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Winning E-Learning Proposals: The Art of Development and Delivery
Karl M. Kapp
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This is the first book to present the entire process for securing e-learning business successfully. It provides practical tips and techniques for conceptualizing winning ideas, writing winning proposals, and staging winning presentations. The book covers e-learning standards, certifications, budget concerns, ROI, legal considerations, project management and it includes checklists, templates, and actual examples from successful e-learning proposals and real cases. It delineates the ten steps in the E-Learning Business Acquisition Process and illustrates how to make significant profits in the competitive e-learning industry.

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Thoroughly Impressed .......2006-08-03

I am new to the industry and had never written an RFP before so I used this book as a guide. It was excellent and was exactly accurate. This book is dynamic and very readable thus it can be read straight through as it made an otherwise dry topic interesting an engaging. The book can also be used as a referential guide as key points are well written and clearly made. I suggest reading the book in its entirety and then referencing it throughout your Request for Proposal process. True to its title, Winning E-Learning Proposals: The Art of Development and Delivery, proves that winning E-Learning Proposals is an art, however, one of many helpful aspects of this book is that it successfully teaches the science on which success in this field is founded.

...and writing E-Learning Proposals.......2004-02-02

I cannot imagine WRITING an e-learning proposal of any kind without reading this knowledgeable book. The relationship between implementing enterprise and vendor is the fulcrum of a effective program, and this book will increase the odds of success, not just in finding the right partner and structuring the right arrangement, but rolling out the right work.

I also like how honest Kapp is in dealing with the fact that, while meeting the customers' needs is paramount, that does not mean the customer is always right.

A Must Have for the Real World of Instructional Technology.......2003-11-22

This book is for anyone who expects to make it in the business world and be successful at winning customers for e-learning accounts. The steps in the book guide the user how to put together a proposal that will get business for you. I found the book very useful to write a proposal and give a presentation that will make anyone stand out from the competition. Dr. Kapp makes it easy to understand in a step-by-step approach. If anyone wants to be successful in the field of e-learning, this book is a must have.

Great ready-reference & guide.......2003-06-13

The book details each of the steps involved in responding to an RFP. From analyzing the RFP, researching and preparing the written proposal, its submission and finally presenting it to your potential client.

The book is very practical in its structure - a chapter dedicated to each section of a proposal. Chapters begin with 'Why this section is needed' which provides a complete rationale for including that section in your proposal. For most of us on the team who were new to proposal writing, this was helpful in developing an appreciation and correct orientation to the proposal writing process. This is followed by a detailing of what content should, and more importantly should not, go into the section. Finally there are examples culled from RFP's. The examples, both good and bad, were a great springboard to begin writing our own proposal.

I would draw special attention to the 'Defining the Problem' chapter. Following the 'Requirements Matrix' the 'Thought Provoking Questions' and included sample 'Problem Definition Worksheet' helped us identify and home in on the 'problem'. This is perhaps by far the most critical aspect of the proposal writing process. I would suggest taking this chapter seriously.

At another level, having the book around cut short many debates and disagreements within the team about how to go about a certain issue. It helped us stay focused.

On the whole this book is a very practical guide to complete the task at hand. I recommend it highly.

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This guide combines anti-stress techniques with specific, detailed tips on how to deal with real-life situations such as dealing with debt, buying a home, getting married, avoiding burnout, etc. 60 illustrations.

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Good buy for the short-on-time.......1998-12-16

This book covers all the basics. It's a must-read for the short on time and the stressed out who aren't into New Agey mysticism or West Coast transcendntalism. I'm a fan of Chichester's and this Mens Health series. They're brief, helpful and entertaining.

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The State of the Art as of March 2006.......2006-08-19

First some definitions from Wikipedia: A METEORITE is an extraterrestrial body that survives its impact with the Earth's (or other planet's) surface without being destroyed. While in space it is called a METEOROID. When it enters the atmosphere, air resistance causes the body to heat up and emit light, thus forming a fireball, also known as a METEOR or shooting star.

This book is about meteorites, their makeup, and what we have learned from them. Some 88 authors from nine countries have contributed to the writing. This book describes the state of the art as known to science as of March 2006 when the book was finally put to bed. It is suitable as a graduate level text and a reference for meteoriticists and other researchers in allied fields.

