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Technology Training Solutions (TTS)Fall 2016 Course Schedule

ncsu.edu/tts919.515.8163

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Stay Ahead of Technology

Page 3Harness Productivity Tools to Improve Effi ciency

Page 4Enhance Your Personal Brand with IT Certifi cations

Page 7Find Your Customers via Digital Marketing

Page 8Develop a Compelling Web Presence

Page 10Take Charge of Your Professional Development

Page 12Bridge the Digital Divide

Page 14Learn in Your Own Space and Time

Page 15Create Photographic Content for Social Media and Web

Page 16Grab Attention with Eye-Popping Video

Page 17Create and Market Your Own Mobile Apps

Page 18Rescheduling and Refunds

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Intro to PCs Taught in English$249*

Google+$129*

Using Windows 10$249*

Google Basics$249*

Using Google Drive in the Workplace$449*

Intro to PCs Taught in Spanish$249*

Google Hangouts$129*

3D Printing$249*

Facebook Taught in Spanish$249*

Oct 21 or Nov 18 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Oct 20 or Dec 15 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Sep 6 or Nov 8 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Sep 17 or Nov 1 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Nov 8 & 15 or Oct 22 & Nov 5 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Nov 4 or Dec 2 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Sep 22 or Nov 2 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Nov 11 or Dec 9 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Sep 30 or Nov 11 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Wh

at’s New

Check out more new offerings on pages 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16 & 17!

*20% Multi-class discount if you register for 3 or more classes in the same session.

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All classes in this brochure are held at the McKimmon Conference & Training Center - 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC 27606

Word: Document Foundations Sep 8 or Nov 3

Word: Power Productivity Tools Oct 5

Word: Long Document Mastery Nov 9

Word Tips & Tricks Dec 7

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint: Presentation Basics Sep 16 or Nov 9

PowerPoint: Power Tools Oct 31

PowerPoint Tips & Tricks Dec 9

PowerPoint PechaKucha Sep 27 or Nov 30

Microsoft PowerPoint

Excel Level 1 Sep 1 or Oct 4 or Nov 2 or Dec 1



Excel Programming Oct 25 & 26 or Dec 21 & 22

Excel Tips & Tricks Dec 8

Excel: PivotTables Oct 6 or Dec 13 half-day class*

Excel: PowerPivots Oct 6 or Dec 13 half-day class*

Excel: Dashboards Oct 17 or Dec 20

Excel: Charts & Graphs Sep 19 or Dec 5 half-day class*

Excel: Lookups Sep 19 or Dec 5 half-day class*

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Access Level 1 Sep 7 or Nov 1

Access Level 2 Sep 21 or Nov 16

Access Queries Oct 11 or Dec 15

Access Level 3 Oct 19 & 20 or Nov 22 & 23

Access Programming Dec 20 & 21

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Course Specifi cs:All courses on these two pages run from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.1-day course fees $249 / 2-day course fees $449 / Half-day course fees $129*20% Multi-class discount if you register for 3 or more classes in the same session.

Prezi Level 1 Oct 12

Design Tools

Illustrator Level 1 Oct 5 & 6 or Dec 12 & 13

Illustrator Level 2 Nov 14 & 15

Adobe Illustrator

Acrobat Level 1 Sep 1 or Dec 5

Acrobat Level 2 Oct 14

Adobe Acrobat

InDesign Level 1 Sep 14 & 15 or Nov 29 & 30

InDesign Level 2 Oct 26 & 27

Adobe InDesign

C S ifi

QuickBooks Level 1 Oct 25

QuickBooks Level 2 Oct 26

QuickBooks

Ps Project: Website Mock-up Sep 15 & 16 or Sep 13, 15, 19, & 20 (eve)

