluster.
Configure the general, failover and failback configuration properties of a group.
Configure a
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Programming XML XML Parsing

This course introduces students to WebSphere Studio Application Developer. It provides a general over overview of XML parsing and it introduces students to the Simple API for XML (SAX) parser and the Document Object Model (DOM) XML parser. Learn To To identify features of the WebSphere Studio family. To identify features of WebSphere
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Programming XML Curriculum

This curriculum introduces students to WebSphere Studio Application Developer and provides a general over overview of XML parsing. It also provides a general overview of how to generate XML documents from Java objects and introduces Java programming with XSL Transformations (XSLT). This curriculum consists of two Skill Builder courses: Programming XML: XML Parsing Programming XML: Using XML
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Programming XML Curriculum

This curriculum introduces students to WebSphere Studio Application Developer and provides a general over overview of XML parsing. It also provides a general overview of how to generate XML documents from Java objects and introduces Java programming with XSL Transformations (XSLT). This curriculum consists of two Skill Builder courses: Programming XML: XML Parsing Programming XML: Using XML
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IBM DB2 Universal Database V6 1 Admin Curriculum

Course Overview The Complete IBM DB2 Universal Database V6.1 Administration Curriculum includes the courses needed to prepare for IBM Certified Solutions Expert certification exams 509 and 510. Students will learn fundamental DB2 v6.1 skills and knowledge, such as creating and modifying database objects, creating indexes and views, managing basic database operations, and the basics of SQL.
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IBM DB2 Universal Database V6 1 Admin Curriculum

Course Overview The Complete IBM DB2 Universal Database V6.1 Administration Curriculum includes the courses needed to prepare for IBM Certified Solutions Expert certification exams 509 and 510. Students will learn fundamental DB2 v6.1 skills and knowledge, such as creating and modifying database objects, creating indexes and views, managing basic database operations, and the basics of SQL.
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IBM DB2 Universal Database V6 1--Administration

Course Overview This course will provide database administrators with the specific skills and knowledge needed to be successful with DB2 Universal Database (UDB) V6.1 database administration in a UNIX, Windows, or OS/2 environment. This course will teach students the critical skills needed for designing a new DB2 implementation and maintaining an existing database. L earn To: Implement
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IBM DB2 Universal Database V6 1--Administration

Course Overview This course will provide database administrators with the specific skills and knowledge needed to be successful with DB2 Universal Database (UDB) V6.1 database administration in a UNIX, Windows, or OS/2 environment. This course will teach students the critical skills needed for designing a new DB2 implementation and maintaining an existing database. L earn To: Implement
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IBM DB2 Universal Database V6 1--App Development

Course Overview This course will provide application developers with the specific skills and knowledge needed to be successful in an IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) V6.1 application development environment for UNIX, Windows or OS/2 platforms. This course will teach students about SQL application development, application development objects, embedded SQL programming, and dynamic SQL programming.
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IBM DB2 Universal Database V6 1--App Development

Course Overview This course will provide application developers with the specific skills and knowledge needed to be successful in an IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) V6.1 application development environment for UNIX, Windows or OS/2 platforms. This course will teach students about SQL application development, application development objects, embedded SQL programming, and dynamic SQL programming.
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WebSphere MQ Integration Message Broker

The purpose of this course is to provide learners with a general overview of the WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker product. The course introduces the business and technical reasons for a message broker, and the main features of WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker are then outlined. Students are given a basic understanding of how the product works and what tasks can be done
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E-Business Technology Fund Part 1 Architecture Building Blocks

Beginning with a general overview and an introduction to e-business, this course goes on to teach the fundamentals of Web-based application architectures, as well as some key concepts in client and server-side technologies. Making the transformation from a traditional business to an e-business becomes the focus as this course progresses. Learners will encounter lessons on building blocks required
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WebSphere Studio 5 0 UDDI Application Server 5

This course covers the role of Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) within a Web Services application, describing how to use it to publish and find a Web Service. Using Web Services Description Language (WSDL) with UDDI in the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is covered. Instruction is given in how to configure and run a Unit Test UDDI registry and running the Web Services
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ISO 9001 2000 Implementing Standards

In ISO 9001:2000 Implementing Standards you learn about the principal ISO Clauses, new ISO requirements and the documentation and potential auditing pitfalls associated with each one. The Clauses are summarized and explained in real-world situations, enabling the learner to achieve the maximum benefit from experiencing a quality management system operate most efficiently. Learn To
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Windows Server 2003 Planning Network Infrastructure Part 4

This is the fourth course in a four-course curriculum that prepares the learner for Exam 70-293, Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure. The course covers the following areas - security implementation, security strategy, managing server availability, managing disaster recover, monitoring performance, and the general principles of planning network
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Windows Server 2003 Planning Network Infrastructure Part 4

This is the fourth course in a four-course curriculum that prepares the learner for Exam 70-293, Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure. The course covers the following areas - security implementation, security strategy, managing server availability, managing disaster recover, monitoring performance, and the general principles of planning network
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Introduction to Requirements Planning
Business analysts must plan and closely manage requirements for projects in accordance with existing standards in their organizations. They must identify key roles and stakeholders, decide on a work division strategy, identify requirements activities and requirements risk, and manage project scope. This course will examine the requirements planning and management knowledge area of business
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Special Design Tools
Creative solutions to problems are easily recognizable, after they have been created. But how does one arrive at the solution in the first place? This course examines how TRIZ and axiomatic design have been developed to aid design decision making and related problem solving. It looks at the work of Genrich Altshuller, an engineer born in the former Soviet Union in 1926, who worked in the Soviet
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From HAZMAT Plans & Programs, Inc
OSHA 30 Hour for Construction - Online OSHA 30 Training

The OSHA 30 Hour Construction Training course is a comprehensive safety program designed for anyone involved in the construction industry. Specifically devised for safety directors, foremen, and field supervisors; the program provides complete information on OSHA compliance issues. OSHA recommends Outreach Training Programs as an orientation to occupational safety and health for workers covered by
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OSHA 30 Hour for Construction - Online OSHA 30 Training
OSHA 30 Hour for General Industry - Online Training

The OSHA 30 Hour Training is a comprehensive safety program designed for anyone involved in General Industry. Specifically devised for safety directors, field supervisors and foremen, the 30 Hour program provides complete information on OSHA compliance issues. OSHA recommends 10 and 30 Hour Outreach Training Programs as an orientation to occupational safety and health for workers covered by OSHA
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OSHA 10 Hour for General Industry - Online OSHA Outreach Training

The OSHA 10 Hour for General Industry training course serves as an employee introduction to OSHA and regulations that are applicable to health and safety in the workplace. OSHA recommends 10 and 30 Hour Outreach Training Program courses as an orientation to occupational safety and health for workers covered by OSHA 29 CFR 1910. Workers must receive additional training, when required by OSHA
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Personal Protective Equipment for General Industry

The Personal Protective Equipment course provides employers and employees with knowledge concerning the proper selection, care and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Students will be informed of the OSHA requirements for PPE compliance in the workplace.
Learning Objectives:
* Describe the role of PPE in controlling exposure to hazards in the workplace.
* Identify parts of the
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Walking and Working Surfaces

