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ABC Novice - Level I (16 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
POFI 1004 81910	585494	S	9:00AM - 1:00PM	9/12/09 - 10/03/09	B027	$41	Floyd
Learn how to use the mouse, minimize, maximize, use desktop tools, manage your files, type a document and more.

ABC Novice - Level II (16 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
POFI 1004 81911	585493	S	9:00AM - 1:00PM	10/10/09 - 10/31/09	B027	$41	Floyd
You’ve acquired the basics, now learn how to use My Computer and Windows Explorer to copy, delete, backup, access Help and delete cookies. Become familiar with Internet functions and search engines.

Changing or Starting Your Career Later in Life (7 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
POFT 1006 81902	580610	TTh	6:30PM - 8:45PM	9/22/09 - 9/29/09	C102	$37	McGrew
Do you need or want to change your career but not sure how to begin or which direction to proceed? Do you need higher paying work? Are you stuck in a dead end job or have you been out of the work force for a while? Build your confidence and awareness, assess your current skills, learn how to improve and develop a strategic plan through effective goal setting.

Concerned About Your Aging Parents? (8 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
EMEZ 1000 81907	580612	W	7:00PM - 9:00PM	10/28/09 - 11/18/09	C102	$40	Paggi
Explore solutions to make your role as caregiver more effective. Your specific concerns will be addressed, including improved communication, how to broach the subject of future needs, reducing guilt, making time for yourself and how to handle parent death. This course covers medical conditions, medications, how to find a physician, Medicare, Medicaid, and HMO’s. Instruction is provided on assessment tools to help you identify environmental hazards in the home and a rating sheet to use when you visit congregate facilities. Presenter: Kay Paggi, Nationally Certified Gerontological Counselor and Geriatric Care Manager

Digital Imaging and Scanning (16 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
POFI 1004 81912	585585	S	9:00AM - 1:00PM	9/12/09 - 10/03/09	B001	$41	Atchison

eBay Basics (10 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
ITNW 1050 81908	580886	TTh	7:00PM - 9:00PM	10/29/09 - 11/12/09		$51	Inge

Find Your Passion & Purpose - Pursue Your Encore Career (7 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
POFT 1006 81901	580613	S	9:00AM - 12:30PM	9/19/09 - 9/26/09	C102	$40	Venne

Gardening With the Masters (8 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
EMEZ 1000 81905	580614	S	9:00AM - 1:00PM	10/03/09 - 10/10/09	C102	$12
The Dallas County Master Gardeners, a volunteer arm of the Texas Cooperative Extension Service, proudly presents a class designed to help educate the public regarding good horticulture practices. Presenter: Nancy Wilten, Dallas County Master Gardeners Program Coordinator

Job Search - You're Not Old, You're Experienced (8 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
POFT 1006 81906	580615	TTh	7:00PM - 9:00PM	10/06/09 - 10/15/09	C102	$35	Waterbury
Finding a job in today's marketis very different, especially if you are a mature worker. Topics include: assessing your skills; writing a resume or bio; marketing yourself; interviewing; negotiating salaries and answering tough questions. Textbook required.

Line Dance, Saturday (8 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
EMEZ 1000 81904	580616	S	8:00AM - 9:00AM	9/26/09 - 11/21/09	G027	$25	Rogers

MS Office 2007 - Beyond the Basics (16 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
POFI 1004 81917	585738	S	9:00AM - 1:00PM	11/07/09 - 12/05/09	B001	$41	Atchison
This class is designed for students with a basic knowledge of MS Office programs but want or need to improve their skills. Students in this class will work with Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.

Personal and Professional Networking (6 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
EMEZ 1000 81909	580883	ThT	6:00PM - 8:00PM	10/29/09 - 11/05/09	C102	$36	Delores
Only a small percentage of jobs are obtained through job postings. Most are found through word of mouth. Learn how to use networking to use networking to achieve your goals. Come prepared to practice and improve your skills.

Travel on the Cheap (2 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
EMEZ 1000 81903	580617	W	7:00PM - 9:00PM	9/23/09 - 9/23/09	C102	$17	Haarala
A smorgasbord of travel information on a budget awaits you. Learn how the instructor planned a trip to Great Britain, Noorthern and Southern Wales and Scotland for a total price of just under $2000 for a month's stay. Come hear about travels on the cheap worldwide and don't forget about the USA. Learn how to explore, dream and discover on a dime.

Windows Vista - Level I (16 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
POFI 1004 81913	585620	Su	1:00PM - 5:00PM	9/13/09 - 10/04/09	B005	$41	Adams
Students will learn how to use the mouse, keyboard, and Desktop Start Menu, view Windows Vista Demos, use ease of Access Features, Manage Folders, Files and Programs, personalize windows, use e-mail, connect to and explore the Internet, and work with digital pictures.

Word 2007 - Level I (16 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
POFI 1004 81914	585913	Su	1:00PM - 5:00PM	9/13/09 - 10/04/09	B027	$41	Staff
Prerequisite: Keyboarding skills preferable. Learn to open, create, edit, save, print, close, and exit Word documents; select text, cut/copy/paste text, apply spelling and grammar checks and the thesaurus; use wizards/templates, format with fonts, adjust line and paragraph spacing, and work with tabs and indents.

Word 2007 - Level II (16 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
POFI 1004 81915	585886	Su	1:00PM - 5:00PM	10/11/09 - 11/01/09	B027	$41	Staff
Prerequisite: Word 2007: Level I. Focus on formatting document margins, sectioning documents, adding columns, applying bullets, page numbers, borders and shading, headers and footers, inserting clip art. Also creating, modifying and performing calculations in tables.

Word 2007 - Level III (16 Hrs)

Course #	Reg #	Days	Hours	Dates	Room	Fee	Instructor
POFI 1004 81916	585818	Su	1:00PM - 5:00PM	11/08/09 - 12/06/09	B027	$41	Staff
Prerequisite: Word 2007: Levels I & II. Work with graphics, create text boxes and charts, use AutoShapes, WordArt and the drawing canvas. Learn to create labels, mail merge and sort and merge records.