Not sure if you need statistics? Think again! Statistics help with making decisions, new discoveries, investments, and predictions. For subjects ranging from political races to healthcare advancements, statistics can improve your understanding of your favorite topic. In this course, Professor Eddie Davila teaches common terms, formulas, and techniques related to probability, the area of statistics where this course focuses.

Eddie explains that probability is used to make decisions about future outcomes and to understand past outcomes. He covers permutations, combinations, and percentiles, and goes into how to describe and calculate them. Eddie introduces multiple event probabilities and discusses when to add and subtract probabilities. He describes probability trees, Bayes’ Theorem, binomials, and so much more. You can learn to understand your data, prove theories, and save valuable resources—all by understanding the numbers.

Statistics is not just the realm of data scientists. All types of jobs use statistics. Statistics are important for making decisions, new discoveries, investments, and predictions. Whether the subject is political races, sports rankings, shopping trends, or healthcare advancements, statistics is an instrument for understanding your favorite topic at a deeper level. In this course, Professor Eddie Davila offers beginner-level lessons, so you too can master the terms, formulas, and techniques needed to perform the most common types of statistics.

Eddie covers several examples of data and charts. He explains how to find the middle of your data set, as well as the mean and median. He introduces range, then goes into standard deviation and what to do with outliers. These techniques help you understand your data, prove theories, and save time, money, and other valuable resources—all by understanding the numbers.

Even the most optimistic of us can get weighed down when seemingly unrelenting negativity swirls around us at work and in life. It impacts our perspective, presence, and performance. Self-leadership expert Scott Mautz teaches a specific plan for fostering sustainable positivity, especially in the face of tiresome negativity. You’ll be able to stay positive over the long haul by applying fundamentals of positivity—like staying grounded and practicing a special type of gratitude—and by drawing optimism from increased mental strength. Learn to build specialized positivity skills—such as handling criticism and difficult people—and build daily habits of positivity too. Plus, hear real-world examples and craft a personal MAP (micro action plan) for being realistic but staying upbeat when it feels like the world is conspiring to keep you down.

Nearly everyone has a webcam, but many people don’t put the effort into enhancing their webcam video presence. But with just a few relatively easy and inexpensive tweaks, you can capture well-composed, well-lit shots with great audio using the humble webcam. In this course, senior staff instructor Ashley Kennedy shows you how to represent your best self in meetings, as well as presentations, trainings, vlogs, interviews, demos, Q&As, and other types of web videos. Learn basic strategies for optimizing your system and your webcam, staging and lighting your shot, capturing high-quality audio, scripting and rehearsing for big-stakes webcam presentations, and more.

Andre Haddad grew up in Beirut during the Lebanese civil war. His love of reading led to his first job at a bookstore. After a mortar shell hit his family’s apartment in 1989, he left Beirut to study in France. In this course, adapted from the podcast al empire, Hebah Fisher and Andre Haddad discuss Andre’s journey to entrepreneurial success. Andre’s arrival in France forced him to start over, and with the fresh start came fresh observations. Andre noticed the need for auction sites like eBay outside of the US, which led to the launch of his first big success, iBazaar. Andre describes his move from iBazaar to Turo, the world’s largest peer-to-peer car sharing service, and how a passion for sustainability has enabled the growth of the company. The interview concludes as Andre contemplates what his efforts have truly gained both for himself and the world.

Note: This course was created by al empire. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

There’s almost nothing more frustrating than feeling unable to move your ideas, decisions, or projects out into the world. But as you grow in your career and tackle more challenging problems, you’ll inevitably get stuck in the pursuit of your biggest creative goals. The good news is that, despite how it feels, there are clear actions you can take to get yourself unstuck (and keep yourself that way). Join instructor Jeff Fajans, a creative performance and executive coach, as he shares strategies and tips designed to help you tackle this common problem. Throughout the course, Jeff walks through specific strategies you can use to prioritize, eliminate distractions, boost your confidence, and optimize your time and energy. Getting stuck might feel permanent, but after taking this course, you’ll have the tools you need to stay out of that mind frame for good.

