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Workforce Services Workforce Services …Of Special Interest Polymer Processing The Career Studies Certificate in Polymer processing prepares students for work in the polymer and plastics industry as an operator or technician. This summer class (IND 295-90 – Polymeric Materials - 3 crs) is one of five classes needed for the certificate. The course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of polymeric materials including engineering plastics. Students will learn to identify proper applications for up to 50 engineered plastics. Students will also learn to prepare samples and perform physical tests on plastic materials; Tensile, Impact, Melt Index and others. Topics include natural polymers, polymer synthesis, polymer morphology, inorganic polymers, ionomers and polymeric materials applications. The class meets Monday evenings, 4:30-8:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Jerry Franklin 434.797.8573 or email jfranklin@dcc.vccs.edu. Alternative Energy ENV 170 – Fundamentals of Energy Technology is one of five courses in the new Alternative Energy Technology Career Studies Certificate. ENV 170 concentrates on the conservation of energy when used for residential heating and cooling applications. The course should be especially interesting to homeowners who would like to learn about weatherization and energy conservation techniques to lower heating and cooling bills. This class meet Thursday evenings, 5:30-8:45 p.m. For more information, please contact Jerry Franklin 434.797.8573 or email jfranklin@dcc.vccs.edu. Motorcycle Rider Satety If you have always wanted to learn to ride a motorcycle, now is your chance! RVH 130 - Motorcylce Rider – Beginning Motorcycle Safety (1 cr) - Studies principles and basic skills of motorcycle riding with an emphasis on safety. The class includes street strategies, protective gear, and selection and care/maintenance of motorcycles. Courses are scheduled for the following weekends: May 24-26; May 31- June 2; June 21-23; July 5 - 7; and July 26 - 28. Classes meet Fridays, 6:00- 9:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Bikes are provided. For more information, please contact Mark McFaddin at 434.797.6421, the Workforce Services Office at 434.797.8430, or email mmcfaddin@dcc.vccs.edu. Tennis Tennis Anyone? PED 123-50 (1 cr) is designed to teach tennis skills with emphasis on stroke development and strategies for individual and team play. The class includes rules, scoring, terminology, and etiquette. The course is offered Fridays, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., May 31-July 5. (Additional playing time to be arranged). For more information, please contact the Workforce Services Office 434.797.8430. Adult Health and Development Course PED 220 – Adult Health and Development (3 crs) – Provides direct application of the theories of aging and physical activity. Teaches techniques for developing appropriate individualized fitness and activity programs for older adults focusing on physical, social, and mental well-being Includes assessment and evaluation of physical fitness principles, roles or exercise in disease prevention, leadership skills and communication strategies. Course meets Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings; 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Riddle Center in Gretna, June 11 – July 9. (Additional time to be arranged). For more information, please contact the Workforce Services Office 434.797.8430. ServSafe® Food Safety Training Program (Non-Credit) The ServSafe® Food Safety Training Program leads the way in providing current and comprehensive educational materials to the restaurant industry. More than two million food service professionals have been certified through the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Exam, which is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-Conference for Food Protection (CFP). ServSafe training and certification is recognized by more federal, state and local jurisdictions than any other food safety certification. Topics covered include sanitation, the flow of food through the operation, sanitary facilities and pest management. The course prepares individuals for the ANSI-CFP accredited exams which will be administered as part of the class. Course dates are June 10, 11, and 12; 4:00- 8:00 p.m. Cost is $125 per person. For more information, please contact the Workforce Services Office 434.797.8430. 30 Danville Community College • Summer 2013
Workforce Services Workforce Services …Of Special Interest Continued Industrial Maintenance Danville Community College will be offering for the summer 2013’ semester Industrial Maintenance courses at its Regional Center for Advanced Technology and Training located at 121 Slayton Ave., Danville, Va. The open-entry, open-exit format has been very popular with local industry due to the content, style of delivery, flexibility and time frame of the offerings. Students receive college credit for successful completion as well as opportunity to apply courses to an Associate’s Degree. The courses at RCATT are being offered in an open-entry, open-exit (OEE) format providing students the flexibility of enrolling anytime during the semester. Classes are offered on Monday-Thursday from 8:00am-12:00pm and 4:00pm- 10:00pm. Students register for the courses the same as they would other courses at DCC. The only difference being with the open-entry, open-exit (OEE) courses is the flexible starting and ending times for the courses. Class materials are provided the student at a cost of $50 per course and is payable at the time of registration. Students must register for the accompanying non-credit offering for each credit course taken. Once enrolled in a course the student has sixteen weeks to complete. An example would be a student enrolled in a fourcredit course can easily complete the course by attending one four-hour class per week during the sixteen week period. Students also have the flexibility of completing courses earlier by attending more classes per week. The number of times a student can attend class during the week is dependent on the equipment availability and permission of the instructor. All the courses are delivered in a hands-on style of delivery using the latest technology found in today’s industry. Below is a listing of courses presently being offered. Course # Reverence Credit Hours ELE 147-90 Electrical Power and Control Systems 3 ELE 195-91 Introduction to Allen-Bradley 1 Panel View & RS View ELE 233-90 Programmable Logic Controllers Systems I 3 (Allen Bradley Control logix) ELE 234-90 Programmable Logic Controllers 3 Systems II – (Siemens 7) ETR 115-91 D.C. and A.C. Circuits 3 INS 230-90 Instrumentation I 3 MEC 154-90 Mechanical Maintenance I 3 MEC 162-90 Applications in Hydraulics and Pneumatics 3 MEC 254-90 Mechanical Maintenance II 3 MEC 195-92 Applications in Pump Systems 2 MEC 195-93 Applications in Piping Systems 2 MEC 295-93 Applications in Pneumatics Troubleshooting 2 MEC 295-91 Application in Steam Systems 2 MEC 295-92 Application in Hydraulic Troubleshooting 2 For more information about the Industrial Maintenance program and courses, contact Gerald Sexton at gsexton@dcc.vccs.edu or call 434.797.8565. Art Lecture by Alla Parsons This summer, DCC will present two lectures on art by Alla Parsons. Parsons, a Russian native, holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from Georgia Southern University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Minnesota State University at Moorhead. She is also completing post graduate studies in world history from the Russian Academy of Science and is currently Artistin-Residence at the Danville Museum of Fine Art and History. Her first presentation, Russian Art - An Overview, ART 2020-90 (#30466) will include the history of Russian art, covering figures such as Chagal and Kandinsky, as well as icons of the Russian Orthodox Church. The lecture will be held Monday, June 24, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., at the Regional Center for Advanced Technology and Training (RCATT). Russian Church. Watercolor by Alla Parsons. 2005. 18x24 The second presentation, Women in Art - Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists – ART 2020-90 (#30468) will focus on women artists and discuss possible reasons why “greatness” in artistic accomplishment have been reserved for male geniuses. This lecture will be held Monday, July 22, from 5:30 – 7 p.m., at RCATT. Another presentation to be held this fall will discuss the Influence of Expressionism and Formalism on the Representation of the Human Figure in Contemporary Art. More details on this lecture will be available later. For more information, please contact Jerry Franklin, Director Manufacturing and Technical Services, at 434-797-8573. Summer 2013 • Danville Community College 31
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