Online V2 Manager eLearning - Training Resources

How to Build And Maintain Rapport With Your Clients Learn how to build rapport with your clients and get beyond small talk. Whether it`s a salesperson with customer, manager with employee, teacher with student or parent with child, rapport skills are the foundation for successful communications. As we think of rapport being a degree of harmony that we have with someone, it takes on powerful dimensions in developing relationships. And when a person  more...

Java 2 -- Building Graphical User Interfaces This course contains 3 units: The Java.awt.package, using GUI components and managing the layout. Each unit covers detail the elements of Java necessary to build graphical user interfaces. This course contains 3 units: The Java.awt.package, using GUI components and managing the layout. The first unit will cover the features of the java.awt.package. It explains the important methods and alignment  more...

Starting A Business?: How To Develop An Effective Business Plan You will learn how to develop, analyze and sell an effective business plan for your company or organization. This is not your ordinary "cook-book" workshop on Business Planning. Dr. Frank Leibold integrates solid business concepts he teaches MBA`s with invaluable tips he has acquired over 40 years of progressive executive business experience. He has developed and evaluated numerous plans, in a  more...

Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification The hospitality industry continues to grow each year, creating a demand for skilled managers. One challenge facing bar and restaurant owners and managers is that most hospitality programs are long-term and expensive. This is due to the wide range of subject material, much of which is never applied in the real world. Thus, too many managers go without any formal training and often find themselves  more...

Project Management Concepts and Strategies This series provides a detailed examination of project management concepts and strategies. It discusses the seven components of a management system and the five phases of the project life cycle, and looks at factors that affect cost and quality. You may complete this course within a time span of your choosing. We recommend study commence and be completed within 90 days or less. The course may be  more...

Outlook 98 Level 1 This course introduces students to the basic features of Microsoft Outlook 98 by working through a series of exercises and scenarios that will instruct them in the functions of numerous buttons, menus, and folders. Students will also learn how to customize Outlook as their desktop Personal Information Manager (PIM). This course introduces students to the basic features of Microsoft Outlook 98,  more...

Maximize Profits by Managing Real Estate like an Entrepreneur--Instructor-Led A Trump U Course- Rental property owners can profit from what entrepreneurs know: success lies in examining all aspects of your business, looking for opportunities to reduce expenses and maximize income. In this exclusive course, TrumpU experts will show you how to position your property correctly for the target market, manage problem tenants, market your property, and more. Students may complete  more...

Financial Basics for Non-financial Managers Course description -- This course helps a non-financial manager make sense of the terms and concepts that are used in managing the financial aspects of a business. It explains basic financial structure and discusses the financial information you must have to run a business. You will learn how to read financial reports and understand the purpose and limitations of each. You will also get tools and  more...

Expert Purchasing Management Are you a purchasing manager who worries about balancing the many demands of your leadership role? You're not alone. Today's companies are expecting more than ever from their purchasing managers. And today's environment is confronting purchasing managers with more challenges than ever. The student can complete their course of study within anytime frame as long as it does not exceed 60 days from  more...

Customer Astonishment: The Commitment to World-Class Customer Care Customer loyalty is the crowning achievement in any business. Customer loyalty is absolute leverage on profitability and growth. It means that your success is cumulative from year to year. In today`s business environment, a satisfied customer is no longer enough. We have all entered a new age wherein we must positively astonish our customers by anticipating their needs. To be Customer Need Driven  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - Selling Skills This course is designed to sharpen your selling skills and help you close more sales. It will also help you set sales goals and measure the effectiveness of your sales force. Build Your Selling Skills and Close More Sales This course is designed to sharpen your selling skills and help you close more sales. The class includes text and downloadable resources. Description of Course Selling Skills  more...

Bartending to the Max-Online This exceptional course is a combination of Bartending the Easy Way and Professional Bar Management. The in-depth lessons will prepare you to work as a professional bartender in all types of establishments. If you are serious about the bar business, this course will also expand your knowledge into the area of management, including inventory, profits and staff issues. This information could lead to  more...

Dealing With Violence In The Workplace Course description -- More often than we care to admit, society and the workplace are becoming more violent. This course has tools and methods to help the manager or supervisor recognize potentially violent situations before they need attention, and then to take positive action to avoid or eliminate the potential problem. There is a wide array of techniques to help leaders use communication,  more...

How To Master Business Management Course description -- Every employee and manager needs to know a number of basic business management principles and processes, regardless of his or her function or discipline. This bundle includes topics that will build an employee's mastery of several essential business processes and issues, including financial basics, contracts, and business communications. It includes something for everyone,  more...

Valuing Diversity Course description -- This course provides an excellent base for the manager to learn about his or her own beliefs and to see the potential of a diverse workplace. There are tools and techniques to help a supervisor learn to recognize the positive contributions all employees make in achieving the goals of the organization. There are suggestions for modeling and promoting organizational values and  more...

SAP Project System - Project builder This course teaches the most common end user functions in SAP's Project System (PS) module. This simulation course is a basic requirement for every accountant or project manager wanting to work with SAP. Course Goal: - Create a Project with Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) & Network Activities - Create Project Plans with Easy Cost Planning and Project Planning Board - Create  more...

Functions of IT Project Managers William Shakespeare wrote, "Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great; some achieve greatness, others have greatness thrust upon them." Good information technology (IT) project managers are trained, not born. As an IT project manager, you can achieve greatness by improving and developing your own skills through continued education and experience. Your management skills will become better  more...

The Boss Factor Your boss can make or break you, so you better find out how to work effectively with her. You must first build rapport and continue to develop it. Along the way, you'll learn how to solicit and give feedback and even learn how to use corrective feedback to your advantage. You'll also get tips on managing your manager, which is no easy task. But if you can achieve that and turn the annual appraisal  more...

Building a Winning Sales Team Championship teams win titles because they are comprised of members who are talented athletes possessing the right combination of skills, attitude, and enthusiasm to go out and win. The members of a winning sales team must also have the right skills, attitude, and enthusiasm to be successful. As a sales manager, how do you build an effective sales team? This course delivers answers by presenting  more...

Using Business Tools to Manage Sales Teams Managing your team is an important part of your job as a sales manager, but it isn't the only hat you wear. You also have to manage the business side of your sales manager position. For example, you have to know how to forecast sales accurately to determine the goals that your sales team will set. Like many sales managers, you've probably asked yourself, "How do I successfully and effectively  more...

Motivating a Winning Sales Team Famous college football coach Lou Holtz said, "Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." As a sales manager, what can you do to make a difference in how your team members' use their abilities? How can you increase their level of motivation and create positive attitudes? In this course, you'll learn how to keep sales teams  more...

Integrating Change in Your Organization The business world is constantly moving, so you can never rest on your laurels. For the change process to be effective, you must incorporate the changes that you have made and, at the same time, create structures and mechanisms that are flexible enough to allow ongoing change when necessary. To do this, you need to develop committed and flexible teams, and create an atmosphere that allows open and  more...

Introduction to Brand Management There are three ingredients every company needs for branding success: a brand manager, a brand, and the consumer. But how do these ingredients relate and what are they comprised of that makes them so important? This course will demonstrate how each ingredient reacts to the other in order to create a valuable, long-lasting brand. First, you will learn about the responsibilities of a brand manager,  more...

Marketing Management So, now you're a marketing manager. What are the expectations you and others have of this position? What skills do you need? How do you put together a marketing team? How do you lead that team to success? How can you tell if you're doing a good job? In this course you'll look at marketing management from top to bottom--starting from the basic skills you need as a marketing manager, through  more...

Management Development for Technical Professionals If you have ever considered moving up to a managerial position, certain personal and professional traits will be necessary when you make that move. In addition to the skills you have as a technical professional, you need to develop the skills of effective managers. This course will assist you in a self-assessment process that is essential to your efforts to become an effective manager. You will  more...

Communication Skills for Successful Management Effective communication is a crucial component of your success as a manager. As a technical professional, you developed various communication skills that helped you to succeed. But, as a manager, you will need additional communication skills to be effective. This course will examine various aspects of successful communication strategies and skills. You will analyze the strategies of nonverbal  more...

Process Management Skills Efficiency, in software terms, can be the difference between ineffective, poorly designed software, and elegant, intuitive software. Efficiency in manufacturing is the difference between processes that yield top quality products at a reasonable price, and processes that spit out shoddy products regardless of price.Likewise, efficiency is critical to the effectiveness of a manager and to the  more...

Leadership Development for Technical Professionals Managers must direct the activities of workers to address tactical or short-term issues while still maintaining a vision of the strategic or long-term goal. Therefore, the skills needed for an effective leader are varied and complex.For you, the technical professional, this means evaluating your current leadership skills. It also includes the development of more refined managerial skills such as  more...

Strategies for Transitioning into Management Making a smooth transition from technical professional to management is critical to your success as a manager. You've already demonstrated your technical expertise; now you're ready to take that next step. In your new role as a manager, you'll use technology in different ways -- focusing on managing production, not production itself. This course outlines management tactics for becoming an  more...

