The 'Autodesk Revit Architecture' badge empowers learners to develop the digital design skills needed to effectively use the Autodesk Revit Architecture software.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Explain the purpose of BIM and how it is applied in the Autodesk Revit software. - Use basic sketching and modifying tools. - Link CAD and Revit files to begin a project. - Create levels and grids as datum elements for a model. - Created a 3D building model with walls, curtain walls, windows, and doors. - Add component features to a model, such as furniture and equipment. - Add floors, ceilings, and roofs to a building model. - Model stairs, railings, and ramps. - Set up sheets for plotting with text, dimensions, details, tags, and schedules. AND - Receive a grade of 80 or above.
The 'Project Management' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed the project management skills needed to effectively manage a project from conception to launch.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Complete the certificate course with a passing grade.
The 'Bookkeeper Professional' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed the skills needed to effectively use the Quickbooks Online software to become an effective bookkeeper. The learner will also work with general ledgers, assets, liabilities, equity accounts, balance sheets and income statements. They will learn to compute and record basic book and tax depreciation, manage bills and invoices, reconcile bank, and credit card accounts, and provide financial statements for tax preparation.
The 'EKG Technician' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed the necessary skills in theory and hands-on instruction needed to effectively perform and interpret an EKG. Students will learn anatomy of the cardiovascular system, electrophysiology, lead placement, types of rhythms, AV blocks, and myocardial infarction. Students will also learn the basics of HIPAA security and privacy as it relates to the profession. Hands-on training in 12-lead EKG placement, heart rate calculation, and rhythm strip interpretation are also performed.
Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance
The 'Social Media Marketing' micro-credential confirms that the learner has developed the skills needed to use social media to market a business. Learners will gain the ability to identify the functionality variations of each platform and determine which are best suited for your company’s success.
The 'Phlebotomy' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed their skills in venipuncture, capillary, heelsticks, and non-blood specimen procedures. The learner also demonstrates knowledge of medical terminology, the anatomy of the circulatory system, and quality assurance.
The 'Human Resources Management' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed the skills necessary to begin or advance their career in human resources. This badge covers three knowledge domains: People, Organization, and Workplace, as well as eight behavioral competencies: Relationship Management, Consultation, Leadership & Navigation, Communication, Global & Cultural Effectiveness, Ethical Practice, Business Acumen, Critical Evaluation.
Information Systems Security Professional
The 'Information Systems Security Professional' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed the skills to effectively secure information systems while becoming thoroughly familiar with the domains of the CISSP Common Body of Knowledge.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Complete the certificate course with a passing grade. - Demonstrate mastery of the associated learning outcomes.
The 'Medical Coding Specialist' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed the universally recognized coding skills necessary to serve as a communication liaison between physician offices, patients, and insurance companies.
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding Systems
The 'Medical Interpreter' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed the ability to identify human anatomy in both languages, translate medical documents from English to Spanish, communicated common medical terminology in written and verbal format, and understand the code of ethics if a Medical Interpreter.
The 'Nursing Assistant' micro-credential confirms that the learner has developed the skills to gather vital signs, patient data, and provide care for the basic physical and emotional needs of patients.
The 'Personal Trainer' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed the skills necessary to help individuals improve their health through physical fitness by assessing individual fitness levels and create customized plans to help clients achieve personal fitness goals.
The 'Pharmacy Technician' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed knowledge of dosage forms and classifications, pharmacy laws and regulations, prescription processing, drug information references, alternative medicine, repackaging and compounding, and over-the-counter medicines.