Photoshop Level 1 Sep 12 & 13 or Oct 24 & 25

Photoshop Level 2 Dec 6 & 7

Adobe Photoshop

Project: Planning, Organizing, and Scheduling Sep 15 or Nov 17

Project: Tracking and Customizing Oct 19 or Dec 7

Microsoft Project

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SharePoint Site User Sep 2 or Nov 8 $249*SharePoint Site Owner Oct 11 or Dec 6 $249*Offi ce 365 and SharePoint Oct 25 $249*

Microsoft SharePoint

AutoCAD Level 1 Sep 22 & 23 or Dec 15 & 16 $449*AutoCAD Level 2 Oct 27 & 28 $449*AutoCAD Level 3 Nov 17 & 18 $449*

AutoCAD

SQL Level 1 Sep 20, 22, & 23 or Dec 13, 14, & 15 $1,099*SQL Level 2 Oct 20 & 21 $899*SQL Level 3 Nov 17 & 18 $899*

SQL

Certifi ed Fiber Installer Oct 10 & 11 or Dec 1 & 2 $1,799*

Sep 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct 1, & 8 or Nov 5, 12, 19, Dec 3, 10, & 17 $1,099*

Fiber Optics*must complete two days of online coursework prior to class

Windows Server 2012 R2 (70-410)

Oct 13 & 14 or Dec 19 & 20 $449

Python

Drupal Essentials

Python Level 1 Oct 27 & 28 or Dec 13 & 14 $449*

Python Level 2 Nov 2 & 3 $449*

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“Great course! Got my money’s worth in the fi rst two hours!”

~ Chris VaughanResearch Assistant

ITRERaleigh, NC


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IT C

ertifi cation

sPrices (Exams not included)

A+ $1,999

Network+ $999

Security+ $1,099

Linux+ $1,999

Cloud+ $999

CCNA $1,999

CCDA $999

A+ A+ A+

Network+ Network+ Network+

Security+ Security+ Security+

CCNA Linux+

CCDA Cloud+

3-Cert 5-Cert CCNA/ 5-Cert Cloud+/Courses CCDA Courses Linux+ Courses

CERTIFICATES

Security+

Network+

A+

A+ Oct 18 - Nov 29 (T/Th)

Network+ Dec 1 - Jan 10 (T/Th)

Security+ Sep 13 - Oct 13 (T/Th)

Security+ Jan 12 - Feb 14 (T/Th)

Linux+ Nov 1 - Dec 13 (T/Th)

Cloud+ Dec 15 - Jan 10 (T/Th)

CCNA Oct 17 - Nov 23 (M/W)

CCDA Nov 28 - Dec 14 (M/W)

All courses on this page are held from 5:45 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

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Certifi cate of DigitalMarketing CompetencyTake the Certifi cate of Social Media Management and 6 of the

following courses to earn the Certifi cate of Digital Marketing

Competency:

• A Guide to Facebook Advertising and Insights

• B2B Email Marketing

• Google Analytics

• Google Pay Per Click

• LinkedIn and Twitter Advertising

• Pinterest for Business

• Social Selling with LinkedIn to Drive Sales

• Solving the Content Marketing Challenge

Certifi cate of Social Media ManagementConcepts, techniques, and tools to develop and manage aneffective social media program.

You’ll explore strategy, voice, policy, and vital elements of abusiness approach to social media marketing.

Attend and You’ll Learn:

• Creating relevant content

• Metrics and reporting: results

• Beyond “free”: paid marketing on the social

platforms

• Best practices: tools, automation, workfl ow,

systems

• Integrating traditional, new, and social media

marketing

• Marketing your social media management

practice

• Social media overview and perspectives

• Initial inventory: gathering intelligence

• Discovery: what does your client think/

want/know?

• 360° Audit: what is happening in the client’s

landscape?

