Non Credit Upcoming Courses
FYI: Please note that the non-credit courses have a one-time $30 registration fee per semester.
Computer Courses
Beginning Microsoft Excel - CMP 192
Cost: $60 (plus $30 registration fee)
A hands-on course, participants will learn basic spreadsheet skills needed in
today's business world. Participants will learn basic spreadsheet terminology;
creating and modifying workbooks; entering and editing labels and constant and
variable values; entering and editing basic formulas; moving and copying data
and formulas; using absolute and relative references; inserting and deleting
ranges; applying basic mathematical functions including Auto Calculate; formatting
worksheets; printing options; creating basic charts; and Web features including
adding hyperlinks and sending Excel workbooks as e-mail. Familiarity with the
operation of Windows is assumed.
Spring 2010 Term
Section 9101
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Staff
March 27
Sa 9:30am - 4:00 pm
Location: Fall
River
Beginning Microsoft PowerPoint - CMP 260
Cost: $60 (plus $30 registration fee)
A hands-on course, participants will create new presentations; add slides, save
and update changes; rearrange slides and slide elements; insert slides from
other PowerPoint presentations; use WordArt to make text more appealing; use
the Select Picture dialog box and explore clip art on the web; insert images
and use the color, brightness, and contrast controls on the picture toolbar;
add tables; insert an Excel chart; create an organization chart; use templates;
deliver presentations on screen and in print; and save presentations for Web
delivery. Familiarity with the operation of Windows is assumed.
Spring 2010 Term
Section 9101
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Staff
April 10
Sa 9:30am - 4:00 pm
Location: Fall
River
Beginning Microsoft Access - CMP 240
Cost: $60 (plus $30 registration fee)
Through hands-on exercises, participants learn database concepts and terminology;
plan and design databases; design, create, and modify tables, forms, and reports;
add, delete, find, edit, sort, and filter records; create, use, and modify simple
queries; and import, export, and link Access objects. Familiarity with the operation
of Windows is assumed.
Spring 2010 Term
Section 9101
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Staff
May 1
Sa 9:30am - 4:00 pm
Location: Fall
River
Health Care
Become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - PRD 180
Cost: $660 (plus $30 registration fee)
Course Requirements: High School Diploma or GED; 18 Years old
(at time of State Exam); Read, Write and Speak English;
Driver's License; 6th Grade Reading Comprehension; and Immunizations: TB, MMR.
This program is designed to teach you how to handle medical, traumatic and psychiatric
emergencies; ranging from simple cuts to heart attacks and strokes. As part
of this program, students will perform clinical time in a hospital emergency
room, and on an ambulance. During this program you will be given the knowledge
and skills needed to handle many types of emergencies. For the student wishing
to obtain certification as an EMT, upon successful completion of this program,
you will be eligible to sit for the state of Massachusetts Emergency Medical
Technicians Exam. Whether you are looking for a career change, starting a career,
looking for an exciting part-time job, or just want to know what to do to help
during an emergency, EMT training could be for you. This program is sponsored
by the Institute for Emergency Medical Education. The curriculum follows the
Federal Department of Transportation guidelines, but exceeds both the MA Department
of Public Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services, and DOT's minimum requirements.
Instructors and coordinators are state approved EMT's. Required textbook will
be available from the Campus Bookstore.
Spring 2010 Term (term #1930)
Section 8101
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Taylor
March 8 - May 22
This EMT course will meet 10 weeks, two nights per week, plus two (2)
Thursday evening classes and five (5) Saturday day classes.
M, W, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Location: Dartmouth
- Room: DION 115
Thursday, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm (Thursday Dates: 5/13, 5/20), Location: Dartmouth
- Room: DION 115
Saturday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Saturday Dates: 3/27, 4/10), Location: Dartmouth
- Room: DION 114
Saturday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Saturday Dates: 4/24, 5/1), Location: Dartmouth
- Room: DION 115
Final Exam on 5/22, Location: Dartmouth
- Rooms: SENG 113, 114, 117 & 118
Summer 2010 Term - The Summer 2010 EMT course has two meeting pattern
options to choose from:
Option One "Days": The below EMT courses will meet
for 7 weeks, 20-hours per week, during the day:
Summer 2010 Term (term #1940)
Section 9101
Registration
Begins April 5th
Taylor
July 12 - August 27
M, W, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
F 9:00 am-3:00 pm
Location: Fall
River
Option Two "Evening & Saturday": The below EMT
course will meet 14 weeks, two nights per week, plus four (4) Saturday days:
Summer 2010 Term (term #1940)
Section 8101
Registration
Begins April 5th
Taylor
May 24 - Aug 28
M, W, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm
Saturday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Saturday Dates: 6/26, 7/12, 7/31 & Final Exam
on 8/28)
Location: Dartmouth -
Room: TBA
RN-Nursing Refresher Course - WLS 301
The RN Refresher Course was established to fulfill a need which exists among
nursing professionals. The goal of the course is to offer a quality program
that is taught by the best professionals and specialists in the area. The course
offers a variety of topics, based upon general themes which are reflective of
the latest trends in health care. [more]
Spring 2010 Term (term #1930)
Section 9101
Cost: $1,170 (plus $30 registration fee)
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Fisher, Lorraine (please email lfisher@umassd.edu
if you have any specific questions about the RN - Nursing Refresher Course)
March 30; April 6, 13, 20 & 27; May 4, 11 & 18.
