BASIC COMPUTERS
Scared to use a computer? Get rid of your fears in this beginner course. Learn computer terminology, the parts of a computers, how to use the mouse, taskbar, menus, toolbars, dialog boxes and "Help". Work with Windows Vista like a pro as you learn to manage and customize files and folders.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• Discuss the different hardware components of a computer.
• Explain different terminology for computer hardware.
• Explore the Windows operating system.
• Create shortcuts, change settings and perform most of the common Windows activities.

Ages: 18 years and older
Course Length: 8 weeks
Course Materials: provided
Course Location: Cabell Hall Room 201
Course Dates: February 23, 2010 - April 13, 2010
Course Times: Tuesdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Course Instructor: Kae Bradley
Course Cost: $150.00

OUTLOOK 2007
This course will provide you with the skills you need to start sending and responding to email in Microsoft™ Office Outlook™, as well as maintaining your Calendar, scheduling meetings, and working with tasks and notes. In this course, you will compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes. You will compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• Identify the components of the Outlook environment. You will also perform simple tasks such as sending and responding to email messages.
• Compose messages.
• Use folders to organize messages.
• Manage contacts and contact information.
• Schedule appointments.
• Schedule meetings.
• Create and edit tasks.

Ages: 18 years and older
Course Length: 4 weeks
Course Materials: Textbooks and materials provided
Course Location: Cabell Hall Room 201
Course Dates: February 24, 2010 - March 17, 2010
Course Times: Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Course Instructor: Kae Bradley
Course Cost: $100.00

INTRO TO EXCEL 2007
Simplify your life! Microsoft Excel 2007 training by Custom Guide introduces you to the latest version of the world's most popular spreadsheet application. MS Excel is a dynamic, feature-rich tool that can sort text, calculate formulas, compare columns and rows of numbers, and generate colorful, easy-to-understand charts. This versatile program is used by almost every business for tracking revenues and expenses and to communicate important financial information at a glance.

Course Learning Outcomes:

Each session of this course, the student will develop different necessary skills of using Microsoft Excel 2007; however, at the end of this course, students will be able to successfully apply the program to ease their professional and personal aspects. Students will also be able to use proper commands to control the outcome as expected.

Learning outcomes measurement:

Students will be able to create work, using proper command according to specified instructions and expected outcomes such as:

• Enter text, values, and formulas into a worksheet
• Use several built-in functions, like AutoComplete, AutoFill, Insert Function, and AutoSum
• Identify the default order of operations used to calculate formulas
• Identify different data types used in the application

Ages: 18 years and older
Course Length: 6 weeks
Course Materials: provided
Course Location: Cabell Hall Room 201
Course Dates: March 11, 2010 - April 15, 2010
Course Times: Thursdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Course Instructor: Kae Bradley
Course Cost: $150.00

INTRO TO WORD 2007
Don't miss this opportunity to become familiar with Office 2007. If you are using the earlier version or are new to Office and want to learn what it has to offer, this class introduces you to the different components, basic features and differences in Office 2007. Familiarize yourself with new aspects such as the Ribbon, Office Button, and Quick Access Toolbar and learn to perform other common tasks. Learn basic terminology as you create, save, print, edit and format documents.

Course Learning Outcomes:

Each session of this course, the student will develop different necessary skills of using Microsoft Word 2007; however, at the end of this course, students will be able to successfully apply the program to ease their professional and personal aspects. Students will also be able to use proper commands to control the outcome as expected.

Learning outcomes measurement:

• Students will be able to create work, using proper command according to specified instructions and expected outcomes such as
• Able to use the mouse comfortably.
• Learn to use Microsoft Word to create and save word processing documents.
• Learn to enter and edit text, control line spacing, format a document, and use non-printing characters.
• Discover the ease of making changes by moving, copying, and pasting text.
• Understand the difference between Save and Save As and how to set up documents for printing.
• Learn how to apply paragraph formatting in your documents, including properly setting paragraph indents and tabs and centering text.
• Insert the date, and use the Find and Replace commands to make global changes.

