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  • BLMW 012: Virtual Workplace Success 101

    0.01 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Today???s changing workforce requires creative and adaptive skills to not only meet our day-to-day job obligations successfully, but to also maneuver in a whole new world of interpersonal communication, leadership, and conflict management with professional and effective tactics. This introductory course is directed at individuals that have no prior experience working remotely and need essential skills and tools for success. This course layers various elements and knowledge points regarding personal success as well as modifying our approaches to meet the needs of others in this virtual workplace. Learning activities include lecture and discussion regarding workplace realities and preparatory actions for maximum organization and planning, coaching interactions to guide learner to find personal growth and overcome barriers, and finally a focus on leadership and team-building actions that meet the needs of employees.
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  • BLMW 013: Virtual Workplace Success 102

    0.40 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Today???s changing workforce requires creative and adaptive skills to not only meet our day-to-day job obligations successfully, but to also maneuver in a whole new world of interpersonal communication, leadership, and conflict management with professional and effective tactics. This team-focused course is directed at groups that are interested in unifying or remaining connected through a complex, and potentially totally remote workplace environment. This course layers various elements and knowledge points regarding personal success as well as modifying our approaches to meet the needs of others in this virtual workplace. Course activities include lecture and discussion regarding workplace realities and asynchronous learning materials to guide participants to identify current strengths, develop tactical actions, and focus on leadership and focus on leadership and team-building actions that meet the needs of employees.
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  • BLMW 014: Workplace Foundations

    3.60 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This 6-week course provides students with content and instruction to develop core skillsets and abilities that act as a foundation for success in any workplace. These core skills can include, but are not limited to, expected workplace habits and professional interactions, ownership of tasks, and proficiency in common IT programs (MS Office), email, or related technology. Other soft skills presented include communication skills, motivation or engagement, interpersonal communications, and more specifically conflict resolution. The course content is further enhanced through discussions on the holistic development of healthy and effective behaviors that, when used in combination with the core skills presented, promote adaptability, communication, creative thinking and engagement with others. This course includes weekly (T/TH) remote presentations and discussions via Zoom, as well as asynchronous (independent) assignments and learning activities that are completed online. Course elements are presented in a blended format to include twelve (12) remote instruction sessions, learning checks discussions, and a final project.
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  • BLMW 015: Leadership Basics

    0.20 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    In today's complex workplaces, strong and effective leadership is an invaluable resource. If you are ready to explore basics of how and why leaders behave and interact on the job, this training will provide you with core concepts and tools to be successful in leading others. Engage in this dynamic session with our highly qualified instructor and other developing leaders from a variety of industries.
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  • BLMW 016: Learning to Handle Conflict

    0.20 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    In our daily interactions with others, we have many instances of disagreement and difficult conversations that are emotionally charged and potentially uncomfortable. Would you like to increase your comfort handling yourself and finding successful outcomes in these instances? This course focuses on the essential concepts and tools used in preventing, and also dealing with, real or perceived conflict in the workplace. Join our highly qualified instructor and other professionals in this dynamic session focused on real-world examples and techniques. Typical courses are presented via Zoom for approximately 100 minutes with breaks and interactive sessions included.
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  • BLMW 017: Teamwork Essentials

    0.40 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Teamwork is a fluid and often evasive topic in our current workplaces. In the chaotic current status of many teams, including remote working and limited resources, we are all challenged to maintain connections and efficient, healthy interactions to meet business needs. In this interactive session, explore the foundational elements required for team cohesion including team stages, what team members need for communication and support, and how leaders can facilitate forward progress and harness the talents of diverse teams. Join our highly qualified instructor to gain understanding and skills on this crucial topic for personal development. Typical courses are presented via Zoom for approximately 100 minutes with breaks and interactive sessions included.
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  • BLMW 018: IT Entrepreneur Get Started

    0.40 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Are you creative and tech-driven? Do you think you have a unique ability to run your own business in a tech field? This course is designed for the individual(s) who want to create a business or want to know more about the process of how to become a business in information technology. During this introductory course, you will learn the key differences between the different types of corporations, i.e. S-Corp, C-Corp, as well as the standard LLC (or) Limited Liability Company. Additional information will be shared to help you understand non-profit organizations and how all the different entities are taxed. Instruction will focus on the legal aspects as well as cover some of the expected startup costs to become a registered business within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Students will leave this course knowing what resources are available as well as understand the forms and processes needed to complete the enrollment and registration of the business using attorneys and tax accountants. The instructor for this course is an industry expert that will present the course in a remote or blended format. Typical course presentation includes learning activities and discussion to maximize adult learning and retention.
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  • BLMW 019: Finance for Supervisors

    0.40 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Provides a basic understanding of key financial terms and concepts, as well as potential tools and tactics that a supervisor can use to build strategic awareness of elements such as inventory management, rework, and staff planning in their daily responsibilities. The outcome of this training is to produce well rounded supervisors, or leaders, who can recognize the impact their actions and decision have on both the financial health of their respective departments and the organization???s bottom line. The course is structured to allow students the ability to explore several topic areas, which cumulatively build on the weeks prior, to create additional understanding and connections to an organization???s ??big picture?? strategy, vision and goals. Using a blended format of in-person instruction (remote facilitator unless otherwise noted) and online resources and activities, this series provides a solid framework and foundation established leadership skills. Typical in-person sessions are approximately 2.5 hours (including appropriate break sessions) that can be presented in-person or via Zoom platform and are held one to two times a week. All course materials are presented by HACC instructors, who are highly qualified individuals, possessing a combination of professional industry experience, certifications and education for engaging interactions and professional facilitation of the course.
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  • BLMW 020: Microsoft Office 2016

    0.70 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    You've used Microsoft Office 2007 or Office 2010 to create various types of business materials, from documents in Word to spreadsheets in Excel to presentations in PowerPoint. Perhaps you use Outlook to manage your calendar, contacts, and email; or Access to manage inventory and trouble tickets. However you use Office, the fact is the Office suite of applications is the de-facto standard for business pro- ductivity software. Each new release of Office builds upon the successes of the previous generations. This course builds upon the foundational Microsoft Office 2007/2010 knowledge and skills you've already acquired. It focuses on the enhanced features you'll want to leverage to improve the way you manage, organize, present, and distribute your company's data and information. This course is designed for individuals who already have foundational knowledge and skills in Office 2007 or Office 2010, and are interested in transitioning from an earlier Office version to Office 2016. This course is also designed for those individuals who may be interested in some of the new features available in the Office 2016 suite of products
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  • BLMW 021: Microsoft Project 2016: Part 1

    0.90 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course covers the critical knowledge and skills a project manager needs to create a project plan with Project 2016 during the planning phase of a project. In other words, if your supervisor assigns you to lead a project, this course will enable you to draft a project plan with Project 2016 and share it with your supervisor (and others) for review and approval. Course Objectives: In this course, you will learn to create and engage in basic management of a project using Microsoft Project Professional 2016. ou will: Identify project management concepts and navigate the Project 2016 environment. Create and define a new project plan. Create and organize tasks. Manage resources in a project plan. Finalize a project plan. Prerequisites: Basic computer knowledge and basic project management knowledge.
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