The Walking and Working Surfaces course alerts participants to the hazards of walking and working surfaces and provides information about workplace action needed to eliminate or control these hazards.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Develop a working knowledge of key elements surrounding OSHA's Walking and working surfaces regulation
- Understand key terminology concepts
- Examine the
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From Pedagogy Inc- I.V. Therapy Education
Transfusion Therapy in the Adult Patient


This instructional course has been designed for nurses caring for the adult patient receiving transfusion therapy. There are various blood components infused for very specific purposes, and each component requires knowledge related to that specific product. This specialized type of therapy requires advanced nursing knowledge beyond that required for the provision of general infusion therapy.
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Transfusion Therapy in the Adult Patient
Current Concepts in Chemotherapy


This instructional course has been designed for nurses administering and/ or caring for the patient receiving chemotherapy. Both nurses involved in infusing chemotherapeutic agents and those caring for patients receiving these medications need a working knowledge of the diagnoses for which they are given, side effects of the drugs, appropriate nursing interventions, and the psychological
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From SowellEAC
SowellEAC Online Enterprise Architect Certification Program



Goal: The goal is to give a mixed group of students, with varying levels of awareness and experience in Enterprise Architecture, an appreciation of the art and science of Enterprise Architecture and to increase their ability to contribute to an Enterprise Architecture team.
Approach: The approach taken in this program is to be as practical as possible. Some theory and philosophy are
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SowellEAC Online Enterprise Architect Certification Program
From Healing Art Forms Institute
Angel Therapist Accredited Program


Angel Therapist Accedited Program
This program will certify you to be and practice Angel Therapy work on your clients, friends, and family members! You will learn the basics of working with this comprehensive course to get you started working in this field of work. There will be an exam, case studies and a few essays to complete before certification.
Prerequisite for this course is a Reiki
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From SilkWeb Consulting & Development LLC
New Supervisor Training

Supervisors need practical knowledge and useful tools they can employ to ensure productivity, growth, and quality. This program covers topics relevant to newly promoted supervisors. New Supervisors need to learn to set boundaries, run successful workgroups, establish goals and expectations, give performance feedback, address general supervision issues, and motivate staff.
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From 6P International, LLC
Personal Protective Equipment for General Industry
CATEGORY:
General Industry
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will provide the employers and the employees with knowledge concerning the proper selection, care and use of personal protective equipment. They will be informed of the requirements for compliance with OSHA requirements
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ISO 14000
CATEGORY:
General Industry
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course has been designed to provide basic knowledge about the environment, environment management systems (EMS), ISO 14000, the relation between ISO 9000 and 14000, the integration of ISO 14001 and 9001, and the requirements of ISO 14001. The primary purpose of ISO 14000 series is to prevent pollution, protect the environment and improve
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From Software Training Academy, Inc
Java Server Pages JSP

This four-day course develops skills in JavaServer Pages, or JSP, which is the standard means of authoring dynamic content for Web applications under the Java Enterprise platform. It treats JSP 2.0, including older features such as scriptlets but focusing on newer features and techniques, including JSP expressions and the JSTL. At the end of the course, students will be well prepared to author
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Introduction to Java Server Pages JSP

This two-day module introduces JavaServer Pages, or JSP, which is the standard means of authoring dynamic content for Web applications under the Java Enterprise platform. The module begins with an introduction of Web applications in general, shows how Java servlets and JSPs establish a framework for writing Web applications, and then covers JSP 2.0 features in detail, from scripting elements to
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From Corexcel
PMP 5 - Project Cost Management


