Incentive Credit Courses

Rhode Island College is extremely pleased to be partnering with the Office of Training and Development to offer courses for state employees and others. Please read the payment and registration information carefully if you wish to register for any of these courses.
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Spring 2009 Course Schedule

CONT 380C-81: Assertive Communications ***New Date for 2009*** (formerly Assertiveness Training) Course Call #: 21969 Fee: $75 Dates: 5 Fridays beginning January 9th, 2009 – February 6, 2009 Time: 1:00PM - 4:00PM Instructor: Nancy-Lee Devane, MA Location: Rhode Island College, Room: Forman Center A Credit: 1.5 CEU units (State Employees may be eligible for ½ incentive credit) CONT: 380C-80 - Program Evaluation *****New Course Program Evaluation ***** CONT: 380C-80 - Program Evaluation Course Call #: 22013 Fee:  $95 Dates: 5 Fridays beginning February 13, 2009 – March 13, 2009 Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 noon Instructor:  Kamila Barzykowski, MSW, MBA, Sr.Vice President, United Way of RI             Location:  Rhode Island College, Building and Room TBA Credit: 1.5 CEUs and approved for 1.5 Social Work CEUs (State employees may be eligible for ½ incentive credit) Successful and pro-active program managers routinely seek ways to examine and improve their programs and enhance delivery of services.  In these difficult times, it is particularly useful to review how resources are being used and if desired outcomes are being achieved.  In this small, hands-on course, we will use the outcome measurement method of evaluating programs and will develop a logic model for your program.  It will explain how and why the program works, and you will develop measures to evaluate whether the program is achieving its planned results. Using data collection and analysis to look at each aspect of the program design, you will evaluate the quality of program components and how they contribute to the success of the program.  You will then develop a report offering ways to improve the program.  CONT 380C-82: Making Effective Presentations Course Call #: 21990 Fee: $95  Dates: 5 Fridays beginning May 15-June 12, 2009 Time:  9:00AM – 12:00PM Instructor: Sharman Brown, M.Ed. Location: TBD Credit: 1.5 CEUs (State Employees may be eligible for ½ incentive credit) If you want to make more dynamic and effective presentations, then this class is designed for you! In a non-threatening learning environment, you will learn practical techniques that will enhance your comfort level and delivery skills, as well as methods to organize your subject material.  Most presentations are intended to provide information to the audience, or to persuade them to change an opinion or to affect an outcome you are hoping for.  You will have the opportunity to deliver several presentations and receive valuable feedback over this five week class.  The more effective your presentation is, the more you can achieve your outcomes!  **Diversity 2009** coming in February - March 2009 Instructors:  Jennifer Giroux, MEd; David Thomas, PhD.; Mary Ball Howkins, PhD Time:  9:00 am – 12:00 Noon with the exception of the last class which will meet 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Credit: 1.5 CEUs and Social Work CEUs have been requested (State Employees may be eligible for ½ incentive credit) Location:  Rhode Island College – Building and Room TBA This NEW, exciting and timely course will examine critical issues such as:  Refugees and immigrants – the legal differences, why refugees come to the United States and Rhode Island, and services allowed; a panel of refugees from different countries and a representative from the International Institute is planned The Muslim World and what we need to know – the differences between Muslim countries, religion and ethnicity, how these differences affect us; a speaker from a local Mosque is planned The newest refugees and immigrants – from Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan; a panel from countries is planned How stereotypes are created in print media – myths vs. reality, examples affecting all groups, decoding corporate ads, and recognizing how these ads promote the stereotypes that most of us share. **NEW COMPUTER COURSES** - Tentative Dates!!! Introduction to Excel 2007 Fee: $135 Dates:  5 Fridays; February 6 through March 6 Time:  9:00 am – 12:00 noon Instructor:  Lisa Pagano, MS 1.5 CEUs (State Employees may be eligible for ½ incentive credit) Location:  Rhode Island College, Room TBA Learn the basics of the powerful and popular Excel 2007 spreadsheet program. Create formulas, graphs and linked spreadsheets; copy and paste within and between spreadsheets; and learn many more features in this new and easy-to-use Excel environment.  Knowledge of Windows is needed. Introduction to Word 2007 Fee: $135 Dates:  5 Fridays; February 6 through March 6 Time:  1:00 pm – 4: 00 pm Instructor:  Lisa Pagano, MS 1.5 CEUs (State Employees may be eligible for ½ incentive credit) Location:  Rhode Island College, Room TBA Learn the NEW editing and printing features of Microsoft Word 2007 with the Ribbon.  Enhance your word processing skills and efficiency by using many new tools and shortcuts to create and format documents. Intermediate Excel 2007       Fee: $135 Dates:  5 Fridays;March 20 through April 24 (no class Friday on April 10) Time:  9:00 am – 12:00 noon Instructor:  Lisa Pagano, MS 1.5 CEUs (State Employees may be eligible for ½ incentive credit) Location:  Rhode Island College, Room TBA Enhance your skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel 2007.  Learn more advanced formulas such as lookups and if statements.  Create databases and charts using the many tools on the Ribbon in Excel 2007. Intermediate Word 2007                         Fee: $135 Dates:  5 Fridays; March 20 through April 24 (no class Friday on April 10) Time:  1:00 pm – 4: 00 pm Instructor:  Lisa Pagano, MS 1.5 CEUs (State Employees may be eligible for ½ incentive credit) Location:  Rhode Island College, Room TBA Learn even more Word 2007 features including mail merge, creating  forms and tables, tables of content, editing comments, tracking changes, desktop publishing  and macros, as well as more shortcuts and tips! You should be a Word 2007 user who feels comfortable with the basics of this new program.