• Planning, policy, and proposing: defi ning the

work

• Understanding social media options

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Social Media Business Basics Sep 15, 22, 29, Sep 15, 22, 29,

Oct 6, 13, & 20 Oct 6, 13, & 20 $395*Certifi cate of Social Media Management Sep 12, 19, 26 Sep 12, 19, 26

Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct 3, 10, 17, 24,

31, Nov 7, 14, 31, Nov 7, 14,

21, & 28 21, & 28 $695*A Guide to Facebook Advertising and Insights Sep 9 or Oct 1 $249*B2B Email Marketing Sep 16 or Oct 8 $249*Google Analytics Sep 21 or Oct 15 $249*Google Pay Per Click Sep 30 or Oct 22 $249*

LinkedIn and Twitter Advertising Oct 7 or Oct 29 $249*Evernote Sep 7 or Oct 15 or Nov 1 $249*Podcasting Oct 21 or Nov 12 $249*Shopify Oct 14 or Nov 5 $249*Social Selling with LinkedIn to Drive Sales Oct 28 or Dec 10 $249*Solving the Content Marketing Challenge Nov 29 $249*

Course Day Evening Fees


1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.

9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Traditional Design Concentration*

Web Fundamentals/Web Marketing 12 hrs

Photoshop Project: Website Mock-up 12 hrs

HTML5 Level 1 6 hrs

HTML5 Level 2 6 hrs

CSS3 Level 1 6 hrs

CSS3 Level 2 6 hrs

JavaScript Level 1 12 hrs

jQuery Fundamentals 6 hrs

Web Accessibility 6 hrs

Total 72 hrs

CMS Design Concentration*

Web Fundamentals/Web Marketing 12 hrs

Photoshop Project: Website Mock-up 12 hrs

HTML5 Level 1 6 hrs

HTML5 Level 2 6 hrs

CSS3 Level 1 6 hrs

CSS3 Level 2 6 hrs

WordPress Level 1 6 hrs

WordPress Level 2 6 hrs

jQuery Fundamentals 6 hrs

Web Accessibility 6 hrs

Total 72 hrs

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Evening courses run from 6:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.Day courses run from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

See ncsu.edu/tts for more info

Course Specifi cs:All courses on these two pages run from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.1-day course fees $249 / 2-day course fees $449 / Half-day course fees $129*20% Multi-class discount if you register for 3 or more classes in the same session.

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Web

master

The Capstone Project

To earn any WCP certifi cate, you must complete a fi nal Capstone Project showcasing

knowledge sets learned from each course you have taken. The Capstone Project charges

a $150 fee for submission. This project is evaluated by an independent web developer

according to criteria given to you upon entry into the WCP program. Contact 919.515.8163

for more information.

Web Fund./Web Marketing Sep 8 & 9 Sep 1, 6, 8, & 12 $449*

Ps Project: Website Mock-up Sep 15 & 16 Sep 13, 15, 19, & 20 $449*

HTML5 Level 1 Sep 19 Sep 26 & 27 $249*

HTML5 Level 2 Sep 20 Oct 3 & 4 $249*

CSS3 Level 1 Sep 22 Oct 10 & 11 $249*

CSS3 Level 2 Sep 23 Oct 17 & 18 $249*

JavaScript Level 1 Oct 3 & 4 Oct 24 - 27 $449*

WordPress Level 1 Oct 10 Oct 31 & Nov 1 $249*

WordPress Level 2 Oct 11 Nov 9 & 10 $249*

jQuery Fundamentals Oct 17 Nov 15 & 17 $249*

Web Accessibility Oct 27 Nov 22 & 29 $249*

PHP Fundamentals** Nov 1 - 4 $449*

MySQL Fundamentals** Nov 7 - 10 $449*

PHP/MYSQL Web Applications** Nov 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, & 30 $999*

AJAX Web Applications** Dec 5 - 8 $449*

Course Day Evening Fees

PHP Developer Concentration*

CSS3 Level 1 6 hrs

JavaScript Level 1 12 hrs

PHP Fundamentals 12 hrs

MySQL Fundamentals 12 hrs

PHP/MySQL Web Applications 18 hrs

AJAX Web Developments 12 hrs

Total 72 hrs

Yes, we rentour labs...Call 919.515.8163

for information.