The online course, PMP 5 - Project Cost Management, was created as a supplemental study guide for Chapter 7 of "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide)" Fourth Edition. The course will cover the general approaches to cost management, such as the techniques that are utilized to esitmate and budget for project costs. Also covered is the interrelationship of different cost
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From Minutes-Matter LLC
Online Child Abuse Neglect Recognition and Reporting 6 Hour Course
This course is designed by experts in the field of Child Abuse/ Neglect Recognition and Reporting.
It meets the State of Ohio Department of Education 6 hour requirement for training in Child Abuse/ Neglect Recognition and Reporting.
This is the 'initial' course. It is intended for those participants taking it for the first time.
This certification is mandatory for all Ohio Child Care
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Online Child Abuse Neglect Recognition and Reporting 3 Hour Course
The 3 Hour Online Child Abuse/ Neglect Recognition and Reporting Course:
Child Abuse/ Neglect Recognition and Reporting:
(3 HOUR REFRESHER COURSE)
Course Description:
This course is designed by experts in the field of Child Abuse/ Neglect Recognition and Reporting.
It meets the State of Ohio Department of Education 3 hour requirement for training in Child Abuse/ Neglect Recognition and
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Online Child Abuse and Neglect Recognition and Reporting with 6 CEUs
Child Abuse/ Neglect Recognition and Reporting:
Initial (6 hour): Certification
This version Carries 6 CEU's!
Course Description:
This fully online course is designed by experts in the field of Child Abuse / Neglect Recognition and Reporting.
It meets the State of Ohio, Department of Education, 6 hour requirement for training in Child Abuse/ Neglect Recognition and Reporting.
This
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From Serebra Learning Corporation
The Automotive Industry Overview Version 2
Trends in the automotive industry are considered a barometer of a mature economy. The industry has been going through some dramatic changes in the last few years, and major manufacturers, including the Big Three (General Motors, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler) and their suppliers, are reorganizing to be competitive in the global marketplace. In the unrelenting push for lower costs, operational
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The Client-Consultant Relationship
Getting to know your clients and their needs are the vital first steps to establishing productive working relationships. Understanding more about their organizations and what they expect from you will be essential if you are to provide a high-quality service that will excite them. You will also need to know how to recognize all the stakeholders and the real decision makers within an organization,
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Essentials of External Consulting
You may already have a reputation as something of an area specialist or problem solver. You may have a number of years of general management experience, or you may have recently acquired a management qualification. Perhaps you've now been asked to deploy your knowledge in an external consulting role. What do external consultants really do? Although they may work in a variety of disciplines,
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Consulting with the External Client Simulation
Modern corporations employ consultants for their experience, knowledge, and skills. The primary responsibility of these consultants is to facilitate decision making for senior management. To do this, external consultants gather information using proven techniques, analyze current business situations with specific diagnostic methods, and make recommendations based on those processes. In this
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Evaluation and Review
So, is it success or failure? It's crucial that you take time to review your completed project and confirm the outcomes. What has been achieved, and what didn't go as planned? And how have you performed personally? Of course, success depends on your ability as an external consultant to continually develop in the role, increase your skills, and make overall improvements in your performance. This
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Managing Delivery
Delivering to clients is the most important thing you do as an external consultant. Everything else--the selling and the fighting to win the contract--stands for nothing if you fail to deliver outstanding results time and time again. To keep your reputation intact, delivering to time, quality, and budget is the very least that you must achieve. To ensure that clients remain enthusiastic about what
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Diagnosing and Planning
Your success as a consultant depends on your ability to diagnose each situation correctly. You need to use your previous experience, and bring fresh ideas to every new contract. Frameworks and models help you to make an effective diagnosis. They help you to evaluate the strategic position of the client organization, which is vital. To deliver solutions that are relevant and appropriate to the
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E-Learning Essentials Pt 1 E-Learning and Successful Strategy
This Course is designed to cover the broad offerings within the scope of e-learning and the various challenges that arise in implementing an e-learning solution. It places e-learning within the context of learning and knowledge management and the role of e-learning in harnassing an organizations's intellectual and human assests. The course covers the importance of a clear and effective
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E-Learning Essentials Pt 2 Marketing Your Solution
This course covers the aspects of marketing that are essential to marketing an e-learning solution within an organization. It focuses on the required change of organizational mindset to one that supports anytime, anywhere learning. The three important marketing channels are covered - through a champion, culture change and communication plan. The course then looks at each of the key player groups
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E-Learning Essentials Pt 3 Deploying and Measuring Your Solution
The third course in this curriculum focuses on issues of deployment and measurement of an e-learning solution. Regarding deployment, technological, interoperability and multi-site challenges are addressed, as well as using the Internet, choosing the right platform, managing learners and learning objects. The final area to be covered is that of measuring the e-learning solution, integrating
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Accounting Fundamentals
How does a business achieve and maintain profitability? An understanding and an accurate application of accounting practices are hallmarks of a successful and financially progressive business. Accounting is a distinct discipline, with its own standards and language. Understanding accounting procedures requires a prerequisite knowledge of certain principles, concepts, terms, and common accounting
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Master Budgets
Will you be able to expand? Will you be able to afford that new piece of equipment? What kind of profit can be expected if you do? To answer these questions about your business will not require a fortune teller. It will require the creation of a master budget. No matter the size of your company, if you are to succeed and continue to grow, you must carefully plan for your company's future. Master
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Forklift Safety
The purpose of this training is to help you become a qualified forklift operator; one who has the skills and knowledge to operate a lift truck in a safe and proper manner. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements. recognize general engineering principles associated with forklift safety identify factors that lead to forklifts
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Lead Awareness
... information mandated by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1025. It provides general knowledge of the hazards associated with lead exposure and requirements to reduce or eliminate exposure. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements. identify sources of lead exposure identify adverse health effects associated with lead exposure specify the
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas LPG Safety
... associated with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). It provides general knowledge of the hazards associated with exposure and requirements to reduce or eliminate exposure and mitigate the hazards. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements. recognize characteristics of LPG describe proper handling and storage of LPG cylinders state
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Overview of Internet Technologies
This WestNet e-Learning module covers the historical perspective, organizations, structure, and most common connections used by the Internet.
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Diversity: What Managers Should Know
In Diversity: What Managers Should Know, participants acquire the knowledge and skills to welcome and manage a diverse workforce. Participants review what diversity is and how it influences relationships between co-workers. They learn to differentiate between-and overcome-stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. They acquire the communication skills they need to maximize the advantages of
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Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Design and Implementation - Part 2
This is the second course in a six part series that will provide participants with the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments.
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SAP R 3 4 6 Financial Accountant
This SAP R/3 4.6 Financial Accountant course aims to provide the basic knowledge required to start and log on to the R/3 System, Release 4.6. It provides the student with an overview of the key components of R/3 Financial Accounting that affect financial accountants - namely the enterprise structure and master records. Furthermore, the trainee is provided with a structured introduction to the
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SAP R 3 FI AR AP Organization Master Records and Posting
SAP's FI module is a powerful, integrated environment, dynamically interfacing Accounts Receivable/Payable functions with General Ledger and Assets Accounting. You will usually encounter both FI and CO (Cost Center Controlling) in a business environment. The procedures for Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable are very similar in R/3. In this course you will learn to process posting procedures
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SAP R 3 4 6 FI AR AP Account Document Posting and Periodic Processing
SAP's FI module is a powerful, integrated environment, dynamically interfacing Accounts Receivable/Payable functions with General Ledger and Assets Accounting. You will usually encounter both FI and CO (Cost Center Controlling) in a business environment. The procedures for Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable are very similar in R/3. In this course you will learn to process posting
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SAP R 3 4 6 FI Payments
Payment Processing is a component of SAP's R/3 Financial Accounting module (FI). FI is a powerful module integrating many activities, including General Ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and assets accounting. You will learn to process simple and complex payment transactions. In addition, you will maintain data and systems settings for accurate and effective payment processing in
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SAP R 3 4 6 CO Cost Object Controlling
The course SAP R/3 4.6 CO Cost Object Controlling gives employees, working within internal accounting, an overview of tasks within cost element accounting dealing with all the costs related to the production process and important for the product cost calculation. The initial unit provides an introduction to SAP R/3 4.6 s fundamental features; explaining how to log on to the system as well as
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Introduction to PCs and Software
This course provides the learner with comprehensive foundational knowledge of PCs working with Microsoft Windows Microsoft application software and using the Internet and E-mail. The course covers an introduction to the PC benefits components hardware and software input and output devices storage and general maintenance. Working with Microsoft Windows XP opening and closing applications and
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From Seletel Informatique
Flash 8
Flash is the standard tool for delivering interactivity and animation on Web sites. This series walks you through the new and improved features found in Flash 8.
Audience:
This series is for anyone who's preparing to upgrade to Macromedia Flash 8. It assumes you have a general knowledge of previous versions of Flash.
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From Calamus Extension College Ltd
MA Independent Studies (Area Studies) - Distance Learning


MA Independent Studies (Area Studies) - Distance Learning
Area studies allows for the multidisciplinary study of a geographical or political region including society and people, geography, history, politics, trade, tourism, conflicts, religions and other aspects of the region.
Programmes may start at any time of year, subject to availability of places.
This degree programme allows the
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MA Independent Studies (Politics) - Distance Learning


MA Independent Studies (Politics) - Distance Learning
This degree programme allows the student to plan his/ her own syllabus, identify the areas of knowledge or concentration required, choose suitable textbooks and/ or other media and compile a study plan with particular objectives. Credit can be given for previous studies.
Programmes may start at any time of year, subject to availability
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From The Jacman Group
OSHA - 10 or 30 Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training Program
Visit our website for more information www. jacmangroupsafety. com or call us toll free 877-252-2626
Save 10% when you purchase both the 10 & 30 hour Outreach courses at the same time!
COURSE NAME:
OSHA - 10 Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training Program
CATEGORY:
Provider The Jacman Group/ 360 training
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
1. 0 IACET Approved CEU This course is designed
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From Child Care Lounge
Observing Children Online Class


This is an introductory class that will introduce using observation in a child care setting. Observation of children is an important skill to learn. It will help you build your general knowledge of children as well as contributes to your understanding of individual children.
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From HRD Services
Effective Management Level 3 Course










ILM Level 3 Award in Effective Management
The ILM Management Qualifications Belfast Northern Ireland, are completely flexible qualifications offered through our approved centre and suitable for all practicing and aspiring managers in the UK and Ireland looking to develop general or career-specific management skills. You can select from over 45 optional units to build a tailor-made
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From ProTrain Online
Comprehensive Income Tax Preparation Online



