Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure
This course provides students who administer and maintain SQL Server databases with the knowledge and skills to administer a SQL server database infrastructure. Additionally, it will be of use to individuals who develop applications that deliver content from SQL Server databases.
Introduction to SQL
Through hands-on labs, students will explore the SQL standard, giving users an understanding of the SQL Language. The course introduces the concepts of database design and data modeling. Students will be able to distinguish between DDL statements and DML statements and their uses in building queries. Standard SQL operators and functions will be used to […]
Introduction to SQL Databases
This course is aimed at people looking to move into a database professional role or whose job role is expanding to encompass database elements. The course describes fundamental database concepts including database types, database languages, and database designs.
Business Process Management (BPM) Foundations
This 3-day workshop explores the world of Business Process Management (BPM), providing students with a firm foundation in BPM principles, drivers, methodologies, and common practices. BPM is examined as an overarching initiative aimed at transforming organizations through process improvement and organizational alignment. The three pillars of successful BPM – people, process, and technology – will […]
Capturing System Requirements
This course prepares the student to properly identify, define and confirm the customer’s true requirements when they are needed – prior to the design and development of the system. The key to every project’s success, accurately captured requirements are not only essential for meeting stakeholders’ expectations, but also to avoid costly delays, added cost for […]
Creating and Presenting an Effective Business Case
Today’s economic environment demands that organizations use all resources to the utmost effectiveness in order to meet organizational goals. Often, however, professionals are ill-equipped to respond in ways that management understands. This workshop addresses that requirement. In this course students will learn to develop and deliver a business case for project initiatives, and to do […]
Critical Thinking, Decision and Risk Analysis
This course provides an overview of decision and risk analysis techniques. It focuses on how to make rational decisions in the presence of uncertainty and conflicting objectives. Concepts will be illustrated through case studies and practiced by students through exercises. Class will also consider the “trade-space” of multiple criteria relevant to decisions. These can be […]
Cybersecurity Fundamentals for ISSOs
The Cybersecurity Fundamentals course provides students with an overview of core information assurance (IA) and cybersecurity concepts. The course will consist of lectures and hands-on labs for a multi-faceted learning experience. This course will provide a good initial foundation for participants wanting to work in a corporate or government security role and ultimately pursue an […]
Cybersecurity Operations for ISSOs
This course presents a real-world view of Enterprise Cybersecurity Operations. Topics covered include Network Traffic Analysis, Threat Detection, Penetration Testing, Incident Response, High Availability & Disaster Recovery, and Data Analytics for Cyber. Students will see demonstrations and get some hands-on exposure to each of these topics.
Cybersecurity Risk Management and Compliance for ISSOs
This course focuses the student on a broad range of topics relative to risk-based planning and implementation for enterprise cybersecurity, looking at both internal and external threats. External threats will consider a variety of threat actors including nation states, terrorists, hactivists and criminals. Internal threats will focus on insider threat, exploring what insider threat means […]
Decision and Risk Analysis
This course provides an overview of decision and risk analysis techniques. It focuses on how to make rational decisions in the presence of uncertainty and conflicting objectives. Concepts will be illustrated through case studies and practiced by students through exercises.
Gathering and Documenting Requirements with Use-Cases
Learn best practices for gathering and documenting user requirements based on the use-case approach. Over the course of a case-study project, trainees gain experience facilitating requirements-gathering workshops and creating textual use-case documentation with supporting diagrams. The course covers what the Business Analyst needs to know to plan and execute each requirements gathering session as the […]