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This is a course on Japanese fine arts offered by the Continuing Education division at ACC. No knowledge of the Japanese language is required. The course is designed to introduce students to Japanese culture by way of its most important art forms. Students explore reading/writing haiku poems, folding origami, learning some kanji (Chinese characters), practicing calligraphy using those kanji and learning about and playing the Taiko drum in order to expand an appreciation of Japanese culture and language.
A short conversational course for intermediate to advanced student, to assist them in conducting conversations in Spanish, as well as understanding articles written in Spanish. This course continues to introduce new advanced grammar topics in order for the student to master conversation skills.
Do you have training or knowledge that could be useful to others Have you ever considered becoming a consultant This course is designed to help those who wish to set up a consulting practice get started. Topics will include skills assessments, pricing policies, contracting, marketing, and more.
This course prepares students for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) "Six Sigma Green Belt" certification exam. This course is a refresher study of the ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Body of Knowledge. It may also be used to prepare for the IASSC Green Belt certification exam, since ASQ and IASSC use a very similar body of knowledge. Topics include business process management, quality management techniques, project management, DMAIC methodology, statistical applications and methods, design of experiments, lean enterprise principles, and Design for Six Sigma. The student will focus on the methodology and application of these Green Belt skills by studying the assigned materials and taking sample exams containing questions similar to those on the actual CSSGB exam. These sample exams and their answers will be reviewed as part of preparation for the certification exam. Note that this course does not include the ASQ certification exam. See the ASQ website for prerequisites and application information for the Green Belt certification exam: asq.org/cert/six-sigma-green-belt.
Introduction to the study and analysis of literary writing, with focus on writing for children. Topics include studying classic children's books, writing various genres from picture books to chapter books, and understanding the children's book industry.
Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis is a LABAN/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies endorsed introductory course. After successful completion of this course, students will receive a certification through LIMS. Introduction to the major themes of Laban Movement Analysis, through theoretical and experiential hands-on work. This course will be taught in person. Instructor email is ellen.bartel@austincc.edu. For questions regarding this program, contact Katherine Brady at katherine.brady@austincc.edu.
This course is for those who have had previous acting training, such as Acting Fundamentals. Using scenes (and monologues), the focus will be on strengthening text analysis and following inner impulses to create a powerful need to speak. The work in class will enliven the imagination and increase emotional availability and vulnerability for the actor. This class can be taken more than once, as it is different each time with new students, and new scenes to explore.