*20% Multi-class discount if you register for 3 or more classes in the same session.** Evening offerings only.

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Certifi cate in Professional Development (PD) for Information Technology LeadersTake 4 of the following courses and 2 of the courses listed above

to earn a Certifi cate in Professional Development for Information

Technology Leaders:

Certifi cate in Professional Development (PD) for Information Technology ProfessionalsTake 6 of the following courses to earn a Certifi cate in

Professional Development for Information Technology

Professionals:

• Recruiting and Retaining IT Talent

• Energizing, Engaging, and Motivating the IT

Professional

• Encouraging Creativity and Innovation in the IT

Workplace

• The Art of Delegating IT Projects

• Creating Successful Work Relationships in the

IT Field

• How to Stay Relevant in Information

Technology

• Email Writing Skills for IT Professionals

• Communication Skills for IT Professionals

• The New IT Workplace: Thriving in an

Intergenerational Environment

• Time Boxing: Staying in your IT Project

Window

• Successfully Managing a Remote IT Staff

• Unbeatable IT Management Skills

• Successfully Supervising an

Intergenerational Technology Team

• Creating and Managing Cross-Functional

Teams in an IT Environment

• Emotional Intelligence for IT Professionals

• Juggling Multiple IT Responsibilities

Successfully

• Working Within an IT Cross-Functional

Team

• The Changing IT Workplace Demographic

• Successfully Networking in the IT Field

• Coping with Diffi cult Co-workers in the

World of IT

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Course Specifi cs:Half-day course fees $129*20% Multi-class discount if you register for 3 or more classes in the same session.

Creating Successful Work Relationships in the IT Field Sep 2 Dec 19

How to Stay Relevant in Information Technology Sep 9 Dec 16

Email Writing Skills for IT Professionals Sep 14 Dec 9

Communication Skills for IT Professionals Sep 21 Dec 2

Unbeatable IT Management Skills Sep 28 Sep 2

The New IT Workplace: Thriving in an Intergenerational Env. Sep 30 Nov 16

Time Boxing: Staying in Your IT Project Window Oct 7 Oct 28

Emotional Intelligence for IT Professionals Oct 12 Sep 28

Successfully Supervising an Intergenerational Technology Team Oct 19 Sep 9

Juggling Multiple IT Responsibilities Successfully Oct 21 Oct 19

Working Within an IT Cross-Functional Team Oct 28 Sep 14

The Changing IT Workplace Demographic Nov 4 Dec 23

Creating and Managing Cross-Functional Teams in an IT Env. Nov 9 Nov 11

Successfully Networking in the IT Field Nov 11 Nov 9

Coping with Diffi cult Co-workers in the World of IT Nov 16 Nov 4

Recruiting and Retaining IT Talent Dec 2 Oct 21

Energizing, Engaging, and Motivating the IT Professional Dec 9 Oct 12

Encouraging Creativity and Innovation in the IT Workplace Dec 16 Oct 7

The Art of Delegating IT Projects Dec 23 Sep 30

Successfully Managing a Remote IT Staff Dec 19 Sep 21

Course 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

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Image Editing with GIMP$20

Computer BasicsFREE

Animated GIFs with GIMP$20

Nov 7 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Oct 3, 10, 17, & 24 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Nov 14 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Oct 3-7 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Kramden Institute is a Durham-based nonprofi t organization whose mission is to provide

technology tools and training to bridge the digital divide. Kramden was founded in 2003 and

has since awarded over 24,000 refurbished computers across North Carolina. Most recently,

the organization has expanded its programming to offer technology education classes. Class

offerings cover everything from basic computer literacy to digital image editing and track out

camp opportunities for middle school students.

