Non-Credit and Continuing Education at Temple University - Summer 2020 Online Courses

NON-CREDIT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
INTERACTIVE ONLINE COURSES
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SUMMER 2020
EDUCATION AT HOME
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personal interests right
from home with our
non-credit courses and
certificates.
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summer 2020
schedule
Online registration is open
now for our summer online
non-credit courses.
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nce to register.
Personal Enrichment
Courses
Professional Development
Courses
Test Prep Courses
about us
The Office of Non-Credit and Continuing Education (ONCE) of Temple University
is committed to providing quality, professional, and accessible education, along
with lifelong learning and training opportunities. We want to empower adult
learners, youth, businesses, and organizations to achieve their professional
goals through personal enrichment learning experiences. Non-credit courses
for the Summer 2020 season will be online. All courses will either be scheduled
via the Zoom platform or be entirely self-paced.
We are proud to offer hundreds of courses each year that will stimulate, expand,
and tickle your mind. For a modest fee, you can learn from instructors with reallife
experiences, explore new directions for personal growth, and refresh skills
or learn new ones.
We hope that you will take the opportunity to grow your career or pursue your
passions with Temple University this summer.
from the director
RHONDA GEYER
Director, Non-Credit and Continuing Education
Welcome to our summer semester! During these difficult
times of social distancing, this is a great time to take
advantage of our online non-credit courses. We’re pleased
to offer a variety of professional development and personal
enrichment courses and programs that can help you achieve
your goals, or learn just for the fun of it! Be sure to browse our horticulture and
gardening classes, and take advantage of the summer weather. If you cannot find
something that interests you, please let us know. Our best ideas and programs
start with feedback from our community. We look forward to meeting you this
summer!
2 Summer 2020 | Office of Non-Credit and Continuing Education

personal enrichment courses
SPY, REPORTER, SLEUTH: WOMEN AT WORK
(BOOK DISCUSSION)
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
Miriam Camitta
Tuesdays: May 26, June 9, and June 23
10 AM−12 PM
Online • $75
Join us as we read three mysteries showcasing
women at the work of detecting. We begin with
Laura Lippman’s Maddy Schwartz, a stay-athome
‘60s Baltimore housewife turned reporter,
risking everything to solve the mystery in Lady
in the Lake. We follow with Kate Atkinson’s
Juliet Armstrong, a young secretary summoned
to spy on British Nazis in wartime London in
Transcription. We conclude with the novel by
Philadelphia writer Liz Moore Long Bright River
about a detective who has a personal interest in
the Kensington opioid problem.
REINVENTING YOURSELF THROUGH WRITING
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
Janet Mason
Wednesdays: June 17−July 8
6:30 PM−8:30 PM
Online • $75
Change is happening to us all the time−and
it happens whether we want it to or not. This
course is about embracing change. Emphasis
will be placed on self-discovery through
creative writing and using your life experiences
to rediscover your deepest passions and
hidden talents. This class is ideal for people
in various types of transition, for those adults
who have been wondering what they are going
to do “when they grow up,” and for creative
writers interested in thinking outside of the box.
Information on publishing will be provided, as
well as innovative uses of blogging.
HIGHS IN THE LOW 60S: MUSIC 1960-64
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
David Heitler-Klevans
Thursdays: June 25−July 23
6:30 PM−8:30 PM
Online • $75
The early 1960s was a turbulent time in the
U.S., full of political changes, historic events,
and a rich variety of musical experimentation.
Come and think critically about the connections
between music and events of this era. We
will look at many genres including rock, jazz,
Motown, soul, classical, and more.
ISLAM IN THE 21ST CENTURY
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
David Low, PhD
Tuesdays: June 16−30
6:30 PM−8:30 PM
Online • $65
Discover the true nature and teachings of the
Muslim religion in all its variety. This course
will focus on basic history and doctrines and
provide an understanding of how modern trends
and issues have impacted Islamic communities
worldwide. This course will also explore five
pervasive historical and philosophical factors,
which have predisposed some Muslim groups
to develop customs and interpretations that we
often find controversial.
ncce@temple.edu | 267-468-8500 | Summer 2020
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personal enrichment courses
CONNECTING THE DOTS: IMAGINATION,
CREATIVITY, PROCESS
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
Priscilla Shaffer
Mondays: June 22−July 13
7 PM−8:30 PM, plus weekly office hours
Online • $85
Engage the artist within you! Discover unique
strategies to stimulate your imagination
and enable your creativity. In addition, learn
processes to manifest your inner vision, all
while connecting to art principles and selected
global creative endeavors. This course is
open to beginner artists and those who want
to refresh their skills. Students will need to
purchase their own supplies.
