NON-CREDIT SPRING 2009 PROGRAMS
NON-CREDIT PROGRAMS Spring 2009
NON-CREDIT PROGRAMS Spring 2009
CONTINuING EDuCATION & OuTREACh’S NON-CREDIT PROGRAMS
At Binghamton University, Continuing Education and Outreach (CEO) opens the door to opportunity by delivering an excellent education through flexible learning programs to those who perform multiple life roles. Integrating teaching, research and outreach to develop and deliver innovative programs, CEO provides access to the unique learning environment of Binghamton University. From classes offered on campus to onsite corporate training programs and from traditional classroom instruction to online programs, CEO satisfies the needs of every circumstance. Through a variety of non-credit offerings, Continuing Education & Outreach provides high-quality, lifelong learning opportunities leading to professional growth and personal development. By taking advantage of the different learning opportunities and advising services available through CEO, you can fulfill your educational dreams at Binghamton University.
PROfESSIONAl PARAlEGAl CERTIfICATE COuRSE
May 9-10, 16-17, 23-24 | June 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 | No classes on May 30 and 31 for Memorial Day | Time: Sat. and Sun., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Cost: $1,089 Instructor: Scott Hatch, JD, from the Center for Legal Studies (CLS), is our educational partner and coordinator for this program. This intensive, nationally acclaimed program is designed for beginning as well as experienced legal workers. All students are trained to assist trial attorneys, interview witnesses, investigate complex fact patterns, research the law and help prepare cases for courtroom litigation. Optional WESTLAW access is available for live lecture students. Access lasts for the duration of the course. Please contact CLS at 1-800-522-7737 for more information. The instruction is practice oriented and relates to those areas of the law in which legal assistants are most in demand. There are no prerequisites, although an associate degree (two-year) in arts and sciences or its equivalent is very helpful. Students are expected to complete a significant amount of homework for each weekend session. This non-credit program helps students increase their office’s efficiency, productivity and billable hours. It also provides students with marketable job skills. Successful graduates (who pass six tests and complete five written assignments) are awarded a Binghamton University Certificate of Completion.
lOCATION Binghamton University Downtown Center, 67 Washington Street, Binghamton, New York REGISTRATION For your convenience, there are several ways to register:
Mail: Complete and return the registration form with a check or credit card authorization. Phone: 607-777-6857 (toll free 1-877-313-2508) Fax: 607-777-4544 Online: continuinged.binghamton.edu E-mail: conted@binghamton.edu
lEADERShIP DEvElOPMENT CERTIfICATE PROGRAM
January 14 – May 27, 2009 | Time: Wednesdays, 4 – 7 p.m. Cost: The registration fee is $2,199. It includes all 20 sessions, training/ class materials, class refreshments, company visits, certificates and graduation ceremony. This non-credit certificate program, consisting of 20 classes and organized into four modules, provides participants with the basic conceptual and practical leadership skills needed to function effectively as leaders within organizations. The program is interactive, application oriented and hands-on. Four of the classes are held at different companies in the region — to further develop participants’ knowledge of local businesses as well as foster networking opportunities. Ethical standards and social responsibility in the business community are a recurrent theme throughout the program. The instructors incorporate both case studies and group activities into their presentations.
CERTIfICATION A Binghamton University Certificate of Completion is issued for the
successful completion of each workshop.
CEu Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are issued upon successful completion of a workshop. INSTRuCTORS Continuing Education & Outreach uses experienced corporate trainers,
successful leaders and University faculty.
CANCEllATION POlICy If you are not able to attend a workshop for which you have
registered, a substitute may attend in your place without additional charges. If you are not able to arrange for a substitute and wish to cancel, you must do so at least 48 hours prior to the workshop in order to be eligible for a 100 percent refund. If you register and have paid in full but do not attend, you forfeit the registration fee. If a workshop is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, registrants will be notified and fees refunded in full.
ADvANCED lEADERShIP CERTIfICATE PROGRAM
February 18 – May 13, 2009 | Time: Wednesdays, 4 – 7 p.m. Cost: The registration fee for the program is $1,599. It includes all 10 sessions, training/class materials, class refreshments and certificate ceremony. This non-credit certificate program, consisting of 10 classes, provides participants
Note: You may be eligible for the “Lifetime Learning Credit” authorized by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. Ask your tax preparer for more information.
