No matter who you are, it pays to continually update and increase your skillset. We offer a variety of professional development classes that allow you to widen your horizons and prepare yourself for new career opportunities.
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Microsoft Office is used by over 1 billion people and many employers expect at least basic to intermediate knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. As the software continues to evolve it’s important to stay current. IUPUI offers affordable hands-on learning sessions designed to build or enhance your knowledge and skills with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Register for one, or all six, 2hr, lunchtime sessions and come away with skills you can apply immediately. Discounts are available for multi-course registrations. All sessions are offered in-person on the IUPUI Campus, Fridays from 11am-1pm from September through December. Locations and parking information sent with registration.
Enroll today in this 6-course series and receive a special discount of 10% off the $450 series cost - a $45 value! *Discount is reflected in the displayed enrollment fee of $405. (Individual courses $75 each.)
This 2-hour workshop will help Word users master the basics to increase efficiency and ease of use of the software. This session will be helpful for those that have a basic understanding of Microsoft Word but want to learn how to use the tool more effectively. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of creating documents, practicing sound file naming structure, using fonts and paragraph features, applying styles and themes to develop cohesive documents, adding simple tables, adding headers and footers, and using grammar and accessibility tools. The final 30 minutes of the session will be open for Q&A and individual questions.
Friday, October 13, 2023 from 11am-1pm ($75 if taken as a single course)
This 2-hour workshop will help Word users move past the basic formatting features and towards an intermediate level and beyond of the word process tool. This session will be helpful to those looking to create and format documents that use advanced features of Word. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of using and formatting SmartArt, images, tables, graphs, and charts; utilizing section and page breaks; creating hyperlinks; incorporating a table of contents; understanding reference tools; adding comments; and understanding the basic collaboration tools. The final 30 minutes of the session will be open for Q&A and individual questions.
Friday, October 27 from 11am-1pm ($75 if taken as a single course)
This 2 1/2-hour, in-person workshop is designed to introduce you to basic Excel skills. The session will be valuable to anyone who wants to: learn about using Excel and become more confident creating basic spreadsheets, using tools to manage information and data, and adding formatting to create more visually appealing spreadsheets. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of Excel features and capabilities through focused discussion and demos creating easy-to-use spreadsheets, entering, manipulating, and formatting data. The final 30 minutes will be reserved for Q&A and individual questions.
Friday, November 10, 2023 from 11am-1:30pm ($75 if taken as a single course)
This 2 1/2-hour, in-person workshop is designed to enhance basic-to-intermediate Excel skills. The session will be valuable to anyone familiar with Excel who wants to: be more confident, polish up current knowledge, and learn new tips and tricks to expand capabilities. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of Excel features and capabilities through focused discussion and demos using formulas to perform calculations and analyze data, creating charts, pivot tables, and graphs for presentations. The final 30 minutes will be reserved for Q&A and individual questions.
Friday, December 1, 2023 from 11am-1:30pm ($75 if taken as a single course)
This 2-hour workshop will help PowerPoint users master the basics and move beyond. This session will incorporate best practices to help improve the effectiveness and impact of any PowerPoint session while incorporating visual appeal. The session will be valuable to anyone familiar with PowerPoint who wants to learn how to effectively design a PowerPoint that will inform, persuade, or engage their presentation's participants. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of PowerPoint, such as using basic features effectively, selecting appropriate fonts and color palettes, using existing templates, inserting figures and images, utilizing speaker notes, and much more. The final 30 minutes of the session will be open for Q&A and individual questions.
Friday, December 8, 2023 from 11am-1pm ($75 if taken as a single course)
This 2-hour workshop will help PowerPoint users prepare their presentations for targeted audiences or broader dissemination. This session will include preparing presentations to reach the targeted audience effectively. Additionally, the session will cover different ways to distribute the presentation to a broader audience. The session will be valuable to anyone familiar with PowerPoint's basic skills that would like to learn more about immediate and advanced features. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of PowerPoint, utilizing SmartArt, importing data from sources, using animation and transitions, running and recording presentations, exporting in different formats for distribution, and best practices for creating impactful presentations for a targeted audience. The final 30 minutes of the session will be open for Q&A and individual questions. ($75 if taken as single course)
Friday, December 15, 2023 from 11am-1pm ($75 if taken as a single course)
PowerPoint Bundle: $135 ($15 discount)
The IUPUI Essentials of Brewery Operations Certificate offers participants an exciting, hands-on way to experience and understand beer and brewing operations. The 7-class series prepares beer enthusiasts, brewers, brewery owners, entrepreneurs, and more, for employment and business opportunities in the rapidly growing craft brewing industry.
This course will benefit people who want to work in the industry, people who already work in the industry and want to increase their knowledge, brewery owners who want to learn more about production and operations, and anyone that just wants to learn more about craft brewing. Topics include World, US and Craft Beer Styles, Off-Flavors, Beer Evaluation, Ingredients, Brewing Equipment, Processes and Operations, Packaging, Quality Control, Safety, Tap House Operations, and More.
Register NOW for the 2024 Essentials of Brewery Operations Certificate. UPCOMING IN-PERSON CLASSES: 7 Full Days; Wednesdays (Jan 17th, Jan 31st, Feb 14th, Feb 28th, Mar 13th, Mar 27th, Apr 10th) 2024, from 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Ron Smith is a man who knows beer. He is a Master Level Beer Judge Certification Program Beer Judge, Certified Cicerone, Craft Brewery Operations & World Beer Styles Educator, Craft/Small Brewery Quality Consultant, Belgium & Germany Beer Trip Guide and International Whiskey Judge.
We can develop a custom training program that addresses the specific needs of your workplace, ensuring your employees get exactly what they need out of the experience. We can tailor our workshops for business, industry, government, and nonprofit leaders. Even better, many of the classes and programs lead to certificates and continuing education credits (CEUs) for professionals.
Schedule your free consultation, and we’ll create a program customized for you. To get started, contact Teresa Bennett by email at tkbennet@iupui.edu or by phone at 317-274-4068.
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At IUPUI, we believe that continuing education can be the key to ensuring Indiana residents can maximize their career opportunities. To that end, numerous schools, departments, and institutes offer continuing education programming—as does the Office of Community Engagement (OCE).
Let us help find the right professional development opportunity for you. Contact us by email at pdce@iupui.edu or complete our contact form.
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