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C-GCC • FALL 2007 SCHEDULE • 23buying or selling real estate. Students will be taughthow to buy and sell their home, foreclosure property,raw land, condominium, co-op, multi-family,vacation home, time share, retirement home orinvestment property for the best possible price.Most importantly, the instructor will show you variousways to protect your most valuable asset, yourreal estate. The following topics will also be discussed:mortgage services, rent with option to buy,screening potential buyers, buy for no money down,how to price a property, and how to market theproperty by yourself. The materials (optional) fee forthis class, payable to the instructor, is $18.00.Instructor: Richard Nathan - has been buying andselling real estate for the past fifteen years. He is nota realtor but a consumer advocate who has taughtthis seminar at colleges in New York, New Jersey,Delaware and Connecticut.C-GCC - Room 1191 WednesdayBegins: October 17, 2007 only 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmMaterials Category: * Fee: $41.00BU 24119-1A Wheeling and Dealing: Car Buying WiselyBeverly Nathan is a consumer advocate and not acar salesperson. Students will learn the inside secretsto saving money. Discussion includes buying newcars, used cars, leasing, invoice, wholesale, hiddenrebates, hidden warranties, negotiating fromstrength, buying off the internet, fax buying of cars,and car research sources of information. After thiscourse students will have the ability to negotiatefrom strength and knowledge. The materials(optional) cost for this class is $18.00 payable to theinstructor in class.Instructor: Beverly Nathan - consumer advocate.C-GCC – Room 1281 WednesdayBegins: October 17, 2007 only 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmMaterials Category: * Fee: $48.00BU 24213-1A Basic Office Software Skills ProgramThe Basic Office Software Skills program providesstudents with the opportunity to develop the knowledgeand skills necessary to effectively utilize a personalcomputer and basic business applications intoday’s workplace, school and community settings.The program is well suited to the individual seekingfurther education or employment. Topics includedin the sixty hour course include: keyboarding,Microsoft Windows file management and features,utilizing a word processor and spreadsheet for basicbusiness communications and tracking financialdata, and database skills for organizing and displayinginformation in customized tables, forms andreports. Business e-mail concepts and practices arealso presented. Contact the Community ServicesOffice for enrollment details and additional information.Instructor: C-GCC StaffC-GCC – Room 111Begins: SEE ABOVESEE ABOVE12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Fee: $457.00BU 68142-1ABe a Notary PublicThis class, endorsed by the American Society ofNotaries, prepares you to pass the New York StateNotary Exam and provides a comprehensive view ofthe notary public office. A common misconceptionis that merely passing the exam adequately preparesyou for life in the real world as a notary – it doesnot. This class helps you to prepare both for theNYS exam and to officiate in accordance with NYSlaws. Confusing laws, concepts, and procedures areexplained in plain English. Learn about the day-todayissues you will face in serving as a notary –avoiding conflicts of interest, maintaining professionalethics, charging proper fees, and when todefer to an attorney. Find out how to handle specialsituations, minimize legal liability, and much more.The instructor will also be available via fax and e-mail for post-class support. The New York StateExam schedule will be available in class. The cost ofthe required course workbook is $10.00 and ispayable to the instructor in class.Instructor: Nicholas A. Tulve, Jr. is a paralegal andformer litigation manager with a Fortune 500Company, a New York State Notary Public andNYS certified teacher. Nick’s company, Delaware &Hudson Notary Services, is a fully functional mobilenotary service specializing in loan document transactions.C-GCC-Room 1321 WednesdayBegins: Sept. 12, 2007 only 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Materials Category: A Fee: $42.00COMPUTERSCM 28223-1A Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 for Windows -Level 1Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 for Windows - Level 1is an instructor-led training (ILT) course designedfor new users of PowerPoint 2003 for Windowssoftware. Participants learn how to use thePowerPoint window and tools; create new presentationsand slide shows; work with clip art, graphs andcharts; manage presentations; and produce notesand handouts, and preview and save a PowerPointpresentation as a Web Page and open a locallystored presentation in Internet Explorer. A textbookis required and is included in the fee. Pre-requisite:Microsoft Windows 2003 - Level 1 or equivalentexperience.Instructor(s): The Learning HouseC-GCC-Room 111Begins: October 1, 2007 only1 Monday9:00 am - 4:00 pmFee: $87.00CM 28230-1A Microsoft Excel 2003 for Windows - Level 1Microsoft Excel 2003 for Windows - Level 1 is aninstructor-led training (ILT) course designed fornew users of Microsoft Excel 2003 for Windowswho would like to create professional