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QuickBooks Pro 2000 Level 1 This introductory course takes the student through the basic accounting functionalities of QuickBooks Pro 2000. The course will also show basic QuickBooks users how to use Help features to assist them in answering their questions. more...

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

How To Master Personal And Family ...anizations understand that employees are whole people who show up for work each day, people who want to be effective not just on the job, but in their personal lives as well. This bundle helps employees deal with some of the thorny issues facing people at various stages of their lives, whether taking responsibility for elderly loved ones or caring for children, coping with the loss of a loved more...

Build a Powerful Marketing Strategy--Instructor-Led ...or Don Sexton of Columbia University Business School will show you how -- with real-world examples and video tutorials. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this class. As an extra added value, registered students will have unlimited access to course materials for 12 months from the day of more...

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

How To Master Time Management This course is designed to show students how to use the tools of Microsoft Outlook 2002 to manage time. It combines the best of the old and new theories of research of time management. Students will be encouraged to understand their time management challenges and adapt the suggestions to fit their management style/needs. more...

Time Management Using Microsoft Outlook 2002 The course is designed to show students how to use Microsoft Outlook 2002 to plan their time. The scope of the course includes understanding time management theory/philosophy, handling stress, developing a system of organization, identifying priorities, creative problem solving, and timing teamwork. more...

PowerPoint 2002 This course begins by introducing students to the basic features of PowerPoint 2002. They will learn how to design PowerPoint presentations on their computers how to use clip art images and drawing tools to enhance their presentations. Finally, students will learn advanced presentation skills including how to create a custom show, an agenda, and summary slides. more...

Training and Facilitation: Setting Objectives MAXIM TRAINING Objectives form a crucial part of every manager's job. They guide everything important we do at work. If we are trying to achieve the wrong objectives, we can't possibly perform well. Yet setting good, clear objectives is difficult to do. The course's overall aim is to show you how to set effective objectives. These could be objectives for yourself, other individuals, your team or more...

Finance for the Non Financial : Budgeting for Different Business Conditions From the corporate world to the corner shop, from running a restaurant to controlling a production line -- you just can't avoid the need to understand money. This course will help you understand how to use budgets as a management tool: for solving problems, taking smart decisions and improving teamwork and communication. It will show you how different types of cost behave and how their behaviour more...

Managing People : Preparing for a Formal Appraisal If you are judged on the success of your team, it's in your interest to ensure that they are operating at their peak. Effective appraisal is one of the most powerful ways of motivating people to give their best performance. This course will help you understand how to prepare for appraisal. It will show you how to get team members in the right frame of mind for their appraisal, and to get the stage more...

Managing People : Questioning Techniques for Appraisals If you are judged on the success of your team, it's in your interest to ensure that they are operating at their peak. Effective appraisal is one of the most powerful ways of motivating people to give their best performance and the questioning techniques used by the appraiser are key to its success. This course will help you analyse different question types and the responses they encourage. It will more...

Managing People : Following up a Meeting Meetings are opportunities: to share information, exchange ideas and contribute to decisions. They're excellent vehicles for building teams, gaining commitment and encouraging participation but only when they're properly planned and executed by everyone involved. This course will help you make the most of every business meeting. It will show you how to successfully follow up on your meetings so more...

Managing People : When to Coach ...s on your skills .... to become a coach. This course will show you how to improve the results of the people you work with through effective coaching. You'll find out how to spot coaching opportunities and decide when coaching can make the difference. You'll examine the role of coaching in implementing change, applying learning from training courses and supporting others to reach their more...

Managing People : Practical Coaching Situations ...s on your skills .... to become a coach. This course will show you how to improve the results of the people you work with through effective coaching. In this course you'll investigate how you can use coaching in a variety of different situations: changing jobs, generating sales leads, time management and supervisory skills. You'll explore how coaching has been used in some practical case study more...

Managing People : Selecting a Coaching Candidate ...s on your skills .... to become a coach. This course will show you how to improve the results of the people you work with through effective coaching. You may have someone in mind that you want to coach. In this course you'll use a set of questions to help you decide whether they're the best coaching candidate; whether you, the business and that person would benefit and whether you can overcome more...

Managing People : Reviewing a Coaching Experience ...s on your skills .... to become a coach. This course will show you how to improve the results of the people you work with through effective coaching. If you have recently coached a person the experience may have been positive or not so positive. In this course you'll examine a set of questions to help you decide whether this person was the best coaching candidate: whether you, the business and more...

