ATTENTION MATURE JOB SEEKERS:
Career Builder Courses
One of the fastest growing segments of the labor market is the age 50 and older worker. Career Builder courses are designed for those who are 50 and older who want to or are being required to return to work or even change careers. Classes include Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, QuickBooks, Keyboarding as well as Internet and computer basics. We also offer courses in job hunting, transitioning to a new career, and home business resources.
NEW!
Shoreline will unveil a broader Continuing Education Program for Winter Quarter! Along with our Career Builder courses (computer training, and business and professional development offerings), we’re launching courses to hone writing skills, improve and maintain mental and physical health, reveal lesser known regional history, and lots more. Career Builder offerings begin at the start of Winter Quarter, with our new Continuing Education courses beginning in February and March 2016. Browse the Winter schedule, and stay tuned in coming weeks for added courses and more details!
Career Builder Courses
One of the fastest growing segments of the labor market is the age 50 and older worker. Career Builder courses are designed for those who are 50 and older who want to or are being required to return to work or even change careers. Classes include Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, QuickBooks, Keyboarding as well as Internet and computer basics. We also offer courses in job hunting, transitioning to a new career, and home business resources.
NEW!
Shoreline will unveil a broader Continuing Education Program for Winter Quarter! Along with our Career Builder courses (computer training, and business and professional development offerings), we’re launching courses to hone writing skills, improve and maintain mental and physical health, reveal lesser known regional history, and lots more. Career Builder offerings begin at the start of Winter Quarter, with our new Continuing Education courses beginning in February and March 2016. Browse the Winter schedule, and stay tuned in coming weeks for added courses and more details!
NEW! Use Your Dependable Strengths
In this intensive, two day group experience, participants identify and articulate their unique strengths and talents, unlock their hidden potential, and improve their employability. Through guided group discussions, you will:
In this intensive, two day group experience, participants identify and articulate their unique strengths and talents, unlock their hidden potential, and improve their employability. Through guided group discussions, you will:
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Explore "good experiences" for patterns of strengths
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Create a report of strengths to use in making contacts and improving interviews
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Practice becoming a "job magnet" to increase job offers and referrals
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Develop salary negotiation abilities, team skills, and more
This
workshop is a product of Bernard Haldane's theory of the Dependable
Strengths Articulation Process, rooted in over 60 years of research and
practice.
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Saturdays | Building 1400, Room 1402 | Instructor: Tabor, P.
Tuition: $39.46 | Start date: 3/19/16 | End date: 3/26/19 | P-SKL 104 | Item 6921
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NEW! Get Rich, Stay Rich!
Ariele Huff returns for Winter Quarter 2016 after setting a new class enrollment record for Plus 50 last Spring!
Make money your friend and servant. This workshop is a step-by-step guide to bettering your life and your circumstances: A money makeover! Wealth is within your grasp. Participants will leave with increased confidence and wealth awareness, a game plan, a treasure map, and step-by-step guidance, which has helped many become wealthy.
6:00-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays | Building 1400, Room 1402 | Instructor: Huff, A.
Tuition: $24.28 | Start date: 1/26/16| End date: 2/16/16 | P-SKL 106 | Item 6925
NEW! Get Rich, Stay Rich!
Ariele Huff returns for Winter Quarter 2016 after setting a new class enrollment record for Plus 50 last Spring!
Make money your friend and servant. This workshop is a step-by-step guide to bettering your life and your circumstances: A money makeover! Wealth is within your grasp. Participants will leave with increased confidence and wealth awareness, a game plan, a treasure map, and step-by-step guidance, which has helped many become wealthy.
6:00-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays | Building 1400, Room 1402 | Instructor: Huff, A.
Tuition: $24.28 | Start date: 1/26/16| End date: 2/16/16 | P-SKL 106 | Item 6925
Business
Introduction to Project Management
Get started on what it takes to guide and successfully take projects from A-Z!
Students will assess current career or business status, and learn strategies for moving ahead. Regardless of background and whether NGO/nonprofit, or private sector, this class will focus entrepreneurs on project management, finding resources for launching a business, and utilizing best practices.
6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursdays | Building 1100, Room 1103 | Instructor: Adeyemi, L.
Tuition: $18.21 | Start date: 2/18/16 | End date: 3/10/16 | P-BUS 150 | Item 6920
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NEW! Entrepreneurial Edge: What's Next II
Get started on what it takes to guide and successfully take projects from A-Z!
Students will assess current career or business status, and learn strategies for moving ahead. Regardless of background and whether NGO/nonprofit, or private sector, this class will focus entrepreneurs on project management, finding resources for launching a business, and utilizing best practices.