Ages: 18 years and older
Course Length: 6 weeks
Course Materials: provided
Course Location: Cabell Hall Room 201
Course Dates: March 31, 2010 - May 12, 2010
Course Times: Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Course Instructor: Kae Bradley
Course Cost: $150.00

UMPIRE ACADEMY: HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
This course is a requirement for becoming a certified high school baseball umpire in West Virginia; it is designed to prepare students to understand, interpret and apply the rules of the National Federation of State High School Association. The three major goals of this course will be to teach the administrative duties, the rules, and mechanics of how to be an umpire. Students will be taught the administrative duties of how to complete WVSSAC registration forms, special reports, and game reports. Some of the underlying goals of this course will be to develop a student's ability to communicate the rules of baseball effectively and efficiently through both oral and written communications. Coaches and High School players encouraged to attend.

Course Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, the successful student will:

• Learn the different positions of umpiring
• Learn the National Federation of High School baseball rules
• Learn the different administrative process of being a baseball umpire in West Virginia and Ohio
• Be a certified high school baseball umpire (administrative process required such as application and fee payment)

Ages: 16 years and older
Course Length: 6 weeks
Course Materials: Provided (Includes National Federation of State High School Association's: Case Book, Rules Book, and Umpire manual valued at $65.00)
Course Location: Lattas Room 201 (1st four classes in comp lab; last 2 on the field)
Course Dates: January 27, 2010 - March 3, 2010
Course Time: Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Course Instructor: John Bradley
Course Cost: $150.00

QUILTING 101/HAND APPLIQUE CLASS
Always wished you knew how to quilt? Or perhaps you'd like to get a better approach to a standard technique. Well, Quilting 101 is for you! If you are a new student to quilting or just needing a refresher course, this class will start you with the techniques you will use all through your quilt life.

Learn Marie Milley's talent of appliquéing with her ever-so-famous Posey Pinwheel pattern. Your kit will consist of 3 blocks using Aunt Grace Retro 30's-40's with enough petals to make all 3. (Fabric kit cost is $25 supplied by WV Quilt)

Starting with a correct usage of the Rotary Cutter, Cutting Mat & ruler; preparation of fabric before cutting is the first secret. The second secret is sewing a 1/4" seam allowance. Come join the class we will share more quilting secrets with you.

Ages: 16 years and older
Course Length: 6 weeks
Course Materials: (Materials to bring)

• Quilting 101: Sewing machine, basic sewing supplies (such as needles, thread, scissors, etc.), Rotary cutter and rotary cutting mat, ruler 6 1/2 x 24", Sharpie ultra fine point permanent black marker, 1 yard light or white fabric, 1 yard of your favorite color or print.
• Hand Applique Class: Materials to bring: Seam ripper, blue disappearing marking pen, 12" ruler, thimble, snips, neutral thread, and a comfortable needle (your choice).

Course Location: WV Quilt (642 Main Street Suite 101 Barboursville, WV)
Course Dates: February 2, 2010 - February 23, 2010
Course Times: Tuesdays, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Course Instructor: Michelle Hill
Course Cost: $150.00 (includes $81.00 kit needed)

DISCOVER OIL PAINTING: INTRO TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PAINTING IN OIL
The course will begin with the basic fundamentals of painting, preparing the canvas, introduction to color and will conclude by painting a Still Life.

Ages: 16 years and older
Course Length: 6 weeks
Course Materials: Materials purchased by participant; supply list provided at Lattas; valued at $165.00
Course Location: The Painted Palette
Course Dates: (2 options)

• Mondays; February 1, 2010 - March 8, 2010
• Wednesdays; February 3, 2010 - March 10, 2010

Course Times: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Course Instructor: Patricia Reed
Course Cost: $50.00

CSI: HUNTINGTON
This course is for those who are interested in forensic science. The course will be held at the MU Forensic Science Program Crime Scene House. Investigators will have a "crime" to solve using a variety of forensic science techniques from collecting evidence and documenting the crime scene to processing of fingerprints, DNA analysis, drug testing, and much more!

