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Colt and Winchester Case Study 1: Start-up Businesses 


...e typical financial strategy issues for businesses in the start-up phase. The course covers: The financial characteristics of a start-up business The appropriate financial strategy for a start-up business
Appropriate sources of finance, dividend policy and business control systems for a start-up business
Throughout the course the student can apply their learning to a fictitious case
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z/OS for Operators Curriculum 


...e
LOAD Parameter and
LOADxx Member Cold,
Quick and
Warm Restarts Module 4 SYSTEM DATA SETS Page and Swap Datasets Dump Datasets Master Catalogue Load Libraries SYS1.LOGREC,
SYS1.NUCLEUS, SYS1.PARMLIB, SYS1.SVCLIB, PLPA/LPA, SYS1.MACLIB, SYS1.PROCLIB, SYS1.VTAMLST Module 5 MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE MVS SYSTEM JES2/3, JCL, TSO/ISPF, VTAM, CICS/VS, IMS/VS, RACF, ACF2 Module 6 COMPILERS, LINK EDITORS
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COBOL Curriculum 


...ng with
Indexed Files A Sequential
Read A Direct Read The Start Verb The Delete Verb Writing New Records Module 5 DIRECT FILE PROCESSING RELATIVE FILES (
Part 1) Direct Access Files Processing Relative Files The Record Definition Calculating the
Relative Key Module 6 DIRECT FILE PROCESSING RELATIVE FILES (Part 2) Opening
Relative Files A Sequential Read A Direct Read The Start Verb The
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Microsoft Windows 95 Fundamentals 
This is the first of a series of multimedia self-paced learning courses in
Windows 95 and related
Microsoft application products. You will learn to use key functions of Microsoft s Windows 95 operating system. The 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
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Microsoft Windows 95 Advanced Topics 
This multimedia self-paced learning course will explore advanced features of
Windows 95. The unique
Skill Builder instruction utilizes 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
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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 User Fundamentals 
This multimedia self-paced learning course will instruct you on working with
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation. 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. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to have a personalized
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Administration Part 3: IP Routing 
This is the third course in a five-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, manage, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot
DNS,
DHCP,
Remote Access,
Network Protocols, IP Routing, and
WINS in a
Windows 2000 network infrastructure. At the completion of this course, students will learn to install and configure Windows 2000 network protocols;
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The Strategic Account Sales Approach 
A successful sales track record doesn't come from a hit-or-miss approach. It comes from the implementation of step-by-step processes that help ensure predictable, repeatable, and measurable results. In this course, you'll learn about the strategic account sales (
SAS) approach for successful sales. You'll start by gaining an understanding of the premises and strategy behind the approach. Then
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Understanding Your Customer 
... strategic account sales (
SAS) approach: research. You'll start by learning about the key areas to research using the SAS approach and where to find business information sources about your client. Next, you'll explore researching your customer's business and key players and applying what you learn to the process of account planning. And finally, you'll gain an understanding of the business fit
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Conducting Effective Sales Research Meetings 
Researching your target accounts is important for understanding your customer's business. But only by conducting research meetings will you learn the "inside" information you need to truly understand the business fit between your company and your customer. In this course, you'll learn about bringing your research and communication skills together in strategic account sales (
SAS) research meetings.
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Working with Your Customer s Key Players 
...tegic
Account Sales (
SAS) approach--communication. You'll start by learning about developing coach relationships in your target account. A vital part of your sales effectiveness depends on finding contacts at target accounts that can become part of an internal "network of coaches" for the sales process. Then, you'll learn about gaining access to senior-level management and dealing with
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The Territorial Account Sales Approach 
A successful sales track record doesn't come from a hit-or-miss approach. It comes from the implementation of step-by-step processes that help to ensure predictable, repeatable, and measurable results. In this course, you'll learn about the territorial account sales approach for successful sales. You'll start by gaining an understanding of the premises and strategy behind the approach. Then,
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Effectively Using Customer-focused Research Meetings 
In this course, you'll learn about bringing your research and communication skills together in territorial account research meetings. By conducting research meetings, you'll get the inside perspective you need to truly understand your customer. You'll start by learning how to prepare for an effective research meeting. Next, you'll explore how to conduct research meetings to gather desired
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Gaining Access to Key Personnel at Your Target Accounts 
...territorial account sales approach: communication. You'll start by learning about coaching relationships. A vital part of your sales effectiveness depends on finding a key contact in each target account that can become your internal coach for the sales process. Then, you'll learn about gaining access to the right level at your target account and dealing with "gatekeepers." By effectively
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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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Evaluating Internal Assignments 
So, is it success or failure? It's crucial that you take time to review your project and confirm outcomes on completion. 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 internal consultant to continually develop in the role, increase your skills, and make overall improvements in your performance. This
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Establishing a Relationship with Internal Clients 
Even if your clients are internal to your organization, you still need to spend time getting to know them, and understanding what it is they require from you. When you are dealing with internal clients, there may be a temptation to think you know everything about them, and about the project. This course will stop you from making that mistake. It will enable you to understand your clients' needs
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Project Management Overview 


