Online and Remote Learning

Passing the Level II exam brings you one step closer to a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation. This program was designed by CFA Charterholder Michael Hlinka to help you learn the most important CFA learning outcomes - such as analyzing and valuing investments and managing portfolios - and build your skills and confidence.   Master the learning outcome statements established by the CFA Institute. Understand the material needed to pass the CFA Level II exam. Refine your exam-writing skills. Boost your career options in the worlds of finance and investment.

Your memoir is the story only you can tell. It can be the tale of a life well lived or the story of a year in a Mexican jail. This course is for anyone who wants to write a memoir, whether for publication or simply to record stories for family and friends. You'll learn the skills of writing a memoir, emerge with one or two chapters of your own, and meet a community of writers working in your genre. Choose personal stories that would make good reading. Develop tools and techniques that will help you outline a story. Begin or continue your memoir.

This online self-study course is your starting point for the Certificate in Translation in order to work as a full or part-time translator.  Using modern translation theory, you'll acquire essential tools and develop a strong awareness of the issues that French translators face.  You'll learn how to preserve the meaning, style, syntax and tone of the original text, without being literal, and become proficient in analyzing, understanding and correctly translating complex real-world documents. Learn translation in the fields of law, commerce and literature.  All course materials are available electronically.  You communicate with your instructor electronically and share at least three webinars with the whole class.  Acquire introductory tools for translation. Understand the principles and goals of a high-quality translation. Prepare for upper-level translation courses.

This online self-study course is your starting point for the Certificate in Translation in order to work as a full or part-time translator. Using modern translation theory, you'll acquire essential tools and develop a strong awareness of the issues that Chinese translators face. You'll learn how to preserve the meaning, style, syntax and tone of the original text, without being literal, and become proficient in analyzing, understanding and correctly translating complex real-world documents. Learn translation in the fields of law, commerce and literature. All course materials are available electronically. You communicate with your instructor electronically and share at least three webinars with the whole class.  Acquire introductory tools for translation. Understand the principles and goals of a high-quality translation. Prepare for certificate-level translation courses.

This course emphasizes spoken communications, putting all your Modern Standard Arabic skills to work. You'll be able to converse more fluently with native speakers. You'll understand television shows and public speaking events more easily. You'll be able to initiate discussions and debates and conduct telephone calls with native speakers. This course is for you if you want to travel in Arabic-speaking countries, explore business and academic opportunities or learn the language for personal reasons. To determine if Arabic (Modern Standard) Level IV is the right fit for you, please take a moment to complete our Modern Standard Arabic Entry Level Self-Assessment. Feel confident taking part in discussions and expressing opinions. Be able to interact with family members or other native speakers. Understand the language of media and public speech more easily. Read uncomplicated books.

If you've completed 0992 Dutch: Level III or have equivalent skills, this course will help you become more fluent. Whether you're of Dutch descent and want to understand your heritage better or have business opportunities in the Netherlands or Belgium, you will increase your ability to converse and handle everyday encounters in Dutch. You'll master the grammatical skills you need to provide explanations, negotiate with people, express your views and relate past, present and future experiences. Be able to handle everyday encounters and transactions in Dutch. Improve your grammar so you can negotiate with people, express yourself and tell stories using appropriate tenses.

Project management skills are essential as they enable organizations to adapt, innovate, and solve business challenges, aligning with their strategic goals and delivering value to customers. In today's dynamic business environment, employers seek proficient project team members and leaders who combine business acumen with practical project management methodologies. This includes a blend of traditional and contemporary approaches such as agile, iterative, incremental, and waterfall, allowing for flexible adaptation to each unique project. Integrating AI into project management, this course offers practical exercises and collaborative opportunities to master key strategies, processes, and tools. Participants will learn to leverage AI technologies to enhance project planning, execution, and monitoring, ensuring more efficient and effective project outcomes. By understanding the fundamentals of project management, along with AI applications, you'll gain the skills necessary to drive success and achieve excellence in your projects. Whether aspiring to become a professional project manager or enhancing your current role with these critical skills, this course is your starting point towards mastering the art of project management in the digital age. •    Evaluate the advantages of different approaches (agile, traditional, hybrid) to implement projects •    Design initiation documents that include all necessary elements •    Create project scope, schedule, cost baselines, and product and sprint backlog with a release plan •    Identify and analyze project stakeholders and their communication needs •    Identify, analyze, and formulate responses to project risks •    Manage project quality, change, and close projects successfully •    Apply key project management tools, techniques, and processes, including AI 

This graduate-level workshop is more than the final step in the short fiction stream - it's an opportunity to work with a respected short fiction writer and discover a community immersed in the genre. This is where you can hone your short stories with the goal of eventual publication. Class time will be divided between analyses of texts, and workshopping students' work. Students should come to this course with one or two short stories-in-progress (early/rough drafts, 3000 words each, max) that they are ready to receive feedback on.    • Trust and follow your own instincts for how to write short stories that excite and compel you.    • Exchange encouraging, constructive feedback with other writers, and incorporate constructive criticism into your own work.    • Engage in writing exercises to create new material, and participate in discussions around aspects of craft.    • Build your knowledge of short fiction markets and publications, and honour your own unique writing path.    • Complete two short fiction pieces, and gain confidence about the revision process.

Learn the fundamentals of writing for television. You'll work individually and in groups to explore the essential building blocks of the one-hour dramatic television series, structure, story and character, as you develop your own series concept. You'll learn how to pitch a plot synopsis with a strong emotional hook, construct a story, develop a beat sheet that highlights major dramatic moments, and write compelling scenes for the small screen. Understand the essential building blocks of television drama. Collaborate on scripts the way story departments do. See what's involved in moving an idea through the industry into production. Create a logline - a plot synopsis and emotional hook - as well as a beat sheet and an outline. Write scenes for your own episodic series.

If you’re ready to take your spoken English to a higher level – where you feel comfortable expressing opinions, arguing positions and making presentations – this 10-week interactive course is for you. You’ll improve your fluency and accuracy, so you feel more confident when speaking to others. You’ll develop speaking and listening skills in a relaxed group setting and learn to apply them outside the classroom. You’ll emerge with a set of skills designed to help you speak more naturally and comfortably. Participate more effectively in small-group discussions. Use the right grammar and vocabulary in different social situations. Apply language skills to debate, argue, defend and justify opinions. Make convincing arguments in business meetings and other settings. Prepare and deliver clear presentations using organized templates.