Course Learning Outcomes:

• Understand how forensic evidence is collected.
• Collect and match fingerprints from the "crime scene".
• Collect and process DNA evidence from crime scenes and suspects.
• Learn thin layer chromatography for analysis of ink from a questioned document.
• Learn how blood pattern analysis can be used to reconstruct a crime.
• Learn how to use inductive and deductive logic to solve the crime scenario.

Learning Outcomes Measurement:
Successfully solving the mystery!

Ages: 16 years to adult
Course Length: 2 weeks
Course Materials: Provided
Course Location: MU Forensic Science Program Crime Scene House, 1524 5th Avenue Huntington, WV
Course Dates: February 6, 2010 and February 13, 2010
Course Times: Saturdays; 9:00am - 4:00pm (Break 12:00pm - 1:00pm)
Course Instructor: Dr. Graham Rankin, along with other faculty and students from the Forensic Science Program
Course Cost: $175.00 (includes t-shirt)

INTRO TO HARMONICAS
Course includes:

• Basic skills needed to play in the key of C
• Basic music theory
• Traditional and Blues style songs
• Upon completion, the student should be able to play basic melodies and accompany other musicians.

Ages: 11 years to adult
Course Length: 6 weeks
Course Materials: Need to bring harmonica
Course Location: Cabell Hall Room 113
Course Dates: February 11, 2010 - March 18, 2010
Course Time: Thursdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Course Instructor: James Rumbaugh
Course Cost: $75.00

RETIREMENT PLANNING TODAY
It takes more than money to live a "rich life". This course blends financial education with life planning to help you build wealth, align your money with your values, and achieve your retirement lifestyle goals. In just 2 entertaining and informative sessions, you'll learn what they didn't teach you in school. Discover 5 strategies to manage insurance coverage, how to invest in and take money out of your company's retirement plan, as well as determine the savings you need to retire today or in the future.

Ages: 18 years to adult
Course Length: 6 hours/ 2 sessions
Course Materials: Provided
Course Dates: (3 options)
 

1. Thursdays, January 28, 2010 and February 4, 2010; 6:00pm - 9:00pm at Cabell Hall Room 101
2. Tuesdays, February 2, 2010 and February 9, 2010; 6:00pm - 9:00pm at Cabell Hall Room 101
3. Saturdays, January 30, 2010 and February 6, 2010; 9:00am - 12:00pm WV State Police Academy in Charleston, WV (PDC (Professional Development Center) Building Room 1
   Course Instructor: Bob Kopp, Regional Vice President of Householder Group Course Cost: $55.00 per single or couple

MANAGING EMPLOYEES TO GREATER SUCCESS AND HAVING FUN IN THE PROCESS
Our way of life demands that successful companies and organizations must strive for consistent improvement in how they operate their enterprise. While advances in technology continue to help meet this goal, the quality of the employees of an organization will usually be the single-most important factor in determining the long-run success of a company. During this seminar, the participants will constantly be challenged to discover how they can take the material from the seminar and make it work to the benefit of the employees they supervise.

Goals and Purpose:

This one-day seminar is designed to improve the management skills of supervisors. Each of the segments explore key ideas that today's supervisors need to be using to maximize the success of the employees they manage. This seminar will assist both new supervisors and those with many years of experience.

Outcomes and Objectives:

1. Give participants a way to assess many key characteristics of each employee they supervise that does not constitute a performance review.
2. Discuss work attitudes of employees from each generation.
3. Present workplace strategies for managing employees from different generations.
4. Learn how to build individual careers for the employees you supervise. Everyone can have some type of career.
5. Present specific thoughts about accountability and detail the three major components for making employees accountable at work.
6. Hold a group discussion to define what is "Fun in the Workplace"?
7. List potential activities that might be planned to enhance fun at work.
8. Present models for improving three key management processes - Problem Solving, Decision Making and Planning.
9. Give participants a proven model for supervisors to use when they need to implement change at work.
10. Ask each participant to present at least three new ideas they are going to try to implement within their department going forward.
11. Concluding remarks include a discussion as to what a "miserable job" is.
    Ages: 18 years to adult Course Length: 1 day Course Materials: Provided Course Location: MCTC Cooking & Culinary Institute Course Dates: April 13, 2010 Course Times: Thursday; 9:00am - 4:30pm Course Instructor: Hinsch/Freeman Course Cost: $125.00 (includes breakfast pastries and lunch)

