COURSES

Brokerage Session

The Brokerage Information Session originally scheduled for Jan. 28 has been rescheduled for March 3. Topics include changes in CBSA regulations, changes for importing and exporting and other relevant topics. To register for the session, which will run from 8-noon in the VIDO lecture theatre, phone 966-6704

Diagnosing Disease

The Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre and the Wildlife Health Fund of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine present Diagnosing Disease in Wild Animals, a short course for biologists, resource managers, conservation officers, park wardens and others Feb. 25-27 in Room 2115, WCVM. For information, contact Continuing Veterinary Education at the WCVM at 966-7274.

Information Technology Services (ITS) Training
Visit http://www.usask.ca/its/courses/ for more info. on these hands-on courses. Register by phone at 966-4866 or on website. *Courses with asterick offered using TEL Faculty Development Funding.

• PAWS Demonstration Seminar - Feb. 23, 11-11:30 pm. A 20 overview of PAWS.
• PAWS Navigation & Customization Introduction - Mar 2, 9-10:30 am. Learn to use PAWS to suit your needs.
• PAWS Calendar Introduction - Feb. 24, 1:30-3:30 pm. Learn the basic use of the PAWS personal calendar.
• PAWS Email Introduction - Feb. 24, 10:30-noon. Learn basic use of PAWS email.
• PAWS Group Studio Introduction - Mar. 4, 1:30-4 pm. Learn to use course tools and materials in PAWS
• Digital Imagery Introduction - Mar 22 & 24, 7-9 pm. Learn to use digital camera and scanner, manipulate images.
• Efficient Internet Searches - Mar 10, 10:30-noon. Introduction to Netscape Communicator and tour U of S sites.
• Issues in Information Technology Security - Feb. 25, 1:30-3 pm. Non-technical overview of IT security issues. Offered with Security Services.
• Protecting Your Computer - Mar 18, 1:30-3:30 pm. Learn to protect home/work computers.
• Linux Security Firewall Rules - Mar 2, 1:30-3 pm. Learn to implement a Linux firewall, filtering, masquerading, etc.
• FTP and Telnet for Web Developers - Mar 8, 9-10:30 pm. Learn to set up and maintain a web site using FTP and Telnet.
• Outlook Introduction - Mar 11, 1:30-4:30 pm. Learn Microsoft Outlook features.
• Introduction to PowerPoint* - Mar 16 & 18, 1:30-4:30 pm.. Learn how to create and save basic presentations that include text and graphics. Offered with DMT.
• PowerPoint Clip Art Advanced* - Feb. 25, 7-8:30 pm. Insert, customize clip art and customize object animation.
• PowerPoint Web-oriented Advanced* - Feb. 25, 8:30-10 pm. Insert web links and action buttons, customize slide show.
• PowerPoint Customized Environments Advanced* - Mar 9, 1:05-2:30 pm. Learn to customize toolbars and other options.
• PowerPoint Multimedia Advanced*- Mar 9, 2:30-4:30 pm. Insert pictures, sound clips, movies, etc. into PowerPoint presentations.
• Dreamweaver Introduction* - Mar 9 & 11, 9-noon. Learn how to build web pages.
• Dreamweaver Library Items Intermediate* - Feb. 23, 7-8:30 pm. Learn to create reusable and updatable web page sections.
• Dreamweaver Templates Intermediate* - Feb. 23, 8:30-10 pm. Use templates in websites to create a consistent look.
• Dreamweaver Using Tables Intermediate* - Mar 16, 9-10:30 am. Learn to use tables to enchance web pages.
• Dreamweaver Cascading Style Sheets Intermediate* - Mar 16, 10:30-noon. Learn how cascading style sheets work for formatting web pages.
• HTML Basics - Mar 10, 9-10:30 am. Introduction to the language of the World Wide Web.
• Advanced ArcGIS Introduction to Geo-processing and Geostatistical Analyst - Feb. 24, 7-9 pm. Learn tools and applications for analytical processes on spatial data.
• Advanced ArcGIS Introduction to Spatial Analyst & 3D Analyst - Feb. 26, 7-9 pm. Interpolate surfaces, run surface analysis, map algebra and more.
• SPSS for Windows Introduction - Mar 15 & 17, 7-10 pm. Learn to use SPSS/PC statistical analysis program.
• SAS for Windows Introduction - Mar 1 & 3, 7-10 pm. Use SAS statistical analysis program.
• Mac OS X Introduction - Feb. 26, 10:30-noon. An overview of OS X, its differences/similarities with OS 9.
• Office XP Introduction - Mar 15, 1:30-3:30 pm. an overview of new Microsoft Office and previous versions.
• Basic Computer Skills - Mar 1 & 3, 1:30-4:30 pm. Learn basic skills on a PC computer.
• Word Introduction - Mar 2, 9-noon and 1:30-4:30 pm. Learn text creation and editing functions. $101 for staff, students, $130 for others.
• Word Intermediate - Feb. 23 & 25, 1:30-4:30 pm. Learn mail merge, templates, macros. $101 for staff, students, $130 for others.
• Excel Introduction - Mar 1 & 3, 8:30-11:30 am. Create basic worksheets, use of functions, charting. $101 for staff, students, $130 for others.
• Excel Intermediate - Feb. 24 & 26, 8:30-10:30 am. Learn charting, organizing, filtering data. $101 for staff, students, $130 for others.
• Access Introduction - Mar 15 & 18, 8:30-11:30 am. Learn database concepts, design of tables, manipulating data and more. $101 for staff, students, $130 for others.
• FileMaker Pro Advanced - Feb. 24 & 26, 7-10 pm. Learn to create related and relational databases, script automated behaviour and share databases. $125 for staff, students, $155 for others.
• InDesign Introduction - Mar 16 & 18, 7-10 pm. Learn basics of creating documents with InDesign, a robust, easy-to-use design/layout program. $125 for staff, students, $155 for others.
• Photoshop Introduction - Mar 9 & 11, 7-10 pm. Learn tools for moving, resizing, manipulating images and saving for print or Web use. $125 for staff, students, $155 for others.
• Photoshop Advanced - Web Graphics and Effects - Feb. 24 & 26, 7-10 pm. Learn to produce web graphics. $125 for staff, students, $155 for others.
• Flash Introduction - Mar 15 & 17, 7-10 pm. Learn to use Flash tools to create animations. $125 for staff and students, $155 for others.
• Visio Introduction - Mar 8 & 10, 7-10 pm. Learn to create charts, space planning and other forms of drawing.

