KOKOMO, Ind.—Students of IU Kokomo’s Computer Basics I course can expand their skills with Computer Basics II, being offered by the Division of Continuing Studies. This intermediate-level course explores computer operating systems, sharing files among programs, basic shortcut operating functions and more.
Students can select from day and evening classes, offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 4–13 from 10 a.m.–noon and March 24–April 2 from 7:45–9:45 p.m. The class fee is $99; purchase of a textbook is required.
More training in information technology during March includes Continuing Studies’ classes on PowerPoint®, Dreamweaver®, XML, and Network+ certification. For additional information, call (765) 455-9426 or visit http://www.iuk.edu/ACADEMICS/scs/. The March class schedule follows.
Painting with Watercolors Intermediate
This class will teach you some of the more advanced techniques of painting with watercolors.
Date and Time: Mondays, March 3–24, 6–9 p.m. Fee: $79
Dreamweaver®
Dreamweaver® is the premier Web site building program from Macromedia®. All of the essentials of Web design will be covered in the course: creating pages, incorporating images and links, setting up forms and much more. You will be creating your own Web sites by the end of this class. Book required.
Date and Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, March 3–12, 7:45-9:45 p.m. Fee: $189
PowerPoint® Basics
Have you ever needed to create a presentation for work or help your children create presentations for school projects? With this powerful Microsoft® tool, you can learn to create presentations, modify and customize backgrounds, and set up custom styles. Learn about other tools within the PowerPoint® program, such as viewing presentations in outline format or slide-sorter formats. Book required.
Course: 022C31A08. Date and Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 4–13, 10 a.m.–noon. Fee: $99
Course: 022C31A08. Date and Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 18–27, 7:45–9:45 p.m. Fee: $99
Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement
Presented by Successful Financial Strategies, Inc.
Learn the whys and hows of retirement planning in a course offered at two different locations. Sessions will explore sources of retirement income such Social Security, pensions and IRA alternatives; techniques for managing investment risks and allocating assets; ways to minimize taxes for estate distribution; and long-term planning regarding Medicare, convalescent health care and life insurance.
Location: Kokomo. Course: 022F01A12. Date and Time: Tuesdays, March 4–25, 6–9 p.m. Fee: $49;
Location: Westfield. Course: 022F01B12. Date and Time: Wednesdays, March 5–26, 6–9 p.m. Fee: $49
Note: If two people attend together, the course fee for two is $79; however, the couple will receive only one workbook.
Digital Photography
Explore the world of digital photography and get hands-on experience with Adobe Photoshop Elements® software that helps make all your photographic memories look professionally done. Class includes discussion of camera operation and photography tips. (Digital camera not required, but some computer experience is needed.)
Date and Time: Wednesdays, March 5–April 2, 7–9 p.m. Fee: $89
Sign Language II
This course is a continuation of lessons offered in the previous Beginning Sign Language class. The same book used for Beginning Sign Language will be used in the Level II course.
Date and Time: Tuesdays, March 4–April 22, 7–9 p.m. Fee: $99.
Computer Basics I
Get to know the main parts of a computer and what they do, learn some simple computer terms and find your way around the keyboard. This hands-on class will dispel confusion and give you the foundation you need to move to the other computer classes. Book required.
Date and Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, March 10–19, 9:30–11:30 a.m. Fee: $99
Network + Certification
Prepare for the CompTIA Network+ exam with this class. Exam topics include knowledge of networking technologies, layers, TCP/IP, knowledge of networking practices, installing, and supporting and troubleshooting networks. Book required.
Date and Time: Tuesdays and Fridays, March 11–April 11, 5:30–9:30 p.m. Fee: $999
Conversational Spanish
Prerequisite: Spanish for Beginners or equivalent experience. This non-credit, eight-week course builds on the basic knowledge from Spanish for Beginners, increasing Spanish vocabulary, grammar and conversational skills. Book required (same book used in Spanish for Beginners course).
Course: 022L04C16. Date and Time: Mondays, March 17–May 5, 10 a.m.–noon. Fee: $119
Course: 022L04D16. Date and Time: Mondays, March 17–May 5, 6-8 p.m. Fee: $119
XML Basics
This course covers how to use XML, apply SML technology to best advantage and design an XML schema and DTD. I t also offers a brief introduction to XSLT, SOAP and XHTML. This course does not require programming experience.
Date and Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, March 17–26, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Fee: $149
Ballroom Dancing
This class will offer a general overview of all the major ballroom and Latin dances, such as swing, salsa, tango, waltz, etc. Students will gain a basic knowledge of partner dancing and the ability to dance to almost any type of music. No partner is needed to take the class.
Date and Time: Saturdays, March 22–April 12, 4–6 p.m. Fee: $49 per person/$79 couple
Non-Profit Fundraising
This workshop provides the basic skills to plan, organize and implement an effective fundraising strategy for a non-profit organization.
Date and Time: Tuesday and Thursdays, March 25 and 27, 6–9 p.m. Fee: $89
An Evening at the Observatory
Take a look at the stars and planets and look for meteors and comets with the telescope in Indiana University Kokomo’s own observatory. The evening includes a lecture on the solar system and a chart of constellations in the northern hemisphere. Families are encouraged to attend together. All ages are welcome; an adult must accompany minor children. The $40 registration fee covers up to four family members. This two-hour course is limited to 12 participants.
Date and Time: Saturday, March 29, 7–9 p.m. Fee: $40
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