Southern State to offer interactive virtual courses

Southern State Community College will offer several new online, interactive, virtual courses, through a partnership with Custom Training Solutions, a division of Northwest State Community College.

For more information or to register, please contact John Joy, SSCC Dean of Corporate and Community Services, at 1-800-628-7722, ext. 4555, or Russ Brewer, SSCC Coordinator of The Enterprise Center, at 937-695-9002.

Intro to Microsoft Project: Learn to identify the steps in project planning by building a project, developing a project plan, defining goals, requirements, tracking the progress of a project, resolving resource over-allocation problems, reporting the progress of a project, and evaluating a completed project. The Intro to Microsoft Project virtual course includes a $180 fee and will be held from 3-5 p.m. on Feb. 15, 17, 22 and 25.

GD&T: Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing skills are valuable to people creating and interpreting drawings or models; product and gage designers; process, product and manufacturing engineers; CMM operators; buyers/purchasers; checkers; inspectors; technicians; and sales engineers. The GD&T virtual course includes a $250 fee and will be held from 8-10 a.m. on Feb. 16, 18, 23 and 25.

Materials (Plastics): This course is designed to give a basic understanding of the materials at work in the plastic industry today. The seminar will follow polymer materials from initial development to where they are today. The Materials (Plastics) virtual course includes a $250 and will be held from 3-5 p.m. on Feb. 16, 18, 23 and 25.

Injection Molding: Designed for entry-level technicians, machine operators, sales staff or individuals involved at any capacity in an injection molding facility. The course will give a basic understanding of what the injection molding process is, including characteristics of the materials, the injection molding machine, the molds, and the various support equipment used in the process. The Injection Molding virtual course includes a $250 fee and will be held 3-5 p.m. on March 16, 18, 23 and 25.

Intro to Microsoft Visio: In this course, you will explore the Visio environment, use the drawing tools, create basic diagrams, format drawings, use network drawings, the custom properties feature and the reporting feature. The Intro to Microsoft Visio virtual course includes a $180 fee and will be held from 8-10 a.m. on March 23, 25, 30 and  April 1.

Excel 2007 Pivot Tables: Learn to use PivotTables to summarize and manipulate large data stores. We will start with PivotTable basics and touch on more advanced data manipulation techniques. We will also see how PivotCharts help us to visualize data. The Excel 2007 Pivot Tables virtual course includes a $50 and will be held from 8-10 a.m. on March 24.

Using Excel 2007 to Manage Your Finances: Excel 2007 has powerful financial functions that will allow you to see your true financial picture and then make informed decisions as to where you want your financial future to take you.  This class will focus on creating a basic budget, using some of the powerful financial functions in Excel 2007 and using What-If analysis to help you make informed financial decisions. The Using Excel 2007 to Manage Your Finances virtual course includes a $50 fee and will be held from 8-10 a.m. on March 31.

Intro to Quality/SPC: An overview of quality fundamentals and an introduction to Statistical Process Control charting. The course is designed for manufacturing people from all areas. Includes in-class exercises to reinforce the quality principles and for the trainees to gain “hands-on” experience by applying and interpreting basic quality tools and control charts. The Intro to Quality/SPC virtual course includes a $225 fee and will be held from 8-10 a.m. on April 6, 8, 14 and 15.

Intro to Crystal Reports: This course covers creating simple reports, working with the report design environment, organizing and analyzing report data, using parameter fields, formulas and functions, record selections, sub reports, cross-tab analysis, charting and graphing, geographic mapping, and working with data sources. The Intro to Crystal Reports virtual course includes a $180 fee and will be held from 3-5 p.m. on April 6, 8, 13 and 15.

Excel—Charts, Charts and More Charts: In this course, we will examine basic charting techniques. Using real-world examples, we will also examine the many different chart types that available in Excel 2007. The Excel—Charts, Charts and More Charts virtual course includes a $50 fee and will be held from 8-10 a.m. on April 7.

Data Management in Excel: Excel 2007 has tremendous data management capabilities and we will investigate how we can effectively use those capabilities. We will learn about basic and advanced filtering techniques, as well as using the subtotal function and custom views. The Data Management in Excel virtual course includes a $50 fee and will be held from 8-10 a.m. on April 14.