Presentation Skills : Preparation The thought of giving a presentation can turn the most rational person into a nervous wreck. But in business, presentations are superb opportunities to put your point across, to get people on your side, and to persuade people to act! This course will help you to maximise your chances of success by preparing effectively. It will help you establish crystal clear objectives so that you can focus your more...

Writing Skills : Writing Business Letters Clear writing demonstrates clear thinking and in business writing can be one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for getting things done. This course focuses on helping you achieve results with written communication and on increasing your effectiveness in black and white. It will give you tips and hints for wording and structuring business letters and on shaping powerful paragraphs. Whether more...

Writing Skills : Writing Long Documents Clear writing demonstrates clear thinking and in business writing can be one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for getting things done. This course focuses on helping you achieve results with written communication and on increasing your effectiveness in black and white. It will give you tips and hints for outlining and structuring longer documents and for creating that vital executive more...

Writing Skills : Editing your Writing Clear writing demonstrates clear thinking and in business writing can be one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for getting things done. This course focuses on helping you achieve results with written communication and on increasing your effectiveness in black and white. It will outline the value of spending quality edit time and give you practical tips and hints for editing objectively and more...

Writing Skills : Simple, Powerful English vClear writing demonstrates clear thinking and in business writing can be one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for getting things done. This course focuses on helping you achieve results with written communication and on increasing your effectiveness in black and white. It will help you choose simple, powerful words that make your message crystal clear. Whether you're writing to take care more...

Writing Skills : Introduction to Clear Layout Clear writing demonstrates clear thinking and in business writing can be one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for getting things done. This course focuses on helping you achieve results with written communication and on increasing your effectiveness in black and white. It will give you tips and hints on creating documents that are attractive, to-the-point and easy to read. Whether you're more...

Writing Skills: Writing Direct Mail Clear writing demonstrates clear thinking and in business writing can be one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for getting things done. This course focuses on helping you achieve results through direct mail. It gives guidelines on planning and structuring your mail shot, examines the language you choose to enhance your message and gives tips and hints on effective follow up. Whether you're more...

Writing Skills : Writing to Complain Clear writing demonstrates clear thinking and in business writing can be one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for getting things done. This course gives you a step by step guide to writing concise and effective complaint letters that get results. It looks in detail at the importance of addressing your letter to the correct person, stating your complaint clearly and succinctly; what more...

Writing Skills : Resolving Written Complaints Clear writing demonstrates clear thinking and in business writing can be one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for getting things done. This course focuses on helping you achieve results with written communication and on increasing your effectiveness in black and white. It will give you tips and hints for replying to written complaints assertively, to win the customer back onto your side more...

Writing Skills : Inter-Office Communications Clear writing demonstrates clear thinking and in business writing can be one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for getting things done. This course focuses on helping you achieve results with written communication and on increasing your effectiveness in black and white. It will give you tips and hints on creating concise, powerful memos, emails and other inter-office communications that more...

Writing Skills : Credit Control Letters Clear writing demonstrates clear thinking and in business writing can be one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for getting things done. This course focuses on helping you achieve results with written communication and on increasing your effectiveness in black and white. It will give you tips and hints for writing credit control letters that work - that get your company's money back without more...

Managing People : Your Coaching Style ...s on your skills .... to become a coach. This course will show you how to improve the results of the people you work with through effective coaching. When you coach you'll adopt a particular coaching style: you'll use different behaviours, techniques and actions to help the person you're coaching to develop. This course summarises some effective coaching behaviours. It helps you to analyse more...

Managing People : How to Coach If you're a manager, .... or a specialist .... or just good at your job, the chances are that at some time, you'll be called on to give your colleagues a helping hand, to pass on your skills .... to become a coach. This course will show you how to improve the results of the people you work with through effective coaching. more...

The Appraisal Interview If you are judged on the success of your team, it's in your interest to ensure that they are operating at their peak. Effective appraisal is one of the most powerful ways of motivating people to give their best performance. But if you think appraisal is about handing down judgements from above... think again. This course will help you for when you're in the hot seat. It will show how to structure more...