This 20-lesson Course will give you a solid foundation in individual tax preparation, enabling you to complete all of the standard returns. This Course focuses on the majority of tax forms needed to complete tax returns for yourself and the general public. In the Course you should acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to complete federal income tax returns and research tax issues. Because
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From SHEilds Ltd
NEBOSH National General Certificate


The NEBOSH National General Certificate is established as a leading award in basic health and safety held by more than 140, 000 people. This comprehensive NEBOSH Certificate eLearning course which concludes with a two-part written examination and practical safety assessment, gives an excellent grounding in the fundamentals of occupational health and safety management. Having completed NEBOSH
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From RRC Training
NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil Gas Operational Safety
The NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil & Gas Operational Safety is suitable for supervisors, managers, safety representatives and newly qualified
health and safety advisors within the oil and gas industries, both within and outside the UK and is designed to provide a sound breadth of underpinning knowledge that enables them to manage oil and gas operational risks effectively. This
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From Institute of Protection Specialists & Security Contractors
Stalking Harassment Threat Management Specialist online certification course
This course is a level 2 (practitioner level) certification course, level 1 being for casual observers and for general information only and level 3 being instructor level.
The aims of this course are to impart upon the student, the knowledge required to work competently with victims of stalking & harassment on a consultant level by providing the student with knowledge of the different types of
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From PDHengineer. com-Decatur Professional Development, LLC
Continuous Commissioning - Maximizing Building Energy Efficiency and Comfort
Overview Building commissioning has emerged as the preferred method of ensuring that building systems are installed and operated to provide the performance envisioned by the designer. While most commissioning processes focus on bringing building operation to the original design intent, Continuous Commissioning is different. Continuous Commissioning focuses on optimizing HVAC system operation
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Operational Efficiency - O M Best Practices
Effective O&M is one of the most cost-effective methods for ensuring reliability, safety, and energy efficiency. Inadequate maintenance of energy-using systems is a major cause of energy waste in both the federal government and the private sector. Energy losses from steam, water and air leaks, uninsulated lines, maladjusted or inoperable controls, and other losses from poor maintenance are often
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Reducing Lead Hazards During Residential Renovations
Most homes built before 1978 contain some lead-based paint. Lead-based paint was more common and was used more extensively in homes built before 1950. This course provides step-by-step instructions and illustrations, which explain and show what you need to do to protect you and your clients if you are working in older housing that could contain lead paint. The listed procedures will reduce the
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Indoor Environmental Quality
Overview Indoor air quality (IAQ) problems can be caused (or avoided) at virtually any stage in the design, construction, and operation of any facility. During building design, such issues as roof overhangs (to keep out rain), location of outside air inlet ports, glazing specifications (relative to potential condensation and mold growth), formaldehyde content of cabinetry, and entryway design
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Building Security Initiatives Energy Savings and Trade-offs
Overview Since September 2001, most public agencies and many private firms have focused (or sometimes re-focused) attention on security issues, especially in high-visibility public gathering places and government workplaces. For DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE/EERE), this new focus on security may create both opportunities and challenges for its primary mission
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Lab Design for Energy Savings
Overview As a building type, the laboratory demands our attention; what the cathedral was to the 14th century, the train station was to the 19th century, and the office building was to the 20th century, the laboratory is to the 21st century. Unfortunately, a laboratory is also a prodigious consumer of natural resources. The challenge for architects, engineers, and other building professionals
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Crawlspace Construction of Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas
This one-hour course is based on the FEMA construction guidelines for crawlspace foundations used for residential buildings, which are located in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs). Crawlspace foundations are commonly used to elevate the lowest floors of residential buildings located in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE). This course provides guidance on
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Design and Construction Guidance for Breakaway Walls
This (one-hour) course is based on the FEMA construction guidelines for ? breakaway? walls used below Elevated Coastal Buildings. In Coastal High Hazard Areas (Zones V, VE, and V1-30), the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations require that communities participating in the program adopt floodplain management ordinances or laws requiring that all new and substantially improved
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Mold in the Workplace
Overview Mold is a hot topic, THE hot topic of concern in the building industry today. This is because it is generally one of those unquantifiable variables for most people and even most "experts". This is because each human being that inhabits a building is a unique person with unique physical and mental attributes that may or may not make many molds problematic for them. In this
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Insulation Basics
Overview In today's building industry, there are several commercial type buildings that are using building techniques similar to residential construction with respect to materials and installation details for slabs, underground foundation walls, exterior above ground walls, ceilings, attics and roofs. Although the building codes for commercial construction are different than those for
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Energy Saving Initiatives - Residential and Light Commercial
Overview In this course the student will learn some of the basic techniques involved with energy savings in the buildings that are typical of both residential and light commercial multi-family facilities. The source documents is written around residential type building construction; however the student will learn that some of the basic energy saving principles used in residential construction
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Sustainable Design - Integrated Building Design Building Envelope Energy Saving Opportunities
Overview Integrated building design is a process of design in which multiple disciplines and seemingly unrelated aspects of design are integrated in a manner that permits synergistic benefits to be realized. The goal is to achieve high performance and multiple benefits at a lower cost than the total for all the components combined. This process often includes integrating green design strategies
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Water and Wastewater Design in Buildings
Overview Sustainable design involves integration of multiple disciplines. The goal of effective water management is to reduce water consumption without compromising the performance of equipment and fixtures. Using water more efficiently is a green strategy for several reasons: it reduces pressure on sometimes-limited water resources, reduces the amount of energy and chemicals used for water and
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Heating and Cooling System Upgrades - Energy Star
Overview Heating and cooling systems are the largest single consumers of energy in buildings. These systems condition the air within a building so that occupants are comfortable. Heating and cooling systems consist mainly of chillers, boilers, cooling towers, and pumps. There are central heating and cooling systems, and unitary systems that combine heating and cooling. Opportunities exist for
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Building Envelope Airtightness
Overview Infiltration in commercial buildings can have many negative consequences, including reduced thermal comfort, interference with the proper operation of mechanical ventilation systems, degraded indoor air quality, moisture damage of building envelope components, and increased energy consumption. The objective of the study used for this course was to investigate the impact of envelope
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Reconstruction Standards for Historic Buildings
Overview This (two-hour) course will be specifically based on the portion of those standards and guidelines, which concern "Reconstruction" of historic buildings. Reconstruction is defined as the act or process of depicting, by means of new construction, the form, features, and detailing of a non-surviving site, landscape, building, structure, or object for the purpose of replicating
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Commercial Heat Pump Water Heaters
Overview The commercial HPWH is one of many energy-efficient technologies which have been carried through the R&D stage and brought to market. A heat pump water heater is an effective and efficient way to provide hot water for commercial buildings. The system uses a water heating heat pump to move heat from a cool reservoir such as air and transfer this heat into water. The system employs
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Energy Star Label for Buildings
This two hour course specifically reviews the preparation of a Statement of Energy Performance, which is a stand-alone document designed to communicate not only a building's energy performance, but also its physical characteristics, operating characteristics, and conformance to current indoor environmental standards. Once validated by a professional engineer (PE), the Statement of Energy
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Moisture Intrusion and High Ambient Humidity Causation Analysis