Problem Performance Prevention Obviously, one of the starting points for managing problem performance is to prevent it from becoming so. This is a general part of effective management, focusing on those aspects of the managerial task specific to preventing problem performance. This means employing an effective selection procedure that is based on an accurate identification of the job requirements, and then using the first  more...

Problem Performance Identification If problem performance is to be managed effectively then, it needs to be clearly identified. This may not be as straightforward as it may at first sound. There are different views about the methods of identifying problem performance and a manager needs to be able to appreciate the differing points of view. Specifically the distinction between conduct and performance is crucial, because the  more...

Problem Performance Improvement It is, of course, not enough to be just aware of problem performance in an organization; a manager needs to know how to improve performance. Most managers will begin with relatively informal approaches to improving performance. This will often take the form of a discussion between the manager and the problem performer in which the manager will want to advise the worker of the problem and then  more...

Mentoring as a Manager Looking for ways to enhance your managing skills? In this course, you'll acquire expertise as a mentor that will benefit your employees, your organization, and your own career. You'll examine how mentoring differs from managing, and you'll brush up on essential communication skills. Finally, you'll learn to use mentoring to improve on team organization, dynamics, and performance.  more...

Achieving Success the Help of a Mentor Perhaps you want to ask an expert in your field or organization to mentor you. Maybe a manager has offered to guide you up the organization ladder. Or perhaps you're participating in an organizationwide mentoring program. Whatever the case, you'll want to make the most of having a mentor in your corner. In "Achieving Success: the Help of a Mentor," you'll learn how a mentor can help you guide your  more...

Assessing Performance Continuously This course shows you how to make performance appraisal a continuous process. The first stage of continuous performance assessment is planning. Appraisal must be linked to performance goals that matter, and these goals need to encompass both the organization and the individual before a performance plan can be agreed on by appraiser and appraisee. Even with conventional roles and relationships this  more...

Performance Reviews Appraisal interviews are the culmination of the ongoing performance appraisal process. The first part of this process begins with modeling an effective performance discussion. Then, when a manager actually knows what he is aiming for, he can use this knowledge to plan and conduct a really worthwhile, efficient performance meeting. Appraisal meetings aren't always easy encounters, even when they  more...

Managing Delegation Do you want to increase your effectiveness as a delegator? Are you unsure of how much control and feedback you need to implement when delegating tasks? Then this course will help you achieve those goals. As you proceed through this "Managing Delegation" course in the "Effective Delegation" series, you will gain valuable insight into several areas including change management, decision making, and  more...

Legal Pitfalls Regarding Independent Contractors Managing workers is a crucial component of your success as a manager. But not all workers are created workers. Some are employees, others are nonemployees, or independent contractors. This is an important distinction, because your company's obligations differ depending upon how workers are classified. Misclassification can result in stiff fines, penalties and back pay and benefit liability. This  more...

Understanding Technical Professionals As a manager, have you felt that technical professionals are sometimes difficult to understand? Do you find that the usual management models are not as effective as they could be? This course explains the ways in which these employees differ from other workers and how you can apply more appropriate and effective management techniques. You will also learn how business has responded with new  more...

Developing Career Plans for Your Technical Professionals Why should you be interested in career development for the technical professionals you supervise? Because it's good for them, good for your company, and good for you. One of your major challenges as a manager of technical people is retaining them. And you may also need to recruit technical people to fill higher-level positions in your company. This course will help you use career development as a  more...

The Inbound Call Center Inbound call center managers of this century will face many of the same challenges that their counterparts faced in the 20th century. The emphasis will still be on the development and acquisition of cost-effective methods to provide customers with the service they demand. By ensuring that you have a good knowledge base of the inbound call center industry, you are establishing a sturdy framework  more...

Inbound Call Center Management Leadership Did you know that your personality can greatly affect your leadership skills? Are you aware that even if you are a fabulous manager, you may not be an effective leader? As a call center manager, how can you motivate everyone, including senior management, to work together toward a common goal? As you progress through this "Inbound Call Center Management: Leadership" course, you will become aware  more...

Inbound Call Centers People Management Inbound call centers are often the only link between a company and its customers. As a call center manager, you want to hire agents with special customer service "genes." Good call center agents do a better job on the telephone, are happier with their work, and genuinely enjoy helping customers. This course will help you staff your call center with the right people for the job. You'll learn how to  more...

Inbound Call Center Technology Today, the technology within the inbound call center is constantly changing and improving. How can you, as a call center manager, keep up with this advancing technology? Moreover, why should you? This course will explain the fundamentals of inbound call center technology, and explore ways current technology might evolve. It examines different methods of obtaining this technology, and outlines how  more...

Giving Feedback A Manager s Guide The performance of your business depends upon the performance of every member of your staff. Thus a key skill for all who manage staff is the ability to provide candid, constructive feedback about performance. The purpose of this course is to enable you to enhance your skills in giving feedback. The course starts by exploring the nature of feedback, and it then develops a practical approach to the  more...

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,  more...

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

American Business Formations in the 21st Century As a manager for your organization, you likely conduct business with numerous companies from different industries and of varying sizes and complexity. And just as you interact with individuals differently based upon their personalities and positions, so too, you conduct business with other companies based upon their different formations. In American business, there are four primary formations:  more...

Experiencing Anger Like most people, you have probably gotten angry while at work. A disagreement with a co-worker or manager during a business meeting could make you lose your temper. By taking this course, you will learn why people become angry and recognize how you express your own anger. You will also learn simple techniques to minimize angry emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Since you may have to deal with  more...

Effective Interfunctional Relationships Whom did you talk with at work this week? To accomplish your goals in today's workplace, you not only have to interact with personnel in other departments, you often have to coordinate or even rely on them. Tasks are fluid and flow across functional boundaries. The products or services your company offers require a cooperative effort to produce. But by nature, most companies are structured  more...

Managing Organization Conflict As a manager, you will inevitably have to sort out some of the conflict that occurs in your organization. Sometimes, this will be between individuals, but often it will be between teams, and even departments. The different nature of these conflicts is likely to require different approaches, and there are also likely to be a range of particular demands on you in the way that you manage the  more...

Working for Your Inner Boss Personal Accountability Most employees in business organizations must answer to someone else. From the top of the organization chart to the bottom, nearly every manager and employee must look to a supervisor, a director, or even a customer to establish priorities, assign tasks, set deadlines, and evaluate results. Whoever gives this direction is called the boss. On one level, the boss decides how employees will perform  more...

Performance Reporting and Stakeholder Management Any project requires good communication to manage day-to-day activities and ensure success of the project--project managers need to understand what a communications model is, and how it helps promote success and resolve differences. They need to plan out a strategy to ensure that needed information is gathered and produced efficiently. Finally, the project manager is responsible for distributing  more...

Planning and Identifying Project Risk In a perfect world, decisions would be made with complete certainty--all necessary information would be accurate and available as needed to ensure total success. In the real world, however, this is seldom the case. Real life is fraught with uncertainties; knowledge of events or conditions that may or may not occur is imperfect and incomplete, and this uncertainty affects decisions and outcomes.  more...

Responding to and Controlling Project Risk Life is fraught with uncertainties. Knowledge of situations or conditions that may or may not occur is imperfect and incomplete, and this uncertainty affects decisions and outcomes. Whenever decisions must be made without perfect knowledge--which is nearly all the time--there is risk. Contrary to popular opinion, however, risk is not always negative; uncertainty results in positive risk (also  more...

Oracle Database 11g Managing Resources and Task Automation To identify ways to ensure that resources are being put to best use and database jobs are performed when they should be, using the Database Resource Manager and the Scheduler.  more...

Oracle 11i System Monitoring and Troubleshooting in OAM To monitor and manage some of the system components of Oracle E-Business Suite, run some troubleshooting wizards, and use the Support Cart feature in Oracle Applications Manager (OAM)  more...

Introduction to Portfolio Management Portfolio managers have a great deal of responsibility within an organization; not only do they have to be mindful of individuals responsible for managing portfolio components, but they also have to be mindful of executive management, which sets the strategy. All the project managers within the portfolio might think that their projects are the most important. But it's the portfolio manager who  more...

Managing Storage and System Resources in Oracle 10g To outline the processes and considerations for using the Automatic Storage Management and Database Resource Manager features  more...

Monitor Windows SharePoint Services 3 0 Describe the problems that may arise in a WSS environment, how to avoid these problems, and how to monitor your servers and track usage and diagnostics, using SharePoint's various performance monitoring and logging tools, such as the Performance Console, Microsoft Operations Manager, SharePoint Central Administration, and the Event Viewer.  more...

Project Management Fundamentals The evolution of business strategies has increased the importance of management having a thorough understanding of the products they produce. More and more employees are getting promoted from within to become project managers as they fully understand what they are trying to produce and how best to meet the quality and quantity requirements set forth by upper management. Project management, as a  more...

