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Workforce and Professional DevelopmentCourse Catalog

Fall 2011

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Extended University Courses • Fall 2011Class Hours Dates Times Location Fee Instructor

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Excel Level I 9 Oct. 3, 6, 10 5:30-8:30pm Downtown $98 Julie Heard

Excel Level II 9 Oct. 13, 18, 20 5:30-8:30pm Downtown $98 Julie Heard

Excel Level III 9 Dec. 6, 8, 13 2-5pm Downtown $98 Julie Heard

21 Excel Tips and Tricks 3 Dec. 8 9am-Noon Downtown $59 Connie Campbell

Introduction to QuickBooks 9 Oct. 5, 6, 7 9am-Noon Downtown $119 Christina Riffle

QuickBooks Intermediate 9 Nov. 1, 3, 8 2-5pm Downtown $119 Sherry LeNeve

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InDesign Basic 12 Nov. 7, 9, 14, 16 5:30-8:30pm Downtown $125 David Ashcraft

Photoshop Basic 15 Oct. 25, 27; Nov. 1, 2, 3 5:30-8:30pm Downtown $174 Sukha Worob

Photoshop Intermediate 12 Nov. 8, 10, 15, 17 5:30-8:30pm Downtown $145 Ben Pierce

Photoshop Lightroom 9 Nov. 29; Dec. 1, 6 5:30-8:30pm Downtown $135 Sukha Worob

Dreamweaver Basic 12 Oct. 4, 5, 11, 12 5:30-8:30pm Downtown $149 Connie Campbell

Dreamweaver Intermediate 12 Nov. 28, 30; Dec. 5, 7 5:30-8:30pm Downtown $149 Connie Campbell

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Build Your Websites NOW! 12 Oct. 17, 19, 24, 26 5:30-8:30pm Downtown $225 Jake Cook

Advanced WordPress 6 Nov. 21, 22 5:30-8:30pm Downtown $145 Jake Cook

Maximizing Google Tools 3 Oct. 20 1-4pm Downtown $59 Connie Campbell

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Visual Basics 12 Nov. 9, 10, 16, 17 1-4pm Downtown $149 Connie Campbell

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Spanish for Healthcare 3 cr. Sept. 6 – Dec. 20 — Online $755 Mark T. Lehman

Diagnostics Webinar 2 Sept. 13 7-9pm Online $25 E. Lee Simes, MD

Pharmacotherapy Webinar 2 Sept. 15 7-9pm Online $25 Carla Cobb, Pharm.D., BCPP

Depressive Disorders Webinar 2 Sept. 20 7-9pm Online $25 Dana Hillyer, PMHCNS, APRN-BC

Anxiety Disorders Webinar 2 Sept. 22 7-9pm Online $25 Robert Munjal, MD

Bipolar Disorders Webinar 2 Sept. 27 7-9pm Online $25 Robert Munjal, MD

Cognitive Disorders in the Older Adult Webinar 2 Sept. 29 7-9pm Online $25 Robert Rosenbaum, MD

Managing Neurobehavioral Crises Webinar 2 Oct. 4 7-9pm Online $25 John Honsky, APRN

Extended University’s Downtown Education Center is in Room LL10 of the Alfred M. Stiff Professional Building at 20 E. Olive (behind the downtown post office). Some courses require purchase of a book and/or materials. See online course descriptions for details or call 994-6683.

On the cover: “Autumn on the Gallatin” by Tim Leonhardt. As Director of Product at Schedulicity.com, Tim works with bright, creative people every day. He expresses his own creativity through his photography, and counts himself blessed to be living and working in the Gallatin Valley. He captured this fall photo of the Gallatin from River Road last autumn. “I love the light we get in the fall - glorious sunsets, changing colors. Fall is my favorite time to shoot photography.” View Tim’s blog and photography at www.timleonhardt.com and http://images.timleonhardt.com

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Business/HOme sOftware

excel Level iJump start your knowledge of Excel with this interactive, hands-on course. After an introduction to spreadsheet terminology and Excel’s window components, you will learn how to use the help system and navigate worksheets and workbooks. Develop your skills by entering and editing text, values, formulas, and pictures. You will also learn about moving and copying data; absolute and relative references; and ranges, rows, and columns. In addition, increase your skills by learning simple functions, basic formatting techniques, and printing.Oct. 3, 6, 10 5:30-8:30pm Downtown

excel Level iiHone your excel skills by learning how to use multiple worksheets and workbooks efficiently. Sort worksheet rows, freeze headings and split worksheet windows. Discover how to insert art; draw, move, size, rotate and add styles; and create SmartArt. Use Office templates and create custom templates. Learn about worksheet protection, setting a password and digital signatures. Copy and move worksheets, copy formatting between worksheets and use linked formulas.Oct. 13, 18, 20 5:30-8:30pm Downtown

excel Level iiiSay hello to being an Excel power user. You will create and format pivot table and pivot charts, and learn to automate routine tasks. Use the PMT and FV functions, as well as goal seek, solver, the analysis tool pak and the scenario manager. Learn to use 3-D cell references and use the HLOOKUP, VLOOKUP and IF functions. Consolidate data from detail worksheets and group worksheets. Discover how to use data validation and conditional formatting.Dec. 6, 8, 13 2-5pm Downtown

