ATTENTION MATURE JOB SEEKERS:
Career Builder Courses
One of the fastest growing segments of
the labor market is the age 50 and older worker. Career Builder courses
are designed for those who are 50 and older who want to or are being
required to return to work or even change careers. Classes
include Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, QuickBooks, Keyboarding as well
as Internet and computer basics. We also offer courses in job hunting,
transitioning to a new career, and home business resources.
NEW!
Shoreline will unveil a broader
Continuing Education Program for Winter Quarter! Along with our Career
Builder courses (computer training, and business and professional
development offerings), we’re launching courses to hone writing
skills, improve and maintain mental and physical health, reveal lesser
known regional history, and lots more. Career Builder offerings begin at
the start of Winter Quarter, with our new Continuing Education courses
beginning in February and March 2016. Browse
the Winter schedule,
and stay tuned in coming weeks for added courses and more details!
Skills
NEW! Use Your Dependable Strengths
In
this intensive, two day group experience, participants identify and
articulate their unique strengths and talents, unlock their hidden
potential, and improve their employability.
Through guided group discussions, you will:
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Explore "good experiences" for patterns of strengths
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Create a report of strengths to use in making contacts and improving interviews
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Practice becoming a "job magnet" to increase job offers and referrals
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Develop salary negotiation abilities, team skills, and more
This
workshop is a product of Bernard Haldane's theory of the Dependable
Strengths Articulation Process, rooted in over 60 years of research and
practice.
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Saturdays | Building 1400, Room 1402 | Instructor: Tabor, P.
Tuition: $39.46 | Start date: 3/19/16 | End date: 3/26/19 | P-SKL 104 | Item 6921
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NEW! Get Rich, Stay Rich!
Ariele Huff returns for Winter Quarter 2016 after setting a new class enrollment record for Plus 50 last Spring!
Make money your friend and servant. This workshop is a step-by-step guide to bettering your life and your circumstances: A money makeover! Wealth
is within your grasp. Participants will leave with increased confidence
and wealth awareness, a game plan, a treasure map, and step-by-step
guidance, which has helped many become wealthy.
6:00-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays | Building 1400, Room 1402 | Instructor: Huff, A.
Tuition: $24.28 | Start date: 1/26/16| End date: 2/16/16 | P-SKL 106 | Item 6925
Business
Introduction to Project Management
Get started on what it takes to guide and successfully take projects from A-Z!
Students will assess current career or business status, and learn
strategies for moving ahead. Regardless of background and whether
NGO/nonprofit, or private sector, this class will focus entrepreneurs on
project management, finding resources for launching
a business, and utilizing best practices.
6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursdays | Building 1100, Room 1103 | Instructor: Adeyemi, L.
Tuition: $18.21 | Start date: 2/18/16 | End date: 3/10/16 | P-BUS 150 | Item 6920
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NEW! Entrepreneurial Edge: What's Next II
Congratulations!
You have thought it over and have finally decided to discover your
strengths, uncover opportunities, and create your preferred future.
During this 10 week entrepreneurial coaching program, award-winning entrepreneur developer, Tiffany McVeety, will guide you through each of the 10
Keys to Success. Each week a new key will reveal strategies
to help you focus on your preferred future, overcome self-imposed
limitations and inertia, and provide you structured accountability as
you launch and grow the business of your dreams.
Participants will leave with a 3 month, 6 month and 1 year plan for
success, tools to access OPA - Other People Assets, and a step-by-step
idea to market launch plan for your next BIG idea. Three facilitated
peer-to-peer mentoring sessions are offered (but
not required) during the quarter to support your
success. "Motivational!" and "Inspirational!", your instructor Tiffany
McVeety, is an independent director whose training company, Girandola
Center, trains thinkers, doers, makers, innovators and future leaders
through the US State Department IVLP program and other esteemed
partners.
This class has
no pre-requisites. Current business owners, social entrepreneurs, and
would-be entrepreneurs will benefit from this hands-on series coaching
sessions. Textbook: Please
order online: Entrepreneurial Edge Small Business Toolkit. Available
on Amazon.com or other book sellers.
10:30-11:20 a.m. Tuesdays | 1/5/16 – 3/8/16| Building 1400, Room 1401
2:30-4:00 p.m. Thursdays | 1/21, 2/18, & 3/3 | Room 1412 | Item 6900 | Instructor: McVeety, T.
