Personal and Professional Development Classes

2 Personal Enrichment
Computer Technologies
Windows 7
Acquire the basic skills needed to get started in
this new operating system. You will work with the
various features, tools, and options available in
Windows 7. You will become familiar with the
environment, learn to customize, manage folders
and files, and work with simple tools and browse
the Internet using Internet Explorer 8.
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Mon., Sept. 26 (1 class) 7 - 9:30 p.m. $59.
Facilitator: Ryan Hayward.
Microsoft Office 2010:
Transitioning from Office 2003
In this transition course, you will work with the
new and updated features of Office 2010. It is
specifically designed for users with prior experience
in Office 2003. You will learn to identify the
features that are common to all applications in the
Microsoft Office 2010 suite. You will also modify
documents, present data in Excel, create
PowerPoint presentations, work with databases in
Access manage tasks in Outlook and share files in
Office.
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Mon., Nov. 14, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. & Nov. 21, 9 a.m. -
noon (1.5 classes) $199. Facilitator: Darryl
Jackman.
Basic Web Design
If you are thinking about starting your own
website, then this is the class for you. Topics
include choosing a hosting company, proper page
flow, colour choice, bandwidth as well as the lingo
and terminology used in starting a website and for
continuing on to the final product.
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Wed., Nov. 9 (1 class) 7 - 10 p.m. $79. Facilitator:
Ryan Hayward.
“Aim high. Achieve more.” • Fall 2011 • September - December
Building Successful Do-It-Yourself
Websites Using Joomla!, Level 1
Learn to create, modify and publish functional
websites. By the time you are ready to go online,
you'll have learned how to install and configure the
Joomla! system on a web server, download and
install new site templates, create menus and
content pages and add images.
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Wed., Nov. 16 - 23 (2 classes) 7 - 9:30 p.m. $99.
Facilitator: Ryan Hayward.
Building Successful Do-it-Yourself
Websites Using Joomla!, Level 2
Now that you have your website online, it's time to
add some customized touches. You'll learn to make
more advanced modifications to your site including
changing template images and colours, and downloading
and installing extensions to add functionality;
e.g., image galleries and event calendars.
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Wed., Nov. 30 - Dec. 7 (2 classes) 7 - 9:30 p.m.
$99. Facilitator: Ryan Hayward.
Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is the result of combining all
today’s technology to provide people with secure
access to their personal information, data, and
computer programs, from virtually anywhere. In
this course, the student will review the overall
concepts including its practical use, origins, what
makes it possible, benefit to individuals and
society, its future direction, and how we can take
advantage now!
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Thu., Nov. 3 (1 class) 7 - 9:30 p.m. $69.
Facilitator: Darryl Jackman.
Microsoft Word 2007, Level 1
Create and edit documents; save, open or close
documents; apply formatting options; set tabs and
indents; change the view mode, manipulate the
text using features such as copy and paste, and