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Continuing Education & Part-time Studies Guide Winter/Spring 2015 continuingeducation@georgiancollege.ca 114 Professional courses 114 Project Initiation and Project Development Learn the fundamentals of projects in organizations, project selection methods and how to start a project correctly. Get practical experience defining the needs for projects and develop a functional project charter at the right level of detail for your situation. BUSN 0185 | 6 HRS $392.02 loc date day time JAN. 10 – JAN. 15 ONLINE APR. 11 – APR. 16 SAT ONLINE Project Leadership and Communications Develop essential leadership, team development, negotiating, problem-solving, conflict resolution and communication skills to manage project teams. Explore fundamental concepts of influence, motivation, interests, team dynamics and communication associated with project management. BUSN 0186 | 12 HRS $784.04 loc date day time MAR. 14 – MAR. 26 ONLINE JUNE 13 – JUNE 25 SAT ONLINE Project Planning, Scheduling and Budgeting Develop functional project planning skills by developing a full project plan. Explore scope definition, work breakdown, resource estimation, critical path definition, scheduling, budgeting, proactive risk planning and integration of the entire project plan through demonstration and practice using MS Project and other planning tools. BUSN 0187 | 30 HRS $1,960.10 loc date day time JAN. 17 – FEB. 19 ONLINE APR. 18 – MAY 21 SAT ONLINE quality Focused Supervision Build morale and productivity through engaged leadership. Your managers will learn to build supervisory skills that maintain discipline and command respect without creating resentment. This course will help your managers recognize their management strengths and weaknesses and will provide a benchmark for their improvement. LKEY 0035 | ONLINE $126.62 Sales Preparedness In this course you will learn five-step formulas to structure your presentation in a psychological progression that leads to customer commitment. Learn to establish rapport, build credibility, get attention, establish a need and motivate action. At the end of this course you will understand how to build powerful persuasive psychology into every presentation you make. LKEY 0036 | ONLINE $126.62 Sales with Integrity LearnKey™ Sales with Integrity course is geared toward salespeople of all experience levels who want to be better at what they do by focusing on the customer's needs and how to understand what those needs might be. Sales with Integrity empowers the salesperson with the ability to perform at a higher level. Communications expert Genie LaBorde and Salesman Michele Floriani guide you through the steps necessary to recognize the modalities through which your clients communicate and teach you the methods to effectively respond in kind. Sales with Integrity isn't just about closing the sale; it moves beyond numbers and cheesy sales tactics into the realms of practical application of sales fundamentals, person-to-person connection and trust. LKEY 0037 | ONLINE $126.62 Series 5 – Mastering Meetings Learn how to plan and conduct participative meetings. The focus is on meeting tools, facilitation skills and strategies to run focused and effective meetings that yield tangible outcomes. BUSN 0116 | 5 HRS $200 loc date day time MI MAR. 13 FRI 9 – 3 P.M. MI MAY 29 FRI 9 – 3 P.M. Series 6 – Decision-Making Skill Good decision-making is an essential skill for effective leadership. This series starts with some simple techniques that help you make effective decisions and then moves on to a few more powerful techniques. BUSN 0117 | 5 HRS $200 loc date day time MI MAR. 20 FRI 9 – 3 P.M. MI JUNE 5 FRI 9 – 3 P.M. Series 7 – Problematic Employees Gain insight on how to better manage employee relationships particularly dealing with difficult, disruptive and angry employees. BUSN 0118 | 5 HRS $200 loc date day time MI MAR. 27 FRI 9 – 3 P.M. MI JUNE 12 FRI 9 – 3 P.M. Series 8 – Stress/Time Management Are you feeling overwhelmed and stressed like there is not enough time? This session will identify timewasters and examine how stress affects us. Focus on developing strategies and solutions to manage your time and your stress levels. BUSN 0119 | 5 HRS $200 loc date day time MI APR. 3 FRI 9 – 3 P.M. MI JUNE 19 FRI 9 – 3 P.M. The Art of Communication Communication is perhaps the most fundamental business skill of all. The Art of Communication course from LearnKey™ will bring out the natural communicator in you. Learn to write compelling business documents, deliver show-stopping presentations and conduct productive meetings. Discover new brainstorming techniques and find ways to turn on your natural creativity. LKEY 0001 | ONLINE $184.83 BuSINESS COuRSES (CONT.)