This course provides a good overview of the various causes of undesired high humidity and moisture intrusion within building structures, and the methods and technology used to analyze such conditions. Recommending or designing an engineered solution to such problems requires a fundamental understanding of their root cause. Field engineers and design engineers who are involved with forensic
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Modulating Condensing Fuel-Fired Water Heaters and Hydronic Boilers
A modulating/condensing fuel-fired water heater or hydronic boiler can avoid losses associated, in conventional units, with cycling at less than full load and with unrecovered latent heat of water produced in the combustion process. A system which incorporates features that minimize cycling by modulating fuel and air flow to the combustor and that recover additional heat from condensing moisture
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Ensuring That Structures Built on Fill Are Reasonably Safe From Flooding
This (two-hour) course is based on the FEMA construction guidelines for ensuring that structures built on fill are reasonably safe from flooding. FEMA identifies and maps flood hazard areas nationwide by conducting flood hazard studies and publishing Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). These flood hazard areas, referred to as Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), are based on a flood having a
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Green Roofs
Because of their many energy-saving and environmental benefits, green roofs are a promising technology for energy-efficient buildings. In a green roof, a layer of vegetation covers the surface of a roof to provide shade, cool indoor and outdoor temperatures, provide storm water management, and more. In this course the student will learn about the benefits of green roofs, estimated savings and
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Designing Radon-Resistant Homes
Overview Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas, which is found in all homes in varying amounts depending on the locality. Radon levels are measured in picocuries per liter of air (pCi/L) where a picocurie is a measure of radioactivity. The national average level within homes is about 1.3 (pCi/L). Not everyone who is exposed to elevated levels of radon gas will develop lung cancer, but
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Reduction of Radon Levels in Schools and Other Large Buildings
Overview Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas in ambient air. It can also accumulate in varying amounts in enclosed buildings. Radon is estimated to cause many thousands of lung cancer deaths each year. In fact, the Surgeon General has warned that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. today. Our increased understanding of the risks posed by indoor radon has
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Preservation Standards for Historic Buildings
Overview The Secretary of the Interior is responsible for establishing professional standards and providing advice on the preservation and protection of all cultural resources listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, apply to all proposed development grant-in-aid
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Rehabilitation Standards for Historic Buildings
Overview The Secretary of the Interior is responsible for establishing professional standards and providing advice on the preservation and protection of all cultural resources listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, apply to all proposed development grant-in-aid
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Restoration Standards for Historic Buildings
Overview Rather than maintaining and preserving a building as it has evolved over time, the expressed goal of the Standards for Restoration and Guidelines for Restoring Historic Buildings is to make the building appear as it did at a particular-and most significant-time in its history. As opposed to other treatments, the scope of work in Restoration can include removal of features from other
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Laboratory Building Energy Analysis
Overview Because laboratories use a high amount of energy, often more than five times as much per square foot as an office building, it is important to find cost-effective ways to reduce their energy use and costs. In this course the student will learn about energy efficiency strategies including reducing the air flow during unoccupied periods, variable-air-volume systems, lower static
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Spectrally Selective Window Glazings
Spectrally selective glazing is window glass that permits some portions of the solar spectrum to enter a building while blocking others. This high-performance glazing admits as much daylight as possible while preventing transmission of as much solar heat as possible. In this course the student will learn about the low-emissivity spectrally selective fenestration glazing benefits, energy savings
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Energy Policy Act of 2005 - Title I - Energy Efficiency
This 4-hour course reviews Title I of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Title I of the Act concerns energy efficiency improvements in the United States. Title I of the Act amends many existing programs related to energy efficiency in Federal buildings, State energy efficiency programs, and programs that address the energy efficiency of commercial products. This is the portion of the Title that
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Residential Guide to Earthquake Design and Construction - Part 2
The purpose of this course is to familiarize the engineer with the basic principles of earthquake-resistant design for residential construction. Adequate construction is required in order for a structure to fair well during and after an earthquake. This course will cover the general earthquake-resistance requirements in the International Residential Code, IRC, along with typical construction
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Ozone for Improving Indoor Air Quality - Myths Realityies
Overview
With public concern about indoor air quality rising, many people are unknowingly making it worse by using air purifiers or other devices that intentionally inject ozone into the indoor spaces. Manufacturers and vendors of ozone generators often claim that these devices eliminate bacteria, mold, and chemical contaminants from the air, and that they help persons with asthma and allergies.
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Residential Guide to Earthquake Design and Construction - Part 1
The purpose of this course is to familiarize the engineer with the basic principles of earthquake-resistant design for residential construction. Adequate construction is required in order for a structure to fair well during and after an earthquake. This course will cover the general earthquake-resistance requirements in the International Residential Code, IRC, and requirements for foundation and
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Energy Savings in Building Electrical Mechanical and Plumbing Systems
Overview In today's building industry, the concept of integrated sustainable design has taken root and is branching out into full blossom. Green is in. Green is considered the responsible way to design. Integrated design is a process whereby the various disciplines involved in design-architect, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, interior design professional, etc.-work together to
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Design of Commercial Buildings to Mitigate Terrorist Attacks
Overview The purpose of this course is to introduce concepts that can help building designers and building owners to mitigate the threat of terrorist attacks on new buildings. This course specifically addresses four high-population, private-sector building types: commercial office, retail, multi-family residential, and light industrial, although many of the concepts presented are also
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Agitator Design Principles for Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Applications
This course presents a rather intense introduction to the major principles of agitator process design, as applied to liquid and gas-liquid systems as commonly found in the Bioprocessing and Pharmaceutical industries. A brief introduction is given to the basics of agitation theory as applicable, but the emphasis is on practical application of theory, rather than as an academic treatise. Specific
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Developing a High Performance Project Team
The Project Management Institute labels the four stages of a project as, ? forming, storming, norming, and performing? . The inclusion of a stage called ? storming? is an admission that we could do a better job with the human side of projects: especially on large projects involving hundreds of people and hundreds of millions of dollars. This course is designed for any project manager or
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Preparing to Lead
Human Resource professionals know that the quality of the relationship between employees and their immediate supervisor is the primary factor that determines the employee? s performance, productivity, and morale. The best way to recruit and retain employees is for an employer to develop the organization? s leadership skills from top to bottom. This course will be an essential tool for those
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Project Negotiation Skills - Strategies and Tactics
This course will help participants understand the risk involved in a traditional ? win-win? approach to project negotiations and develop a new strategy and supporting tactics that will either assure ? satisfaction? on both sides or at least maintain good will if an agreement cannot be reached. They learn to analyze the nature of their satisfaction for every negotiating situation and develop
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Presentation Skills for Engineers
Overview This course enhances the engineer's ability to deliver more effective presentations. With better presentation skills, the engineer is more able to accurately transfer technical knowledge to the listening audience. The engineer will learn the ten questions to be answered before developing the presentation, general ideas on presentation organization, points for improving delivery
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PC Fundamentals for Design Professionals
Overview The goal of this 1-hour online course is to provide a basic understanding of what's inside the Personal Computer that you use every day. Much of this knowledge will even apply to much larger computers. The content is geared for design professionals, but is understandable and usable by anyone. After completing this course, you should have a better understanding of your Personal
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Writing Special Provisions