ACT PREPARATORY
Prepare for college with a higher ACT score using Cambridge Educational test prep materials along with the help of our experienced, professional instruction. This course will help you gain the skills you need to approach the test with confidence and increase your score. You will learn how to evaluate each question and understand the thought processes involved. Actual past exams and simulations will be used to teach each question type and test strategy.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• Enhance concentration, memory and reduce anxiety for ACT testing.
• Understand effective test taking strategies for each section and question-type, as well as the general test structure and scoring method.

Learning Outcomes Measurement:

At the end of the course, students develop their own study plan and work schedule to further prepare for the actual test. Students can overcome continuing problems before their official exam and develop an action plan for the test to maximize their number of correct responses.

Ages: 15 years to Adult
Course Length: 7 weeks
Course Materials: Textbooks and materials provided
Course Dates: (2 options)

• Mondays, February 22, 2010 - April 5, 2010; Lattas Room 202
• Thursdays, April 29, 2010 - June 10, 2010; Cabell Hall Room 101

Course Times: 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Course Instructor: TBA
Course Cost: $200.00

GRE PREPARATORY
Your score on the GRE is one of the most important factors on your application to the graduate program of your choice. To help you prepare for this important test, participate in this course using Cambridge Educational test prep materials, which provides students opportunities to concentrate on the skills that are necessary for good performance. Actual past exams and simulations will be used to teach each question type and test strategy.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• Enhance concentration, memory and reduce anxiety for GRE testing.
• Understand effective test taking strategies for each section and question-type, as well as the general test structure and scoring method.

Learning Outcomes Measurement:

At the end of the course, students develop their own study plan and work schedule to further prepare for the actual test. Students can overcome continuing problems before their official exam and develop an action plan for the test to maximize their number of correct responses.

Ages: 18 years to adult
Course Length: 4 weeks
Course Materials: Textbooks and materials provided
Course Location: Lattas Room 202
Course Dates: March 1, 2010 - April 26, 2010
Course Times: Mondays, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Course Instructor: Ford Price
Course Cost: $350.00

GOING INTO BUSINESS IN WEST VIRIGINIA
Have you ever wanted to open your own business? This workshop addresses the major elements of planning a small business, including start up issues, legal structure, licensing, taxation, insurance and recordkeeping. Consulting will be offered to new and existing small business owners on developing financial proposals, including business plans and budgets.

Ages: 18 years and older
Course Length: 1 day
Course Materials: Provided
Course Location: Lattas Room 203
Course Dates/Times: (3 options)

• January 19, 2010; 9:00am - 11:00am
• April 19, 2010; 3:00pm - 5:00pm
• August 12, 2010; 9:00am - 11:00am

Course Instructor: Kathleen Thornton
Course Cost: $25.00

To register visit SBDC's website at http://www.sbdcwv.org/calendar.php#pagetitle, or call (304) 399-1042.

BUSINESS PLAN BASIC
Business Plan Basic is a 4 week, 8 hour class coupled with seven hours of technical assistance. This class walks an individual step by step through the process of writing a business plan. It provides all the information that one needs to collect in order to create a successful business plan. (This course is also 1 college credit)

Course goals:

• Understand the anatomy of a business plan.
• Understand existing and/or potential customers and what motivates them to buy.
• Understand how to let customers know about the business.
• Create long and short term goals.
• Develop a financial picture of the company and understand how much money it will take to operate the business.
• Understand and define the businesses marketing niche and how the business differs for their competition.
• Develop a business plan that will assist in gaining capital to operate their business.

TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE OR FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE VISIT UNLIMITED FUTURES WEBSITE AT http://www.unlimitedfuture.org/courses.php OR CALL (304) 697-3007.