The 'Payroll Fundamentals' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed the fundamental skills needed to effectively process payroll concepts, paycheck calculations, fringe benefits, and payroll reporting.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Identify and complete the various forms needed for reporting and filing requirements - Recall the federal and state wage and hour laws to ensure compliance - Examine a payroll situation and correct, amend, adopt, or change for positive results - Use qualitative and quantitative methods and tools to accurately calculate a paycheck - Recall basic payroll accounting functions to calculate and distribute wages, salaries, and withholdings through time sheets, paychecks, and payroll ledgers - Perform compliance research - Identify payroll system needs and documentation for internal controls
The 'Payroll Mastery' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed the advanced payroll skills necessary for payroll managers and supervisors.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Recall advanced payroll concepts - Calculate a paycheck using qualitative or quantitative methods and tools - Apply payroll accounting to a company’s financial accounts - Perform compliance research - Identify payroll system needs and documentation for internal controls - Recall the requirements for withholding, depositing, and reporting employment taxes by employers
The 'Event Planning and Management' badge confirms the learner has developed the skills needed to effectively plan and manage large and small events. Learners will explore a wide range of event types from corporate to special events.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Identify the 12 basic principles of meeting planning - Create a request for proposal (RFP) - Identify the key partners involved in the site selection process - Analyze the seven phases of a meeting life cycle - Develop a complete budget utilizing the four planning formulas - Create a contract containing all required legal elements - Recall eight EIC domains of professional meeting planning
The 'Autodesk AutoCAD Essentials' badge confirms the learner has developed the basic computer-aided design (CAD) skills needed to effectively use the Autodesk AutoCAD software at a basic level.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Demonstrate basic drawing and editing commands - Organize drawings using layers - Create advanced object types such as arcs, polylines, polygons, and ellipses - Set up and organize layouts in AutoCAD - Create and edit text in a drawing - Apply dimensions to drawings - Demonstrate how to annotate drawings
The 'Autodesk AutoCAD Intermediate' badge confirms the learner has developed the computer-aided design (CAD) skills needed to effectively use the Autodesk AutoCAD software at an intermediate level.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Using accurate positioning and coordinate entry - Creating and organizing drawings using blocks and constraints - Setting up advanced layouts - Creating and modifying drawings using external references - Using advanced Annotation and Dimension styles - Demonstrating how to use advanced productivity tools
The 'Autodesk AutoCAD Advanced' badge confirms the learner has developed the computer-aided design (CAD) skills needed to effectively use the Autodesk AutoCAD software at an advanced level.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Demonstrate how to navigate the AutoCAD software and system setup - Demonstrate how to work with advanced text objects and tables - Organize and manage drawings using layers - Define dynamic blocks and attributes - Use publishing, collaboration, and automation tools - Show how to publish, create, and customize sheet sets - Demonstrate how to customize the AutoCAD user interface to increase productivity - Use macros and custom routines
The Financial Planner – Estate Planning badge confirms that the learner has the skills to address the challenges of effective estate planning raised by tax code changes. The badge holder can identify estate planning issues facing clients, analyze their present course of action, and determine how well their existing plan fits into the overall estate plan. They can also identify important rights and requirements of clients to manage risks related to estate planning, explain the various federal transfer taxes and how they can impact a client, and identify strategies that can be taken to ensure the client's goals are met.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Identify the estate planning issues facing your clients, then analyze their present course of action to determine if the client’s goals and plan of action align - Determine how well their existing plan fits into the overall estate plan and determine options available that can be employed to align the estate plan with client goals - Describe the various ways property is owned and titled - Describe the role of the planner as it pertains to your clients’ estate planning issues - Identify important rights and requirements of clients to manage risks related to estate planning - Explain the various federal transfer taxes and how they can impact a client - Identify strategies that you and the client’s estate planning attorney can take to ensure the client’s goals are met - Identify characteristics of the various fiduciary roles involved in estate planning
Financial Planner: Financial Plan Development
The Financial Planner – Financial Plan Development badge confirms that the learner has the skills to develop a comprehensive financial plan that integrates the six major areas of personal financial planning: cash flow, investments, insurance, retirement, estate planning, and taxes. The badge holder can collect all necessary information, analyze the client's situation, and identify the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to a specific problem. They can also communicate the analysis effectively, both orally and in writing, and apply the CFP Board Financial Planning Practice Standards.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the content found within the Financial Planning curriculum and effectively apply and integrate this information in the formulation of analysis and recommendations - Communicate the analysis effectively, both orally and in writing, including information based on research, peer, colleague or simulated client interaction, and/or results emanating from synthesis of material - Collect all necessary and relevant qualitative and quantitative information required to assess the client’s situation and provide thorough and accurate analysis - Analyze personal financial situations, evaluating clients’ objectives, needs, and values - Demonstrate logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to a specific problem as described in the template - Evaluate the impact of economic, political, and regulatory issues with regard to the client’s situation - Apply the CFP Board Financial Planning Practice Standards
