Take away a practical strategy and techniques for implementing a social strategy for your organization or business.  Learn the top five considerations when starting a social network as well as tips to manage an online community. Discover how to create your own private social network using the Ning platform. Discuss the top tools to use to manage your social media life and build integration into your website.  

Action research is a form of investigation designed to attempt to solve problems and improve professional practices. It involves systematic observations and data collection which can be then used by the practitioner-researcher in reflection and decision-making. Discover the features of action research and how it can be directly applied to answer questions and solve problems in collaboration with others in your specific professional context. Come away with the ability to develop an action research plan to partner with your key stakeholders to collect data, analyze data, and determine findings to address this curiosity or solve the problem.

CEUs/ILUs: 1.6Length (in hours): 16Price in USD $195.00

You’ve segmented your markets, identified your threats, and set your goals. Now comes the hard part: turning the strategic plan into action. Learn how to break down your goals into actionable steps. Make decisions collaboratively to engage your team and ensure better use of their abilities. Keep them on track by effectively using modern communications tools and holding better meetings. Engage your institution positively to gain its support. Finally, ensure success by managing change effectively when obstacles arise and by developing your staff into a high-performance team that delivers on its goals.

CEUs/ILUs: 1.6Length (in hours): 16Price in USD $195.00

Responsive Web design enables Web designers and developers to build and maintain a single website to serve all kinds of devices sizes: smartphones, tablets, laptops and more.

CEUs/ILUs: 1.6Length (in hours): 16Price in USD $245.00

Understanding yourself and others will increase your overall effectiveness at work, home, and in all of your relationships. Learn how to improve your communication with others, convey your ideas effectively, and improve your ability to understand what is important to those who don’t share your same style. Course fee includes your own DiSC Behavioral Personality Profile assessment and review.

CEUs/ILUs: 1.6Length (in hours): 16Price in USD $295.00

Every successful person in the workplace utilizes financial information to aid effective decision making. Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers explain the financial concepts and accounting processes used in most businesses and will provide practical techniques that will increase your effectiveness and career. Get a foundation to understand the seven steps in the accounting cycle and use financial information in decision making. Come away with the knowledge to analyze resource allocation and evaluate financial performance.

CEUs/ILUs: 1.6

Length (in hours): 16

Price in USD $195.00

Give your organization a competitive advantage with Artificial Intelligence (AI).  And position yourself in an emerging knowledge specialty and growth area. Explore what AI can do to reduce costs, gather more and better business data, automate time-consuming tasks, improve efficiency, lower human error, reallocate staff time for higher priority functions, and more. Then master the concepts and fundamental techniques of implementing AI.  Finally, develop an AI plan and strategy to deliver results for your workplace. Walk away with the knowledge and confidence to help lead your organization into this exciting new area of business expertise.

Includes:  Intro to ChatGPT, Intermediate AI, AI Planning & Strategies

Games are increasingly recognized as a tool that can serve many business purposes beyond entertainment. This course provides a general introduction to what goes into the design and development of both video and analog games, with a particular focus on the use of games outside of consumer entertainment. By completing this course, you can take the first steps into understanding game design and how it can be applied in your field. CEUs/ILUs: 1.6Length (in hours): 16Price in USD $245.00