21 excel tips and tricksThe capabilities of Microsoft Excel are astounding, and it always seems there is something new to discover. Come and learn about functions that you never knew existed as well as tips that will make working in excel more efficient including hotkeys, merging, absolute position, styles, and more. When was the last time you had an A-Hah moment in Excel? This class is for everyone: Whether you are an Excel power user or rarely open a spreadsheet, you will find new tips to improve your productivity.Dec. 8 9am – Noon Downtown

introduction to QuickBooksThis class will provide hands-on computer lab experience in learning the basics of QuickBooks Premier Accountant Edition. This class will give you a basic overview on accounting terms and principals. You will learn how to create a company, enter credit card charges, write checks, create invoices, receive payments, make deposits, reconcile bank and credit card statements, pay bills, working with letters, modify preferences and templates. Bring a USB flash drive to class to practice backup and restore. You will be able to apply all information you learn to the QuickBooks Pro/Premier software.Oct. 5, 6, 7 9am-Noon Downtown

QuickBooks intermediateTake your knowledge of QuickBooks to the next level. Learn the fundamentals of financial data analysis including creating quick reports, customizing report information, creating graphs, and more. Expand your use of items in QuickBooks, practice estimating and progress invoicing, and learn about tracking time. Finally utilize the customizing forms and writing letters functions in QuickBooks. Sign up now and alleviate hours of unnecessary frustration.Nov. 1, 3, 8 2-5pm Downtown

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indesign BasicDive into the world of graphic design. Learn the basic features of Adobe InDesign CS4, as well as fundamental concepts and terminology. Create documents, place text and graphics, and create custom color swatches. Also, work with master pages and multi-page documents. Learn how to format text, apply styles, and work with threaded text frames. In addition, work with layers, as well as position and group objects. Finally, print documents, create print presets, and package documents for commercial printing.Nov. 7, 9, 14, 16 5:30-8:30pm Downtown

photoshop BasicCreate professional-looking images for both print and Web. You will identify the components of the Photoshop environment, learn about the differences between raster and vector graphics, and learn how to use Adobe Bridge. In addition, you will learn how to work with text, layers, and layer effects. Finally adjust, retouch, and resize images.Oct. 25, 27; Nov. 1, 2, 3 5:30-8:30pm Downtown

photoshop intermediateDo you have a grasp on the basics of Photoshop but are not yet ready to jump into the complex world of luminance masks, smart objects and vector paths by yourself? In Photoshop Intermediate, you’ll explore the concepts behind non-destructive image

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“The Bozeman business community is fortunate to have an Extended University curriculum that offers classes like the Advanced WordPress class taught by Jake Cook. He is a savvy entrepreneur and an excellent teacher. Jake makes these “techie” topics accessible and manageable to execute. This class is a great resource!”

— Shannon BenserPromotions West

Extended University students receive student pricing (up to 80% discount)

on software from Microsoft, Quickbooks and Adobe from the

MSU Bookstore!

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“I took Dreamweaver Beginner and Intermediate classes in the spring of 2011. I felt like I learned enough in these classes to be able to create a basic website on my own--including lots of up-to-date technical features like rollovers and interactive maps. I really enjoyed working with our instructor Connie who was very knowledgeable, made sure the pace of the class worked for everyone and had a great sense of humor!”

—Molly Ward, Project WET

editing and delve into some of Photoshop’s many hidden goodies. Along the way, learn the steps necessary to expand your knowledge of the program and lay the foundation for lifelong learning. Join us for Photoshop Intermediate – the next step in your Photoshop learning process.Nov. 8, 10, 15, 17 5:30-8:30pm Downtown

photoshop LightroomFor many of us, the advent of digital photography has meant the minimization of the need for a physical photo and hence the death of physical organizational systems for your images.This course is designed to maximize your workflow efficiency, teach you to get the most out of each photograph, and prepare you for Adobe Certification. We will explore simple and effective ways to enhance any of your images, create file structures and embed metadata so as to build an easily navigable image database, eliminate problems arising from image degradation, easily create the outputs necessary for any numerous end products whether digital or otherwise, and much more. Whether you are an avid amateur or seasoned professional photographer looking to add another tool to your belt, this course will provide valued information and techniques to help you achieve your goals. Nov. 29; Dec. 1, 6 5:30-8:30pm Downtown