Project
Management: Overview, the first of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to put the five principal processes of project management into practice. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful start-up, planning, and implementation of projects of any size and scope. Professionals who need to
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Project Management Initiating a Project 


Project
Management:
Initiating a
Project, is the second of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the five steps involved in initiating a project, define the stakeholders in a project, and identify the six components of a project charter. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful
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Project Management Planning a Project Scope 


Project
Management:
Planning Project Scope, is the third of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the components of a project scope statement and create a work breakdown structure. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful start-up, planning, and implementation of projects of any size
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Project Management Project Cost 


Project
Management:
Planning Project Costs, is the fifth of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to sequence the steps involved in creating a personnel resources matrix, identify three strategies for estimating project costs and list the steps in creating a budget. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the
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Project Management Executing a Project 


Project
Management:
Executing a
Project, is the sixth of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the four goals of a project start-up meeting, identify the five guidelines of effective team leadership and provide balanced project communications. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful
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Project Management Controlling a Project 


Project
Management:
Controlling a
Project, is the seventh of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the six steps of variance analysis and identify four responses to change. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful start-up, planning, and implementation of projects of any size and
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Project Management Closing a Project 


Project
Management:
Closing a project, is the last of the eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the steps in administrative closure and identify the steps in contract closure. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful start-up, planning, and implementation of projects of any size and
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Preparing a Business Case 
Why put time and effort into preparing, writing, and presenting a business case for new projects? Why not just talk to the manager and get his approval for the project? The answers to these questions lie in the fact that organizational budgets for new projects are typically very tight and, as such, your project will be competing against other projects for funding. Without a written business case,
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Succession Planning Strategies 
...a succession plan for your organization, but where do you start? This course explains how to begin the succession planning process. You will discover how to initiate a succession planning process from the conceptualization of the problem to developing an action plan. You will also discover opportunities for customizing the succession plan. Your understanding of succession planning strategy will
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Initiating a Succession Plan Simulation 
...dies are often as little as 6 months to one year from the start of development, so in order remain profitable, the company relies on a highly skilled research and production staff to collate data, analyze markets and write reports with extremely short turnaround times. More often than not, these studies are pre-marketed, so late deliveries or aborted projects can be quite costly. You are a VP
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Implementing a Succession Plan Simulation 
...dies are often as little as 6 months to one year from the start of development, so in order remain profitable, the company relies on a highly skilled research and production staff to collate data, analyze markets, and write reports with extremely short turn-around times. More often than not, these studies are pre-marketed, so late deliveries or aborted projects can be quite costly. URG has
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Managing from a Global Viewpoint 
The process of managing on a global scale requires a step up from domestic management. In this course, you'll learn what it takes to be a global manager or team leader. You'll start with establishing a global mind-set and learning about the attributes of a global manager. Then, you'll explore cross-cultural communication and ways to effectively support and work with a globally based team.
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Evaluating Brand Effectiveness 
...onsumers and to evaluate your brand equity. Where can you start? By learning everything you can about your target market's knowledge structures. Measuring knowledge structures leads to the unveiling of where your brand ranks in the consumer's mind. You will apply qualitative research methods and evaluate quantitative research methods that will test brand awareness, brand image, low and high
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Elements of Marketing Strategy 
...ce approved. This course is designed to give you a strong start in developing your marketing vision, direction, and ultimately a plan. You'll get an overview of the key factors encompassing the broad scope of strategic marketing. You'll be able to discuss cost structures and their influence on your marketing strategy. The impact of product life cycles on your markets is another focus.
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Web Application Tracing and Debugging in C 
To explain the use of tracing and testing in .NET web applications, and to outline how to perform interactive debugging in
Visual Studio .NET Web developers seeking to update their knowledge and skills when developing, testing, and debugging software applications in Visual Studio .NET or pursuing
MCAD or
MCSD .NET certification
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Web Application Tracing and Debugging in VB NET 
To explain the use of tracing and testing in .NET web applications, and to outline how to perform interactive debugging in
Visual Studio .NET Web developers seeking to update their knowledge and skills when developing, testing, and debugging software applications in Visual Studio .NET or pursuing
MCAD or
MCSD .NET certification
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Inside C 
