Wheeling 2020 Spring Course Guide

Continuing Education Courses

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Career Development Workshop ($30 for one / $50 for both)
Wednesday, April 8 / Auditorium
Instructor: J. Pockl
Business Entities: 10:30am-1pm
We will generally discuss the differences between the common business entities in West Virginia and the advantages and disadvantages of each entity from a legal perspective. We will also generally discuss the process and procedure to form the various entities under West Virginia law, the requirements to maintain each entity and tips to avoiding common pitfalls within each entity.

Human Resources & What You Must Know as an Employer: 1:30-4pm
This will be a general discussion of good human resources practices. Topics will include hiring and firing, record keeping, employee-employer relationships and tips to limit workplace litigation/law suits from a human resources perspective.

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Introduction to Microsoft Office ($35)
Tuesday, April 14, 21, 28 / 6-8pm / B&O Room 411B
Instructor: C. Cornforth
Basic introduction to Microsoft Word 2016.

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Introduction to Microsoft Excel ($35)
Thursday, April 16, 23, 30 / 6-8pm / B&O Room 411B
Instructor: C. Cornforth
Basic introduction to Microsoft Excel 2016.

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Introduction to Microsoft Quickbooks ($95)
April 2 - 30 (Thursdays)/ 6-8pm
Instructor: B. Gillespie
Participants either need their own subscription of Quickbooks they can log on to remotely, or must sign up for a 30 day Free Trial through Quickbooks on the first night. (Please come 15 minutes early if you will need to sign up for a trial.)

Overview: This QuickBooks reviews the features and functionality of Intuit's desktop software application. This course is designed to help address various challenges faced by people learning to use QuickBooks and will be run on a QuickBooks Desktop software version.

Prerequisites: We recommend that individuals taking this class have a basic proficiency in the Windows operating system in addition to a basic understanding of accounting practices.

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Website Basics and SEO ($30 for one / $50 for both)
Tuesday, April 21 / Auditorium / Instructor: R. Turner
Website Basics: 10:30am
Your website is often the first impression that potential customers see. Learn about what makes a good quality website and the motivation of your website visitors. How do search engines find you?

SEO (Search Engine Optimization): 1:30pm
This workshop addresses how search engines can affect your business. You will learn how to increase the quality and quantity of your website traffic so your customers can find you.

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OSHA 10 Training - Details coming soon!

 

Community Education Courses

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Basic Home Repair & Maintenance for Women ($80)
POSTPONED
Common Tools Needed for Maintenance and Repair, Electricity Do's and Don't's, Heating and Cooling, Home Automation, Basic Plumbing, Drywall Repair, Painting Basics, Energy Efficiency.

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Astrophotography ($125)
March 27 - May 1 (Fridays) / 6-9pm / B&O 405
Instructor: Samara Nagle
You will leave this course with an understanding of what it takes to create breathtaking images of the night sky. Everything you need to know, from planning your shoots, to successfully capturing your images, and how to bring the images to life with post processing software. The astrophotography course will give you the foundation you need to go out, set up a camera, and take dramatic pictures of the sky above, then build on that knowledge and learn some of the finer nuances of deep space photography.

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Retiree Survival Course ($20)
March 31 - April 7 (Tuesdays) / 6:30-8:30pm / Auditorium
Instructor: Joshua Maher
This is an important, eye-opening opportunity to learn about how to avoid the pitfalls in retirement and how to cope with all of the ups and downs. With some lessons learned from the perils of both 9/11/2001 and the 2008 Meltdown, discover how to use taxes to YOUR benefit, how to protect your life savings from the threat of Healthcare Catastrophe, and how to make sure your heirs are (protected) from probate. We’ll also cover how to make the most of market gains, traverse the mysteries of social security and, most importantly, how to make sure your assets live as long as possible so you can know what your paycheck is in the next chapter of life.

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Cooking with Dried Foods ($60)
April 4 - 15 (Wednesdays) / 6-9pm / B&O Auditorium
Instructor: S. Leghlid
Unlike fresh vegetables meats and fruits, dried goods are different on how they are seasoned, stored and cooked. In this three week course students will learn how to season, dehydrate, and cook with dried goods including meats, vegetables, and fruits. This is a hands on experience where students will be introduced to a variety of techniques aimed at preserving, reusing, giving longer shelf life to perishable goods, and preventing waste.

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Wine Making ($45)
April 9 - May 7 (Mondays) / 6-8pm / Casa di Vino House of Wine (2269 Market St, Wheeling)

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Introduction to Photoshop ($65)
Saturday, April 11 / 9am-4:30pm / Auditorium
Instructor: L. Tackett
Photoshop is an incredibly powerful program for image processing, correction, and enhancement. In this course you will learn the basics of RAW files, layers, blending modes, layer masks, selections, text, image size and resolution, sharpening, and retouching. Students are encouraged to bring their own laptop with Photoshop, of they can use a supplied computer but will need a trial or subscription to Photoshop CC. Please contact the instructor, Larry Tackett, for any questions at lptackett@gmail.com

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Travel Photography ($25)
Tuesday, April 14 / 6-9pm / B&O 405
Instructor: L. Tackett
Many of us love to travel and document our adventures through photography and video. While equipment will be discussed it does not matter what type of camera you use – a smart phone works as well as a DSLR or another camera. This course is about the art of travel photography and how to produce the best images you can no matter what equipment you have. It’s all about showing your vision of a destination, whether near or far away.

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Time-Lapse Photography ($25)
Tuesday, April 28 / 6-9pm / B&O 405
Instructor: L. Tackett
You see time-lapse photography all the time on TV and in movies these days. Think fast moving clouds, a quickly setting/rising sun, the Milky Way moving rapidly across the screen or a flower blooming before your eyes in a matter of seconds. All of these effects are created by taking a series of still images over a period of time and combing them in a video that can reduce minutes or hours of real time into several seconds of video, allowing you to compress time. This course will cover all aspects of this technique from shooting the original images to combining them in a finished video.

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Essential Oils - Details coming soon!

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Herbal Supplements with Under the Elder Tree - Details coming soon!

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Introduction to 3D Printing
B&O Library / Instructor: S. Leghlid
Details coming soon!

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Introduction to Beekeeping (Free) - Details coming soon!