GARDENING 101
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
Kathleen Salisbury
Mondays: June 15−July 13
1 PM−2 PM
Online • $15 per course, $59 for all 5 courses
So you want to start a garden, but where do you
begin? Discover some of the basics of gardening
in this series of gardening courses. Course
topics include:
• Garden Design: June 15
• Greening Your Garden: June 22
• Vegetable Gardening: June 29
• Beginning Composting: July 6
• Container Gardening: July 13
MASTERING YOUR DIGITAL SLR CAMERA
ONLINE SELF-PACED
Section I: Starts June 15
Section II: Start July 17
Online • $119
Register at: ed2go.com/tua
Break through the technology barrier and
discover how to use your DSLR camera to take
beautiful photos. This course will help you learn
about features and controls, proper lenses,
metering, exposure, and more to take your
photography to the next level.
DISCOVER SIGN LANGUAGE
ONLINE SELF-PACED
Section I: Starts June 15
Section II: Start July 17
Online • $119
Register at: ed2go.com/tua
Gain confidence in your ability to sign with the
Deaf community. This course immerses you in
silence to help you gain an understanding of
the perspective of the hearing-impaired and
uses videos to demonstrate not only how to
make signs, but how to communicate with facial
expression.
LUSCIOUS, LOW-FAT, LIGHTNING-QUICK
MEALS
ONLINE SELF-PACED
Section I: Starts June 15
Section II: Start July 17
Online • $119
Register at: ed2go.com/tua
Learn to create delicious and nutritious meals
by reducing fat without sacrificing flavor. This
course provides tips on menu planning and
quicker cooking, and it allows you to try out over
50 exciting lower-fat recipes.
4 Summer 2020 | Office of Non-Credit and Continuing Education

professional development courses
STRENGTHS-BASED COACHING
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
Wednesday, June 17
9 AM−12 PM
Online • $65
We all have talents−naturally recurring patterns
of thought, feeling, or behavior, which we
can apply productively. How do we turn those
talents into strengths, and use them to achieve
near-perfect performance wherever we can?
Prior to this session, you’ll take Gallup’s online
CliftonStrengths assessment to identify your
top five Signature Themes. In the session, you’ll
take a deeper dive into how these themes show
up in your work, and think about how you can
use them more intentionally to achieve your
goals.
FINAL PORTFOLIO/PROJECT REVIEW COURSE
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
Wednesday, June 24
9 AM−12 PM
Online • $65
Non-credit students taking professional
development certificate programs are required
to submit a final portfolio or project in order
to earn their certificates. This workshop is
required for all certificate students: it provides
an overview of the project requirements, as well
as creative brainstorming activities and peer
review to help finalize and polish your portfolio
ideas. After completion of this workshop,
students will submit their final portfolio for
review.
see trends and make predictions. Add a whole
new skill set to your portfolio, and make a big
difference in the success of your organization
by acquiring data analysis skills. This certificate
program consists of three one-month courses.
• Introduction to Data Analysis: June 1−26
• Intermediate Data Analysis: July 6−31
• Advanced Data Analysis: August 3−28
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR NON-FINANCIAL
MANAGERS
ONLINE SELF-PACED
June 1−26
Online • $195
Every successful person in the workplace uses
financial information to aid effective decisionmaking.
This course explains the financial
concepts and accounting processes used in
most businesses and will provide practical
techniques that will increase your effectiveness
and career. Get a foundation to understand the
seven steps in the accounting cycle, and use
financial information in decision-making. Come
away with the knowledge to analyze resource
allocation and evaluate financial performance.
