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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Ace Your Job Search!'><div class='programTitle'>Ace Your Job Search!</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course focuses on career planning, enhancing resume writing, and improving interviewing skills for those seeking employment.    Part One of the course, \"Tailoring Resumes and Cover Letters for a Perfect Fit,\" will help learners craft a resume that is targeted, elegant, and...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(0)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='518ec6d6bfca7c4cad1b37e0c010efad_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(0)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='518ec6d6bfca7c4cad1b37e0c010efad_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"518ec6d6bfca7c4cad1b37e0c010efad\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[0].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Ace Your Job Search!</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div>This course focuses on career planning,enhancing resume writing, and improving interviewing skills for those seekingemployment.</p><p>Part One of the course, \"Tailoring Resumes and Cover Letters for aPerfect Fit,\" will help learners craft a resume that is targeted,elegant, and effective. Part Two, \"Interviewing Skills: Make the RightImpression,\" focuses on the preparation job candidates need in advanceof an interview, and on the five stages of the interview process. PartThree, \"Interviewing Skills: Ace Those Tough Questions,\" helpslearners formulate winning answers to difficult interview questionsbefore they walk into the interviewing room.</p><p>After completing this course, you&#39;ll be able to:</p><ul><li>Recognize key career development questions to ask before beginning a job search</li><li>Employ a written goal-setting process to establish career development and job search priorities</li><li>Recognize the purpose of tailoring a resume and cover letter</li><li>Develop a more effective resume</li><li>Develop a more effective cover letter</li><li>Identify the five stages of the interview process</li><li>Conduct industry and company research efficiently using web-based resources</li><li>Brainstorm potential interview questions and answers</li><li>Understand what constitutes a good answer in the mind of a hiring manager</li><li>Anticipate some of the most common interview questions</li><li>Explain to a hiring manager how the past successes represented on your resume will translate to future success in your desired position</li><li>Recognize whether a job aligns with your career objectives</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for job seekers.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level/Prerequisites:</b></font> Introductory/No Prerequisites</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Communicating with Confidence: Make Your Business Writing More Effective'><div class='programTitle'>Communicating with Confidence: Make Your Business Writing More Effective</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $125.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>The ability to write clearly and directly is highly prized in organizations. This course focuses on improving business writing. The ideas, techniques, and checklists in this course apply to all forms of business writing: memos, reports, brochures, proposals, presentations, catalogs, and websites. Other topics include...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(1)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='3ff73b92706dfe7399655dc8cb1007c9_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(1)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='3ff73b92706dfe7399655dc8cb1007c9_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"3ff73b92706dfe7399655dc8cb1007c9\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[1].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Communicating with Confidence: Make Your Business Writing More Effective</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $125.00</font></div><p>The ability to write clearly and directly is highly prized in organizations. This course focuses on improving business writing. The ideas, techniques, and checklists in this course apply to all forms of business writing: memos, reports, brochures, proposals, presentations, catalogs, and websites. Other topics include formal and informal outlining techniques, how to revise for wordiness, unnecessary phrases, redundancy, and jargon, and the appropriate use of email in an organizational setting.</p><p>After completing this course, you&#39;ll be able to:</p><ol><li>Recognize ineffective and effective writing</li><li>Recognize factors for effective writing (clarity, tone, organization, delivery)<br /></li><li>Understand&nbsp;the importance of purposeful writing and answering the reader&#39;s question: &quot;What&#39;s in it for me?&quot;</li><li>Employ formal and informal outlining techniques</li><li>Understand key techniques for brainstorming and overcoming writer&#39;s block</li><li>Write in a more concise and direct manner<br /></li><li>Understand how to structure, format, and write quickly when appropriate</li><li>Revise for wordiness, unnecessary phrases, redundancy, and jargon</li><li>Understand the appropriate use of email in an organizational setting</li><li>Employ checklists for organizing, writing, and revising</li></ol><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory/Intermediate<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 4-6 hours</p>";
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details[2].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Communicating with Confidence: Make Your Presentations More Effective</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $125.00</font></div><p>The ability to communicate clearly and effectively is increasinglyimportant in organizational settings. This course helps learners organize,structure, and create effective presentations. Since many organizations usePowerPoint as a way of communicating information, this course offersadvice and guidance on the most effective and persuasive uses ofPowerPoint.</p><p>After completing this course, you&#39;ll be able to:</p><ol><li>Recognize what makes communication effective</li><li>Understand the elements in the communications process</li><li>Better organize your communications and presentations</li><li>Understand PowerPoint graphic rules of thumb</li><li>Create an effective summary slide</li><li>Describe and employ the four steps of purposeful communication in your presentations.</li><li>Understand the forecast, present, and echo structure for presentations.</li><li>Recognize key visual considerations for PowerPoint slides and presentations.</li><li>Understand how to organize and create PowerPoint presentations.</li><li>Revise PowerPoint slides to make them more effective.</li><li>Understand the success factors for face-to-face presentations.</li></ol><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory/Intermediate<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 4-6 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Accounting and Finance for Entrepreneurs'><div class='programTitle'>Accounting and Finance for Entrepreneurs</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $129.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course provides an introduction to key topics in accounting and finance for those involved in new ventures.   It reviews financial accounting basics, including GAAP Principles and financial statements, and also covers key issues in finance, broadly defined as any financial or monetary...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(3)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='2561b2ed450dec13df67a15ebc1f3e6c_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(3)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='2561b2ed450dec13df67a15ebc1f3e6c_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"2561b2ed450dec13df67a15ebc1f3e6c\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[3].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Accounting and Finance for Entrepreneurs</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $129.00</font></div><P>This course provides an introduction to key topics in accounting and finance for those involved in new ventures.</p><p>It reviews financial accounting basics, including GAAP Principles and financial statements, and also covers key issues in finance, broadly defined as any financial or monetary activity that involves a company.</p>The course covers these topics:<br /><ul><li>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)</li><li>Rules of Double-Entry Accounting</li><li>The Accounting Cycle</li><li>Relationship of Financial Statements</li><li>Financial Planning and Budgets</li><li>Calculating the Master Budget</li><li>The Cash Budget</li><li>Pro Forma Financial Statements</li><li>The Financing Plan</li><li>Evaluating New Ventures</li><li>Break-even Analysis</li><li>Return on Investment and Payback Period</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate of completion.</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with little or no experience with entrepreneurship.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level/Prerequisites:</b></font> Introductory/No Prerequisites</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-4 hours</p> ";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Business Law for Entrepreneurs'><div class='programTitle'>Business Law for Entrepreneurs</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $129.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course covers the basics of business law for an entrepreneur. It reviews legal structures for a new venture, intellectual property, employment law, contracts, government regulation, and personal and real property.    After completing this course, you should be able to discuss the...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(4)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='e36d1e3a67c4d38eb26ac877e47745e7_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(4)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='e36d1e3a67c4d38eb26ac877e47745e7_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"e36d1e3a67c4d38eb26ac877e47745e7\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[4].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Business Law for Entrepreneurs</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $129.00</font></div><p>This course covers the basics of business law for an entrepreneur. It reviews legal structures for a new venture, intellectual property, employment law, contracts, government regulation, and personal and real property.</p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to discuss the following topics:</p><ul><li>Legal Environment</li><li>Sole Proprietorships</li><li>Partnerships</li><li>Corporations</li><li>Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships</li><li>S Corporations and Limited Liability Companies</li><li>Franchises</li><li> Intellectual Property Rights</li><li>Patents</li><li>Copyright</li><li>Trademarks and Trade Secrets</li><li>Employment Law</li><li>Forming a Contract</li>	<li>Contracts and Fraud</li>	<li>Sales Contracts</li>	<li>Taxation and the Employer's Responsibilities</li><li>Government Regulation</li><li>Personal Property</li>	<li>Real Property</li><li>Transfer of Real Property Ownership</li>	<li>Bankruptcy</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate of completion.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with little or no experience with entrepreneurship.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level/Prerequisites:</b></font> Introductory/No Prerequisites</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 4-5 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Introduction to Entrepreneurship'><div class='programTitle'>Introduction to Entrepreneurship</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $129.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course explores the different aspects of entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurs create and establish successful new ventures. It reviews issues and activities involved in starting a new business, including the decisions that must be made before an enterprise can be launched and established....&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(5)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='5f50211b574a15b022dfa258aeb4f76d_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(5)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='5f50211b574a15b022dfa258aeb4f76d_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"5f50211b574a15b022dfa258aeb4f76d\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[5].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Introduction to Entrepreneurship</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $129.00</font></div><p>This course explores the different aspects of entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurs create and establish successful new ventures. It reviews issues and activities involved in starting a new business, including the decisions that must be made before an enterprise can be launched and established. </p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to</p><ul><li>Describe the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur</li><li>Outline the eight stages of the entrepreneurial process</li><li>Explain the discovery stage</li><li>Describe the evaluation of the market for a new  venture</li><li>Outline ways to structure the venture</li><li>Discuss the strategic planning process for an entrepreneur</li><li>Describe the operational and financial planning needed for a new venture</li><li>Outline how an entrepreneur develops and employs a business plan</li><li>Describe the options for funding the new venture</li><li>Discuss issues in implementing the plans for a new venture</li><li>Recognize the ethical issues faced by entrepreneurs</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate of completion.