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Introduction to Database Development A number of powerful tools are available to help you build databases and database applications. However, if you do not apply a systematic, structured approach to the use of those tools, you will probably produce systems that fail to meet user needs. Many projects bog down or are never completed for lack of a disciplined approach to development. This course will guide you step-by-step through all the phases of a system development project to guarantee that the resulting product will not only work as it was designed to work, but also that the design truly responds to user needs. Introduction to SQL Learn the key concepts of Structured Query Language (SQL) and gain a solid working knowledge of this powerful and universal database programming language. You'll learn the basic structure of relational databases, how to read and write simple and complex SQL statements, and advanced data manipulation techniques. Introduction to Oracle Learn how to use the Oracle database management system to plan, organize, and manage your data. This course will introduce you to the Structured Query Language (SQL), Oracle's SQL Plus, and other valuable tools used to develop, manage, and reference an Oracle database. You will learn how to create an Oracle database, build various database objects for the database, and write simple SQL statements that access the data from the database. Intermediate Oracle Gain hands-on experience with Oracle's PL/SQL programming language, with expert assistance from an IT veteran. PL/SQL is Oracle's procedural language extension to Structured Query Language (SQL). This course will give you the skills you need to write powerful and flexible programs using that language. You'll learn the building blocks and core features of PL/SQL, and you'll begin building fully functional PL/SQL programs with procedures, packages, debugging routines, database structures, triggers, and cursor processing. Introduction to Microsoft Access Learn how to use this powerful and award-winning database to store, locate, print, and automate access to just about any type of important information. Intermediate Microsoft Access 2002 Virtually all modern businesses use databases to manage their information. In this hands-on, project oriented course, you’ll learn how to build real world databases using Microsoft Access 2002. You'll master the secrets to planning and designing your tables and creating professional looking forms, charts, and reports. You'll also discover how to easily extract the information you need with queries, and you'll be able to swiftly automate time-consuming processes with queries and macros. Intermediate Microsoft Access Learn how to build a fully automated database management system complete with your own custom data entry forms, graphics, and more. Introduction to Crystal Reports 10 Learn how to use Crystal Reports to convert raw database or accounting data into meaningful and readable reports. Impress your peers, clients, and superiors by discovering new ways to convey information. By the time you finish this course, you'll be able to create a wide variety of handsome and sophisticated reports that communicate more--much more--than mere facts. You'll also be able to use charts and maps to present information visually, and cross-tabs to show correlations between loosely related data items. You'll even find out how to save yourself time and effort by creating a library of custom functions you can use over and over in report after report. Introduction to the Game Industry Leading game designer prepares you for a career in game development, design, and production. C++ for the Absolute Beginner Learn how to program in C++, even if you have no prior programming experience! Create programs for Microsoft Windows using Borland C++ Builder. Learn Object-Oriented techniques, how to create windows and forms, and how to program in a step-by-step nature. This course is ideal whether you're an enthusiast, a business person hoping to advance your career, or someone who already knows how to program but wants to move ahead to C++ and Object-Oriented Programming. Introduction to Perl Programming Learn Perl, a powerful and easy-to-use scripting language used on PCs, servers, and on the Internet for a wide range of programming problems. Perl is as capable - and often as fast - as C, C++, and Java, but is easier to learn and does not require the sort of software development tools and environments required by those languages. Perl is also more portable and supported on a greater variety of computers than many other computing languages. Perl programming skills are especially valuable for Web developers, software developers, and system administrators. Introduction to VBA Discover the time-saving power of document automation. Cut through the mystery of object-oriented programming, the Word object model, and the logical structure of the Visual Basic for Applications language by developing a customized document automation program, lesson by lesson. Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Visual Basic .NET is the most widely used programming language and development tool for creating Windows applications. The Visual Basic .NET programming language is very easy to learn, and the Visual Basic .NET development environment enables you to rapidly build Windows applications with little more than a few clicks of your mouse. By the end of this course, you will be writing your own sophisticated Windows applications. You'll also understand event-driven and object-oriented programming concepts that will help you master both Visual Basic .NET and other programming languages. Introduction to Visual Basic 6.0 Visual Basic is the most widely used programming language and development tool for creating Windows applications. This programming language is easy to learn, and the development environment enables you to rapidly build Windows applications. Write Windows programs with rich Graphical User Interface (GUI), using the Visual Basic programming and development environment. You also will achieve an understanding of the principles of object-oriented and event-driven programming that you can use not only in Visual Basic but also in other programming languages you may later learn. Finally, debugging, and error-handling techniques, as well as finding additional help resources are woven into the course. Managing Technical Professionals Leadership is central to attracting the best people and gaining the best from them. It is the optimum measure of organizational performance--period. The straightforward answer for managers today is understanding what the newest generation of technical professionals need and how to effectively provide it. Do you know how you can be more of a leader and less of a manager? This stimulating on-line course will help you solve that complex riddle. Introduction to PC Troubleshooting Are you ready to dive under the hood of your PC? Introduction to PC Troubleshooting takes you step by step through the typical hardware and operating system problems encountered by technicians, and teaches you troubleshooting techniques to decipher any problem and gives you the skills you need to solve them. Once you've mastered the basics, the course launches into some of the more advanced and nasty problems that sometimes crop up in the PC, teaching you how to diagnose and fix those problems. Finally, this course will show you how to maintain and optimize a Windows PC. So what are you waiting for? Let's troubleshoot - and fix - some PCs! Creating a Home or Small Office Network Create your own home office or small office network using Windows XP. Slash expenses and improve efficiency by learning how to share printers, Internet connections, drives, and documents. You'll learn what hardware you will need, how to configure Windows XP to run your small network, how to configure printers and other peripherals, and how to manage and maintain your network and keep it secure. Introduction to Networking Businesses, schools, and other organizations are becoming increasingly reliant on computer networks, which explain why workers with networking skills are in high demand. If you'd like to learn the fundamentals of computer networking in terms you can easily understand, this course is for you. Learn why networks have become so important, how software and hardware makes networking possible, and how networks function. This course will give you the foundation you need to begin training for CCNA Certification or employment in a computer networking career. Intermediate Networking Learn real-world applications for the concepts you learned in 'Introduction to Networking. You'll gain a full understanding of almost every aspect of networking technology, including hot topics such as virtual private networks, security, and Internet connectivity. Completion of this course and its prerequisite should serve as a springboard for a career in computer networking or training for CCNA Certification. Introduction to Windows 2000 Professional Windows 2000 is Microsoft's new flagship operating system. Providing both server and end-user operating systems, this course introduces users to Windows 2000 Professional, the operating system designed to replace Windows NT. Considering Microsoft's position in the marketplace, Windows 2000 Professional is an operating system that will be purchased and used by many people. However, new users may find themselves stumbling over its new features. This course provides students with the answers they need in a timely, interactive learning experience. Introduction to Microsoft Word Learn how to create and modify documents in Word, the strongest and most popular word-processing program available. Intermediate Microsoft Word Take advantage of Word's publishing capabilities to easily create flyers, newsletters, brochures, and other heavily formatted documents. Advanced Word Learn how to build time-saving macros, customize your toolbars, create shortcut keys, crank out form letters and mailing labels, perform queries, and much more. Introduction to Microsoft Excel Discover dozens of shortcuts and tricks for setting up fully formatted worksheets quickly and efficiently. Learn the secrets behind writing powerful formulas, using functions, sorting and analyzing data, creating custom charts, creating 3-dimensional workbooks, building links, and creating macros and custom toolbar buttons. Intermediate Microsoft Excel Learn how to work faster and more productively by using many of Excel's powerful features such as the PivotTable, Solver, and AutoFilter. Build worksheets with decision-making capabilities, and learn to use advanced graphing techniques. Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Learn how to use PowerPoint 2002, Microsoft's powerful presentation program (and part of the Microsoft Office XP Professional Suite) to create dazzling slide presentations with multimedia slides, sounds and special effects, charts, outlines, graphs, clip art, and hypertext links. You’ll even learn how to save presentations so that they can be viewed by anyone with access to the Internet and a Web browser. Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint Learn how to create dazzling slide presentations with multimedia slides, charts, outlines, graphs, clip art, hypertext links, and special effects. Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Learn from an expert and experienced trainer to work smarter in the world's most popular presentation program. You've seen presentations with diagrams, photographs, animation and video and wondered, "How did they do that?" In this course you'll learn to master these techniques -- and to use digital cameras, scanners, VCRs, camcorders -- to achieve the full potential of PowerPoint. You'll look forward to showing your work to a live audience, on video, or on the Internet. Introduction to Microsoft Publisher 2002 Publisher 2002 is perhaps the most valuable desktop publishing application on the market. In this six-week course, you will learn how to use Publisher to create brochures, newsletters, and Web pages. You also will prepare projects for the print shop and publish a Web site to the Internet. Microsoft Publisher Learn the basics of Publisher 2000, plus how to create a professional brochure, a newsletter, and a web site. Whether you are creating marketing materials for print or for the web, this small but powerful program can take you to levels of design expertise you did not know you had...and without any formal graphic design experience or training. Introduction to Crystal Reports 10 Learn how to use Crystal Reports to convert raw database or accounting data into meaningful and readable reports. Impress your peers, clients, and superiors by discovering new ways to convey information. By the time you finish this course, you'll be able to create a wide variety of handsome and sophisticated reports that communicate more--much more--than mere facts. You'll also be able to use charts and maps to present information visually, and cross-tabs to show correlations between loosely related data items. You'll even find out how to save yourself time and effort by creating a library of custom functions you can use over and over in report after report. Introduction to QuickBooks Learn how QuickBooks makes it easy to set up a chart of accounts, reconcile your checking account, create and print invoices, receipts, and statements, track your payables, inventory, and receivables, create estimates and generate reports. Performing Payroll in QuickBooks QuickBooks software can be used to process payroll quickly and easily. This course details all the steps needed for proper set-up and even includes troubleshooting tips and solutions for common problems and mistakes. Quicken for Windows Get a handle on all your personal finances with Quicken! Learn how to deal with investments, loans, recurring payments, electronic transactions, budgets and more. Introduction to Windows XP Whether you're new to Windows or an experienced PC aficionado, there's a lot to learn in the all-new Windows XP. This course covers all the basic skills and concepts needed to use a computer. This course will teach you how to work with text, pictures, photos, sound, music, DVD, Interactive TV, and video; create shortcuts, customize the interface, take full advantage of the Internet, and even build your own local area network (LAN). You'll even learn how Windows XP supports the new Microsoft .NET strategy and XML - a new language that's poised to revolutionize the way we use our computers. Windows File & Disk Management Learn how to find missing files, delete, copy and move files, work with the recycle bin, organize, maintain and troubleshoot your hard disk, add and remove items from your start button, work with the Startup group, and create desktop icons and other shortcuts to your favorite programs and documents. Working With Your OS X iMac and Macintosh This course will give you the confidence and competency to get the most out of your computer and to fully exploit the complete complement of software that comes with it. You will be able to search the Web, fax electronically, learn word processing, and design graphics, presentations, spreadsheets, and charts. You'll also learn how to use a database, manage your finances, download music from the Internet, and edit digital video. 101 Tips and Tricks for the iMac and Macintosh 101 tips, trick and shortcuts to help you become more efficient and productive in using your Macintosh or iMac. Introduction to the Internet Master the ins and outs of the Internet with this informative, behind-the-scenes look at the World Wide Web, search engines, e-mail, chat, telnet, blogging, and more. You'll learn powerful research techniques to help you find whatever you want whenever you want. You'll also learn how to protect your privacy, download files safely, and keep your computer secure. Promoting Your Web Site With Search Engines With nearly 90% of web traffic coming from search engines, the most important thing you can do to increase your web site's traffic is to increase your search engine ranking. Learn proven, step-by-step strategies to achieve the highest position with the major search engines. Learn to Buy and Sell on eBay Online auctions match buyers with sellers in a global marketplace for almost any item. If you've ever dreamed of working from home or just earning extra income by buying and selling goods online, our experienced instructors will guide you every step of the way. You'll learn how to create titles that get noticed, how to craft advertising copy that sells items quickly and for top dollar, and how to create and upload photos of the items you are selling. You'll also learn how to safely conduct financial transactions, how to accept credit card payments, and how to pack and ship any item hassle-free. If you're a buyer, you'll learn how to value almost any item up for auction, how to get the best possible price, how to protect yourself against fraud, and how to compete effectively against other bidders. Navigating Your Palm Pilot Learn how to use your Palm Pilot to its fullest potential. This course soars beyond the basics of the Palm Operating System (OS) as you gain a full understanding of the core and add-on applications. Don’t have a Palm Pilot yet? Fear not! This course is also designed for those who like to get a better understanding of the product before making an investment. For more information click here |