NOTE: Course offered for Free in response to the COVID Pandemic to help Teachers and First Responders. Please share widely. Best if done with 2 or more people. How you handle stress is your ultimate test for success in life and in your relationships. This course will help you build a solid foundation to handle stressful situations and people, both at home and at work. You'll be able to tame stress internally, make better choices, and use it to improve your life.

This course will introduce you to the basic elements of academic information seeking - we will explore the search process from defining a strategy to evaluating and documenting your search results. Attending the course will make you a proficient information seeker. You will learn how to carry out comprehensive literature searches based on your own research assignment. You will be guided through the various information seeking steps from selecting relevant search strategies and techniques to evaluating your search results, documenting your search process and citing your sources. Attending the course will enable you to: • Identify your information need • Evaluate databases and other information resources • Set up search strategies and use various search techniques • Formulate search strings based on your own research assignment • Identify relevant material types • Undertake critical evaluation of your sources • Search more efficiently on the internet • Avoid plagiarism • Cite correctly • Work with reference management • Document your search process The course is intended for undergraduate students but the lessons will be useful to anyone who is interested in becoming better at finding scientific information. There are no formal requirements for the course. The series consists of 21 lectures that are organized into three modules. The lectures include small assignments and quizzes (to check comprehension). The lectures will each touch upon a topic that is essential to the information seeking process. To get the most out of the lecture series, we recommend that you access the lectures while you are working on an academic paper. We also recommend that you watch the lectures in the order in which we have structured them. We recommend that you create and fill out a log book while attending the lectures. We have created a log book template that you can use during the course. The lecture series has been developed in collaboration between information specialists at University of Copenhagen and Technical University of Denmark

Do you want to gain a competitive edge on the job market? Would you like to improve the way that you organize, manage, and present your skills to succeed in a competency-based, competitive job selection? Have you prepared to compete for jobs in the age of AI-powered recruiting? This project-centered course* is designed for working professionals who want to direct their skill-building activities towards creating powerful, evidence-based, data-driven, and externally-verified job applications. When you complete the course, you’ll be able to objectively measure your level of skills acquisition against your desired job’s requirements and the likely competition. You’ll learn how to use experiential methods and tools, such as simulations, benchmarking, competency dashboards, and skills assessment to operationalize and quantify your skills. You will know how to realistically estimate your likely score in the competitive job selection; you will also find out how much of each skill you need to develop to stand out and beat the competition. In addition to improving your job applications, the course will teach you how to increase the effectiveness of your ongoing professional development by monitoring the level of skills acquisition. The course will provide you with tangible outcomes for immediate use. We’ll show you how to use a simple, powerful computer program to organize and manage your skills inventory. Your completed project will focus on your desired job and will include three components: 1) a Skillset Summary Checklist; 2) a Selection Criteria Statement; and 3) a Professional Development Plan. Upon completion of the course, you will be able to use the results of the project to strengthen your next job application (or promotion request). You’ll be able to use the same technique to direct your skill-building activities and continuously monitor their effectiveness. What is required: In the course, we’ll provide videos, readings, and learning activities. There is an optional course companion book available for purchase on Amazon.com. To download the course software, “J.A.F.A.R, Skills Manager Pro (TM)”, you will need to access the course companion website at https://www.skillsmanager.pro. The software is a copyrighted Excel spreadsheet template; for course participants, it is provided free of charge (for personal, non-commercial use only). To use the software, you will need to have a basic level of proficiency and a licensed copy of MS Excel. *About Project-Centered Courses: Project-centered courses are designed to help you complete a personally meaningful real-world project, with your instructor and a community of like-minded supportive learners with similar goals providing guidance and suggestions along the way. By actively applying new concepts as you learn, you’ll master the course content more efficiently; you’ll also get a head start on using the skills you gain to make positive changes in your life and career. When you complete the course, you’ll have a finished project that you’ll be proud to use and share.

Hey, Thank you for considering this course. I have kept this one in the highest pricing tier because only the right students can attract this course. My name is Sudhir Khollam, Owner of 6 Businesses, currently making around 20 Lac Rs. a month (Around 25000 dollars a month) and the target is Rs. 1 Crore a Month (Around 125,000 Dollars a month) within the next three years. Have seen the other side as well. 3.5 Years back lost Rs. 1 Crore of my Parents Money in haste and hurry, caused emotional tensions at home and to myself as well. Followed by Health and Relationship challenges. Since then, its been quite a turnaround story. Today I am coaching thousands of students every month on how they can immediately improve their money situation. I have identified 18 stories, which will add amazing insights to you, give you realisations and a path. Plus, I invited my Guru, Murali Sundaram to contribute 3 more stories from his life, and he happily obliged. In this course you will find 21 stories which will help you change your way of being in a way that money will start loving you more and more and will be besides you for the rest of your life! Go On then, register and start attracting a lot more of money! Regards Sudhir Khollam Prosperity Coach

In this course, you will find the many reasons why some African-American men have not escaped poverty. According to CNN Money, about 30% of African-American men are below the poverty line. Even worse, the number of black people owning homes and businesses has declined slowly since 2012. What are African-Americans doing to keep their race alive and to show that their lives truly matter? I created this course to help individuals of color and other minority groups escape the cycle of poverty. Specifically, you will find: 7 actionable steps to help an African-American man escape poverty Additional resources and links to books written by very successful people who were not raised in a rich family Several key advice black men should follow in order to avoid making the same mistakes over and over again. A word of prayer: each chapter ends with a small prayer to uplift the faith of many black folks and other minority groups who are struggling financially. The need to share my message discussed in this course to young adults who need help making good financial decisions. Lastly, I hope you will truly enjoy this course. If you follow ALL the seven parts discussed in this course, then I guarantee that you will see some levels of financial success very soon. BONUS : Anyone who purchases my course will get a free e-book version (pdf format) of the course from me!  Please enroll right away:) –Any questions? Email me: [email protected] (subject headline: “Black men with Poverty”; I’ll respond within 24 hrs.)   I want you to understand that with God, all things are possible. He created you for a purpose! Good luck browsing through this course and I wish you all the best :)

This is an introductory course into the world of financial decision making and financial literacy. Anyone can take course, but the target students are teens and high school students. Ideally you will take this course before graduating from high school. The course was created to help prepare teens and high schoolers for adult life which will require a foundational knowledge of finances and skills in financial decision making. This course can also be beneficial for immigrants or students coming the the USA.