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with little or no experience with entrepreneurship.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level/Prerequisites:</b></font> Introductory/No Prerequisites</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Leadership and Management for Entrepreneurs'><div class='programTitle'>Leadership and Management for Entrepreneurs</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $129.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course explores the leadership and management issues entrepreneurs face as they create and establish successful new ventures. It reviews the key managerial roles of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling and their application in entrepreneurial settings. Further, the course addresses self-management for the entrepreneur--how...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(6)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='f47eec6780460eed2e586ad531716612_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(6)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='f47eec6780460eed2e586ad531716612_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"f47eec6780460eed2e586ad531716612\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[6].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Leadership and Management for Entrepreneurs</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $129.00</font></div><font size=\"1\"><p>This course explores the leadership and management issues entrepreneurs face as they create and establish successful new ventures. It reviews the key managerial roles of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling and their application in entrepreneurial settings. Further, the course addresses self-management for the entrepreneur--how an entrepreneur can manage his or her own time and maintain a proper work-life balance.</p></p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to</p><ul><li>Describe the managerial roles played by an entrepreneur</li><li>Outline the five key managerial activities</li><li>Describe self-management techniques for managing time and organizing, planning, and prioritizing</li><li>Discuss the autocratic (ODS-A), participative (ODS-P) and empowering (GEM) management styles and their application </li><li>Describe the process for staffing an entrepreneurial venture</li><li>Discuss Katzenbach's Five Motivational Paths and how they apply to new ventures</li><li>Describe the process for coaching employees</li><li>Outline the USED Model for training employees</li><li>Discuss the importance of active listening when communicating with employees</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate of completion.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with little or no experience with entrepreneurship.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level/Prerequisites:</b></font> Introductory/No Prerequisites</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</p>";
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details[7].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Strategic Marketing for Entrepreneurs</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $129.00</font></div><p>This course reviews the strategic issues that an entrepreneur faces while starting a new venture or business, and highlights the questions about market acceptance that must be answered during every stage of the entrepreneurial process</p></p> <p>After completing this course, you should be able to:</p> <ul><li>Describe the role of strategy and marketing in an entrepreneurial setting</li><li>Discuss the basics of strategy, including the three levels of strategy and the five competitive forces identified by Michael Porter</li><li>Explain marketing basics, including the marketing process and the Four P's</li><li>Discuss the role of marketing in the discovery stage of a new venture</li><li>Describe the evaluation of the market for a new  venture, including market segmentation, target marketing, and exploring customer needs </li><li>Discuss the role of strategic planning in the entrepreneurial process</li><li>Describe the key elements of a marketing plan</li><li>Outline the factors for success in creating a new venture business plan</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate of completion.</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with little or no experience with entrepreneurship.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level/Prerequisites:</b></font> Introductory/No Prerequisites</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</p> ";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Business Essentials: Financial Planning and Control'><div class='programTitle'>Business Essentials: Financial Planning and Control</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course considers practical finance and accounting tools for decision-making within organizations. You will learn about cost benefit analysis, return on investment (ROI), fixed and variable costs, breakeven and CVP (cost-volume-profit) analysis, tracking and performance measures, and the Balanced Scorecard and its varied uses....&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(8)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='a71fe115dc450012e8656de5cadece04_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(8)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='a71fe115dc450012e8656de5cadece04_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"a71fe115dc450012e8656de5cadece04\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[8].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Business Essentials: Financial Planning and Control</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p>This course considers practical finance and accounting tools fordecision-making within organizations. You will learn about cost benefitanalysis, return on investment (ROI), fixed and variable costs,breakeven and CVP (cost-volume-profit) analysis, tracking and performance measures, and the BalancedScorecard and its varied uses.</p><p>After completing this course, you&#39;ll be able to:</p><ul><li>Explain cost benefit analysis</li><li>Calculate return on investment and the payback period</li><li>Explain fixed and variable costs</li><li>Calculate breakeven and understand CVP (cost-volume-profit) analysis</li><li>Explain tracking and performance measures</li><li>Explain and calculate Balanced Scorecard measures</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Upon successful completion, you will receive a Howard University certificate of completion.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Business Essentials: How to Read a Financial Statement'><div class='programTitle'>Business Essentials: How to Read a Financial Statement</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course covers financial reports and their meaning. You will learn the fundamentals and important of the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows, and how they can be used to manage a business. You will also be exposed to financial (ratio) analysis....&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(9)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='87e84be09f17c40938e0a9d4157946ae_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(9)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='87e84be09f17c40938e0a9d4157946ae_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"87e84be09f17c40938e0a9d4157946ae\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[9].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Business Essentials: How to Read a Financial Statement</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p>This course covers financial reports and their meaning. You will learn the fundamentals and important of the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows, and how they can be used to manage a business. You will also be exposed to financial (ratio) analysis. </p><p>After completing this course, you&#39;ll be able to:</p><ul><li>Explain the key concepts of financial reporting</li><li>Describe the basic accounting standards pertaining to financial reporting</li><li>Itemize the information in the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows</li><li>Explain the important differences between accounting income and cash flow and between book value and market value</li><li>Describe the nature of business enterprise as reflected by the balance sheet</li><li>Define financial (ratio) analysis and explain its objectives and limitations</li><li>Identify the various categories of financial ratios</li><li>Define and calculate the ratios within each category</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Business Essentials: Introduction to Business Statistics'><div class='programTitle'>Business Essentials: Introduction to Business Statistics</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $95.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course will introduce you to the importance of statistics in the business world. Statistics is the science of collecting, organizing, and analyzing data in order to make more effective decisions. Understanding statistical techniques can help any manager responsible for marketing, management, accounting, sales, or...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(10)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='e99e60909958f4e00c53eae802b6785a_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(10)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='e99e60909958f4e00c53eae802b6785a_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"e99e60909958f4e00c53eae802b6785a\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Business Essentials: Introduction to Finance'><div class='programTitle'>Business Essentials: Introduction to Finance</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course introduces the discipline of finance in an organizational setting. Among the basics covered: responsibilities of financial managers; roles of finance in a typical business organization; legal forms of businesses; agency relationships; and relevant financial markets of interest to financial managers. Further you will...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(11)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='5d96e38981b1af8c6a8105cf8e517497_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(11)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='5d96e38981b1af8c6a8105cf8e517497_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"5d96e38981b1af8c6a8105cf8e517497\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Business Essentials: Time Value of Money and Risk'><div class='programTitle'>Business Essentials: Time Value of Money and Risk</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $95.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This finance course covers Time Value of Money (TVM) principles and Risk and Return. You will review the basic TVM techniques used in evaluating all financial decisions and their cash flow implications. For Risk and Return, you will learn how risk influences investment decisions, and...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(12)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='5c4e003c5f9c415c5028710697c0c43d_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(12)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='5c4e003c5f9c415c5028710697c0c43d_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"5c4e003c5f9c415c5028710697c0c43d\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[12].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Business Essentials: Time Value of Money and Risk</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $95.00</font></div><p>This finance course covers Time Value of Money (TVM) principles and Risk and Return. You will review the basic TVM techniques used in evaluating all financial decisions and their cash flow implications. For Risk and Return, you will learn how risk influences investment decisions, and how to calculate risk and rates of return. Further, you will explore the benefits of diversification and the use of the portfolio concept in investing.</p><p>After completing this course, you&#39;ll be able to:<ul><li>Distinguish between points in time and periods of time as shown by a time line </li><li>Define <i>compounding</i> and <i>discounting</i> </li><li>Compute future value or present value for single payment amounts </li><li>Distinguish between single payments and streams of payments and between uneven streams and annuities </li><li>Solve for the interest rate or time period for simple present value and future value problems</li><li>Define risk</li><li>Describe how risk influences investment decisions</li><li>Calculate risk and rates of return</li><li>Describe how diversification can limit risk</li><li>Explain how diversifiable risk can be lowered using a portfolio approach</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Business Essentials: Understanding and Managing Budgets'><div class='programTitle'>Business Essentials: Understanding and Managing Budgets</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course covers budgets and how they are used in organizational settings. You will gain an understanding of the uses and functions of master budgets, operating budgets, sales, production and cost of goods sold budgets, and cash budgets. You will also learn how organizations are...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(13)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='aa27e1e9ef0aea68937fffff4e68e6f6_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(13)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='aa27e1e9ef0aea68937fffff4e68e6f6_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"aa27e1e9ef0aea68937fffff4e68e6f6\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[13].title="Business Essentials: Understanding and Managing Budgets";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Understanding HR: Compensation'><div class='programTitle'>Understanding HR: Compensation</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>In this course, you will consider the many issues surrounding the key aspects of pay policy: legal requirements, pay equity within an organization, competitive pay within the relevant industry, how and when to grant raises, and different ways payment can be structured....&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(14)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='933385331732a3cdbdbd13a46ca64fc0_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(14)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='933385331732a3cdbdbd13a46ca64fc0_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"933385331732a3cdbdbd13a46ca64fc0\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[14].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Understanding HR: Compensation</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p>In this course, you will consider the many issues surrounding the key aspects of pay policy: legal requirements, pay equity within an organization, competitive pay within the relevant industry, how and when to grant raises, and different ways payment can be structured.</p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:</p><ol><li>Comply with relevant state and federal \"wage and hour\" laws</li> <li>Determine the competitive pay level for a particular position in a particular geographic location</li><li>Discuss and administer a variety of pay structures</li><li>Effectively confront issues of pay equity within an organization</li></ol><p>This course is designed for self-paced, self-directed, online learning; you will have the entire duration period to complete it.<br /><br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level/Prerequisites:</b></font> Introductory/No Prerequisites</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 2-4 hours</p>";
