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Winter/Spring
2001 Training Calendar
Department of Human Resources Management
The Department of Human Resources Management announces the Winter/Spring
Training Schedule 2001. An array of workshops and seminars are offered
to address individual professional development skills as well as support
the accomplishment of departmental organizational goals. For additional
information regarding the Winter/Spring Training programs, visit the Human
Resources Management Training Web site at <http://www.musc.edu/hrm/training/index.html>.
The Department of Human Resources Management welcomes suggestions and
special requests to meet specific departmental needs. For additional information,
call Jim Graves, coordinator, Staff Development and Training, at 792-6036,
or e-mail gravesjc@musc.edu.
Medical Terminology I
Instructor: Kelly Shaw, RHIA, CCS
Jan. 9 - Feb. 15, 5 - 6 p.m., room 803, Harborview Office Tower
(HOT)
Students will learn the basic work components, identify and comprehend
basic medical terms, and gain the ability to construct words using the
learned word parts. This class is appropriate for anyone in a medical setting
who needs a basic understanding of medical terms. Prerequisite: Required
textbook, “Medical Terminology A System Approach 4th edition,” Barbara
A. Gylys & Mary Ellen Wedding. Fees: $60 per participant per course
or $80 for any participant desiring to attend both Medical Terminology
I and II. Fees include textbook and certificates.
Word 97 Intermediate
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
Jan. 17, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop teaches participants to create a sample table,
format the table, and insert graphic images and text boxes in documents.
In addition, participants will create a form letter, merge addresses and
other variable text, and prepare envelopes and labels for addresses. Recommended
prerequisites: PC Basics, Windows 95 Basics, Windows 95 File Management
and Word 97 Basics. Fee: $50 per participant applies to MUSC, MUHA and
UMA employees.
Excel 97 Intermediate
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
Jan. 23, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop will introduce the concept of Excel charting. Participants
will be shown how to enhance data display and interpretation; discuss the
different types of charts created in Excel; how to use the Chart Wizard
and more. Recommended prerequisites: PC Basics, Windows 95 File Management
and Excel 97 Basics. Fee: $50 per participant applies to MUSC, MUHA, and
UMA employees.
Access 97 Intermediate
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
Jan. 29, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop takes participants from Access 97 Basics to normalizing
a table; designing and developing table relationships; editing and validating
data in tables; working with calculations in a query; creating forms that
contain sub-forms; and customizing reports created by the Report Wizard.
Recommended prerequisites: Windows 95 Basics, and Access 97 Basics. Fee:
$50 per participants applies to MUSC, MUHA and UMA employees.
Word 97 Advanced
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
Feb. 6, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop introduces participants to Word 97's advanced features
and covers some of the methods used to customize Word to reflect the participant’s
own working style. Techniques covered include: use of macros, styles, autoformat,
special characters and symbols, along with Word’s default options. Recommended
prerequisites: PC Basics, Windows 95 Basics, Windows 95 File Management,
Word 97 Basics, and Word 97 Intermediate. Fee: $50 per participant applies
to MUSC, MUHA and UMA employees.
Excel 97 Advanced
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
Feb. 15, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop continues where Excel 97 Intermediate left off. Participants
will be shown how to make spreadsheets more user friendly and more secure,
along with tools for analyzing spreadsheet data. Recommended prerequisites:
Windows 95 Basics, Windows 95 File Management, Excel 97 Basics, and Excel
97 Intermediate. Fee: $50 per participant applies to MUSC, MUHA and UMA
employees.
Access 97 Advanced
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
Feb. 20, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop allows participants to broaden their Access 97 knowledge
by creating parameter and action queries, creating macros and use of command
buttons on documents, along with using macros to provide user interaction
and automate tasks.
Recommended prerequisites: Windows 95, Access 97 Basics and Access
97 Intermediate. Fee: $50 per participant applies to MUSC, MUHA and UMA
employees.