PLANNING FOR PROFIT
Planning for Profit" is a 12 hour class coupled with 10 hours of technical assistance. The technical assistance is unique to this course. It adds the personal guidance one needs to assure the development of their business. This class provides the proper education that an individual needs to operate a successful business. Individuals that participate in the "Planning for Profit" class will develop a basic understanding of owning and operating a business. This class builds and lays the foundation that one needs to take a business idea and develop it into a thriving business. (This course is 2 college credits)

Course Goals:

• Understand the different types of research that must be done as part of the small business planning process, and learn various ways to collect data.
• Analyze the risks associated with starting small business and learn how to effectively deal with those risks.
• Understand legal and administrative issues, and learn how to properly address taxes, licenses/permits, and personnel structure and policies.
• Understand the nature, importance, options and problems involved in office/business type and location; procurement of the building, equipment and inventory, and the proper design and layout, of these physical facilities for doing business.
• Understand the administrative operations involved in establishing and maintaining distribution channels and fulfillment, general office management, bookkeeping and insurance.
• Understand the different options for securing capital and the distinction between equity and loan capital, and identify the types and amounts of capital needs that exist.
• Understand the importance of procedures for small business accounting, expense tracking, receiving payments and forecasting.

TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE OR FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE VISIT UNLIMITED FUTURES WEBSITE AT http://www.unlimitedfuture.org/courses.php OR CALL (304) 697-3007. MEDICAL & HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

OB/GYN CODING SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION
Are you looking for a class to improve your skills and help you succeed in coding for Obstetrics and Gynecology OR need a course to help you prepare for the OB/GYN specialty exam - Certified Obstetrics and Gynecology Coder (COBGC) - Specialty Credentialing through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)?

Advanced Training: COBGC Obstetrics/Gynecology will focus on ICD-9 Coding Guidelines, Evaluation and Management, and CPT Coding specifically related to the aspects of coding Obstetrics and Gynecology. There will be practice exams throughout the course. And, upon completion of this class, there will be the opportunity to take the COBGC test for certification. Course fee includes the cost to sit for the COBGC test for certification upon completion of the course.

Some of the highlights of the course:

• Definitions and General Rules for Obstetric Cases
• Aftercare, Follow-up care
• Normal Delivery, Postpartum complications
• Late Effect in Pregnancy
• Retained Products of conception
• What is and isn't included in Global
• Differences in HPI and ROS documentation for Obstetrics
• GYN surgical coding
• Preventative Services
• Ultrasound and much more

SPECIALTY CREDENTIALING EXAM: SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2010; 9:00AM - 2:30PM

Ages: 18 years to adult
Course Length: 8 weeks
Course Materials: Textbooks and materials provided
Course Location: Lattas Room 202
Course Dates: January 28, 2010 - March 18, 2010
Course Times: Thursdays, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Course Instructor: Letha Sparks, CPC, CPC-I
Course Cost: $675.00 (Includes National Exam fee of $245.00 and textbook)

PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINING
This course is designed to prepare and qualify students to work as personal trainers. This course bridges the gap between exercise science related course work and the practical application skills of personal training. The students will learn how to properly screen and evaluate clients for safe participation in an exercise program; design and implement exercise prescriptions for multiple populations and successful goal attainment; and successfully sell and manage personal trainer services. Eligibility for National Personal Training Certification is provided. Upon completion participants will be eligible to take the National Personal Training Certification exam.

Course Learning Outcomes:

This course gives the student the opportunity to begin to develop the skills necessary for pursuing a career in Personal Fitness. The information presented is intended to provide facts, ideas, and concepts that can be readily applied in a professional setting.