To compare and contrast the features of the C# programming language with those of C Application developers with experience in object-oriented programming, especially in C , who wish to start working with C#
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Beginning C 
To compare and contrast the features of the C# programming language with
VB6 Application developers with experience in object-oriented programming, especially
Visual Basic 6.0, who wish to start working with C#
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Project Management Fundamentals 
Today, the competition in the business world has grown to an extent where you need to deliver the best products and services in order to sustain your business. To meet the demands of modern businesses, you need to prioritize the projects in hand, ensure smooth project execution, and develop quality products in the stipulated time and within the allocated budget. To achieve these goals, you must
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Win2000 Professional Recovering Data and Systems 
This course covers system and data recovery. You will be introduced to the procedure of recovering encrypted files and folders. As a user, you will use various components and tools for recovering data. You will also become familiar with the procedure for creating backups, restoring data from backups, and repairing disks using
Emergency Repair Disk (
ERD), as well as troubleshooting system errors
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Win2000 Network Infrastructure Administering WINS 
...lling the
WINS server service and explains how to add and start a WINS server on a
Windows 2000 network, as well as how to troubleshoot name resolution problems. Further, the course covers the strategies followed to select replication partners and describes how to configure a WINS server as a push and pull partner for replication. It also deals with parameter objects required for monitoring a
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Using X Windows with GNOME 
The
Using X Windows and
GNOME WBT is a course for application developers who are somewhat familiar with
DOS and
UNIX commands. It provides an overview of the X Window
System and discusses the procedures for managing and using
X11 sessions and terminal programs. The course also describes the K and
GNOME desktop environments. Application developers who want to learn
Linux and be familiar with
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Basic COBOL 
...ents are covered. A first
COBOL program is developed from start to finish.The course continues with important information concerning the creation of data structures and record descriptions. The student learns about
PICTURE clauses to create alphanumeric, numeric, signed, and decimal fields. There is considerable treatment of report formats and layouts and creating necessary record descriptions.
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JES2 Job and Device Control II 
This course discusses basic computer operations in an
MVS JES2 environment. It describes the devices controlled by
JES2, explains how to determine which devices connected to the computer system are under the control of JES2 and describes the status of JES2 commands to control device status. The course examines the commands used to control JES2 printers, describes the setup requirements that can be
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JES2 System Control I 
...ers the
JES2 and
MVS commands for controlling batch jobs, started tasks, and time-sharing users. Manipulating jobs in the queues and controlling JES2 initiators are also described. The course describes JES2 initiators, the commands used to control them, and how JES2 initiators select work from the execution queues. Also discussed are commands to change the class or priority of jobs in the JES2
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JES2 System Control II 
...ers the
JES2 and
MVS commands for controlling batch jobs, started tasks, and time-sharing users. Manipulating jobs in the queues and controlling JES2 initiators are also described. The course describes JES2 initiators, the commands used to control them, and how JES2 initiators select work from the execution queues. Also discussed are commands to change the class or priority of jobs in the JES2
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Operation and Configuration of Cisco IOS Switches 
To use the available configuration tools to establish connectivity to the appropriate network device in order to complete initial switch configurations and to verify the default configuration and status of switch devices
Individuals new to networking concepts and terminology; individuals preparing to take the Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (
ICND) learning path; anyone preparing for the
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SAP R 3 4 6 Purchaser 
...er 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 most important steps
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SAP R 3 4 6 Shipping Employee 
...ing
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 R/3 System. The audience
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SAP R 3 4 6 AR Accountant 
...nt 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 tools provided by the R/3
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SAP R 3 4 6 AP Accountant 
...nt 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 tools provided by the R/3
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SAP R 3 4 6 Financial Accountant 
...nt 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 initial steps following the creation
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SAP R 3 4 6 Cost Center Accountant 
...nt 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. The audience for this course includes employees who need to learn how to use the R/3 system, controlling
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SAP R 3 4 6 SD Customer Service Representative 
...ve 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 student will be introduced to the activities
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Microsoft Windows XP Training 
Windows XP Training is designed to provide end-user training for
Windows XP, the
Microsoft desktop operating system designed both for enterprise networks and the home user. The user will learn the fundamental skills and advanced techniques for using this powerful new operating system. NOTE: If this course does not run. Users will have to uninstall
Shockwave 8.5.1 and install
Shockwave Player more...
Introduction to Microsoft Works Suite 2005 
This course will provide the learners with a basic understanding of
Microsoft Works Suite 2005. It will enable them to use
Works as a handy all-in-one tool that has an option for every task. With the basic knowledge of Works, learners will be able to accomplish various tasks using the collection of programs provided by Works. A home computer user with basic to intermediate skills looking to use
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