Getting Ready to Write Clear writing demonstrates clear thinking and in business writing can be one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for getting things done. This course lays the groundwork for solid persuasive writing. It explores the pros and cons of different methods of communication and helps you make the best choice. It will help you set your objective and gives tips on how to identify the best tone for more...

Face to Face Communications : Non-verbal Communication ... will help you sharpen your communication skills. It will show you how to interpret other people's body language and tone, ensuring that you receive the right message. It will also help you to develop an awareness of the signals that you send out, giving tips and hints on your behaviour and dress so that you always make a good impression. Developing excellent communication skills requires more...

Organisational Communication :Setting Safety Standards ...eliefs that underpin successful Health & Safety Policies, show you how to implement a successful Health & Safety Policy and guide you in providing leadership and supervision. It will demonstrate how to create a safe system of work. You will learn how to help your team achieve competence in working safely and in turn maximise their contribution to the organisation's health and safety. Developing more...

One to One Training Learn how to be a successful one-to-one trainer This course shows you how to teach as a one-to-one trainer, passing on your skills and knowledge to someone new to the job. Rather than an in-depth look at training theory, we'll show you a range of simple techniques and give you some practical tips for an effective one-to-one training session. This involves guiding you through the whole training more...

Recruitment & Selection Series: Rating Canditates to a Set Standard If you are judged on the success of your team, it's in your interest to hire the best people for the job. Unfortunately, recruitment decisions are often based on gut feelings and irrelevant details instead of hard evidence of suitability for the job; but employing someone who is not ideally suited can be an expensive mistake. Deciding who actually gets the job is rarely an easy choice. Candidates more...

Personal Effectiveness - Teamworking: Defining a Team's Direction Where people are working together, two plus two can equal more than four. People can achieve more than they would on their own as part of a cohesive and effective team, capitalising on each other's skills, experience and strengths. But working together isn't always sweetness and light. Whether a team is in its early stages of growth or in need of some refocusing on a project, it is essential that more...

Personal Effectiveness - Teamworking: Defining Responsibilities in a Team ...ding of what their responsibilities are. This course will show you how to establish what your responsibilities are, as an individual and as a team member and how knowing this will enable you and your team to achieve high performance together. You will see ways to assign responsibilities, how to gain responsibility for the things you want and when to take on more. You will also learn the more...

Personal Effectiveness - Teamworking: Creating a Collaborative Team Environment Where people are working together, two plus two can equal more than four. People can achieve more than they would on their own as part of a cohesive and effective team, capitalising on each other's skills, experience and strengths. But working together isn't always sweetness and light. This course will show you what good team communication means and how you can create a team environment that's more...

Personal Effectiveness - Teamworking: Handling Difficult Team Members Where people are working together, two plus two can equal more than four. People can achieve more than they would on their own as part of a cohesive and effective team, capitalising on each other's skills, experience and strengths. But working together isn't always sweetness and light. This course will show you how to take power by taking action and gain control in difficult situations. You can more...

Personal Effectiveness - Teamworking: Making Decisions as a Team Where people are working together, two plus two can equal more than four. People can achieve more than they would on their own as part of a cohesive and effective team, capitalising on each other's skills, experience and strengths. But working together isn't always sweetness and light. This course will show you the steps in an effective decision-making process and the benefits to the team of using more...

Recognising Stress Series: The Sources of Stress People are working under more and more pressure... whether the cause is difficult colleagues, priorities and deadlines, or just life in general. A little pressure can help us perform, to achieve our goals. But too much pressure and the cracks begin to show: we suffer stress, performance falls; we become, literally, sick of work. more...

Recognising Stress Series: The Effects of Stress People are working under more and more pressure... whether the cause is difficult colleagues, priorities and deadlines, or just life in general. A little pressure can help us perform, to achieve our goals. But too much pressure and the cracks begin to show: we suffer stress, performance falls; we become, literally, sick of work. Stress can manifest itself in a wide variety of different symptoms - more...

Recognising Stress Series: Your Reaction to Stress People are working under more and more pressure... whether the cause is difficult colleagues, priorities and deadlines, or just life in general. A little pressure can help us perform, to achieve our goals. But too much pressure and the cracks begin to show: we suffer stress, performance falls; we become, literally, sick of work. To cope with stress effectively you need to maintain a balance more...

