Business and Professional

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. This course, offered by our accredited school partners, explains how 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...

The ability to communicate clearly and effectively is increasingly important in organizational settings. This course, offered by our accredited school partners, helps learners organize, structure, and create effective presentations. Since many organizations use PowerPoint as a way of communicating information, this course offers advice and guidance on the most effective and persuasive uses of PowerPoint. Enroll through one of our accredited university or college partners today!

Emotional intelligence (EI) is our ability to identify and control our emotions to achieve positive outcomes in our relationships. Managers with high EI are better equipped to deal with subordinates, colleagues, and company executives, and they can do a better job of handling and resolving conflicts. This course, delivered through our school partners, reviews the underlying concepts of emotional intelligence and explores how managers can improve and make use of their emotional intelligence....

In this course, offered by our accredited school partners, 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' book, Principles of Human Resource Management, 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...

Al realizar el trabajo en posturas incómodas o con un esfuerzo excesivo, puede experimentar fatiga, malestar y trastornos musculoesqueléticos. Los principios básicos de ergonomía presentados en este curso serán un componente vital en todas las industrias. Esto es especialmente cierto en las industrias de fabricación, venta minorista y servicios, donde hay una mayor tasa y costo de lesiones ergonómicas. Los componentes principales de este curso incluyen identificación de factores de riesgo,...

This program has two modules: •Event Planning and Management •Start Your Own Business Event planners need professional caliber information that explains everything from how to decorate, to the use of technology, and everything in between. In this course, offered by our accredited school partners, you will learn that information and much more. It is through planned events that we remember our shared history, our friends, family, and community. The course includes information on greener events,...

Microsoft Excel is one of the most revolutionary tools for data analysis that exist in the business world today. Professionals use Excel to quickly visualize and manipulate data, design immaculate spreadsheets, and solve strategic business challenges with the advanced application of it's tools. Employers that invest in their employees Microsoft skills see increased productivity and problem-solving skills. The Advanced Application of Excel 2016 course is intended for professionals who are...

Microsoft Excel is one of the most revolutionary tools for data analysis that exist in the business world today. Professionals use Excel to quickly visualize and manipulate data, design immaculate spreadsheets, and solve strategic business challenges with the advanced application of it's tools. Employers that invest in their employees Microsoft skills see increased productivity and problem-solving skills. This course Basic Application of Excel 2016 was designed for professionals who need a...

Microsoft Excel is one of the most revolutionary tools for data analysis that exist in the business world today. Professionals use Excel to quickly visualize and manipulate data, design immaculate spreadsheets, and solve strategic business challenges with the advanced application of it's tools. Employers that invest in their employees Microsoft skills see increased productivity and problem-solving skills. This course Basic Application of Excel 2016 was designed for professionals who need a...

Microsoft Excel is one of the most revolutionary tools for data analysis that exist in the business world today. Professionals use Excel to quickly visualize and manipulate data, design immaculate spreadsheets, and solve strategic business challenges with the advanced application of it's tools. Employers that invest in their employees Microsoft skills see increased productivity and problem-solving skills. The Intermediate Application of Excel 2016 course is intended for professionals who are...

This course, offered by our accredited school partners, 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, break even and CVP (cost-volume-profit) analysis, tracking and performance measures, and the Balanced Scorecard and its varied uses. Enroll through one of our accredited university or college partners today!

Whether you're just starting out in the workforce or changing careers, it is important to understand how the job you perform contributes to your sense of fulfillment in life. This course, delivered through our school partners, prompts you to examine various job settings and functions, comparing each against your own preferences, values, and expectations, in order to determine the best job fit for you. Enroll through one of our accredited university or college partners today!

Thinking about starting, owning, and operating a business? The Foundations for Start-Up and Business Owner Management certificate training program, offered by our accredited school partners, is perfect for anybody who has an interest in entrepreneurship or is considering starting, owning and operating their own business.

Fundraising is one of the central activities of a nonprofit organization. To help finance operating budgets, nonprofits must raise money every year. In addition, special projects and improvements to facilities may be needed. In these situations, fundraisers will often launch large capital campaigns or apply for foundation grants. This course, offered by our accredited school partners, offers an introduction to fundraising for nonprofit organizations, with an emphasis on the fundamental issues....

This course, offered by our accredited school partners, will prepare you take the GED (General Education Development) test. The GED test is broken into five-test sections. The sections included in this course are Language Arts, Writing, Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies, Science, and Math. This online course provides many resources from test-taking tips and strategies, exercises, assignments, and practice test with explanation of answers. The testing format will be explained and broken...

