Workplace Environment (Videos) Training

Summary:

The workplace continues to change and evolve into a complex and often ambiguous environment. Issues such as harassment, discrimination and violence have become significant problems within this landscape. Our workplace environment programs explore the causes and consequences of these issues and specific preventive actions you can take to handle potential problem situations.

This Workplace Environment (Videos) online training series provides 3 hours of self-paced courseware. This web-based training provides 1 year of unlimited access to all of the following lessons:

1 . Computer Comfort
2 . Diversity Effectiveness - An Overview
3 . E-Mail and Internet Privacy at Work
4 . Ethical Decision Making
5 . Ethics in the Workplace - Choose Wisely!
6 . Moving Toward Diversity Effectiveness
7 . Preventing Sexual Harassment
8 . Preventing Sexual Harassment
9 . Preventing Violence in the Workplace
10 . Preventing Violence in the Workplace
11 . Workplace Violence: Ingredients for Disaster
12 . Working Wounded: Overcoming Your Own Bias

Lesson Detail:

Computer Comfort
Understanding and applying the basics of ergonomics can put you in control of your comfort when using your computer. During this program you'll learn easy and effective ways to ease discomfort or prevent it from occurring. You'll also learn effective techniques for maximizing comfort in an ergonomically efficient workstation.

Introduction
Work-Related MSDs
Understanding Neutral Positions
Cumulative Trauma Disorders
Customizing Your Workstation
Adjusting Your Chair
Using Your Keyboard and Mouse
Tips and Techniques
Summary

Diversity Effectiveness - An Overview
Diversity in the workplace goes way beyond race, sexism and gender. It's composed of a changing blend of attributes, behaviors and talents characterized by differences and similarities. During this program, you'll learn the meaning of diversity and what constitutes a diversity-mature individual. You'll also learn the steps to diversity effectiveness and how they can be applied.

Introduction
Diversity Effectiveness
The Meaning of Diversity
Diversity Maturity
Steps to Diversity Effectiveness
Summary

E-Mail and Internet Privacy at Work
The explosion of the Internet and e-mail in the workplace has brought a host of legal, productivity and even moral issues about the appropriate balance between an employer's right to monitor and control employee activity and employee privacy. In this program, you'll learn about employer policies and the law regarding e-mail and Internet usage. You'll also learn how to use e-mail and the Internet safely.

Introduction
E-Mail and Internet Privacy at Work
Employer Policies
The Law
Lawsuits
Productivity: A Big Issue
Using Others' Equipment
Summary of Risks
Staying Out of Trouble
Summary

Ethical Decision Making
Successful employees understand they work in a complex and often ambiguous environment. Knowing how to make decisions that are aligned with legal parameters and specific company policies will enhance your company's reputation as well as your own. This program will increase your understanding of the meaning of business ethics, discuss its importance and explain how to make ethically sound decisions using the ethical decision-making model.

Introduction
Ethical Decision Making
Ethical Decisions
Ethical Decision Model
Is It Legal?
Company Policy
Management Practices
Ethical Values
Personal Values
Summary

Ethics in the Workplace - Choose Wisely!
Most unethical business practices are performed by honest people who face great pressure to perform in unethical ways. Watch as ethics expert Paul Wiegand describes some of the ethical issues in today's workplace, suggestions for making ethical decisions and resources available that will help you to choose wisely and do the right thing.

Interview with Paul Wiegand

Moving Toward Diversity Effectiveness
To be successful in today's work environment, you need to demonstrate a blend of diversity maturity and core diversity skills. During this program, you'll learn strategies for becoming an effective diversity respondent and the steps to assess your own diversity situation. In addition, you'll learn diversity action options and what course of action you can take towards diversity.