Extension Division
For info: www.extension.usask.ca or 966-5539

Tours

Club SEE

• Wood Buffalo National Park, Bison & Migratory Birds, May 23–30 $1500
• Prince Albert National Park: Waskesiu Wildlife Weekend, May 28–30, $320
• Athabasca Sand Dunes Ecology Immersion Camp, June 20–27, $1,950
• Churchill and York Factory, Manitoba: Birds, Botany, Belugas and History Tour, July 9–16, About $2,100.
• Nepal Culture and Geography Tour, October 15–31, $4,868.50

Languages

• Centre for Second Language Instruction - One-Week Intensive French Immersion, Feb 16–21, $475
• 8-week classes in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Ukrainian, Mandarin, Portuguese and Russian. Call 966-4351 for info or to register.

Community Arts

• Art for the Totally Intimidated - Drawing Level One, 8 Mondays, Mar. 8–May 3, $149 plus materials.
• Introduction to Glass Fusion - glass cutting and grinding skills required Feb. 28 & 29, $325 includes glass materials - glass cutting tools required
• Fused Glass from Top to Bottom - some glass fusion experience required Mar. 6 & 7, $325 includes glass materials - glass cutting tools required

Community Arts Announcements

• GardenScapes Art Show & Sale - U of S Arts Council invites submissions for the 2004 GardenScapes Art Show and Sale March 26-28. Applications are due Feb. 13 at 4:30 p.m.. For more information, contact Kimberly Mathews, Program Coordinator at 306-966-5530 or community.arts@usask.ca
• The Stars for Saskatchewan Series at the Bruno Ursuline Campus in Bruno features New Berlin Chamber Ensemble Apr.4 at 7:30 pm. For tickets, contact the campus at (306) 369-4187 or Extension Division at 966-5574.

School Break Art Camps

• April Break Camp for 5–12 year olds, Apr. 12–16, 9 am–4 pm, $180 per child. All materials provided.

Environment, Science & Technology

• Identifying Local Wildlife - Mar. 16–Apr. 13, 7–9 pm, $58.

Engineering & Geoscience

NOTE: Participation in these workshops provides credits for the APEGS Continuing Professional Excellence Program. Fees include lunch and workshop materials. All workshops are GST exempt.

• Estimating Software Development Projects - Feb. 25–26, 8:30 am–4:30 pm, $595
• Effective Problem Solving and Decision Making - Mar. 2 & 3, 8:30 am–4:30 pm, $595
• Risk Management - Mar. 17, 8:30 am–4:30 pm, $495
• Essentials of Project Management and Contract Administration - Mar. 31 8:30 am–4:30 pm, $395

Business & Leadership
www.learntolead.usask.ca Tel: 306-966-5575 Fax 306-966-5567.