This course covers the general format, content and purpose of a Special Provision that could be used in a set of contract documents for an infrastructure project such as a roadway, drainage or utility improvement. The course describes the basic format of a Special Provision by defining its purpose, identifies the various types of Special Provisions, and explains the importance of proper grammar
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Managing Teams in the Workplace
Overview Research studies suggest that employees who indicated better interpersonal relationships with supervisors and co-workers report higher levels of job satisfaction (Valerius L., Shinew, K. & Waut, J. (1996). Job satisfaction and interpersonal relationships often develop as a result of teamwork within organizations. Hence, contemporary organizations have placed an increasing emphasis
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Energy Management Mistakes in Industrial and Commercial Facilities
Overview In every industry, from retail outlets to manufacturing plants, energy costs are a large part of each facility's operating expenses. With energy costs continuing to rise, it is imperative that businesses learn to manage their energy consumption. What does this mean? What is energy management and what are some of the common mistakes that I, as an engineer or manager, should be
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Contract Writing for Engineers
Overview As a professional engineer, you will likely be called upon to write (or at least review) contracts at some point in your career. If you intend to bid on a project, purchase equipment or hire a sub-contractor, a contract will be required. Except for the simplest of transactions, almost all agreements to provide a product or a service for commercial, industrial, or government work will
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PC Networking for Design Professionals
Overview Networking our computers has become a necessity for professionals in the design and construction fields... even in the smallest of offices. This 2-hour online course introduces you to today's most commonly used networking technologies. It will help you to become familiar with networking lingo so that you can speak the same language as your favorite IT person, familiarize you with
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Analyzing Employee Performance Problems
This online course will teach you how to analyze employee performance problems quickly and identify methods of dealing with them effectively. It takes you systematically through ten sequential steps to discover whether something that management controls is the root of the problem. This technique allows managers to retain good will with employees by looking at reasons other than the employee first
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Understanding Performance and Productivity
This course will help you understand the ? why? behind work performance principles and help you develop the ? how? that is best for your situation. There is a significant difference between being busy and being productive and a simple way to make sure your employees are always productive. Additionally, participants will learn to define productivity and identify the difference between work
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Motivating People
This course is a practical approach to the concept of motivation: what it is, what it means to different people, how to discover what motivates different people, and how to create a motivational culture in a workplace. There are several thought-provoking questions to help the student apply the course to themselves and their workplace in a simple, consistent, and straightforward manner. The
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Conflict - Understanding and Managing
Conflict is part of everyday work life. We may not even notice only minor irritations because we are so used to them. However, these can easily build into something that can cause great tension within a work team. This course will help you identify typical reasons for conflict, the three escalating stages of it, and devise strategies for preventing it from getting disruptive. There is also a
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Preparing and Presenting Technical Information
This course takes you step by step through the process of preparing and delivering a clear and lucid technical presentation at scientific and professional meetings. The guidance provided is also applicable to the preparation and delivery of less formal presentations, such as those given in the form of internal company reports to corporate executives or as lectures prepared and delivered by
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Personal Computers for Engineers How to Keep Your Computer Safe and Functional
The personal computer has become an indispensable tool in the practice of engineering. Many engineers now rely on their computer more than their calculator, more than their phone ? in fact, more than any other instrument. If you rely on a personal computer or laptop to send emails, write reports, and perform calculations, then you have likely experienced at some point the frustration of a slow
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Supply Chain Management 101
Overview
The supply chain of a business includes all of the facilities, functions, and activities involving the flow and transformation of goods and services from raw materials to final customer, as well as the associated information flows. It is an integrated group of processes to ?source,? ?make,? and ?deliver? products.
This course helps the student understand the many interrelated
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Technical Writing for Engineers
Overview Effective communication skills are essential to your professional development. This course provides engineers with the tools necessary to write effective specifications, reports, letters, contracts and other documentation required in an engineer's professional practice. Patent writing, video-script writing and copyrighting are also covered. The student must take a multiple-choice
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How to Give an Effective PowerPoint Presentation
This three-hour course contains specific advice and guidance on how to use The Microsoft PowerPoint presentation program to give effective presentations. The course provides general guidance on the use of text, color, bullets, visuals, and special effects in presentations. Tips are included on how to use a few of the unique features of PowerPoint. The student must take a multiple-choice quiz
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Report Writing for Engineers
Nearly every project, development, or study calls for concluding paperwork; some sort of a report. There have been many reminders and cartoons saying that ? the job is not finished until the paperwork is done? . But often there is reluctance on the part of those involved to pursue the task of preparing a report. This course explains why some of the reluctance appears, suggests a technology-based
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Power and Influence Getting It - Keeping It
This course is designed for students who are in a low level of management and want to learn how to maximize their influence for opportunities of professional growth through helping others become more successful. Additionally, this course is also useful for students who, although not currently in a management position, want to be as prepared as possible for when the opportunity occurs, or simply
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Interest Rates
Have you ever wondered what makes up an interest rate? Curious as to how the Federal Government influences the cost of borrowing money? Have you ever wondered ? what is the appropriate interest rate to use in a financial analysis? ? This course can help you understand what makes up an interest rate and how the cost of money is ultimately determined. This course is a basic primer on interest rates
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Budget Concepts for Non-Financial Leaders
This course is designed to help those in mid-level or line leadership positions in organizations or projects who do not have financial backgrounds to understand more about the behind-the-scenes activities involved in selecting, collecting, and monitoring data involved in typical budget development. It will help leaders who do have strong financial backgrounds develop their subordinates?
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Do It Yourself Teambuilding
Many project engineers and managers believe that people assigned to projects will automatically be as productive as possible because they are professionals and they are ? supposed to? . The reality, however, is often much different because levels of individual commitment are based upon the team member? s perceptions of shared risks, rewards, threats, and opportunities. This course teaches
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How to Develop or Save A Project Team
The title of this course, How to Develop (or Save) a Project Team, may sound like it is trying to cover two completely different concepts at the same time. ? How can you discuss developing and saving a project team in the same course?? is a reasonable question. If you consider there is a strong possibility that the reason a team needs saving is because it was not developed correctly in the first
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Civil Behavior in the Workplace - A Manager s Perspective
There has been a steady increase of lawsuits in our country stemming from behavioral issues in the workplace. This litigation is very expensive from financial and productivity standpoints of employers and financial and career impact standpoints of employees. You can do a lot to protect yourself from negative financial and career impacts by learning what your employer expects you to do. Also,
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Interviewing Effectively - How to Select the People You Really Need
For many people, making a successful hiring selection is a lot like describing their taste in art: "I'm not sure how to describe it but I'll know it when I see it " Think back to the last time you interviewed an applicant. If you are like many others without interview training, you may have found yourself doing more talking than listening rather than learning about his or her strengths
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Financial Analysis for the Professional Engineer
The course advances the professionalism of engineers and engineering-managers/owners through the language of finance and accounting. Financial mathematical tools are introduced or re-introduced into the engineer? s project planning and budgeting analysis so that the PE can interact with other professions including senior and executive management and stakeholders of the operations. Participants
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Leading Change - A Practical Guidebook