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with a more advanced look at the conceptual and practical leadership skills needed to function effectively as successful leaders within organizations. The program is interactive, application oriented and hands-on, with a focus on supervisory skills, business leadership, managing innovation and change, project leadership, strategic management, and performance management. The instructors incorporate both case studies and group activities into their presentations. Session topics are resolving challenges (teambuilding); tactics and skills for negotiations; employment issues in a global context; organization skills: managing time, priorities and delegation; creativity and innovation; managing innovation and change initiatives; building excellence and thriving in organizations; excellence plans; strategic planning; and executive decision making.
fINANCIAl TERMS fOR NON-fINANCIAl MANAGERS
April 7, 2009 | Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Cost: $149 Instructor: Don Sheldon This course is designed as a foundation of learning about balance sheets, cost accounting, P&L terms and applications. The course engages attendees in analyzing and using thought leadership and the application of these ideas within their own company. It is designed for people who have little or no accounting background and are not required to keep books but may need to understand cost benefits from budgets, projects and continuous improvement activities. Examples from several other companies will also be used to help participants better understand the effort and attention required.
CERTIfICATE IN PERfORMANCE MANAGEMENT
March 12 – 13, 2009 | Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cost: $399 Instructor: Bob Stezzi Leaders must be able to balance appreciation and rewards with accountability and real results on the job. This program enables participants to get the best possible results from the people they lead. This is an intensive course designed for leaders in a variety of environments. Managers, supervisors, team leaders, and project managers will be better able to clarify expectations, give feedback effectively, identify problems with performance, and improve employee commitments and performance on the job. Topics include utilizing effective day-to-day coaching skills, training your people effectively, maximizing employee performance, increasing commitment and productivity by optimizing morale, and improving staff communication, cooperation and teamwork.
COAChING SuCCESSfully
May 11, 2009 | Time: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Cost: $199 Instructor: Bob Stezzi This program teaches participants how to communicate expectations clearly, provide effective training, deliver feedback effectively, and diagnose causes of poor job performance and take appropriate action to correct it, as well as how to help satisfactory performers to be even more successful on the job. Topics to be covered include: identifying coaching barriers, assessing your coaching skills, analyzing coaching styles, communicating feedback effectively, pinpointing behaviors, analyzing impacts of behaviors, identifying performance gaps, effective coaching sessions, impromptu coaching situations, keeping your people motivated, and the pitfalls of coaching by example.
CAREER DEvElOPMENT
SuCCESSION PlANNING
January 26, 2009 | Time: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Cost: $199 Instructor: Bob Stezzi This program shows participants how to develop future leaders and the processes needed to establish both temporary and permanent backup talent for key areas in order to have the right leaders prepared for the right positions at the needed time. Topics include assessing your current planning system, clarifying your organization’s vision, assessing your organization’s climate, identifying key positions, forecasting future needs, developing a strategic action plan, choosing a succession planning design, your internal promotion policy, professional development plans, identifying potential leaders, fast-track development programs, how restructuring affects planning, and analyzing your results.
CROSS-CulTuRAl AwARENESS AND COMPETENCIES: BuIlDING yOuRS!
June 12, 2009 | Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Cost: $149 Instructor: Amelia Shafer Do you know how to pronounce the most common Chinese, Korean and Turkish surnames? Do you know which culture often considers “no” to be a negotiable answer? Did you know that a brief pause in the conversation can help the other person comprehend what’s just been said? When communicating with someone who’s first language is not English, do you know the most practical ways to ensure understanding? This seminar will explore various communication styles; provide general information about other cultures; examine one’s own cultural identity and see how it can effect interactions; give advice for working in cross-cultural situations; and provide tips when communicating with someone who is not a native speaker of English.
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ADMINISTRATIvE ASSISTANT fuNDAMENTAlS
Online Course | Cost: $95 Rapid growth in the health, legal services, data processing, management, public relations and other industries have created many new job opportunities for administrative assistants. This course will help you discover and master the essentials of managerial and staff support, information and records management, communications technology, travel and meeting coordination, space planning, and office ergonomics. You’ll become an indispensable member of your team by identifying opportunities and implementing solutions to turn your office into a high-productivity machine.