Effective Email Series: Send the Right Message The speed of communication is increasing beyond belief, and e-mail has revolutionised the way we operate. We have the power at our fingertips to communicate instantly - to hundreds of people - wherever they maybe. But writing quickly doesn?t mean the same as communicating effectively. A hasty e-mail can annoy, confuse or fail to impress. Anyone can click the buttons, but making e-mail "click" more...

ACF2 Overview and Identifying Users In this course we will give you a general overview of ACF2 and show you the User Interfaces that can be used with ACF2. We will also tell you how Users are identified to ACF2 and explain the fields that make up the Logonid record. more...

Defining Users and Protecting Datasets In this course we will tell you how create, delete and change Logonids. We will also review Dataset Rules and show you some additional controls that you can use to protect datasets. more...

Protecting Resources and Control Records In this course we will review Resource Rules and show you some additional controls that you can use to protect resources. We will also tell you how to maintain ACF2 Control Records and SAF Resource Types. more...

Excellence in Service: Providing Superior Customer Service In Excellence in Service: Providing Superior Customer Service, you will learn how to develop and maintain a positive attitude, show extra attentiveness to your customers, and use customer-friendly language. In addition, you will learn how to effectively solve customers' problems and benefit from their complaints. more...

Microsoft Excel for Windows 95 Fundamentals ...show how Excel 95 can make everyday tasks simpler and less time consuming. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, voice, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Mastery tests at the end of each unit allow you to verify your understanding of key skills, and guide you back to any content that more...

Designing and Implementing Web Sites with Microsoft FrontPage 98 - Part 3 This is the final course in a three-part series that will show Web developers how to create static and dynamic HTML pages. more...

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Advanced The units in this course will introduce you to some advanced features of PowerPoint as you enhance and customize charts, embed and link data, insert movies, sound, and hyperlinks, use slide show features such as animating charts and adding sound to customize a slide show, and work with special PowerPoint features such as exporting a presentation to 35mm slides, saving a presentation for use on the more...

Overview of Layers and Layer 1 Devices In this WestNet e-Learning module, we review the layers of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model, functions of each layer, and internetworking devices that perform each of the functions. We will begin a detailed discussion of the devices found at the Physical Layer of the OSI model. more...

Microsoft Office 2000 - Advanced Excel To bring proficient users of Excel 2000 to an advanced level of competence End-users seeking proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel 2000 at an advanced level; end-users seeking to obtain Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification in Microsoft Excel 2000 at Expert level more...

Adding Graphics to Presentations in PowerPoint 2007 ...ful authoring application tool for creating dynamic slide show presentations. This course demonstrates how to create visually appealing presentations using PowerPoint's design templates and implementing new Microsoft Office 2007 themes. The course also explores the introduction of SmartArt in PowerPoint 2007, a feature that allows you to add some glamour to your presentations by using colors more...

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

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

Inbound Call Centers People Management ...t performance and low employee turnover? This course will show you how. You'll learn about calculating agent requirements, building workforce schedules, and conquering employee absenteeism. Finally, this course will present procedures that are necessary to keep a call center running smoothly. This course will equip you with the people-management skills that will ensure the success of your call more...

Customer Satisfaction Analysis and Implementation What you get out of a well-designed customer satisfaction survey will depend largely on the power of the analytical tools you apply to the data and the effectiveness of actions taken based on the resulting information. Although the analysis itself is best conducted by your statistical team, you'll be able to use survey results more effectively if you understand how key analytical tools are more...

Interacting with the Customer ...ffective and efficient manner. This course is intended to show the proper procedures and processes needed to provide effective customer service: how to properly support a customer, how to overcome communication problems, and how to use active listening. This course helps to prepare learners interested in the Help Desk Institute's (HDI) Customer Support Specialist (CSS) certification, which is more...

Managing Conflict Stress and Time ...ul and time-consuming process. This course is intended to show the proper methods needed to resolve conflicts, manage time, and manage stress. It also highlights the importance of a positive approach and attitude in bringing customer interactions to a satisfactory conclusion. This course helps to prepare learners interested in the Help Desk Institute (HDI) Customer Support Specialist (CSS) more...

Customer Service Procedures ...ffective and efficient manner. This course is intended to show the proper procedures and processes needed to provide effective customer service: how to properly support a customer, how to provide accurate documentation, and how to handle difficult customers. This course helps to prepare learners interested in the HDI Customer Support Specialist (CSS) Certification, which is targeted to more...

