Course Name

Description

Dates

Fee

Are you new to computers?  Do you wonder what they are and why you would want to use one?  This is the first in a series of courses designed to provide students with full computer skills.  Instruction in computer terminology and systems, both hardware and software, will be covered. you will begin working on simple letters, memos, and resumes. The internet and E-mail will also be introduced.  (16 contact hours)

Instructor: Charlotte Westley

Mar 17 

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Apr 9

Mon

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Wed

6-8 PM

$89

Prerequisites: Basic Keyboard and computer skills. You will learn key terms in Excel. You will learn how to modify a worksheet, open existing workbooks, use the autofill function and autosum function, copy formulas with relative references and spell check you worksheet. You will also learn how to improve your worksheets appearance. (16 contact hours)

Supplies:  Book Required

Instructor: Charlotte Westley

Jan 28

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Feb 20

Mon

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Wed

6-8 PM

$89

Prerequisite: Introduction to Excel. You will learn to create special effects in a worksheet by creating WordArt and inserting pictures. Learn to work with Custom Formats, AutoFormats, Styles and Templates. Learn to Integrate Applications, link Excel Workbooks to a Word Document, embed Excel Data in a Word Document, Link Excel Data to a PowerPoint Slide and many other projects. (12 contact hours)

Supplies:  Book Required

Instructor: Charlotte Westley

TBA

Prerequisites: Basic Keyboard and computer skills. Instruction in terminology, computer operation, editing functions formatting, and special text options. This course presents basic topics of the Word 2003 word processing application. You will create, save, print, and edit documents, move and copy text and use automatic text features. You will also enhance the appearance of documents by formatting text, paragraphs, and documents, finding and replacing text, and using proofing tools to correct spelling and grammatical errors. (16 contact hours) 

Supplies:  Book Required

Instructor: Charlotte Westley

Jan 29

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Feb 21

Tue

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Thu

6-8 PM

$89

Prerequisite: Introduction to Word. A study of production techniques including search and replace functions, headers and footers, spelling checker, mail merge, file functions, and printer set-up. This course covers intermediate Word concepts and skills. You will use templates, create letters, envelopes and labels, and use styles. You will also use work with columns, use graphic elements in documents, and replace text, and use proofing tools to correct spelling and grammatical errors. (12 contact hours)  

Supplies:  Book Required

Instructor: Charlotte Westley

Mar 18 

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Apr 3

Tue

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Thu

6-8 PM

Prerequisites: Basic typing and computer use. This class provides instruction in program parameters, data dictionary, optional field characteristics, calculation, constant default values, designing data entry forms, database organization, and report generation. (12 contact hours)

Supplies:  Book Required

Instructor: Charlotte Westley

TBA

Prerequisite: Introduction to Access or equivalent. Instruction is provided in data validation, data manipulation, browsing through records, record selection and query, indexing and sorting. (12 contact hours)  

Supplies:  Book Required

Instructor: Charlotte Westley

TBA

Prerequisite:Basic keyboard and computer skills.  PowerPoint is a presentation software that enables the user to create professional slide shows.  This course introduces the new user to the computer applications and knowledge necessary to perform specific operations in a particular occupational setting.  (16 contact hours)

Supplies:  Book Required

Instructor:  Charlotte Westley

Oct 22

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Nov 14

Mon

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Wed

6-8 PM

Certified Fiber Optics Technician Course

(CFOT)

This introductory 3-day fiber optics course is designed for anyone interested in learning basic fiber optic networking.  this program combines theory and 75% hands-on activities to prepare the student to take the CFOT test that is sanctioned by the Fiber Optics Association.  The CFOT test is given and graded the final class day.  This course also introduces the student to industry standards governing Fiber to the Desk, Fiber to the Home, LAN/WAN fiber networks and further introduces the student to basic fusion and mechanical splicing.  Students will learn how to identify fiber types, recognize various connectors used in fiber installation and install, terminate, splice, and properly test installed fiber cable to existing standards.  This program explores the history and future of fiber optics and fiber optics capabilities, and cost of installation. 

Standards covered:  NECA/FOA-301-2004, EIA/TIA 568-B.3, ANSI/TIA/EIA 607-A, AND NEC Article 770-50.  Anyone interested in becoming a Certified Fiber Optics Technician should attend this class.  Upon successful completion, this program is recognized for BICSI CECs (Continuing Education Credits); RCDD21, Installer Level/2 Technical 12 CECs. 

Course fee includes all books and study materials.  (24 Contact Hours)

Instructor:  Bob Ballard, RCDD, CFOS, CFOI

Mon-Wed

Dec 10-12,

2007

8AM-5PM

This 2-day program is designed to offer advanced training to anyone involved with the testing and maintenance of fiber optics networks.  A focal point in the program is to offer a general, easy to understand approach to fiber optics testing standards with little theory and considerable hands-on activities.  This comprehensive program explains the variety of testing standards, equipment and technological approaches used in fiber network testing and splicing and how to choose among them.  This 75% hands-on course explores tech overall spectrum of testing and maintenance of single and multi mode fiber optics networks and provides a detailed overview and demonstration of various pieces of equipment used in testing and maintenance.  Subject matter includes a detailed study of ANSI/TIA/EIA-526-14(7)a, OTDR fundamentals and uses, OTDR versus Insertion Loss Testing, Return Loss Testing, and Attenuation testing using the Power Source and Light Meter.  This course is BICSI recognized for 14 CECs for RCDDs and 12 CECs, INS, Level 2/Technician.  (16 Contact Hours)

Instructor:  Bob Ballard, RCDD, CFOS, CFOI

Thu -Fri

Dec 13-14,

2007

8AM-5PM

This 2-day program includes a complete Power Point presentation explaining the importance of high performance splicing and further details the points necessary to achieve these splices.  The depth of this presentation is much greater than most textbooks and provides background information about splicing that is very important to the student.  An overview of OTDR functions and trace understanding is also provided during this presentation.   Seventy-five percent hands-on classroom activities will provide training in both fusion and mechanical splicing of both single and multi mode fiber optic cables.  Both inside and outside plant fiber optic cable types will be utilized during these hands-on sessions along with inside and outside plant enclosures and splice trays.   The student will be responsible for successfully making and testing both single mode and multi mode mechanical and fusion splices.  In addition to the basic splicing activities outlined above, the student will further be required to correctly and efficiently install spliced fibers into splice trays and trays in enclosures.  The student will further be required to achieve a splice loss of less than 0.15 dB for all splices splicing and demonstrate proficiency in interpretation of splice loss using OTDR splice traces.  This program is approved for BICSI CECs:  RCDD 14 CECs and INS, Level 2/Technician CECs - 14.  (16 Contact Hours)

Instructor Bob Ballard, RCDD, CFOS, CFO

Sat-Sun

Dec 15-16,

2007

8AM-5PM