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In this course you will learn how to account for and manage receivables and payables. For the receivables you will learn how to calculate a bad debt provision amount based on a company’s history using both the aging schedule and the allowance method. The bad debt amount for the financial reports is then managed by posting that provision, and then processing the realized loss of revenue when it becomes overdue. On the payables side you will learn how to make provision for known liabilities, estimate liabilities such as warranty liabilities and how to plan for the contingent liabilities mostly resulting from legal issues. The course also looks at raising short term finance through the use of promissory notes – distinguishing between interest bearing notes and discounted notes with examples of calculations of the postings for each. You will also learn about accounting for notes that are dishonored. The final section explains the use of the accounts receivable turnover and the number of days’ sales in accounts receivables ratios and the relevance of the level of liquidity they represent. This free online accounting course will be of great interest to entrepreneurs and business professionals who would like to better understand, manage and account for the receivables and payables, and to any learner who is interested in accounting as a future career.<br />

This is a continuation of our series of accounting courses that will greatly increase your knowledge and understanding of the theory of accounting and accounting practices. This free online accounting course explains the processes used to close your accounts at the end of an accounting period, from creating a worksheet that facilitates the generation of the Income Statement and Retained Earnings statement to the generation of the Balance sheet. You will also be shown how a Classified Balance sheet is broken down into current and long-term assets and liabilities. The important Current Ratio figure is calculated and explained in context. You will also learn a little about the history of accounting systems and the impact of computerization on the process. This free online accounting course will be of great interest to entrepreneurs and business professionals who would like to get a thorough introduction to accounting principles, and to any learner who is interested in accounting as a future career.<br />

English is the international language of business and opens up many opportunities to non-native speakers. Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) instructors provide a valuable service to immigrants in English-speaking countries. This free online course introduces the essential learning theories and practices needed to be a TESL instructor. The course details the needs of adult ESL learners, the learning styles of students, and how to facilitate intercultural communication in the classroom. Following this, it describes the activities and exercises that increase student comprehension of the English language. Finally it explains how to prepare for and conduct a lesson including creating a lesson plan, classroom management, and conducting tests. This free online course is ideal for fluent English speakers who wish to teach the English language in an English-speaking country. It will also be of interest to people who are considering teaching English as a foreign language or anyone who wants to know more about teaching and learning theories. <br />

An Information System is a man-made system that facilitates an organization’s operational functions and supports management decision making by providing information that managers can use to plan and control the activities of the firm. This free online course in Information Systems enables the learner to explore the system’s components, explain elements in the study of Information Systems, identify what a business process is and explain the features of quality information. The course will be of interest to business professionals who would like to gain a basic knowledge and understanding of Information Systems.<br />

Proper grammar is essential to communicating well in English. ALISON's free online English diploma course introduces the fundamental aspects of English grammar and explains how they should be applied in written and spoken English.<br /><br />The first section of this course explains the role of grammar in English. Following this, the importance of punctuation is described. The online English grammar course also explains the different parts of speech and the role they play in English sentences. Finally, the course introduces all of the tenses used in the English language through well-produced videos.<br /><br />This free online English grammar course is ideal for English language students who wish to complement their vocabulary and phrases with a greater understanding of grammar. It is also suitable for native English speakers who want to revise their grammar or learn to communicate more effectively.<br />

There is an old saying that the two certainties in life are death and taxes. In this free online course aspects of personal taxation and corporate taxation are reviewed with an emphasis on the US taxation system. In this course you will learn how to calculate tax rates on personal income and what the difference between tax deductions and tax credits is. You will also learn about estate tax and how it is calculated and how to calculate both federal and state taxes. You will also learn how the taxation system affects limited liability corporations. This course will be of great interest to all learners who would like more information about how the taxation system can affect both the private individual and corporations and businesses. <br />

Knowing your market accurately and completely is a prerequisite for successful marketing. In this free online course three important concepts related to the topic of markets are presented: Defining the nature of markets, identifying the types of markets, and a discussion of product differentiation and market segmentation. This course will be of great interest to marketing and business professionals who wish to refresh the basics of marketing and to learners who are interested in business and wish to have a greater knowledge and understanding of the role marketing plays in the modern business world.<br />