Register at:

kramden.org/ncsuor call 919.293.1133

Drone Flight Camp (Grades 6 - 8)$250

*Multi-class discounts do not apply to courses on this page.

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On

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Online Courses from Technology Training Solutions

All levels of a specifi c Microsoft Package (i.e., Word 2013 Levels 1, 2, & 3) $179

Microsoft Access 2013: Level 1, 2, or 3 $99

Microsoft Excel 2013: Level 1, 2, or 3 $99

Microsoft Offi ce 2013 Suite including Word, Access, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint $799

Microsoft Outlook 2013: Level 1 or 2 $99

Microsoft PowerPoint 2013: Introduction or Advanced $99

Microsoft Word 2013: Level 1, 2, or 3 $99

Brush up your technical skills on your own timetable and in your own chosen space. Announcing new online technology courses that will add to your personal knowledge banks while also building up your resume. Full outlines and more information can be found at ncsu.edu/tts.

See page 19 for our policies on cancellation and rescheduling.

Sallie Mae fi nancing for any TTS course is available to individuals who qualify.

Visit this website

to apply:

go.ncsu.edu/salliemae

*Multi-class discounts do not apply to courses on this page.

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Ph

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Sep 26 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Photographing Events for Your Organization$249*

Oct 24 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Photographing Products for Your Organization$249*

Nov 21 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Dec 5 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Oct 10 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Photographing People for Your Organization$249*

Sep 19 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Basic Adobe Lightroom Photo Editing for Business$249*

Nov 28 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Sep 12 & 13 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Basic Digital Photography for Business$449*

Nov 7 & 8 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Nov 14 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Certifi cate in DigitalPhotography for BusinessTake all 5 courses and earn this certifi cate!

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Vid

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Nov 16 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Basic DSLR Videography$249*

Oct 14 or Dec 16 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

After Effects for Video (with Premiere Pro)$249*

After Effects Level I$449*

Sep 9 & 16 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Nov 18 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Creating Effective Video & Media Presentations$249*

Sep 30 & Oct 7 or Dec 2 & 9 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Premiere Pro Level I$449*

Oct 21 & 28 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

After Effects Level II$449*

Certifi cate in Videographyfor BusinessTake all 6 courses and earn this certifi cate!


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Build Your Own Android Apps using App InventorThis course will teach you to use the App Inventor tool to create software applications for the Android operating system.

Available ongoing6 hoursOnline

Android User Interface DesignThis course will teach you to plan out the high-level screen hierarchy for an application, and then choose appropriate forms of user navigation.


Developing Android Apps using JavaIn this course, you will learn to develop Android applications using Java and the Eclipse development environment.


Making and Marketing Apps that SucceedThis course will show you how to takeyour app from idea to design to development to distribution and marketing your app on Google Play or Amazon Appstore.


Developing Windows 10 AppsThis course will enable you to take advantage of your existing JavaScript and HTML5 skills to build apps for Windows 10 and add them to the Windows Store. Available ongoing18 hours Online

Course Specifi cs:6-hour course fee $249 / 12-hour course fee $449 / 18-hour course fee $649Books not included in course fee. See course outline for book link.

Getting Started with App DevelopmentIn this course, you will be introduced to the world of mobile app development.


Mobile Application Development Courses for Android and Windows

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10+ Days Out

• Full refund

8-9 Days Out

• Refund - $50 fee

1-7 Days Out

• No refund

8+ Days Out

• Reschedule

1-7 Days Out

• Reschedule + $50 fee

No Show

• Forfeitcourse fee

Rescheduling Policy

Refund Policy

(Only 1 reschedule per course)

Visit go.ncsu.edu/TTSPolicies for more information.

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1st CLASS

Take 10% off yourfi rst class with us.

Look for our frequent Free Information Sessions!

Find out about our IT Certifi cation program, our Webmaster program, and our Social Media Management Certifi cate program from a certifi cation instructor.

Watch ncsu.edu/ttsfor upcoming sessions!

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