Computer Training Center
Good news! Benefit from an intensive schedule of computer classes. Learn the programs the want ads say you need to qualify for many jobs. Choose only the ones you want or take them in sequence to get what amounts to a crash course. Be sure you have the previous knowledge noted in the Prerequisite for each class.
The sequence includes 8 courses and 8 books: Intro to the PC & Windows, Word I, Excel I, Internet, Email, Word 2, Excel 2 and PowerPoint I. This totals 42 hours of training at a cost of $990. The books cover the material taught in each class, keystroke by keystroke. On your own, you can practice everything you learned in class. It’s like taking the class over again. Gain the new skills you need plus the confidence to use them.
Each person has a PC to use during class. The other students are adults. The instructor uses adult teaching techniques. There are no exams, and lots of personal attention.
ME 110 Intro to the PC & Windows
6 hours, $140
This class is for new users of the personal computer and is the prerequisite for many Level I classes in this catalog. Learn about the parts of the computer, how a computer operates, and how to use the mouse and keyboard. Beginning Windows topics are covered: understanding and manipulating different types of screens, running programs, and beginning to understand files and folders.
001, Mon/Wed, July 21 & July 23, 2008 Hours: 6:00-9:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Rasmussen
002, Tue, July 22, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
003, Tue, August 5, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
001, Tues, September 9, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
002, Mon/Wed, September 15 & 17, 2008 Hours: 6–9pm
Instructor: Susan Rasmussen
003, Thu, October 16, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–4:15 pm
004, Tue, November 4, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–4:15 pm
005, Tue, December 02, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
ME 111 Email for Beginners
3 hours, $75
This beginning e-mail course covers sending and receiving e-mail, using attachments, replying to and forwarding messages, and deleting email. Other topics include setting up filters and groups. A free Web-based e-mail system is used in class to teach e-mail concepts that carry over into most other e-mail systems.
Prerequisite: (a) Basic mouse and keyboard skills or Intro to the PC & Windows, plus (b) basic Internet usage skills.
001, Tue, July 29, 2008 Hours: 1:15-4:15 pm
002, Tue, August 12, 2008 Hours: 1:15-4:15 pm
001, Tue, September 16, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-12:30 pm
002, Thu, October 23, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–12:30 pm
003, Tue, November 11, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–12:30 pm
004, Tue, December 09, 2008 Hours: 1:15-4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
ME 112 Internet for Beginners
3 hours, $75
This introductory course acquaints the beginner with the World Wide Web. Learn how to find a particular Web site or search for specific information on the Internet. Other topics include printing Web pages, keeping track of favorite Web sites, and viewing a history of web sites observed on different days.
Prerequisite: Proficiency with the mouse, and basic knowledge of the keyboard and Windows. Take Intro to the PC & Windows if you do not have the prerequisite experience.
001, Tue, July 29, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–12:30 pm
002, Tue, August 12, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–12:30 pm
001, Tue, September 16, 2008 Hours: 1:15-4:15 pm
002, Thu, October 23, 2008 Hours: 1:15-4:15 pm
003, Tue, November 11, 2008 Hours: 1:15-4:15 pm
004, Tue, December 09, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
MS OFFICE: 2003 OR 2007? What version of MS Office is right for you?
Courses are clearly marked as to what version of Microsoft Office is used in that class, 2003 or 2007. Be sure to register for a class using the correct version for you. Choose the version that is on the computer you plan to use. If you are preparing for a new job, find out what version the company is using.
MICROSOFT OFFICE 2003 COURSES
ME 113 Word 2003 - Level I
6 hours, $140
Learn to create, edit, save, and print documents. Use spell check, tabs, fonts, indents, and bullets. Set margins, page breaks, and create page numbers, envelopes, and mailing labels.
Prerequisite: Intro to PC & Windows or equivalent experience.
001, Wed, July 23, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
001, Thu, September 11, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–4:15 pm
002, Wed, October 22, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
003, Wed, December 3, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
ME 124 Word 2003 - Level II
6 hours, $140
Learn to create tables, headers and footers, hanging indents, borders and shading. Use sort, find and replace, ClipArt, WordArt and drawing tools.
Prerequisite: Word I or equivalent experience.
001, Wed, July 30, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
001, Thu, September 18, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–4:15 pm
002, Wed, October 29, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
003, Wed, December 10, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
ME 114 Excel 2003 – Level I
6 hours, $140
Learn to create, edit, save and print spreadsheets; use AutoSum, AutoFill. Develop formulas and simple functions to do calculations. Format text data, numbers and dates. Use page setup for margins, headers and footers, and to learn printing techniques.
Prerequisite: Intro to PC & Windows or equivalent experience.
001, Thu, July 24, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
001, Wed, September 10, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
002, Tue, October 21, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
003, Thu, December 04, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
ME 115 Excel 2003 - Level II
6 hours, $140
Review Excel basics and expand your knowledge of formula writing and basic functions: sum, average, if, countif, sumif and more. Manage sheets and learn to create formulas across multiple sheets. Work efficiently by splitting and freezing windows; hiding columns; creating range names, comments and passwords.
Prerequisite: Excel I plus experience working with Excel.