Transitioning into a Project Management Role Many people find themselves thrust into a project management role with no formal training or experience. When this occurs, it is important to be prepared to deal with the significant changes in your role. Your responsibilities broaden from managing yourself to managing others, from short-term to long-term goals, and from tangible to intangible issues. Time and experience will develop and refine  more...

Troubleshooting and Closing the Project The factors that can affect a project are numerous and often hard to pinpoint. Conducting meetings and using advanced tools, such as formulas and graphs, allow the project manager to properly define the health or status of the project. This course outlines how to conduct effective meetings and presents some troubleshooting tools that can be used during the project life cycle. It also presents the  more...

Stakeholder Interests and Cultural Diversity As the project manager, you're in the center of the storm. The competing interests of stakeholders--including those of the client, the company, the legal and social environment, and the team itself--are your responsibility. Weighing these interests in the most fair and productive manner is an acquired art you can't afford to neglect.But that's not all. In an increasingly global network, project  more...

Manager s Performance Guide - Team Conflict Skills There is little doubt that today's organizations are experiencing unprecedented changes in how they define themselves and accomplish their work. Nowhere are these changes more evident than in organizations' training and development departments. Managers are increasingly being asked to show how their training efforts add value to the organization, and that means being able to measure performance.  more...

Virtual Team Management - Managing Virtual Team Relationships In Virtual Team Management: Managing Virtual Team Relationships, you will learn how to be an effective virtual team manager. You will learn the seven functions that virtual team managers must perform and the four factors that can hamper a virtual team manager's success. In addition, you will learn about the importance of boundary management and how virtual team managers can be effective boundary  more...

Project Leadership - Leading the Project Team Project Leadership: Leading the Project Team covers how to lead a project team in a way that ensures project success. The program details desirable project manager characteristics, skills, and styles, as well as how project managers can motivate project teams. In addition, the program covers how to manage project risk, guarantee on-time project completion, and prioritize projects.  more...

Introducing Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 represents the next generation of server operating systems from Microsoft. With this release come notable improvements in security, remote access, networking, and performance monitoring. New administration features such as the command-line PowerShell and Server Manager are designed to ease administration and offer a secure way of administering Windows Server 2008 servers.  more...

Troubleshooting Windows Vista Deployments Microsoft Windows Vista provides diagnostics and tools to help reduce troubleshooting support costs and user interruptions. Windows Vista can detect and automatically correct most operating system and related hardware problems using these tools. If Vista cannot automatically correct a problem, it provides support resources to help technical support correct it in a timely manner. This course  more...

Managing Exchange Server 2007 One of the new features of Exchange Server 2007 is the completely redesigned Exchange Management Console, which replaces the Exchange System Manager found in previous releases of Exchange Server. Also included is the Exchange Management Shell (EMS), which is a command line tool that allows administrators to easily manage the Exchange organization. This course discusses the new management tools,  more...

What to Consider When Hiring 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...

Managing for Asset Control Every company must take actions to safeguard, control, and manage the assets it owns. As a business manager, it's your responsibility to set up policies and procedures to safeguard your company's assets--especially cash assets. In this course, you will learn about cash transactions, inventory control, and accounts receivable management. These lessons will provide you with the knowledge and skills  more...

Managing in a Global Business Environment Companies now face intense competition all around the globe. In this challenging environment companies seek to adopt strategies that sustain their business growth. As a result organizations are changing the way they conduct and operate their businesses, transforming themselves in order to cope with these demanding circumstances. For today's business managers the need to comprehend these strategic  more...

A Primer for Ensuring Accountability "You are either part of the solution or part of the problem." That assertion from Eldridge Cleaver is a perspective that you must impart to each and every employee you supervise. There are many effective ways to get them to see this valuable viewpoint. And that's what you'll learn in this course. As a manager you are on the line when things go wrong. This course is designed to enhance your ability  more...

Taking on a Management Role What does becoming a manager involve? What skills are needed to be a good one, and what will others expect of you? These are all natural questions for anyone who is about to become a manager, or who has recently been promoted. Moving into a first management role represents possibly one of the biggest changes in your working life. The transition from player to manager is an exciting, but  more...

Becoming a Manager Responsibilities and Fears Promotion to management is obviously welcome and something to celebrate, but when the initial excitement is over, you may begin to wonder about your new responsibilities. Your main focus is now on managing the activities of others and ensuring that the company's resources are used effectively. Apprehensions about whether you are able to do the job are natural--it merely indicates a healthy respect  more...

Becoming a Manager Leading and Communicating Employees want decisive leadership from their managers. Organizations, too, need their managers to be clear about their objectives, and how their teams can achieve them. As a new manager, it is important that you understand that leadership is about giving direction, but it is also crucial that you realize that it also involves trusting and empowering your staff. You will undoubtedly have been very  more...

A New Manager and the Company s Future Perhaps one of the most exciting and challenging changes that comes with moving into a management role is the need to take a more strategic view of the work you are doing. You need to develop a greater awareness of how your own work, and the work of those in your department, fits with the strategic vision of the company. You will also need to have a greater understanding of the impact that the  more...

Introduction to Online Branding Are you thinking about moving a product into the e-marketplace; that is, sell it on the Internet? This course will provide the learner with a comprehensive overview of the effects the Internet has on marketing a particular brand. Beginning with a brief review of the basics of branding, the learner will then move on to explore how, using traditional principles, today's e-marketers are refining  more...

Introduction to Product Management Do you have an abiding interest in planning, forecasting, and marketing a product or product line? Are you new to the field of product management? Or have you just been hired as a product manager? In this course, you'll learn strategies and techniques to help you build a foundation for understanding product management. First, you will explore the fundamentals of product management. Specifically,  more...

Developing a New-product Strategy Product development is not a mystery. Nor is it only the concern of your research and development department. One of your main responsibilities as a product manager is to create a new-product strategy. This means that in addition to developing new-product goals, you also need to develop a plan for reaching those goals. In this course, you'll explore the tools and techniques to help you create a  more...

Pricing and Profitability for Product Managers A crucial aspect of a product manager's job is deciding what price to charge for a given product. It's equally important to understand that pricing decisions do not happen in a vacuum; the product manager will be held accountable for the success of the products he prices. Clearly, it's important for the product manager to understand the financial implications of his decisions. In this course,  more...

Introduction to Advanced Finance Don't be intimidated by corporate finance and choosing appropriate investment projects. If you are a corporate manager faced with choosing between different investment projects, this course will be helpful. You will review Time Value of Money concepts, and learn how to choose corporate projects using accounting models and cash flow models.  more...

Investment Project Analysis and Selection Don't be intimidated by corporate finance and choosing appropriate investment projects. If you are a corporate manager faced with choosing between different investment projects, this course will be helpful. You will learn how to choose corporate projects based on the different project analysis models and advanced analysis tools.  more...

Raising Capital and Financing Decisions The goal of every financial manager is to maximize firm value and shareholder wealth. How does a manager reach this objective? To be successful, financial managers must be aware of the financing options available to them, and the procedures they must follow to begin financing. Most important, managers must be able to choose the best financing mix for their company.  more...

Creating a Business Execution Culture In today's fast-paced, high tech world, change comes more rapidly than ever before. Businesses must be in a state of constant evolution and continuous improvement just to keep up. An organization's ability to execute is paramount to its survival. After all, how can a company be constantly evolving and improving if no one within the organization is getting anything done? In companies that execute  more...

Making Cross-generational Teams Work Teams in the modern workplace may include members from as many as four different generations. For a team to work effectively, its manager must understand generational distinctions. Individual team members may subscribe to different values, practice different work habits, or seek different goals. Lessons in this course cover the benefits and challenges of teaming silent generation, baby boom  more...

User-Managed and RMAN Backup and Recovery in Oracle9i To describe how to perform user-managed and Recovery Manager backup and recovery in an Oracle9i database  more...

Recovery Manager Maintenance in Oracle9i To describe how to maintain the Recovery Manager (RMAN) and how to create and maintain the recovery catalog in an Oracle9i database  more...

Training for Business Results As today's training or cross-functional manager, you're facing tight budgets and a focus on results for training dollars spent. This challenge is forcing you to demonstrate the effectiveness of your company's training investments. While most organizations evaluate participants' reactions to training, they rarely measure the effect of that training on job performance behaviors and organizational  more...

The Power of the Learning Organization In the new Knowledge Age, the only successful organizations will be those that know how to gather, support, and manage knowledge. If you're a manager or trainer who wants to improve performance, you need support from the corporate culture. Take this course to discover what factors make up a learning organization, how to assess whether your organization has them, how to train leaders to support  more...

Quality Management - Business Process Improvement Quality Management: Business Process Improvement offers the student an overview of how to prepare and implement quality changes. The program details how to select processes for improvement, assign a process manager, and establish a process improvement team. In addition, the program teaches the learner how to flowchart and streamline a process, as well as how to measure process performance.  more...