Grant Writing is at the heart of the nonprofit world, and Grant Writers remain in high demand. Philanthropy has remained strong in the United States. From large funders such as Bill and Melinda Gates to small funders, Grant Writers seek to secure funds for individuals. The Grant Writer provides a crucial connection between the person seeking grants and funders. This course, offered by our accredited school partners, will allow students to gain a full understanding of grant writing from...

This course, offered by our accredited school partners, covers financial reports and their meaning. You will learn the fundamentals and importance 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. Enroll through one of our accredited university or college partners today!

This course, offered by our accredited school partners, will develop your ability to appropriately interpret the major financial accounting statements that are used by nonprofit organizations. Ideally, you will gain an understanding of the types of financial statements that are used by nonprofit 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...

Whether you are a newly promoted manager, a business owner or a human resources professional, knowing the ins and outs of dealing with HR issues is critical to your success. This class, offered by our accredited school partners, is specifically designed to help people without any experience or knowledge of human resources to understand the critical functions and how it affects us all. You will explore the road map of human resources through legal issues, recruiting and retaining the best...

This program, offered by our accredited school partners, consists of the following 3 parts: Human Resource Management Learn about the exciting world of today's Human Resources Management throughout this online course. This HR management course weaves together solid human resource principles and real word scenarios companies and managers face, such as recruiting, training, developing, managing, compensation, benefits, safety, and work motivation. This course highlights important challenges...

Este curso está diseñado para aquellos que son nuevos en el aprendizaje en línea. Te preparará con estrategias para ser un alumno en línea exitoso respondiendo a las siguientes preguntas: • ¿Cómo tomo notas durante la instrucción en vivo o grabada? ¿Cuál es la diferencia? • ¿Cuál es el punto de las discusiones y cómo debo participar en ellas para obtener el ¿más valor? • ¿Qué puedo hacer si tengo problemas para concentrarme o me falta tiempo para completar ¿Asignaciones? • ¿Cuál es el entorno...

Coaching is the new professional phenomenon we have seen more of in the job market recently. Tons of young professionals and seasoned experts alike are taking on the coaching role to help businesses produce more effective results and take their growth to the next level. Executive and business coaches have become a powerful hire for entrepreneurs seeking to improve their effectiveness and efficiency in all areas – and there’s substantial evidence to back that claim up. According to a study by...

This course, offered by our accredited school partners, 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 other business functions. Enroll through one of our accredited university or college partners today!

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. This program, offered by our accredited school partners, is designed to help learners define and identify critical thinking and reasoning skills and develop those skills. Enroll through one of our accredited university or college...

This course, offered by our accredited school partners, 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 explore the five principles that form the foundation of financial management and you will understand the non-financial...

Students and working professionals alike will benefit from our online grant writing course. Over the course of this program, students learn the essential skills needed to research and write effective grant applications for public, private and government grants. Over the course of this program, offered by our accredited school partners, experienced grant writers with real world experience lead students step-by-step through grant writing processes that increase their chances of receiving...

Strategic grant writing helps align the identified needs of a nonprofit (and its clients) with funding sources, whether foundations, government agencies, corporations or individuals. This course, offered by our accredited school partners, offers a guide to the basics of grant writing, an increasingly crucial method for raising money to fund projects and programs for nonprofits and other organizations. The course explores the relationship of grant writing to an organization's strategy for...

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 understanding of the key concepts of this increasingly important function, especially since many decisions they make about employees have possible legal ramifications. The course,...

This course, offered by our accredited school partners, introduces the major models, tools, and techniques for creating and delivering online learning. It reviews the fundamentals of general learning theory and how it can be applied in practice to online design and instruction. The National Institute of Online Learning (NIOL), founded in 2012, seeks to improve the quality and effectiveness of online learning, especially for adult learners, by promoting best practices and innovation in the...

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) encompasses the practices and metrics of trying to increase a web site's ranking with search engines. This course, delivered through our school partners, will engage learners through a variety of assignments that span the history and technology of the World Wide Web. Students will learn how to leverage both content and technical features in order to increase ranking while also learning about the latest tools to measure performance. These aspects are then...

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' book, Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live, a text used at Harvard Business School, this course, offered by our accredited school partners, looks at methods and techniques to reconcile work and family. You will also consider the question of personal fulfillment and the needs and demands of leadership. Enroll through one of our accredited university or...

This course addresses the key issues surrounding leadership. What is leadership? Why is it important? What does it require to be a leader? How does leadership in a nonprofit environment differ from the private sector? What is visionary leadership? What role should ethics play? This course, offered by our accredited school partners, considers the foundations of leadership and examines how to be a successful and effective leader. The actual work of leadership requires specific qualities and...

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' book, Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live, a text used at Harvard Business School, this course, offered by our accredited school partners, 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...

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' book, Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live, a text used at Harvard Business School, this course, offered by our accredited school partners, considers how team leaders must account for the special and unique circumstances of working in a team, where responsibility, accountability, communication, and leadership...