In this free online course Python Programming - Working with Complex Decisions and Events you will learn about creating and using if statements, and checking multiple conditions using elif statements. You will also learn about creating and using for loops and while loops, and the mistakes that can happen when creating and using loops.<br /><br />The course begins by introducing you to if statements which are used to check conditions and make decisions with your code. You will learn about the constraints when checking your if statements, different ways to write an if statement and using the else statement for when the if statement in not true. You will learn about adding an if statement to check multiple conditions with the elif statement. You will also learn how to order elif and if statements for your code to work correctly, and how to combine conditions with the logic operators and &amp; or.<br /><br />Next, you will learn about loops and how to create a for loop. You will learn about nesting loops in loops and using a variable as the condition in the loop. You will learn about accessing the loop values and manually assigning values for each step in the loop. <br /><br />Finally, you will learn about creating and constructing while loops. You will learn about how a while loop functions. You will learn the difference between using a for and while loop as well as mistakes that can happen when you use loops in your code.<br /><br />This free Alison course will be of great interest to those learners who wish to get started in programming and improve their ability to write programs using the Python programming language.<br /><br />Prerequisites: You should have completed the previous two courses on programming with Python: 'Programming Concepts with Python' and 'Python Programming - Working with Numbers, Dates and Time'.<br />

In this free online course Python Programming - Working with Numbers, Dates and Time you will introduced to mathematical operations, converting variable types and using dates in and time in your code.<br /><br />The course begins by introducing you to storing numeric variables in your code. You learn about the difference between creating a numeric variable compared to creating a string. You will learn about preforming mathematical operations in your code, and formatting your numbers and printing them on screen. You will also learn about getting the user to input numbers and converting that input to work with your numeric variables and mathematical operations. <br /><br />Next, you will learn about working with dates and time. You will learn about importing libraries into your project so you can use their functions and methods. You will learn about obtaining and displaying today's date. You will learn how to format your dates and the different date formats to display the dates. You will learn about the functions which are included in the Datetime library and converting user input to a date format. You will learn about working with time and how it uses many of the same functions dates would but with specific parameters for time.<br /><br />This free Alison course will be of great interest to those learners who wish to get started in programming and improve their ability to write programs using the Python programming language.<br /><br />Prerequisites: You should have completed previous course in this series: Introduction to Programming with Python.

Bitcoin is a type of digital currency that can be used in electronic payment systems. It is a crypto-currency that relies on sophisticated cryptographic methods to create and manage the currency. In this free online course you will be introduced to Bitcoin and you will be guided through the features and functions of this currency system. You will learn how cryptographic hash functions allow the secure transfer of bitcoins across the Internet and how transactions are secured using Bitcoin miners. This free online course will be of great interest to all entrepreneurs and business people who would like a greater understanding of how Bitcoin functions and how it may be used in electronic payment systems. The course will also be of interest to all learners who may have heard of Bitcoin and would like to learn more about it.<br />

The free online course Diploma in C# Programming presents the basics of programming in C# using the Visual Studio Express from Microsoft. The course begins by showing you how to download and install Visual Studio Express, which is a free software package available from Microsoft, in a step-by-step manner. You will then be guided around and shown the features and functions of the Visual Express Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The .NET Framework is the software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows and you will be shown how C# can be used to create .NET applications. <br /><br />You will learn how to write correct C# syntax for operators, expressions, and statements of duration. You will also learn how to declare and use for iterations, as well as create arrays of values and create and call simple overload helper methods. The course then shows you how to declare and use while Iterations and Reading Data from a Text File. You will also learn how to code with Strings and with DateTime. <br /><br />You will learn how to use classes and methods in C# programming and how to declare a new instance of a class. You will also learn how to work with classes and inheritances in the .NET Framework class library. You will learn about constructors which have the same name as the class, and usually initialize the data members of the new object. You will learn about constructor overloading, the name given to constructors with different sets of parameters. You will learn about inheritance which is the ability to create a class from another class, the &quot;parent&quot; class, extending the functionality and state of the parent in the derived or &quot;child&quot; class. You will learn about the FileStream class, which supports both synchronous and asynchronous read and write operations. You will learn how to code in C# using namespaces which are C# program elements designed to help you organize your programs. <br /><br />You will learn about the different types of decision making statements such as the switch decision statement, if...else statement, and the if...else...if statement. In C# if you have a number of constants that are logically related to each other, then you can group together these constants in what are called enumerations. You will learn how to declare enumerations using the enum keyword. You will learn about using the try-catch statement when handling exceptions. You will learn how to create and manage groups of related objects using collections. You will learn about Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) and how it offers a consistent model for working with data across various kinds of data sources and formats. You will learn how to use the C# WPF application and which parameters the AddHandler statement takes. <br /><br />This free Diploma course on C# Programming will be of great interest to all learners who would like to learn more about C# programming and how to use Visual Studio Express for programming software applications.<br /><br />