Course Locations

(Please See Course Descriptions For RIC Room Location):   

Directions:       http://www.ric.edu/aboutRIC/directions.php

Parking:          See the Campus Map and note the grey areas designated as parking lots. Most are open to faculty, staff, and students. Parking permits are not required.

Campus map: http://www.ric.edu/campusmap/index.php

Registration and Payment Instructions

Online Registration
Secure registration must be completed online.
Please click here to register for a course online.
Registrants will be asked to provide information needed to establish or update their RIC account and to be registered for the class of their choice.  Registration must be completed one week before the first class meeting.

Payment Information
Payment Online or by Mail
In order to reserve your place in a course, payment is due in full one week before the start of the course. Secure online payment by credit card is available through the online course registration form. Payment by check is possible by mail only; please follow the mailing instructions provided on the Registration Form.

Payment Information for State Agency Payment:

If you are a state employee and a state agency is paying, you must submit the following:

1. The Centralized Pay Summary Report showing the invoice number to be referenced for final payment
2. A printed copy of your registration confirmation number provided after submission of your online registration is completed. While completing the online registration please select the "Third Party Payment" check box option and be sure to fill out all required fields.

The Centralized Pay Summary Report and copy of your online registration confirmation number must be mailed or faxed to the address/number below to reserve a seat in any course:

Office of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions
Rhode Island College
Forman Center 207
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
FAX 401-456-8188

Contact Information and Questions:  Lori Martin, 401-456-8909

Please Note:  

Registration forms received without payment by credit card, check, or Centralized Pay Summary will not reserve a seat in the class.

RIC Transcript

RIC does not provide grade reports, but they are available online through RIConnect at www.ric.edu (follow link to Online Services). Please contact the RIC Records Office (Phone: 401-456-8212 or 8213; -e-mail: records@ric.edu) if you need your RIConnect username and password.

Incentive Credit

For state employees interested in incentive credit, all rules regarding each employee's eligibility will apply. For example, the course must be "directly related to the employee s job duties" and be the appropriate level for those duties. CS-365 forms requesting incentive approval must be received by OTD 7 days prior to the start of the course. Each course must be at least 15 hours. If you do not receive verification from OTD that your incentive credit request has been approved, it is your responsibility to check the status of your request, and insure that OTD receives it. State employees with questions about incentive credit courses should call OTD at 401-222-2178. Mailing address: RI Department of Administration, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908

Guidelines for State Employees

CS-365 Form

Key Points: Incentive In-Service Training Programs