The study of meteorites is a fairly new science. It is only in the last century or so that people realized that rocks could fall from the heavens. In that time scientists have come to realize that these rocks, coming from outside the Earth provide a unique insite to exterrestrial situations including the birth of the solar system.

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This book determines adjustable parameters in mathematical models that describe steady state or dynamic systems, presenting the most important optimization methods used for parameter estimation. It focuses on the Gauss-Newton method and its modifications for systems and processes represented by algebraic or differential equation models.

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Good source of practical knowledge........2005-01-19

For a long time I have been looking for a book like this one. Finally, I had found it. Just from the Table of Contents, you will see that includes a broad range of applications in parameter estimation such as: linear, non-linear, ODEs, PDEs and also algorithm's implementation. Special topics, such as sensitivity analysis in ODE models, Information index (where to do the measurements in order to maximize the content of information of the experimental data), and Statistical inference (i.e. parameters' inference, model adequacy test, etc.) are exposed with clarity.

I particularly like the section of Solved Problems, were you can compare your own algorithms with the ones exposed in the book. I work with Matlab (including my own algorithms), and I have done a couple of comparisons that match perfect the numerical results shown in the book.

Many of the typical problems that I have faced in the area of parameter estimation were mentioned in the book; also very good recommendations or practices on how to avoid them are explained. In addition, there is a short section on shortcuts in the "bio" area.

A very good source of practical knowledge for those one interested in the topic.

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Harry Dresden's faced some pretty terrifying foes during his career. Giant scorpions. Oversexed vampires. Psychotic werewolves. It comes with the territory when you're the only professional wizard in the Chicago area phone book.

But in all Harry's years of supernatural sleuthing, he's never faced anything like this: the spirit world's gone postal. All over Chicago, ghosts are causing trouble--and not just of the door-slamming, boo-shouting variety. These ghosts are tormented, violent, and deadly. Someone--or something--is stirring them up to wreak unearthly havoc. But why? And why do so many of the victims have ties to Harry? If Harry doesn't figure it out soon, he could wind up a ghost himself . . .

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Keeps getting better!.......2007-09-19

While I found Storm Front (The Dresden Files, Book 1) and Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, Book 2) perfectly enjoyable, I hadn't yet decided whether the Dresden Files series would be on my "must read" list. I was hooked enough to give Grave Peril a try, and I'm sure glad I did!

Grave Peril puts less emphasis on the whole wizard-for-hire angle. Instead of responding to some random paranormal event, this time our hapless hero is being actively targeted by some big league bad guys. And unlike Fool Moon, which focused on one specific brand of supernatural foe, Grave Peril is absolutely packed with interesting characters, including vampires, a dragon, a Holy Knight, a body-snatching ghost, and Harry's faerie godmother! I haven't seen a cast like this since the Crimson series of graphic novels (which every Dresden fan would do well to check out).

The events in Grave Peril put Harry to the ultimate test, and not everyone walks away from this one unscathed. Harry's confrontations, particularly with the various members of the Vampire Courts as well as with his godmother, are the stuff of legends, and the way they are written is very cinematic. You can see these epic events unfold in your mind.

Butcher took the series to the next level with this book; giving readers a much better look at what makes Harry tick and introducing several supporting characters who are almost as interesting as Harry himself. I only hope this isn't the last we've seen of them.

The Spirit of Destruction.......2007-08-29

Grave Peril (2001) is the third urban fantasy in the Dresden Files series, following Fool Moon. In the previous volume, the renegade FBI agents were all killed and the hexanwolf belts were burned by Harry and Murphy. Susan's film of the death of the loup-garou went on the morning news and was shown for two days afterward before it vanished.

Tera was badly injured, but recovered when she converted to human form. The Alphas suffered few injuries and were soon ready for Harry to lead them on another crusade. Nonetheless, the whole situation left Dresden wondering whether some wizard was working in the shadows to cause these problems.

In this novel, Michael Carpenter and Harry have been responding to visitations by some rather powerful ghosts during the past two weeks. Michael is a Knight of the Cross, a Fist of God, carrying the blessed sword Amorachius. Tonight they banish the ghost of Agatha Hagglethorn from the Cook County Hospital nursery and the babies breathe easily again.

