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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
www.rockvalleycollege.edu/cpe Fall 2011
BUSINESS CAREERS
Confident Leadership
Training – The Series
(1.5 Credits) Rock Valley College proudly presents and in-depth eight
part program that focuses on the skills needed to promote self awareness,
become a better decision maker, and define the path to your
success. This course is geared toward self improvement for better
understanding of self and those you interact with. Whether you’re
currently in leadership, aspiring to leadership, or just looking to make
yourself a better employee or person this course is for you.
Instructor: Ian Gregory has a teaching background and has taught for
many years for Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville, WI, Mercy
Hospital and U.W. Hospital, Madison, WI as an EMT and Paramedic
instructor. Ian is a recently retired Captain from the City of Beloit Fire
Department and was responsible for overseeing training for the department
and integrated teaching leadership course to the department.
Instructor: Karen Redieske has over 20 years of business experience
including small business, city government and self-employment. She
has a degree in Business Administration and a solid foundation of
business procedures and realizes the importance of effective leadership
in the workplace as well as our personal lives.
Series
• Course #: BUS 030 RV
Reg Code: 7543 9/27-11/15
Tuesdays, 6:00-9:00 pm
8 Sessions
RVC STUDENT CENTER BLDG Room 1222
Karen Redieske and Ian Gregory $299
Know Yourself
This two-part course explores the most important component—YOU!
Learn your strengths and weaknesses, who you are and what you’re
seen as. Understand how to separate your emotions from your behaviors
and get a 360 Assessment so you’ll know where you stand as you
decide where you’re going.
Goal Setting and Action Plans
This class in not just about setting goals and writing actions plans,
it’s about understanding and overcoming the obstacles that too often
derail their successful implementation.
Communication
Why are we the way we are? Why do we resist change? We have
three brains? Find the answers to the one issue you must deal with
on a constant basis-change. It’s not what you’re hearing that’s hurting
you; it’s what you’re not hearing. Think you listen effectively? Come
find out what you’re missing. Listening is an attitude. More importantly,
it’s a skill that can be improved through proper practice.
Conflict Resolution and Accountability
You must first understand conflict to effectively deal with it. Is it good
or bad? Can you end it? Should you? Come explore these and many
other questions as we take you through scenarios of real life conflict.
Teambuilding
This lively and interactive session teaches you how to assemble
teams that push for excellence. Develop your current and future
stars, deal with the squeaky wheels and learn what stops teams from
becoming great. This session includes a workshop on turning vision
into reality. This one is a must!
Motivation
When the need for motivation arises, you must understand accountability.
How do the two work together? Can you teach self-motivation?
Does accountability mean punishment?
Start Your Journey on
the Right Foot!
Simplified Sales
“If you always do what you always did, you will always get what
you always got.” Time for a change? If you want to learn to sell, if
you want to be motivated, Simplified Sales will provide you with the
techniques and training you’ll need to be successful. Gain insights on
promoting yourself and your product based on her secrets and philosophies
of life. Be rewarded with not only a better attitude on life but
with being a successful salesperson. Become that rare person who
can take care of hearts while also taking care of business. Purchase
text at first class from instructor, $17.50 cash or check only).
About the Author: Teddy Behrendt is a retired Assistant Vice
President, Branch Manager in the banking industry. She has 22 years
of banking experience, 20 years of speaking and training, and 23 years
of insurance; all of which included sales. She is fun, dynamic and has
an abundance of energy
• Course #: OSB 033 RV
Reg Code: 7186 9/27-10/11
Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00 pm
3 Sessions
RVC STUDENT CTR Room 1224
Teddy Behrendt $49
Principles of Banking Operation
(1 Credit) This course, offered in partnership with the Illinois Bankers
Association, provides entry to mid-level bankers/tellers with
information needed to provide effective service to customers, conduct
basic financial transactions, thus improving bank profitability. Also discussed
are the effects banks have on the U.S. economy, the purpose
and business of banking, products and services provided by banks and
how they are delivered. Lastly, students will gain an understanding of
basic financial transactions and the application of banking laws and
regulations. Upon completion, two AIB credits will be awarded. All
materials included in the fee.
• Course #: BNK 010 RV
Reg Code: 7500 9/15-11/17
Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm
10 Sessions
RVC STENSTROM CENTER Room 319
Dennis Cheatwood, Stillman Bank, $235
Basic Bank Teller Training
(1 Credit) Rock Valley College has partnered with the Illinois Banking
Association to teach the skills needed to become a successful bank
teller. This class includes a comprehensive overview of the banking
industry, the U.S.
Payments System, the duties of the Federal Reserve System and an
over view of the pertinent banking laws and regulations. Learn about
daily transaction procedures, teller responsibilities and delivery of
quality customer service. Students will have the option to take a final
exam to qualify for the American Institute of Banking credits. Course
fee includes cost of text. No class 10/31.
• Course #: BNK 001 RV
Reg Code: 7530 10/3-11/14
Mondays, 5:30-8:30 pm
6 Sessions
RVC CLASSROOM BLDG II Room 120
Melisa L. Kallestad-Wichelt $215
Entrepreneurship Principles
(3 Credits)This course is held in cooperation with the RVC Business
Division and examines the various skills and habits essential for a
successful entrepreneurial venture. Real world case studies will
provide opportunities to analyze why certain businesses fail while
others succeed. Students will also encounter exposure to a variety of
entrepreneurship ventures through lectures and live experiences that
support growth in problem recognition, and solution development, and
the exploration of career options.
• Course #: BUS 077 RV
Reg Code: 4782 8/24-12/7
Wednesdays, 6:00-8:45 pm
16 Weeks
RVC WOODWARD TECH CTR Room 213
Dr. Gerald GeRue $235
Import/Export Now!
ONLINE
(1 Credit) Now you can learn what it takes to be self-employed in
import or export (or both) of goods or services with this step-by-step
hands-on nine week seminar delivered over the internet. This course
is appropriate for people with zero business background, as well as
established businesses looking for new trade. For over twelve years
the course has been highly rated for content, delivery and personalization.
You will be taken through licensing and permits, setting yourself
up for properly conducting trade worldwide at the small business level.
The entire course may be taken at your pace, with plenty of one-onone
email contact with the instructor. Optional weekly live sessions
online are run during the course. After the formal nine weeks course,
you may join a listserv of ex-students, so access to the instructor and
peers never ends. The required textbook How Small Business Trades
Worldwide, ISBN: 978-0-9795515-0-5 is available on Amazon.com.
About the Instructor
John Spiers has worked in Seattle and San Francisco with international
trading companies since 1974, in virtually every position. Selfemployed
trading internationally since 1984, John shares what he has
done in the past, what he has advised others to do successfully, and
what he is doing now all in a seminar highly rated by participants for
content, experience, pace and humor.
This on-line course will meet on the Internet on Wednesdays, for 9
sessions from 8:00-10:00 pm (Central time.)
Session I – 10/12-12/7/2011 Cost $95
TO REGISTER, pay and provide us with your e-mail address, call (815)
921-3900 and refer to Course #MKT 052
Testimonial: “I have purchased a lot of products on starting a
home-based business. Spent thousands of dollars. No product,
course, seminar, video came close to offering the content that
this course did.”
Sandra Rajsic-Lohman, MBA, CPA, CMA