Improving Employee Retention: The Supervisors
Role
Instructor: Jayne Rodriguez
Feb. 21, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 803, HOT
This seminar will focus on the importance of insuring clear communication
of goals, expectations, and standards of performance. Participants will
learn the importance of providing frequent feedback and coaching to correct
and re-direct; analyzing and dealing with conduct problems promptly; keeping
employees informed of changes which could affect them; encouraging teamwork
and team spirit; and, how to set goals for decreased turnover. Fee: $75
per participant applies to MUHA and UMA employees.
Medical Terminology II
Instructor: Kelly Shaw, RHIA, CCS
Feb. 27 - April 5, 5 - 6 p.m., room 803 HOT
This course is designed to follow Medical Terminology I and is a more
detailed study of medical terms and their meanings. Prerequisite: Medical
Terminology I and textbook entitled “Medical Terminology A System Approach
4th edition,” Barbara A. Gylys & Mary Ellen Wedding. Fees: $60 per
participant per course or $80 for any participant desiring to attend both
Medical Terminology I and II. Fees include textbook and certificates.
Writing in the Workplace
Instructor: Tom Gasque Smith, PhD
Feb. 28, 1 - 5 p.m., room 204, Harper Student Center
(HSC)
This workshop focuses on an analysis of writing in the workplace. Beginning
with writing strong, forceful sentences and punctuating them correctly,
the workshop leader moves to addressing structure in standard letters,
memorandums and minutes. Analysis of good and bad letters and memorandums
will aid in the evaluation of one's own letter/memorandum writing skills.
Fee: $50 per participant applies to MUHA and UMA employees.
Word 97 Basics
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
March 1, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop builds on the basics of keying, saving, and printing
documents. Participants will become familiar with the various components
of Word 97 screens and the creation, printing, and saving of simple no-frills
documents. Recommended prerequisites: PC Basics, Windows 95 Basics, and
Windows 95 File Management. Fee: $50 per participant applies to MUSC, MUHA
and UMA employees.
Transition from Specialist to Supervisor
Instructor: Nicholas Colaricci
March 7, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 803, HOT
This seminar is designed for employees who are preparing to step into
a supervisory role, or who are currently filling supervisory positions,
and desire to learn techniques to avoid the five most common reasons supervisors
fail. This is an active participation training course and includes lecture,
interaction, role-play, and training games in order to focus on the topics
of delegation, motivation and communication. Participants will be shown
how to formulate a supervisor action plan. Fee: $75 per participant applies
to MUHA and UMA employees.
Excel 97 Basics
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
March 7, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop will familiarize participants with Excel techniques for
quickly enabling users to create Excel spreadsheets. Recommended prerequisites:
PC Basics, Windows 95 Basics, and Windows 95 File Management. Fee: $50
per participant applies to MUSC, MUHA and UMA employees.
Listening: A Powerful Skill for Successful
Communication
Instructor: Mandy Roberts
March 15, 9 - 4 p.m., room 803, HOT
This seminar emphasizes the importance of improving one's listening
behaviors/skills as part of overall effectiveness in communication. Participants
will learn to understand the benefits of good listening, understand the
barriers that affect good listening and learn to apply these newly learned
skills to become a more effective communicator. Fee: $75 per participant
applies to MUHA and UMA employees.
Access 97 Basics
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
March 15, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop introduces participants to Access and many of the unique
features that make Access the easiest to use of all database managers.
Recommended prerequisites: PC Basics, Windows 95 Basics, and Windows 95
File Management. Objectives include: Start and close Access; create and
modify tables; create, use and save queries; create spreadsheets for entering
data and looking at records; create databases; and copy information from
one database to another database. Fee: $50 per participant applies to MUSC,
MUHA and UMA employees.
Punctuation Marks: Where, When and Why?
Instructor: Shannon Richards-Slaughter, Ph.D.
