Individual Excellence (Online Course)

Personal development is key to success in and out of the workplace. You can develop career-enhancing skills in a single course that covers twelve popular one-day seminar topics, including goal setting, time management, and personal organization. You will learn how to improve your creative abilities, gain confidence with financial matters, and how to minimize conflict in your life. By the time you finish this course, you will have developed a fulfilling career plan and will hold the skills to improve your interpersonal relationships.

Lesson 1

Outline the process used to develop an effective career plan.

Lesson 2

Explain how to set goals and increase creativity.

Lesson 3

Explain the principles of interpersonal communication to increase the exchange of information and ideas.

Lesson 4

Enhance written communication by understanding principles and concepts related to planning, organizing and writing your ideas.

Lesson 5

Improve your personal organization through increased planning, workplace organization and use of your computer.

Lesson 6

Apply problem solving and decision-making techniques to increase your efficiency and effectiveness.

Lesson 7

Explain how time is wasted and what can be done to manage it more effectively.

Lesson 8

Define stress is, and explain where it comes from and how it can be successfully managed.

Lesson 9

Identify risks and manage them to take calculated risks and make intelligent choices.

Lesson 10

Define conflict is and explain where it comes from and how it can be managed.

Lesson 11

Define key financial and accounting terms and explain basic financial statement principles.

Lesson 12

Define the nature of costs, cash flow management, managerial accounting, and investment selection.

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac device.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or newer.
• Mac: OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download the Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

There are no prerequisites to take this course.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Course Hours: 24.00