Welcome to SYM-Q Courses

SYM-Q Navigator

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Author: Constance Ridley Smith

Find your way to intercultural effectiveness with The SYM-Q Navigator.

The Basic Course consists of Topics 1-7.
The Full course consists of all 12 Topics.
The Advanced Level is comprised by 2 additional topics beyond the Full Course -- 14 Topics.

By the end of the 12 Topics you will be able to:

• Act more effectively in intercultural settings
• Be a better collaborator
• Identify the areas where more skill is needed for higher performance in the new environment (MCG, COG, MOT, BEH)
• Identify in which areas of the SYM-Q Model is more support needed to improve your adjustment to the new environment (INDIVIDUAL, CULTURAL, GEN-TECH, COLLABORATIVE)
• Address your subconscious biases
• Practice SYM-Q on a daily basis

You will become more self-aware and more aware of others.

Write Right!

Writing Skills for Business Professionals

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Author: Constance Ridley Smith

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is a writing course designed for the business professionals who desire to improve their writing skills in a manner that is appropriate for their area of employment in business and industry. The focus of this course will be how to write specific formats including Meeting Agenda and Summaries, Business Reports, Annual Reports, Abstracts, and Proposals.

A Diagnostic Pretest will tease out the basic components of grammar, sentence structure, word usage, subject-verb agreement, etc. The Pretest will be scored and reviewed, with discussion made by the Course Leader. In subsequent sessions, the Course Topics will be drawn from the foundational pieces of good writing. By the end of this course series, well-developed writing samples will have been produced by each participant who completes the course.

This course series is video-based and utilizes current automated tools and content to facilitate asynchronous delivery, review, and remediation by end users, when desire.