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2024 Spring
MP 0217 Nonprofits and Fundraisers
Working with nonprofits or adding a fundraising element to a special event can be rewarding, challenging, and life-changing to a charitable cause or social purpose. This course explores all the elements involved in using special events as a fundraising tool for nonprofits.
Topics Include
Course Date(s)Topics Include
- Creating unique and memorable events on a limited budget
- Setting realistic goals based on an organization's mission
- Developing sponsorship packages and deliverables
- Working with boards, committees, staff, and volunteers to support the event
- Creating and maintaining budgets, timelines, and production details
- Negotiating tips and techniques to improve profitability
- Multiple revenue streams: auctions, raffles, donations, ticket sales, in-kind or trade agreements, etc.
- Public relations, marketing, and more.
April 30 - May 6
WI 0034 Importing and Distribution
Importing and distributing wine isn’t all traveling and tasting. To become a successful wine importer/distributor, you need a comprehensive understanding of warehousing, budgeting, time management, marketing, branding, packaging, pricing, licensing, regulations, shipping, and working with wholesalers and retailers.
In this class, you’ll learn how to create a strong business model and start building a portfolio to match. You’ll also learn about different resources that wine industry professionals have used to build their businesses. Through real-world advice, guided wine tastings, and a close examination of different brands, styles, and packaging, you’ll learn what it takes to stand out in a crowded field and find success in importing and distribution.
Course Date(s)In this class, you’ll learn how to create a strong business model and start building a portfolio to match. You’ll also learn about different resources that wine industry professionals have used to build their businesses. Through real-world advice, guided wine tastings, and a close examination of different brands, styles, and packaging, you’ll learn what it takes to stand out in a crowded field and find success in importing and distribution.
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2024 Summer
PM 0013 Communication and Stakeholder Management
Project human resource management includes the processes that organize and manage the project team. This course provides an overview of project human resource management processes and provides a process flow diagram of the inputs, outputs, and other related knowledge area processes.
Project communications management is the knowledge area that employs processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, storage, retrieval, and ultimate disposition of project information. This course provides information on the critical links among people and information that are necessary for successful project communications.
Course Date(s)Project communications management is the knowledge area that employs processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, storage, retrieval, and ultimate disposition of project information. This course provides information on the critical links among people and information that are necessary for successful project communications.
May 9 - June 6
ENGR 0049 Construction Productivity and Cost Management
This course will focus on construction cost management and improving productivity with cost management strategies. Through practice with skillful problem-solving techniques, student will learn to manage costs and take proactive measures to increase productivity on their job sites. This is a paced, asynchronous online course. The course features a high level of student-to-student and student-to-teacher interaction.
Course Date(s)Format: Online
ARAB 0102 Elementary Arabic II
Continuation of Arabic 101. Develops vocabulary and structures needed for elementary speaking, listening, and reading, with emphasis on the language of everyday conversation.
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B A 0023 Human Resources Training and Development
Maintaining a highly productive workforce through the use of training will be covered in this course. Students will learn about the training function and its relationship to a high performing organization. Also included will be an examination of teambuilding techniques as part of the human resource function.
Course Date(s)Prerequisites:B A 0020, Introduction to Human Resources is required prior to taking this course.
Format: Online
OL 0104 Accounting Manager Professional Certificate
This online professional certificate will prepare you for a successful career as an accounting manager. Development of accounting practices and financial management practices including cash flow, working with income statements and balance sheets, and employee retention strategies.
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2023 Fall
ML 0028 Leading in the Face of Change
Leading change requires planning, communicating and monitoring for maximum effectiveness and implementation. Learn how to:
- Identify organizational and individual dynamics required to successfully lead change
- Acquire the skills needed to be a change agent
- Implement tools and methods to assist teams transitioning through change
- Identify a new way of communicating changes using Future Focused Feedback
- Implement a four-step process for managing resistance to change
September 27 - September 27
2023 Spring
CB 0012 Beer and Wine: Service and Selling
Students will learn all aspects of selling both beer and wine in a restaurant. They will learn how to promote each to not only increase beverage sales but give the customer a greater experience which will lead to more positive reviews, and greater revenue for the restaurant as a whole. Students will learn how to cross-sell as well as upsell while enhancing the customer experience. They will also be provided with tools to learn beyond the course and further their knowledge for personal and/or professional gain in the craft beer and wine industries, while networking with like-minded individuals.
Course Date(s)April 5 - May 13
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2023 Fall
MP 0219 Festivals and Public Events
Large-scale public events require a specific set of tools. We’ll cover the things you’ll need to know relating to planning and logistics, including San Diego city permits, county health permits for food and beverage, alcoholic beverage licenses, and more. Learn about the challenges of and solutions for closing city streets; and working with police and fire departments, city business improvement districts, and more. Class will include a panel of festival organizers and an interactive project. Your takeaway will be a solid understanding of the basics of planning and operating large festivals.
Course Date(s)November 7 - November 9
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