Developing a Positive Attitude Oftentimes your success or failure depends not only on the situation you are in, but how you react to that situation. Your reaction to the situations you encounter is significantly influenced by your attitude. Having a positive attitude involves looking for the best in a situation, being realistic about possibilities and consequences, and having the courage to believe that you can succeed. It more...

E-mail and Organizational Communication E-mail is much more than sending information back and forth. This communication tool can change your entire organization. E-mail can affect how you communicate, where you work, what you do and even when you do it. This course will help you harness the power of e-mail and show you ways to optimize your e-mail use for maximum productivity and success. The target is individuals who use e-mail for more...

Leadership Without Authority Lily Tomlin said, "I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody." Tomlin could have been speaking on behalf of many employees in the corporate world who, despite having little authority, take it upon themselves to become leaders nonetheless. Becoming a leader, and getting results, without authority is especially important in today's corporate more...

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

Writing a Business Case Which would you rather do: prepare a business case for your latest project or go to the dentist? Given the choice, many of us would tend to choose the latter.Whether you want to invest in product development or reinvent your business processes with new marketing channels, it is now more important than ever to have a business case that is carefully planned, written, and presented, especially when more...

Attracting Motivating and Retaining Technical Professionals ...s and keep them once they're on the job. In fact, surveys show that managers list attracting, motivating, and retaining these technical professionals as one of their most challenging tasks. This course is designed to help managers meet that challenge. In it you will learn the factors and techniques that can attract competent technical people to a job, and you will learn how to apply these more...

Addressing Problem Performance Simulation ...Show, a TV talk show on a basic cable channel. The six other writers and the writers assistant report to you. Unfortunately, several of these workers have become problem performers of one type or another. As their supervisor, you will need to inform them of these problem performance issues as well as facilitate improved performance using various methods, including discipline and developing a more...

Averting Problem Performance Simulation ...Show, a TV talk show on a basic cable channel. The six other writers for the show report to you. Recently, one of these writers resigned, so you need to hire a replacement. You will need to avoid hiring a problem performer by selecting the right person. Once you select that person, you'll need to communicate job requirements and provide resources in order to enable achievement. You'll also need more...

Employee Compensation HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including the theories and applications associated with effective compensation. As a human resources professional, you are responsible for helping to ensure that your company's workforce possesses the skills, knowledge and abilities to meet the current and more...

Compensating Employees HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including the theories and applications associated with effective compensation. As a human resources professional, you are responsible for helping to ensure that your company's workforce possesses the skills, knowledge and abilities to meet the current and more...

Hiring Considerations Recruitment is a complex and important activity for a manager. Effective hiring requires effective preparation. The recruitment process must be fair and safe, and there is plenty of legislation to trip up the unwary manager. Getting any part of this wrong is expensive, time consuming, and damaging to the good name of the company. This course will give you a brief overview of the major employment more...

Effective Interviewing ...he available time as efficiently as possible. This course shows you how to screen and manage the interview time efficiently. You have to be confident about the methods that are used by whoever conducts interviews in your organization. This course will show you how to create methods that are reliable, and will explain the questioning and rapport-building techniques that effective interviewers more...

Selecting the Best Applicant ...particularly to choosing a new employee. This course will show you the most effective methods for evaluating and choosing the best applicants. It will show you how to analyze the information from the interview--by working in a focused framework--and how to compare candidates. You will examine and avoid the most common problems with decision making, and confirm and ratify your decision with more...

Introduction to Economics Basic Concepts in Microeconomics Basic Concepts in Microeconomics builds on the general principles introduced in The Principles of Economics by introducing the learner to microeconomic concepts and issues. Such things as market behavior and decision-making, consumer choice and preference and the factors that motivate firms are covered across a range of informative lessons situated in real-life scenarios. This course is aimed at more...

Behavior Putting Your Best Foot Forward ...e more active in office decision-making. This course will show you some ways to assess yourself to ensure you're ready to work towards a new role. It will also show you some techniques for interacting with co-workers, subordinates, and superiors. In addition, you'll see how to project self-confidence and to become the kind of person to whom people give their loyalty and trust. Administrative more...

Communicating with Power and Confidence Do you want to be an effective and powerful communicator? Do you want to take charge, welcome responsibility and view challenge as an opportunity? In today's workplace, when administrative support professionals talk, supervisors listen. They have been empowered and given many managerial responsibilities. They can now work alongside rather than as subordinates to their managers. They no longer only more...

