12 Register by phone at (815) 280-1555 beginning Wednesday, July 31 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FALL 2024 Social Media for Business Certificate (MGT 7882) Get in on this exciting and growing way to communicate, market and serve your customers and clients. From Facebook to Twitter (X), blogging, YouTube, LinkedIn and more, discover the new principles of communication that apply across all networks and how these specific social networks work and the possible uses for your organization. Learn how social networks are used to develop a two-way communication and marketing strategy for your organization. Then find out what you can be doing, what you should be doing and make a plan to integrate social networks into your communication and marketing. Whether you are new to social networks or already involved, you will come away with both an understanding of social networks and practical, how-to techniques to integrate social networks into your organization or business. Offered in partnership with LERN. T1 Sept. 3-Nov. 29 Online $499 Digital Marketing Certificate (MGT 2025) Get a fundamental yet advanced introduction to eMarketing, including improving email promotions, analyzing your website traffic, doing search engine optimization and how to successfully employ online advertising. Relevant for any type of organization, including businesses, companies, non-profits and government agencies. No eMarketing experience or expertise is necessary. If you are already at an advanced level, your instructors are experts and can provide the most advanced information and answer your toughest questions. Offered in partnership with LERN. T1 Sept. 3-Nov. 29 Online $499 Travel Agent Training Travel and tourism make up one of the world's largest industries. While some travelers book their own trips, travel agents still play a major role in luxury, corporate and group travel. With the industry positioned to grow, there's never been a better time to become a travel agent. During this online course you will gain a deep understanding of both travel and tourism, so you can help clients research, plan and book their trips. Offered in partnership with ed2go. For details and registration, visit careertraining.ed2go.com/ctp-1419/ and search "travel agent." Ongoing Online $2,245 Nonprofit Administration Certificate in Nonprofit Administration (MGT 5180) With more than 4,000 nonprofit organizations within the JJC district, the need for trained leadership, staff and volunteer boards is paramount to help them be efficient, raise more money and ultimately serve our community. We will take a deep dive into nonprofit administration, financials, board governance, fundraising and overall best practices. This course is appropriate for current and future staff, as well as volunteer board members and fundraising committees. T1 6-9p.m. W Main Sept. 18-Oct. 23 $349 Computers & Technology Artificial Intelligence (Online) Introduction to Artificial Intelligence This course will introduce you to various forms of artificial intelligence (AI) and how we interact with AI as consumers in applications like chatbots and recommendation engines. You'll see how AI provides analytics in business and consider industries that may be transformed or even disrupted by AI implementations. You'll go under the hood to see how computers can "learn" using artificial neural networks and various forms of machine learning. You will review AI applications such as natural language processing, forecasting and robotics. You'll also learn about the AI development process and how AI will affect the workforce. Finally, you'll consider some of the ethical factors in AI deployment. Offered in partnership with ed2go. For details and registration, search “Artificial Intelligence” at ed2go.com/jjciet. Ongoing Online $129 Gaming & Web Design (Online) Certificate in Basic Game Design (MGT 2026) Games are increasingly recognized as a tool that can serve many business purposes beyond entertainment. This certificate provides you with a general introduction to what goes into the design and development of both video and analog games, with a particular focus on the use of games outside of consumer entertainment. In the first course, you will discover resources for developing game design, as well as identify the mechanics and verbs used in different games. You will come away knowing the different activities that are part of game design, being able to flesh out a game idea in order to increase the chances of having a successful game design experience, and have a basic understanding of how to work with game developers. In the second course, you will learn the basics of the video game design process, learn about the main video game genres and use a game development application to begin your journey of making games. Offered in partnership with LERN. T1 Sept. 3-Nov. 1 Online $399
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