Operations Management - Operations Components Operations Management: Operations Components offers the student an overview of seven components of operations management. The program defines each of the components and introduces the student to the responsibilities of an operations manager. In addition, the program offers examples of how each component is applied to a company's operations. .  more...

The Basics of Budgeting Running a department without understanding the budget process is like driving a car without knowing how to steer. Every manager needs a basic understanding of how to plan, use, and monitor adherence to a budget. Addressing the needs of your own budget process will help you support the financial processes and goals of your organization as a whole. In this course, non-financial managers will learn  more...

Linux Technology Overview Part 2 Features for Users Course Overview This second course in the series provides more detailed information about how to use Linux. It does not build on the first course. It is designed so that someone who already knows what Linux is and just wants to know the basics about how to use it could take only this course. This course teaches the technical features of Linux, using the shell system, using the X Window system  more...

NDS 8 0 Advanced Tools Diagnostics Part 3 Course Overview This is the final course in a three part series and instructs the learner how to resolve common NDS issues. Beginning with hard disk upgrades, the course covers time synchronization and schema issues, as well as how to recover from server and communication failure. Learn To • Covers the server operations performed for NDS maintenance. • How to remove a server,  more...

NDS 8 0 Advanced Tools Diagnostics Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course in a three part series that teaches server background processes, as well as how to perform partition and replica operations within the Novell NDS environment. This course will cover how to remove a server, how to amend the properties of a server, how to verify process completion and synchronize replicas. Learn To • Cover NDS design guidelines,  more...

NDS 8 0 Advanced Tools Diagnostics Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a three part series that instructs the learner how to use NDS health check tools to proactively maintain a network by performing regular system checks. The course teaches why and how to maintain server logs, as well as a test environment and it introduces learners to the features of NDS and troubleshooting tactics. Learn To • Identify the  more...

Oracle9i Performance Tuning Architecture Strategy In this course, you are introduced to the strategies and techniques used for tuning the Oracle9i server. Learn To: o Match the tuning goals with the appropriate job role. o Identify common tuning problems that directly affect database performance. o Identify appropriate tuning goals. o Identify key information recorded by the alert log. o Identify the parameters that control the  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Recover Databases Course Overview This course introduces students to Oracle9i database recovery concepts. The recovery concepts course includes recovery with and without archiving, recovery of offline and online databases, recovery with missing data files, and incomplete recovery with and without archiving. Additional concepts covered by this course include time-based recovery, cancel-based recovery, recovery  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Perform Database Backups Course Overview This course introduces students to backup methods for Oracle9i database administration. The backup concepts covered by this course include backup strategies and requirements, Oracle Architecture, archiving data, backup methods, and working with a standby database. Students perform backup procedures using operating system utilities, Oracle9i utilities such as RMAN, standard  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Manage Security Course Overview This course is the last in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle9i. In this course you will learn the concepts and methods associated with implementing security and resource consumption in an Oracle9i database. Learn To • Define and maintain the five components of the security domain of a user in a given  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Create a Database Course Overview The Oracle9i Database Administration: Create a Database course is the second in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle9i. Participants learn about the concepts associated with storage structure components, management of rollback segments, temporary segments, and indexes. In addition, this course discusses how to  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Manage an Instance Course Overview The Oracle9i Database Administration: Manage An Instance course is the first in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle9i. This course introduces the participants to the concepts and procedures associated with Oracle architectural components. The participants learn the various tasks of a database administrator that are  more...

BizTalk Server 2000 Part 2 Documents Mapping Managing Submitting Course Overview This is the second course in a five part series that deals with the mapping and managing of document flow. This course covers creating maps using BizTalk Mapper, creating objects in and managing BizTalk Messaging Manager, and the submission of documents to BizTalk Server. The course continues to build upon the scenario companies that form the scenario core of the curriculum,  more...

BizTalk Server 2000 Curriculum Course Overview This curriculum introduces the learner to the context of BizTalk operations, identifying the main challenges of EAI and B2B communications. This curriculum covers creating maps using BizTalk Mapper, creating objects in and managing BizTalk Messaging Manager, and the submission of documents to BizTalk Server. Additionally, it covers the tracking of interchanges and business  more...

CIW E-Commerce Designer Part 5 Transaction Mgt Course Overview This is the final course in a five part series. Students will learn both theoretical and practical instruction on E-Commerce transaction management. Subjects covered in this course include online catalogs, payments, and security. Learn To Identify usability features of a Web site. Match the main Site Manager components with their functions. Identify the guidelines for  more...

SQL Server 2000 Database Admin Part 2 Manag Databases Course Overview This is the second course in a five part series that will teach students how to plan for managing databases with SQL Server 2000. This course also includes both theoretical and practical instruction in the creation and management of objects. Learn To Identify the database option categories. Identify features of the tools used to view database properties. View database  more...

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  more...

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  more...

Exchange 2000 Server--Part 5 Growth Course Overview This course presents the key subject areas that must be covered within this course, and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of required content. It covers areas such as Monitoring and Managing Exchange 2000 Services, and Indexing and Search Capabilities. L earn To: Verify server and connector status. Identify the features of server monitors. Identify the  more...

Exchange 2000 Server--Part 4 Connectivity Course Overview This course presents training in skills that administrators need to monitor and manage Exchange 2000 Server connectivity. Activities covered include monitoring, managing and troubleshooting messaging connectivity, managing messaging queues, and monitoring link status. The course also covers configuring and monitoring client connectivity and diagnosing and resolving client  more...

Exchange 2000 Server--Part 3 Administering Course Overview This course deals with common tasks and routine activities performed by an administrator. These include: managing address lists, managing administrative groups, maintaining security, and maintaining backup and restore plans. L earn To: Identify the features of the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Identify the features of the Active Directory Users and Computers.  more...

UNIX--Part 1 User Fundamentals Course Overview The UNIX Part 1: User Fundamentals course is the first in a series of 10 courses on the UNIX operating system. It describes how to get started with UNIX, introducing the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) and the terminal window. It introduces files, directories, and printing and operations frequently performed on these. It teaches how to manipulate input and output, as well as how  more...

ZENworks 2 0 Desktop Mgmt Part 2 Course Overview This course provides students with the concepts and skills to establish ZENworks 2.0 on a NetWare 5 network and use the ZENworks components (i.e., Application Launcher, Remote Management and Workstation Manager) to manage Windows workstations through NDS. L earn To: Identify how to establish the desktop environment using ZENworks 2.0. Identify how to manage remote  more...

ZENworks for Desktops 2 0 Part 1--Application Mgmt Course Overview This course provides students with the concepts and skills to establish ZENworks 2.0 on a NetWare 5 network and use the ZENworks components (i.e., Application Launcher, Remote Management and Workstation Manager) to manage Windows workstations through NDS. L earn To: Identify ZENworks Design guidelines and installation processes. Identify the Novell Client upgrade  more...

Windows 2000 Installation Config Admin --Part 7 Enterprise Networking Course Overview This is the seventh course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to install, configure, and troubleshoot network adapters and network protocols on a Windows 2000 server;  more...

Windows 2000 Installation Config Admin --Part 7 Enterprise Networking Course Overview This is the seventh course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to install, configure, and troubleshoot network adapters and network protocols on a Windows 2000 server;  more...

Windows 2000 Installation Config Admin --Part 3 Resource Optimization Course Overview This is the third course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the System Monitor counters used to provide information about resource utilization and interpret  more...

Windows 2000 Installation Config Admin --Part 3 Resource Optimization Course Overview This is the third course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the System Monitor counters used to provide information about resource utilization and interpret  more...

Windows 2000 Install Config Admin --Part 2 File Sys Hardware Config Course Overview This is the second course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to configure the Microsoft Windows 2000 environment; configure and manage storage devices, file systems, and  more...

Windows 2000 Install Config Admin --Part 2 File Sys Hardware Config Course Overview This is the second course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to configure the Microsoft Windows 2000 environment; configure and manage storage devices, file systems, and  more...

Windows 2000 Installation Config Admin --Part 1 Installation Course Overview This is the first course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the activities to be completed before installing Windows 2000; identify and perform attended  more...

Windows 2000 Installation Config Admin --Part 1 Installation Course Overview This is the first course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the activities to be completed before installing Windows 2000; identify and perform attended  more...

Windows 2000 Upgrading from Windows NT 4 0--Part 1 This course describes the initial decision making processes which a System Administrator and other IT decision makers undergo when moving from an NT 4.0 environment to Windows 2000. As the title suggests, the emphasis in this course is on the planning activities necessary to ensure a successful migration. In addition, this course also details the assessment and possible upgrade of components in  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Network Infrastructure--Part 2 Remote Access Course Overview This is the second course in a four-part series of the Microsoft Windows 2000 - Designing a Network Infrastructure curriculum which prepares participants for Microsoft Exam 70-221. This course provides participants with an opportunity to learn how to design a network strategy using a Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS),  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Network Infrastructure--Part 2 Remote Access Course Overview This is the second course in a four-part series of the Microsoft Windows 2000 - Designing a Network Infrastructure curriculum which prepares participants for Microsoft Exam 70-221. This course provides participants with an opportunity to learn how to design a network strategy using a Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS),  more...