Financial Planner: Financial Planning Principles
The Financial Planner - Financial Planning Principles badge confirms that the learner has developed the general financial planning, professional conduct, and regulation skills necessary to understand the role and responsibilities of a financial planner.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Integrate the financial planning process into client engagements - Analyze financial planning engagements to determine which cognitive errors and emotional biases are present - Examine financial statements to create recommendations for the appropriate use of cash flows and financing to meet client goals - Perform time value of money calculations to determine amounts needed to meet client objectives through the use of a financial function calculator - Understand how regulatory requirements have an effect on financial planning - Apply professional conduct and fiduciary responsibility principles to financial planning engagements - Assess the effect of the economic environment and consumer protection laws on the financial planning process - Determine the best method of education funding for a given client situation
The Financial Planner – Investment Planning badge confirms that the learner has the skills to help clients with investment planning, including understanding different types of investments, evaluating risk, and developing asset allocation strategies.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Understand the different types of investments that are available and understand the advantages and disadvantages of each for a given client situation - Determine characteristics of equities, valuation methods, and how to properly diversify a portfolio of stocks in order to hedge risk - Understand how fixed-income securities fit into investment portfolios, what makes their prices fluctuate, and when and how to select short-term and long-term debt securities - Understand and analyze mutual funds, and select the mutual funds that are most appropriate for specific client situations - Learn and apply a number of investment formulas and computations used in the quantification and measurement of risk - Understand the concepts of modern portfolio theory, as well as the efficient frontier, capital market line, security market line, and arbitrage pricing theory - Understand the efficient market hypothesis and stock market anomalies - Understand how to formulate an investment policy statement and how to develop an asset allocation strategy consistent with your client’s financial goals
The Financial Planner – Retirement Planning badge confirms that the learner has developed the skills and knowledge to help clients determine how much they need to save for retirement and how to best achieve their retirement goals. This includes the ability to identify the retirement planning issues facing clients, understand the various government and employer-sponsored retirement plans available, calculate the amount of retirement savings needed, and develop a savings plan to achieve that goal. The Financial Planner – Retirement Planning badge is a valuable credential for anyone who is interested in helping clients achieve their retirement goals. It demonstrates that the learner has the skills and knowledge necessary to provide comprehensive retirement planning advice.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Identify the retirement planning issues facing your clients, then analyze their present course of action to determine if the client’s goals and plan of action align - Determine how well their existing plan fits into the overall retirement plan and determine options available that can be employed to align the retirement plan with client goals - Know how to utilize individual retirement plans (IRAs, both traditional and Roth IRAs) as well as prepare people for retirement using their employer retirement plan - Describe the role of the planner as it pertains to your clients’ retirement planning issues - Understand various retirement distribution options, including required minimum distributions - Explain the Social Security program, especially Social Security retirement benefits, and how they can impact a client - Calculate the amount needed at retirement and different savings methods to accomplish that goal
Financial Planner: Risk Management, Insurance, & Employee Benefits
The Financial Planner – Risk Management, Insurance, and Employee Benefits badge confirms that the learner has the skills to help clients with risk management, insurance, and employee benefits, including identifying risks, understanding insurance coverage, and developing risk management plans.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Identify financial risk exposures facing your clients upon their deaths, then analyze their present coverages and resources - Determine how well a client’s existing coverage fits into the overall risk management plan - Know basic life insurance policy and annuity features, provisions, and riders - Describe the role of the planner as it pertains to your clients’ health‐related issues, and identify important rights and requirements of clients to manage these risks - Identify characteristics and uses of nonqualified deferred compensation and executive performance incentive plans - Identify characteristics of a given employee benefit plan, including plan use and design, funding methods, and tax implications for both the employer and the employee
The Financial Planner – Tax Planning badge confirms that the learner has the skills to help clients with tax planning, including understanding tax laws, analyzing tax consequences, and minimizing tax liability.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Analyze situations involving the individual tax computation and be able to recommend basic individual income tax planning strategies - Recommend appropriate accounting methods and business forms for a small business - Analyze the income tax consequences of the acquisition and disposition of property - Understand the passive activity loss rules and related topics that will allow you to select an appropriate activity - Determine the income tax consequences of life insurance, annuities, and securities - Analyze the income tax consequences of various methods of tax planning for the family - Demonstrate an understanding of tax law research and the audit process and analyze situations involving tax traps, penalties, penalty taxes, and special tax computations