March 21, 9 a.m. - noon, room 204, HSC
This workshop will refresh the participant's memory—or teach
for the first time—the where, when, and why of punctuation marks. Fee:
$50 per participant applies to MUHA and UMA employees.
Word 97 Intermediate
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
April 3, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop teaches participants to create a sample table, format
the table, and insert graphic images and text boxes in documents. In addition,
participants will create a form letter, merge addresses and other variable
text, and prepare envelopes and labels for addresses. Recommended prerequisites:
PC Basics, Windows 95 Basics, Windows 95 File Management and Word 97 Basics.
Fee: $50 per participant applies to MUSC, MUHA and UMA employees.
Excel 97 Intermediate
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
April 11, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop will introduce the concept of Excel charting. Participants
will be shown how to enhance data display and interpretation; discuss the
different types of charts created in Excel; how to enhance charts with
additional formatting; and use Excel charts in other applications. Recommended
prerequisites: PC Basics, Windows 95 File Management and Excel 97. Fee:
$50 per participant applies to MUSC, MUHA, and UMA employees.
Access 97 Intermediate
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
April 16, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop takes participants from Access 97 Basics to normalizing
a table; designing and developing table relationships; editing and validating
data in tables; working with calculations in a query; creating forms that
contain sub-forms; and customizing reports created by the Report Wizard.
Recommended prerequisites: Windows 95 Basics, and Access 97 Basics. Fee:
$50 per participants applies to MUSC, MUHA and UMA employees.
Managing Change: Building Strategies for Success
Instructor: Mandy Roberts
April 19, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 803, HOT
This seminar on managing change is presented as a six-step practiced
approach. Step 1 is the introduction where participants focus on how change
is currently viewed. Step 2 will show participants a business case study
for change. Step 3 introduces the change process. Step 4 will introduce
participants to the transition grid, the second step in understanding the
Daryl Conner Model. Step 5 will focus on factors that help manage change.
Step 6 is the wrap-up where participants will discuss how they can choose
and apply information covered within this seminar. Fee: $75 per participant
applies to MUSC, MUHA and UMA employees.
Coaching and Mentoring Skills: A Workshop for
Supervisors and Managers
Instructor: Jayne Rodriguez
April 26 and May 2, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 803, HOT
Coaching and mentoring are both vitally important but vastly different.
In this workshop, supervisors and managers will identify those differences,
define the roles and responsibilities of both, and polish their skills
in the implementation of these critical tools for employee training and
development. Fee: $75 per participant applies to MUHA and UMA employees.
Writing with Confidence
Instructor: Tom Waldrep and Jennie Ariail, Ph.D.
April 25, 1 - 5 p.m., room 204, HSC
This workshop will teach participants the steps of inventing, planning,
drafting, revising, preparing, and then presenting one's piece of writing
to its intended audience. In addition, participants will learn to analyze
in order to manage a writing task which is the first step toward accomplishing
good writing skills. Recommended prerequisites: Bring examples of writing
you have finished, or come prepared to write new texts. Fee: $50 per participant
applies to MUHA and UMA employees.
Word 97 Advanced
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
May 2, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop introduces participants to Word 97's advanced features
and covers some of the methods used to customize Word to reflect the participan's
own working style. Recommended prerequisites: PC Basics, Windows 95 Basics,
Windows 95 File Management, Word 97 Basics, and Word 97 Intermediate. Fee:
$50 per participant applies to MUSC, MUHA and UMA employees.
Excel 97 Advanced
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
May 8, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop continues where Excel 97 Intermediate left off. Participants
will be shown how to make spreadsheets more user friendly and more secure,
along with tools for analyzing spreadsheet data. Recommended prerequisites:
Windows 95 Basics, Windows 95 File Management, Excel 97 Basics, and Excel
97 Intermediate. Fee: $50 per participant applies to MUSC, MUHA and UMA
employees.