6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursdays | Building 1100, Room 1103 | Instructor: Adeyemi, L.
Tuition: $18.21 | Start date: 2/18/16 | End date: 3/10/16 | P-BUS 150 | Item 6920
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NEW! Entrepreneurial Edge: What's Next II
Congratulations!
You have thought it over and have finally decided to discover your
strengths, uncover opportunities, and create your preferred future.
During this 10 week entrepreneurial coaching program, award-winning entrepreneur developer, Tiffany McVeety, will guide you through each of the 10 Keys to Success. Each week a new key will reveal strategies to help you focus on your preferred future, overcome self-imposed limitations and inertia, and provide you structured accountability as you launch and grow the business of your dreams.
Participants will leave with a 3 month, 6 month and 1 year plan for success, tools to access OPA - Other People Assets, and a step-by-step idea to market launch plan for your next BIG idea. Three facilitated peer-to-peer mentoring sessions are offered (but not required) during the quarter
During this 10 week entrepreneurial coaching program, award-winning entrepreneur developer, Tiffany McVeety, will guide you through each of the 10 Keys to Success. Each week a new key will reveal strategies to help you focus on your preferred future, overcome self-imposed limitations and inertia, and provide you structured accountability as you launch and grow the business of your dreams.
Participants will leave with a 3 month, 6 month and 1 year plan for success, tools to access OPA - Other People Assets, and a step-by-step idea to market launch plan for your next BIG idea. Three facilitated peer-to-peer mentoring sessions are offered (but not required) during the quarter
This class has
no pre-requisites. Current business owners, social entrepreneurs, and
would-be entrepreneurs will benefit from this hands-on series coaching
sessions. Textbook: Please
order online: Entrepreneurial Edge Small Business Toolkit. Available
on Amazon.com or other book sellers.
10:30-11:20 a.m. Tuesdays | 1/5/16 – 3/8/16| Building 1400, Room 1401
2:30-4:00 p.m. Thursdays | 1/21, 2/18, & 3/3 | Room 1412 | Item 6900 | Instructor: McVeety, T.
Tuition: $24.28 | P-BUS 200
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2:30-4:00 p.m. Thursdays | 1/21, 2/18, & 3/3 | Room 1412 | Item 6900 | Instructor: McVeety, T.
Tuition: $24.28 | P-BUS 200
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eBay: The Basics of Selling
Master
your eBay Seller account, create successful eBay listings, load
pictures and accept credit card payment with PayPal. This course overs
selling "Tips, Tricks and Traps,” market
analysis, determining shipping costs, where to get FREE shipping
supplies, how to print shipping labels from your home computer and get
FREE home pickup.
Prerequisites: At
least one year experience working with a mouse and keyboard.
Familiarity with Windows or Macintosh environment is very helpful, as
is the ability to access your email remotely. A memory stick or thumb
drive is required for this class.
9 a.m.-3 p.m. S | Building 1300, Room 1308 | Instructor: TBA
Tuition: $30.35 | Start date: 3/5/16| End date: 3/12/16 | P-BUS 101 | Item 6916
9 a.m.-3 p.m. S | Building 1300, Room 1308 | Instructor: TBA
Tuition: $30.35 | Start date: 3/5/16| End date: 3/12/16 | P-BUS 101 | Item 6916
Computing
Quick Keyboarding
Want to type much faster and with more accuracy? This class really works!:
“After being part of a massive layoff in Sept, and over 50, I found myself highly skilled but only in the select market from which my telecommunications background required. I took all the classes I could, [including] the Keytimer class in February. I am now typing 40+ words per minute. I was a non- typist before. “
Tami Cook
Shoreline, WA
Type properly by touch while increasing your speed and accuracy. At the end of the first session, you will be able to type all the letters of the alphabet, the horizontal numbers, comma and period on the keyboard without looking at your fingers. Using a scientifically designed book, you will see quick results.
Textbook (with software): KEYTIME® Skillbuilder© Learning Kit and KEYtimer© Software CD available in bookstore. ISBN 978-0-9627395-0-7.
Quick Keyboarding
Want to type much faster and with more accuracy? This class really works!:
“After being part of a massive layoff in Sept, and over 50, I found myself highly skilled but only in the select market from which my telecommunications background required. I took all the classes I could, [including] the Keytimer class in February. I am now typing 40+ words per minute. I was a non- typist before. “
Tami Cook
Shoreline, WA
Type properly by touch while increasing your speed and accuracy. At the end of the first session, you will be able to type all the letters of the alphabet, the horizontal numbers, comma and period on the keyboard without looking at your fingers. Using a scientifically designed book, you will see quick results.