qualityspreadsheets for business or personal applications.Participants will learn how to create a simplespreadsheet; they will also create simple formulasand enter functions. Participants will learn how tonavigate within large worksheets and insert cells andcolumns. A textbook is required and is included inthe fee. Pre-requisite: Microsoft for Windows orsimilar experience.Instructor(s): The Learning HouseC-GCC-Room 111Begins: September 17, 2007 only1 Monday9:00 am - 4:00 pmFee: $ 87.00CM 28231-1A Microsoft Excel 2003 for Windows - Level 2Microsoft Excel 2003 for Windows - Level 2 is aninstructor led training (ILT) course designed forintermediate users of the Excel spreadsheet software.Participants use Excel’s more complex featuresfor spreadsheet creation, create charts that graphicallyrepresent worksheet data, modify charts, customizecharts by applying formatting, enhanceworksheets and charts by using the drawing tools toadd graphic objects, sort information in a list byusing the Data, Sort command, and locate informationquickly in a list that meets specified conditionsby using the Advanced filter feature. Completion ofthis course provides participants with the skillsrequired to perform intermediate data analysis tasksin an efficient and effective manner. A textbook isrequired and is included in the fee. Pre-requisite:Microsoft Excel for Windows 2003 - Level 1 orequivalent experience.Instructor(s): The Learning HouseC-GCC-Room 111Begins: September 24, 2007 only1 Monday9:00 am - 4:00 pmFee: $ 87.00CM 28233-1A Microsoft Access 2003 for Windows -Level 1Microsoft Access 2003 for Windows - Level 1 is aninstructor-led training (ILT) course designed fornew users of the Microsoft Access 2003 softwarepackage. Participants learn database concepts andterminology, how to create and modify tables andqueries, how to enter and manipulate data in tables,create data forms for viewing and inputting data,create reports that summarize and group data, andperform database maintenance procedures. The costof the required textbook is included in the fee. Prerequisite:Microsoft Windows 2003 - Level 1 orequivalent experience.Instructor(s): The Learning HouseC-GCC-Room 111Begins: October 15, 2007 only1 Monday9:00 am - 4:00 pmFee: $ 87.00CM 28234-1A Microsoft Access 2003 for Windows -Level 2Microsoft Access 2003 for Windows - Level 2 is aninstructor-led training (ILT) course designed forintermediate users of the Microsoft Access 2003software package. Participants learn how to improvetheir proficiency with Access databases and tablesby normalizing tables through fifth normal form,establish relationships between tables and enforcereferential integrity, maintain data integrity in tablesby setting properties, creating a Lookup list, andcreate indexes, use queries to calculate expressionsand extract data from multiple tables, improve formdesigns by adding bound controls, calculate fields,combo box, create and modify data access pages,integrate data with other applications, create andmodify reports with the Report Wizard and Designview, and add a subreport and calculated control.The cost of the required textbook is included in thefee. Pre-requisite: Microsoft Access 2003 forWindows - Level 1 or equivalent experience.Instructor(s): The Learning HouseC-GCC-Room 111Begins: October 22, 2007 only1 Monday9:00 am - 4:00 pmFee: $ 87.00CM 28259-1AIntroduction to Microsoft WordThis course is designed for students who want tolearn the basics of Microsoft Word. Students willlearn how to open Word, start a new document, andsave the document to the My Documents folder.Participants will learn how to cut, copy, and pastetext, change the color, style, and size of fonts.Projects will include how to create a simple poster, asheet of address labels, and a short letter. Becausethis course will cover a great deal of material, studentsMUST know how to use the mouse and havea basic working knowledge of Windows.Instructor: Susan LoGiudice – Susan is a ProgramManager with the IBM Corporation and an adjunctinstructor of Computer Applications at Columbia-Greene Community College.C-GCC-Room 111Begins: October 2, 2007 only1 Tuesday6:00 pm – 9:00 pmFee: $ 28.00CM 28282-1A Introduction to QuickBooks 2006QuickBooks 2006 is an accounting programdesigned for small businesses. The QuickBookssoftware package can help you organize and monitorall areas of your company’s finances, includingaccounts payable/receivable, invoicing, payroll, andcustomer data management. With all your informationin one place, you can create an accurate andcomplete picture of how your business is doing. Thiscourse will provide an introduction to theQuickBooks environment as well as an overview ofvarious concepts and terminology. Students willlearn how to set-up a new company, manage customersand vendors, work with business forms andexplore various banking and billing options. A textbookis required and is included in the fee. Do notmiss this opportunity to improve your financialrecord keeping!Instructor(s): The Learning HouseC-GCC-Room 111Begins: October 29, 2007 only1 Monday9:00 am – 4:00 pmFee: $87.00CM 28398-1AMicrosoft Windows XPStudents will learn how to use Windows XP. Thisclass is geared to new computer users. Students willlearn the fundamentals and skills necessary to adequatelyuse Windows XP. Topics will include