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

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

Oracle8i Backup and Recovery Strategies Backups Course Overview This is the first course in a two-part series that covers the critical skills in planning and implementing database backup and recovery strategies. This course introduces the learners to the backup and recovery goals and functions of the various structures and processes in the Oracle architecture. In addition, participants learn to manage archive processing and maintain a  more...

Oracle8i Performance Tuning Architecture Strategy Course Overview This course is the first in a three-part Oracle8i Performance Tuning series. This interactive course will introduce participants to tools and techniques used to improve the performance of the Oracle8i server. Participants will be introduced to files and events that support the tuning process. In addition, students will learn considerations for tuning applications. Finally,  more...

Oracle8i Database Admin Manage Security Course Overview This course is the last in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle8i. In this course, participants will learn about the concepts and tasks associated with managing security. L earn To: Define and maintain the security domains for users in a given environment. Define and maintain a named set of resources and  more...

Oracle8i Database Admin Manage Data Storage Course Overview This course is the fourth in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle8i. In this course, participants will learn about the concepts associated with tables. In addition, this course will teach users about maintaining data integrity, clusters and index-organized tables, and methods for loading and reorganizing data. L  more...

Oracle8i Database Admin Manage Storage Structures Course Overview This course is the third in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle8i. In this course, participants will learn the concepts associated with storage structure components. In addition, this course will teach users how to create and maintain rollback segments, temporary segments and indexes. L earn To: Identify  more...

Oracle8i Database Admin Manage an Instance Course Overview This course is the first in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle8i. In this course, participants will learn about the concepts and procedures associated with Oracle architectural components, using the database administration tools, managing an Oracle instance, and using National Language Support. L earn To:  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Cluster Server Wolfpack - Part 1 Course Overview This course is the first 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: Understand the definitions of clustering terms and the benefits of clustering. Identify the functions of the Cluster Service Manager and the  more...

Macromedia Captivate 1 0 Movies Quizzes MenuBuilder This course provides information on the advanced features of Captivate, particularly with reference to e-learning content and MenuBuilder projects. Learn To: Identify custom recording options. Identify preferences you can set for a movie. Identify options for resizing a movie. Identify the options for editing audio timing. Identify the steps for exporting and importing captions.  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Installation Configuration - Part 2 Course Overview This is the final course in a seven-part series intended for network support professionals working in a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 based enterprise environment. The series aims to enable these professionals to pass Microsoft's certification examination 70-68. This series gives participants the opportunity to design, implement, and support the Windows NT Server network  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Network Analysis and Optimization - Part 1 Course Overview This is the third course in a seven-part series intended for network support professionals working in a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 based enterprise environment. The series aims to enable these professionals to pass Microsoft's certification examination 70-68. This series gives participants the opportunity to design, implement, and support the Windows NT Server network  more...

Windows NT Server 4 0 Implementing Directory Services Course Overview This is the first course in a seven-part series intended for network support professionals working in a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 based enterprise environment. The series aims to enable these professionals to pass Microsoft's certification examination 70-68. This series enables participants to design, implement, and support the Windows NT Server network operating system in  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Cluster Server Wolfpack - Part 1 Course Overview This course is the first 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: Understand the definitions of clustering terms and the benefits of clustering. Identify the functions of the Cluster Service Manager and the  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Core Technologies Support - Part 4 Course Overview This is the fourth course in the Supporting Windows NT Server 4.0 curriculum. This series covers all the objectives of Microsoft’s Certified Systems Engineer exam for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Core Technologies. The course materials have been developed with support from Microsoft and have been reviewed and approved by Microsoft for adherence to their certification  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Core Technologies Support - Part 3 Course Overview This is the third course in a four-part series intended for network support professionals who will install, configure customize and support Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. The courses in this series prepare the foundation for supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 in a single domain environment. The curriculum imparts the skills necessary to install, configure, customize,  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Core Technologies Support - Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a four-part series intended for network support professionals who will install, configure customize and support Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. The courses in this series prepare the foundation for supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 in a single domain environment. The series imparts the skills necessary to install, configure, customize,  more...

Oracle Database 10g Administration Workshop II Part 3 This course covers various functions of the Flashback technology. In addition to performing flashback operations at the database level, you can flash back a table or recover a table that has been dropped by mistake. The course also covers the tools used to monitor and improve database performance as well as detect and repair database corruption. Learn To: Identify features of Flashback  more...

Oracle Database 10g Administration Workshop II Part 4 This course will teach learners to configure an Oracle database for multilingual applications and distributed database access. Learners will learn how to use various database technologies, such as Resource Manager, the Scheduler, and materialized views. Learn To: Identify features of Automatic Storage Management (ASM). Identify features of Automatic Storage Management (ASM)  more...

Access 2000 Expert User Course Overview This course provides participants the knowledge to use the advanced features of Microsoft Access 2000. At the completion of this course, students will learn how to create and refine queries; create, modify and enhance the forms in the Design view; create, modify and enhance reports; and secure and enhance the performance of an Access 2000 database. L earn To: Create  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Administration Fundamentals - Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course in a two part series which provides the knowledge and skills necessary to perform post-installation and day-to-day administration tasks in a single-domain and multiple-domain Windows NT 4.0-based network. This series is intended to prepare the learner for Microsoft's self-administered exam 803 on Windows NT 4.0 Administration. L earn To:  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Administration Fundamentals - Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course in a two part series which provides the knowledge and skills necessary to perform post-installation and day-to-day administration tasks in a single-domain and multiple-domain Windows NT 4.0-based network. This series is intended to prepare the learner for Microsoft's self-administered exam 803 on Windows NT 4.0 Administration. L earn To:  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Administration Fundamentals - Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a two part series which provides the knowledge and skills necessary to perform post-installation and day-to-day administration tasks in a single-domain and multiple-domain Windows NT 4.0-based network. This series is intended to prepare the learner for Microsoft's self-administered exam 803 on Windows NT 4.0 Administration. L earn To:  more...

Windows NT 4 0 Administration Fundamentals - Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a two part series which provides the knowledge and skills necessary to perform post-installation and day-to-day administration tasks in a single-domain and multiple-domain Windows NT 4.0-based network. This series is intended to prepare the learner for Microsoft's self-administered exam 803 on Windows NT 4.0 Administration. L earn To:  more...

Oracle Reports R6 Control Reports Course Overview This course is the third in a three-part Oracle Reports series that is based on Oracle Reports Release 6. This course introduces the learner to features of Oracle Reports that can be used to control report output. This course covers developing templates, creating and using parameters, coding PL/SQL triggers, exporing built-in package procedures, using the Reports Server, and  more...

Oracle8 Performance Tuning Optimizing Sorts and Minimizing Contention Course Overview This course is the third in a three-part Oracle8 Performance Tuning series. This course introduces the participants improving performance for sort operations. The student will be able to identify the SQL operations that require sorts, ensure that sorting is done in memory where possible, use direct writes for large sorts and allocate temporary space appropriately. The student  more...

Oracle8 Performance Tuning Strategies and Techniques Course Overview This course is the first in a three-part Oracle8 Performance Tuning series. This course will introduce participants to tools and techniques used to improve the performance of the Oracle8 server. Participants will be introduced to files and events that support the tuning process. In addition, students will learn considerations for tuning applications. Finally, students will  more...

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

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

Oracle8 Backup and Recovery - Troubleshooting and Recovery Course Overview This course is the second course in a two-part series that introduces participants to the critical task of planning and implementing database recovery strategies. This course will identify ways of handling different types of failures, diagnosing errors and detecting corruption. Additionally, users will be introduced to the different types of Oracle recovery methods and how to  more...

Oracle8 Backup and Recovery - Strategies and Backups Course Overview This is the first course in a two-part series that will introduce participants to the critical task of planning and implementing database backup strategies. In this course, users will be introduced to backup concepts and the Oracle architecture. They will learn how to change the archive mode of a database and configure a database for archive processing. Additionally, users will  more...

Oracle8 Database Administration - Manage Security Course Overview This course is the last in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle8. In this course, participants will learn about the concepts and tasks associated with managing security. L earn To: Define and maintain the security domains for users in a given environment. Define and maintain a named set of resources and  more...

Oracle8 Database Administration - Manage Data Course Overview This course is the fourth in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle8. In this course, participants will learn about the concepts associated with tables. In addition, this course will teach users about maintaining data integrity, clusters and index-organized tables, and methods for loading and reorganizing data. L  more...

Oracle8 Database Administration - Manage Storage Structures Course Overview This course is the third in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle8. In this course, participants will learn the concepts associated with storage structure components. In addition, this course will teach users how to create and maintain rollback segments, temporary segments and indexes. L earn To: Identify  more...