Textbook (with software): KEYTIME® Skillbuilder© Learning Kit and KEYtimer© Software CD available in bookstore. ISBN 978-0-9627395-0-7.
8:00am-12:00pm Monday - Thursday | Building 5000, Room 5116 | Instructor: Lewis, L
Tuition: $39.46 | Start date: 3/7/16 | End date: 3/10/16 | P-CMP 100 | Item 6902
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Integrated, Self-paced Computer Lab
Virtually any office position will require at least some experience
with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ready
to get started? Come to a self-paced laboratory environment and work in
the company of other job seekers. Learn and practice these programs:
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Outlook:Set up contact lists. Save email drafts. Link
keywords in email messages to websites, maps, and photos. Customize your email messages with your own signature.
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Word:Set up and save documents. Organize files and
folders. Learn mail merging.
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Excel:Get the basics of data creation. Customize slide
shows. A coach will help you navigate the software and help menus.
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PowerPoint:Insert
pictures onto slides. Create text
blocks and shapes. Add depth and dimension to text and photos. Produce a
slide show. This five-week course will prepare you for most any office
environment, with all the one-on-one guidance you will need. It's also a
great prerequisite to our singularly focused
Microsoft application courses.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with the Windows environment and working with a mouse
and keyboard. A memory stick or thumb drive is required for this class.
4:00-7:00 p.m. TWTh | Building 1300, Room 1302 | Bowen, K.
Tuition: $75.88 | Start date: 2/2/16 | End date: 2/28/16| P-CMP 114 | Item 6907
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4:00-7:00 p.m. TWTh | Building 1300, Room 1302 | Bowen, K.
Tuition: $75.88 | Start date: 2/2/16 | End date: 2/28/16| P-CMP 114 | Item 6907
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Email: Outlook Basics
Microsoft Office, including Outlook for email, now has over one billion users worldwide (Softpedia,
Softnews, 10 July 2012). This includes over 90% of all offices in
the USA. If not already among the tools listed on your resume, it’s
time to get fluent with this dynamic and versatile email application.
Topics include: An overview of email components, an introduction to
Outlook 2013, composing and organizing messages, setting up and managing
contacts and to-do lists, scheduling appointments and tasks, and
organizing meetings. No
previous experience required.
Textbook: FastCourse Outlook 2013, Labyrinth Learning Publishers, ISBN 978-1-59136-512-9.
Most Shoreline Community College textbooks are now ordered online from the University Bookstore, or by visiting:UW Bookstore, 4328 University Way, Seattle, WA 98105. Continuing Education books are no longer available from the Shoreline Community College Bookstore.
Textbook: FastCourse Outlook 2013, Labyrinth Learning Publishers, ISBN 978-1-59136-512-9.
Most Shoreline Community College textbooks are now ordered online from the University Bookstore, or by visiting:UW Bookstore, 4328 University Way, Seattle, WA 98105. Continuing Education books are no longer available from the Shoreline Community College Bookstore.
4:00-7:00 p.m. Mondays | Building 1300, Room 1308 | Instructor: Berkley, W
Tuition: $24.28 | Start date: 1/4/16 | End date: 1/25/16 | P-CMP 101 | Item 6903
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Getting Started with Computers
For
many of us the mere thought of learning the basics of computer use can
be uncomfortable, even overwhelming. This is a beginning level class
designed to help you overcome these common
anxieties, and get you emailing, researching, and working right away!
Achieve a range of basics and practical applications for personal or
business use. Topics include: Overview of PC hardware and software
concepts, Windows 8, word processing and spreadsheets,
printing and Internet browsing, email use, and computer and Internet
safety.
No previous experience required.
Textbook: Welcome to the World of Computers, 5th Ed., Labyrinth Learning Publishers, ISBN 978-1-59136-652-2
Please Note: Most Shoreline Community College textbooks are now ordered online from the University Bookstore,or by visiting: UW Bookstore, 4328 University Way, Seattle, WA 98105. Continuing Education books are no longer available from the Shoreline Community College Bookstore.
No previous experience required.
Textbook: Welcome to the World of Computers, 5th Ed., Labyrinth Learning Publishers, ISBN 978-1-59136-652-2
Please Note: Most Shoreline Community College textbooks are now ordered online from the University Bookstore,or by visiting: UW Bookstore, 4328 University Way, Seattle, WA 98105. Continuing Education books are no longer available from the Shoreline Community College Bookstore.