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details[15].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Understanding HR: Employee Selection</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/hrm_text_cover.jpg\" align=\"right\"><P>In this course, you will learn about the process of selecting the best candidate from a large, diverse pool of high-quality applicants. Based on D. Quinn Mills&#39; book, <i>Principles of Human Resource Management</i>, the course discusses how to conduct an effective job interview, asking questions that elicit relevant information and avoiding questions that might be seen as discriminatory. You will also consider how to discover more about a candidate through the use of reference checks, background checks, and testing.</P><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:</p><ul><li>Conduct an effective job interview</li><li>Conduct a reference check on a job candidate</li><li>Decide what additional tests - if any -- should be administered to candidates for a specific job</li><li>Deal productively and sensitively with internal candidates for a job opening</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 2-4 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Understanding HR: Equal Employment Opportunity'><div class='programTitle'>Understanding HR: Equal Employment Opportunity</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>In this course you will learn about many of the major employment laws, Equal Opportunity issues, and the anti-discriminatory regulations employers must be aware of in hiring, promoting, and firing employees.      After completing this course, you should be able to:...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(16)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='f621cbfc70cd5110472b98e703510435_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(16)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='f621cbfc70cd5110472b98e703510435_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"f621cbfc70cd5110472b98e703510435\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[16].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Understanding HR: Equal Employment Opportunity</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/hrm_text_cover.jpg\" align=\"right\"><P>In this course you will learn about many of the major employment laws, Equal Opportunity issues, and the anti-discriminatory regulations employers must be aware of in hiring, promoting, and firing employees.</P><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:<ul><li>Explain the major employment and anti-discrimination laws</li><li>Understand the basic steps to take in dealing with discrimination complaints</li><li>Explain and assess issues around alternative work arrangements</li><li>Outline ways to develop and maintain a diverse work-force</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 2-4 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Understanding HR: Introduction to Human Resource Management'><div class='programTitle'>Understanding HR: Introduction to Human Resource Management</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>Human Resource Management includes the vital tasks of recruiting, screening, interviewing, training, appraising, disciplining, rewarding, and developing the employee -- both for business and non-profit enterprises.    Since all managers (especially line managers) have HR responsibilities, it is important that they have an...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(17)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='0184cefc28d2932cdc22908184335d1e_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(17)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='0184cefc28d2932cdc22908184335d1e_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"0184cefc28d2932cdc22908184335d1e\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[17].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Understanding HR: Introduction to Human Resource Management</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/hrm_text_cover.jpg\" align=\"right\"><p>Human Resource Management includes the vital tasks of recruiting, screening, interviewing, training, appraising, disciplining, rewarding, and developing the employee -- both for business and non-profitenterprises.</p><p>Since all managers (especially line managers) have HRresponsibilities, it is important that they have an understanding ofthe key concepts of this increasingly important function, especiallysince many decisions they make about employees have possible legalramifications.</p><p>The course draws on material from Harvard Business School professor D. Quinn Mills&#39; book, <i>Principles of Human Resource Management</i>.</p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:<ul><li>Explain what Human Resource Management is and its organizational role and value</li><li>Describe and explain the key HRM functions</li><li>Describe and explain key HRM concepts</li><li>Explain HRM&#39;s strategic contribution</li><li>Discuss the centralized and decentralized HRM</li><li>Understand the role of HRM planning</li><li>Explain the HRM function&#39;s ethical role as advocate, guardian, and custodian</li><li>Understand key global cultural, political, and logistical HRM issues</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 2-4 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Understanding HR: Performance Management'><div class='programTitle'>Understanding HR: Performance Management</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course considers the different elements of performance management. In its broadest sense, \"performance management\" is what every good manager does every day: Makes sure employees know what they need to do to achieve the organization&#039;s goals, checks to make sure the employees are doing...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(18)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='2e2d47ded68bd0839d374d5642de4b8b_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(18)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='2e2d47ded68bd0839d374d5642de4b8b_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"2e2d47ded68bd0839d374d5642de4b8b\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[18].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Understanding HR: Performance Management</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/hrm_text_cover.jpg\" align=\"right\"><P>This course considers the different elements of performance management. In its broadest sense, \"performance management\" is what every good manager does every day: Makes sure employees know what they need to do to achieve the organization&#039;s goals, checks to make sure the employees are doing those things, praises employees for doing the right things, and uses constructive criticism when that is not the case. A formal performance management system simply makes sure all those management tasks get done consistently across an organization.</P><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:</p><ul><li>Explain the value of a performance management system</li><li>Discuss the pros and cons of various types of performance management systems</li><li>Conduct a performance management interview</li><li>Design a performance improvement plan</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 2-4 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Understanding HR: Talent Management and Career Development'><div class='programTitle'>Understanding HR: Talent Management and Career Development</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>Drawing on material from Harvard Business School professor D. Quinn Mills&#39; book,  Principles of Human Resource Management , this course covers the challenges and issues that organizations face in developing and retaining their employees.     After completing this course, you should...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(19)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='618611d365eecc4e87fb86ad37c324cd_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(19)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='618611d365eecc4e87fb86ad37c324cd_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"618611d365eecc4e87fb86ad37c324cd\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[19].title="Understanding HR: Talent Management and Career Development";
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details[19].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Understanding HR: Talent Management and Career Development</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/hrm_text_cover.jpg\" align=\"right\"><p>Drawing on material from Harvard Business School professor D. Quinn Mills&#39; book, <i>Principles of Human Resource Management</i>, this course covers the challenges and issues that organizations face in developing and retaining their employees.</p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:<ul><li>Understand and effectively communicate the value of a career development program</li><li>Describe the five stages in the career life cycle (Beginning, Developing, Mid-Career, Mastery and Maintenance, Retirement), and the needs an employee has at each stage of the cycle</li><li>Explain why career management has become important to employers and employees</li><li>Outline the tools for career development (training, education, job rotation, transfers, overseas assignments, mentoring, networking, volunteer work, formal career planning)</li><li>Understand the issues HR departments face with career management</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 2-4 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Creativity & Innovation: Creativity in Teams and Organizations'><div class='programTitle'>Creativity & Innovation: Creativity in Teams and Organizations</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $95.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course looks at spurring creativity and innovation in teams and organizations. Drawing on the latest academic thinking, it outlines the key factors for creative teams.    Further, the course focuses on tools and techniques designed to yield more productive thinking in collective...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(20)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='229c8f6a01d7d288533c265b134fe41d_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(20)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='229c8f6a01d7d288533c265b134fe41d_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"229c8f6a01d7d288533c265b134fe41d\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[20].title="Creativity & Innovation: Creativity in Teams and Organizations";
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details[20].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Creativity & Innovation: Creativity in Teams and Organizations</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $95.00</font></div><p>This course looks at spurring creativity and innovation in teams and organizations. Drawing on the latest academic thinking, it outlines the key factors for creative teams. </p><p>Further, the course focuses on tools and techniques designed to yield more productive thinking in collective settings. Participants learn about a number of targeted tools (including brainstorming, Discussion 66, Provocation, and others) to generate fresh thinking in smaller group settings and in their organizations.</p><p>After completing this Course, you should be able to:</p><ol><li>Explain the connection between creativity and innovation</li><li>Outline the five factors for creative teams</li><li>Use team creative tools such as brainstorming, Discussion 66, anonymous idea generation, and visioning</li><li>Explain the importance of diversity in team creativity</li><li>Describe techniques for prototyping new ideas</li><li>Explain how to overcome creative barriers for teams and organizations</li><li>Describe ways to make teams and organizations more open to creativity and innovation</li></ol><p>This course is designed for self-paced, self-directed, online learning; you will have the entire duration period to complete it.</p><p><b><font color=\"#990000\">Target Audience:</font></b> This course is designed for adult learners interested in tools and techniques to generate fresh thinking in smaller group settings and in their organizations.</p><p><b><font color=\"#990000\">Level/Prerequisites:</font></b> Introductory/No Prerequisites</p><p><b><font color=\"#990000\">Estimated time to complete:</font></b> 4-5 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Creativity & Innovation: Innovation in Organizations'><div class='programTitle'>Creativity & Innovation: Innovation in Organizations</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $95.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course looks at innovation in corporations and the public sector. It reviews the latest academic thinking on innovation, including Clay Christensen&#39;s seminal thinking on disruptive technology and the proper response.    Further, it explores some of the internal responses to the need...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(21)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='9ebe779300aa5d773fbec99e11404b3d_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(21)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='9ebe779300aa5d773fbec99e11404b3d_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"9ebe779300aa5d773fbec99e11404b3d\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[21].title="Creativity & Innovation: Innovation in Organizations";
