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The NEF University sample course package includes:

Business and Professional Skills

Prepare employees for new responsibilities as a manager, for career advancement, and for general business skills. The courses use real-life work situations that are reinforced through scenarios, role-playing, audio, graphics and videos.

Career Development (Videos): Been There, Done That, Now What?


Description

This course provides information on reconditioning yourself for success.

Objectives
  • Assess ways you can recondition yourself
  • Define what you want
  • Apply the power principles to your work
Topics
  • Reconditioning yourself
  • Define what you want
  • Challenge the status quo
  • Power principles
  • Personal commitment

Communication (Videos): High Performance Communication


Description

Your ability to learn and practice effective communication techniques can spell the difference between success and failure. During this program, you'll recognize how to prevent and deal with communication problems, find out why effective communication skills matter and learn the three components of the communication cycle to attain high performance. As a result, you'll be able to enhance your relationships with your manager and co-workers as well as in your personal life.

Topics
  • Introduction
  • High Performance Communication
  • Communication Skills Matter
  • Communication Ingredients
  • Steps to Communication
  • Where to Start
  • Summary

Interview Skills: Tough Interviews


Description

This course show users how to handle difficult interviews, including group interviews, performance tests, and stress interviews.

Objectives
  • Manage group and multiple interviews
  • Handle computer tests
  • Deal with interviews during meals
  • Solve performance tests
  • Handle stress interviews
Topics
  • Juggling Group Interviews
  • Handling Computer and Meal Interviews
  • Acing Performance and Employment Tests
  • Grace under Stress Interviews
  • Answers to Stress Questions

Effective Presentations: Developing an Effective Message


Description

This course shows you how to best structure message content to accomplish a presentation goal, as well as how to effectively use patterns in your presentations.

Objectives
  • Structure a presentation using the framework of audience connection, wrapping up, and transitions
  • Create presentations using both the general and problem-solving presentation patterns
Topics
  • General presentation pattern
  • Audience connection
  • Presentation agenda
  • Background
  • Key points and support
  • Wrapping up
  • Message transitions
  • Problem-solving presentation

Home Business: Raising Financing


Description

This course explains how to create a business plan and raise the money to support the plan.

Objectives
  • Write a business plan
  • Prepare financial statements as supporting documentation
  • Plan for personal expenses while starting a business
  • Evaluate financing options
  • Decide whether to use personal resources for financing
  • Prepare for the loan application process
Topics
  • Creating a Business Plan
  • Supporting Your Financial Plan
  • Making Ends Meet
  • Raising Money
  • Using Personal Resources for Funds
  • Borrowing Funds

QuickBooks 2004: Timesaving Features


Description

This course introduces a number of timesaving features that can help learners simplify and enhance the work they do in QuickBooks. QuickBooks is a registered trademark or registered service mark of Intuit Inc., or one of its subsidiaries, in the United States and other countries.

Objectives
  • Memorize transactions
  • Schedule recurring transactions
  • Set reminders
  • Use online bank accounts
  • Use the Internet version of QuickBooks
  • Set up QuickBooks Remote Access
Topics
  • Memorizing transactions
  • Memorized and recurring transactions
  • Changing and removing transactions
  • Using reminders
  • Setting online preferences
  • Retrieving online statements
  • Online payments and messages
  • Transferring money
  • Using the QuickBooks Web site

Management Skills Introduction: Getting Input


Description

After taking this course, the learner will be able to obtain input on improving both their own and the organization's performance. It also discusses how to obtain useful information from departing employees during their exit interviews and how to receive feedback from your superiors. It covers the importance of listening, to get the most from the speaker's concerns and ideas, as well.

Objectives
  • Use the insights of departing employees to improve your organization
  • Listen effectively
  • Get feedback about your performance from colleagues and superiors
Topics
  • Performing Exit Interviews
  • Listening More
  • Getting Feedback

PMP Certification 2009: Project Management Framework


Description

This course provides an introduction to Project Management, the Project Management Framework, and Project Initiation.

Objectives
  • Describe the mapping of the 42 project management processes to the five project management process groups and the nine project management knowledge areas
  • Identify the differences between functional, matrix and projectized organizations
  • Recognize the importance of Project Initiation
  • Identify the two general types of project selection methods
Topics
  • Project Management Basics
  • Project Management and Related Areas
  • General Management and Project Constraints
  • Project Management Processes
  • The Importance of Project Initiation
  • Project Selection Methods
  • Stakeholder Identification

Software Skills

CyberLearning desktop software courses maximize your investment by brining employees up to speed quickly. Train your people to use the latest versions of Microsoft Office.

Excel 2007: Using Charts and Objects


Description

This course provides a detailed look at how you can insert and modify charts, shapes, text boxes, pictures, SmartArt, and clip art to visually enhance your worksheets.

Objectives
  • Insert and modify charts to visually represent data
  • Insert and modify shapes to complement the visualization of your data
  • Insert and modify text boxes, pictures, SmartArt, and clip art to create eye-catching and effective worksheets
Topics
  • Creating charts
  • Modifying and formatting charts
  • Adding shapes and text boxes
  • Smartart
  • Pictures and clip art

Word 2007: Formatting Paragraphs and Lists


Description

This course introduces basic Word 2007 features for formatting paragraphs and lists.

Objectives
  • Use paragraph markers and line breaks
  • Set line spacing and paragraph indents
  • Set tab stops
  • Create bulleted and numbered lists
  • Apply paragraph borders and shading
  • Set paragraph alignment and breaking characteristics
Topics
  • Paragraphs and Line Spacing
  • Indenting Paragraphs
  • Tab Stops
  • Lists
  • Paragraph Borders and Shading
  • Paragraph Alignment and Breaking

Technical Skills

CyberLearning technical courses include presentations from and materials written by industry experts.

CompTIA Security+ 2008: General Security Concepts


Description

This course explains how the various aspects of computer security relate to your job as a security professional.

Objectives
  • Describe the goals of information security
  • Explain the security process
  • Identify the components and purpose of various authentication models
  • Distinguish between various security topologies
Topics
  • Understanding Information Security
  • Considering Security Topologies

Internet Marketing: New rules of Marketing


Description

This course provides information on how to market products and organizations through the Internet.

Objectives
  • Describe the old rules that apply to marketing and public relations when using traditional communications mediums
  • Identify the benefits of Internet marketing and public relations
  • Describe the new rules that apply to Internet marketing and public relations
Topics
  • Old Rules of Marketing
  • Old Rules of PR
  • The New Rules

Computing Fundamentals: Boot The Computer


Description

The mechanics of starting a computer, known as booting, are usually very simple, but it's important to know a few basics first.

Objectives
  • Shows what happens during the computer booting process
  • Illustrates how ROM and RAM work during the booting process

CCNA 640-802: Basic Catalyst Switch Operations and Configuration


Description

This course provides information on basic catalyst switch operations and configuration for the CCNA 640-802 exam.

Objectives
  • Identify the benefits of bridges and switches
  • Configure switch ports
  • Connect switches

CompTIA A+ 2009: Operating System Features and Interfaces


Description

This course covers where Windows came from, the basics of Windows structure, critical boot files, and window management.

Objectives
  • Work with operating systems
  • Use Microsoft Windows operating systems

Topics
  • Working with Operating Systems
  • Using Microsoft Windows Operating Systems