Learning Outcomes Measurement:

• Discuss the role, objectives, and the standards of the personal trainer in society.
• Discuss the interrelation of muscle, bone, and connective tissue in force production, including, but not limited to anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics.
• Describe the structure and function of the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems.
• Explain the basic terminology of bioenergetics and metabolism related to exercise and training.
• Analyze movement in sport, work, and daily life and make movement-oriented exercise prescriptions.
• Conduct an initial client interview to assess compatibility, develop goals, and establish a client-trainer agreement.
• Discuss the purpose for performing physical assessment on a client.
• Describe the methods used to obtain valid and reliable measurements of the clients' fitness level.
• Describe the benefits, as well as explain the mechanics and physiology of participating in the various types of training programs.
• Design and execute a safe and effective training program.
• Recognize general guidelines for safe participation in cardiovascular activities.
• Discuss the personal trainer's scope of practice related to providing nutritional information.
• Discuss training considerations and specific exercise guidelines for clients with special needs.
• Explain the risk management strategies that help to minimize the possibility of litigation.

Ages: 18 years and older
Course Length: 16 weeks/one semester
Course Materials: (Purchase at Stadium Bookstore)
Required textbooks:

• Advanced Concepts of Personal Training Course Kit - includes the following:
• Advanced Concepts of Personal Training Textbook
• Advanced Concepts of Personal Training Study Guide
• Advanced Concepts of Personal Training Practical Lab Manual
• NCSF Personal Training Technique & Assessment DVD

Course Location: Cabell Hall Room 101
Course Dates: Spring Semester, January - May, 2010
Course Times: Wednesdays, 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Course Instructor: MCTC Allied Health Staff
Course Cost: $300.00

MODULE 1: ROUTE DESIGNATION: HOW DID WE GET HERE? (2 hours/.2 CEUS)

This module will help people understand the process required for land planning, it focuses on the US Forest Service Process, but the basics can be applied to any government agency. This course also discusses the US Forest Service Travel Management Rule, its implementation so far, and how to apply it going forward; as well as US Forest Service structure.

MODULE 2: TRAIL SYSTEM PLANNING PART 1 (3 hours/.3 CEUS)

This module will help riders' and land managers understand how to plan, design, manage, and maintain trail systems that meet the rider' needs by providing high quality and adequate quantities of trails. The module will start with an introduction to OHV recreationists as it is hard to plan a trail to fit their needs if you don't know what their needs are. It will then talk about the basic principles of OHV trail system planning before going into details on what is required to plan a sustainable trail system.

MODULE 3: TRAIL SYSTEM PLANNING PART 2 (2.5 hours/.25 CEUS)

This module starts with an overview of what was learned in module 2. It then goes into detail regarding trail maintenance, monitoring, and signing requirements. The details will instruct the land manager in various techniques to meet their needs and give the recreationists information regarding how they can assist the land managers with these trail requirements.

MODULE 4: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? (2.5 hours/.25 CEUS)

This module will help riders understand how to be effective in their efforts to influence the decisions that will determine where they can ride. It will give concrete examples of how to work effectively with land managers and make comments during the agency process. The module will also spend time looking at 4 areas where the design, planning, and implementation of the principles conveyed in earlier modules have worked well. The module closes with ideas for both the enthusiasts and the land managers to move forward to creating the sustainable OHV trail systems.

If you are interested in taking these courses, please visit their website at www.nohvcc.org.

CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE (AH100)
This course is designed to educate the student with respect to the health care profession, along with specific programs offered by MCTC. This course covers subjects such as health care economics/management, employee relations, informal organizations, communications, and the work environment. Guest speakers from the healthcare field are featured for an open forum of discussions.

Ages: 18 years and older
Course Length: 16 weeks (Spring Semester)
Course Materials: See Instructor's syllabus at first class meeting
Course Location: Cabell Hall Room 213
Course Dates: (2 Options)

• Wednesdays; January 13, 2010 - April 28, 2010
• Thursdays; January 14, 2010 - April 29, 2010

Course Times: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Course Instructor: Allied Health Staff
Course Cost: $150.00

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL 101)
This course takes a functional-notational approach to learning American Sign Language (ASL), a language used by Deaf people in North America. Materials on basic conversational aspects in ASL will be introduced, such as introducing oneself, exchanging personal information, talking about surroundings, where you live, and your family and various activities. Students will acquire skills in receptive and expressive language functions in interactive contexts, in getting attention, negotiating a signing environment, and exchanging, confirming and correcting information, using appropriate phonological, lexical, syntactical, semantical, and pragmatic aspects of American Sign Language.