001, Thu, July 31, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
001, Wed, September 17, 2008 Hours: 9:30am-4:15 pm
002, Tue, October 28, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
003, Thu, December 11, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
ME 116 PowerPoint 2003 – Level I
6 hours, $140
Learn to create text slides, charts, and organizational charts for presentations. Enhance slides with ClipArt and WordArt. Learn to print slides and audience handouts. Set up a basic slide show with manual or automatic advance.
Prerequisite: Intro to PC & Windows or equivalent experience.
001, Wed, August 6, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
001, Tue, September 23, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
002, Thu, October 30, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 COURSES
ME 117 Word 2007 – Level I
6 hours, $140
Learn to create, edit, spell check, save and print documents. Set margins, page breaks, page numbers and change from portrait to landscape. Change fonts, align paragraphs and customize the quick access toolbar for easy access to favorite commands.
Prerequisite: Intro to the PC & Windows or equivalent experience.
001, Mon/Wed, July 28 & July 30, 2008 Hours: 6:00-9:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Rasmussen
002, Thu, August 14, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
001, Mon/Wed, September 22 & September 24, 2008 Hours: 6:00-9:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Rasmussen
002, Tue; October 7, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
003, Thu, November 13, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
ME 118 Word 2007 – Level II
6 hours, $140
Learn to create tables, headers and footers, hanging indents, borders and shading. Use sort, find and replace, ClipArt, WordArt, SmartArt and drawing tools.
Prerequisite: Word I or equivalent experience.
001, Thu, August 21, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
001, Tue, October 14, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
002, Thu, November 20, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
ME 119 Excel 2007 – Level I
6 hours, $140
Learn to create, edit, save and print spreadsheets; use AutoSum and AutoFill. Develop formulas and simple functions to do calculations. Format text data, numbers and dates. Set margins, create headers and footers, and learn printing techniques. Use the quick access toolbar for easy access to favorite commands.
Prerequisite: Intro to the PC & Windows or equivalent experience.
001, Mon/Wed, August 4 & August 6, 2008 Hours: 6:00-9:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Rasmussen
002, Wed, August 13 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
001, Thu, September 25, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
002, Mon/Wed, October 13 & October 15, 2008 Hours: 6:00-9:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Rasmussen
003, Wed, November 12, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
ME 120 Excel 2007 – Level II
6 hours, $140
Review Excel basics and expand your knowledge of formula writing and basic functions: sum, average, if, countif, sumif and more. Manage sheets and learn to create formulas across multiple sheets. Work efficiently by splitting and freezing windows; hiding columns; creating range names, comments and passwords.
Prerequisite: Excel I plus experience working with Excel.
001, Mon/Wed, August 11 & August 13, 2008 Hours: 6:00-9:00 pm
Instructor: Annette Rakowski
002, Wed, August 20, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
001, Thu, October 02, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
002, Wed, November 19, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
ME 121 PowerPoint 2007 – Level I
6 hours, $140
Learn to create text slides, charts, and organizational charts for presentations. Enhance slides with ClipArt, WordArt and SmartArt. Learn to print slides and audience handouts. Set up a basic slide show with manual or automatic advance.
Prerequisite: Intro to PC & Windows or equivalent experience.
001, Tue, August 19, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
001, Wed, October 15, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:15 pm
002, Tue, November 18, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–4:15 pm
Instructor: Susan Sheinfeld
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
ME 122 Creating Your Own Web Page
6 hours, $140
Design and create your own simple Web page, with graphics and hypertext links, using two methods: (1) Using simple Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) tags and (2) Using a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor. Learn what elements comprise an effective Web page, and how web page creators upload their web pages onto the World Wide Web.
Prerequisite: Intro to the PC & Windows and Internet for Beginners, or equivalent experience.
001, Fri, September 19, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-4:30 pm
002, Fri, November 14, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am–4:30 pm
Instructor: Kahlil Haynes
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
ME 123 PhotoShop for Web
4 sessions, 21 hours, $400
Create interactive graphics for the Web using Adobe PhotoShop. Format, repair and enhance photographs for the Web. Learn to create: custom logos, effective banner advertisements, images for roll-over effects, and web page design templates using slicing. Design effective interface buttons and build special Web page effects.
Prerequisite: Intro to the PC & Windows.
001, Fri, September 26-October 17, 2008 Hours: 9:30 am-3:30 pm
Instructor: Kahlil Haynes
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
ME 126 QuickBooks Part I
4 sessions, 12 hours, $280
Take control and save time with an easy-to use accounting program. Create professional invoices, make deposits, write checks, receive payments, enter and pay bills, issue credit memos, reconcile accounts, generate important financial statements and reports. No prior knowledge of accounting is required.
Prerequisite: Introduction to PC & Windows or equivalent experience.
001, Tue/Thu; August 5-August 14, 2008 Hours: 6:00-9:00 pm
001, Thu, November 13-December 11, 2008 (no class 11/27) Hours: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Instructor: Annette Rakowski
Location: LYN-309, Meadowlands Campus
Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands
1280 Wall Street West, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071-3517
Phone (201) 460-0610 E-Mail: bccmeadowlands@bergen.edu
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