The 'Culinary Apprenticeship' micro-credential demonstrates that the learner has developed the culinary skills needed to effectively join the food industry. The badge covers a wide range of topics, including kitchen safety, knife skills, presentation, and culinary techniques. Learners who earn the Culinary Apprenticeship badge will be well-prepared to work in any type of foodservice setting.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Demonstrate professionalism in the kitchen - Identify the uses of kitchen tools and equipment - Demonstrate safe handling of knives, tools, and equipment - Apply safety and sanitation guidelines to minimize food illness and injuries - Recall the different knife cuts and their applications - Explain the importance of presentation and garnishing - Recall culinary techniques, methods, and ingredients used to produce and flavor proteins, vegetables, soups, stocks, sauces, and fruits
The 'Paralegal: Bankruptcy and Collection Law' micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand and apply bankruptcy law, and prepare documents related to bankruptcy cases.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Distinguish between debtor-creditor law and bankruptcy law - Identify the 3 primary types of debts - Explain the steps in the consumer debt collection process from default to judgment - Identify and distinguish the 3 basic types of liens - Differentiate between secured and unsecured loans - Explain the legal structure of Georgia mortgage loans - List common reasons why individuals and businesses may seek bankruptcy relief - Describe the information required to prepare a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 petition - Explain the difference between a conversion, dismissal, and discharge of a bankruptcy case - Summarize the purpose of a Chapter 13 proceeding
Paralegal: Civil Litigation Fundamentals
The 'Paralegal: Civil Litigation Fundamentals' micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand and apply the basics of civil litigation, and assist attorneys with case initiation and management.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Explain the basic rules of venue and jurisdiction in civil cases - Recall the basics of the case initiation, investigation, and organization - Explain the fundamentals of drafting and filing pleadings and motions in civil cases - Identify the basic rules of evidence most frequently relevant to paralegals - Recall Civil Procedure terminology - Identify the names and structure of the Federal Courts and Georgia State Courts - Assemble basic pleadings and other documents necessary to initiate a civil action
Paralegal: Civil Litigation Intermediate
The 'Paralegal: Civil Litigation Intermediate' micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand and apply the intermediate stages of civil litigation, and assist attorneys with case management and preparation.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Describe a paralegal’s role in the civil litigation process - Explain the discovery process, trial preparation, trial practice, and post-judgment relief - Memorize applicable legal terminology and the preparation of documentation - Prepare pleadings to assist in the pre-trial, trial, and post-trial phases of litigation
Paralegal: Contracts & Business Associations
The 'Paralegal: Contracts and Business Associations' micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand and apply the law of contracts and business associations in Georgia, and assist attorneys with the formation and management of these entities.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Identify the basic principles of contract law - Describe the steps toward the formation, performance and enforcement of contracts - Identify steps to form small corporations - Identify what constitutes an actionable breach of a contract - Describe rights, obligations, and potential liability of the parties to a contract following a breach - Determine the advantages and disadvantages of the various forms of business associations and how those organizations are formed in Georgia
The 'Paralegal: Criminal Law' micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand and apply the law of criminal procedure, and assist attorneys with the defense of criminal cases.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Identify the structure of the Criminal Justice system from arrest to appeal - Describe the constitutional scope of police investigations - Identify the structure of State and Federal Court Systems - Identify jurisdictional issues - Recall the constitutional limits of the government and punishment of crimes - Recognize criminal documents
The 'Paralegal: Estate Planning and Probate' micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand and apply the law of estate planning and probate, and assist attorneys with the preparation and administration of these matters.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Describe the technical requirements for executing, revoking, and contesting wills - Interpret rules regarding the rights of survivors of a deceased’s estate - Compare and contrast the different types of trusts - Differentiate between the testate and intestate probate processes - Recognize legal issues that need to be researched - Identify the documents that make up estate planning for a client - Apply non-probate transfers as an alternate estate planning method - Recognize tax issues that affect estate planning
The 'Paralegal: Family Law' micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand and apply the law of family law, and assist attorneys with the preparation and litigation of family law cases.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Recognize the grounds for divorce and the evidence required for each - Identify the history of marriage and divorce in Georgia and how corresponding laws have changed over time - Summarize the requirements of custody, parenting time, alimony, division of property, and child support - Explain the requirements to adopt in Georgia - Describe which courts impact domestic relations law - Discuss the equitable division of assets and liabilities, alimony, attorney’s fees, court costs, and expenses of litigation
Paralegal: Law Office Management & Technology
The 'Paralegal: Law Office Management and Technology' micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand and apply the principles of law office management and technology, and assist attorneys with the efficient and effective operation of a law office.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Use document software to draft, edit and print legal documents and spreadsheets. - Explain the importance of timekeeping and billing. - Utilize computers to expedite the timekeeping and billing process. - Differentiate between the types of organizational structures within a law office. - Recall the methods used to protect the confidentiality of information transmitted via the Internet, cloud or social media. - Identify the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure used for electronic data discovery. - Describe the importance of preserving data discovery. - Discuss the systems and processes necessary to ensure quality law office management.
