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PowerPoint Basics
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PowerPoint Basics

$79

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Nov 1, 2022

Learn how to create presentation slides that complement your message and engage your audience. This introductory-level course covers the basic tools and functions required to craft custom slides using Microsoft's PowerPoint. Functions covered in the course include inserting text boxes and images, presenting information with tables, charts, and SmartArt, incorporating transitions and animation, and formatting slide layouts. During the course, you will learn how to build a presentation from start to finish and will gain a greater understanding of the most popular PowerPoint tools.

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A Manager's Guide to Cloud Computing and Cybersecurity
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A Manager's Guide to Cloud Computing and Cybersecurity

$79

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jan 1, 2023

This course provides an overview of cloud computing and the business and security considerations of transitioning to a cloud environment or from one cloud service provider to another. The course is presented in two modules. In addition to providing information that aligns with industry standard content from the Cloud Security Alliance, this course also includes a module that presents different real-world scenarios to learners, asking them to apply what they have learned to situations they might encounter in the workplace.

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Creativity in Teams and Organizations
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Creativity in Teams and Organizations

$79

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jan 1, 2023

Spurring creativity in teams can be very challenging, but could also be the difference between a successful team and an unsuccessful one. This course looks at spurring creativity and innovation in teams and organizations. Drawing on the latest academic thinking, it outlines the key factors for creative teams. Further, the course focuses on tools and techniques designed to yield more productive thinking in collective settings. Participants learn about a number of targeted tools, including brainstorming, Discussion 66, Provocation, and others, to generate fresh thinking in smaller group settings and in their organizations.

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Innovation in Teams and Organizations
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Innovation in Teams and Organizations

$79

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jan 1, 2023

Innovation can make or break an organization in terms of its ability to win and keep customers. This course looks at innovation in corporations and the public sector. It reviews the latest academic thinking on innovation, including Clay Christensen's seminal thinking on disruptive technology and the proper response to the disruption. Further, it explores some of the internal responses to the need for creativity, including idea champions, idea incubators, new venture teams and skunk works, and the process of moving from innovation to commercialization. This course also covers some of the more successful corporate innovators as a way of illustrating the principles of effective innovation in large organizations.

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Introduction to Critical Thinking
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Introduction to Critical Thinking

$95

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jan 1, 2023

Critical thinking is an intellectual model for reasoning through issues to reach well-founded conclusions. It may be the single-most valuable skill that one can bring to any job, profession, or life challenge. Being able to ask the right questions, critique an argument, and logically dissect an issue occur constantly in the workplace and our lives. This introductory-level course is designed to help learners define and identify critical thinking and reasoning skills and develop those skills.

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Personal Creativity
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Personal Creativity

$79

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jan 1, 2023

This course examines how one can become a more creative person. By stimulating creativity through various techniques (mind-mapping, DO-IT, SCAMPER, right and left brain thinking) participants learn to tap into their personal creativity and apply it to organizational challenges.

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Real-World Cloud Cybersecurity Scenarios
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Real-World Cloud Cybersecurity Scenarios

$329

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jan 1, 2023

This suite of five related courses covers various aspects of securing cloud services. Its structure is based on the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certification administered jointly by the Cloud Security Alliance and (ISC)2. Each course is comprised of two modules. The first provides content related to the course subject matter. The second module engages the learner with real-world scenarios in which he or she must apply the content of the first module. This bundle is designed for adult learners who are interested in gaining an introduction to information technology security. Some understanding of basic IT concepts is helpful. Individual courses included in this bundle are listed below.

Cloud Data Security

Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Security

Cloud Operations Security

A Manager's Guide to Cloud Computing and Cybersecurity

Application Development for Cloud Computing

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Real-World Cybersecurity Scenarios
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Real-World Cybersecurity Scenarios

$399

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jan 1, 2023

What would you do in the face of an actual information security problem? These courses each include a module devoted to fictional scenarios, based on real-world challenges that cybersecurity professionals face. Each course is self-paced and contains interactive games, real-world examples, expert videos, quizzes, assessments, and focused instruction. Each of the courses in this bundle helps refine and enhance the skills that cybersecurity and IT professionals need. The concepts and principles covered focus attention on the needs of the expanding computer information security industry. This bundle is designed for adult learners who are interested in gaining an introduction to information technology security. Some understanding of basic IT concepts is helpful. Individual courses included in this bundle are listed below.

Network Security Scenarios

Cryptography Scenarios

Compliance and Operational Security Scenarios

Threat and Vulnerabilities Scenarios

Application, Data, and Host Security Scenarios

Access Control and Identity Management Scenarios

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