CERTIFICATE IN DATA ANALYSIS
ONLINE SELF-PACED
Certificate Program: $495
Data analysis has become one of the most
sought-after skills in the workplace. Companies
have vast amounts of data, but it is rare to have
someone with the ability to analyze that data to
ncce@temple.edu | 267-468-8500 | Summer 2020
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professional development courses
ENTREPRENEURSHIP CERTIFICATE
ONLINE SELF-PACED
Certificate Program: $495
Boost your chances of success for your new or
small business and reduce your risks. Get the
latest on planning your business, brainstorm
business ideas, and review a checklist for going
into business. Learn how to create a business
plan, including assessing business feasibility
and preparing the management and financial
plans. Discover a step by step approach to
attract and keep customers, with an emphasis
on customer-driven marketing decisions and
building a strong brand. This certificate program
consists of three one-month courses.
• Entrepreneur Boot Camp: June 1−26
• The Business Plan: July 6−31
• Entrepreneurial Marketing: August 3−28
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR BUSINESS
ONLINE SELF-PACED
Certificate Program: $495
Discover this exciting and growing way
to communicate, market, and serve your
customers and clients. From Facebook to
Twitter, blogging, YouTube, LinkedIn, and more,
discover the new principles of communication
that apply across all networks, how these
specific social networks work, and the possible
uses for your organization. Learn how social
networks are used to develop a two-way
communication and marketing strategy for your
organization. Find out what you can be doing
and what you should be doing, and take back
a plan to integrate social networks into your
communication and marketing. This certificate
program consists of three one-month courses.
• Introduction to Social Media: June 1−26
• Marketing Using Social Media: July 6−31
• Integrating Social Media into Your Organization:
August 3−28
CERTIFICATE IN WORKPLACE
COMMUNICATION
ONLINE SELF-PACED
Certificate Program: $595
Good communication is essential in the
workplace, as well as critical to your career
advancement and success. Discover skills and
techniques you can put to use right away. Learn
about a workable conflict management model,
along with successful and practical conflict
management strategies. Learn how to improve
your negotiation skills for a win-win outcome,
including helping others to get what they want,
so you get what you want. Finally, find out more
about yourself and others using personality
profiles for better work performance. This
certificate program consists of three one-month
courses.
• Conflict Management: June 1−26
• Negotiation: Get What You Want: July 6−31
• Using Personality Profiles for Better Work
Performance: August 3−28
CERTIFICATE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE
ONLINE SELF-PACED
Certificate Program: $245
Customer service is essential now more than
ever for all work organizations. With the
increase of technology, human interaction with
customers becomes all the more important.
Learn to improve your customer service skills
to enhance your career skill set, improve
productivity, and increase your organization’s
success. You will also take away some
extraordinary customer service techniques
you won’t find anywhere else. This certificate
program consists of two one-month courses.
• Extraordinary Customer Service: August 3−28
• Keys to Customer Service: September 8−
October 2
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professional development courses
CERTIFICATE IN PRESENTATION MEDIA
ONLINE SELF-PACED
Certificate Program: $495
Presentation media are key to communication,
sales, speeches, and any other effective
presentation today. Whether your presentation
is online or in person, presentation media
not only enhance your message, but often
make your message successful. Discover a
powerful, concise way to present information
using Infographics. Learn the finer points of
Photoshop for presentations. Then, discover
the design elements to creating visual
presentations for success using any media. This
certificate program consists of three one-month
courses.
• Infographics: June 1−26
• Photoshop for Presentations: July 6−31
• Graphic Design for Visual Presentations: August
3−28
CCA MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING
(VOUCHER INCLUDED)
ONLINE SELF-PACED
Register: careertraining.ed2go.com/tua
Online • $2,695
Medical billing and coding is one of the fastest
growing careers. Employment of medical coders
is projected to grow 15 percent, which is more
than double the average for all occupations.
This course will prepare you for an entry-level
career within the healthcare industry. You will
learn current medical coding standards to
help you accurately track patient accounts and
find gainful employment within this growing
workforce sector. This course is designed to
help you successfully prepare for the Certified
Coding Associate (CCA) exam, offered by the
American Health Information Management
Association (AHIMA). This course includes a
voucher that covers the fee of the exam.
TECHNICAL WRITING
ONLINE SELF-PACED
Register: careertraining.ed2go.com/tua
Online • $1,795
Communication is one of the most important
elements of any business. In many industries,
employees rely heavily on written instructions
and procedures. Technical writers advance
and improve both internal and external
communications by writing for websites,
emails, proposals, technical instructions, and
more. Professionals with these skills are in
high demand throughout the business world, in
schools and government agencies, and more.
