The Management Training Online Program consists of 12 separate modules geared to provide you with the vital information you need. You'll gain an understanding of financial and accounting terms, successful negotiation strategies for most environments, the marketing process, employment law, compliance and regulatory requirements, and licensing, permits, and taxes. You'll also learn about the seven management disciplines that are essential to success.

Upon registering, you're given an initial six months to complete the program. Should you need more time, you may request a six-month extension at no additional charge.  Pricing varies for extensions beyond six months.

By completing the Management Training Online Program, you'll:

• Understand financial and accounting terms
• Know the entire marketing process, including the roles of ethics and technology
• Develop basic practical and managerial skills
• Explore important topics in running operations in accord with legal requirements
• Learn about how taxes affect you, whether your business is a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation
• Understand the process of negotiating, evaluate negotiation styles, and consider successful negotiation strategies for most environments
• Know the seven management disciplines essential to business success

1. Financial and Accounting Management
   1. Introduction and Overview
   2. Importance of Financial Statements
   3. The Balance Sheet
   4. The Income Statement
   5. Statement of Cash Flows
   6. Financial Ratios
   7. Conclusion
2. Marketing Management
   1. Introduction and Overview
   2. Marketing Goals
   3. The Marketing Plan
   4. The Marketing Mix
   5. The Marketing Budget
   6. Marketing Implementation
   7. Technology and Marketing
   8. Summary
3. Strategic Management in Operations
   1. Introduction and Overview
   2. Definitions and Business Models
   3. Categories of Strategies
   4. Strategic Planning Models
   5. Creating Strategic Alternatives
   6. Implementation
   7. Conclusion
4. Legal Issues in Operations
   1. Introduction
   2. Sources of Law
   3. Agency and Employment Law
   4. Torts Law
   5. Sales and Products Liability
   6. Intellectual Property
   7. Ethics
   8. Summary
5. Legal Aspects of Contracts
   1. Introduction and Overview
   2. What is a Contract?
   3. Elements of a Contract
   4. Duties and Obligations
   5. What is the Deal?
   6. Legal Representation
   7. Good Faith and Conclusion
6. Tax Issues
   1. Introduction
   2. Methods of Accounting
   3. Income and Expenses
   4. Depreciation
   5. Property Dispositions
   6. Types of Entities and Tax Returns
   7. Summary
7. Organizational Development and Change
   1. Introduction and Overview
   2. The Culture of an Organization
   3. Types of Culture
   4. Organizational Change
   5. The Human Side of Change and Resistance
   6. Summary
8. Negotiating Strategies
   1. Introduction
   2. Steps in Negotiating
   3. Tools in Negotiating
   4. Types of Negotiations
   5. Personality Types
   6. Preparing for Negotiations
   7. BATNA and Summary
9. Business Best Practices
   1. Introduction and Overview
   2. Definitions
   3. Questions for Discussion
   4. Benchmarking
   5. Resources
   6. Understanding the Process
   7. Conclusion
10. Organization Leadership and Decision Making
    1. Introduction and Overview
    2. What Is a Leader?
    3. Sources of Power in Leadership
    4. Leadership Theories
    5. Transformational Leaders
    6. Decision Making and Empowerment
    7. Accountability
    8. Summary
11. Project Management for Executives
    1. Modern Project Management
    2. Project Management Context
    3. Project Management Life Cycle
    4. Successful Project Managers
    5. Project Management Methodology
    6. Project Management Processes and Practices
12. Seven Management Disciplines
    1. Introduction and Overview
    2. Strategy Management
    3. Human Resource Management
    4. Technology Management
    5. Production and Operations Management
    6. Sales and Marketing Management
    7. Financial Management
    8. Risk Management
    9. Summary

Students should have basic keyboarding and computer skills, be comfortable navigating the Internet and using e-mail, and have an understanding of a word-processing computer program (Microsoft Word is recommended).

This program is intended for anyone interested in developing their management skills.

This program must be taken from a PC. It is compatible with the Windows XP and later operating systems and IE 7 and later browsers.  In addition you will need to have Internet Explorer, Adobe Reader, Flash Player and a QuickTime plug-in on your computer (all are available through free downloads).