This course was created by Madecraft. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Self-awareness is the secret sauce you can use in achieving success in your career and relationships. It ties into your ability to be confident, exhibit emotional intelligence, and demonstrate understanding, and it is a skill that you can practice and develop. In this course, executive coach Dr. Joel Pérez explains what self-awareness is, what obstacles may challenge you in building self-awareness, and how to overcome those obstacles. He concludes with a detailed discussion of several ways that self-awareness can benefit your life, including personal improvement, communication, stress management, and more.

This course was created by Madecraft. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Frameworks such as Apache Flink can help you build fast, scalable stream processing applications, but big data engineers still need to design smart use cases to achieve maximum efficiency. In this course, instructor Kumaran Ponnambalam demonstrates how to use Apache Flink and associated technologies to build stream-processing use cases leveraging popular patterns. Kumaran begins by highlighting the opportunities and challenges that stream processing brings to big data. He then goes over four popular patterns for stream processing: streaming analytics, alerts and thresholds, leaderboards, and real-time predictions. Along the way, he reviews example use cases and explains how to leverage Flink, as well as key technologies like MariaDB and Redis, to implement key examples.

Substance Designer is a powerful, procedurally based tool for creating textures for 3D art and games. This course was designed to give texture artists a complete overview of the Substance Designer 2020 application. If you're new to the field, this course can help you quickly start creating your own textures. If you're an experienced artist looking to add a new application to your toolbox, this course provides plenty of in-depth material with which to work. Instructor Joel Bradley begins with an overview of the application, discussing key concepts such as how to set preferences, use the Materials menu wisely, and make lighting changes. He then covers essential concepts such as how to import meshes and leverage the array of essential "atomic" nodes in Substance Designer, including the Blend, Curve, Blur, and Gradient nodes. Joel closes out the course by explaining how to get the most out of published substances, including how to export and import packages from Designer.

Mit Substance Designer von Allegorithmic lassen sich realistische Materialien für Computerspiele und Filme erzeugen. Robert Hunecke zeigt Ihnen in diesem Video-Training zunächst, wie Substance Designer grundsätzlich arbeitet. Anschließend lernen Sie die typischen Arbeitsschritte in diesem node-basierten Werkzeug kennen. Durch den Einsatz von übertragbaren Effekten gestalten Sie Ihre Materialien zunehmend realistischer und verleihen ihnen einen eigenen Charakter. Schließlich erfahren Sie, wie Sie Ihre Materialien für die Weiterverarbeitung in anderen Programmen exportieren.

See how to create a stylized, non-photoreal version—such as a cartoon outline—of an existing, realistic-looking material using Substance Designer, part of the Substance suite from Adobe. Instructor Joel Bradley walks through the material creation process from start to finish, beginning with choosing nodes that can achieve the level of control needed. He moves on to cover the details of stylizing the image, including outlining, shading, beveling, patterning, and more, all with an eye to maximizing usability.

Substance Painter is a real-time 3D painting tool that allows visual artists to create incredibly detailed materials for use in product visualization, architectural visualization, VFX, and animation. In this course, instructor Joel Bradley shows you how to create a photorealistic material that will make a 3D object in Substance Painter look real. Joel explains how to organize folders and base layers, bake mesh maps, use color ID masks, and more. He covers how to use existing materials to save time, as well as how to augment smart materials and blend materials together. Joel goes into techniques you can use to create the details you need to achieve photorealism. He concludes by showing you how to add subtle details with hand painting and how to export your material so you can put it to use.

Most networking advice you hear hasn’t been updated for our modern, social, interconnected world. In this course, networking expert JaMarr Johnson teaches you how to stop simply networking and become a super connecter. JaMarr explains how to determine which platforms complement your capabilities and lead to more connections, and how to follow up effectively. He goes over how to tap into causes you’re passionate about to expand your network and how to be interested, not just interesting. JaMarr discusses the connector mindset, including the “Blue Ocean” method and spending more time on personal growth that is challenging but doable. He shows you how to use empathy, humor, speaking skills, and empowering others to build your super connector super skills. JaMarr concludes by describing some super actions that boost your super connector skills, such as mentoring and joining digital groups.

