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Issue # 14 - September 27, 2000


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In this Issue
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1. Profile - Kaplan University
2. New Courses and Learning Resources
3. Guest Reviewer
4. Course Contest


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Profile - Kaplan University
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Kaplan University
Launched in April 2000, Kaplan University is a 
leading provider of online education for working 
professionals who want to advance their careers. 
Learners at Kaplan University can find nearly 500 
online professional development and continuing 
education courses, as well as certificate and degree 
programs. Programs are available in Nursing, Education, 
Criminal Justice, Legal Professions, Management, 
General Business and Computing/Information Technology 
as listed below.

School of Business
- Bachelor of Science in Management/Applied Management
- Bachelor of Science in Management/Information Technology 
Management
- Associate of Science in Applied Management 
- Continuing Education and Professional Development Courses 
  
School of Criminal Justice 
- Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice 
- Specialized Associate Degree in Criminal Justice 
- Continuing Education and Professional Development Courses 
  
School of Education
- Technology for Teachers Series 
- Continuing Education and Professional Development Courses 
  
School of Information Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Management/Information Technology 
Management 
- Associate of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies
- Microsoft Solution Developer Certificate 
- Microsoft Network Engineer Certificate
- Microsoft Database Administrator Certificate
- Continuing Education and Professional Development Courses 
  
Concord Law School 
- Concord School of Law Juris Doctor 
- Concord School of Law Executive Juris Doctor 
- Continuing Education and Professional Development Courses 
  
School of Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Completion Program
- Legal Nurse Consultant Diploma 
- Physical Assessment for Nurses Certificate
- Continuing Education and Professional Development Courses 
  
School of Paralegal Studies 
- Paralegal Studies Diploma 
- Continuing Education and Professional Development Courses 
  
Kaplan University's courses are offered online in 
either instructor-led or self-study formats. 
Instructor-led courses at Kaplan University are 
taught by leading industry and academic experts, 
ensuring that students have an enriching, 
interactive educational experience.

Both credit and non-credit courses are available and 
you'll find individual courses affordable with 
pricing starting at $9.95.

Kaplan University is one of the largest distance 
education providers in the U.S., offering programs 
in paralegal studies, criminal justice and legal 
nurse consulting. The school served more than 8,000 
students in 1999 and has graduated more than 50,000 
students since its inception in 1976. 


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New Courses and Learning Resources
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Cook's University
http://www.cooksillustrated.com
Enroll in an online cooking course at Cook's University
and learn to cook side-by-side with the editors of 
Cook's Illustrated. Classes run from 2 to 4 weeks and 
incorporate weekly lessons that you complete at your 
own pace, one-on-one communication with your instructor, 
and a message board for interaction with other students. 
Both free and fee-based courses are available - here's a 
few course titles to whet your appetite:

- Classic Tomato Sauces
- How To Roast a Turkey
- Secrets of Grilling
- Everyday Sauté
- Classic Chicken Soups
- How to Make Pizza

Visit the site for course start dates and registration 
information.

SoYouWanna?
http://www.soyouwanna.com
An online guide to life, SoYouWanna.com explains, 
step-by-step, how to do all the things they don't 
teach you in school. You'll find tutorials, articles, 
instructions and how-to's for just about everything you 
ever wanted to know, and then some. Here's just a small 
sampling of what you can learn:

- How to avoid getting a traffic ticket
- How to do stand-up comedy
- How to ace a job interview
- How to buy a cell phone
- How to cure a hangover

Its free to learn at SoYouWanna.com and if you're in 
a hurry, try the Mini-Wannas for fast and easy 
bite-size learning.

Tech Tutorials
http://www.techtutorials.com/ 
TechTutorials.com is a directory of free computer 
and networking tutorials for the I.T. professional, 
containing over 1300 free tutorials. Tutorial categories 
include: Networking; Windows NT; Applications; Databases; 
Hardware; Programming; Linux; Macintosh; Unix; Novell 
and more.

Harcourt Higher Education
http://www.harcourthighered.com/index.html 
Harcourt Higher Education offers certificate programs, 
Associate and Bachelor degrees as well as individual 
college-level courses - all online.  Programs and courses 
are available from its 4 schools:

- School of Business
- School of Health Sciences
- School of Information Technology
- School of Arts and Sciences

Courses are offered in a wide variety of subject areas, 
including accounting, finance, marketing, community and 
public health, general health care administration, 
e-commerce, literature, science, and language. Certificate 
and degree programs available include:

- Associate in Science in Business
- Bachelor of Science in Business
- Associate in Science in Information Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Health Studies
- E-commerce Certificate
- Marketing Research and Analysis
- Marketing
- Health Services Administration
- Health Services Accounting and Finance
- Health Services Marketing
- Project Management
- Internet Practitioner
- Network Systems Integration

All courses and programs at Harcourt Higher Education 
are available anywhere, anytime.