You'll receive the following required textbooks along with your online learning:

• Applied Strategic Planning
• Managing by the Numbers
• The Essentials of Negotiation

Katrina McBride's career reflects extensive experience in organizational leadership, marketing strategies, and market development in multi-national corporate environments and as an independent consultant. Her leadership abilities have been utilized by employers and clients to develop new programs and functional areas and to reorganize resources with aggressive deadlines. She has positively impacted revenue and customer satisfaction for large, global organizations as well as small to mid-sized businesses that are experiencing changes due to rapid growth or restructuring to maintain their competitive position.

In director-level positions for Nortel Networks, Katrina was engaged to develop, define, and implement strategies for competitive intelligence, sales support, emerging markets, lead generation, and customer relationship management. Sought after as a trainer, speaker, and facilitator, Katrina develops and presents professional education courses in leadership development, team strategies, strategic marketing, organizational leadership, and change planning.

She is an active member of the American Marketing Association, the American Management Association, Society for Human Resources Management, and the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, and she's served on the board of directors of the Dallas chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners.

Katrina holds an M.A. in organizational management and a B.S. in psychology, as well as certifications in mid-management/leadership and marketing. She is a trained dispute mediator.

Katherine Squires Pang, J.D., LL.M., M.Ed received her B.A. in 1980 from Clark University, her J.D. from the University of Dayton Law School in 1982, her LL.M in Taxation from Georgetown University Law School in 1983, and her M.Ed from the University of Texas in 2001. She has practiced law with national law firms since 1983, ran for the United States Senate in California in 1994, and was appointed by Governor Wilson as a Commissioner to the WCAB from 1994 to 1996. Dr. Pang has served as an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate School of Management at the University of Texas, Dallas, and has been an adjunct faculty member in the law and business schools of many universities, including the Stern School of Business at New York University, Pepperdine University, USC, Golden Gate University, and the University of California, Irvine.

In addition to having over 20 years of law firm experience, Dr. Pang has founded several companies, including LawPrep, Inc., LawPrep Press, Inc., Legal EdNet.com, and EdWay Online. From 1989 to 1996, Dr. Pang authored several books, videos, and interactive CD-ROMs. Dr. Pang was also the manager for firm-wide practice section development, training, and forms for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld, L.L.P.

Dr. Pang has experience providing multimedia, interactive distributed learning to working professionals and adult learners in law and business through a variety of technologies, including video streaming and online conferencing (Webcasts, synchronous and asynchronous threaded discussion boards, and chat rooms) via the Internet and satellite, as well as ISDN-based videoconferencing on CD-ROM. Dr. Pang has been a speaker at the MEC 2001 Conference: Turning a New Page in Educational Technologies, sponsored by Arizona State University; the 2001 Conference on Training and Knowledge Management: Moving Beyond Training, sponsored by Generation 21 Learning Management Systems; and a speaker at various other e-learning conferences. She has design, development, implementation, and managerial experience in educational multimedia course design and creation. She has been responsible for course design and delivery using Macromedia Director, Windows Media Player, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Blackboard, Prometheus, WebCT, Webboard, and a host of other proprietary platforms. She also has experience with digital video, MPEG, MOV, and AVI Files.

Jerry L. Partridge, PMP received his Master's degree in business management at Central Michigan University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University. He is also a Certified Project Management Professional.

He has experience as a project and program manager for Enterprise Project Management Office over activities for a major retail organization. He has developed, updated, and delivered project management courses and coached and mentored project managers. He's performed governance activities and analyses, collaborated in developing and integrating standard practices, and been a part of an implementation team for an enterprise resource management tool.

Jerry is a certified instructor for IBM project management courses and a host of university seminars for business professionals seeking certification in project management. He was a volunteer subject matter expert (SME) on an international team that drafted the 2004 update to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). He's been a team leader to develop a practice standard for Earned Value Management Systems for the Project Management Institute, an SME for two clients aligning project management courses to the 2004 PMBOK, and an SME for a PMI development team exposure draft for the Program Management Practice Standard.

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