Ages: 18 years and older
Course Length: 16 weeks (Spring Semester)
Course Materials: See Instructor's syllabus at first class meeting
Course Dates: Spring Semester
Course Dates/Times/Locations: (2 options)

• January 12, 2010 - April 27, 2010; Tuesdays, 4:00pm - 6:20pm; Douglas Center Room 204
• January 14, 2010 - April 29, 2010; Thursdays, 6:30pm - 9:00pm; Lattas Room 201

Course Instructor: Leigh Ann Brewer
Course Cost: $150.00

CAREER IN BUSINESS (BUS 100)
This course is designed to assist the participant in recognizing and identifying specific business careers with respect to their individual interests and skills. The courses and careers offered by MCTC are examined and explored. Participants will take a comprehensive career aptitude test to determine analytical, technical, numerical, special, and perpetual abilities. As part of this course, there will be 5 guest speakers from the community in the career fields discussed.

Course Requirement: PC with web access required and ability to print research materials.

Learning Outcomes: After successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

• Recognize and identify areas of business that is best suited to the student;
• Understand business specialties;
• Be equipped with the knowledge of Business Careers/Courses offered at MCTC.

Ages: 18 years and older
Course Length: 8 weeks (Spring Semester)
Course Materials: Note taking materials, 3 ring binder with dividers for creation of Career Portfolio.
Course Location: Lattas Room 202
Course Dates: (2 options)

• January 11, 2010 - March 3, 2010
• March 4, 2010 - May 7, 2010

Course Times: Tuesdays, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Course Instructor: Erika Bailey
Course Cost: $150.00

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: DISCOVER AFRICA (HMN160)
Discover the culture of Africa through the eyes of a native Fulbright scholar from Tanzania. This course is designed to provide students with understanding of the diversity found in the world in terms of values, beliefs, ideas, and worldviews by the example of African and American cultures. The course will also help students to acquire some basic communication skills in Swahili language and introduce them to the intercultural communication concepts needed to interact effectively with African people.

Ages: 18 years and older
Course Length: 8 weeks (Spring Semester)
Course Materials: See Instructor's syllabus at first class meeting
Course Location: Community College B20
Course Dates: (2 options)

• January 11, 2010 - March 1, 2010
• March 8, 2010 - April 26, 2010

Course Times: Mondays and Wednesdays; 2:00pm - 4:20pm
Course Instructor: Furaha J. Njovu
Course Cost: $150.00

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: DISCOVER RUSSIA (HMN165)
Discover the culture of Africa through the eyes of a native Fulbright scholar from Russia. This course is designed to provide students with understanding of the diversity found in the world in terms of values, beliefs, ideas, and worldviews by the example of Russian and American cultures. The course will also help students to acquire some basic communication skills in Russian language and introduce them to the intercultural communication concepts needed to interact effectively with Russian people.

Ages: 18 years and older
Course Length: 8 weeks (Spring Semester)
Course Materials: See Instructor's syllabus at first class meeting
Course Location: Harris Hall Room 136
Course Dates: (2 options)

• January 12, 2010 - March 2, 2010
• March 9, 2010 - April 27, 2010

Course Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays; 4:00pm - 6:20pm
Course Instructor: Svetlana A. Koltovskaya
Course Cost: $150.00

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: DISCOVER CHINA (HMN 166)
Discover the culture of Africa through the eyes of a native Fulbright scholar from China. This course is designed to provide students with understanding of the diversity found in the world in terms of values, beliefs, ideas, and worldviews by the example of Chinese and American cultures. The course will also help students to acquire some basic communication skills in Chinese language and introduce them to the intercultural communication concepts needed to interact effectively with Chinese people.

Ages: 18 years and older
Course Length: 8 weeks (Spring Semester)
Course Materials: See Instructor's syllabus at first class meeting
Course Location: Lattas Room 204
Course Dates: (2 options)

• January 12, 2010 - March 2, 2010
• March 9, 2010 - April 27, 2010

Course Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays; 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Course Instructor: Staff
Course Cost: $150.00