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Tap into your creative side and discover how fun and easy it is to construct beautiful works of art with mosaics. Students will learn the basics of glass mosaics including cutting, layout/design, affixing the materials, grouting, and finishing in this introductory hands-on class. Each student will complete one project. No previous experience is required. All tools, materials, and necessary equipment will be provided.
Designed for high-intermediate level ESOL students, this course emphasizes speaking and listening to formal American English used in college and work settings. There will be practice on academic listening and note-taking skills as well as exposure to real-life formal talks and college lectures. Class activities include group discussions on academic and professional subject matter, listening to lectures and taking notes on academic topics and giving informative presentations demonstrating appropriate elements of presentation delivery, such as eye contact, body language, voice control, and visual aid. There is continued focus on correct pronunciation. This course may be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Integrated with credit ESOL-0303.
The use of accepted hydrotherapy and holistic modalities of external application of temperature for its reflexive effect. Meets the minimum 20-contact-hour requirement for licensure for Massage. Students receive hands-on training in skills and knowledge needed to perform techniques and SPA skills with the use of varying thermal applications. Students are introduced to aromatherapy, reflexology, paraffin, body wrap treatments and hydro/cryotherapy. Each student performs hands-on applications and select spa techniques in lab. Online HIPAA training and completed program application are required.
Multimedia for Technical Communications Management
Learn to create audio-visual tutorials for technical products employing the principles of instructional design, user experience, and usability as a foundation to learn and employ audio-video applications like TechSmith, Camtasia and Adobe Captivate. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times if content varies. Combined with credit ETWR-2470. Qualifies for student health insurance.
This course prepares students for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) "Six Sigma Black Belt" certification exam. The course is a refresher study of the ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Body of Knowledge. Topics include enterprise-wide deployment, business process management, project management, Six Sigma improvement methodology and tools (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control phases), lean enterprise principles, and Design for Six Sigma. The student will focus on the theory and application of these topics by studying the course materials and taking and reviewing sample exams containing questions similar to those on the actual CSSBB exam. Note that this course does not include the ASQ certification exam. See the ASQ website for prerequisites and application information for the Black Belt certification exam: asq.org/cert/six-sigma-black-belt.
Designed for advanced ESOL students, this course emphasizes speaking and listening to formal American English used in college and work settings. There will be continued practice on academic listening and note-taking skills as well as exposure to real-life formal talks and college lectures. Class activities include leading and participating in group discussions, listening to lectures and taking notes, giving presentations and speeches and participating in debates. This course may be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Integrated with credit ESOL-0304.
A detailed study of the organizational structure of retail buying, the internal and external sources of buying information, the fundamentals of effective purchasing, and the buyer's role in planning. For questions please contact Eileen Collazo eileen.collazo@austincc.edu or 512.223.2199. Integrated with credit BMGT-1347.