Students must create a free Alison account to access and complete the free online courses on the Alison Online Learning Platform.

[Alison Five (5) free online courses] – Complete each of the five free online Alison courses and upload screenshot of the completion certificate with your name on it for each Alison course in the proper area in Canvas. You must score an 80% or better on the Final Assessment for each of the seven Alison courses to earn the certificate. At the end of the course, you will also share your Learner Record or Learner Achievement Verification (Alison Transcript of all courses) with me in Canvas.

Diploma in Business Communication Skills

Learn effective cross cultural and business communication skills for the workplace with this free online course.
Upload a screenshot of the completion certificate with your name showing in the screenshot to Canvas. You must score an 80% or better on the Final Assessment.
It takes about 10 to 15 hours to complete this Alison course - https://alison.com/course/diploma-in-business-communication-skills-revised

Dealing With Difficult People in Life & Work

Discover how to deal with difficult people and conflict and build healthy relationships with this free online course.
Upload a screenshot of the completion certificate with your name showing in the screenshot to Canvas. You must score an 80% or better on the Final Assessment.
It takes about 1.5 to 3 hours to complete this Alison course - https://alison.com/course/dealing-with-difficult-people-in-life-and-work

Persuasion Strategies! Ultimate Influence Tools & Skills

Discover the most powerful strategies for improving your ability to persuade and influence with this free online course!
Upload a screenshot of the completion certificate with your name showing in the screenshot to Canvas. You must score an 80% or better on the Final Assessment.
It takes about 1.5 to 3 hours to complete this Alison course - https://alison.com/course/persuasion-strategies-ultimate-influence-tools-and-skills

Job Search Skills - Preparing Your Resume and Cover Letter

Learn valuable skills on how to write your perfect résumé and cover letter from this free online course.
Upload a screenshot of the completion certificate with your name showing in the screenshot to Canvas. You must score an 80% or better on the Final Assessment.
It takes about 1.5 to 3 hours to complete this Alison course - https://alison.com/course/job-search-skills-preparing-your-resume-and-cover-letter-revised

The Fundamentals of ChatGPT: AI Language ModelExplore
1. OpenAI's ChatGPT and learn how to use this chatbot efficiently to boost productivity in this free online course.
2. Upload a screenshot of the completion certificate with your name showing in the screenshot to Canvas. You must score an 80% or better on the Final Assessment.
3. It takes about 1.5 to 3 hours to complete this Alison course - https://alison.com/course/the-fundamentals-of-chat-gpt-ai-language-model

About Alison

Complete five Alison free online courses with 80% or better on the final assessments. Alison free online learning platform information is below (Please Read):

Alison is a free online learning platform. You must create a free account to access the online learning courses. You will have to complete five free Alison online courses for this class. To finish an Alison online course, you must complete each topic, every module, every module quiz or mini-quiz and take the final assessment within the overall course and pass with an 80% or better (Note: There may be several topics/modules within each online course that have small little quizzes or assessments after each knowledge area (knowledge check), you will have to complete those to move to the next module in the Alison online course, but you must also complete the final assessment which counts for the 80% or better grade requirement).

Once you complete the final assessment in each Alison course and pass with an 80% or better, it should automatically update to complete for that course. Take a screenshot of the certificate/free diploma earned for each course an upload it in the appropriate area in Canvas. Please also note each mini assessment/quiz within each online Alison course must be completed in one sitting. This means if you leave/exit a mini assessment portion (a module) before answering all questions then you will need to retake the mini assessment as partial progress is not recorded in the mini assessments/quizzes portion of the Alison courses. If you fail a final assessment or wish to attain a higher score, you can retake the final assessment. Just go to the assessment page and click on the 'Retake' button beside your current score. Your last score will be deleted, and you can repeat the final assessment immediately. Note: When you retake a final assessment, your previous result will be deleted and replaced with your newest result, even if it is lower than the original.

Alison works best on Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome web browsers. Ensure you enable Cookies. Unfortunately, with the free version of the courses you will be served ads throughout the learning platform. You may want to create a new and separate email account to use with the Alison courses, so you avoid the possibility of later receiving spam emails. Please verify early in the course, if the device you are using to access the course will work well with Alison. Android and iOS Apple users may be able to complete the courses using Alison’s new mobile app feature. Do not wait until the last minute to try and complete these courses! The course works better for you if you complete each of the Alison courses on time or earlier!

Minimum system requirements for accessing the free online Alison courses are Adobe® Flash Player: Internet access (works on all speeds, although the faster the better, as always!); Processor (any CPU speed which is sufficient to run the Flash Player and a browser at the same time). Web browser (pre-installed on most Windows/Mac/Linux operating systems); recommended browsers include Google Chrome® and Mozilla Firefox®. Email address (if you don't have one, sign up with Google™ Mail, Yahoo!® Mail or any other free email provider). The Alison platform is now supported with a mobile app feature. I have not tried it yet, but the platform says you should be able to complete the courses using the new mobile app for Android and iOS Apple users.

It is best you complete the Alison course on a computer or laptop meeting the above requirements. If you do not have access to a good computer or laptop meeting the above requirements and Alison does not work on devices you have, you may be able to request a loaner laptop from PQC. Click here and here for more information. Please plan accordingly and do not wait until the last minute to complete the Alison courses. If you have additional questions or need further assistance with Alison, go to the Alison Frequently Asked Questions webpage first - https://alison.com/faqs. If you still have problems, please let me know and you should also email the Alison support team at support@alison.com.