TUITION FREE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CLASSES

CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO
DOWNTOWN CAMPUS


INDUSTRY STANDARD COMPUTER
JOB TRAINING


SPRING 2012
INSTRUCTOR MARILYN MCNEAL

marilyn.mcneal@gmail.com


CLICK LINK FOR A DOWNLOADABLE COPY OF SPRING 2012 SCHEDULE

ALL CLASSES LISTED HERE TAKE PLACE AT THE DOWNTOWN CAMPUS [4TH & MISSION]

SPRING 2012 SCHEDULE

Take short term tuition free classes to learn the latest office technology software through City College's non credit Business Technology program.

LEARN WINDOWS, PHOTOSHOP, DREAMWEAVER & FLASH

Windows File & Folder Concepts
Learn Internet & email basics, word processing basics, spreadsheet basics
Photoshop Elements
Edit photos, create graphics, calendars, slideshows
Building Individual Websites
Make a website from scratch
Flash
Make animation, add audio and video to webpages
PowerPoint
Make animation, add audio and video to webpages
Publisher
Make flyers, brochures, business cards
LEARN BASIC COMPUTING SKILLS: FILE CREATION, STORAGE, MANAGEMENT

WINDOWS FILE & FOLDER CONCEPTS

FRIDAYS
12:00 - 2:10 PM

JANUARY 20 - MARCH 2, 2012
Course Number: 45848
Subject Code: COMP
Course Code: 9247

Windows File & Folder Concepts is a 15 hour introductory course on computer concepts and techniques for the novice computer user. Students will learn the fundamentals of efficient management of electronic files/folders in a business office.

EDIT PHOTOS, CREATE GRAPHICS,
CALENDARS, SLIDESHOWS

PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS

This course teaches students the fundamentals of Photoshop Elements as it applies to business publications and personal/business web pages.

Students are introduced to editing images and digital photographs, opening, viewing, and saving image files. Students will learn to enhnace photographs, print and share images.

There are several different options for taking Photoshop Elements. There is no difference between the 9 week Photoshop Elements class and the 10 week Photoshop Elements I and II combined classes.

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- A total of 17 classes two evenings / week for nine (9) weeks
- Class is from 5:00 PM - 7:10 PM

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
5:00 - 7:10 PM

MARCH 22 - MAY 24, 2012
Course Number: 45547
Subject Code: COMP
Course Code: 9959

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- A total of five (5) classes every Friday morning for five (5) weeks
- Class is from 12:00 PM - 2:10 PM
- The class continues with PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS II

PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS I

FRIDAYS
9:00 - 11:30 AM

JANUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 24, 2012
Course Number: 45541
Subject Code: COMP
Course Code: 9957

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PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS II

- A total of five (5) classes every Friday morning for five (5) weeks
- Class is from 12:00 PM - 2:10 PM
- This class is a continuation of PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS I

FRIDAYS
9:00 -11:30 PM

MARCH 2 - APRIL 13, 2012
Course Number:45542
Subject Code: COMP
Course Code: 9958

NOTE: These are considered two different classes so make sure that you register for both!

WHAT: This course teaches students the fundamentals of Photoshop Elements as it applies to business publications and personal/business web pages.

Students are introduced to editing images and digital photographs, opening, viewing, and saving image files. Students will learn to enhnace photographs, print and share images.

HOW: Pre-register now so that you can be assured a seat! Go to Admissions on the first floor.

MAKE A WEBSITE FROM SCRATCH

BUILDING INDIVIDUAL WEB SITES

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
7:30 - 9:30 PM

JANUARY 17 - MARCH 20, 2012
Course Number: 46257
Subject Code: COMP
Course Code: 9917

 

WHEN:The class meets twice /week on Tuesday and Thursday nights for 10 weeks. Class meets at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm.

WHAT: In this course, students will learn how to create a personal or business website using Adobe’s DreamWeaver. We will explore the core aspects of new site creation, editing, and maintenance. This includes learning how to read and work with HTML, creating a site plan and directory structure before coding the site and studying existing websites to understand how they work.

We will learn how to incorporate text, graphics, photographs, audio, video and animations in the site as well as use tables to control layout. The instructor will also discuss how to get a free web hosting account, how to register a domain name, and how to upload web files to a web server.

HOW: Pre-register now so that you can be assured a seat! Go to Admissions on the first floor.

MAKE ANIMATION, ADD AUDIO & VIDEO TO WEBPAGE

FLASH
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
7:30 -9:30 PM
MARCH 22 - MAY 24, 2012
Course Number:45210
Subject Code: COMP
Course Code: 9922

WHEN:The class meets twice /week for 10 weeks on Tuesday and Thursday evening. Class meets at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm.