The Intermediate level of the Professional Development pathway has been divided into two sections: It covers the following practical chapters and is filled with all the kinds of detail that will help you achieve success in obtaining the job you want. - The essential elements to develop yourself, e.g., Decision-Making and Assertiveness, Time Management, Dealing with Change and Conflict resolution. - Essential employability factors e.g. Health and Safety, Information Security and Risk Management. This program is a great start for those in transition as it covers all of the in-demand elements - the personal time out to understand who you are and what your talents are to how to successfully interact in the workplace. This online course provides the keys to help you get noticed hunting for your next job. The course is filled with useful advice that any business professional can apply as well, even if you are currently employed. You will take the tips provided in the book to review resumes and candidates when hiring..... In the competitive job market of the world today, those seeking employment WILL benefit from the titbits and advice provided in every chapter. You will be continually amazed at this courses ability to point out the small details that will make one stand out from the crowd and make a huge difference for jobs seekers. In this time of high unemployment this is a very timely course. There are a multitude of people that are out of work looking for jobs and this course will provide you the extra edge that they need to land the job of their dreams in the midst of record unemployment . Even in tough times there are jobs being filled every day....If you study, underline, highlight this advice you will land that job. The real meat of this course is just what it says: Developing and Improving your value! It really makes you think and gives you a whole new perspective on the subject.

The final course aims to build learners’ confidence and adaptability when communicating in cross-cultural environments as they assume leadership responsibility to communicate influence in persuasive workplace contexts. The course focuses on enhancing learners’ professional persona for skilful engagement and intercultural communication with stakeholders within and beyond the organization, including cross-departmental work teams, clients and external partners. Learners will also discover and apply good practices in organising information, using visual aids and body language for presentations while demonstrating a heightened sense of cultural sensitivity in a given context. In all, learners will acquire skills to demonstrate persuasive verbal and intercultural communication in workplace contexts which may include dialogues and presentations to critical stakeholders and effective task delegation to team members. At the end of this course, learners will be able to: - Analyse factors of motivation among workplace counterparts. - Recognise the impact of culture on factors of motivation. - Critique and craft persuasive verbal communication products (i.e. script of dialogue) for exchanges with work teams and critical stakeholders. - Apply principles of effective PowerPoint slide design with consideration for cultural sensitivity. - Identify and adopt strategies on the use of voice and body language for engaging presentations.

No matter the professional level, we can all benefit from learning how to succeed in our careers. Whether a well-seasoned professional, a management trainee, or a service level employee, this course will help you enrich your career by honing your professional behavior and networking. Through industry expert support and resources, this course is designed to prepare you for success in any chosen career. You will develop the habits and attitudes you need to perform effectively in the job market. You will identify a mentor to add value to your career. You will analyze your relationships and develop a practical approach for engaging your LinkedIn network. You will differentiate between networking and networking with intention. You will also discover the most effective ways to ask for help from your peer or professional group. Finally, you will evaluate the best methods of adjusting your career path at various stages of life.

The ability to create agreement through negotiation is the number one skill in business. Whether you are dealing in million dollar transactions or simply winning others over to your way of thinking, Negotiation Fundamentals: How To Make Deals Out Of Duds is the course that positions you to achieve outstanding results where others fail. This course takes you through the human cognitive processes that lead us to make decisions, the various styles of negotiation and the complete negotiation process that turns duds into deals. How do you create repeat business, generate referrals and create win-win results without giving up what you really want? In Negotiation Fundamentals, we show you how. What Will I Learn? The human cognitive processes that lead to decision making How to achieve power in negotiations How to identify and use negotiation pressure points The various negotiation styles you will encounter and how to handle them The principles and techniques of negotiation How to help your opponent feel like they’ve won, while you win too! This course is also full of exercises that allow you to practice what you are learning. Allow me to be your instructor, take action with our exercises and develop your skills as a negotiator to enhance your current and future successes in business. Taking Negotiation Fundamentals will change the way you look at yourself and others. You will not only become more effective in your business dealings but better able to manage your thinking and the thinking of others. Negotiation can be a scary, high-stakes process. You simply cannot afford to leave it to guess work or old habits. Instead, you need a system for engaging with your negotiation opponents, backed by the current science of human cognition. This is what you will gain with this course. Your Instructor for this course is Alex Kouramanis. His content-packed delivery and accessible teaching style, comes from years of learning how to lead others to agreement. Negotiation Fundamentals: How To Make Deals Out Of Duds takes Alex’s 10 year combination of academic discipline in Cognitive Science & Philosophy and his street-wise business savvy as a real estate investor and business owner, and distills this experience to you in this value packed premium course! By the end of this online course you will have the knowledge to be confident in approaching any negotiation situation, create terrific deals and avoid the traps that kill opportunities. Create a whole future of opportunities and join us in Negotiation Fundamentals: How To Make Deals Out Of Duds today!