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details[21].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Creativity & Innovation: Innovation in Organizations</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $95.00</font></div><p>This course looks at innovation in corporations and the public sector. It reviews the latest academic thinking on innovation, including Clay Christensen&#39;s seminal thinking on disruptive technology and the proper response.</p> <p>Further, it explores some of the internal responses to the need for creativity, including idea champions, idea incubators, new venture teams and skunk works, and the process of moving from innovation to commercialization. </p><p>Finally, the course focuses on some of the more successful corporate innovators as a way of illustrating the principles of effective innovation in large organizations, and also explores the role of innovation in the public sector.</p><p>After completing this Course, you should be able to:</p><ul><li>Outline the key factors for an innovative organization</li><li>Discuss the barriers to innovation</li><li>Explain the differences between incremental, semi-radical, and radical innovation</li><li>Describe internal innovation tools such as idea champions, idea incubators, new venture teams and skunk works</li><li>Explain the process of moving from idea to commercialization</li><li>Discuss the issues surrounding innovation in the public sector</li></ul><p><b><font color=\"#990000\">Target Audience:</font></b> This course is designed for adult learners interested in innovation tools that can help organizations more effectively address the challenge balancing of creativity and value creation.</p><p><b><font color=\"#990000\">Level/Prerequisites:</font></b> Introductory/No Prerequisites</p><p><b><font color=\"#990000\">Estimated time to complete:</font></b> 4-5 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Creativity & Innovation: Personal Creativity'><div class='programTitle'>Creativity & Innovation: Personal Creativity</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course addresses Personal Creativity. Through tools and exercises drawn from Adrian Brown's book,  Creativity &amp; Innovation , it seeks to help unlock the creativity within individuals.    By stimulating creativity through various techniques (mind-mapping, DO-IT, SCAMPER, right and left brain thinking)...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(22)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='0683e750df56bfa4c222113bb6208bb0_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(22)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='0683e750df56bfa4c222113bb6208bb0_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"0683e750df56bfa4c222113bb6208bb0\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[22].title="Creativity & Innovation: Personal Creativity";
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details[22].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Creativity & Innovation: Personal Creativity</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p>This course addresses Personal Creativity. Through tools and exercises drawn from Adrian Brown's book, <i>Creativity &amp; Innovation</i>, it seeks to help unlock the creativity within individuals.</p><p>By stimulating creativity through various techniques (mind-mapping, DO-IT, SCAMPER, right and left brain thinking) participants learn to tap into their personal creativity and apply it to organizational challenges.</p><p>After completing this Course, you should be able to:</p><ol><li>Understand the basis of personal creativity</li><li>Explain the uses of creative tools </li><li>Understand the differences between vertical and lateral thinking</li><li>Employ creative tools like SCAMPER, random input, mind-mapping, and DO IT</li><li>Describe the key characteristics of personal creativity</li><li>Understand the issues surrounding measuring creativity</li></ol><p>This course is designed for self-paced, self-directed, online learning; you will have the entire duration period to complete it. </p><p><b><font color=\"#990000\">Level:</b></font> Introductory-Intermediate</p><p><b><font color=\"#990000\">Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</font></p>";
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details[23].title="Introduction to Critical Thinking";
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details[23].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Introduction to Critical Thinking</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $95.00</font></div><p>This course is an introduction to the importance of critical thinking in the business world. Critical thinking is an intellectual model for reasoning through issues to reach well-founded conclusions about them. Asking questions is at the heart of critical thinking.</p><p>This program is designed to help learners define and identify critical thinking and reasoning skills and develop those skills.</p><p>After completing this set of modules, you will be able to:<ul><li>Define critical thinking, reasoning, and logic</li><li>Ask appropriate questions for critical thinking</li><li>Define the logical approach to critical thinking</li><li>Determine your preferred problem-solving style</li><li>Understand the process of systemic problem-solving</li><li>Utilize analysis models (situation assessment; decision analysis; problem evaluation)</li><li>Identify and overcome barriers to critical thinking</li><li>Articulate common reasoning fallacies</li><li>Understand critical thinking as it pertains to the workplace</li><li>Apply critical thinking skills to not-for-profit, corporate, and governmental settings</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 90 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 4-6 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='The Successful Leader: Introduction to Leadership'><div class='programTitle'>The Successful Leader: Introduction to Leadership</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $95.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course examines how to be a successful (that is, effective) leader. Based on D. Quinn Mills&#39; book,  Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live , a text used at Harvard Business School, this course asks the crucial questions about leadership in today&#39;s organizations:...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(24)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='ac62ad52821ce8948a163ed3df7eedcf_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(24)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='ac62ad52821ce8948a163ed3df7eedcf_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"ac62ad52821ce8948a163ed3df7eedcf\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='The Successful Leader: Leaders and Work-Life Balance'><div class='programTitle'>The Successful Leader: Leaders and Work-Life Balance</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course addresses the question of work-life balance, one which is of great importance to leaders in all settings. Based on D. Quinn Mills&#39; book,  Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live , a text used at Harvard Business School, this course looks at...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(25)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='b21155a84e27afdc71e2f9067efc14f5_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(25)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='b21155a84e27afdc71e2f9067efc14f5_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"b21155a84e27afdc71e2f9067efc14f5\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[25].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>The Successful Leader: Leaders and Work-Life Balance</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/lead_text.jpg\" align=\"right\">This course addresses the question of work-life balance, one which is of great importance to leadersin all settings. Based on D. Quinn Mills&#39; book, <i>Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live</i>, a text used at Harvard Business School, this course looks at methods and techniques toreconcile work and family. You will also consider the question of personal fulfillment and theneeds and demands of leadership.</p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:&nbsp; <ul><li>Identify the major sources of work-life balance conflict</li><li>Discuss the myths about work-life balance - including the \"make time later,\" division of labor, and \"quality time\" myths</li><li>Identify strategies to achieve balance, including balancing by week, over a year, and via a short career</li><li>Consider ways to maintain work-life balance</li><li>Explore what defines personal fulfillment</li><li>Identify those significant elements that play a role in a leader's life</li><li>Consider nine ways of viewing life's choices</li><li>Develop and complete a Personal Work-Life Balance Plan</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory/Intermediate<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 2-4 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='The Successful Leader: Leading and Managing Change'><div class='programTitle'>The Successful Leader: Leading and Managing Change</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>Whether adopting new technology or adapting to a drastic shift in an organization's core focus, managers play a fundamental role in effecting changes. Based on D. Quinn Mills&#39; book,  Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live , a text used at Harvard Business School,...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(26)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='0be4ddfeb8129d2d03cdeafd8f2f2e91_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(26)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='0be4ddfeb8129d2d03cdeafd8f2f2e91_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"0be4ddfeb8129d2d03cdeafd8f2f2e91\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[26].title="The Successful Leader: Leading and Managing Change";
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details[26].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>The Successful Leader: Leading and Managing Change</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/lead_text.jpg\" align=\"right\"><p>Whether adopting new technology or adapting to a drastic shift in an organization's core focus, managers play a fundamental role in effecting changes. Based on D. Quinn Mills&#39; book, <i>Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live</i>, a text used at Harvard Business School, this course addresses the key issues managers face in a dynamic environment. By understanding the steps in effecting change and how to overcome resistance, a manager can successfully lead change at various levels of an organization.</p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:</p><ul><li>Discuss organizational change and the forms it can take</li><li>Describe Kotter&#39;s Eight Step Process recommended for implementing change successfully</li><li>Outline Lewin's model of change and discuss its limitations</li><li>Identify the factors a leader or manager can employ to promote change</li><li>Discuss the underpinnings of resistance to change and how to overcome it</li><li>Describe the five-step ADKAR model for change management</li><li>Discuss the three steps of the Cisco Change Roadmap</li><li>Understand strategic change and mastering a changing environment<br /></li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners and/or managers.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory/Intermediate</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> Learners should have some basic knowledge of, and experience with, managing and leading within an organization. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='The Successful Leader: Leading Teams'><div class='programTitle'>The Successful Leader: Leading Teams</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course addresses the key issues surrounding leadership in a team. Why is it important? What does it require for a team leader to lead his team effectively? Based on D. Quinn Mills&#39; book,  Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live , a text...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(27)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='f39c0c1f70f246f317a24f9a3ffbd8b2_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(27)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='f39c0c1f70f246f317a24f9a3ffbd8b2_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"f39c0c1f70f246f317a24f9a3ffbd8b2\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[27].title="The Successful Leader: Leading Teams";