Tu 9am - 3 pm
Location: Fall
River
(Note: there will be three all day labs 9am-3pm,
April 10, 24 & May 8 and two all day hospital observation visits
7:30am-2:30pm, at St. Luke's Hospital April 29 & May 14.)
Summer 2010 Term (term #1940)
Section 9101
Cost: $1,229 (plus $30 registration fee)
Registration
Begins April 5th
Fisher, Lorraine (please email lfisher@umassd.edu
if you have any specific questions about the RN - Nursing Refresher Course)
June 15 - August 3
Tu 9am - 3 pm
Location: Fall
River
(Note: there will be three all day labs at
the Dartmouth campus, 9am-2:30 pm, June 24, July 1 & July 15 and two
all day hospital observation visits 7:30am-2:00pm, at St. Luke's
Hospital July 22 & July 29.)
CUSP - Conferences & Workshops
Jennifer Abrams: Having Hard Coversations
Cost: $85, (plus $10 registration fee)
A full day conference on effective communication and conflict resolution. As
administrators, coaches or teacher leaders, we often come up against situations
where difficult topics must be addressed. What do we know about the best strategies
for those moments? Based on research around conflict and interpersonal communications,
this session will provide participants with action plan and scripting tools
for having those necessary hard conversations. Will be held at CUSP office in
Fairhaven, includes lunch.
Spring 2010 Term
CNF 510
Section 4102
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Abrahms, Jennifer
March 19
Fr 9:00am - 2:30pm
Location: Fairhaven
Living and Learning Together: Social Studies in Early Childhood Classrooms
Cost: $145, (plus $30 registration fee)
In this series of five workshops, we will consider four major strands of social
studies (history, civics, economics and geography) through the lenses of culturally
responsive teaching and appropriate early childhood practice. We will review
sample units All About Me, Celebrating Families, and Economics: Wants &
Needs, Why People Work, Money. We will consider appropriate assessment strategies
for young learners. In order to meet PDP requirements, participants will write
informal journal entries. The course fee includes journals, copies of the units,
and numerous resources.
For Pre-K, K, and Grade One teachers 12.5 PDPs
Spring 2010 Term
CNF 510
Section 4103
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DeRusha, Karen
April 8, 15 & 29; May 6 & 13
Th 4:30pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Fairhaven
Opportunities for Educators
MTEL Preparation Seminar Series
Want to be a teacher? The jobs are there.
Prepare for the test requirements that all new Massachusetts public schools
teachers need at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. All preparation
courses are held at the Fall River Center for Professional and Continuing Education,
located at 139 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts. MTEL Preparation
classes are always forming.
The Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) program was initiated by the Massachusetts Department of Education in 1998 as part of our statewide education reform initiative for educators seeking PreKindergarten to grade 12 licenses. The MTEL program includes a test of communication and literacy skills (test #01) as well as tests of subject matter knowledge. The tests are designed to ensure that Massachusetts educators can communicate adequately with students, parents/guardians, and other educators and that they are knowledgeable in the subject matter of the license sought. Please visit the Massachusetts DOE MTEL website (www.doe.mass.edu/mtel/) for specific information on which test(s) are required for the Teacher license you wish to seek.
For a printable MTEL schedule of courses, click here (opens as a pdf). For more information, contact Melissa Pacheco, Senior Program Specialist at mpacheco@umassd.edu or call 508-910-9066. Thank you.
MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills - Test #01 (10 hours)
Preparing for the Massachusetts Test for Teacher Licensure - PRD 571
Cost: $170, (plus $30 registration fee)
The Communication and Literacy Skills test consists of two subtests: reading and
writing. The reading subtest contains multiple-choice items and word meaning (vocabulary)
items. The writing subtest contains four sections: written summary, written composition,
grammar and usage, and written mechanics. Areas tested include the comprehension
and analysis of readings; development of ideas in essay form on specific topics;
outlining and summarizing; interpretation of tables and graphs; and mastery of
vocabulary, grammar, and mechanics. 2007–2008 MTEL Registration Bulletin.
For more information on the MTEL Test, please go to http://www.mtel.nesinc.com
Spring 2010 Term
Section 9103
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Kruger, Cynthia
April 24 - May 1
Sa 9:00am - 2:00 pm
Location: Fall
River
MTEL Foundations of Reading (Test #90) – PRD 572
Cost: $70, (plus $30 registration fee)
An MTEL preparation class is available to support teachers, and future teachers,
who are planning to take the MTEL Foundations of Reading Test # 90. This class
will provide support for students as they review for the assessment in a collegial
group. Key content areas of the exam and test taking strategies will be covered
during two class meetings. The multiple choice section of the test will be covered
during the first meeting, and the essay questions will be addressed during the
second meeting. Sample questions will be discussed and practical approaches to
developing essay responses will be taught. It is recommended, but not required,
that students obtain a copy of the book Beating Them All! by Chris Nicholas Boosalis
and bring it to class.
Spring 2010 Term
Section 9101
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Hawkins
Apr 27-May 4
Tu 5:00-7:30 pm
Location: Fall River
Summer 2010 Term
Section 9101
Registration
Begins April 5th
Hawkins
Jun 24-Jul 1
Th 5:00-7:30 pm
Location: Fall River
