Instructor-guided eLearning™ Courses

This is a server-side agnostic Ajax training class. Examples in the provided course manual are in JSP, and there are equivalent examples in the class files in PHP, ColdFusion, and Classic ASP. The focus is on the client-side aspects of Ajax (i.e., JavaScript), so, while it's helpful to understand the server side, it's not required or assumed.

Students learn to make calls to the server with JavaScript and to manipulate XML content returned from the server. Ajax opens the door to creating sophisticated web-based applications with much more of the logic (and therefore code) handled on the client. While Ajax allows for more dynamic and responsive applications, it changes the traditional role of JavaScript dramatically and forces developers to rethink how they write and manage JavaScript code. After taking this Ajax training course, students will be able to create sophisticated Ajax-based applications in an efficient and modular way.

For private groups new to CSS, XML, XSLT and/or JavaScript, this Ajax training course can be customized to include accelerated introductions to those technologies.

This Ajax course has been updated for HTML5.

This Working with Difficult People training class teaches students to recognize and address situations with peers, staff, and supervisors that result from problematic behavior. Students will be introduced to strategies that proactively set the stage for a problem-free work environment and minimize the negative impact of difficult behaviors. Students will discover tools and techniques that promote realistic expectations, maintain a peaceful working environment, encourage constructive feedback, and help resolve conflict when it arises.

This CSS training class teaches students to use Cascading Style Sheets to format HTML pages.

In this advanced CSS training class, students will learn to use CSS to format forms, create list-based navigation, do advanced page layouts, and create stunning background effects. Students will also learn about CSS coding conventions and shorthand properties.

This Dreamweaver CS5 training class is for people new to Dreamweaver. You will learn to create HTML- and CSS-based websites without writing any code. Although HTML and CSS are not prerequisites for the class, if you have some experience with them, you will have a better appreciation of the power of Dreamweaver CS5.

This Flash CS5 training class is for people new to Flash. After getting to know the Flash CS5 interface, you will learn to use the drawing tools and to create graphic and button symbols and cool Flash animations.

This advanced Flash CS5 training class starts with creating movie clip symbols and learning the basics of ActionScript. Students then learn to work with sound and video, to create Flash CS5 components, to load and control Flash content, and to publish their movies.

This Google AdWords course is designed to introduce you to the world of search engine marketing (SEM) and familiarize you with the Google AdWords tool. This AdWords Basic course will teach you how to leverage Google AdWords to best serve your online marketing needs. The unique feature of this Google AdWords training is that it includes hands-on interactive exercises empowering students to productively use Google AdWords on their own website right away.

This Google AdWords class is targeted towards online marketers, media analysts, web analysts and business owners who want to promote their businesses using search engine marketing tools.

This Advanced Google AdWords Training Course expands on the topics covered in our Introduction to Google AdWords class. In the Advanced Google AdWords course, we take a deeper dive into understanding and optimizing search engine marketing campaigns. The course covers optimization of keywords, campaigns and ads, and other advanced features of Google AdWords. You will also learn about conversion tracking in Google AdWords and how to integrate Google Analytics with your AdWords account to gain insights into the effectiveness of your marketing campaign.

The Advanced Google AdWords course is geared toward AdWords users who are acquainted with basic features, such as keyword discovery, keyword bidding, campaign creation, and management. To get the most out of this course, we suggest that you attend our Introduction to Google AdWords class first.

This Google Analytics class is designed to provide you with in-depth knowledge about various features available in Google Analytics tool and how to leverage them to best serve your business needs. The course begins with introductory chapters to provide a strong foundation to students. This class is different from other Google Analytics training classes in that it includes many hands-on interactive exercises, ensuring that students who complete the course will be able to productively use Google Analytics on their own website right away.

This Google Analytics class is targeted toward web designers, web analysts, online marketers, and general business people.

This course is based on the new Google Analytics interface and has been updated to match the latest changes.