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details[27].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>The Successful Leader: Leading Teams</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/lead_text.jpg\" align=\"right\"><p>This course addresses the key issues surroundingleadership in a team. Why is it important? What does itrequire for a team leader to lead his team effectively? Based on D. Quinn Mills&#39; book, <i>Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live</i>, a text used at Harvard Business School, this course considers how team leaders must account for the special and unique circumstances of working in a team, where responsibility, accountability, communication, and leadership are shared.</p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:</p><ul><li>Identify major types of teams</li><li>Understand the role of a leader in an empowered team</li><li>Explain how empowered teams are motivated</li><li>Employ the \"checklist for team leaders\" </li><li>Understand how leadership qualities, skills, and styles are brought to bear in a team setting</li><li>Explain techniques for managing conflict in teams</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory/Intermediate<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='The Successful Manager: Managing in the Modern Organization'><div class='programTitle'>The Successful Manager: Managing in the Modern Organization</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course considers the fundamentals of management and how managers can be effective in organizational settings. Based on D. Quinn Mills&#39; book,  Principles of Management , a text used at Harvard Business School, this course addresses managing in the modern organization....&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(28)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='36a7447cbf48d9c1bd7749cd32d7bc35_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(28)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='36a7447cbf48d9c1bd7749cd32d7bc35_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"36a7447cbf48d9c1bd7749cd32d7bc35\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[28].title="The Successful Manager: Managing in the Modern Organization";
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details[28].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>The Successful Manager: Managing in the Modern Organization</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/mmba_text.jpg\" align=\"right\"><p>This course considers the fundamentals of management and how managers can be effective in organizational settings. Based on D. Quinn Mills&#39; book, <i>Principles of Management</i>, a text used at Harvard Business School, this course addresses managing in the modern organization. </p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:<ul><li>Define the role of management and managers in an organization</li><li>Distinguish between management, leadership, and administration in theory and in practice</li><li>Explain the three general management styles (authoritarian, participative, and empowerment) and their respective uses</li><li>Identify your views on hierarchy and management</li><li>Understand the roles of individual contributors and managers and how they differ</li><li>Identify your own approach toward managing (including personal effectiveness and enjoyment) </li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 2-4 hours</p>";
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details[29].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>The Successful Manager: Managing People</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/mmba_text.jpg\" align=\"right\"><p><p>To be successful and move ahead in his or her career, a manager must understand how to manage people, including motivating workers and coordinating their activities. This course will explain how the goals, empowerment, measurement system of management can be employed, how organization structures differ, as well as the difficulty of discipline while trying to maintain momentum. This course is based on D. Quinn Mills&#39; book, <i>Principles of Management</i>, a text used at Harvard Business School. </p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:<ul><li>Understand your own attitudes toward empowering management</li><li>Explain how a GEM (goals, empowerment, measurement) approach to managing works in practice</li><li>Describe the major organizational structures and the differences between them</li><li>Explain the different factors that motivate workers and how a manager can use them to improve employee performance</li><li>Discuss the challenges of discipline and how a manager should deal with such situations</li><li>Identify the defining characteristics, benefits, and unique challenges of empowered teams</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 2-4 hours</p>";
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details[30].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>The Successful Manager: Time Management</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p>One of the more precious resources a manager has is his or her time.  Managers can become more effective by employing time management and scheduling techniques, delegating, outsourcing key tasks, and employing technology.  Effective time management helps managers achieve their goals.</p><p>After completing this course, you will be able to:</p><ul><li>Recognize the importance of time management in your own life</li><li>Employ a time log in ascertaining how you spend your time</li><li>Understand the reasons for procrastination and how to deal with them</li><li>Recognize the importance of goal setting and establishing personal and professional goals</li><li>Employ the key principles of time management (organization, prioritization, planning)</li><li>Employ some common time management tools, including scheduling systems (activity logs, action plans, to do lists) and technology (automation, etc.)</li><li>Understand how to better manage your time by using appropriate tools and techniques </li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory<br /></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</p>";
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details[31].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Effective Negotiations</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p>Every day we are involved in negotiations of one form or another.  Even though negotiations are an integral part of our lives, techniques for managing these situations are not instinctive; they must be learned.</p><p>Experienced negotiators make a conscious decision about what type of strategy to use in a discussion based on factors such as the importance of the relationship and the importance of what is at stake.  Key concepts such as the \"best alternative to no agreement\", reservation price, and the \"zone of possible agreement\" can help when conducting negotiations.  Since power is a fundamental dynamic in negotiations, it is important for negotiators to have a basic understanding of ways they can exert and also gain power in a discussion.</p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:</p><ul><li>Define what negotiation is</li><li>Explain the differences between principled negotiation, distributive negotiation, integrative negotiation and mixed motive negotiation</li><li>Discuss what BATNA is and why it is important within the context of a negotiation</li><li>Describe the concepts of reservation price and ZOPA, as well as how they relate to one another in a negotiation</li><li>Describe the steps that should be taken to plan for a negotiation</li><li>Explain the ways that power can be used in a negotiation, and how power can be gained from different sources</li><li>Identify different behaviors which can pose challenges to a negotiation and may cause impasses</li><li>Apply the concepts of negotiation to two real-world scenarios</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course in intended for adults seeking to improve their negotiating skills. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory/No Prerequisites</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> There are no prerequisites for this course.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='The Successful Manager: How to Coach'><div class='programTitle'>The Successful Manager: How to Coach</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>Managers who lead and manage through coaching&mdash;providing encouragement, feedback, and support&mdash;are more successful in &quot;working through others.&quot; This brief course focuses on the skills and techniques of positive coaching in an organizational setting, including active listening, observing and providing constructive feedback, reinforcing positive employee performance...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(32)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='91819a583282da458f53ab0b5947742e_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(32)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='91819a583282da458f53ab0b5947742e_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"91819a583282da458f53ab0b5947742e\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[32].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>The Successful Manager: How to Coach</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p>Managers who lead and manage through coaching&mdash;providing encouragement, feedback, and support&mdash;are more successful in &quot;working through others.&quot; This brief course focuses on the skills and techniques of positive coaching in an organizational setting, including active listening, observing and providing constructive feedback, reinforcing positive employee performance through recognition and praise, and teaching new skills. </p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:</p><ul><li>Explain how coaching employees is a vital part of managing in any organization</li>  <li>Distinguish between managerial coaching, executive coaching, and personal coaching  </li><li>Identify the triggers for coaching and recognize characteristics of coachability</li>  <li>Describe the five-step coaching process</li><li>Explain the SMART technique of goal setting</li>  <li>Explain the use of the USED and GROW models in coaching</li>  <li>Discuss the monitoring and follow-up coaching process<br /></li>  <li>Explain the differences between mentoring and coaching </li></ul><p><font size=\"1\">This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Upon successful completion.</font></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font><font size=\"1\"> This course is designed for adult learners and/or managers in any industry.</font></p><p><font color=\"#990000\" size=\"1\"><b>Level/Prerequisites:</b></font><font size=\"1\"> Introductory/No Prerequisites</font></p><p><font color=\"#990000\" size=\"1\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font><font size=\"2\"> <font size=\"1\">3-5 hours</font></font></p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='Connecting with Customers: An Overview of Marketing'><div class='programTitle'>Connecting with Customers: An Overview of Marketing</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course provides an introduction to marketing and marketing planning, and addressing the definition of marketing, the marketing mix (the Four Ps), the strategic importance of marketing, and customer values and satisfaction.    After completing this course, you should be able to:...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(33)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='e6fed0a845f64500c33bf7842adf52ce_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(33)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='e6fed0a845f64500c33bf7842adf52ce_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"e6fed0a845f64500c33bf7842adf52ce\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[33].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Connecting with Customers: An Overview of Marketing</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p>This course provides an introduction to marketing and marketing planning, and addressing the definition of marketing, the marketing mix (the Four Ps), the strategic importance of marketing, and customer values and satisfaction.</p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:</p><ul><li>Define marketing and the marketing concept</li><li>Understand the marketing process</li><li>Explain the uses of the marketing mix (the Four Ps)</li><li>Explore the relationship between marketing and strategic planning</li><li>Understand customer value, customer satisfaction, and the importance of loyalty</li><li>Discuss the role of ethics in marketing</li></ul></p><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with little or no experience with marketing.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level/Prerequisites:</b></font> Introductory/No Prerequisites</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</p>";