Paralegal: Legal Research & Writing Fundamentals
The 'Paralegal: Legal Research and Writing Fundamentals' micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand and apply the principles of legal research and writing, and assist attorneys with the research and writing of legal documents.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Cite statutes and cases using “The Bluebook” style for reporting research findings - Create short-form case citations - Recognize legal terms commonly used in law firms relating to research sources and methods - Utilize electronic sources to locate legal authority, including state and federal codes, case reporters and secondary research materials - Research issues of law utilizing Westlaw
Paralegal: Legal Research & Writing Intermediate
The 'Paralegal: Legal Research and Writing Intermediate' micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand and apply the principles of legal research and writing at an intermediate level, and assist attorneys with the research and writing of legal documents.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Cite statutes and cases - Create short-form case citations - Interpret law office letters and memoranda - Summarize (brief) appellate court opinions - Perform background research, specific fact research, and validation research skills. - Write a memorandum of law
The 'Paralegal: Overview of the Law' micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand the basics of the American legal system and the role of a paralegal, and assist attorneys with the day-to-day operations of a law office.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Discuss the organization and structure of the American Legal System - Recognize the major areas of the law including Criminal, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Family and Civil Litigation - Describe the paralegal’s role in a law office including job responsibilities, ethics and characteristics for success - Recognize the importance of legal ethics - Discuss alternative dispute resolution
The 'Paralegal: Real Estate Law' micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand the basics of real estate law and assist attorneys with the documentation and closing of real estate transactions.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Define the concepts and terms of real estate law - Describe the steps and procedures required in a real estate closing - Recognize the documents required in residential and commercial real estate closings
The 'Paralegal: Tort Law' micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand the basics of tort law and assist attorneys with the investigation, litigation, and appeal of tort cases.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Recall the key concepts of tort law in Georgia - Specify how information that goes to prosecute and defend a tort case is obtained - Recognize how a paralegal assists an attorney with prosecuting and defending a tort case at various stages, including litigation - Describe how a paralegal organizes information in a tort case - Demonstrate how a tort case is worked from initial client contact through appeal of a verdict - Differentiate between intentional torts and negligence torts
Financial Planner: Risk Management, Insurance, & Employee Benefits Copy
The 'Medical Office Assistant' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed the skills to manage the daily front office operations of physician, dental, chiropractic, veterinary offices, nursing homes, and clinics.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade. - Describe the members of the healthcare team and their area of responsibility in the healthcare environment. - Identify the different styles and types of communication in the healthcare setting and recognize communication barriers. - Differentiate between legal, ethical, and moral issues affecting healthcare. - Describe appointment scheduling guidelines and the office policies and protocols for handling appointments, reception, operations, and communications. - Identify the differences between paper and electronic medical records and the general principles of medical record documentation. - Explain the legalities and contents of medical records as it relates to information management and privacy. - Recognize coding procedures for both the ICD-10-CM diagnostic and CPT procedural coding systems. - Explain the procedure for determining and verifying insurance benefits and processing claims. - Identify common procedures for effective financial and practice management, including banking, human resources, marketing, and customer service. - Identify organs and structures of the body system. - Define word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms used to describe organs and structures. - Describe primary functions; common diseases; common diagnostic, medical, and surgical procedures; and common abbreviations/symbols related to systems and body structures. - Operate a patient billing and accounting software in a medical office environment.