PERSONAl DEvElOPMENT
AChIEvING SuCCESS wITh DIffICulT PEOPlE
Online Course | Cost: $79 Do you know people whose behavior makes completing even the simplest tasks difficult? Would you like to learn how to have more successful relationships with difficult bosses, co-workers, students, neighbors or family members? Join this class and get helpful information for understanding yourself, solving people problems, and improving your relationships and personal and professional productivity.
A TO Z GRANT wRITING
Online Course | Cost: $95 This is an invigorating and informative course that will equip you with the skills and tools you need to enter the exciting field of grant writing! You’ll learn how to raise needed funds by discovering how and where to look for potential funders who are a good match for your organization. You’ll also learn how to network and develop true partnerships with a variety of funders, how to organize a successful grant-writing campaign, and how to put together a complete proposal package. This course speaks mainly to non-profit organizations, schools, religious groups and municipalities seeking grants from foundations, corporations, government, and individual artists; material specifically designed for businesses and individuals is also included. No matter who you are or what level of experience you have, you’ll find the A to Z of writing and submitting successful proposals here!
SPANISh fOR TRAvEl
Thursdays, 6 – 8 p.m. | February 5, 12, 19, 26; March 5, 12, 19; April 2, 9 Cost: $249 10 percent discount for Binghamton University alumni ($224) Instructor: Binghamton University faculty, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures This 10-session course is an introduction to Spanish language and culture, with a special emphasis on developing basic to moderate conversational ability. The target audience is high school or college students who are preparing to study abroad, and those that are visiting Spanish-speaking countries for vacation or business.
ITAlIAN fOR TRAvEl
Tuesday’s, 6 – 8 p.m. | January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 17, 24; March 3, 10,17 Cost: $249 10 percent discount for Binghamton University alumni ($224) Instructor: Binghamton University faculty, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures This 10-session course is an introduction to Italian language and culture, with a special emphasis on developing basic to moderate conversational ability. The target audience is high school or college students who are preparing to study abroad, and those that are visiting Italian-speaking countries for vacation or business.
EMPlOyMENT lAw fuNDAMENTAlS
Online Course | Cost: $95 Learn the basics of employment law so you can legally hire, evaluate and manage employees as a manager, supervisor, small business owner, human resource specialist or corporate executive. Learn the difference between an employee and independent contractor; the basic types of employee benefits; effective hiring, evaluation and termination procedures; methods to resolve employment disputes in and out of court; discrimination and union laws; and workplace safety rules. You’ll gain an inside view of the law with court examples, real situations and prevention strategies that prepare you to effectively resolve workplace issues. You’ll learn effective communication techniques, negotiation strategies and what to expect if you do go to court. This course is a must for anyone who is (or aspires to be) a supervisor, manager or human resources professional.
MERRIll REAM SPEED READING
Online Course | Cost: $79 Are you struggling to keep up with a flood of e-mail, articles, reports, books and other printed matter? Save yourself oodles of time by learning to read faster and with better comprehension from acclaimed speed reading expert Dr. Merrill Ream. This course is a complete speed-reading experience. Topics are presented in a logical progression with plenty of time to help you master the skills and techniques you’ll need for lasting proficiency as a speed reader.
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uNDERSTANDING ADOlESCENTS
Online Course | Cost: $79 Yesterday, she was a sweet young girl. Today, you swear aliens have abducted her and put an evil twin in her place. To know your kids is to love them. In this course, an experienced social worker will help you gain a deep understanding and appreciation of your adolescent’s development and behavior. You’ll uncover the secrets of the adolescent mind and gain valuable information on how they think, how they feel and how their identities develop. Parents, family members, child and youth workers, counselors and the like will all benefit from the information shared in this course. You’ll learn about the many physical, emotional and cognitive changes that affect the teens in your life, and you’ll understand the significance of these changes both for you and the adolescent. You’ll look into relationships both in and outside the home and the development of a teen’s identity. You’ll explore personality, moral development and the role of faith. Finally, you’ll gain an understanding as to how teens are affected by stress, including common defense mechanisms, coping techniques and common mental health issues. By the time you finish this course, you should be very well prepared to understand, appreciate and meet the needs of the teens in your life.
SAT/ACT PREPARATION — PART I
Online Course | Cost: $89 Prepare for the verbal and science reasoning sections of the SAT and ACT tests using proven test-taking techniques (course 1 of 2).
