Saylor Academy: All courses

PRDV002: Professional Writing

Time: 12 hours
Free Certificate

Learn how to perfect your professional writing skills to promote clear, organized, and engaging messages for print, social media, and digital environments.

Get an introduction to word processing using Microsoft Word and Google Docs in this course for people with little or no word processing experience. Explore word processing skills by creating common business documents.

PRDV004: Spreadsheets

Time: 4 hours
Free Certificate

Get a comprehensive introduction to spreadsheets in this course that covers everything first-time users need to know.

PRDV005: Time and Stress Management

Time: 12 hours
Free Certificate

Learn how to use several time management tools and techniques that can be applied to most work and life situations.

PRDV006: Spreadsheets II: Formatting and Functions

Time: 11 hours
Free Certificate

Learn how to format spreadsheets to make them easy to read, apply conditional formatting to draw attention to critical data, use formulas and functions, build multi-page spreadsheets, and add 3-dimensional formulas and functions across multiple worksheets and workbooks.

PRDV007: Spreadsheets III: Presenting Data

Time: 10 hours
Free Certificate

Learn how to create spreadsheets in collaboration with others to present data using charts, plots, graphics, and tables. Also, explore tools for formatting charts and adding graphics to better present and organize information.

PRDV008: Preparing and Delivering Presentations

Time: 23 hours
Free Certificate

Explore the elements that contribute to preparing for and successfully delivering presentations, such as audience analysis, methods for crafting your message, planning for careful and effective oral presentation, and creating supportive material and presentation aids.

PRDV009: Writing Grant Proposals

Time: 13 hours
Free Certificate

Explore how to write a coherent, persuasive grant proposal to obtain funding for a project or initiative by focusing on topics like the basics of nonprofit organizations, how to interpret RFPs, the elements of a grant proposal, and how to find funding sources and build relationships with funders.

PRDV010: Evaluating Sources and References

Time: 6 hours
Free Certificate

Develop a criteria framework for evaluating, analyzing, and rating sources and references for currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose.

PRDV102: Resume Writing

Time: 8 hours
Free Certificate

Develop the application materials you need for today's job market by honing your resume writing skills, learning how to create an impressive resume or improve the one you already have, and getting suggestions for writing an effective cover letter.

PRDV103: Interviewing Skills

Time: 4 hours
Free Certificate

Prepare to ace professional job interviews by learning about interview preparation, interview methods, and how to effectively showcase your qualifications and leave a lasting impression on employers.

PRDV104: Professional Etiquette

Time: 6 hours
Free Certificate

Learn about typical workplace etiquette protocols, communication standards, and cultural awareness strategies in order to navigate common workplace obstacles as smoothly as possible.

PRDV107: Crisis Communication

Time: 20 hours
Free Certificate

Apply crisis communication principles to protect and defend a company or organization facing a crisis or a challenge that threatens to harm its brand or reputation.

PRDV151: Bitcoin for Everybody

Time: 12 hours
Free Certificate

Explore the fundamental concepts behind Bitcoin and how everyone can use this open-source, strictly limited digital money that operates on a peer-to-peer network.

PRDV200: Communicating with Data

Time: 9 hours
Free Certificate

Get a competitive edge in the marketplace by understanding data visualization, performing quantitative and qualitative data analysis, crafting data visualizations, and presenting results.

PRDV211: Foundations of Human Communication

Time: 19 hours
Free Certificate

Learn basic communication theories and practice the necessary skills for becoming a critical consumer and producer of messages by focusing on the concepts of messages, audience, medium, and cultural context.

PRDV212: Interpersonal Communication

Time: 14 hours
Free Certificate

Investigate interpersonal communication in formal and informal settings by building and managing personal and professional relationships through effective communication.

PRDV213: Group Communication

Time: 6 hours
Free Certificate

Discover the competencies, stages, settings, roles, and ethical considerations in small-group communication for practical application.

PRDV214: Organizational Communication

Time: 13 hours
Free Certificate

Explore the tools and strategies needed to foster a positive and productive communication culture in the workplace.