dreamweaver BasicWould you like to create and modify web sites like a professional? Learn the program the professionals use. You will plan and define a Web site. Create pages, format text, and define structural elements. In addition, create and apply CSS style rules, as well as modify tables, images, and links. Furthermore, test and manage Web site files and publish a site.Oct. 4, 5, 11,12 5:30-8:30pm Downtown

dreamweaver intermediateHone your website skills. Learn to design pages with CSS and create and apply templates and server-side includes. In addition build accessible forms that validate user information. Furthermore, you will learn how to position elements, apply behaviors, and add multimedia files. Finally, work with Spry, collapsible panels and menu bars, as well as collaborate with other site developers.Nov. 28,30; Dec. 5, 7 5:30-8:30pm Downtown

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Build Your websites nOw!Want to give your small business or nonprofit an online presence? Build a functional website that you can update and manage yourself without using computer code. Learn everything from picking a good domain name to adding photos, menus, prices, and more. Use free software available to everyone. We’ll also cover how to measure your site’s traffic and use it to make better marketing decisions. (Hosting and domain registration are not included in the class fee) Participants must have intermediate computer skills before taking this class. Oct. 17, 19, 24, 26 5:30-8:30pm Downtown

advanced wordpressAlready up and running on WordPress but looking to get more out of your website? This class will show you how to further enrich your online presence using this powerful platform. Topics include leveraging plug-ins, search engine optimization tips, custom menus and templates, and getting specific functionality built into your website. Please Note: This is intended for experienced WordPress users who are already familiar with the platform.Nov. 21, 22 5:30-8:30pm Downtown

maximizing Google toolsLearn to use Google’s suite of tools more effectively. If you don’t already have one, we’ll set up a Gmail account so you can access all the Google tools. Set up a Google calendar and synch with it your phone and/or computer. We’ll explore Google books and then spend time learning how to use Google documents – specifically presentations, documents, spreadsheets, and forms and learn how to set up groups to work together.Oct. 20 1-4pm Downtown

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Visual BasicsWe’ll talk about Event Procedures, the Visual Basic Editor and work with some basic code writing. We’ll learn the basics about If statements, switch statements, loops, calculations and writing to the database from Visual Basic. Prerequisite – Prior knowledge and comfort with Access. Nov. 9, 10, 16, 17 1-4pm Downtown

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spanish for Healthcare professionalsThis 3-credit online course provides health care professionals with a foundation to work and converse with Spanish-speaking patients. Students will develop cultural competency of Latino medical issues in and outside of the U.S. and apply specifically targeted sets of Spanish vocabulary/grammar to medical conversation. Students will learn the basics of interviewing in Spanish, participate in a real-world learning experience and engage with guest-speaking medical professionals. This course is designed for students who have little or no previous college Spanish as well as intermediate and advanced Spanish language learners.Sept. 6 – Dec. 20 Online

psychiatric/mental Health for primary care providers webinar series These webinars are designed for non-mental health primary care providers who provide mental health care in their practices. These seven independent webinars are related to conditions that often present in the primary care setting. Enroll in any or all of the modules. $25 per webinar ($175 for

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all seven webinars). The webinars can be accessed from the comfort of your home.This activity has been submitted to Montana Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. Montana Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Questions? Contact: Molly Badzioch 406-243-2643 or molly.badzioch@montana.edu Sponsored by MSU College of Nursing Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Training Grant (HRSA D09HP15006)

diagnosticsAssessment and diagnostic related issues, overview of the DSM IV-TR, screening tools, importance of early diagnosis, differentiating between diagnostic processes for physical vs. neurobehavioral conditions, obtaining the psychiatric history, and making referrals.Sept. 13 7-9 pm Webinar (online)

pharmacotherapyAn overview of psychopharmacotherapeutics and psychotropic medicines, dosing, managing ineffective results, partnering with the patient to improve outcomes, identifying patient assistance programs.Sept. 15 7-9 pm Webinar (online)

depressive disordersAn overview of depressive disorders, differentiating among depressive disorders, pharmacologic therapy, treatment resistant depression, co-occurring disorders, situational etiologies.Sept. 20 7-9 pm Webinar (online)

anxiety disordersAn overview of anxiety disorders, differentiating among anxiety disorders, pharmacologic therapy, depression and anxiety, co-occurring disorders.Sept. 22 7-9 pm Webinar (online)

