Workshops September to December 2009
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Sustainability Workshops for Businesses
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Getting Smart About Smart Energy
Smart grid technology and smart energy is 'the next new thing' - bringing the prowess of Internet technology to help manage the demands of a dynamic power grid. The benefits of 'smart energy' include a holistic and integrated approach to energy generation, distribution, management, end use, and creating a platform for the emerging field of 'electronomics'. Come learn the lingo, see examples, and find out what role you might play in the emerging electron economy. Workshop presenter 'Carbon Bob' Cormia will guide you through the new energy ecosystem with a user's guide including terminology, suggested readings, and websites to peruse. Bring a calculator to follow along with the handouts of easy calculations that will help you make sense of terminology and numbers.
DATE: Friday, October 23, 2009 - 8:30 AM to 12:30 PMLOCATION: 505 West Olive Avenue, Building 500, Suite 510, Sunnyvale CA 94086
Cost: $89 per personINSTRUCTOR: Robert Cormia, Professor of Informatics, Clean Technology and Social Computing, Foothill College
How To Grow A Green Team in Your Organization
Working together as a green team can be an effective way to reduce the environmental impact of your organization. But how can you, whatever your position in the organization, contribute to starting and growing a green team that produces significant improvement in the metrics used to measure the organization's greenness? In this workshop you'll learn how others started and grew green teams in their organizations while meeting and overcoming barriers. In addition, you will learn how to formulate strategies for similar success in your organization.
DATE: Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 1 to 5 PMLOCATION: Building J-7, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $89 per personINSTRUCTOR: Rick Row, Sustainability Consultant, former Executive Director of Sustainable Silicon Valley
Go Solar - Save Money:
A Practical Guide to "Greening" Your Business With Solar Photovoltaics
This workshop will provide an in-depth view of solar photovoltaics as a way of saving money on utility bills and becoming more "green" in our communities. The workshop will provide an overview of solar photovoltaic utility-intertie systems for building applications, and provide the necessary steps for performing the design of an efficient solar photovoltaic system. Participants will receive computer resources for performing an in-depth energy audit, a solar resource study, and determination of system sizing for a particular building and/or location.
DATE: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 8:30 AM to 12:30 PMLOCATION: Building J-7, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $89 per personINSTRUCTOR: Thomas Diskin, Professor of Electronics and Renewable Energy, College of San Mateo
The use of tools in the trades and future manufacturing economy will integrate leaner process design as well as incorporate demanufacturing and end-of-life reclamation. This presentation will look at future approaches to both the design and use of tools, as well as applications in the emerging field of demanufacturing and remanufacturing.
DATE: Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 8:15 to 9:15 AMLOCATION: Pacific Coast Machine Tool Expo, Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Cost: FREE (register for conference FREE at: http://www.machinetoolexpos.com/index.po )INSTRUCTOR: Robert Cormia, Professor of Informatics, Clean Technology and Social Computing, Foothill College
Low Carbon Lifestyles - Measuring and Monitoring Your Carbon Footprint
'What gets measured gets managed' is the mantra of business managers, and applies equally to understanding and managing our individual and collective environmental footprints. In this workshop you'll gain an understanding of how energy use equates to carbon emissions, and subsequent green house gas (GHG) warming. You'll learn how to read energy bills, do a simple GHG (green house gas) audit, and engage in energy efficiency activities, clean energy provisioning, and investments in GHG offsets to both manage and lower your environmental footprint. Bring a calculator, as Robert 'Carbon Bob' Cormia will show you how to use Web tools or 'back of the envelope' calculations to estimate your carbon footprint, and begin to live a low carbon lifestyle.