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details[34].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Connecting with Customers: Marketing Planning</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p>This course reviews the marketing planning process, the components of an effective marketing plan, and the role of market research and how marketers segment, target and position their product or service. The course then looks at planning and the Four Ps (product, pricing, promotion, and placement).</p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:</p><ul><li>Describe the marketing planning process</li><li>Understand how marketing information and market research is gathered, analyzed, and used</li><li>Describe how target markets are identified and pursued</li><li>Understand product marketing, including new product development</li><li>Discuss the marketing issues involved in establishing the promotional mix and in setting prices</li><li>Understand the key issues in placement and distribution planning</li></ul></p><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners interested in expanding upon an understanding of basic marketing principles.</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory/Intermediate</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> Learners should have some basic marketing knowledge, including an ability to define marketing and articulate how marketing is used within an organization.</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 4-6 hours</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='How to Read a Non-Profit Financial Statement'><div class='programTitle'>How to Read a Non-Profit Financial Statement</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course will develop your ability to appropriately interpret the major financial accounting statements that are used by non-profit organizations. Ideally, you will gain an understanding of the types of financial statements that are used by non-profit organizations, and how they differ from for-profit financial...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(36)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='1dbe1030649c20f365d662984d706537_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(36)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='1dbe1030649c20f365d662984d706537_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"1dbe1030649c20f365d662984d706537\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[36].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>How to Read a Non-Profit Financial Statement</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p>This course will develop your ability to appropriately interpret the major financial accounting statements that are used by non-profit organizations. Ideally, you will gain an understanding of the types of financial statements that are used by non-profit organizations, and how they differ from for-profit financial reporting.  Also, you should gain an appreciation of both the power and limitations of accounting information in assessing financial performance and decision-making. You will also learn the uses of financial statement analysis, or ratio analysis for non-profit organizations.</p><p>After completing this course, you&#39;ll be able to:</p><ul><li>Identify and describe the documents and financial statements included in a non-profit organization's financial report</li>  <li>Analyze the information found in non-profit statements of financial positions</li><li>Analyze the information found in the statement of activities</li><li>Analyze the information found in the statement of cash flows</li>  <li>Describe the nature of business enterprises and non-profit organizations, as reflected by the statement of financial position</li>  <li>Define financial (ratio) analysis and explain its objectives and limitations</li>  <li>Identify the various categories of financial ratios used in non-profit  analyses</li>  <li>Define and calculate the ratios within each category</li></ul><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners involved or interested in non-profit management. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Introductory/No Prerequisites</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</p>";
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details[37].title="Principles of Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations";
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details[37].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Principles of Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p>When we think of marketing, we typically think of the activities that a for-profit company engages in.  However, marketing is an important function for non-profit organizations as well.  Marketing is the way that non-profits determine the needs of their clients and their donors.  As in the for-profit world, non-profit marketing includes advertising, promotion, public relations, and customer relationship management.  This course examines how non-profits use marketing to publicize their mission and to gather contributions of time and money. The course also discusses marketing planning in the non-profit organization.</p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:</p><ul><li>Define what marketing is within the non-profit environment</li><li>Explain the service-intensive nature of non-profit program activities</li><li>Explain how the marketing mix is expanded for service products (the 3Ps of Services Marketing)</li><li>Describe the importance of customer satisfaction and how expectations play a role in satisfaction with service products</li><li>Discuss the role of ethics in non-profit marketing</li><li>Describe the importance of and explain the process of non-profit marketing plan</li><li>Describe how target markets can be identified for donors</li><li>Explain how new service products are developed by non-profits</li></ul></p><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level/Prerequisites:</b></font> Introductory/No Prerequisites</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3-5 hours</p>";
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details[38].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>PMP&reg; Exam Prep Course (Fourth Edition)</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $699.00</font></div><font size = \"2\"><p><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/REPsmall.jpg\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\">This completely <i>online and self-paced</i> thirteen-module project management program builds successful project managers at all levels of the organization. It provides a comprehensive preparation for the PMP&reg; certification exam including exam taking tips, ten comprehensive module quizzes, and two full-length, 200-question practice exams covering the <i>PMBOK&reg; Guide</i> areas of knowledge.</span></span></p><font size=\"2\"><blockquote><p><b>NOTE: As of July 1, 2009, the PMP&reg; certification exam will align with the Fourth Edition of the <i>PMBOK&reg; Guide</i>. This course prepares learners who plan to take the updated exam.</b></p></blockquote><p><font size=\"2\">After completing this course, you'll be able to:</font></p><ol><font size=\"2\"><li>Understand how enterprise environmental factors and organizational process assets affect how projects can be managed </li><li>Explain the five stages of a project life cycle and understand how these stages can overlap in time</li><li>Understand how to create a project management plan with subsidiary plans for each of the knowledge areas and explain how progressive elaboration and integrated change management can keep these documents effective and relevant</li><li>Understand the overlapping nature of project activities and practice Project Integration Management to coordinate the various project management processes</li><li>Understand how a project's various baselines (including scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk, procurement, and others) are determined, planned for, and managed</li> <li>Understand how to effectively manage human resources and communicate with all stakeholders</li><li>Understand the key methods used to estimate project schedule and cost at the beginning of a project and to forecast cost and schedule variances at any time during the project</li><li>Understand how the project management knowledge contained in the <em>PMBOK&reg; Guide</em> can be used in practice</li></font></ol></p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Note:</b></font> Receive 35 PDUs/contact hours to qualify to take the PMI Project Management Professional Exam &reg;.</p><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 180 days.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners interested in preparing to take the PMP&reg; exam.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Intermediate</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide)</i>.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 35-40 hours of online course work</p>";
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details[39].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Project Management for Information Technology (4th Edition)</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $499.00</font></div><p><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/REPsmall.jpg\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\">Project management refers to the art, or science, of directing projects.  This course, Project Management for Information Technology, focuses more specifically on how project management concepts can be applied to IT projects, as well as on project management issues that are unique to IT projects.  It reviews the concepts, methodologies, and tools of project management as it relates to IT.  Students will also learn about fundamentals, such as integration management, scope, costing, quality, human resources, risk management, and procurement.</p><p>This course contains eight comprehensive module quizzes and a 56-question Final Assessment spanning IT project management areas of knowledge.</p>After completing this course, you'll be able to:<ul><li>Apply concepts from <i>The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide)</i> to IT projects</li><li>Explain the technical processes that might be applied during the IT project life cycle</li><li>Describe the importance of scope control for IT projects and different tools that can be used to manage project scope</li><li>Explain the challenges associated with delivering IT projects on time</li><li>Differentiate between different techniques for managing the project schedule</li><li>Discuss why cost management is difficult for IT projects and describe cost estimation methods, Earned Value Management, and portfolio management</li><li>Explain several maturity models and how they can be applied to improve IT project quality</li><li>Explain various approaches for team building and communicating on IT projects</li><li>Discuss different sources of IT project risk and how to manage them</li><li>Describe issues related to IT project procurement, such as outsourcing decisions, e-procurement, and others</li></ul><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Note:</b></font> Receive 25 PDUs/contact hours</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Recommended Material: </b></font><i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide)</i><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Intermediate</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> This course assumed a working knowledge of basic project management functions and terminology. </p><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 180 days.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 25-28 hours of online course work</p>";
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details[40].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>Project Management Team Leadership</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $359.00</font></div><p><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/REPsmall.jpg\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\">The vast majority of project work in today's organizations is done in a team setting. In this environment, project management team leaders have a tremendous responsibility and opportunity to develop and exhibit leadership skills. This course first discusses the roles and responsibilities of the project management team leader, in particular their responsibility with regard to project stakeholders. Next, the course discusses how project management team leaders can build a positive team environment through effective communication, team building activities, and reflective listening. Lastly, the course covers problem solving within the team. Project management team leaders must be effective at identifying and resolving team problems in order for the project to succeed. To do this, team leaders must have an understanding of the team dynamic for decision-making and must be able to manage conflict among personality differences and barriers.</p><p>The course contains 12 brief case studies designed for application of the content to real-world scenarios, as well as six comprehensive module quizzes and a 72-question Final Assessment.</p>After completing this course, you'll be able to:<ul><li>Define a team and identify six common types of teams</li><li>Explain Bruce Tuckman's model of group development</li><li>Describe how the project life cycle is relevant to team issues</li><li>List the three sources of power for project management team leaders</li><li>Describe ways to manage stakeholder expectations</li><li>Explain different types of team building activities</li><li>Define reflective listening</li><li>Identify the challenges of virtual teams and how they relate to the project management team leader's roles</li><li>Compare and contrast voting and consensus as methods for decision-making</li><li>More effectively identify and resolve team problems</li><li>Explain the different characteristics of effective and open team communication</li><li>Identify the best practices for using email and telephone among team members</li><li>Identify several common team problems and apply methods for resolving these issues</li></ul><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Note:</b></font> Receive 18 PDUs/contact hours</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Recommended Material: </b></font><i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide)</i>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='PMP 1 - Introduction to Project Management (Fourth Edition)'><div class='programTitle'>PMP 1 - Introduction to Project Management (Fourth Edition)</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00<br><strong class='program'>PDUs:</strong> 3.5</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This 1-module course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapters 1 and 2 of  A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide) , Fourth Edition. In this course, you will consider some of the...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(41)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='ec61a6bcf79d5cc3dad05f45060b518b_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(41)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='ec61a6bcf79d5cc3dad05f45060b518b_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"ec61a6bcf79d5cc3dad05f45060b518b\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[41].title="PMP 1 - Introduction to Project Management (Fourth Edition)";