• Public Speaking: Powerful Presentation Skills for Leadership Success - Feb. 24 & 25, 9 am–4:30 pm, $495 plus GST (includes lunch)
• Leadership for Frontline Supervisors - Mar. 18 & 19, 9 am–4:30 pm, $495 plus GST (includes lunch)
• Business & Leadership On-site Programs - If your organization could benefit from our services, please call Helen Duncan, Acting Director at 966–5523 to discuss training needs, or e-mail business.leadership@usask.ca

Agriculture & Horticulture
Tel: 966-5546 Fax: 966-5567

• This Land: Soils & Fertilizers Online - start anytime, $375
• Certified Crop Science Consultant (CCSC) Program - CD-Rom-based distance education, start anytime, $550
• 2004 Prairie Crop Protection Planner - Software to help make crop protection decisions regarding weeds, insects, and diseases. Ideal for producers, agribusiness, and government personnel. To order call 966-5565. New subscriptions $89 + taxes & shipping, renewals $50 + taxes & shipping
• Prairie Horticulture Certificate Program - home-study certificate program with four streams: Landscaping and Arboriculture, Fruit & Vegetable Production, Nursery Crop Production, or Greenhouse Crop Production. For more information contact Extension Credit Studies at 966-5563 or e–mail extcred@usask.ca
• Master Gardener Program - begin any time.
• Garden Fundamentals - Mar. 2 & 9, 7–9:30 pm, $50
• Edible Herbs - Mar. 10, 7–9:30 pm, $37.50
• Pesticides & Diseases - Mar. 16 & 23, 7–9:30 pm, $50

Adult and Continuing Education
www.extension.usask.ca/go/adulted

• Creating and Utilizing Case Studies: An Effective Instructional Tool - Feb. 28, 9 am–4 pm, $195 (includes lunch) plus $50 for CACE credit
• Developing an Almost Foolproof Program Marketing/Promotional Plan - Mar. 13, 9 am–4 pm, $195 (includes lunch) plus $50 for CACE credit
• Building Inclusive Learning Communities - Mar. 19, 6–9 pm & Mar. 20, 9 am–4 pm, $245 (includes lunch) plus $50 for CACE credit

Grammar Workshop

Eileen Herteis

An interactive workshop, Clear Eye for Grammar: The Mechanics of Correctness, will be presented March 6, 9:30 am-4 pm in the Albert Community Centre, Rm. 13, by the local branch of the Editors’ Association of Canada. Presenter is Eileen Herteis, Programme Director of the U of S’s Gwenna Moss Teaching & Learning Centre. Cost $70 for EAC members, $95 for non-members. For info & to register e-mail: PPB-Saskatoon@editors.ca.

Health, Safety & Environment
Classes held in Room 155 Toxicology Centre unless otherwise noted. Contact Linda Steckler at 966-8492 for more information.

• Biosafety Course, mandatory for all who work with infectious and biological agents, March 3, 1-4:30 pm.
• Laboratory Safety Course, mandatory for all who work in a lab, Feb. 24 & 25, 8:30-noon.
• Street Smart from 9 To 5, March 30 & 31, 9 am-4:30 pm.
• The Challenges of Shift Work, March 16, 2:30-4:30 pm.
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air/Road (Shipper), March 10, 8:30 am-4:30 pm.
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods (Receiver), March 9, 9-noon.
• Transportation of Infectious Substances (Class 6.2) by Air (IATA), mandatory for those who offer or allow for transport by air of infectious substances of diagnostic biological specimens, March 11, 8:30-4:30 pm.

Teaching & Learning Centre
To register, go to www.usask.ca/tlc

• From Kaleidoscopes to Collages: Making the Last Day of Class Count - March 18, 2-4 pm. with Sandra Bassendowski, College of Nursing.
• Plain Figures: Using Graphs and Charts Effectively - March 25, 1:30-4 pm. with Melissa Spore, Instructional Designer.

Sweet & Informal Lunchtime Events

• March 11, 11:45 m., Four Conceptions of Teaching with Eileen Herteis (dessert - Nanaimo bars).

Grad Student Development Days

• Creating Online Discussions - Feb. 25, 9-11 am. with Richard Schwier, College of Education.
• Your Teaching Identity - March 9, 4-6 pm. with Ayten Archer, College of Commerce.