Clinton News-Record, 1984-12-05, Page 94Descriptions of Courses and Programs
ness associations, anyone involved in
attending, conducting and/or making
presentations to meetings. Participants
will gain valuable practical experience
in all facets of planning and conducting
effective meetings for small and large
groups. Topics covered will include:
types of greetings and their characteris-
tics, advantages and disadvantages;
group dynamics and human relations
within meetings; increasing attendance
through programme planning; publicity,
promotion and public relations; objec-
tive planning for results; agenda plan-
ning and timing; effective leadership
and control; planning, producing and
delivering presentations to groups and
meetings; utilization of audio-visual
aids; planning and selection of facili-
ties; ice breaking methods and tech-
niques; implementing effective evalua-
tion and feedback techniques; minute
taking and reporting; handouts and
other communications; the selection,
care and feeding of guest speakers and
programme participants.
Offered at:
Guelph
Mon. 7-9:30 p.m. 10 wks.
Jan. 21 $28
Fee includes $3 for materials.
Effective Speaking A
Applicants will develop self-confidence
in preparing and effectively presenting
their thoughts. This course will benefit
housewives, students, salespersons,
shop stewards, teachers, etc.
Offered at:
Guelph
Wed. 7-9:30 p.m. 10 wks.
Jan. 23 $25
Waterloo
Mon. 7-9:30 p.m. 10 wks.
Jan. 21 $25 Rm. 116
Effective Supervision For Women S
This course will be of interest to women
who are presently in or anticipating
assuming a supervisory role.
Topics will include: Impromptu Speak-
ing, Effective Communication, Inter-
viewing, Problem Solving Techniques,
with a particular emphasis on the role
of the woman. Discussion will be
encouraged among participants to ex-
plore unique difficulties facing the fe-
male supervisor.
Offered at:
Cambridge
Wed. 7-9:30 p.m. 10 wks.
Jan. 23 $30
Goderich
Tues. 7-9:30 p.m. 10 wks.
Students interested in this course should
telephone the Clinton Campus to have their
names put on a waiting list.
Waterloo
Tues. 7-9:30 p.m. 10 wks.
Jan. 22 $30 Rm. D6
Fee includes $5 for notes.
Time Management A
A course for anyone concerned with
making the best possible use of time.
Topics include: setting priorities,, iden-
tifying time wasters, managing time and
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improving written communications;
Offered at:
Doon
Tues. 7-10 p.m. 4 wks.
Jan. 22 $16
Guelph
Thurs. 7-10 p.m. 4 wks.
Jan. 24 $16
Waterloo
Sat. 9 a.m.-12 noon 4 wks.
Jan. 26 $16 Rm. B11
Fee includes $4 for text/supplies.
Understanding And Managing
Stress A
This seminar is for developing specific
plans to improve our management of
stress. Participants will discover where
stress in their lives comes from, and
what it can do. Having identified the
sources of their own personal stress
and their current responses to stressful
situations, they will learn a variety of
proven stress -management techniques.
Offered at:
Cambridge
Wed. 7-10 p.m. 4 wks.
Mar. 6 $76
Stratford
Wed. 7-10 p.m. 4 wks.
Jan. 30 $76
Fee includes $1 7 for text.
Note: No refunds will be issued after
the course starts.
'MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION
Introduction To Local
Government (Unit 1) A
Topics covered include Local Govern-
ment: The Myth and .The Reality,
Historical Foundations, The Present
Structure of Local Government, . The
Municipality in the Federal System, The
Financial Basis of Local Government.
Offered at:
Guelph
Thurs. 7-10 p.m: 12 wks.
Jan. 17 $36
Management In The Small And
Rural Municipality (Unit 4) A
This unit focuses on the elements of
effective municipal management in
small, rural centres. Topics covered
include working with Municipal Law,
Office and Personnel Management, The
Communication Role of the Clerk -Trea-
surer and the Municipality's Role in
Planning.
Offered at:
Stratford
Wed. 7-10 p.m. 12 wks.
Mar. 14 $36 Rm. 203
Textbook not included in fee.
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF
PRODUCTION AND
INVENTORY CONTROL
(C.A.P.I.C.)
INFORMATION SESSION
An Information Session will be held at
the Doon, Guelph, Stratford and Water-
loo Campuses. A representative of
C.A.P.I.C. will be present to answer
your questions and provide information
on C.A.P.I.C. courses and programs.
Offered at:
Doon Campus
Tues. 7 p.m. 1 evening
Dec. 18 •
PRINCIPLES OF PRODUCTION
AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
This course is not a prerequisite but
would form a valuable base for persons
who wish to pursue other C.A.P.I.C. or
P.M.A.C. courses.
The course has been designed jointly
by C.A.P.I.C. and the Purchasing Man-
agement Association of Canada to
provide a basic understanding of the
principles and techniques of Production
and Inventory Management. The course
will appeal to those wanting an up-to-
date exposure to the field. ,The registra-
tion fee includes a complete set of
student notes.
Offered at:
Doon
Mon. 7-10 p.m 20 wks.
Jan. 14 $150
Fee includes $80 for P.M.A.C. sur-
charge and $10 for course notes.
Registration fee is for two consecutive
semesters.
CERTIFICATION COURSES
These courses are designed to aid the
Production and Inventory Control prac-
titioner in writing the APICS (American
Production & Inventory Control Society)
certification exams. Certification is de-
signed to provide a uniform unbiased
measure of a person's knowledge in
the Production and Inventory Control
profession. Certification can be ob-
tained at two levels:
Practitioner Level - CPIM
The candidate must take four of the
five tests and earn a score at the
"Passing" level of 65%.
Fellow Level - CPIM'
The candidate must pass all five tests
and earn a score on three at the
"Fellow" level of 85%.
The five examinations offered three
times a year, (April, August, No-
vember), are Inventory Management,
Production Activity Control, Capacity
Management, Master Planning and Ma-
terial Requirements Planning. '
See below for courses being offered
this semester.
Please Note: The Priority Planning and
Control course includes the content
required to write the Capacity Manage-
ment and Production Activity Control
examinations.
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Encompasses the principles, concepts,
and techniques for deciding what items
to order, how much to order, when they
are needed, when to order, and how
and where to store them. Topics in-
clude ABC analysis, safety stock, lot
sizing models, financial reporting, phys-