The 'CompTIA A+' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed the technical skills needed to troubleshoot a wide variety of issues, ranging from networking and operating systems to mobile devices and security.
Network Configuration And Change Management
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Install, configure, and troubleshoot PC motherboards, system components, and peripheral devices - Compare networking hardware types and configure local addressing and Internet connections - Summarize uses for network services, virtualization, and cloud computing - Support the use of mobile devices and print devices - Configure and troubleshoot the Windows operating system - Support the Linux and macOS operating systems - Configure SOHO network security and manage PC security settings - Support the use of mobile apps - Use remote support and scripting tools - Implement operational procedures
Medical Assisting: Anatomy, Physiology, & Medical Terminology
The 'Medical Assisting: Anatomy, Physiology, & Medical Terminology' micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology, which are essential for working as a Medical Assistant.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Recognize and understand medical word parts and definitions - Describe body planes, directional terms, quadrants, and cavities - Identify the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, blood and lymphatic, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems - Recognize the anatomy and terminology in each body system - List the major organs in each body system - Describe the normal function of each body system - Identify common pathology treatments related to each body system - Define medical terms and abbreviations related to each body system - Discuss implications for disease and disability when homeostasis is not maintained - Compare body structure and function of human body across life span - Diagram medical terms and label word parts
The 'Medical Assisting: Clinical Externship' badge confirms that the learner has the skills to collect and record patient data, administer diagnostic and medical procedures, and exhibit professional behavior in a healthcare setting.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Collect and record patient data - Administer diagnostic and medical procedures - Exhibit organization, time management, and attention to detail - Follow guidelines for patient scheduling and admissions - Demonstrate professional oral and written communication - Exhibit ethical behavior in a healthcare setting
Medical Assisting: Clinical Procedures Fundamentals
The 'Medical Assisting: Clinical Procedures Fundamentals' badge confirms the learner has the skills to perform a variety of clinical procedures, including collecting vital signs, conducting physical examinations, and administering electrocardiograms.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Describe Standard Precautions, infection control, and medical asepsis as it relates to the medical assistant - Report patient history and care in a medical record - Collect a patient’s blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, height, weight, and pulse oximetry measurements - Demonstrate the methods, components, and sequences of the patient physical examination - Describe the medical assistant’s responsibilities with obstetric and gynecologic examinations and procedures - Describe the medical assistant’s responsibilities with pediatric examinations and procedures - Describe the medical assistant’s responsibilities with male reproductive system examinations and procedures - Demonstrate the procedures for applying sterile gloves, preparing instruments for sterilization, and setting up a sterile field - Administer a 12-lead electrocardiogram - Describe the medical assistant’s responsibilities during specialty examinations and procedures of body systems - Classify diagnostic imaging techniques and procedures - Describe the role of a medical assistant in a rehabilitation setting - Recall therapeutic modalities available in a rehabilitation setting - Identify the seven nutrient types - Discuss the importance of nutrition in health and disease
Medical Assisting: Clinical Procedures Intermediate
The 'Medical Assisting: Clinical Procedures Fundamentals' badge confirms the learner has the skills to collect and handle specimens for testing, perform blood draws, and interpret laboratory results.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Describe the importance of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) in the healthcare setting - Discuss the reasons for performing laboratory testing - List the nine most common laboratory panels - Complete a blood draw using a syringe, vacuum tube system, butterfly, and capillary puncture - Distinguish between normal and abnormal blood test results - Explain the importance of safety procedures and quality control when performing a urinalysis and working with microbiologic specimens - Perform specialty laboratory tests for blood glucose and cholesterol
The 'Medical Assisting: Medical Ethics & Law' badge confirms the learner has the skills to understand and apply medical law, ethics, and bioethics in the healthcare setting.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Compare medical law, ethics, and bioethics - Describe personnel needs in each of the types of practice management - Explain professional liability for medical assistants - Recall 10 guidelines for risk management - Compare informed and uninformed consent - List six purposes of medical records in the ambulatory healthcare setting - Describe at least five guidelines for keeping client information private in electronic medical records and paper medical records - Recall the laws that have an impact on reimbursement - Discuss ethical implications regarding reimbursement and collections - Recite four necessary components of personnel policies - Identify the levels of sensitivity to cultural diversity - Compare and contrast allocation and access of healthcare - Discuss the legal and ethical implications of genetic engineering - Identify important guidelines for health professionals in reproductive health services - Discuss three ethical implications of life-and-death decisions
Medical Assisting: Medical Office Procedures
The 'Medical Assisting: Medical Office Procedures' badge confirms the learner has the skills to demonstrate professional behavior, schedule patients, manage medical records, and prepare for emergencies.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Discuss the history of medicine and the role of the healthcare team - Demonstrate coping and therapeutic communication skills - Discuss ethical behavior in a healthcare setting - Identify guidelines for patient scheduling and admissions procedures - Demonstrate proper filing procedures and medical records management - Demonstrate professional oral and written communication - Identify safety procedures to prepare and respond to emergencies
The 'Medical Assisting: Pharmacology' badge confirms that the learner has the skills to calculate and administer medications safely and effectively and understand the role of vitamins and minerals in health and disease.