DATE: Friday, November 13, 2009 - 8:30 AM to 12:30 PMLOCATION: 505 West Olive Avenue, Building 500, Suite 510, Sunnyvale CA 94086
Cost: $89 per personINSTRUCTOR: Robert Cormia, Professor of Informatics, Clean Technology and Social Computing, Foothill College
Courses for Manufacturing
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Introduction To Blueprint Reading for Manufacturing
This course covers general drawing information, tolerancing, dimensioning, and threads. It will provide the student with information on how to visualize three-dimensional mechanical parts from a two-dimensional drawing and to read additional supplemental information from the title block, list of materials, notes, and revisions This course is aimed at individuals working with machinery, maintaining machinery, or involved in maintenance. It is directed at all those who need to develop marketable skills and a foundation for reading and interpreting mechanical drawings.
DATE: October 16, 23, November 6, 13, 2009 - 1 to 5 PMLOCATION: Building E-2, De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014
Cost: $295 per person includes books and materialsINSTRUCTOR: Mike Appio
Introduction To Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
This class will enable the student to become familiar with and interpret drawings in accordance with ASME Y 14.5M 1994 Standards. The course will present the basic language of GD&T, symbols, their proper usage, and the application to engineering drawings. The student will learn the drafting "dos and don'ts" oriented towards consistency of use and ANSI dimensioning practices. Measuring applications with emphasis on how industry measures GD&T will also be covered.
DATE: October 3, 10, 2009 - 8:30 AM to 4:30 PMLOCATION: Building E-2, De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014
Cost: $425 per person includes books and materialsINSTRUCTOR: Mike Tatarakis
Courses for Managing in Times of Change
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series of three - take one or all
In the current economic recession, change poses unprecedented challenges. In order for your business or department to survive and grow, managers must adapt and embrace the difficulties and opportunities that come with change. The following courses will help managers communicate about change, motivate employees, and lead during turbulent times.
Communicating to Employees about Change
Managers need skills to communicate about change strategically, consistently, and positively. This workshop helps managers:
- Plan how to communicate the right messages.
- Use a variety of communication vehicles for maximum impact.
- Monitor and squash the rumor mill.
- Empathize with employees without agreeing with them.
- Build a case for change.
- Establish and maintain credibility.
DATE: Monday, October 12, 2009 - 1 to 5 PMLOCATION: Building J-7, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $85 per personINSTRUCTOR: Patricia Haddock is a communication and training consultant who helps her clients attract, retain and develop employees, increase productivity and effectiveness, and improve interpersonal communication skills. Patricia has authored more than 600 magazine articles and 11 books.
Motivating Employees in Times of Change
Change in the workplace can damage employee morale and worker productivity at a time when you need to work harder just to keep up with business demands. This workshop helps managers:
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of leadership.
- Lessen the drama around change.
- Find ways to show appreciation.
- Measure and celebrate progress
- Get and sustain team members' involvement.
- Identify and remove de-motivators in the workplace.
DATE: Monday, October 26, 2009 - 1 to 5 PMLOCATION: Building J-7, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $85 per personINSTRUCTOR: Patricia Haddock
Leading Employees in Time of Change
An organization needs strong leadership to navigate times of change. Leaders set the tone and the climate for the organization, its employees and customers look for leadership on how to interpret and respond to what is happening. This workshop helps managers:
- Reframe and embrace change as a process, rather than a single event.
- Create and maintain a strong, positive vision of the future.
- Identify and maximize assets and resources.
- Create an atmosphere of innovation.
- Overcome resistance to change.
DATE: Monday, November 16, 2009 - 1 to 5 PMLOCATION: Building J-7, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $85 per personINSTRUCTOR: Patricia Haddock
Business Writing Courses
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Business Writing Fundamentals
This workshop explains how business writers create successful materials and provides a process for planning and writing documents that gets results. Learn how to:
- Determine content before writing.
- Focus on reader benefits.
- Write more easily and confidently.
- Apply journalistic solutions to business writing problems.
- Revise for clarity and understanding.
- Identify and correct wordiness.