May 15, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop allows participants to broaden their Access 97 knowledge
by creating parameter and action queries, creating macros and use of command
buttons on documents, along with using macros to provide user interaction
and automate tasks. Recommended prerequisites: Windows 95, Access 97 Basics
and Access 97 Intermediate. Fee: $50 per participant applies to MUSC, MUHA
and UMA employees.
Managing Conflict Constructively
Instructor: Mandy Roberts
May 24, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 803, HOT
Understanding individual preferences in dealing with conflict is the
first step in learning to manage conflict constructively. That's
why this seminar requires each participant to conduct a self-scoring
Meyers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) as part of the seminar schedule. Topic
objectives include an icebreaker that will set the stage for participant’s
outcome expectations. Fee: $75 per participant applies to MUSC, MUHA and
UMA employees.
Word 97 Basics
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
June 7, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop will familiarize participants with Excel techniques for
quickly enabling users to create Excel spreadsheets. These techniques include:
entering data, creating formulas, formatting worksheets, and, printing
and saving data on diskettes. Recommended prerequisites: PC Basics,
Windows 95 Basics, and Windows 95 File Management. Fee: $50 per participant
applies to MUSC, MUHA and UMA employees.
Excel 97 Basics
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
June 13, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop will familiarize participants with Excel techniques quickly
and enable participants to create Excel spreadsheets by entering data,
creating formulas, formatting worksheets along with printing and saving
data on diskettes. Recommended prerequisites: PC Basics, Windows 95 Basics,
and Windows 95 File Management. Fee: $50 per participant applies to MUSC,
MUHA and UMA employees.
Access 97 Basics
Instructor: ITECH Solutions
June 19, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., room 102C, HOT
This workshop introduces participants to Access and many of the unique
features that make Access the easiest to use of all database managers.
Objectives include: Start and close Access; create and modify tables; create,
use and save queries; create spreadsheets for entering data and looking
at records; and more. Recommended prerequisites: PC Basics, Windows 95
Basics, and Windows 95 File management. Fee: $50 per participant applies
to MUSC, MUHA and UMA employees.
Creating Relation-Sensations
Instructor: The McNair Group
June 21, 9 a.m. - noon, room 803, HOT
This highly interactive seminar provides the education, and the tools,
for a more distinctive level of customer interaction. In this seminar participants
will learn how to break basic customer contact into four well-defined modules:
Greeting, Gathering, Responding, and, Renewal. Fee: $75 per participant
applies to MUSC, MUHA and UMA employees.
Training Registration Form
Name _____________________________________
SS#__________________________________
Agency/Department_________________________
Phone________________________________
Title of Seminar _____________________________
E-mail address_________________________
Date of Seminar _____________________________
Time of Seminar________________________
Please refer to the Human Resources Management Training Web site at
<http://www.musc.edu/hrm/training/index.html>
for additional information and course descriptions. You may register for
training classes by completing a training registration form available on
the HRM Web site or attached to the Fall training calendar. Completed registration
forms should be faxed to the HRM Training Department at 792-9533 or mailed
to 19 Hagood Ave., Suite 104, P.O. Box 250800. Where applicable, a departmental
IIT must be completed and received by the HRM Training Department prior
to the commencement of all scheduled classes.
Cancellations will be accepted up to two working days prior to the start
of any class. In lieu of cancellation, a department may substitute another
employee. A department will be charged a fee of $25 if an employee does
not attend, cancel within two working days, or a substitution is not made.
To cancel a registration, call 792-3348 or e-mail gibsonmi@musc.edu. Participants
should park in their usual location and use University Transportation Services
to travel to classes. Those who work off-campus and do not have access
to the shuttle service, may call Parking Management (792-3665) to make
arrangements for parking.
I have read and understand the above policy:
_____________________________________
Employee Signature
_____________________________________
Supervisor Signature
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To register, please fax this completed form to 792-9533 or send to Human
Resources Training, 19 Hagood Ave., Suite 104, PO Box 250800.
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