**To earn this badge, learners must:** - Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade - Identify the classifications, desired effects, side effects, and adverse reactions of medications - Describe the relationship between anatomy and physiology and the effects of medications on the musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary, endocrine, nervous, and reproductive systems - Recall the 6 rights of proper drug administration - Calculate adult medication dosages using the proportional and formula methods - Calculate children’s medication dosages according to kilogram of body weight - Name the 7 fundamental units of the metric system and the metric equivalents used in the medical field - Identify abbreviations and symbols used in calculating medication dosages - Describe the classifications of antineoplastic agents - Identify key recommendations for healthy eating patterns - Identify the functions, food sources, United States recommended daily allowance (USRDA), and indications of deficiency for selected vitamins and minerals - Review medication for appropriate disease-state management
The 'Paralegal Professional' micro-credential represents a culmination of the Paralegal Professional Certificate series of 13 courses designed to prepare learners for a career in paralegal. Earners of this badge have demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of the American judicial system and practical skills to assist trial attorneys including interviewing witnesses, investigating complex fact patterns, researching the law, and assisting in preparing cases for courtroom litigation. To earn this certificate, learners must earn all 13 micro-credentials.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** Successfully complete all 13 Paralegal micro-credentials with a passing grade within a 36-month time period: - Paralegal: Bankruptcy & Collection Law - Paralegal: Civil Litigation Fundamentals - Paralegal: Civil Litigation Intermediate - Paralegal: Contracts & Business Associations - Paralegal: Criminal Law - Paralegal: Estate Planning & Probate - Paralegal: Family Law - Paralegal: Law Office Management & Technology - Paralegal: Legal Research & Writing Fundamentals - Paralegal: Legal Research & Writing Intermediate - Paralegal: Overview of the Law - Paralegal: Real Estate Law - Paralegal: Tort Law
The 'Medical Assisting Professional' micro-credential confirms the learner has developed the medical assisting skills necessary to effectively perform a wide range of clinical and administrative tasks in a healthcare setting. This includes the ability to collect and record patient data, administer diagnostic and medical procedures, use a syringe, vacuum tube system, butterfly, or capillary procedure to obtain blood specimens, obtain specialty specimens for laboratory testing, demonstrate safety and quality control procedures while working with microbiologic specimens, perform a 12-lead ECG, follow guidelines for patient scheduling and admissions, calculate and administer medications, assist with minor surgical procedures, demonstrate professional oral and written communication, and exhibit ethical behavior in a healthcare setting.
**To earn this micro-credential, learners must:** Successfully complete all 7 Medical Assisting micro-credentials with a passing grade: - Medical Assisting: Anatomy, Physiology & Medical Terminology - Medical Assisting: Clinical Externship - Medical Assisting: Clinical Procedures Fundamentals - Medical Assisting: Clinical Procedures Intermediate - Medical Assisting: Medical Ethics & Law - Medical Assisting: Medical Office Procedures - Medical Assisting: Pharmacology