This four-hour course will help those assigned to take a principle role in an organization? s change initiative to develop a useful, step-by-step strategy for change. It provides a broad understanding about the nature of change, tips on developing a heart-engaging vision statement designed to mobilize the workforce toward the desired future, how to determine an organization? s readiness for
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Delegation and Empowerment What Why When and How
There are many management topics that will teach you about coping in a world of rapid change, managing productivity, tips on goal setting, and the need for dividing the existing work among employees via delegation. It doesn? t take a rocket scientist to realize that a shared workload gets accomplished quicker with less wear-and-tear on each participant. There aren? t as many resources, though,
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Measuring Performance and Productivity
This course will help you apply the foundation taught in Understanding Performance and Productivity (Course #BS-2005) to real work settings. Students can use these practical tools to construct performance measurements processes that include graduated performance levels, feedback loops, and defensible documentation of results for ? hard? and ? soft? skills as well as any activity requiring a
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Financial Proposals - The Why and How
This course provides the ? big picture? to anyone with the responsibility of developing and presenting a financial proposal for new equipment, staffing, reorganization, or additional resources. First, we introduce the essential elements that are critical to a successful proposal. Without all of these, you are just wasting time and risk damaging your credibility. Next is the selection of the
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How to Read a Financial Statement
This five-hour course explains how to read and interpret the financial statements of a business enterprise. This is not an accounting course, but accounting is the language of business and it is important for the understanding of the financial well being of a business. The course reviews the basic financial statements including the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, and
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Creating and Retaining a Diverse and Productive Workforce
Major league baseball broke the color barrier not because of social consciousness but because they could no longer ignore the talented black players who performed so superbly. This course will teach you how to work with senior management in your organization as an internal consultant to focus on performance measurements and issues that will help create and retain a diverse and productive
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Creating an Effective Project Team Performance Assessment Process
This online course will teach you how to develop an easy-to-manage performance assessment system for project team members that provides fair and objective assessment within a typical project matrix organization. It will help you develop objective and measurable performance expectations for the ? hard? and ? soft? skills that are essential to a project? s success. It gives the employee a way to
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Negotiating Skills for the Workplace
Participants will learn some very simple, yet powerful, principals about negotiations that are applicable in any situation. Whether you are very confident and assertive or introverted and compliant, these techniques will help you prepare for and conduct negotiations more successfully than you ever have before. You will also learn how to identify and counter some of the typical 'dirty tricks'
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Preparing to Succeed - Charting Your Own Self-Development
The US Army used to have this slogan: ? Be All You Can Be? as a recruiting enticement because it knew many young people really did not have an idea of what their future held - or what they wanted it to hold for them. Many people feel it is the obligation of their employer to help them develop their career. Human Resource professionals know that employers with strong employee development programs
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Leadership Fundamentals I
This online course will teach you how to develop practical leadership skills for use with any workforce regardless of educational, professional, or social background. You will learn effective and proven techniques in motivating people, setting effective performance objectives, assessing that performance easily, and coaching for performance. You will receive tools that you can use immediately in
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Leadership Fundamentals II
This online course will teach you how to develop practical leadership skills for use with any workforce regardless of educational, professional, or social background. You will learn effective and proven techniques in dealing with employee conflict, counseling employees effectively on work performance issues, a guide to developing an effective work team, problem solving with employees, and
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Leading the Multi-Generational Workforce
Recorded history shows us there has always been concern about generational differences. Excavations of Roman ruins dated hundreds of years B.C. provided translated statements of alarmed city officials talking about their problems with the younger generation and wondering what will become of their society when the ? stabilizing influence? of their elders passes away. Technological advances in
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No Cost Ways to Increase Productivity
Systematic explanations and guidance help users understand what may be limiting productivity so they can either make changes themselves or gain the support of senior management for help in doing so. The objective of this course is to provide guidance to motivated individuals who want to improve the productive environment at their workplace without incurring significant expense. The student must
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Manage Productivity to Maximize Profit
This course is for people wanting to understand the design and management of efficient work processes in any environment for any product. Public organizations will benefit as much as private because work efficiency and productivity is essential to both. The concepts presented here are universal whether processing legal documents or building toasters on an assembly line. Plenty of practice
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Finance and Accounting for Engineers
The scope of this seminar is to provide an overview of important principles in the fields of finance and accounting. This self study course caters to Engineers, Technicians and Technical Managers. Most Engineers, Technicians and Technical Managers feel inadequately equipped for understanding certain important finance and accounting principles and tools. Understanding of finance and accounting
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Understanding Roundabouts
Overview Traffic circles have been used in the U.S. since 1905. The modern roundabout, developed in the United Kingdom, was developed to rectify problems associated with traffic circles. This course will provide information that will guide the engineer in planning, designing and constructing several types of roundabouts. Several traffic scenarios will be provided along with information to get a
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Low Cost Shore Protection
Overview The purpose of this course is to familiarize engineers with various established methods of low cost shore protection. It is written for the individual who is knowledgeable in general civil engineering design and construction, but is not a specialist in coastal engineering or shoreline protection. In distinguishing between low cost and cheap, one should remember that practically any
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Design and Construction of Levees
Levees are used to provide flood protection along waterways. Levees protect agricultural land as well as urban areas. Unfortunately, levees gained notoriety following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when several levees failed in Louisiana causing mass flooding to the city of New Orleans. Levees can fail for several reasons, some can be man-made and some by events of nature. This course will review the
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Geothermal Energy Basics
Overview Geothermal energy uses the flow of thermal energy from beneath the Earth's surface to heat homes and businesses and generate electricity. Geothermal energy is also used in many industrial and commercial applications, such as agriculture, fish farming, food dehydration, gold processing and milk pasteurizing. Geothermal energy has many advantages over other forms of energy. It is
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Small Water Systems - Water Sources
Overview When selecting the source for a small water system, the design engineer must consider many factors including the quantity and quality of water from the source, as well as development, operation, maintenance and monitoring costs. Connection to an existing water system is usually the best option when it is economically feasible. However, development of groundwater or surface water
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Lateral Earth Pressure for Non-Geotechnical Engineers
Overview This course is intended for a wide range audience and in particular, the non-geotechnical engineer and is not intended as an exhaustive review of the subject. The objective of the course is to discuss the three types of lateral earth pressure (at rest, active and passive) that apply to a wall or bulkhead and describe how each is calculated. The course also describes other types of
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Low-Density Concrete Properties
Overview The use of low-density concrete provides several advantages with the primary, and most obvious, benefit being a 15 to 25 savings in weight without sacrificing the overall strength of a structure. However, the use of low-density concrete can result in a considerable impact to the structural design and cost of the structure. In this course, the student will review Engineer Circular (EC)
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Low-Density Concrete Construction Considerations
Overview In general, concrete construction using low-density concrete is quite similar to using normal-density concrete. Constructability considerations related to mixing, placing, curing, pumping, and testing controls must be addressed in order to maximize the quality of concrete and avoid problems during construction. The use of low-density concrete provides several advantages with the
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Maintenance of Concrete