Administrative Functions ...formation that will help you succeed at your job. It will show you how to manage records, make business travel arrangements, and organize conferences and meetings. It will also introduce you to the automated office environment. Your career as an administrative support professional will benefit from the knowledge and skills presented in "Administrative Functions". Administrative support more...

Advancing Your Administrative Career ...onsidered what your next move should be? This course will show you how to advance on the job by providing you with important information about having a professional image and a successful attitude. You will learn valuable leadership skills and methods for motivating others. You will gain essential problem solving skills and learn strategic guidelines for managing your career. Putting in your more...

Corporate Restructuring ...ut it doesn't have to scare you to death This course will show you how to initiate successful mergers or resist hostile takeovers. As well, it will improve your chances of surviving financial distress. Whatever your restructuring situation, you will be prepared to handle it by taking this course This course is designed specifically for business managers, financial professionals, and other more...

Defining and Mapping the Six Sigma Process ...show--on one page--where you are, where you want to go, the best way to get there, and endless alternate routes. Without maps, we would be left to wander unknown paths to uncertain destinations, encountering untold pitfalls along the way. Maps are also important tools in guiding Six Sigma teams in the quest for process improvement; it is impossible to improve a process that you don't fully more...

Using Fireworks MX with Dreamweaver MX and Flash MX To introduce the advantages and possibilities associated with using Fireworks MX with Dreamweaver MX and Flash MX Web designers; graphic designers; home users and end users with an interest in graphic design; Macromedia Dreamweaver MX users and Macromedia Flash MX developers using Macromedia Fireworks MX to create graphics more...

Working with Images in Macromedia Fireworks MX To discuss how to work with images in Fireworks MX Web designers; graphic designers; home users and end users with an interest in graphic design; Macromedia Dreamweaver MX users and Macromedia Flash MX developers using Macromedia Fireworks MX to create graphics more...

Visual Basic 6 0 Using the Win 32 API Part I ... and capabilities of any given platform. This course will show you how to gain access to the Windows API by declaring the external procedures within your Visual Basic application. After you declare a procedure, you can use it like any other language feature in the product. This course is written to Visual Basic 6.0. Related Exam: Microsoft Exam #070-175: Designing and Implementing Distributed more...

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML Analyzing the System To show how to specify object interaction in the UML and to identify associations and inheritance between classes Web developers more...

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML System and Object Behavior To introduce operations and attributes, state and activity diagrams, and to show the importance of a review of the class model Web developers more...

Visual Basic 6 0 ActiveX COM Part I ...ominent trends in the software industry. This course will show you how to rapidly create, debug, and deploy software objects and components. It will also explain how to build an application using ActiveX components. An ActiveX component is a reusable piece of programming code and data made up of one or more objects created using ActiveX technology. Related Exam: Microsoft Exam #070-176: more...

Windows Services in VB NET To show how to build, debug, deploy, and use Windows Services with Visual Basic .NET All Microsoft VB.NET developers wanting to write enterprise applications with serviced components, Windows Services, or .NET Remoting, or studying for the 70-310 exam Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework more...

Interoperability and Serviced Components To show how to access unmanaged code from .NET and vice versa, and how to build, deploy, and use serviced components All Microsoft VB.NET developers wanting to write enterprise applications with serviced components, Windows Services, or .NET Remoting, or studying for the 70-310 exam Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework more...

Security with C To show how to make assemblies secure through code access and role-based security All .NET application developers more...

Security with VB NET To show how to make assemblies secure through code access and role-based security All .NET application developers more...

Managing Files Folders and Devices in Microsoft Windows XP To show how to manage, control, and troubleshoot files and folders, network devices, and drivers in Windows XP Professional Students preparing for the Microsoft Exam 70-270; Installing, configuring and administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional more...

Win2000 Professional Administering Resources ...orted by Windows 2000 Professional: FAT, FAT32, and NTFS, show you a comparison of these file systems, and help you determine the most appropriate file system for a given situation. It will also explain the procedure for converting one file system to another. The course will also demonstrate the process of configuring and managing file compression, as well as describe issues related to securing more...