This free course aims to provide healthcare line managers and department heads with an introduction to managing occupational health and safety. The full course consists of six modules and is suitable for all healthcare settings. <br /><br />This module, <b> Module 3</b> , introduces you to <b> Biological Agent Hazards in Healthcare</b> . It can be studied as a stand alone module or as part of the full course. <br /><br /> <b> Module 3</b> is split into three topics. <ul style="font-size: 0.9em;"> <li>Topic 1: Introduction to Biological Agents, </li> <li>Topic 2: Biological Agents Risk Assessment, and </li> <li>Topic 3: Implementing Control Measures. <br /><br /></li> </ul> Please note that the module is intended as an overview and may need to be supplemented by more specific training and / or specialised advice. <br />

This free course aims to provide healthcare line managers and department heads with an introduction to managing occupational health and safety. The full course consists of six modules and is suitable for all healthcare settings. <br /><br /> This module, <b>Module 4</b>, introduces you to <b>Chemical Agent Hazards in Healthcare</b>. It can be studied as a stand alone module or as part of the full course. <br /><br /> <b>Module 4</b> is split into three topics: <ul style="font-size: 0.9em;"> <li>Topic 1: Chemical Agent Hazards, </li> <li>Topic 2: Chemical Risk Assessment, and </li> <li>Topic 3: Implementing Control Measures. <br /><br /></li> </ul> Please note that the module is intended as an overview and may need to be supplemented by more specific training and / or specialised advice.<br />

This free course aims to provide healthcare line managers and department heads with an introduction to managing occupational health and safety. The full course consists of six modules and is suitable for all healthcare settings. <br /><br /> This module, <b>Module 5</b>, introduces you to <b>Physical Hazards in Healthcare</b>. It can be studied as a stand alone module or as part of the full course. <br /><br /> <b>Module 5</b> is split into six topics: <ul style="font-size: 0.9em;"> <li>Topic 1: Slips, Trips And Falls, </li> <li>Topic 2: Slips, Trips and Falls Risk Assessment, </li> <li>Topic 3: Implementing Control Measures, </li> <li>Topic 4: Manual Handling and Patient Handling, </li> <li>Topic 5: Manual Handling Risk Assessment, and </li> <li>Topic 6: Manual Handling Implementing Control Measures. </li> </ul> <br /> Please note that the module is intended as an overview and may need to be supplemented by more specific training and / or specialised advice.<br />

This free course aims to provide healthcare line managers and department heads with an introduction to managing occupational health and safety. The full course consists of six modules and is suitable for all healthcare settings. <br /><br /> This module, <b>Module 6</b>, introduces you to <b>Psychosocial Hazards in Healthcare</b>. It can be studied as a stand alone module or as part of the full course. <br /><br /> <b>Module 6</b> is split into three topics: <ul style="font-size: 0.9em;"> <li>Topic 1: Violence and Aggression, </li> <li>Topic 2: Risk Assessment, and </li> <li>Topic 3: Implementing Control Measures. <br /><br /></li> </ul> Please note that the module is intended as an overview and may need to be supplemented by more specific training and / or specialised advice.<br />