Introduction
Moving Toward Diversity Effectiveness
Diversity Defined
Becoming an Effective Diversity Respondent
Assessing Your Diversity Situation
Diversity Paradigm
Courses of Action
Summary

Preventing Sexual Harassment
All employees are entitled to respect in the workplace. This includes the right to be free of sexual harassment on the job. Preventing harassment in the workplace is a responsibility of all employees - no matter what their position within the organization. During this program, you'll learn what really constitutes illegal harassment and how to recognize and avoid it. You'll also learn what to do if you're being sexually harassed in the workplace.

Introduction
Preventing Sexual Harassment
Legal Overview
Hostile Work Environment
The Complaint Procedure
The Investigation
Effective Remedial Action
Prevention
Summary

Preventing Sexual Harassment
All employees are entitled to respect in the workplace, including the right to be free of sexual harassment on the job. Preventing harassment in the workplace is a responsibility of all employees - no matter what position within the organization. During this program, you'll learn what really constitutes illegal harassment and how to recognize and avoid it.

Introduction
Preventing Sexual Harassment
Legal Overview
Hostile Work Environment
Steps to Take If Harassed
The Complaint Procedure
The Investigation
Effective Remedial Action
Prevention
Summary

Preventing Violence in the Workplace
Workplace violence is an unfortunate social phenomenon occurring throughout the United States. It is responsible for a growing number of deaths and injuries. Warning signs are all around and all employees need to be proactive in preventing a violent situation. This program will help you identify the types of workplace violence, the warning signs you need to be aware of and what to do in an emergency.

Introduction
Preventing Workplace Violence
Workplace Violence Statistics
Potential Offenders
Categories of Violent People
Warning Signs
Dealing with Violent Situations
Emergency Responses
Summary

Preventing Violence in the Workplace
Workplace violence is an unfortunate social phenomenon occurring throughout the United States. It is responsible for a growing number of deaths and injuries. Warning signs are all around and all employees need to be proactive in preventing a violent situation. During this program you'll learn how to identify the types of workplace violence, the warning signs to be aware of and what to do in an emergency.

Introduction
Preventing Violence in the Workplace
Types of Workplace Violence
Ingredients for Workplace Violence
Workplace Violence Perpetrators
Warning Signs
Dealing with a Potentially Violent Situation
Emergency Responses
Summary

Workplace Violence: Ingredients for Disaster
Workplace violence is an unfortunate social phenomenon occurring throughout the United States. Warning signs are all around and all employees need to be proactive in preventing a violent situation. Watch as Jim Merrill, coauthor of When Work Equals Life, discusses violence in the workplace.

Interview with Jim Merrill

Working Wounded: Overcoming Your Own Bias
Latent biases could ruin your professional image. Watch as Bob Rosner, founder and syndicated columnist of Working Wounded, discusses how to reveal and overcome biases that could hinder your career.

Overcoming Your Own Bias

Certification:
Workplace Environment (Videos)

Audience:
Non-Managers, Front Line Managers, Mid Level Managers, Exec Level

Features:

This online training series is presented using streaming video.
Interactive questions appear periodically during this video to engage the learner and reinforce key concepts.
An index lists the key sections of the video, with the ability to select sections to play.
Slides accompany the videos and reinforce the learning topics. These slides can be downloaded for reference after the course is completed.
A full-text transcript of the video can be viewed. Text in the transcript is selectable to choose a point to play the video.

Technical Requirements:

Internet connection
Browser: Internet Explorer, FireFox, Chrome, Safari, Opera or any standards compliant browser.
Authorware and Macromedia Flash player recommended but not required.
JavaScript must be enabled.

What You Get:

You will receive Unlimited Access to all of the Workplace Environment (Videos) training tutorials listed above. Your online training courses will be available from anywhere you have internet access.This e-learning series includes all of the online training tutorials listed and is provided in an interactive, self-paced format. Retake any or all of our computer training as often as you want. Our online tutorials allow you to learn anywhere, anytime from any computer with internet access. All courses allow for 1 year unlimited access (1 user), include a variety of features and qualify for Continuing Education Unit credit.

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Workplace Environment (Videos) Online Training Series

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