Learn the Net
http://www.learnthenet.com 
Learn the Net is a one-stop resource for learning the 
net! You'll find articles, how-tos, resources, tutorials 
and information on all aspects of finding your way around 
the web. Learn all about email, newsgroups, downloading 
files, multimedia, how to protect yourself, surfing and 
more. If you're in a hurry, try the World Wide Web tutorial 
and in just 20 minutes you'll have learned how surf like a 
pro (or almost). In addition to English, the site is also 
available in Spanish, French, German and Italian.

Quicknowledge.com
http://www.quicknowledge.com 
Looking for quick and affordable online training? 
Quicknowledge.com specializes in online courses that 
provide concise and immediately usable knowledge and 
priced at extremely affordable rates to ensure that 
everyone has unlimited access to the knowledge they need. 
Courses can be completed in 30-40 minutes or less, making 
it easy to work into your schedule.
 
Corporate and Organizational e-Learning
- the "just-in-time, just-enough" approach to learning 
promotes immediate work application and skill improvement

Personal and Family Development Courses
- learn more about Achieving Personal Goals, Managing 
Stress, or Communicating Effectively

Professional Development Courses
- include all training materials, comprehension quizzes, 
Certificate of Completion and continuing education credits

Take all the courses you want at a fraction of the cost of 
public seminars or self-study courses. Both subscription 
and individual course pricing available. If you'd like to 
see how it works, just try out the free course featured 
at the site.

Professor Freedman's Math Help
http://www.mathpower.com/ 
Are you a student who is frustrated by college math? 
Professor Freedman's Math Help provides information about 
basic math and algebra and specifically addresses the 
needs of the community college adult learner.  Learn how 
to identify your individual learning style, ways to reduce 
your math anxiety, note-taking tips and more. Also at the 
site you'll find a large selection of student tutorials, 
study skills tips, math links and a forum for discussing 
with the professor a variety of math topics.

Larry's Toon Institute
http://www.awn.com/tooninstitute/index.htm
At Larry's Toon Institute you can learn the secrets of 
Classical Animation and Cartoon Character Development 
from a former Disney Institute animator with almost 25 
years professional experience.  Lesson plans include:

- Basic Head Construction I and II
- Character Construction
- Bouncing Ball
- How to "Thumbnail" a Scene
- Time to Animate

Interactive Music Lessons
http://arcadia.excitextreme.com/music/
G-VOX interactive keyboard lessons will teach you the 
basics of playing the piano or keyboard. These lessons 
are offered at no charge and are designed for beginning 
musicians. They will teach you how to read music, position 
your hands on the keyboard, and play simple songs. Recorder 
lessons also available. All the lessons are completely 
online and free of charge.

Quality Medical Transcription Training
http://www.careerstep.com
Quality Medical Transcription Training is offered in both 
text and online formats. The online course is delivered 
entirely online including automatic graders for all exercises 
and exams, a gradebook with records all exam scores as well 
as a copy of the exam, a chat room for students and 
instructors, a library for reference, a bulletin board 
for student interaction, email help center, orientation, 
syllabus, etc. The online course is available 24 hours a 
day, 7 days a week, so you can study whenever you want to. 
Career Step provides a certificate of graduation to all 
graduates who have demonstrated competency by passing the 
final examination.

The Art Institute Online
http://www.aionline.edu/
The Art Institute Online, offers online courses leading 
to a Bachelor of Science degree program in Graphic Design, 
an Associate of Science degree program in Graphic Design, 
and a diploma program in Digital Design. The Art Institute 
Online, a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, will 
ultimately offer these degree programs entirely online. 

- Digital Design (Diploma)
- Graphic Design  (Associate of Science Degree)

This program offers the convenience of learning the 
fundamentals of design via the computer using virtual 
classroom software. All classes are instructor-led and 
last 6 weeks. Courses may be taken individually or 
towards the diploma or degree program.

Flash Kit Tutorials
http://www.flashkit.com/ 
If you are interested in learning Flash, you might want 
to try the large collection of free tutorials at Flash Kit. 
Tutorial categories include Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, 
3D, Actionscript, Special Effects and more.

Microsoft Active Server Pages
http://www.stardeveloper.com/ 
Stardeveloper.com offers a wide range of ASP and database 
tutorials. Here's a few of the available tutorials:

- ASP Tutorial for Beginners
- ASP 3.0 Object Model
- Creating ASP Search Engine
- Connections, Commands and Procedures

Also at the site you'll find tutorials on Java 
Active Server Pages, COM components, XML, HTML, and 
incorporating databases into your website.

The Electronics Tutorials Site
http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/
Electronics-Tutorials.com offers free online 
electronics tutorials with over 100 individual topics 
covering a very wide range of electronics. Tutorials 
available in amplifiers, ham radio, filters, oscillators, 
power supply, receivers, transmitters, radio design and 
electronics design.