WHAT: Flash is the industry's most advanced authoring environment for creating interactive websites, digital experiences and mobile content. With Flash CS5, business office students will be introduced to the basic concepts of business presentations using Flash. Business students will learn introductory techniques in creating storyboards, animating slide shows,creating ad banners, and Web pages. Students are also introduced to basic publishing concepts for viewing their work in the Flash Player and creating CD-ROMs.

HOW: Pre-register now so that you can be assured a seat! Go to Admissions on the first floor.

DESKTOP PUBLISHING: FLYERS, BROCHURES, CARDS

PUBLISHER FOR DESKTOP PUBLISHING
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
MARCH 22 - MAY 24, 2012
Course Number:45845
Subject Code: COMP
Course Code: 9938

 

WHEN:The class meets twice /week for 10 weeks on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Class meets at 10:30 am - 1:00 pm.

WHAT: Microsoft Publisher 2010 helps you create professional-looking publications quickly and easily. With Publisher, you can create, design, and publish professional marketing and communication materials for print, and e-mail.

This course is a lecture and lab course in which students learn beginning through intermediate desktop publishing skills to create professional publications in business such as advertising flyers, newsletters, tri-fold brochures, and business cards using Microsoft Publisher. Topics include creating and editing a publication, newsletter and brochure design and development, personalizing and customizing publications with information sets, and creating business forms and tables.

HOW: Pre-register now so that you can be assured a seat! Go to Admissions on the first floor.

MAKE SLIDESHOWS & PRESENTATIONS

POWERPOINT
FRIDAYS
9:00 -11:30 PM
APRIL 20 - MAY 24, 2012
Course Number:44908
Subject Code: COMP
Course Code: 9951

WHEN:The class meets once / week for 5 weeks on Friday mornings. Class meets at 9:00 am - 11:30 am.

WHAT: Instruction in the fundamentals of PowerPoint, the presentation graphics application of Microsoft Office. The course is designed for the office/business professional and other computer users. Topics include creating and editing a PowerPoint slide show, adding visuals to enhance a slide show, customizing a presentation, and delivering a presentation.

HOW: Pre-register now so that you can be assured a seat! Go to Admissions on the first floor.

SPRING 2012 SCHEDULE - MARILYN MCNEAL
STEP ONE - ENROLL AS A STUDENT

HOW TO ENROLL AS CITY COLLEGE NON-CREDIT STUDENT

To take non credit courses at City College of San Francisco, you will first need to apply to be a student in the non-credit division. This is quick and easy to do online. Please follow the links below to initiate this process.

Application for Non Credit Division - English
Application for Non Credit Division - Spanish
Application for Non Credit Division - Chinese

Here is a detailed explaination of how to enroll in free non-credit classes.

To look over class options online, please go to http://www.ccsf.edu/Catalog/

STEP TWO - PRE REGISTER FOR CLASSES

HOW TO REGISTER FOR A NON CREDIT CLASS

Once you have applied to be a student, you will need to register for classes. To register for Spring 2010 non-credit classes offered by the Business Department in the Downtown campus,

1) It's best to pre-register in person at the Admissions office at the Downtown campus (Fourth and Mission) one block south of Powell BART.

2) If Admissions officiers tell you that the class is full or if the class has already begun, come in person to classroom 516 and speak directly with instructor McNeal.

 

IF CLASS IS FULL

Depending on the size of the class, instructor may be able to give permission for prospective student to sit in available seating without computer and watch instruction.

Instructor will record names of students on a waiting list and call / email them as a seat becomes available. Often seats become available during the first two weeks of class so some patience may be required of students wanting to join the class after the class is full.

Any questions, email Marilyn at marilyn.mcneal@gmail.com

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

 

  • The goal of these classes is to provide students with a technical education that will assist them in their career pursuits.

  • My classes are open to all enrolled City College students. These classes are non-credit and are tuition free. To enroll as a student in non-credit, please go here.

  • Students are advised to pre-register for classes by dropping in to the Downtown campus and going to the Admissions office on the ground floor. If you are told the class is full come to the first and second class anyway and I can register you in class if a seat opens up.

  • I can accept students after the class start date.

  • The only requirements to take any of the classes are 1) familiarity with using the mouse and 2) some web browsing experience.

  • I am flexible and can often accommodate busy evening schedules within reason i.e. I can work with students who may need to come late or leave early. You will need to identify yourself and your situation at the end of the first class or (preferably) via email in advance. We'll try out the arrengement for one or two classes and then assess to see if the situation is workable.

  • Please feel free to contact me at marilyn.mcneal@gmail.com especially if you are seeking a seat after class has started.





  • If you choose to bring your own laptop you may want to set up a WIFI network account in advance so that you can access files that I put on the network for students to use in class. Please visit this webpage to learn what steps you need to take.