Oracle8 Database Administration - Create Databases Course Overview This course is the second in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle8. In this course, participants will learn about the concepts associated with storage structure components, managing rollback segments, temporary segments, and indexes. In addition, creating and maintaining databases will be covered. L earn To:  more...

Oracle8 Database Administration - Manage an Instance Course Overview This course is the first in a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle8. In this course, participants will learn about the concepts and procedures associated with Oracle architectural components, using the database administration tools, managing an Oracle instance, and using National Language Support. L earn To:  more...

SAP R 3 System Management System Administration Course Overview The course SAP R/3 System Management is intended to give all company employees, working in the area of system administration a thorough overview of all areas within system administration and possibilities of use. L earn To: Introduction to the R/3 Basis System. Architecture/System Landscape. R/3 Services. R/3 Networks. Basic Administration Principles.  more...

NetWare and Windows NT Integration - Part 3 Course Overview This course is the third in a three-part series on Integrating NetWare and Windows NT. This course covers user access in an integrated network, managing the Novell Client for Windows NT, and managing users with Z.E.N. Works. L earn To: Install the NDS for NT tools and access them from NDS. Configure user access to the Windows NT domains and user groups. Manage a  more...

NetWare and Windows NT Integration - Part 2 Course Overview This course is the second in a three-part series on Integrating NetWare and Windows NT. This course covers managing Windows NT user security, multiple-domain Windows NT networking, and integrating NetWare and Windows NT. L earn To: Identify featues of the Windows NT security system. Administer various network security policies. Create different types of user  more...

NetWare and Windows NT Integration - Part 1 Course Overview This course is the first in a three-part series on Integrating NetWare and Windows NT. This course covers Windows NT administration, the Windows NT networking environment, and the Windows NT server networking environment. L earn To: Describe the concepts associated with Windows NT. Describe the functions of the administration utilities. Create user accounts.  more...

NDS Design and Implementation Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course of a two-part series on Novell NDS Design and Implementation. This series will provide the knowledge and skills necessary to create a Novell Directory Services (NDS) design and implementation strategy. This course will cover planning the user environment and NDS design implementation. L earn To: Plan the user environment to provide access to  more...

Exchange Server 5 5 Concepts and Administration - Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a three part series that will provide IT professionals the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments. L earn To: Identify the different types of messaging systems and understand the fundamentals of Exchange Server. Administer the Exchange Server  more...

SQL Server 7 0 Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses - Part 5 Course Overview This is the final course in a five part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-019, Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the features of the components of Microsoft Repository; perform the tasks related to managing a Microsoft  more...

SQL Server 7 0 Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses - Part 3 Course Overview This is the third course in a five part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-019, Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to create a data warehouse database; perform the steps necessary to build and manage replication by using the Enterprise  more...

Visual C 6 0 Designing Implementing Distributed Applications - Part 3 Course Overview This is the final course in an eight part series for programmers. This series provides the C++ programmers the necessary skills to develop applications using the MFC library and the Microsoft Visual C++ 6 development environment. L earn To: Create a database, maintain data integrity and import data. Write SQL statements to access data from tables and manipulate the  more...

Visual C 6 0 Designing Implementing Desktop Applications - Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in an eight part series for programmers. This series provides the C++ programmers the necessary skills to develop applications using the MFC library and the Microsoft Visual C++ 6 development environment. L earn To: Identify the features, tools, Wizards and resource editors of Visual C++ 6.0. Install and configure SQL Server and Microsoft  more...

Visual Basic 6 0 Designing Implementing Distributed Applications - Part 4 Course Overview This is the fourth course in a five part series that will provide programmers with the basic skills to build three-tier client/server solutions. L earn To: Identify the ACID properties of an Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) transaction. Build MTS components using various Visual Basic methods. Identify the different types of MTS errors and debug MTS components.  more...

Visual Basic 6 0 Designing Implementing Desktop Applications - Part 4 Course Overview This is the fourth course in a five part series that will provide students with the knowledge to write a Microsoft Visual Basic-based application that accesses data from a database. In this course, students will learn to use ActiveX Data Objects to access and manipulate data sources. This course also addresses advanced database issues, such as data integrity and referential  more...

Visual InterDev 6 0 Implementing Server Technologies C ourse Overview This is the final course in a five part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-152, Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the features and installation requirements of Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) and the features of  more...

Visual InterDev 6 0 Building Web Sites and Pages C ourse Overview This is the second course in a five part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-152, Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the deployment stages of a Web project and create a Web project; deploy applications on the Web and  more...

Brand Management Developing a Brand Strategy Brand Management: Developing a Brand Strategy gives you information on building, defending, and developing brand equity as well as introducing new brands. The program also explains the processes for developing secondary and sub-brands. Additionally, the program provides you with guidelines for building brand extensions and releasing a brand internationally. By applying the information in this  more...

Sales Skills Overcoming Obstacles In Sales Skills: Overcoming Obstacles, participants will learn how to identify a client's key issues, how to differentiate between benefits and features, and how to anticipate objections. Participants will also learn how to create and deliver an effective sales presentation that is geared toward their client's key issues, as well as how to overcome a customer's objections. Learn To  more...

Sales Skills Developing a Winning Strategy In Sales Skills: Developing a Winning Strategy, you will learn how to research market conditions and analyze your competitors using a SWOT matrix. You will also learn the steps of the consulting strategy and what questions you should ask when planning solutions for clients. In addition, you will learn the steps to take to help clients find solutions to their needs. Learn To  more...

Sales Skills Effectively Closing a Sale In Sales Skills: Effectively Closing a Sale, you will learn how to focus on clients' key issues when speaking to them, why product demonstrations are beneficial, and why it is important to speak with satisfied clients. You will also learn how to recognize buying signals, how to respond to resistance, and what to do if a sales meeting becomes uncomfortable. In addition, you will learn when to close  more...

Brand Management Branding on the Web Brand Management: Branding on the Web gives you information about branding on the Internet. The program provides you with processes for branding on the Internet, creating a secondary brand on the Internet, and how to introduce a brand on the Internet. Additionally, the program provides you with guidelines for each process as well as guidelines for developing effective Internet brand names. By  more...

Professional Selling Over the Phone Prospecting Professional Selling Over the Phone: Prospecting offers the student examples of sources for finding telesales prospects and information to leave on prospects' voice mail. The program provides a process for maintaining a positive attitude and identifies the components of the soft sell. In addition, the program offers the student guidelines for building and maintaining relationships with prospects.  more...

Professional Selling Over the Phone Closing a Sale Professional Selling Over the Phone: Closing a Sale offers the student examples of cross-selling techniques. The program provides processes for gaining feedback from customers, addressing rejection, resolving telesales objections, and closing a sale. In addition, the program offers the student guidelines for preparing to close sales with customers. Learn To  more...

Sales Management Building a Championship Sales Team Sales Management: Building a Championship Sales Team teaches students how to ensure the effectiveness of a sales team. The program covers how to be a successful sales manager, how to select sales professionals, and how to build unity in a sales team. The program also focuses on how to interview successfully, how to build relationships and trust within a sales team, how to train sales professionals  more...

Sales Management Motivating Sales Teams to Win In Sales Management: Motivating Sales Teams to Win, you will learn what you can do to motivate members of your sales team and factors to consider when evaluating motivation levels. You will also learn about various compensation practices to help you keep top performers, as well as how to identify opportunities to improve and how to address substandard performance. Learn To  more...

Consulting Skills The Consulting Process Consulting Skills: The Consulting Process explains your responsibilities throughout the seven-step consulting process. It identifies the processes for selecting a problem resolution, implementing the solution, and closing the consulting contract. Learn To Identify the steps for creating an outline of need. Follow the process for choosing  more...

Consulting Skills Serving as an Internal Consultant Consulting Skills: Serving as an Internal Consultant explains consulting roles and the skills required to succeed as an internal consultant. It identifies the processes for resolving conflict, making ethical decisions, and overcoming resistance to change as an internal consultant. Learn To Identify the advantages of internal consultants.  more...

Strategic Management Developing a Successful Process Strategic Management: Developing a Successful Process offers the student an overview of the information required to identify the components that comprise an effective planning document and organize an appropriate strategic business plan. The student will learn the proper guidelines to get the plan accepted as well as the correct steps to implement, execute, and monitor the plan effectively.  more...

Managing Business Risk Developing a Risk Management Plan Managing Business Risk: Developing a Risk Management Plan teaches learners about the various risk management models as well as factors that influence the risk management function in organizations. Students will also learn about the risk management environment that organizations face and the methods used to assess those risks. Learn To Identify the differences  more...

Managing Business Risk Risk Assessment Control Managing Business Risk: Risk Assessment and Control teaches learners about risk identification and environmental scanning. Students will also learn about evaluation and control of risk within organizations and the methods for classifying various organizational risks. Learn To Identify typical information sources used in an environmental scan.  more...