Delphiland - Delphi Tutorials
http://www.festra.com/index.html 
At Delphiland you'll find free Delphi Tutorials 
together with fully commented projects and source 
code; Mini-Tutorials including fully commented 
source;  Source Code Snippets; tips; library; 
useful functions and procedures; book reviews 
and a Q & A forum.

ProgrammingTutorials.com
http://www.programmingtutorials.com 
At ProgrammingTutorials.com you'll find over 150 
free online tutorials on most programming languages. 
The majority of tutorials are geared to the beginner 
and intermediate levels, with a few advanced tutorials 
available. Languages covered in the tutorials include: 
Ada, ASM/Assembly, ASP, C, C++, CGI, Cobol, Delphi, 
HTML, Java, Javascript, Perl, Python, Qbasic, SQL, 
Tcl/Tk, Visual Basic, VRML, XML and more.

Online MBA Management Practice Programme
http://www.online.edu 
OnLine Education, in partnership with the Business 
School of Oxford Brookes University, has developed a 
fully supported online MBA Management Practice programme. 
This course focuses on the practices that can be 
employed by working professionals to assist them in 
becoming better managers, and has been specifically 
designed to appeal to many different industries.
Another popular programme from OnLine Education is the 
MBA (Hospitality), also offered in partnership with 
Oxford Brookes University (awarded Top New University 
for the past five years by the Times Good University 
Guide).

Brenau University Online MBA
http://online.brenau.edu/ 
Brenau University offers an Accelerated MBA Online 
Program in Leadership Development and meets the needs 
of working men and women who want a quality MBA. Students 
will develop individual leadership skills including 
effective team participation, persuasive leadership, 
and conflict management. This 10-course, 30-hour degree 
MBA program can be completed online in four semesters.

Bellevue University Online MBA
http://www.bellevue.edu/MBA/index.html
The Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), in 
class or online, covers the tools and methods required 
to run a business. The program requires 36 credit hours 
of course work. The schedule of course offerings permits 
an individual working full time to complete all the 
requirements for the M.B.A. degree in 18 months, involving 
six consecutive 12-week terms (10-week term in the Summer). 
Students with undergraduate business degrees can develop 
an emphasis in either Accounting, Cyber Law, Finance, 
International Management or Management Information Systems.

Financial Market Regulatory Training
http://www.examready.com 
ExamReady.com offers online financial market regulatory 
training programs.  Courses are devised and set by the 
Securities Institute in London.  The South African 
Institute of Financial Markets uses these courses and 
exams as the entry level requirement for Stock Traders, 
Bond Dealers and Derivatives Traders.  The courses are 
also applicable and recognised in the United Kingdom and 
as in South Africa, are entry level requirements for 
those professions.  Programs available:

- The International Capital Market Qualification (ICMQ)
- The International Investment Advice Certificate (IIAC)
- The Registered Persons Exams (RPE)

Examready.com focuses on preparing students for exams 
and offers unlimited practice exams online, fully 
interactive live e-Learning internet lectures, downloadable 
lectures and physical lectures. 

Small Business Computing -- Not The Technology 
http://www.knowledgetree.com/computer.html 
This is an eight week course delivered via e-mail in 
Small Business Computing -- Not The Technology that 
focuses on practical realities of applying basic computer 
operations to any small business process, organization, 
or project. Students who complete the course will be able 
to computerize all or any part of a business, and work 
closely with more technically proficient computer 
specialists (as needed or desired) to make maximum 
use of available computer technology and use it to 
better achieve the goals of the business.

Parenting Your Aging Parents
http://www.knowledgetree.com/parents.html 
This is a 7 week e-mail course which will provide 
you with a unique compilation of the information you 
need to cope with America's best-kept secret: that 
millions of families must go to extraordinary lengths 
to help their aging parents maintain a satisfactory 
quality of life in the face of illness, disability, and decline. 

Techniques of Business Management
http://www.knowledgetree.com/bizmgmt.html 
This is an eight week course delivered via e-mail in 
business management that focuses on practical realities 
of organizational and project leadership. Students who 
complete the course will be able to manage a group of 
2 to 20 workers, and work closely with them over several 
months or longer to complete a specific project or 
achieve a designated performance goal without guidance 
or direction from superiors. This course should 
significantly enhance the career capabilities and 
potential level of managerial achievement for those 
who successfully complete it.

Savvy Investing - Start Money Working For You
(Introduction To Successful Investing For The 
Rest Of Your Life)
http://www.knowledgetree.com/savvy.html
This is an eight lesson "self study" course that 
comes to you by e-mail. The course takes you from a 
standing start and with very little time, trouble, 
or trial-by-error gradually transforms you into a 
savvy investor. You'll learn right away how to start 
building an investment nest egg, where to put your 
money for maximum return with minimum risk, and - by 
the end of the course - how to take advantage of the 
sophisticated investment strategies and tactics that 
most investors don't understand, or are reluctant to 
try, but that have made thousands of investors just 
like you into millionaires!


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Guest Reviewer
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people's opinions and recommendations!

Send in your review or contact me for more information at:
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