Tuition: $24.28 | P-BUS 200
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eBay: The Basics of Selling
Master
your eBay Seller account, create successful eBay listings, load
pictures and accept credit card payment with PayPal. This course overs
selling "Tips, Tricks and Traps,” market
analysis, determining shipping costs, where to get FREE shipping
supplies, how to print shipping labels from your home computer and get
FREE home pickup.
Prerequisites: At
least one year experience working with a mouse and keyboard.
Familiarity with Windows or Macintosh environment is very helpful, as
is the ability to access your email remotely. A memory stick or thumb
drive is required for this class.
9 a.m.-3 p.m. S | Building 1300, Room 1308 | Instructor: TBA
Tuition: $30.35 | Start date: 3/5/16| End date: 3/12/16 | P-BUS 101 | Item 6916
Computing
Quick Keyboarding
Want to type much faster and with more accuracy? This class really works!:
“After
being part of a massive layoff in Sept, and over 50, I found myself
highly skilled but only in the select market from which my
telecommunications
background required. I took all the classes I could, [including] the
Keytimer class in February. I am now typing 40+ words per minute. I was a
non- typist before. “
Tami Cook
Shoreline, WA
Type properly by touch while increasing your speed and accuracy. At the
end of the first session, you will be able to type all the letters of
the alphabet, the horizontal numbers, comma and period on the keyboard
without looking at your fingers. Using a scientifically
designed book, you will see quick results.
Textbook (with software): KEYTIME®
Skillbuilder© Learning Kit and
KEYtimer© Software CD
available in bookstore.
ISBN 978-0-9627395-0-7.
8:00am-12:00pm Monday - Thursday | Building 5000, Room 5116 | Instructor: Lewis, L
Tuition: $39.46 | Start date: 3/7/16 | End date: 3/10/16 | P-CMP 100 | Item 6902
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Integrated, Self-paced Computer Lab
Virtually any office position will require at least some experience
with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ready
to get started? Come to a self-paced laboratory environment and work in
the company of other job seekers. Learn and practice these programs:
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Outlook:Set up contact lists. Save email drafts. Link
keywords in email messages to websites, maps, and photos. Customize your email messages with your own signature.
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Word:Set up and save documents. Organize files and
folders. Learn mail merging.
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Excel:Get the basics of data creation. Customize slide
shows. A coach will help you navigate the software and help menus.
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PowerPoint:Insert
pictures onto slides. Create text
blocks and shapes. Add depth and dimension to text and photos. Produce a
slide show. This five-week course will prepare you for most any office
environment, with all the one-on-one guidance you will need. It's also a
great prerequisite to our singularly focused
Microsoft application courses.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with the Windows environment and working with a mouse
and keyboard. A memory stick or thumb drive is required for this class.
4:00-7:00 p.m. TWTh | Building 1300, Room 1302 | Bowen, K.
Tuition: $75.88 | Start date: 2/2/16 | End date: 2/28/16| P-CMP 114 | Item 6907
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Email: Outlook Basics
Microsoft Office, including Outlook for email, now has over one billion users worldwide (Softpedia,
Softnews, 10 July 2012). This includes over 90% of all offices in
the USA. If not already among the tools listed on your resume, it’s
time to get fluent with this dynamic and versatile email application.
Topics include: An overview of email components, an introduction to
Outlook 2013, composing and organizing messages, setting up and managing
contacts and to-do lists, scheduling appointments and tasks, and
organizing meetings. No
previous experience required.
Textbook: FastCourse Outlook 2013, Labyrinth
Learning Publishers, ISBN 978-1-59136-512-9.
Most Shoreline Community College textbooks are now ordered online from the University Bookstore, or by visiting:UW Bookstore, 4328
University Way, Seattle, WA 98105. Continuing Education books are no
longer available from the Shoreline Community College Bookstore.
4:00-7:00 p.m. Mondays | Building 1300, Room 1308 | Instructor: Berkley, W
Tuition: $24.28 | Start date: 1/4/16 | End date: 1/25/16 | P-CMP 101 | Item 6903
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Getting Started with Computers
For
many of us the mere thought of learning the basics of computer use can
be uncomfortable, even overwhelming. This is a beginning level class
designed to help you overcome these common
anxieties, and get you emailing, researching, and working right away!
Achieve a range of basics and practical applications for personal or
business use. Topics include: Overview of PC hardware and software
concepts, Windows 8, word processing and spreadsheets,
printing and Internet browsing, email use, and computer and Internet
safety.