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details[41].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>PMP 1 - Introduction to Project Management (Fourth Edition)</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/REPsmall.jpg\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\">This 1-module course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapters 1 and 2 of <em>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide)</em>, Fourth Edition. In this course, you will consider some of the organizational issues surrounding project management. You will review how different organizations handle the responsibilities of project management and will focus on the entity known as a project management office, or PMO. You will also learn how organizational structure can play a key role in the success or failure of project management.</p><font size=\"2\"><blockquote><p><b>NOTE: As of July 1, 2009, the PMP&reg; certification exam will align with the Fourth Edition of the <i>PMBOK&reg; Guide</i>. This course prepares learners who plan to take the updated exam.</b></p></blockquote><p><font size=\"2\">After completing this course, you'll be able to:</p><ol><li>Explain what a project is and how it can advance organizational goals</li><li>Understand the role of the project manager in an organizational setting</li><li>Understand how enterprise environmental factors and organizational process assets can affect project management processes</li><li>Explain the concept of a project management office (PMO)</li><li>Explain the relation of projects to sub-projects, programs, and portfolios</li><li>Distinguish between functional and projectized organizations and explain how the structure of the organization can affect project processes and activities</li><li>Understand the role of stakeholders such as the project sponsor in determining general and specific details of the project charter</li> <li>Understand the project life cycle and its common trends and patterns</li><li>Define and explain fast tracking</li><li>Identify key characteristics of successful project managers</li></ol></p><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with some project management experience.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Intermediate</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide)</i>.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3.5 hours of online course work</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='PMP 2 - Project Processes and Project Integration Management (Fourth Edition)'><div class='programTitle'>PMP 2 - Project Processes and Project Integration Management (Fourth Edition)</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00<br><strong class='program'>PDUs:</strong> 3.5</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapters 3 and 4 of  A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide) , Fourth Edition. In this course, you will be introduced to the five...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(42)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='c16ec656f8a62774a5746ad8da26586d_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(42)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='c16ec656f8a62774a5746ad8da26586d_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"c16ec656f8a62774a5746ad8da26586d\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[42].title="PMP 2 - Project Processes and Project Integration Management (Fourth Edition)";
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details[42].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>PMP 2 - Project Processes and Project Integration Management (Fourth Edition)</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/REPsmall.jpg\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\">This course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapters 3 and 4 of <em>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide)</em>, Fourth Edition. In this course, you will be introduced to the five project management process groups and nine project management knowledge areas into which PMI&reg; sorts all project activities. You will also learn how processes in the Project Integration Management knowledge area encourage relationships between project processes that keep the project's activities co-ordinated and on track for success. </p><blockquote><p><b>NOTE: As of July 1, 2009, the PMP&reg; certification exam will align with the Fourth Edition of the <i>PMBOK&reg; Guide</i>. This course prepares learners who plan to take the updated exam.</b></p></blockquote><p>After completing this course, you'll be able to:</font></p><ol><li>Understand the role of the five process groups: Initiating Process Group, Planning Process Group, Executing Process Group, Monitoring and Controlling Process Group, and Closing Process Group</li><li>Understand the role of the knowledge areas: Project Integration Management, Project Scope Management, Project Time Management, Project Cost Management, Project Quality Management, Project Human Resource Management, Project Communications Management, Project Risk Management, and Project Procurement Management</li><li>Understand that each of the 42 processes identified by PMI&reg; as being universal to project management can be classified into one knowledge area and one process group</li><li>Understand the overlapping nature of the interaction between the processes and process groups</li><li>Understand the ways in which inputs and outputs of various processes determine the relationship between the processes</li><li>Understand the processes of the Project Integration Management knowledge area</li><li>Understand the inputs, tools and techniques, and the outputs of the various component processes of the Project Integration Management knowledge area</li></ol></p><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with some project management experience.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Intermediate</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide)</i>.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3.5 hours of online course work</p>";
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details[43].title="PMP 3 - Project Scope Management (Fourth Edition)";
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details[43].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>PMP 3 - Project Scope Management (Fourth Edition)</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/REPsmall.jpg\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\"><p>This course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapter 5 of <em>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide)</em>, Fourth Edition. In this course, you will consider many of the key issues surrounding Project Scope Management.</p><blockquote><p><b>NOTE: As of July 1, 2009, the PMP&reg; certification exam will align with the Fourth Edition of the <i>PMBOK&reg; Guide</i>. This course prepares learners who plan to take the updated exam.</b></p></blockquote><p>After completing this course, you'll be able to:</p><ol><li>Understand scope and how to create a project scope statement</li><li>Explain the different methods, tools, and techniques for collecting requirements</li><li>Assess the work that needs to be completed for a project to successfully fulfill its objectives and create a work breakdown structure and WBS dictionary</li><li>Use a requirements traceability matrix to trace project requirements throughout its life cycle</li><li>Understand where scope baselines and performance measurement baselines come from and how they are used to evaluate the success of a project through its life cycle</li> <li>Complete project review reports and lead meetings</li><li>Update stakeholders</li></ol></p><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with some project management experience.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Intermediate</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide)</i>.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3.5 hours of online course work</p>";
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details[44].title="PMP 4 - Project Time Management (Fourth Edition)";
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details[44].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>PMP 4 - Project Time Management (Fourth Edition)</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/REPsmall.jpg\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\"><p>This course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapter 6 of <em>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide)</em>, Fourth Edition. In this course, you will consider how to best plan and schedule activities. You will familiarize yourself with the various techniques used to calculate and analyze activity time estimates, including ways to estimate the duration of activities.</p><blockquote><p><b>NOTE: As of July 1, 2009, the PMP&reg; certification exam will align with the Fourth Edition of the <i>PMBOK&reg; Guide</i>. This course prepares learners who plan to take the updated exam.</b></p></blockquote><p>After completing this course, you'll be able to:</p><ol><li>Understand the Project Time Management knowledge area component processes</li><li>Define activities using an activity list, activity attributes, and a milestone list</li><li>Explain various techniques for estimating duration and know when to apply them</li><li>Understand how project activities can be sequenced</li><li>Understand how to estimate the resources required for a project and how limited availability of resources can affect the scheduling of activities</li><li>Understand how to read and create a project schedule network diagram</li><li>Understand schedule network analysis and how it can help to determine the critical path for a project</li><li>Understand how to control a project's schedule by initiating change requests or employing techniques of schedule compression or buffering.</li></ol></p><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with some project management experience.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Intermediate</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide)</i>.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3.5 hours of online course work</p>";
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details[45].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>PMP 5 - Project Cost Management (Fourth Edition)</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/REPsmall.jpg\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\">This course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapter 7 of <em>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide)</em>, Fourth Edition. In this course, you will consider the general approaches to cost management, such as the methods that are used to estimate and budget for project costs. You will also learn about the interrelationship of various cost control concepts and possible responses a project management team might make if a project is falling behind schedule or overrunning its budget. </p><blockquote><p><b>NOTE: As of July 1, 2009, the PMP&reg; certification exam will align with the Fourth Edition of the <i>PMBOK&reg; Guide</i>. This course prepares learners who plan to take the updated exam.</b></p></blockquote><p>After completing this course, you'll be able to:</font></p><ol><li>Define cost management and its associated cost management plan</li><li>Explain the various inputs of and methods for estimating activity cost </li><li>Understand how to aggregate activity costs in order to determine budget and both periodic and total project funding requirements</li><li>Understand the cost performance baseline and performance measurement baseline and their importance in earned value management</li><li>Calculate planned value, earned value, actual cost, schedule variance, cost variance, the schedule performance index, and cost performance index</li><li>Understand how baselines, planned value, earned value, and actual cost can be represented in graphic form</li><li>Calculate the budget at completion, estimate at completion, estimate to complete, and the to-complete performance index and use these concepts to forecast the cost requirements of a project</li><li>Identify the warning signs that a project is falling behind schedule or overrunning its budget and explain the various possible responses</li><li>Explain performance-reporting techniques and updates to project documentation</li><li>Understand the various approaches to project selection, including return on investment and internal rate of return</li></ol></p><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with some project management experience.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Intermediate</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide)</i>.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3.5 hours of online course work</p>";
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document.write("<div class='program' style='margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px' id='PMP 6 - Project Quality Management (Fourth Edition)'><div class='programTitle'>PMP 6 - Project Quality Management (Fourth Edition)</div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong class='program'>Cost:</strong> $79.00<br><strong class='program'>PDUs:</strong> 3.5</font></div><span class='programDescription'>This course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapter 8 of  A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide) , Fourth Edition. In this course, you will learn how the project management team ensures...&nbsp;<a class='programMoreLink' href=javascript:viewDescription(46)><em>more</em></a></span><br><span id='9af5c22b9e8d7ac21fef38f577a339dc_addtocartDIV' style='display:inline;' class='programDescription'><a href='javascript:addToCart(46)' class='programCartLink'>add to cart</a></span><span id='9af5c22b9e8d7ac21fef38f577a339dc_removefromcartDIV' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:removeFromCart(\"9af5c22b9e8d7ac21fef38f577a339dc\")' class='programCartLink'>remove from cart</a></span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:viewCart_local()' class='programCartLink'>view cart</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='javascript:payForCourses(0)' class='programCartLink'>proceed to secure check out</a></span></div>");