Managing Business Risk Financing Contingency Planning Managing Business Risk: Financing and Contingency Planning teaches learners how to identify the dimensions of risk financing and to identify the various categories of risk financing tools. Students will also learn about the major responsibilities of contract management and the importance of developing a business contingency plan. Learn To Identify the categories  more...

Principles of Marketing Fundamentals of Marketing Principles of Marketing: Fundamentals of Marketing offers the student an overview of the information required to identify key marketing terms, language, and concepts. The program details the elements of the marketing mix, the stages of the product life cycle, and the proper steps to implement the market segmentation process. Learn To Apply appropriate terms or  more...

NetWare 5 Administration - Part 2 C ourse Overview This course is the second in a five-part series on Novell NetWare 5 Administration. This course covers Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) and managing the file system. This course is an approved study guide that will help you prepare for certification exam 50-639 and is equivalent to Novell class 560. L earn To: Set up and configure network printing  more...

NetWare 5 Administration - Part 5 C ourse Overview This is the fifth course in a five-part series on Novell NetWare 5 Administration. This course covers the concepts and methods associated with accessing resources in a multicontext Novell Directory Services (NDS) environment and the installation of a NetWare 5 server. This course is an approved study guide that will help you prepare for certification exam 50-639 and is  more...

NetWare 5 Advanced Administration - Part 4 C ourse Overview This is the fourth 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 installing and maintaining a Web server, installing and configuring a Novell File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server, and securing the Novell  more...

Oracle 11i10 System Administration Curriculum The Oracle 11i10 System Administration Curriculum includes the following courses: Oracle 11i10 System Admin.: Application, Function & Data Security Oracle 11i10 System Admin.: User Management & Resource Auditing Oracle 11i10 System Admin.: Concurrent Management & Profile Options Oracle 11i10 System Admin.: Printer Management & Form Personalization Oracle 11i10 System Admin.:  more...

Oracle 11i10 System Admin Workflow Applications Manager This course covers the mandatory and optional tasks that are performed to set up Oracle Workflow. It also introduces the learners to Oracle Applications Manager (OAM) and its benefits. In addition, it explores options to monitor system performance, critical activities, and business flows of an organization. Finally, it covers features that help in diagnosing and resolving system issues. Learn  more...

Oracle 11i10 System Admin Concurrent Management Profile Options In this course, the learner will be introduced to the concepts and setup of concurrent programs and profile options management. Learn To: Identify features of concurrent processing. Schedule concurrent requests. Identify the uses of different options in the Requests window. Identify features of defining a concurrent manager. Identify benefits of parallel concurrent processing.  more...

Windows 2000 Dir Services Infrastructure--Part 5 Remote Installation Course Overview This course will provide the knowledge and skills necessary for experienced support professionals to use Remote Installation Services to deploy Windows 2000, and how to configure RIS security. L earn To: Identify the benefits of configuration management. Identify the method used to deploy Windows 2000 Professional by means of RIS. Identify the guidelines for  more...

Oracle Database 10g Adminsitration Workshop I Part 3 This course provides an understanding of the Database Security. This course will help the learner to understand the benefits of database auditing and monitoring. It also covers Database Listeners and Services. The concept of shared and dedicated servers is also covered. After going through this course, the learners would be able to tune the system for best performance by configuring automatic  more...

Oracle Database 10g Administration Workshop II Part 2 This course will teach learners to use RMAN and explain the various RMAN commands. Diagnostic sources, non-critical recovery, and incomplete recovery concepts are also covered in this course. Learners will also learn how to perform incomplete recovery. Learn To: Match various RMAN commands with their features. Distinguish between the methods for issuing RMAN commands. Identify  more...

Oracle Database 10g Administration Workshop I Part 4 Learners will gain a conceptual understanding of the Oracle database architecture and how its components work and interact with one another. Learners will also be taught about undo management, lock management, and backup and recovery techniques. Learn To: Identify benefits of undo data. Identify features of undo segments. Identify undo management tasks that a DBA should perform to  more...

Oracle Database Administration Workshop I Part 2 Oracle Database 10g is the first database designed for enterprise grid computing, the most flexible and cost-effective way to manage enterprise information. This course covers salient aspects of Oracle Database 10g such as user and data management. The basic aspects of database management such as database integrity constraints, transferring data, and defining tables and schemas has been discussed  more...

Windows 2000 Professional Advanced User Course Overview This course will introduce users to the advanced features of Windows 2000 Professional. At the completion of this course, students will learn to add new hardware and applications; customize the desktop, the Start menu and toolbars in Windows 2000; identify the advanced features of Windows 2000; modify the properties of Internet Explorer; and search for people and Web pages on  more...

TCP IP Internetworking on Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 - Part 3 Course Overview This is the third course in a four part series for IT professionals who intend to set up, configure, use and support TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. The series aims to enable the professionals to pass Microsoft exam 70-59, Internetworking Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. L earn To: Administer a WINS environment by configuring database replication  more...

SQL Server 7 0 System Administration - Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course in a five part series that will provide students with the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. L earn To: Work with Microsoft SQL Server is and Work with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, its architecture, security, and database structure. Understand the basics of SQL Server databases and how to  more...

Site Server 3 0 Implementation - Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course in a three part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-056, Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using Microsoft Site Server 3.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the concepts considered when planning a catalog; perform the steps to modify an existing Web page to search  more...

Site Server 3 0 Implementation - Part 3 This is the final course in a three part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-056, Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using Microsoft Site Server 3.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the tasks and procedures associated with the Knowledge Manager; and identify the tools and procedures for analyzing Web site  more...

Visual InterDev 6 0 Building Web Sites and Pages Course Overview This is the second course in a five part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-152, Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the deployment stages of a Web project and create a Web project; deploy applications on the Web and use  more...

IIS 4 0 Creating Configuring a Web Server - Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course in a four part series that will provide students with the knowledge to support the various features of Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0. Participants will gain an understanding of the product's architecture and perform the procedures to install, configure, and implement Internet Information Server. L earn To: Identify the Microsoft  more...

NetWare 5 Administration - Part 2 Course Overview This course is the second in a five-part series on Novell NetWare 5 Administration. This course covers Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) and managing the file system. This course is an approved study guide that will help you prepare for certification exam 50-639 and is equivalent to Novell class 560. L earn To: Set up and configure network printing services by  more...

NetWare 5 Administration - Part 5 Course Overview This is the fifth course in a five-part series on Novell NetWare 5 Administration. This course covers the concepts and methods associated with accessing resources in a multicontext Novell Directory Services (NDS) environment and the installation of a NetWare 5 server. This course is an approved study guide that will help you prepare for certification exam 50-639 and is  more...

Quality Management Business Process Improvement Quality Management: Business Process Improvement offers the student an overview of how to prepare and implement quality changes. The program details how to select processes for improvement, assign a process manager, and establish a process improvement team. In addition, the program teaches the learner how to flowchart and streamline a process, as well as how to measure process performance.  more...

Oracle e-Business 11i System Admin Fundamentals 2 This is the second course of five that teaches 11i System Administrators the concepts and fundamentals of their role. The first unit covers the definition and management of Concurrent Managers. The second unit covers managing profile options and creating and incorporating custom programs. The final unit covers user auditing and resource monitoring. Learn To: Identify key features of  more...

NetWare Service and Support Upgrade - Part 4 Course Overview This course is the fourth in a five-part series on Novell NetWare Service and Support. This series focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and resolution of hardware-related problems that network professionals encounter while working with a network. This course covers NetWare Distributed Print Service (NDPS) printing and troubleshooting queue-based printing. L earn To:  more...

International Business Essentials The Global Business Environment International Business Essentials: The Global Business Environment gives students an overall view of how the global environment operates, how culture affects international business, and helps students become familiar with foreign exchange. The program covers various cultural orientations, teaches students how to apply foreign exchange rate equations, and offers cultural overviews of Africa, Asia,  more...

International Business Essentials Series The International Business Essentials Series includes the following courses: International Business Essentials: The Global Business Environment International Business Essentials: Succeeding as a Global Manager International Business Essentials: Conducting Business in Europe To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

International Business Essentials Succeeding as a Global Manager International Business Essentials: Succeeding as a Global Manager offers students an overall view of how to organize the global enterprise, how to recognize global management success factors, and how to manage across cultures. The program covers how to reengineer businesses to be successful in the global market, how to accomplish successful internationalization, and how to solve problems and  more...

Oracle 11i 2 6 Implement Workflow Fundamentals Part 4 The course deals with fundamentals of Oracle Workflow 2.6, which is provided by Oracle E-Business Suite for Oracle Application 11i. Oracle Workflow enables you to create, modify and automate business processes. In part 4, you will learn about workflow configuration, Workflow Manager, and utilities. Learn To: Identify necessary setup steps for Oracle Workflow. Identify issues involved  more...