No previous experience required.
Textbook: Welcome to the World of Computers, 5th Ed., Labyrinth
Learning Publishers, ISBN 978-1-59136-652-2
Please Note: Most Shoreline Community College textbooks are now ordered online from
the University Bookstore,or by visiting: UW Bookstore, 4328
University Way, Seattle, WA 98105. Continuing Education books are no longer available from the Shoreline Community College Bookstore.
4:00-7:00 p.m. Mondays | Building 1300, Room 1308 | Instructor: Berkley, W
Tuition: $30.35 | Start date: 2/22/16 | End date: 3/14/16 | P-CMP 102 | Item 6904
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QuickBooks: A
Serious Introduction for General Use and Payroll
Get
started with this valuable accounting software that is used by more
than 80% of small to mid-sized businesses. You will learn the basics of
how QuickBooks can aid you in performing
daily, weekly, and monthly bookkeeping and accounting operations for a
business. This one fills up fast, so register early! Prerequisites: Familiarity
with the Windows environment and working with a mouse and keyboard. A memory stick or thumb drive is required for this class.
6:00-9:00 p.m. Thursdays | Building 1300, Room 1305 | Instructor: Hudson, J.R.
Tuition: $36.42 | Start date: 1/21/16 | End date: 2/18/16 | P-CMP 104 | Item 6906
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PowerPoint 2013 Essentials
PowerPoint is like an electronic slide show, but with a nearly
endless choice of colors, fonts, and presentation styles. Create text
animations to make pictures appear and move, add impressive backgrounds,
charts and tables, different kinds of art and
graphics, and much more. Learn the skills to create a slide show of
any kind, with tips on integrating your oral presentation. Additionally,
with PowerPoint, you will gain intuition and insights for other
graphics programs. Note:
Previous experience with Microsoft Word and familiarity with a Windows environment are recommended.
Textbook: FastCourse Microsoft PowerPoint
2013: Level 1, ISBN-13: 978-1-59136-506-8, Labyrinth Learning Publishers. Most Shoreline Community College textbooks are now ordered online from
the University Bookstore, orby visiting: UW Bookstore, 4328
University Way, Seattle, WA 98105. Continuing Education books are no longer available from the Shoreline Community College Bookstore.
4-7 p.m. Mondays | Building 1300, Room 1304 | Instructor: Berkley, W
Tuition: $24.28 | Start date: 3/21/16 | End date: 4/4/16 | P-CMP 113 | Item 6911
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Word 2013 Essentials
A serious introduction to the basics and beyond of this robust word
processing program. You will create, edit, and proofread documents,
change the look of text and the document, present information in columns
and tabs and work with graphics, symbols, and
diagrams. Prerequisites: Familiarity with the Windows environment and working with a mouse and keyboard.
Textbook: Step
by Step Microsoft Office Word 2013, ISBN: 978-0-7356-6912-3.
Most Shoreline Community College textbooks are now ordered online from the University
Bookstore, or by visiting:UW Bookstore, 4328 University
Way, Seattle, WA 98105. Continuing Education books are no longer available from the Shoreline Community College Bookstore.
6:00-9:00 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays | Building 1300, Room 1304 | Instructor: Aldrich, M.
Tuition: $30.35 | Start date: 2/1/16 | End date: 2/10/16 | P-CMP 129 | Item 6908
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Excel 2013 Essentials
Get
the basics and beyond for creating spreadsheets. You will create, edit
and format a worksheet, perform calculations, print workbook contents,
filter and sort data, and work with
charts. You'll learn to use the Help and other built-in tools. Prerequisites:
Familiarity with the Windows environment, or Getting Started with
Computers, or Integrated, Self-Paced Computer Lab. A memory
stick or thumb drive is required for this class. Word experience is
helpful but not required.
Textbook: Mastery
Series: Microsoft Excel 2013 Introductory Skills, ISBN: 978-1-59136-521-1.
Most Shoreline Community College textbooks are now ordered online from the University
Bookstore, or by visiting:
UW Bookstore, 4328 University
Way, Seattle, WA 98105. Continuing Education books are no longer
available from the Shoreline Community College Bookstore.
6:00-9:00 p.m. | Mondays and Wednesdays | Building 1400, Room 1401 | Instructor: Aldrich, M.
Tuition: $30.35 | Start date: 2/22/16 | End date: 3/2/16 | P-CMP 132 | Item 3024
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