4:00-7:00 p.m. Mondays | Building 1300, Room 1308 | Instructor: Berkley, W
Tuition: $30.35 | Start date: 2/22/16 | End date: 3/14/16 | P-CMP 102 | Item 6904
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QuickBooks: A
Serious Introduction for General Use and Payroll
Get
started with this valuable accounting software that is used by more
than 80% of small to mid-sized businesses. You will learn the basics of
how QuickBooks can aid you in performing
daily, weekly, and monthly bookkeeping and accounting operations for a
business. This one fills up fast, so register early! Prerequisites: Familiarity
with the Windows environment and working with a mouse and keyboard. A memory stick or thumb drive is required for this class.
6:00-9:00 p.m. Thursdays | Building 1300, Room 1305 | Instructor: Hudson, J.R.
Tuition: $36.42 | Start date: 1/21/16 | End date: 2/18/16 | P-CMP 104 | Item 6906
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PowerPoint 2013 Essentials
PowerPoint is like an electronic slide show, but with a nearly endless choice of colors, fonts, and presentation styles. Create text animations to make pictures appear and move, add impressive backgrounds, charts and tables, different kinds of art and graphics, and much more. Learn the skills to create a slide show of any kind, with tips on integrating your oral presentation. Additionally, with PowerPoint, you will gain intuition and insights for other graphics programs. Note: Previous experience with Microsoft Word and familiarity with a Windows environment are recommended.
Textbook: FastCourse Microsoft PowerPoint 2013: Level 1, ISBN-13: 978-1-59136-506-8,
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PowerPoint 2013 Essentials
PowerPoint is like an electronic slide show, but with a nearly endless choice of colors, fonts, and presentation styles. Create text animations to make pictures appear and move, add impressive backgrounds, charts and tables, different kinds of art and graphics, and much more. Learn the skills to create a slide show of any kind, with tips on integrating your oral presentation. Additionally, with PowerPoint, you will gain intuition and insights for other graphics programs. Note: Previous experience with Microsoft Word and familiarity with a Windows environment are recommended.
Textbook: FastCourse Microsoft PowerPoint 2013: Level 1, ISBN-13: 978-1-59136-506-8,
4-7 p.m. Mondays | Building 1300, Room 1304 | Instructor: Berkley, W
Tuition: $24.28 | Start date: 3/21/16 | End date: 4/4/16 | P-CMP 113 | Item 6911
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Word 2013 Essentials
A serious introduction to the basics and beyond of this robust word processing program. You will create, edit, and proofread documents, change the look of text and the document, present information in columns and tabs and work with graphics, symbols, and diagrams. Prerequisites: Familiarity with the Windows environment and working with a mouse and keyboard.
Textbook: Step by Step Microsoft Office Word 2013, ISBN: 978-0-7356-6912-3.
Most Shoreline Community College textbooks are now ordered online from the University Bookstore, or by visiting:UW Bookstore, 4328 University Way, Seattle, WA 98105. Continuing Education books are no longer available from the Shoreline Community College Bookstore.
6:00-9:00 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays | Building 1300, Room 1304 | Instructor: Aldrich, M.
Tuition: $30.35 | Start date: 2/1/16 | End date: 2/10/16 | P-CMP 129 | Item 6908
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Excel 2013 Essentials
Get
the basics and beyond for creating spreadsheets. You will create, edit
and format a worksheet, perform calculations, print workbook contents,
filter and sort data, and work with
charts. You'll learn to use the Help and other built-in tools. Prerequisites:
Familiarity with the Windows environment, or Getting Started with
Computers, or Integrated, Self-Paced Computer Lab. A memory
stick or thumb drive is required for this class. Word experience is
helpful but not required.
Textbook: Mastery Series: Microsoft Excel 2013 Introductory Skills, ISBN: 978-1-59136-521-1.
Most Shoreline Community College textbooks are now ordered online from the University Bookstore, or by visiting: UW Bookstore, 4328 University Way, Seattle, WA 98105. Continuing Education books are no longer available from the Shoreline Community College Bookstore.
6:00-9:00 p.m. | Mondays and Wednesdays | Building 1400, Room 1401 | Instructor: Aldrich, M.
Tuition: $30.35 | Start date: 2/22/16 | End date: 3/2/16 | P-CMP 132 | Item 3024
Textbook: Mastery Series: Microsoft Excel 2013 Introductory Skills, ISBN: 978-1-59136-521-1.
Most Shoreline Community College textbooks are now ordered online from the University Bookstore, or by visiting: UW Bookstore, 4328 University Way, Seattle, WA 98105. Continuing Education books are no longer available from the Shoreline Community College Bookstore.
6:00-9:00 p.m. | Mondays and Wednesdays | Building 1400, Room 1401 | Instructor: Aldrich, M.
Tuition: $30.35 | Start date: 2/22/16 | End date: 3/2/16 | P-CMP 132 | Item 3024
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