After this banishment, the police arrest both Harry and Michael for disturbing the peace and trespress and they impound the Blue Beetle. After an hour or so, Harry and Michael are released on bail. Charity Carpenter is less than pleased with Harry for getting her husband in trouble, but Susan Rodriguez just wants to know about the story.

It has been a long night, but the vampires are waiting when Harry and Susan reach his basement abode. Luckily, Kyle and Kelly Hamilton are delivering an invitation for Harry and guest to attend a reception of the Red Court for Bianca St. John. As the local representative of the White Council, Harry would be find it difficult to follow his own inclinations and skip the vampire affair entirely.

Then Michael shows up just before dawn. The day before, Harry had sent a client calling herself Lydia to Father Forthill at Saint Mary of the Angels to protect her from a life threatening situation. During the night, a very strong spirit had appeared and demanded that the girl come out. When she remained inside, the spirit had torn up the roses outside the door and trashed the vehicles parked in the lot. Sometime during the night, however, Lydia had unlocked the back door and left the church.

Later, Harry finds the girl in a late model van parked in an abandoned storefront. Then Kyle and Kelly show up and Dresden calls fire upon the vampires, accidentally cutting the support beams and setting the building on fire. The vampires get away with the girl and Harry barely gets out before the whole front of the building collapses.

In this story, Harry attends the Red Court reception, taking Michael with him in full knightly regalia. The invitation didn't say that he had to bring a guest of the other sex. One of the vampire attendees admires Michael's costume and touches it; the resulting shock sends him into convulsions. Thereafter, the vampires look, but don't touch.

The other outsider invitees are an odd lot. One is a Black vampire, one is a White vampire, and another is a dragon. Unhappily, Susan is also there, having forged a copy of Harry's invitation. She learns more than she wants to know about Red vampires at the affair.

This story puts Harry in a bind. He has to let the Red Court hurt his friends or start a war between the vampires and the White Council. Of course, Dresden does it the hard way.

Harry finds out who has been agitating the wall between the real world and Nevernever, letting spirits slip over and cause trouble. He helps Murphy by removing a nasty spell from a disabled veteran of Special Investigations. He also meets a spirit who is posing as himself and discovers the true identity of Lydia. Some nights it just doesn't pay to get out of bed.

As usual, Harry loses sleep, barely escapes death and worries about his friends. He chastises himself for not doing more, not being everywhere and other improbabilities. Dresden is really into self-blame.

Highly recommended for Butcher fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of powerful ghosts, vampire parties, and overworked wizards.

-Arthur W. Jordin

The Heat Rises.......2007-08-07

In this, the third novel of the Dresden Files...we see the hero, Harry Dresden, come to life. This novel is a marked improvement over the first two. From the first novel, we see how human and vulnerable Harry is. He is tenacious and powerful but one can tell that in novels 1 and 2, he is still very naive and unskilled when it comes to people. The first two books were very enjoyable but more on a light level. There were intense scenes, but the temperatures of the stories are fairly cool and casual. In this novel however, the heat rises. Things become serious and deadly, pardon the pun. While so far (I've read up to book three thus far), I've enjoyed all of these stories, Grave Peril is the first that becomes a true nail biter. It is the first I've actually lost sleep over because I just...had...to...know...what...happened next. An interesting new character is also introduced in this new novel, adding spice and a new dimension. The wizard, Harry, also grows, both as a person and in his talent. While still a reckless idealist, things conspire to entwine him in love, life and death. I only refrained from giving this novel a five star rating due to the still somewhat annoying naive attitude of Harry, which does tend at times to make you want to pull your hair out and yell at the book. Nevertheless, Harry is a great character that you're sure to love. Jim Butcher, the author, is growing and becoming more comfortable in his skills and it's very easy to see. I'd highly recommend this third book in the series and look forward to reading the ones to come.

Dresden files.......2007-07-30

The reader was outstanding as was the ongoing story of Harry Dresden. I like all the supporting characters which add a clear uniqueness to the storylines.

Very Good .......2007-07-23

This is the book that started to improve the Dresden files in a major way the first two installments of the series were fine but suffered from a kind of villain of the week feel, there was no overall plan or agenda to the series.

With the third installment of the series all of that begins to change. Harry gets into serious trouble that are still have ramifications on the current Dresden Files that are published. Also a number of secondary characters are introduced that are not meant at the time to register with the reader. Later on in the series the characters that are introduced in this book will be woven back into the narrative very skillfully.

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