Business

Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
The first-ever national collegiate entrepreneurship tour, is presented by VenturePort.org and sponsored by Inc. Magazine. Founded by award-winning 25-year-olds, Michael Simmons and Sheena Lindahl of Extreme Entrepre-neurship Education, the tour is comprised of America's top young entrepreneurs who've made, earned, or sold a company for millions or made a huge impact before the age of 30! The vision of the tour is for all of America's college students to graduate with an entrepreneurial mindset. Learn to apply the entrepreneurial mindset to your lives regardless of career choice. Sponsored by the IVCE, MCC, MEDIC and MET. Contact Amy Pieper for more information, 641-844-5646.
Course #: BUS 1160 001 Free
10/28 Tues. 9 am - 1 pm
Marshalltown, CEC Room 808
Instr: Varied

Legalities in Hiring Immigrants
In this session, immigration attorney Lori Chesser will discuss legal issues about employment law, anti-discrimination and practical answers on employment. Learn legalities about the process of hiring and managing immigrants. Questions and answers at the end of the presentation. Continental breakfast is included with this class.
Course #: BUS 1211 003 $24
10/28 Tues. 9 - 11:30 am
Marshalltown, CEC Room 805
Instr: Lori Chesser

Managing People: Supervision Certificate Program
Supervisors play an essential role in the success of an organization through how they manage, delegate, motivate, and lead their employees. This certificate program covers a variety of key topics in the areas of leadership, management, performance, teamwork, communication skills, and personality styles. Choose topics to fit your organizational need totaling 30 hours or more to receive your certificate. See topics listed below for this fall's list of courses eligible for certification. Additional topics will be available after the first of the year.

Creating a Positive & Fun Workplace
This session will reenergize participants & challenge them to find te passion & creativity on the job once more. Research supports that fun & energetic workplaces are higher performing organizations with increased job satisfaction, employee & customer retention. Join this session to lighten your spirit & look at your work with a whole new perspective. Special focus will also be placed on keeping the fun even if you work for a cranky boss! 3.0/0.3 CEU, CEH for nurses & social workers.
Course #: BUS 1944 001 $45
10/23 Thur. 1 - 4 pm
Marshalltown, CEC Room 614
Instr: Celina Peerman

Leading Change & Transition
Change is an integral & continuous process in today's organization. Supervisors must understand how they respond to change & help others through transitions. This session will focus on how individuals react to change & what supervisors must do to prepare, plan & execute change initiatives. Activities & discussion will look at the various types of change, overcoming resistance, addressing conflict & how to help others adjust to the many changes that influence our work today. 0.3 CEU/3.0 CEH for nurses and social workers.
Course #: BUS 1093 002 $45
10/9 Thur. 1 - 4 pm
Marshalltown, CEC Room 614
Instr: Celina Peerman

Managing People: Balancing Roles & Responsibilities
Today's supervisor balances many roles and responsibilities on a daily basis. Develop skills in managing the multiple priorties by strengthening their understanding of decision-making, planning, controlling, delegating and time management as part of the supervision process. Discussion and tools developed in this session can be immediately applied to the workplace. 0.3 CEU/3.0 CEH for nurses and social workers.
Course #: BUS 1095 002 $45
9/25 Thur. 1 - 4 pm
Marshalltown, CEC Room 614
Instr: Celina Peerman

Managing People: Communicating Critical Information
Communication is an essential part of performing well as a supervisor. Making decisions, planning work, collaborating with other departments and managing performance are all based on the ability to successfully communicate through multiple methods. This session will help participants develop their communication skills and use better tools to help build the communication skills of those around them. 0.3 CEU/3.0 CEH for nurses and social workers.
Course #: BUS 1094 002 $45
10/23 Thur. 9 am - Noon
Marshalltown, CEC Room 614
Instr: Celina Peerman

Managing People: Energizing Your Team
Teams don't "just happen" and often groups are mistakely named teams when members don't feel a team connection. Building a team means understanding what key components to a team are necessary, developing trust and energizing members to contribute to the future of the team. This session will review a variety of methods to accomplish these tasks and help participants understand how to achieve better performance through teams. 0.3 CEU/3.0 CEH for nurses and social workers.
Course #: BUS 1096 002 $45
10/30 Thur. 9 am - Noon
Marshalltown, CEC Room 614
Instr: Celina Peerman

