Ethics By Design announces the launch of Managing Corporate Integrity, its flagship ethics course on Global Classroom. "This course is devoted to the task of developing effective ethics policies in organizations of all shapes and sizes," says Dr. Michael Palmer, author and facilitator of the course. Palmer added, "Good ethics programs

• help protect the organization against fraud, theft, and other misconduct by employees and other stakeholders;


• build trust among all stakeholders, improving the cooperation that is essential to business success; and


• improve the quality of decision making throughout the organization.

"We chose the name 'Ethics By Design' to convey the idea that ethics in organizations must be intentional, something leaders build into the architecture of the business. The idea is to use scientific principles of social and organizational psychology to make sure your company is as good as you are."

Managing Corporate Integrity is a self-paced, on-line course which has been approved for 48 general re-certification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR re-certification through the HR Certification Institute. The course equips HR Professionals and other business leaders with the knowledge and resources needed to develop ethics policies that exceed the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley and Federal Sentencing Guidelines and form the foundation for growing an ethical culture in any business organization no matter how large or small. (More information on the course is available at www.ethicsbydesign.com.)

A business in which good work, honesty, and fairness are the consistent standards of behavior and decisions - for individuals as well as the company - will have better performance, lower costs, higher profitability, and greater longevity than comparable organizations in which mediocrity, slipshod performance, expediency, short cuts, or sleazy behavior are acceptable. This is not a supposition. Numerous scientific studies support this conclusion, and it is even more the case in financially challenging times. When money is tight, bankers are more likely to lend to an unquestionably honest and trustworthy company than one that cuts ethical corners for short-term gain.

The authors of a 1995 Chamber of Commerce study found that 30% of all business failures are the result of fraud and theft. The major cause of sluggishness in business is employee disengagement, which leads to absenteeism, low productivity, high turnover, and even sabotage - all causes of mediocre financial performance or worse. Both misconduct and disengagement come about when employees feel that they are not involved in a meaningful and emotionally rewarding endeavor or that they are disrespected and treated unfairly. Neglect of ethics leads to misconduct that gives rise to lawsuits, the most exasperating negative return on investment there is.

Ethics By Design also developed The Corporate Integrity Checklist, which may be the only code of conduct your small business ever needs. The company expects to offer a course on this program through Global Classroom shortly.

Appearance Upgrade for Cirrus

Starting after midnight tonight, Global Classroom's Cirrus platform will have a new and improved look! Our theme upgrade includes enhanced performance in all browsers and larger font and icon sizes to improve viewing, especially when projected on a whiteboard or screen in the classroom setting. Site functionality will not be affected.

Note: The new theme will have a slightly different appearance for Internet Explorer users than in other browsers.

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Champlain/HR Sentry

Managing the human resources function of a business or organization can be a real challenge; Ensuring that your workplace is a safe and welcoming place for all employees, keeping the right people and managing them for optimal performance, these are all best practices that need to be supported.

Using best HR practices protects your organization from risk and creates an environment that promotes retention, productivity, inclusion, and fairness. Champlain College has teamed up with nationally-known human resource expert HRSentry® to bring you four instructor-led training opportunities.

These workshops are facilitated by human resource experts, yet are completely asynchronous so you may attend the sessions at whatever time of day is convenient for you.

Best Value! Save 25% by enrolling in all 4 workshops!

Coming Soon!

301: Motivating Employees for Optimal Performance
Effective Performance Management Systems
(20 PHR, SPHR & GPHR re-certification credits)
5-week series
September 27, 2010

401: Finding and Keeping the Right People
HR Best Practices
(20 PHR, SPHR & GPHR re-certification credits)
5-week series
November 1, 2010

For more information, or to enroll, go to:

www.go.champlain.edu/hrsentry

or call Cathy Brotzman at 802-865-5471, ext 1.

These workshops are pre-approved by the HR Certification Institute, the training arm of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) for PHR, SPHR & GPHR re-certification credits. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

New Feature: Global Classroom Video

Global Classroom is proud to announce an easy and effective way to embed and view videos directly in your courses! The process of adding video to a course is now very simple. Just go to “Add a resource...”, and select the new “Video” option. All you need to do is browse for the video on your local hard drive, upload it, and start watching! The features of the video resource include:

• Use of flowplayer for playback
• Show or hide videos for students
• Allow both teachers and admins to download videos
• Select a specific aspect ratio
• Resize with preset small, medium, or large options
• Resize to a custom setting within the current page
• Support for any video using H.264 compression, as well as mpg, mp3, mp4, flv, and swf files

We are enabling video for customers on a selective basis. If you are interested in trying out our service, please call 802-881-0656 or email rwillis@globalclassroom.us so we can enable this feature for your eSchool.

Introducing Cirrus: GlobalExpert

“Every classroom, an eClassroom”

GlobalExpert is our collection of eClassrooms for independent educators and subject matter experts. This product will provide instructors with a fully supported eClassroom for creation of online course content that your students, employees, and customers can access from anywhere.

To sign up for a free trial eClassroom on GlobalExpert, click here.

Introducing Cirrus: GlobalK12

“Every classroom, an eClassroom”

GlobalK12 is our collection of eClassrooms for K-12 teachers and students. This product allows individual teachers to provide their students with access to course materials in a contained, safe, online setting. This option provides many features of Cirrus for a fraction of the cost of an eSchool.

To sign up for a trial eClassroom on GlobalK12, click here.

Introducing Cirrus: the eSchool

Global Classroom is pleased to announce the featured product on our Cirrus platform, the eSchool. This product is an online service that provides schools, educators, training organizations and businesses the ability to deliver education online. Global Classroom's eSchool can be branded to your organization and managed online through an administrative dashboard. Students and employees can access lectures, assignments, lessons, and collaborate with other students and the instructor in a centralized online community.

To sign up for a free 60 day trial eSchool, click here.