Online and Remote Learning

Human-service organizations need strong leaders to provide the best outcomes for their user groups. If that sounds like you – if you want to start or strengthen your leadership role – this two-day module is for you. You’ll learn how to engage successfully with government and for-profit actors to improve the social impact of your existing services. You’ll learn about key leadership characteristics and qualities, how to influence the culture of an organization and how to develop successful partnerships across multiple sectors. Know what makes a good leader in human services. Initiate and support organizational change. Understand and apply principles of strategic planning. Take a leadership approach with organizational personnel. Partner effectively with human service organizations, government and for-profit actors.

Good managers need to maximize employee performance to achieve their organization’s strategic objectives. In this two-day workshop, you’ll acquire tools and skills you need to get the most out of individual employees and teams. You’ll learn which policies and procedures work, and how to engage your workforce to get the buy-in you need. You’ll learn how to keep your teams focused on improving and adapting. You’ll explore better hiring practices, effective human-resource management techniques and ways to handle interpersonal dynamics. Effectively manage human resources in human service organizations. Develop effective human-resource policies and practices. Align the vision and values of your workforce. Create and support opportunities for professional development and worker learning. Supervise your team more effectively.

Human service providers need to know which programs work best for various user groups. They need tools and skills to assess the impact of their efforts. Over the course of this four-day module, you'll learn about the basic approaches and skills needed to implement program evaluation with rigor, and how human service managers leverage these tools to articulate social impact. You’ll learn to collect and apply the data that contemporary funders and granting foundations want, and how to develop sustainable evidence-based programming.   Develop a structured program evaluation based on different stages of data collection. Assess the social outcomes of your service users. Know which methods to use when analyzing outcomes. Support improved outcomes, organizational development and sustainability. Monetize social goods that your organization creates.

Human service organizations can never stop changing. They must continuously evolve and adapt to meet new environmental demands and user needs. If you’re a change agent in such an organization, this two day module focuses on the knowledge and skills senior managers and practitioners need to engage key stakeholder groups. You’ll learn how to improve outcomes for user groups and support change by developing your own vision, values and skills. You’ll study models of organizational change and ethical issues involved. Develop evidence-based proposals for organizational change. Work effectively within governance structures and processes. Strengthen interpersonal relationships with key stakeholders. Engage workers and clients in the process of change. Create an environment that’s accessible and responsive.

Delivered in condensed format over 17 sessions, this course focuses on the full spectrum of roles and responsibilities of a facilities manager, including leadership and change management, effective communication, negotiation, team work, and conflict resolution. It also covers key business processes, real property assets and technological and knowledge resources. You'll learn how to manage risks and security, ensure business continuity and use technology in ways that are sustainable and smart. Other key topics include budgeting, capital planning, energy management and benchmarking. Successful completion of this course fulfils the requirement for a Certificate in Facilities Management. Acquire and apply fundamental tools for planning, financial and project management, operations and maintenance, and accommodation planning An overview of legal and regulatory issues that affect the built environment Skills for managing multi-disciplinary teams, including communication, negotiation and conflict resolution Manage risks and security and ensure business continuity Effective use of systems for data and information management

If you want to take on more of a leadership role in your organization, this course is for you. You’ll learn how social media platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn affect your business. You’ll become more social-media savvy and better equipped to advance your career. You’ll emerge with skills that help you engage more effectively with audiences, cultivate relationships with key influencers, develop a strategic and authentic online presence, and gain a competitive advantage in your field. Build a strong social media following. Engage with target audiences and cultivate relationships with key influencers online. Write a blog post that reflects your leadership style and strengths. Develop a social media strategy. Manage and monitor a consistent digital presence across all social media platforms.

The writings of Cicero represent the synthesis and culmination of ancient Western thought.  As prescriptions for the good life, his moral essays are models of eloquence, clarity and lasting relevance. Discover why Cicero is still a trusted guide to the examined life. Learn about Cicero’s life, times, thought and key writings. Understand his ideas in the context of earlier Greek philosophy. Analyze his political philosophy in relation to his life as a Roman statesman and politician. Explore selections from his most important works, including The Republic, Laws, The Nature of the Gods, The Tusculan Disputations, On Duties, On Friendship, On Old Age, and others. Assess his contribution to later political and moral philosophy.

This course is designed for seasoned stock traders who are looking to expand their technical analysis knowledge base to an expert level and apply new trading strategies to improve their trading performance.  You will have the opportunity to develop and backtest your own technical indicator and trading strategies on an emerging online trading platform.  You will examine a wide spectrum of advanced technical tools and trading strategies, including what they are and how they should be used.  These advanced technical techniques include but not limited to advanced quantitative indicators, advanced Japanese charting techniques and enhanced trading strategies. Apply advanced technical indicators to identify trading opportunities and improve timing of your trading decisions Backtest your trading strategies and develop your customized technical indicator using an online trading platform Develop integrated trading algorithms and apply emerging trading strategies to bring your trading performance to the next level Construct and apply advanced Japanese charts such as Renko and Kagi charts to improve short-term trading performance

If your job requires you to manage IT and cyber security risks in the high-stakes world of enterprise IT, this course is for you. You'll examine IT-related risks, threats, opportunities and vulnerabilities at the strategic and operational levels. This includes Cyber Security IT value generation for the business, and IT risk management programs and projects. You'll also explore risk appetite, risk tolerance and mitigation strategies. Case studies will highlight issues related to legal and regulatory compliance and stakeholder communication. Understand risk optimization as covered in ISACA’s CISM and CGEIT bodies of knowledge. Apply appropriate risk-management techniques and models. Align IT, cyber security and enterprise risk management. Manage and monitor status of risk-management strategies and plans. Provide oversight of related legal and regulatory compliance.

Project management is critical for organizations looking to stay competitive, profitable and forward-facing. In this accelerated micro course you’ll learn how to successfully plan projects to deliver value to your organization and its stakeholder, regardless of your industry. You’ll come away knowing the fundamental practices needed to get results and achieve excellence in project planning. Within 4-6 weeks of successfully completing this course, you will receive your micro-credential indicating achievement of the outlined learning outcomes and competencies/skills. Micro-credentials are tamper proof, verifiable, blockchain-based and 100% digital. They can be shared on social media, including LinkedIn and Facebook, embedded in websites or downloaded as PDFs. By the end of this micro course, you'll be able to: Evaluate the advantages of different approaches (agile, traditional, hybrid) to implement projects. Design initiation documents that include all necessary elements. Create project scope and schedule baselines, and product backlog with a release plan. Competencies/skills developed in this micro course include: Project Selection Methods  Project Planning and Defining Scope of Work  Basics for Project Scheduling and Budgeting