This fast-paced, one-day, advanced Google Analytics training class covers some of the more advanced features of Google Analytics, including RegEx, advanced segmentation, intelligence alerts, custom reporting, event tracking, virtual page views, Ecommerce tracking, and custom variables. This Google Analytics training class includes many hands-on interactive exercises, ensuring that students who complete the course will be able to productively use the covered features on their own website right away. While this class is more technical than the Introduction to Google Analytics class, much of the material covered will be interesting to business and marketing people as well as to web developers.

This course is based on the new Google Analytics interface and has been updated to match the latest changes.

This Sexual Harassment for Employees and Managers training class teaches students their rights and responsibilities and helps them gain an overall awareness of sexual harassment issues in the workplace. Students will have the opportunity to assess different scenarios and learn how to take the appropriate actions to stop sexual harassment. Students will learn how to identify the various forms of harassment and the various ways to report or address a problem. This also includes protection against retaliation. The course covers important definitions and laws addressing workplace harassment and provides real-world situations.

This Diversity Training for Employees and Managers class brings people together by focusing on the things we have in common and the skills, characteristics, and talents that each person brings to the table. Diversity offers the opportunity for more viewpoints and more creative ideas within a group. Businesses today must be able to communicate, negotiate, collaborate, and associate in a diverse environment both internally and externally. Students will have the opportunity to improve team collaboration by learning and practicing more effective behaviors.

This course is for students new to HTML. It begins with an introduction to web technologies and then provides a comprehensive overview of HTML.

Note that this is a basic HTML training class for people new to HTML. If you already know HTML well and are interested in learning HTML5, see our HTML5 training class.

In this HTML5 training class, you'll start by getting your hands dirty and jumping right into HTML5 code. You'll learn about the new HTML5 structural, semantic, and form tags, how to use Canvas to create drawings natively in the browser, how to work with HTML5 audio and video, the new methods for storing variables client-side, and how you build applications that work offline. Along the way, you'll learn about the current state of browser support for HTML5 and the theory behind all the changes that have been made.

If you are new to HTML, you should take our Introduction to HTML class first. Everything covered in that course is relevant to HTML5 and is prerequisite knowledge for this class.

This Java training course is intended for students without an extensive programming background. It covers most Java syntax elements, concentrating on fundamental and universally useful elements, while providing an overview of many more advanced elements. Students will learn to write useful Java classes, applying Object-Oriented concepts such as inheritance, and create Java programs that work with these classes.

Early in the class the concept of objects is introduced so that later concepts can be discussed from the perspective of object orientation.. The class is based on Java 1.5 and 1.6, but most concepts would apply in 1.4 as well.

If you have a lot of object-oriented programming experience in a language such as C# or C++, you may want to consider our Java Programming Training for Experienced Programmers class instead.

In this JavaScript training course, students learn to use JavaScript effectively to make their web pages more dynamic and functional and to reduce the number of roundtrips to the server.

In this Advanced JavaScript Programming class, you will learn advanced JavaScript techniques and good standard coding conventions. You will also learn advanced form validation with Regular Expressions, to manipulate the HTML DOM and to create jump menus and cascading select menus. Finally, you will learn to manipulate CSS with JavaScript to create applications using Dynamic HTML.

jQuery is fast becoming a must-have skill for front-end developers. The purpose of this jQuery training course is to provide an overview of the jQuery JavaScript library. When you're done with this jQuery training course, you will be able to complete basic tasks using jQuery, and you will have a solid basis from which to continue your learning.

In this Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2010 training class, students will create and edit basic worksheets and workbooks. This course is designed for students who want to gain the necessary skills to create, edit, format, and print basic Microsoft Excel 2010 worksheets.

This Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2010 training class is meant for students who want to advance their skill set by learning to work with advanced formulas, lists, and illustrations. Students will also work with charts and advanced formatting including styles.

This Advanced Microsoft Excel 2010 training class is designed for students to gain the skills necessary to use pivot tables, audit and analyze worksheet data, utilize data tools, collaborate with others, and create and manage macros.