DATE: Friday, October 16, 2009 -1:00 to 4:30 PMLOCATION: 505 West Olive Avenue, Building 500, Suite 510, Sunnyvale CA 94086
Cost: $75 per person
INSTRUCTOR: Patricia Haddock
Writing and Managing E-mail
Everyone gets too much e-mail -- and much of it goes unread! Most e-mail suffers from poor "so-what" subject lines that are easily ignored. Add poor e-mail etiquette, and you have a recipe for a bad communication. This workshop helps you write e-mails that are promptly read and responded to. You will:
- Understand e-mail requirements.
- Write useful, compelling subject lines.
- Target content to get your message across.
- Understand and apply e-mail etiquette.
- Use the right tone.
DATE: Friday, November 6, 2009 -1:00 to 4:30 PMLOCATION: 505 West Olive Avenue, Building 500, Suite 510, Sunnyvale CA 94086
Cost: $75 per personINSTRUCTOR: Patricia Haddock
Additional Professional Development Courses
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Survival Tools for Tough Times
Tough times play havoc with our emotions. We ride a roller coaster that takes us from the highest highs to the lowest lows. Your feelings do not come in a predictable sequence and can crop up at any time. This workshop provides tools and resources for managing negative situations and emotions:
- Fear: Stepping out despite yourself
- Loss: Allowing yourself to grieve
- Stress: Recharging by slowing down
- Anger: Cooling hot tempers
- Discouragement: Holding the course
- Rejection: Moving on
DATE: Monday, October 5, 2009 - 1:00 to 4:30 PMLOCATION: Building J-7, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $75 per person
INSTRUCTOR: Patricia Haddock
Building Better Workplace Relationships
Today's working environment requires you to work with a wide variety of people with work styles different from your own. This workshop will help you understand what motivates people and give you tools for communicating more effectively. It helps you understand how words and body language can help or hinder rapport building. You will learn how to:
- Create credibility.
- Develop productive working relationships.
- Resolve conflict.
- Reduce misunderstandings.
DATE: Friday, December 4, 2009 - 1:00 to 4:30 PMLOCATION: 505 West Olive Avenue, Building 500, Suite 510, Sunnyvale CA 94086
Cost: $75 per personINSTRUCTOR: Patricia Haddock
Computer Software Courses
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Intermediate Excel 2003
Working with large worksheets - Using multiple worksheets and workbooks - Customizing Excel - Advanced formatting - List management - Advanced charting - Documenting and auditing - Using templates
DATE: Monday, October 12, 2009 - 9 AM to 4 PM (one hour for lunch)LOCATION: Building I -5, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $99 per personINSTRUCTOR: Mary Edmunds
Intermediate Excel 2003
Using multiple worksheets and workbooks - Advanced formatting - Outlining and subtotals - Cell and range names - Lists and tables - Web and Internet features - Advanced charting - Documenting and auditing - Templates and settings
DATE: Monday, November 16, 2009 - 9 AM to 4 PM (one hour for lunch)LOCATION: Building I-5, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $99 per personINSTRUCTOR: Mary Edmunds
Introduction To Excel 2007
Getting Started - Entering and editing data - Modifying a worksheet - Using functions - Formatting worksheets - Printing - Creating Charts - Web Features
DATE: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 9 AM to 4 PM (one hour for lunch)LOCATION: Building I -5, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $99 per personINSTRUCTOR: Mary Edmunds
Introduction To Excel 2007
Getting Started - Entering and editing data - Modifying a worksheet - Using functions - Formatting worksheets - Printing - Creating Charts - Web Features
DATE: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 9 AM to 4 PM (one hour for lunch)LOCATION: Building I -5, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $99 per personINSTRUCTOR: Mary Edmunds
Intermediate Excel 2007
Using multiple worksheets and workbooks - Advanced formatting - Outlining and subtotals - Cell and range names - Lists and tables - Web and Internet features - Advanced charting - Documenting and auditing - Templates and settings
DATE: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 9 AM to 4 PM (one hour for lunch)LOCATION: Building I -5, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $99 per personINSTRUCTOR: Mary Edmunds
MS 2007 - New Features
Office 2007 interface - Office XML file format - New Word features - New Excel features -