  • Map of nearby parking


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  • If you are interested in my background as an instructor, please feel free to visit my portfolio at www.marilynmcneal.com/instruction.htm

 

SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS

SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS

If you require seating accommodations due to disability, you will need to go through City College's Disabled Students Programs and Services in advance.

The Counselor for the Downtown campus is Anne Van Derslice. Please contact her via the email address below and she'll meet with you to discuss how City College can accommodate you and provide you with a CATAV (Classroom and Test Accommodation Verification). Please bring this form to class so that I can seat you accordingly.

Anne Van Derslice
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
Email: avanders@ccsf.edu
415-452-5481

ABOUT THE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT - NON CREDIT

The Business Department at City College of San Francisco offers vocational programs to prepare students for employment. The department also offers business classes (both credit and non-credit) where students can learn and sharpen their knowledge of business principles and procedures used in today’s offices. In addition, students may enroll in department work experience classes to receive hands-on training.

To find out what is being offered in the non credit division, go to City College's Web site.

1) Look at the navigation links to the right and click on Class Schedule

2) Click on Spring 2012 Noncredit Classes

3) As you can see, there are several program areas. The courses concerning computer applications are under the heading Computer Applications.

The class information is presented in a very abbreviated form. For a quick chart to help you understand the course listing information, go here or here

 

For a direct link to computer classes offered through the Business Department's non credit division, click here.

BUSINESS DEPARTMENT FACULTY - DOWNTOWN

The instructors listed below also teach free classes at the Downtown campus. Please click on their names to see what classes they are teaching this upcoming Fall 2010.

Larry Jackson

  • Intro to Microsoft Office Applications
  • Outlook
  • Publisher
  • Intro to Windows, Word, Excel, Access

Keith Jones

  • Computerized Accounting
  • Excel Intro
  • Excel Intermediate
  • Intro to Windows
  • PowerPoint

Rudy Padilla

  • Graphics for Business (Fireworks)
  • Intro to Windows
  • DreamWeaver
  • Flash
  • Acrobat
  • Photoshop Elements

Julian Skolnick

  • Intro to Windows
  • DreamWeaver
  • Flash
  • Business Web Graphics (Photoshop, Fireworks, Photoshop Elements)
  • Business Web Pages (DreamWeaver, Fireworks, Flash)
  • Business Web Pages (Advanced DreamWeaver with ColdFusion)
  • Photoshop Elements

Yvonne Webb

  • Basic Accounting Concepts I
  • Basic Accounting Concepts II
  • QuickBooks - Level I
  • QuickBooks - Level II
  • PowerPoint
  • Business Math with Spreadsheets

Peggy Wilson

  • Intro to Windows
  • Intro to Internet
  • PowerPoint
  • Word Processing - Beginning (Mcrosoft Word)
  • Word Processing - Intermediate (Mcrosoft Word)


All classes listed on this website are located at the City College Downtown campus which is located at 88 Fourth Street at Mission, one block south of Powell BART.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Marilyn McNeal is a San Francisco-based artist and digital media instructor who uses photography, sound / web design and mixed media to explore everyday experience and develop experimental ways of storytelling. Her works reflect her interest in community organizing and education, the culture of resistance and ethnic pride, and placemaking though audio and visual documentary.

History of Professional Work / Projects Education

In 2000, McNeal began her teaching career in New York and instructed at The New School University, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Long Island University and the Technology & Learning Center at The Armory. After returning the San Francisco, McNeal taught at Positive Resource Center and LYRIC and was a volunteer computer instructor at the San Francisco Public Library. Marilyn has taught web production as Adjunct Faculty at the City College of San Francisco since the Fall of 2004 and received her Master's degree in Media Studies from The New School in 2001. Her online course space can be visited at www.webinstructor.org/

Awards, Publications, Lectures, Exhibits

In 2006, McNeal was interviewed for "Crossover: How Artists Build Careers across Commercial, Nonprofit and Community Work." by Ann Markusen, Professor of Planning & Public Policy at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. A year later, in May 2007, McNeal was invited to speak at the Alternative Lecture Series at the San Francisco Art Institute - Graduate Center. Her presentation, Social Media & the Alternative Narrative, focused on the role artists can and do play in the reconstruction of reality online. For more information about Marilyn McNeal, visit her portfolio site at www.marilynmcneal.com.

Contact Marilyn

To contact instructor about these classes, please email Marilyn at marilyn.mcneal@gmail.com

ABOUT THIS WEBSITE

The official City College of San Francisco website can be found at http://www.ccsf.edu.
The official site is the most comprehensive source of information about City College.

This webpage is not meant to replace the official City College website.
This webpage was created by City College instructor Marilyn McNeal as a way of answering commonly asked questions about courses she teaches and as an entryway to the online classrooms she has created for her registered students. For information about City College programs, go to the official website at http://www.ccsf.edu.