This Upgrading to Excel 2010 course introduces new users to the Excel 2010 interface including the Ribbon and the Backstage view. Students will also learn where to find many popular features in the new version. Other important changes and features are covered including pinning favorites, working in compatibility mode, using sparklines, and using KeyTips.

This Upgrading to Outlook 2010 course introduces new users to the Outlook 2010 interface including The Ribbon and the Backstage View. Students will also learn where to find many popular features in the new version. Other important changes and features are covered including the Calendar Ribbon, Conversation View, and Quick Steps mode.

This Introduction to PowerPoint 2010 training class is designed for students who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to create and modify basic presentations using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010. Students will explore the PowerPoint environment and create a presentation. Students will format text on slides to enhance clarity and add graphical objects to a presentation and modify them. Students will also add tables and charts to a presentation to present data in a structured form and then finalize a presentation.

This Upgrading to Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 course introduces new users to the PowerPoint 2010 interface including the Ribbon and the Backstage view. Students will also learn where to find many popular features in the new version. Other important changes and features are covered including pinning favorites, working in compatibility mode, and new animation tools.

This Introduction to Microsoft Word training class is designed for students new to working with Microsoft Word 2010 on Windows. Students will learn to create, edit, format, and print Microsoft Word 2010 documents.

Students in this Intermediate Word 2010 training class should already be able to create, edit, and print Word 2010 documents on Windows. In this Word 2010 class, students will learn advanced formatting, use Word 2010 drawing tools, create and manage tables, and work with column layouts.

In this Microsoft Word 2010 training class, students learn advanced techniques, such as working with tables of contents, footnotes, and endnotes, adding comments, tracking changes, comparing and combining documents, creating envelopes and labels, using Mail Merge, and protecting documents. This class is for Word 2010 on Windows.

This Upgrading to Word 2010 course introduces new users to the Word 2010 interface including The Ribbon and the Backstage View. Students will also learn where to find many popular features in the new version. Other important changes and features are covered including pinning favorites and working in compatibility mode.

This Oracle SQL training class helps students master SQL using an Oracle database and prepares students for a PL/SQL course. Note that this course covers SQL, not PL/SQL.

PL/SQL is Oracle's extension language for standard SQL.

In this PL/SQL training class, students who already know SQL, learn to use PL/SQL to write sophisticated queries against an Oracle database.

In this PHP training course, students will learn to create database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL or the database of their choice.

This SharePoint 2010 End User class is for end users working in a SharePoint 2010 environment. The course teaches SharePoint basics such as working with lists and libraries as well as basic page customizations.

This course requires a SharePoint 2010 Enterprise environment to successfully complete the exercises. Detailed instructions are provided to configure an existing environment or to create a fresh installation from scratch. The setup and configuration is best done by someone with system administrator skills and permissions.

Each lesson includes walk-throughs that can be used for general reference or can be used as follow-along steps for extra practice in addition to the exercises.

This SharePoint 2010 Power User training class is designed for individuals who need to learn the fundamentals of managing SharePoint sites.

This course requires a SharePoint 2010 Enterprise environment to successfully complete the exercises. Detailed instructions are provided to configure an existing environment or to create a fresh installation from scratch. The setup and configuration is best done by someone with system administrator skills and permissions.

Each lesson includes walk-throughs that can be used for general reference or can be used as follow-along steps for extra practice in addition to the exercises.

This SQL training course is designed for students new to writing SQL queries. A typical student will need to learn SQL to build applications or to generate business reports. For the most part, the SQL learned in the course is applicable to all major databases. In the few cases in which there are differences between the databases, these differences will be pointed out.

This Business Writing Training class will give business professionals the tools they need to write effective, efficient business correspondence. Students will learn how to get started on a writing project, use appropriate business tone in the document, and discern between the different kinds of business correspondence. Students will learn how to decide what the appropriate vehicle is for written communication in business, electronic or hard copy.

In this XML training class, you will learn to create well-formed XML documents, to build simple DTDs and XML Schema for validating XML documents, and to build XSLTs for transforming XML documents into XHTML and other XML structures.