PRDV215: Mass Communication

Time: 8 hours
Free Certificate

Explore mass communication and earn practical skills for effective communication across various media platforms.

PRDV217: Introduction to Sales

Time: 22 hours
Free Certificate

Examine the importance of creating honest and ethical sales relationships, communicating with customers, making a sales presentation, and using your leadership skills to motivate your sales team.

PRDV221: Introduction to Management

Time: 13 hours
Free Certificate

Explore management by investigating what management is and the role managers play in fulfilling an organization's objectives.

PRDV222: Management: Historical Development and Globalization

Time: 12 hours
Free Certificate

Explore historical theories of management, the effect of globalization on management, and how firms conduct international business.

PRDV223: Organizational Culture, Diversity, and Ethics

Time: 20 hours
Free Certificate

Explore aspects that are important to the climate of a company – organizational culture, diversity, and business ethics – and why they are important.

PRDV224: Leadership and Teams

Time: 7 hours
Free Certificate

Explore topics including the leadership and management skills necessary in the different stages of group development, how to create an effective team, and how to harness a team's strengths.

PRDV225: Managing Employees

Time: 5 hours
Free Certificate

Explore the important aspects of employee job satisfaction and well-being, including conflict management and resolution.

PRDV226: Introduction to Human Resource Management

Time: 18 hours
Free Certificate

Explore the broad field of Human Resource Management and learn about the importance of strategic employee recruitment, selection, and retention.

PRDV227: Introduction to Business Planning and Strategy

Time: 5 hours
Free Certificate

Explore the planning functions of managers, including management strategy frameworks, components of business strategy, and setting and achieving goals and objectives.

PRDV228: Decision-Making

Time: 4 hours
Free Certificate

Learn about the decision-making process, including basic decision types, tools, methods, and the insights that help you realize how decision-making involves both logic and emotion.

PRDV229: Organization Structure, Change, and the Future of Management

Time: 4 hours
Free Certificate

Explore organizational structures and how traditional management practices are making way for more modern approaches.

PRDV230: Create a Workplace Conflict Resolution Policy

Time: 13 hours
Free Certificate

Learn how to identify appropriate workplace strategies for discouraging dysfunctional conflict (often based on misunderstanding, personalities that clash, negative stereotypes, and bias), and promote respectful functional conflict to foster creative thinking, problem-solving techniques, and innovation. Explore different methods of conflict resolution, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation, and other remedies.

PRDV231: Elements of Ethical Leadership

Time: 8 hours
Free Certificate

Study how our culture views and values the ideas, qualities, and ideals of ethical leadership. Consider the essential qualities of good leadership: honesty, moral courage and moral vision, compassion, fairness, intellectual excellence and willingness to listen to others, creative thinking, aesthetic sensitivity, good timing, and selflessness.

PRDV304: Introduction to Supply Chain Management

Time: 3 hours
Free Certificate

Explore how raw materials are selected, obtained, and then distributed to the customer as a finished product – the supply chain. Learn how every step in the process can be affected by changes in distribution, resource availability, and other external factors.

PRDV401: Introduction to JavaScript I

Time: 17 hours
Free Certificate

Learn fundamental programming concepts using JavaScript to produce code for browser-based interactive experiences using conditions and events.

PRDV402: Introduction to JavaScript II

Time: 12 hours
Free Certificate

Learn JavaScript programming with objects, data structures, and functions to create interactive JavaScript with event handlers and forms.

PRDV410: Introduction to Java and Object-Oriented Programming

Time: 6 hours
Free Certificate

Learn the basics of object-oriented (OO) programming, a paradigm that uses objects that contain data in the form of instance variables and methods that control the behavior of the objects. This course is suitable for anyone and uses Java to demonstrate key OO concepts.

PRDV420: Introduction to R Programming

Time: 13 hours
Free Certificate

Learn the basics of data manipulation and visualization in R – the world’s most popular language for statistical computing – even if you do not have prior programming experience.

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