New Outlook features - New PowerPoint features - New Access features
DATE: Monday, October 19, 2009 - 9 AM to 4 PM (one hour for lunch)LOCATION: Building I -5, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $99 per personINSTRUCTOR: Mary Edmunds
MS 2007 - New Features
Office 2007 interface - Office XML file format - New Word features - New Excel features -
New Outlook features - New PowerPoint features - New Access features
DATE: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 9 AM to 4 PM (one hour for lunch)LOCATION: Building I -5, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $99 per personINSTRUCTOR: Mary Edmunds
Introduction To PowerPoint 2003
Getting starting - Building new presentations - Formatting slides - Using drawing tools - Working with graphics - Using tables and charts - Modifying presentations - Proofing and delivering presentations
DATE: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 9 AM to 4 PM (one hour for lunch)LOCATION: Building I -5, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $99 per personINSTRUCTOR: Mary Edmunds
Introduction To PowerPoint 2007
Getting starting - Building new presentations - Formatting slides - Using drawing tools - Working with graphics - Using tables and charts - Modifying presentations - Proofing and delivering presentations
DATE: Monday, September 28, 2009 - 9 AM to 4 PM (one hour for lunch)LOCATION: Building I -5, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $99 per personINSTRUCTOR: Mary Edmunds
Advanced PowerPoint 2007
Getting started - Custom presentation options - Graphic and multimedia content - Customizing SmartArt graphics and tables - Action buttons and custom slide shows - Distributing a presentation - Integrating Microsoft Office files
DATE: Monday, November 2, 2009 - 9 AM to 4 PM (one hour for lunch)LOCATION: Building I -5, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $99 per personINSTRUCTOR: Mary Edmunds
Introduction To Word 2007
Getting started - Navigating and selection techniques - Editing text - Formatting text - Tables - Page layout - Proofing and printing documents - Graphics
DATE: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 9 AM to 4 PM (one hour for lunch)LOCATION: Building I -5, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $99 per personINSTRUCTOR: Mary Edmunds
Introduction To Word 2007
Getting started - Navigating and selection techniques - Editing text - Formatting text - Tables - Page layout - Proofing and printing documents - Graphics
DATE: Monday, October 26, 2009 - 9 AM to 4 PM (one hour for lunch)LOCATION: Building I -5, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $99 per personINSTRUCTOR: Mary Edmunds
Intermediate Word 2007
Styles - Section and columns - Formatting tables - Printing labels and envelopes - Templates and building blocks - Graphics - Managing document revisions - Web features
DATE: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 9 AM to 4 PM (one hour for lunch)LOCATION: Building I -5, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $99 per personINSTRUCTOR: Mary Edmunds
Office 2007 Tips & Tricks
This class will provide the Office 2007 user with quick hints on ways to use the software more effectively. Topics for Excel include: filling in a series of dates, ridding yourself of fine lines, opening specific spreadsheets at start-up, "fractions or decimals?," entering more than one line of data in a cell, protecting cells from data entry, giving your worksheet a background, how not to lose sight of your headings, and changing the cursor's default direction. Topics for PowerPoint include: Annotating slides, maintaining proportions while resizing element, importing outlines from Word, animating your slide show, creating semi-transparent objects, using curved texts, checking your formatting, using portions of images, and making notes in a slide sorter view. Topics for Word include: "webbed" tables, watermarks, converting tables to plain text, centering text vertically, getting rid of curly quotes, collating documents, and bringing straying lines back into the fold, and using keyboard shortcuts.
DATE: Monday, December 7, 2009 - 9 AM to 4 PM (one hour for lunch)LOCATION: Building I -5, Foothill College Middlefield Campus
Cubberly Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Cost: $99 per personINSTRUCTOR: Mary Edmunds
All workshops can be delivered as customized training to your employees at your work site. If there is a class you need that is not offered at this time, we want to hear from you.
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