This technical writing course is the best way
to get started learning everything you need to
know about this exciting and diverse field.
ncce@temple.edu | 267-468-8500 | Summer 2020
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test prep courses
SAT TEST PREP
SAT LIVE ONLINE TEST PREP BLITZ
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
Section II: M/W, July 8−August 3
3 PM−5 PM
Online • $375
Section III: M/W, July 29−August 24
7 PM−9 PM
Online • $375
WRITE A COLLEGE ESSAY AND RESUME THAT
REFLECT THE REAL YOU
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
Linda George
Section I: Tuesday, July 7, 10 AM−12 PM
Section II: Saturday, July 11, 1 PM−3 PM
Online • $35
This workshop is designed for high school
juniors and seniors. Did you know that the
college admissions process compares to looking
for a job? You may have the qualifications, but
not know how to sell yourself. Learn the best
ways to present your experiences, activities, and
personal information on college applications.
SAT LIVE ONLINE SUMMER INSTITUTE
INTENSIVE
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
Section I: M−F, June 1−5
11 AM−4 PM
(break from 1 PM−2 PM)
Online • $395
Section II: M−F, June 15−26
1 PM−3 PM
Online • $395
Section III: Wed., June 17−August 19
1 PM−3 PM
Online • $395
Section IV: M−F, July 13−July 24
1 PM−3 PM
Online • $395
8 Summer 2020 | Office of Non-Credit and Continuing Education

test prep courses
GRE TEST PREP
GRE STRATEGY WORKSHOP—LIVE ONLINE
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
Section I: Wednesday, May 27
9 PM−10 PM
Online • Free
Section II: Tuesday, June 30
9 PM−10 PM
Online • Free
Section III: Wednesday, August 5
9 PM−10 PM
Online • Free
GRE TEST PREP—LIVE ONLINE
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
Section I: T/Th, June 4−30
7 PM−9 PM
Online • $899
Section II: M/W, June 17−July 13
7 PM−9 PM
Online • $899
Section III: Sat., July 11−August 29
3 PM−6 PM
Online • $899
GMAT STRATEGY WORKSHOP—LIVE ONLINE
Section I: Thursday, May 28
9 PM−10 PM
Online • Free
Section II: Tuesday, July 7
9 PM−10 PM
Online • Free
GMAT TEST PREP—LIVE ONLINE
M/W, July 15−August 10
7 PM−10 PM
Online • 9899
GMAT TEST PREP
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
LSAT TEST PREP
LSAT STRATEGY WORKSHOP—LIVE ONLINE
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
Tuesday, July 28
9 PM−10 PM
Online • Free
LSAT TEST PREP—LIVE ONLINE
ONLINE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM
Section I: T/Th, June 9− July 9
7 PM−10 PM
Online • $899
Section II: Sundays, June 14− August 23
(no class July 5)
6 PM−9 PM
Online • $899
Section III: M/W, July 22− August 24
7 PM−10 PM
Online • $899
ncce@temple.edu | 267-468-8500 | Summer 2020
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online courses with Zoom
Zoom overview
All of our courses that have scheduled meetings with instructors will meet via Zoom. You can access
Zoom from your internet browser or by downloading the free app to your laptop, desktop, tablet, or
smartphone.
You’ll be sent the link for your class(es) once you’ve registered.
For a successful online learning experience, make sure you have the following:
• Video capability—If your computer/device does not have a built-in camera, then we recommend
you purchase a webcam.
• Headset/headphones
• Access to the Zoom app on your computer/device—Zoom can be downloaded from its website
or from your app store.
registering for courses
Register for courses directly from this brochure! To register, click on the name of the course that you’d
like to attend. This will take you to the course page on our website where you can register and pay. If
you need assistance or have questions about registration, please contact the Office of Non-Credit and
Continuing Education at ncce@temple.edu or call 267-468-8500. We regret that we cannot currently
take registrations or payments over the phone.
Once you register for a course, you will be sent an email with a link to your course’s Zoom session. Be
sure to hold onto that email, as you will need access to that link for each meeting of your course.
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