This course was created by Madecraft. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

When colleagues grieve, it can feel like you're on your own. Should you say something? What should you do? How do you best support a grieving employee? Addressing grief has not been taught to managers. Until now. Grief consultant and founder of Grief Warrior Leslie Barber shares her specific tactics that managers can use to talk with their team and support grieving employees.

After taking this course, you'll be able to recognize what grief is—and what it isn't. You'll know how to connect in one-on-one settings, address grief in large meetings, and adjust performance and productivity expectations. These are invaluable lessons for managers who may be guiding employees through times of grief and change.

While racism and discrimination are systemic problems that persist, each of us can play a role in helping to eliminate them in our professional environments. In this course, Dana Brownlee, an expert on organizational effectiveness, teaches you the three primary ways racism shows up in the workplace and provides practical strategies that employees at all levels can apply to build a better culture that supports historically underrepresented groups.

A professional with a disability may also have an aptitude for project management, graphic design, or full-stack development. But physical and social barriers in the world of work can make it difficult to fully capitalize on those skills—or worse, prevent them from securing gainful employment at all. Liz Johnson, a Paralympic gold-medalist and founder of The Ability People, seeks to knock down these barriers by helping organizations redefine how they view people with disabilities in the workforce. And in this course, she shares strategies that can help you do the same.

Discover how to sidestep conversations that don't serve your colleagues. Learn how to classify the appropriateness of offering assistance. Plus, get tips on how to select the best employee for a role by focusing on the desired outcome of a task—not the methodology. Upon finishing this course, you'll be ready to start creating a more accessible workplace where employees with disabilities are set up to thrive.

The focus during the pandemic might have been to survive, but now it’s time to get your team to a place where everyone can thrive. Returning to work doesn't exactly mean returning to "normal," but you can develop a new and improved normal for going forward. In this course, instructor Daisy Lovelace goes over important topics and issues to address in building a flexible plan to support your team. Daisy covers (re)establishing trust on your team and revising key work protocols for your team. She discusses the importance of clear, ongoing communication and creating an action plan to help your team adapt quickly the next time they are faced with the unexpected. Daisy addresses some commonly asked questions and walks you through making sure you address your own needs, as well as your team’s, as you move forward to navigate the challenges ahead.

Online surveys are the fastest and most cost-effective method to gather feedback. SurveyMonkey is a popular survey platform that you can use for free, with additional paid options, to send surveys and collect and analyze the responses. In this course, you can learn how to use SurveyMonkey to build your own online surveys. Instructor David Rivers walks through the steps, explaining how to choose a template, add questions, and customize your design. He also offers tips to improve response rates. Then David explains how to collect responses via email, social media, and other websites using the collector tools. Finally, learn how to analyze your survey results, filter responses and spot trends, and present your data using the built-in tools in SurveyMonkey.

Design, construction, and manufacturing are vital industries, but have you wondered about ways to make them sustainable while adding value? In this course, instructor Fulya Kocak Gin explains what sustainability means for an organization and how you can implement it as a business strategy. Fulya explores the reasons behind increasing demand for sustainability. She pulls examples from architecture, engineering, construction, and manufacturing to show you the various roles involved in sustainability, how to set up a sustainability program, and the reasons to pursue these strategies. Fulya identifies key sustainability concepts, such as a circular economy, green buildings, and environmental management systems. She concludes by discussing how climate change affects everyone and how organizations can offset risks and take advantage of the opportunities that climate change presents.

4D construction offers a focus on construction sequencing that helps you plan and monitor your project more effectively. This course teaches you 4D scheduling, using SYNCHRO 4D software. It steps you through the most essential and commonly used tools to get started with 4D planning. The course introduces you to the SYNCHRO 4D user interface; how to move, resize, and snap different windows; and how to save your placements for future quick access. It covers creating or importing a construction schedule, importing 3D models and assigning them to the schedule, using tools to make your process more efficient, optimizing the data, and generating output as a report or animation for analysis and decision making.

Note: This course was created by Bentley Systems. We are pleased to host this training in our library.