Managing People: Hiring, Orientation, & Training
Focus on the skills, knowledge and processes needed to interview and hire key performers, as well as introduce an employee to a new workgroup and build a strong foundation through training. Examine the key parts of the selection and hiring process, identify key components to orientating and review the essentials in successful training. Each of these critical components build a lasting relationship with a new employee as well as setting clear expectations about performance in the organization. 0.3 CEU/3.0 CEH for nurses and social workers.
Course #: BUS 1091 001 $45
9/25 Thur. 9 am - Noon
Marshalltown, CEC Room 614
Instr: Celina Peerman

Managing People: Motivating Others to Perform
Motivating and managing performance are critical issues for today's supervisor. Focus on fundamentals of motivation and look at the multiple facets of performance management including: coaching, counseling, appraising, and discipline. Receive techniques and practice in class to deal with employee performance issues, as well as counsel, discipline, and terminate employees. 0.3 CEU/3.0 CEH for nurses and social workers.
Course #: BUS 1092 002 $45
10/9 Thur. 9 am - 12 pm
Marshalltown, CEC Room 614
Instr: Celina Peerman

Multiple Generations in Today's Workplace
Focus on best practices for employers trying to lead and manage today's multi-generational workforce. From boomers to Gen Xers and beyond, employers are even more challenged today by differences in work ethic, attendance practices and performance management. Discuss how today's organization is influenced and must respond to the changing expectations of employees, especially younger employees. 3.0/0.3 CEH, CEU for nurses and social workers.
Course #: BUS 1942 001 $45
10/30 Thur. 1 - 4 pm
Marshalltown, CEC Room 614
Instr: Celina Peerman

Stepping Up to Supervisor
Moving from peer to supervisor is often a rough transition. This class will address many of the issues that arise when individuals change from being a co-worker to being the boss including; establishing rapport, dealing with negativity, managing coworker performance, team work, and building trust. Whether you are supervising now or plan to in the future, this class will help you manage that transition better to focus more of your energy on building you new team and growing as a supervisor. Lunch is on your own. O.6 CEU/6.0CEH for nurses and social workers.
Course #: BUS 1090 002 $82
9/18 Thur. 9 am - 4 pm
Marshalltown, CEC Room 614
Instr: Celina Peerman

Understanding Personalities in the Workplace
Do you ever wonder why some people do the things they do? The answer many surprise you! Everyone has a distinct temperament spectrum we classify into four colors:Blue, Gold, Orange, and Green. Using the Real Colors Personality Instrument, you can identify a person's color spectrum. Through this process, you can gain insight into the things that are most important to them and discover the secret of what motivates them and more. Using this powerful knowledge, you can develop more effective communication skills and build better relationships, in and out of the workplace. Some people thrive on stress and others crumble. So how do you get the best from people each day? In the afternoon, you will learn how the four different temperaments or "colors" react to life's challenges as you begin to apply your knowledge of Real Colors in the workplace . 6.0/0.6 CEH or CEU for social work and nursing.
Course #: BUS 1940 001 $82
10/2 Thur. 9 am - 4 pm
Marshalltown, CEC Room 614
Instr: Jean Brownlie

You're On The Air!
You don't have to be an actor to get voice-over work, but it certainly doesn't hurt! With such notable talent as James Earl Jones, and Donald Sutherland lending their voices to commercials, films, and videos, one would think that it would be next to impossible to break into this field. Not so! Learn exciting new ways to get around the competition and actually turn voice-overs into a thriving full or part-time business! Terry Daniel, successful voice-over artist, will introduce you to the voice-over business as a whole. He will talk about numerous opportunities, the income potential, and the all-important demo and how to have it produced. Step up to the microphone to do some practice recording, and best of all, hear the results!
Course #: BUS 2600 001 $35
10/2 Thur. 7 - 9 pm
Marshalltown, CEC Room 808
Instr: Terry Daniel