[Nome-announce] More courses coming!

[Carol Gales]

Fall semester is underway here at Northwest Campus! Scroll down for  
details on courses starting in the next 2 weeks.

TO REGISTER, stop by campus OR call 1-800-478-2202 or, in Nome,  
443-2201.

NOTE: The parka-making course and framing/matting workshop are FULL!

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COMPUTER TECH TRAINING COURSES
with Joe Mason

The following 2 courses will prepare you to take the Comp TIA A+  
Certification exam, which can lead you to a job in information  
technology! These courses are offered over the Internet using  
Elluminate Live and Blackboard--perfect for anyone in Nome, our area  
villages, and beyond.

(A) MICROCOMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS - WINDOWS: A+

Mondays & Wednesdays  /  Sept 8 - Oct. 22  /  6:50-10pm  /  REGISTER  
BY: NEXT Monday, Sept. 8
3 credits  /  CIOS F110  /  Cost: $543 (tuition, fees, books)

Explore the inner workings of PC operating systems, focusing on  
Windows 2000/XP/Vista. Learn to configure, install and administer the  
system and how to give technical support to others having computer  
problems.

(B) PC HARDWARE CONFIGURATION & TROUBLESHOOTING: A+

Mondays & Wednesdays  /  Oct. 27 - Dec. 17  /  6:50-10pm  /  REGISTER  
BY: Monday, Oct. 13
3 credits  /  CIOS F210  /  Cost: $543 (tuition, fees, books)

In this course, unlock the secrets of hardware configuration and  
troubleshooting. Learn to install, remove and configure computer  
hardware components and diagnose hardware problems.

Long-time Northwest Campus faculty member Joe Mason teaches a variety  
of courses, from computer troubleshooting to college reading to  
English composition.

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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE PRACTICE with Pearl Mikulski

Fridays  /  Sept. 12 – Dec. 5  /  6-7:30 p.m.  /  REGISTER BY: NEXT  
Wednesday, Sept. 10
Ten 90-minute sessions  /  1 credit  / ASLG F110
Cost: $137 + one book

Learn basic skills in American Sign Language and begin to understand  
how to interact with deaf individuals. Lip reading, signing, finger  
spelling, interpretation of songs or poems, and cultural aspects of  
the Deaf “world” will be covered. All skill levels welcome. May be  
repeated twice for credit. Class meets at Bible Baptist Church

Pearl Mikulski works as a planner at Kawerak, Inc. She has provided  
sign language interpretation for church sermons and has experience  
teaching sign language.

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FUNDAMENTALS OF SUPERVISION with Melanie Burtis

Thursdays  /  1-5pm  /  Sept. 18 - Dec. 11  /  REGISTER BY: NEXT  
Thursday, Sept. 11
Ten 4-hour sessions (class won't meet every Thursday between 9/18 and  
12/11 due to instructor's village travel, TBA)
3 credits  /  ABUS 179  /  Cost: $411 + textbook
LIMITED TO 20 SEATS!

Learn about effective supervisory concepts including planning,  
organizing and staffing functions. This course will cover  
communicating and delegating effectively, morale, productivity,  
decision making, positive position discipline and performance goals  
development.

Melanie Burtis is associate professor of applied business at  
Northwest Campus. She teaches business and computer skills in Nome  
and throughout the region. Melanie has a doctoral degree in education.

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Also coming up ...

CERAMICS FOR KIDS with Louise Kuntz-Tadda
Saturdays  /  Sept. 27 – Nov. 1  /  10am – noon  /  REGISTER BY:  
Friday, Sept. 19

GILGAMESH: CIVILIZATION’S FIRST EPIC with Paul Korchin
Fridays  /  Oct. 3 – Nov. 7  /  6:30-9pm  /  REGISTER BY: Friday,  
Sept. 26

COLOR THEORY & APPLICATIONS with Kathy Mallory
Mondays  /  6:30-9pm  /  Oct. 6 – Dec. 8  /  REGISTER BY: Monday,  
Sept. 29

SCULPTURE & MOLD-MAKING TECHNIQUES FOR
BRONZE & CERAMIC SCULPTURES with Cam Kristenson
Tuesdays & Thursdays  /  6-9pm  /  Oct. 7-30  /  REGISTER BY:  
Tuesday, Sept. 30

CLIMATE CHANGE IN ALASKA with Claudia Ihl
Tuesdays & Thursdays  /  Oct. 7 – Nov. 6  /  6-7:30pm  /  REGISTER  
BY: Tuesday, Sept. 30

UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY with Hugh Thomas
Thursdays  /  7-9 p.m.  /  October start date TBA

BEGINNING BOOKBINDING with Heather Neal Kasvinsky
Thursday – Sunday  /  Oct. 9 – 12  /  REGISTER BY: Thursday, Oct. 2

NORTHWEST CAMPUS WRITERS GROUP with Nancy Mendenhall
Weekly meeting date to be set at first meeting, Oct. 7  /  7-9pm  /   
REGISTER BY: First meeting (Oct. 7)

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Carol Gales
Program Development Manager

University of Alaska Fairbanks - Northwest Campus
Pouch 400
Nome, AK 99762
907-443-8407 (phone)
800-478-2202, ext. 8407 (toll-free)
907-443-5602 (fax)
www.nwc.uaf.edu

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