Windows 2000 Dir Services Infrastructure--Part 5 Remote Installation Course Overview This course will provide the knowledge and skills necessary for experienced support professionals to use Remote Installation Services to deploy Windows 2000, and how to configure RIS security. L earn To: Identify the benefits of configuration management. Identify the method used to deploy Windows 2000 Professional by means of RIS. Identify the guidelines for  more...

Oracle Database 10g Administration Workshop II Part 1 This course will teach learners to configure an Oracle database for multilingual applications and distributed database access. Students will also practice various methods of recovering the database, using RMAN, SQL, and Flashback technology. Learn To: Match goals of Oracle Database 10g manageability features with the methods of achieving them. Identify features of the Oracle Database  more...

Oracle Database 10g New Features for Administrators Part 3 Oracle Database 10g is the first database designed for enterprise grid computing. It is the most flexible and cost-effective way to manage enterprise information. This course covers new features of Resource Manager, job Scheduler, tablespace monitoring, shrinking segments, and partitioning enhancements. Learn To: Identify features of Resource Manager in Oracle Database 10g. Identify  more...

Oracle Database 10g New Features for Administrators Part 4 Oracle Database 10g is the first database designed for enterprise grid computing. It is the most flexible and cost-effective way to manage enterprise information. This course covers new features of Oracle Database 10g such as flash backup and recovery. Learn To: Identify features of the flash backup and recovery strategy. Identify tasks that you perform when using the flash recovery  more...

Oracle Database 10g Administration Workshop I Part 1 Learners will gain a conceptual understanding of the Oracle database architecture and how its components work and interact with one another. Learners will be taught to create an operational database and properly manage the various structures in an effective and efficient manner including performance monitoring, database security, user management, and backup/recovery techniques. Learn To:  more...

Red Hat Linux Part 1 User Fundamentals Course Overview The first course in the Linux Essentials series provides users with background knowledge about Linux and a solid introduction to typical user tasks using the CLI, KDE, and Gnome. These tasks include navigating GUI desktops, managing files and directories, and launching applications. The learner will also discover how to get help and print files in Linux. L earn To:  more...

UNIX User Curriculum Course Overview This curriculum describes how to get started with UNIX, introducing the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) and the terminal window. It introduces files, directories, printing and operations frequently performed on these. It teaches how to manipulate input and output, as well as how to compress and uncompress files. It also introduces the UNIX shell environment, shell functionality,  more...

SCO SVR 5 --Part 1 Basic Administration Course Overview The first course in the SCO SVR 5 implementation track covers basic user and system administration in the Unixware environment. It focuses on the common skills that an administrator will perform and how they are handled in this flavor of Unix. L earn To: Identify the function of the Unix system administrator. Identify the hardware requirements for installing.  more...

SCO SVR 5 --Part 2 Network Administration Course Overview This second course in the SCO SVR 5 implementation track covers internetworking connectivity, systems, services, and security. Wherever possible, It focus's on the tools and features specific to SCO SVR5. L earn To: Identify the features of the Printer Setup Manager. Identify the command-line interface (CLI) commands used to configure printing in UnixWare 7.  more...

Solaris--Part 1 Basic Administration Course Overview The first course in the Sun Solaris implementation track covers basic user and system administration in the Solaris environment. It focuses on the common skills that an administrator will perform and how they are handled in this flavor of Unix. L earn To: Identify the functions of the Unix system administrator. Identify the features of the Solaris operating  more...

Solaris--Part 2 Network Administration Course Overview This second course in the Sun Solaris implementation track covers internetworking connectivity, systems, services, and security. Wherever possible, It focus's on the tools and features specific to Solaris. L earn To: Identify the characteristics of the print service. Identify the CLI commands used to add a network printer. Identify the CLI commands used to manage  more...

IBM AIX--Part 1 Basic Administration Course Overview In this course, you will learn about installing and setting up an IBM/AIX system. You will learn about system administration. Finally, you will learn about methods for optimizing the system. L earn To: Identify the features of AIX and RS/6000. Identify the functions of the AIX system administrator. Identify the hardware requirements for the installation of AIX 4.3.  more...

IBM AIX--Part 2 Network Administration Course Overview This course covers all the UNIX implementation tracks aimed at a system administrator and the following job roles, Application Developer, Technical Manager, System Analyst, System Administrator, Software Engineer, Database Administrator, Help Desk/Support, End User. L earn To: Identify the features of the print queue process on AIX. Identify the command-line interface  more...

HP-UX--Part 1 Basic Administration Course Overview The first course in the HP/UX implementation track covers basic user and system administration in the HP/UX environment. It focuses on the common skills that an administrator will perform and how they are handled in this flavor of Unix. L earn To: Identify the features of HP-UX versions 10 and 11. Identify the function of the HP-UX system administrator. Identify the  more...

HP-UX--Part 2 Network Administration Course Overview In this course, you will learn about printers and terminals in a HP-UX system. You will also learn about network connections and services. L earn To: Identify the capabilities of printers in HP-UX. Add a local printer by using System Administration Manager (SAM). Identify the procedure to manage print queue jobs by using System Administration Manager (SAM).  more...

Office XP-New Features Curriculum Course Overview This curriculum provides a general overview of new productivity and information handling tools. It concentrates on new features within Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and Microsoft Office XP software. Additionally, there is an emphasis on database, e-mail, and Internet software. This curriculum consists of two Skill Builder courses: Course 74010 Microsoft Office XP - New  more...

Office XP New Features Part 1 Overview Word Excel PowerPoint Course Overview The is the first course in a two part series which begins with a general overview of new productivity and information handling tools. It then concentrates on new features within Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Learn To • Identify the features of speech recognition in Office XP. • Identify the features of handwriting recognition in Office XP. •  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a five part series that presents the learner with a broad overview of XML before moving onto a detailed treatment of each aspect of XML in the subsequent courses within the curriculum. It aims to present XML within the context of its use as a solution to information processing challenges and its uses within commercial and business environments. This  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 1 Course Overview This is the first course in a five part series that presents the learner with a broad overview of XML before moving onto a detailed treatment of each aspect of XML in the subsequent courses within the curriculum. It aims to present XML within the context of its use as a solution to information processing challenges and its uses within commercial and business environments. This  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course in a five part series that presents an introduction to the treatment of validation technologies within XML. DTDs are covered, presenting detail on DTD elements and attributes and entities. XML Schemas are then introduced, emphasizing the advantages of schemas over DTDs and then covering data types and namespaces within XML Schemas. The course then  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 2 Course Overview This is the second course in a five part series that presents an introduction to the treatment of validation technologies within XML. DTDs are covered, presenting detail on DTD elements and attributes and entities. XML Schemas are then introduced, emphasizing the advantages of schemas over DTDs and then covering data types and namespaces within XML Schemas. The course then  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 3 Course Overview This is the third course in a five part series that presents a detailed treatment of Styling within XML, concentrating on XSL. The evolution from CSS to XSL is covered in detail. XSL transformation mechanisms are dealt with, along with linking technologies, XML filtering and sorting, language constructs and creating new XML elements, and a coverage of XSLT. The course then  more...

Self Development Positively Influencing Others Self-Development: Positively Influencing Others offers the student an overview of the information required to influence others through nonverbal communication and language, and covers how to use influence to empower people. The program details how the student can enhance his or her level of influence by listening actively, understanding Satir modes and sensory systems, building rapport, and  more...

Time Management Overcoming Challenges Time Management: Overcoming Challenges gives students an overall view of how to control time in order to improve productivity. The program covers how to control productivity by dealing with people, and managing information and offers the student techniques to overcome time management challenges. The program also covers handling interruptions, keeping meetings productive, and organizing paperwork,  more...

Time Management Developing a Plan Time Management: Developing a Plan helps students understand time management by helping them determine how they currently spend time, offering ways for them to spend time more efficiently. The program covers how to evaluate the use of time, how to identify goals and set priorities, and how to develop an overall time management plan. The program focuses on the Pareto principle and how it affects  more...

Moving from Technical Professional to Manager Series The Moving from Technical Professional to Manager Series includes the following courses: Moving from Technical Professional to Mgr.: Getting Started Moving from Technical Professional to Mgr.: Managing Personnel Moving from Technical Professional to Mgr.: Managing the IT Dept. To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Moving from Technical Professional to Mgr Series Getting Started This course introduces the learner to some management fundamentals. Beginning with the requirements for IT success, the course outlines the roles of the IT manager as well as the skills required for effective management. It then teaches the principles of three types of management planning as well as the fundamentals of recruiting for new managers. Learn To: Identify key functional areas  more...

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  more...

EnjoySAP What s New in Release 4 6 The Computer Based Training course (CBT) Enjoy SAP What's New in release 4,6 aims to provide all the employees of your company, who want to learn more about the new interface Enjoy SAP with an overview of it's handling, features and functions. The trainee will learn about the new features and functions of this release using a number of examples taken from the R/3 Basis system and cross-application  more...

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  more...