DevelopWest

DevelopWest is a professional development initiative that can be accessed from the convenience of your computer.  DevelopWest supports your training and professional development needs through innovative, online learning that can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  With DevelopWest, you can access a diverse library of content that encompasses 3,000 courses and 24,000 e-books.

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Login with your UWG ID and password.

On March 13, 2017, DevelopWest underwent an upgrade.  Use the attached user guide to navigate the newly designed site, if needed.

Learning Expedition 2017 

Join us as we embark on a "Journey of Learning" in 2017.  Use the the course hyperlinks or the DevelopWest id's (below) to search for and access past topics/courses in DevelopWest to embark on your journey!  In order to search DevelopWest using the hyperlinks or DevelopWest id's, you should already be logged into the DevelopWest system prior to clicking on the links below.  

It's not too late to get started on your "Journey of Learning."  We hope you Learn some new skills, Grow both personally and professionally and Achieve your goals!

If you'd like to save these courses to your Learning Plan within DevelopWest, please use these instructions.

• Organizational Skills (January)

  Organizational Skills (January)

  1. Personal Productivity Improvement:  Managing Your Workspace
       (DevelopWest id:   pd_16_a01_bs_enus)

  2. Personal Productivity: Self-organization and Overcoming Procrastination
     (DevelopWest id:  pd_16_a02_bs_enus)

  3. Personal Productivity Improvement:  Managing Tasks and Maximizing Productivity
      (DevelopWest id:  pd_16_a03_bs_enus)

• Stress Management (February)

  Stress Management (February)

  1. Employee Exhaustion:  Managing a Well-balanced Workload
      (DevelopWest id:  _pc_bi_mgbi010)

  2. Creating Work/Life Balance
     (DevelopWest id:   _pc_ch_lach036)

  3.  Time & Stress Management for Rookies (book)
     (DevelopWest id:   74254)

• Google (March)  

  Google (March)

  1. Google Apps:  Collaboration Tools
     (DevelopWest id:  78146)
  2. Google Apps:  Communication Tools
     (DevelopWest id:  78145)
  3. Google Apps:  Creating and Sharing Presentations(DevelopWest id:  78178)
• Leadership (April)

  Leadership (April)

  1. Motivating your Employees
     (DevelopWest id:  ald_01_a01_bs_enus)
  2. Communicating Vision to Your Employees
     (DevelopWest id:  ald_01_a02_bs_enus)
  3. The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership:  Classical Wisdom for Modern Leaders (book)
     (DevelopWest id:  73819)

• Microsoft Office 2016 (May)

  Microsoft Office 2016 (May)

  1. New and Improved Features in Office 2016, Word and Outlook
     (DevelopWest id:  mo_monf_a01_dt_enus)
  2. Working with the Interface and Performing Basic Tasks in Word 2016
     (DevelopWest id:  mo_bewo_a01_dt_enus)
  3. Microsoft Excel 2016 Essentials:  Formulas and Functions
     (DevelopWest id:  mo_beel_a04_dt_enus)
• Work Life Balance (June)

  Work Life Balance (June)

  1. Taking Stock of Your Work/Life Balance
     (DevelopWest id:  pd_20_a01_bs_enus)
  2. Take a Deep Breath and Manage Your Stress
     (DevelopWest id:  pd_30_a03_bs_enus)
  3. Managing Worplace Stress
     (DevelopWest id:   _pc_bi_hrbi006)

   

• Time Management (July)

  Time Management (July)

  1. Aligning Goals and Priorities to Manage Time
     (DevelopWest id:  apd_08_a01_bs_enus)
  2. Make the Time You Need:  Get Organized
     (DevelopWest id: apd_08_a02_bs_enus)
  3. The Art of Staying Focused
     (DevelopWest id:  apd_08_a03_bs_enus)

   

• Communication, Conflict Resolution and Listening (August)

  Communication, Conflict Resolution and Listening (August)

  1. Trust Building through Effective Communication
     (DevelopWest ID:  acm_07_a03_bs_enus)
  2. Become a Great Listener
     (DevelopWest ID:  acm_07_a05_bs_enus)
  3. Preventing Unhealthy Workplace Conflict
     (DevelopWest ID:  comm_39_a01_bs_enus)

   

• (September)

  September

   

• (October)

  October

• (November)

  November

   

• (December)

  December

  

User Job Aids

User Instructions for the Catalog
User Instructions for Monitoring Progress & Printing a Certificate of Completion
User Instructions for My Plan
Printing a Training Certificate for an Employee

Manager Job Aids

Assigning Training Modules to Users
Instructions for Training Reports
Creating Reports for Specific Users

Other Professional Development Opportunities

UWG Online Faculty Development
Atomic Learning
UWG Continuing Education

DevelopWest Tips

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