Overview Concrete can deteriorate over time due to a number of factors including moisture penetration, chemical attack and physical damage. Selection of a suitable coating system, combined with proper surface preparation, application and curing of the coating, can significantly increase the service life of concrete subjected to harsh operating environments. Aesthetics are also an important
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Potable Water - Membrane Filtration
Overview A membrane is a material capable of separating substances when a driving force is applied across the membrane. Relative to traditional potable water treatment processes that focus on liquid-solid separation, membranes are more effective at removing dissolved contaminants from source water. Thus, the popularity of membrane filtration has increased as drinking water standards have become
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Drainage Design Truly Understand What Year Event Really Means
Overview Hydrologic analysis and results are statistically based. The term 'year event' is the common way to express the hydrologic magnitude of precipitation and runoff quantities, but it does not tell the entire story. What does it really mean? Discussing drainage and flood issues with the general public and policymakers sometimes needs more than thinking just in terms of 'year
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Placement of Concrete in Hot Weather
Overview This course will briefly discuss the challenges of placing concrete in hot, dry, and windy weather. The placement of durable, quality concrete is a task that requires experience and a commitment to quality. Hot weather imposes additional obstacles that must be understood and addressed. Once the negative impact of hot weather on concrete is understood, procedures can be implemented to
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Introduction to Accurate Water Demand Projection
Overview Accurate water demand projection is essential for a municipality to plan and budget to meet the future needs of the citizens in the community. However, many factors can influence the future water demand for a community, including population growth, changes in demographics, the effectiveness of water conservation initiatives, new low-demand plumbing fixture technologies and increased
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Use of Wood in Buildings and Bridges
Overview Prior to the 20th century, wood was the major structural material for most houses and commercial buildings. Today, many houses and light commercial buildings are constructed using modern wood structural materials, such as roof and floor trusses, plywood and OSB. Also, an increased interest exists for using wood for transportation structures, including bridges. This course is intended
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The Last Straw Water Use by Power Plants in the Arid West
Overview Power plants consume a large chunk of the available water supply in the arid Western United States. While the consumption is small relative to agricultural users, power plants can have a significant impact on available source water in localized areas where drought conditions exist. This course examines the uses of water in power plants and the water use conflicts that can arise when
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Lumber Stress Grades and Design Properties
Overview Lumber sawn from a log, regardless of species and size, is quite variable in mechanical properties. Pieces of lumber sawn from the same log may differ in strength by several hundred percent. For ease of use, lumber with the same mechanical properties are placed in categories, commonly known as stress grades. This course is intended to provide the student with an understanding of how
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Stairways and Ladders - A Guide to OSHA Rules
Overview Working on and around stairways and ladders is hazardous. Stairways and ladders are major sources of injuries and fatalities among construction workers and many of the injuries are serious enough to require time off the job. OSHA rules apply to all stairways and ladders used in construction, alteration, repair, painting, decorating and demolition of worksites covered by OSHA's
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Placement of Concrete in Cold Weather
Overview This course discusses considerations when placing concrete in cold weather. The placement of durable, quality concrete is a task that requires experience and a commitment to quality. Cold ambient temperatures decrease concrete's rate of settling. Additionally, placement of concrete in cold temperatures increase the likelihood of a deficient product, unless steps are taken to
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Durability of Geosynthetics for Highway Applications
Various aspects of geosynthetic durability are addressed in this (one-hour) course in order to develop procedures that could be used to predict long-term strength losses of geosynthetics used in highway applications. This information is essential to designers for allowing tensile capacity for geosynthetics used primarily in mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining walls, reinforced soil
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Earthquake Design of Equipment and Supports Response Spectrum Method
This course presents the response spectrum method of earthquake response analysis/design of mechanical and electrical equipment and supports. Equipment and supports are modeled as a single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) system. No prior knowledge of structural vibration analysis or earthquake analysis is required to understand this course. The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten
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Design and Selection of Small Wastewater Systems
Overview In this course the student will review EM 1110-2-501, "Design, Construction and Operation of Small Wastewater Systems" published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This course is particularly relevant to engineers involved in the design, construction and operation of small wastewater systems, as well as engineers interested in gaining a fundamental understanding of the
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Design of Buildings in High Wind Coastal Areas
This course will review the design process required for residential buildings (one to three-story) to withstand hurricanes and other severe natural hazard events. The required calculations for all of the site specific design loads (forces) which will be applied to the structure is not within the scope of this course, however these site specific forces, which have been previously calculated in a
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Excavation Hazards
Overview Excavation and trenching are among the most hazardous construction operations. Workers involved in excavating and trenching operations are exposed to many different potential hazards, including cave-ins, hazardous atmospheres and falling objects. However, most injuries and deaths associated with excavation and trenching operations can be prevented by employing OSHA safety standards.
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Design of Small Water Systems - Pumping Storage and Distribution
Small water systems have unique design considerations relative to larger municipal water systems. The small number of users makes the system more sensitive to peak rates demanded by one or several users. Given this fact, it is particularly important that the system designer consider all components of the system simultaneously. In this course the student will review Chapter 7, "Pumping,
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Design of Small Water Systems - Water Quality Requirements
The National Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) specifies maximum permissible levels of contamination and minimum monitoring frequencies for public water systems. Mandatory adherence to the specified maximum contaminant level (MCL) is dependent on whether the water system serves a community (year-round residents) or a transient population (such as parks, campgrounds and restaurants). The MCLs are
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Design of Small Water Systems - Water Quantity Requirements
Local water shortages are a recurring problem in many parts of the U.S. and throughout the world. As the population continues to grow, the problems will only increase. Thus, it is important to properly plan water use projects to ensure that the system is capable of meeting the users' demands for many years to come. In this course the student will review Chapter 4, "Water Quantity
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Retaining Walls for Non-Geotechnical Engineers
Overview This course is intended for a wide range audience and in particular, the non-geotechnical engineer and is not intended as an exhaustive review of the subject. The objective of the course is to discuss the method of calculating the active earth pressure using the Rankine and Coulomb methods. The course also outlines the method used to calculate the factors of safety for sliding,
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Concrete Distress Deterioration - Symptoms and Causes
Overview A basic understanding of the underlying causes of concrete deficiencies is essential to performing meaningful evaluations which lead to the proper selection of the method or technique used to successfully repair concrete. Symptoms or observations of a deficiency must be differentiated from the actual cause of the deficiency, and it is imperative that causes and not symptoms be
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Pretreatment of Industrial Wastewater for VOC Hydrocarbon Removal
Overview This course is intended for a wide range audience of engineers and in particular engineers dealing with plant water effluent streams directed to sanitary sewer facilities. Pretreatment of industrial wastewater to remove hydrocarbons is often required so that the hydrocarbons will not cause VOC emissions from sanitary sewer plants which exceed regulatory limits. In this course you will
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Potable Water - Disinfection
Overview Disinfection is used to kill or inactivate disease-causing organisms in a potable water supply. The EPA Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) requires systems using public water supplies from either surface water or groundwater under the direct influence of surface water to disinfect the water. There are a number of different disinfection options available to the design engineer. The
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Potable Water - Filtration
Overview For as long as humans have walked the earth, they have quested for pure drinking water. Sanskrit writings dating back to 2000 B.C. describe how to purify water by boiling it over a fire or filtering it through sand and gravel. The first municipal water plant was installed in Scotland in 1804. Slow sand filtration was first used for municipal water plants in the U.S. in 1872. There
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