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details[46].title="PMP 6 - Project Quality Management (Fourth Edition)";
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details[46].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>PMP 6 - Project Quality Management (Fourth Edition)</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/REPsmall.jpg\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\">This course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapter 8 of <em>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide)</em>, Fourth Edition. In this course, you will learn how the project management team ensures that a project is completed at the level of quality required by all the stakeholders. From customers to the performing organization, there are many inputs to the process. This course will explain how the project management team can plan for, execute, and monitor and control quality. </p><blockquote><p><b>NOTE: As of July 1, 2009, the PMP&reg; certification exam will align with the Fourth Edition of the <i>PMBOK&reg; Guide</i>. This course prepares learners who plan to take the updated exam.</b></p></blockquote><p>After completing this course, you'll be able to:</p><ol><li>Define quality, quality planning, quality assurance, and quality control</li><li>Explain what aspects of quality assurance and quality control need to be decided on and budgeted for in the planning stage</li><li>Explain how the project management team should balance the cost of quality with its benefits</li> <li>Distinguish between quality assurance and quality control</li><li>Explain how Perform Quality Assurance identifies ineffective processes and how the process improvement plan allows for their improvement </li><li>Understand how Perform Quality Control uses statistical sampling, inspection, and visual representations of data to identify defects in products or processes</li><li>Understand the similarities and differences among quality tools, and when and why each can be applied in quality management</li></ol></p><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with some project management experience.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Intermediate</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide)</i>.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3.5 hours of online course work</p>";
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details[47].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>PMP 7 - Project Human Resource Management (Fourth Edition)</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/REPsmall.jpg\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\">This course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapter 9 of <em>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide)</em>, Fourth Edition. In this course, you will learn how to acquire and negotiate the best staff, how to define roles and responsibilities in project documentation, and how to employ the essentials of good people management.</p><blockquote><p><b>NOTE: As of July 1, 2009, the PMP&reg; certification exam will align with the Fourth Edition of the <i>PMBOK&reg; Guide</i>. This course prepares learners who plan to take the updated exam.</b></p></blockquote><p>After completing this course, you'll be able to:</p><ol><li>Understand how staffing is planned for and acquired in an organization</li><li>Understand how internal and external staff will have different management needs</li><li>Understand and manage for constraints and limited availability of human resources</li><li>Understand and apply resource leveling techniques to deal with limited human resources</li><li>Identify and choose between the various techniques for visually representing the roles and responsibilities of individuals, teams, and organizations.</li><li>Understand what makes a successful team and how project managers can assess and develop their teams and individual workers</li><li>Employ effective people management, including how to motivate and manage teams and how to resolve team conflict</li><li>Understand the general approaches to decision-making, and how they might be applied to project scenarios</li></ol><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with some project management experience.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Intermediate</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide)</i>.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3.5 hours of online course work</p>";
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details[48].title="PMP 8 - Project Communications Management (Fourth Edition)";
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details[48].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>PMP 8 - Project Communications Management (Fourth Edition)</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/REPsmall.jpg\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\">This course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapter 10 of <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide)</i>, Fourth Edition. In this course, you will learn about how project management teams can effectively communicate with the project's various stakeholders. </p><blockquote><p><b>NOTE: As of July 1, 2009, the PMP&reg; certification exam will align with the Fourth Edition of the <i>PMBOK&reg; Guide</i>. This course prepares learners who plan to take the updated exam.</b></p></blockquote><p>After completing this course, you'll be able to:</font></p><ol><li>Understand basic communication models and how these models can be applied to project communications management techniques</li><li>Understand the various inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of Project Communications Management activities</li><li>Understand the basics of effective communication in the context of project management</li><li>Identify stakeholders that should be listed in the stakeholder register, conduct stakeholder analysis, and create stakeholder management strategies to maximize positive stakeholder impacts and minimize negative stakeholder impacts</li><li>Understand the importance of the communications management plan</li><li>Conduct communication requirements analysis to determine how communications will be planned for in the communications management plan</li><li>Understand the different methods and technologies of communication, and explain under which circumstances specific methods and technologies are more likely to be successful</li><li>Understand how stakeholder expectations can be managed so that the project maintains its planned performance baselines and satisfies its acceptance criteria</li><li>Understand the conventions of creating performance reports that use variance analysis and forecasting techniques to update stakeholders on the progress of the project</li></ol></p><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with some project management experience.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Intermediate</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide)</i>.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3.5 hours of online course work</p>";
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details[49].title="PMP 9 - Project Risk Management (Fourth Edition)";
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details[49].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>PMP 9 - Project Risk Management (Fourth Edition)</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/REPsmall.jpg\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\">This course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapter 11 of <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide)</i>, Fourth Edition. In this course, you will define the core elements of risk management, including the risk register. You will also understand how risks are identified, prioritized, quantified and used in decision-making.</p><blockquote><p><b>NOTE: As of July 1, 2009, the PMP&reg; certification exam will align with the Fourth Edition of the <i>PMBOK&reg; Guide</i>. This course prepares learners who plan to take the updated exam.</b></p></blockquote><p>After completing this course, you'll be able to:</p><ol><li>Define risk and explain how it can impact a project</li><li>Understand the components of the risk management plan and risk register and their relationship to the project management plan</li><li>Understand the techniques involved in risk identification and analysis</li><li>Explain how the probability and impact of risk can be assessed and how risk events can be prioritized</li><li>Understand the difference between qualitative risk analysis and quantitative risk analysis and explain when either or both should be used</li><li>Understand how to make project decisions when outcomes are complex and are affected by uncertainty</li><li>Explain how risk planning, risk analysis, risk response planning, and risk monitoring and controlling are related</li><li>Understand the various management responses to positive and negative risks</li><li>Explain the Monitor and Control Risks process and understand that risks must be monitored throughout the project life cycle</li></ol></p><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with some project management experience.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Intermediate</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide)</i>.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3.5 hours of online course work</p>";
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details[50].title="PMP 10 - Project Procurement Management (Fourth Edition)";
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details[50].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>PMP 10 - Project Procurement Management (Fourth Edition)</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $79.00</font></div><p><img src=\"http://courses.mindedge.com/static/REPsmall.jpg\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\">This course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapter 12 of <em>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide)</em>, Fourth Edition. In this course, you will consider the various aspects of the Project Procurement Management knowledge area.</p><blockquote><p><b>NOTE: As of July 1, 2009, the PMP&reg; certification exam will align with the Fourth Edition of the <i>PMBOK&reg; Guide</i>. This course prepares learners who plan to take the updated exam.</b></p></blockquote><p>After completing this course, you'll be able to:</p><ol><li>Define procurement within the context of a project</li><li>Understand the elements of the procurement management plan</li><li>Explain the various roles and responsibilities of buyers and sellers</li><li>Understand the various options for project procurement decisions: make-or-buy decisions, decisions about contract types</li><li>Understand the techniques that contribute to effective project procurement documents</li><li>Identify common criteria for selecting sellers</li><li>Understand the activities involved in administering procurements and ensuring that sellers are on track to complete deliverables that conform to project requirements</li><li>Explain the importance of negotiating for a suitable contract and ensuring that any changes to the procurement requirements are well-documented</li><li>Understand the circumstances under which project procurements can be closed</li></ol></p><p>This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. </p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Target Audience:</b></font> This course is designed for adult learners with some project management experience.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Level:</b></font> Intermediate</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide)</i>.</p><p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Estimated time to complete:</b></font> 3.5 hours of online course work</p>";
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details[51].html="<p><div class=\"programTitle\"><strong>PMP 11 - PMP&reg; Practice Examinations & Exam Strategies (Fourth Edition)</strong></div><div style='padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;'><font color=black><strong>Cost:</strong> $90.00</font></div><p>This course contains two 200-question PMP&reg; Practice Exams covering the Project Management Institute&#039;s standard, <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&reg; Guide)</i>.  The practice exams provide a comprehensive review of the <i>PMBOK&reg; Guide</i>.  Learners will also review key strategies for preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP&reg;) Exam.</p><p>After completing this course, you should be able to:</p><ul><li>Understand the structure and requirements of the PMP&reg; Exam.</li><li>Explain and apply the key concepts found in the Project Management Institute's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.</li><li>Understand ways to improve your performance on the PMP&reg; Exam.</li><li>Review quickly the major areas of knowledge on the PMP&reg; Exam through checklists.</li><li>Begin your preparation for the PMP&reg; Exam with confidence.</li></ul><p>Estimated time to complete: 8-10 hours</p> <p><font color=\"#990000\"><b>Prerequisites:</b></font> Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's <i>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide)</i>.</p><div style=\"background-color:#FFFFC1;border:1px solid #800000;padding:8px;margin:8px;\"><img  src=\"http://www.execlearn.com/images/exclamation_yellowbg.jpg\" align=right hspace=10><font size=2><b>NOTE:</b> As of July 1, 2009, the PMP&reg; certification exam will align with the Fourth Edition of the PMBOK&reg; Guide. Learners planning to take the updated exam should prepare with the PMP&reg; Exam Prep Course (Fourth Edition).</div>";
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