Bipolar disordersAn overview of bipolar disorders, differentiating among bipolar disorders, pharmacologic therapy, co-occurring disorders.Sept. 27 7-9 pm Webinar (online)

Human response to stress (HdHL 410) Analysis of human response to stress in relation to a variety of biopsychosocial factors; techniques for managing stress. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior standing.Human nutrition (Hdfn 221cs)Basic concepts of human nutrition which include carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, absorption, digestion, metabolism, and energy utilization as they relate to health and food consumption at different stages of the life cycle. 3 credits. Meets Core 2.0 requirements.Lifespan Human development (Hdcf 150is) Cognitive, physical, social, and emotional domains in human growth and development from conception through adulthood, aging, and death. Emphasis on classical and contemporary theory, current research, and practical applications for practitioners, teachers, and parents. 3 credits. Meets Core 2.0 requirements.education, social issues and the digital age (us 121us) This multi-disciplinary course draws from psychology, sociology, history, and philosophy and asks students to consider the role of education in their lives and the social responsibilities of educated, engaged individuals living in the digital age. 3 credits. Restricted to students who cannot attend face-to-face classes at MSU Bozeman. See Website for pre-requisites. Meets Core 2.0 requirements.portfolio design and preparation (HOrt 491)Students and professionals of all levels will create an online portfolio of their graphic work. Includes skills in Photoshop and Wordpress, plus standards for scanning, image size and website design consistency; and skills for editing and organizing hand-produced and electronic work samples. 3 credits.To take these Extended University courses, students do not have to be admitted to an MSU degree program. If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting accommodation(s), please contact Disabled Student Services (406-994-2824).

Register today at http://eu.montana.edu/credit/For more online courses, visit www.montana.edu/online

distance@montana.edu • (406) 994-6550 (800) 435-1286 (toll-free)

MSU Online undergraduate courses start Aug. 29

cognitive disorders in the Older adultAn overview of cognitive disorders and dementia typologies; differentiating among situational etiologies; non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic management strategies including monitoring polypharmacy; community resources.Sept. 29 7-9 pm Webinar (online)

managing neurobehavioral crisesManaging selected neurobehavioral crises situations that present in the out-patient setting including: suicidality, illness/symptom exacerbation, de-escalation of violent/potentially violent situations, effective communication with a person with mental illness, making referrals.Oct. 4 7-9 pm Webinar (online))

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nOn-credit cOurses administratiVe pOLiciesIf minimum enrollment is not met, courses may be cancelled, in which case tuition and fees are fully refunded. When courses have a maximum, enrollment is processed on a first come/first served basis.Full payment for courses is typically due at the time of registration. In accordance with Board of Regents policy, EU non-credit courses do not qualify for veteran/faculty/staff fee waivers. Financial aid is not available for non-credit courses.Cancellations before a course begins will be assessed a processing fee. There will be no refunds after the course begins. Occasionally programs have special refund policies which are stated in the course description. Social security numbers are required in order to process refunds. Refunds on materials vary by program.Many EU non-credit courses offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or OPI (Office of Public Instruction) renewal units for teachers. See Web site for details.If you have a documented disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation(s), you are encouraged to contact Extended University at (406) 994-6683. Please give 10 business days’ notice prior to the first day of class.

How to register for courses Register and pay online at http://eu.montana.edu/professional/or Register in person: 200 Culbertson Hall, MSU (pink building

across from Joe’s Parkway) or Mail to MSU Extended University, PO Box 172200, Bozeman,

MT 59717-2200or Fax your registration form to: (406) 994-6546

You can pay by check, credit card (MC, Visa) or Third Party Billing (Third party billing not available online; please mail, fax or deliver the paper registration form)

For info: (406) 994-6683 • ContinuingEd@montana.eduBozeman Chamber of Commerce, Big Sky Chamber of Commerce, Livingston Chamber of Commerce and Prospera Business Network members receive a 25% discount on most course fees less than $200. Course materials fees are not discounted. Other restrictions may apply.

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P.O. Box 172200 • 200 Culbertson HallBozeman, MT 59717-2200

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workforce & professional developmentnon-credit course registration formYou can also register online at http://eu.montana.edu/professional

1. REGISTRATION INFORMATION (See bottom section for payment options.)

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A 25% discount is available for Bozeman Chamber of Commerce, Big Sky Chamber of Commerce and Prospera Business Network members on non-credit courses less than $200 (No discount on material fees). Check appropriate box below and write discounted price in Part 3. Chamber member: p Big Sky p Bozeman p Livingston p Prospera Business Network member p Bozeman city employeeName of Business: ______________________________________________________________ Please fill out third party billing information below

3. COURSE INFORMATION If eligible for a discount, or Bozeman city employee, write your discounted price instead of full price.

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