Hospitals today face major challenges. Health insurers are demanding lower prices. Patients are demanding an improvement in their quality of care. This Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals course, offered by our accredited school partners, applies Lean Six Sigma principles to patient flow, data management, and statistics. The result is a faster, better, and more profitable hospital. Students will learn how to locate opportunities for improvement and apply Lean Six Sigma concepts to quickly improve...

Effective leadership is the backbone of any successful enterprise. Being a leader requires a great bit of talent, a significant amount of training, and a heart driven my cardinal virtues. In this course, you will improve your value-based leadership by first gaining a deep understanding of the human condition, nature, and needs, followed by a practical training of business management competencies. You will learn how to motivate teams to produce exceptional work by sharing a common purpose and...

This course explains the evolution from the transactional purchasing or procurement function into the strategic process of supply management. It introduces key concepts and ideas that can be used to successfully source and manage suppliers and to deal with issues that may arise across the supply chain. The course is divided into modules that explain supply management basics; describe strategic, ethical, and sustainable sourcing; and discuss supply chain leadership and integration. Course...

As businesses are increasingly turning to technology to handle both internal and external communications, the notion of a centralized workforce that meets face-to-face on a daily basis is becoming less common. Companies are embracing the idea of employing remote workers—from both near and far—who can provide a diverse range of skills and viewpoints without being bound by location. While there are many advantages to remote work for both the company and the individual, managers must be aware of...

Marketing and PR – when it comes to marketing in business, knowing about money isn’t the only aspect. In this course, offered by our accredited school partners, you will learn the marketing tricks of big business and how to apply those tricks to your brand or small business. The rules of marketing and strategies learned in our course will teach you about the pioneering of future marketing as well as a step-by-step action plan for using these marketing techniques to effectively communicate with...

Business Management Professional Leading a team of colleagues or managing your own staff requires a set of leadership skills that are often few and far between in today’s business culture. Understanding the personalities working for you and with you, while also maneuvering to get the most out of the different skill sets and personalities on your staff is essential to effective leadership and productive management. This collection of skills and knowledge will ensure students understand the...

The Marketing Professional program outlines for students current theories of marketing, their effective application and concepts important to marketing goods and services, identifying and further defining target customers, targeting those customers and really reaching them through your messaging from both a domestic and global perspective. Students will explore the elements of market research, identifying target customers, branding, pricing, developing product offers, and developing marketing...

If you're looking for a way to get up to speed quickly on the newest version of Microsoft Office, this course offers step-by-step instructions to make it easy. Office 2019 has new features and tools to master, and whether you're upgrading from an earlier version or encountering the Office applications for the first time, you'll appreciate this simplified approach. This course covers: Microsoft Word 2019 Microsoft Excel 2019 Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 Microsoft Outlook 2019 Microsoft Access...

This course, offered by our accredited school partners, covers the basics of online learning accessibility and reviews best practices for accessibility. The National Institute of Online Learning (NIOL), founded in 2012, seeks to improve the quality and effectiveness of online learning, especially for adult learners, by promoting best practices and innovation in the field. Enroll through one of our accredited university or college partners today!

Your email does much more than just receive mail. In the business world, your e-mail commands just about every area of your life, even the parts that aren't business-related. Microsoft Outlook, one of the most popular e-mailing platforms today, allows you to take control of your calendar and to-do-list while helping you increase your productivity. Used properly, Outlook can be used to maintain your work calendar, schedule tasks, and develope effective e-mails. With our Outlook 2016 Advanced...

Microsoft PowerPoint is how over 500 million professionals present their messages, projects, data, and reports worldwide. The most effective way to accurately communicate a message is by complementing it with a platform that allows you to do it visually. Images and videos increase the engagement of an audience so that you can be sure your message gets across well – and more importantly – that it sticks. Studies show that about 83% of human learning occurs visually, making a visual aid crucial...

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 nonprofit organizations as well. Marketing is the way that nonprofits determine the needs of their clients and their donors. As in the for-profit world, nonprofit marketing includes advertising, promotion, public relations, and customer relationship management. This course, offered by our accredited school partners, examines how nonprofits use...

Learn to master the most proven methods in project management as well as exciting new techniques emerging from current industry and today's most recent research. This course, offered by our accredited school partners, introduces manual techniques perfected during the past 50 years and progressive automated techniques, all consistent with the latest PMBOK Guide. Up to date content covers measuring project management ROI, value to the organization and to customers, and much more. The course's...

From managers to staff members, the need to assume leadership responsibilities for projects is always needed, regardless of your job title. This course, offered by our accredited school partners, will teach you how to make a meaningful contribution by leading others through the stages of planning, executing, and completing a project. Enroll through one of our accredited university or college partners today!