In this learning activity you'll discover three factors that affect group performance: group cohesiveness, communication structure, and individual roles.

In this module, we'll be introducing you to SIPOC, a powerful tool that can help you improve your business processes. It's a high-level process mapping tool that helps you identify the key components of a process and how they relate to each other. SIPOC diagrams are often used in Six Sigma and Lean methodologies, but they can be useful for any process improvement initiative. We’ll explain the key SIPOC components and demonstrate how to build one. Then, we’ll walk through a few scenarios and let you build your own.

In this module, we’ll explore what an affinity diagram is, discuss how it can be used to solve problems, and end with some real-world applications to show you how these can help you in any manufacturing role to bring order to chaos.

Do you hate doing homework? Do you think it’s a waste of your time? Are you looking for a better way?

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Brainstorming helps find new ideas to problems. Learn how you can use brainstorming to write a paper, give a speech, or work on a group project. In this video, you’ll explore what brainstorming is and how to use it.

Learners study the effect that pressure has on boiling temperatures. Once a liquid has reached a full boil, additional heat does not raise the liquid’s temperature; however, pressure can vary the boiling point of a liquid. A brief quiz completes the activity.

Learners see and hear how motivation on the job can be compared to the use of a bicycle. They then write an explanation of how this theory can be applied to a situation in their own workplace.

Every speech starts with an outline. Knowing how to write one can make the difference between speech success and speech failure. In this module, we’ll explore what’s involved in creating an outline, demonstrate how to put one together, and give you examples you can use to create your own outline.

Students read how profits can be doubled with the elimination of only a fraction of the "waste" in a company's operation.

Learners examine how metal detectors function. This object includes animation and sound.

In this animated object, learners examine what anxiety is, how it affects people, and ways to manage it.

In this interactive object, learners review how to read a caliper. They then test their skills with eight practice questions.

Explore how aligning on-screen text and narration with graphics can help improve knowledge retention and learner engagement.

Learners examine the function of each part of a microscope and follow step-by-step instructions on how to focus on a specimen. They also review the proper use and care of a microscope and test their knowledge in two drag-and-drop exercises.

In this learning activity you'll discover how to evaluate a problem statement using both the MEA and the IP Techniques.

In this learning activity you'll play "How to Really Be a Millionaire" to learn the basics of accumulating wealth.

The learner will understand how to properly use a fillet gage to measure weld size.

Learners reflect on their own attitudes toward change and list them in the order they might experience them. In a separate exercise, they prioritize the actions a group might take when faced with change in the workplace.

In this animated object, learners follow an analogy of water flowing through pipes and valves to see how resistance decreases in a parallel circuit as branches are added.

In this learning activity you'll explore how port scanning is commonly used by hackers to infiltrate a network and how IT security professionals can detect it.