Management, Soft Skills, and Career Training
Effective Project Management
This exciting, fast-paced project management course will provide an overview of project
management principles, concepts, tools, and techniques using lecture, interactive
discussion, and case studies. You will have the opportunity to apply course learning
to a stimulated class project from project conception, design, and implementation
to completion and project close, emulating the project management life cycle. The
9 hours from this course counts towards the total 35 hours of training for the PMP
certification. (9 hours) $199
Thursday, March 7, 14, 21 from 6p - 9p
Bedford Building: North Academic Hall, Room NA 117
Course Number CAR 973-75 CRN: 20249
Instrutor: UMAR
Resume&LinkedInMakeover
Your resume and cover letter are likely the first documents that a hiring manager
sees to get an idea of your work history. In this class you will learn how to emphasize
your soft skills and your experience to produce a results-oriented resume. Most important,
you will learn tips on getting past applicant tracking software. We will also touch
on the importance of cover letters and how to make them stand out. We will discuss
how to assemble a LinkedIn profile that helps you stand out from other job seekers.
Come away with tips on access to networking, a key resource for jobseekers. Ms. Stewart
is a certified coach from the Coactive Training Institute and holds a degree from
Boston University Wheelock College of Education. (3 hours) $50
Tuesday, April 2 and APril 9 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Online with class meeting times
Course Number: CAR 995 30 CRN: 20313
Instructor: STEWART
Making Diversity Training Work
Award-winning author and Senior Organizational Development Consultant Laura Kangas
will share insights from over 25 years of successful international consulting on how
to make diversity training work. This interactive workshop will take an honest, practical,
and realistic look at what research has shown does not work, and what does help support
real and long-term successful
change in diversity, equity, and inclusion work for all types of organization - big
and small, profit and non-profit, across all industries. Workshop will include self-reflection,
small group sharing, stories from real organizations, and a spirit
of learning from each other in the most positive ways. Participants will have opportunities
to strengthen their skills in DEI leadership through various exercises. This workshop
combines current research with effective practices and experiences in the field of
diversity, equity, and inclusion today. The workshop offers the chance to deepen DEI
understanding in a safe, fun, and supportive environment. (7 hours) $179
03/01 9:00am - 4:00pm Friday
Bedford Campus Building: Trustees House Galvani Room
Course Number: CAR 833 30 CRN: 20311
Professor: KANGAS
Women in Business: Managing Our Careers to Support Our Dreams
The 2023 Nobel Prize winner in Economics, Harvard University’s
Claudia Golden was recognized for her research on women in the labor market. Her focus
was on the ever persistent facts of pay gaps and promotional opportunities between
men and women. This course will focus on sharing leading-edge research on women in
business, as well as meaningful exercises focused on developing strategies to support
career development and managing one’s career. Participants will have an opportunity
for self-reflection, goal setting, networking, and sharing of resources and best practices.
Great opportunity to learn from other professional women, assess your strengths and
areas of growth, and build an even stronger foundation for
your career goals and dreams. (6 hours) $159
03/08 9:00am-3:00pm Friday
Bedford Campus Building: Trustees House Galvani Room
Course Number: CAR 726 75 CRN: 20343
Professor: KANGAS
Management Certificate Training
Are you in the role of a supervisor or manager? This program provides supervisors
and managers the skills to shift from individual contributor to well respected manager
and achieve team success. The following five classes can be taken individually or
you can complete all five classes and receive a certificate of completion.
Intro to Workplace Communication
This course is designed to share basic communication skills that are useful in the
workplace. Topics covered will include effective listening skills, use of different
types of questions, nonverbal behavior, diversity considerations in language use,
tips on dealing with conflict effectively, responding to difficult questions. We
will discuss how to give feedback so that people can hear it more easily. Participants
will have on opportunity to practice skills and ask questions. Interactive, practical,
and fun! (3 hours) ($75)
March 12 6p - 9p
Online via Zoom with class meeting times
Course Number CAR 970 75 CRN: 20139
Instructor: KANGAS
Understanding Motivation
We will discuss and review the latest research on motivation-it is probably not what
you think. Being able to understand what motivates you will help you be better able
to support others’ discovering their motivation. A practical workshop with an opportunity
for self-reflection and tools to use in the future. (3 hours) ($75)
March 19 6p to 9p
Course Number: CAR 992 75 CRN: 20309
Online via Zoom with class meeting times
Instructor: KANGAS
Performance Management
Most people dread performance reviews so let’s talk about ways to make it simpler,
more collaborative, less threatening, and productive. Participants will be introduced
to practical and easy to apply “best practices” performance management tools. Review
the potential challenges of performance management and learn tools to manage them
effectively. (3 hours) ($75)
April 2 6p - 9p
Online with class meeting times via Zoom
Course Number CAR 823 75 CRN 20310
Instructor KANGAS
Introduction to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace
This introductory workshop will cover DEI definitions, the history of DEI, how to
connect DEI to your business strategy, the impact of stereotypes and microaggressions,
intent and impact, and tips on how to continue your DEI work and share ideas and concepts
with others. Class will be interactive. Participants will have an opportunity to share
perspectives and ask questions.
(3 hours)($75)
March 26 6p - 9p
Online with class meeting times via Zoom
Course Number: CAR 963 75 CRN: 20142
Instructor: KANGAS
Speaking with Confidence
This course will focus on ways to use your voice and build confidence both personally
and professionally. We will explore tactics to increase your self-esteem so you feel
comfortable speaking up in any situation. Students will be provided the opportunity
to practice speaking in a supportive environment.
(6 hours) $75
Wednesday, February 21 - March 13 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Online with class meeting times
CourseNumber:CAR921 33 CRN: 20312
Instructor: HAHN