Win2000 Professional Custom Desktop Environment In this course you will learn how to customize your desktop environment in Windows 2000 Professional. You will learn how to install multiple languages, use input locales, and compose multilingual documents. You will also learn how to customize elements of your desktop such as the taskbar, My Documents, My Computer, display settings, and accessibility services, as well as how to connect to another more...

Windows 2000 - Migration Design Upgrade and Migration Strategies To show how to plan a migration from a Windows NT 3.5x or NT 4.0 domain to Windows 2000 Students preparing for Microsoft exam 70-222; personnel in medium to very large computing environments that plan to migrate from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 more...

Windows 2000 - Migration Design Deployment To show how to upgrade Windows NT 3.5x or 4.0 to Windows 2000, maintain network services during migration, and set up the Active Directory Students preparing for Microsoft exam 70-222; personnel in medium to very large computing environments that plan to migrate from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 more...

Small Business Server 2000 To provide an overview of Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) 2000 and its main features, such as its management consoles and monitoring tools, and to show how Microsoft Exchange 2000, ISA Server 2000, and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 integrate with SBS 2000 Network administrators for companies of up to 50 users; IT solutions companies that wish to deploy SBS 2000 more...

VPN and Exchange with ISA Server 2004 ...show how to configure ISA Server 2004 to enable VPNs and to integrate ISA Server 2004 with Microsoft Exchange Server IT professionals responsible for implementing network and perimeter security measures, including Internet firewalls, application layer filters, and screened networks; IT professionals responsible for implementing caching servers and additional mechanisms to protect public-facing more...

The Linux Operating System This course covers the origin and history of the Linux operating system and its relation with other Unix family systems. It examines various ""distributions"" of Linux , its value as a reliable business solution, and its various components, and it addresses issues surrounding its use, administration, and development. The course highlights those aspects that make Linux an innovative operating more...

Linux Installation Techniques To show the techniques used for installing Linux and associated software Students wishing to acquire the basic skills required as a Linux system administrator more...

Debian and Redhat Package Management To show how to use the tools associated with Debian and Red Hat package management Students wishing to acquire the basic skills required as a Linux system administrator more...

The X Window System To show the techniques for installing and configuring the X Window System Students wishing to acquire the basic skills required as a Linux system administrator more...

COBOL Complex File Processing This course will present task-based, real-world scenarios covering the design, coding, and implementation of one type of COBOL application that is commonly required by businesses with large files. The first application accepts input from two files, the Customer Contact file and the Warranty file. The data is checked for the latest contact information and a master contact log file is generated. The more...

COBOL Interactive Applications This course will present task-based, real-world scenarios covering the design, coding, and implementation of one type of COBOL application that is commonly required by businesses with large files. An application will be created that allows a user to update a relative master recalled parts file by manually inputting the data, and automatically generate a transaction log of the updated records. This more...

COBOL Report Generation This course will present task-based, real-world scenarios covering the design, coding, and implementation of one type of COBOL application that is commonly required by businesses with large files. This interactive application will write a recall customer notification report and a recall status report. This course is based on ANSI X3.23-1974 and ANSI X3.23-1985 COBOL standards. This course is more...

Web Development Process In this WestNet e-Learning module, we show how Web developers can benefit by applying formal software engineering processes to site projects. Many Web developers are still learning the lesson that the softwaredevelopment community learned 20 years ago: process pays. It pays in shorter schedules, better designs, and higher user satisfaction. more...

WAN Solutions This WestNet e-Learning module covers ATM concepts, ATM implementation, ATM devices, and SMDS. more...

Analyzing the Network This module covers network performance concepts, estimating traffic volumes and patterns, taking baseline measurements of LAN traffic, and developing a traffic specification document. more...

Network Signals Cables Topologies In the WestNet e-Learning module, we will consider the physical qualities of the network itself. We discuss the nature of electronic communication and explain how information can be transmitted as analog or digital signals. We then explore the various physical layouts or topologies of data networks, and show how the pattern of signal flow depends on the topology of the network. more...

How Local Area Networks Work In this WestNet e-Learning module, we will use the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model to explain the specific technologies and protocols used in most local area networks (LANs). More specifically, you will learn about the popular LAN protocols of Ethernet and Token Ring, and the increasingly important technology of wireless networking. We will start low in the OSI protocol stack, and then more...

How ATM LANs Work This WestNet e-Learning module will focus on