This free course aims to provide healthcare line managers and department heads with an introduction to managing occupational health and safety. The full course consists of six modules and is suitable for all healthcare settings. <br /><br /> This module, Module 1, introduces you to the principle health and safety legislation in Ireland and the concept of risk assessment and management in a healthcare setting. It guides you through the steps in the risk assessment process including how to identify hazards at work, assess the risk and identify control measures. It can be studied as a stand alone module or as part of the full course. <br /><br /> <strong>Module 1 is split into three topics</strong><br /> <ul class="designed-list"> <li>Topic 1: Legislation</li> <li>Topic 2: Identifying Hazards &amp; Risk Assessment, and</li> <li>Topic 3: General Principles of Prevention.</li> </ul> <br /><br /> Please note that the module is intended as an overview and may need to be supplemented by more specific training and / or specialised advice.

This free course aims to provide healthcare line managers and department heads with an introduction to managing occupational health and safety. The full course consists of six modules and is suitable for all healthcare settings. <br /><br /> This module, <b> Module 2</b> , introduces you to <b> Safety Management in Healthcare</b> . It can be studied as a stand alone module or as part of the full course. <br /><br /> <b> Module 2</b> is split into five topics: <ul style="font-size: 0.9em;"> <li>Topic 1: Safety Statement,</li> <li>Topic 2: Safe Systems Of Work,</li> <li>Topic 3: Safety Consultation,</li> <li>Topic 4: Information, Instruction, Training And Supervision, and </li> <li>Topic 5: Investigation Of Accidents And Incidents. </li> </ul> <br /><br /> Please note that the module is intended as an overview and may need to be supplemented by more specific training and / or specialised advice.<br />

Probability and Statistics is one of two strands introduced in the first phase of the new Project Maths Course in the Irish curriculum. This topic covers up to half of the new Paper 2 in the Leaving Certificate Paper. <br />Statistics are used in real life to make sense of the information around us and how it affects us. Statistics looks at the data handling cycle and analysis of the data collected. This involves posing a question, collecting data on that question, presenting that data, analysing the data (using measures of spread and centre) and interpreting the results. In answering questions, it is essential that you can contextualise and justify your findings. <br />Probability is concerned with the likelihood of an event(s) happening. The information can be used to make informed decisions. The use of probability is commonly utilised in the world of finance, insurance and sport among others. Probability can also be used to infer the fairness of an event or series of events. It can be evaluated using a diagram or a rule-based approach. A combination of Probability and Statistics can be used to prove/disprove a given conjecture or statement (Hypothesis Testing (HL only)). <br />This Strand attempts to merge the mathematical aspects of Probability and Statistics with its real-life application. It is an interesting topic that is very accessible to all students.<br />

Probability and Statistics is one of two strands introduced in the first phase of the new Project Maths Course. This topic covers up to half of the new Paper 2 in the Leaving Certificate Paper in the Irish curriculum.<br />Statistics are used in real life to make sense of the information around us and how it affects us. Statistics looks at the data handling cycle and analysis of the data collected. This involves posing a question, collecting data on that question, presenting that data, analysing the data (using measures of spread and centre) and interpreting the results. In answering questions, it is essential that you can contextualise and justify your findings.<br />Probability is concerned with the likelihood of an event(s) happening. The information can be used to make informed decisions. The use of probability is commonly utilised in the world of finance, insurance and sport among others. Probability can also be used to infer the fairness of an event or series of events. It can be evaluated using a diagram or a rule-based approach. <br />This Strand attempts to merge the mathematical aspects of Probability and Statistics with its real-life application. It is an interesting topic that is very accessible to all students.<br />

Ce module se base essentiellement sur les principes décrit dans le Guide du Corpus des Connaissances en Management de Projet (Guide PMBOK*) du PMI (Projet Management Institute).<br />Le « Project Management Body of Knowledge » est un ouvrage de référence en gestion de projet, édité par le Project Management Institute (PMI). Sa 4ème édition est un standard reconnu internationalement qui fournit les fondamentaux du management de projet s'appliquant à une large portée de projets.<br />