SAT/ACT PREPARATION — PART II
Online Course | Cost: $89 Prepare for the quantitative sections of the SAT and ACT tests using proven testtaking techniques (course 2 of 2).
COMPuTER EDuCATION
MICROSOfT CERTIfIED SySTEMS ADMINISTRATOR (MCSA)
Online Course | Cost: $2,495 This nationally recognized Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) online training and certification program provides expert instruction on the Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 family, making it easier to deploy, manage and use. Achieving the MCSA on Microsoft Windows 2003 credential provides a valid and reliable measure of technical proficiency and expertise to successfully manage and maintain the typically complex computing environment of medium to large companies operating on the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 System. Microsoft-approved curriculum textbooks included.
yOuTh PROGRAMS
GIRlS TAkE ChARGE 2009
February 21, 2009 | Time: 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Cost: $59 Instructor: Beth Mooney, Director of Learning to Lead A one-day leadership conference at Binghamton University for girls in grades 9-12. This is our third year offering this very successful program for local young women ages 12 to 18. Last year, 100 girls attended the event. Introducing girls to positive role models and female leaders in the community is our goal, as well as assisting them, through workshops and skill-building sessions, in identifying their own leadership styles, confidence-building and unique attributes to help mold them as our future female leaders. Workshop topics include collaboration, getting things done, creating life maps, learning what your personal leadership style is, a series of group activities and discussions on topics of confidence and body image, and risk taking. Students learn the benefits of taking positive risks through hands-on activities. Throughout the day, participants will have the opportunity to interact with students from their own schools as well as meet new friends across New York state and northern Pennsylvania. The day concludes with an enjoyable yet challenging activity based on the popular Project Runway television program, where students will put to use their newfound skills!
COMP TIA A + CERTIfICATION TRAINING
Online Course | Cost: $1,695 This nationally recognized Comptia A+ online course and training program is the industry standard for validating vendor-neutral skills expected of an entry-level computer technician. Comptia A+ certification training opens the door to an exciting career in computer technology. Students are required have an extra computer running Windows 98 or better to complete the course work.
hEAlThCARE CAREERS
MEDICAl BIllING AND CODING
Online Course | Cost: $1,595 This nationally recognized online training certificate program is designed to prepare students to fill positions for medical coding and billing professionals. Skilled medical billing and coding technicians are in high demand these days. In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in medical tests, treatments, and procedures that will be increasingly scrutinized by health insurance companies, regulators, courts and consumers. Also, patient information must be entered into computer databases to
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comply with new federal legislation requiring the use of electronic patient records. Finally, healthcare facilities are having difficulty attracting qualified workers, mostly because of the lack of formal training programs and the lack of sufficient resources to provide on-the-job training for coders.
REGISTRATION fORM
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PhARMACy TEChNICIAN
Online Course | Cost: $1,795 This nationally recognized online course and training program teaches the skills needed to gain employment as a pharmacy tech in either a hospital or retail setting. The objective of the program is to provide graduates with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to qualify for entry-level positions in pharmacies as well as prepare for national certification. This program pairs students with an instructor for one-on-one assistance and includes a 40-hour externship. All materials are included. This online certificate program is only offered in partnership with major colleges and universities.
CONfERENCE
CONvERSATIONS IN ThE DISCIPlINE: MENTAl hEAlTh DISPARITIES IN NEw yORk AND SuRROuNDING AREAS
May 1, 2009 | 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. A collaboration among Binghamton University’s Decker School of Nursing, Division of Social Work and the Department of Psychology Alcohol and Other Drugs Program, and SUNY Delhi’s Department of Nursing and Allied Health, College of Nursing and the SUNY Upstate Medical University Medical Library, this conference is for faculty, clinicians, students and administrators and particularly those who interact with rural populations in New York state. The keynote speaker is James L. Stone, former commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health. Conference goals are to identify and explore existing gaps in knowledge regarding mental healthcare services essential to children, adolescents, adults and elders residing in rural New York and surrounding areas; to provide a forum in which scholars from various disciplines can come together to share their findings from research pertaining to mental health in rural populations; to explore the existing models and interventions specific to improving mental healthcare across the lifespan in rural areas; to encourage participants to work collaboratively to develop solutions that will increase access to mental health services for rural populations; and to create an impetus for maximizing collaboration across disciplines and institutions for developing networks for subsequent research targeting the improvement of mental healthcare delivery in rural areas.
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