B.A.A.S is a club for students 50 years or older. Members plan social events, group activities and educational programs.
For more information, call DeBorah at 972-860-4807.
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E-mail DeBorah@dcccd.edu, or call 972-860-4807 to make corrections. It’s good to keep in touch about course registration or special events.
This course is a survey of American silversmithing and the fascinating array of silver products produced since colonial times. The instructor will utilize antique pieces as hands-on teaching tools to illustrate the production, stylistic trends, age and value of silver objects. The last session will offer an informal appraisal of students' own items. The instructor for this course is Donald Cowan, accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers. The cost of this course is $25.
| ANTIQUE SILVER PLATE | SRCZ 1003/24002 | Cont. Ed. | ||
| Fridays | July 15, 22 & 29 | 10-11:30 a.m. | Rm. M105 | |
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This course includes various activities to help you improve cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, agility and balance. The course will include low-impact aerobics, circuits, walking, etc., and will incorporate small hand weights and resistance tubing. Accommodations will be made for different levels of fitness. You will exercise no longer than 1.5 hours and spend the remainder of the time discussing fitness concepts and nutrition. The instructor is Kim Baker.
| AEROBICS | PHED 1124/2201 | #314017 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Mon. & Wed. | June 6-Aug. 10 | 7:30-9:30 a.m. | Rm. T206 | |
| AEROBICS | PHED 1124/2202 | #330527 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Tues. & Thurs. | June 7-Aug. 11 | 7:30-9:30 a.m. | Rm. T206 | |
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The course will include exercises, cardiovascular walking and rhythmic activities, small free weights and tubing, and activities for flexibility and stretching. Weight training includes the use of exercise machines such as treadmills, stationary cycles and/or stepping machines. Accommodations will be made for different levels of fitness. You will exercise no longer than 1.5 hours and spend the remainder of time discussing fitness concepts and nutrition. The instructor is Liza Pruzzo.
| CONDITIONING EXERCISE | PHED 1116/2201 | #313927 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Tues. & Thurs. | June 7-Aug. 11 | 2-4 p.m. | Rm. T206 | |
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Explore Fort Worth’s blend of wild west history and modern culture. With our professional tour guide, we’ll go on a historical tour of this legendary town, from the stockyards to the cultural district.
Leaving Brookhaven College, we will drive by the Mustangs of Las Colinas before arriving in downtown Fort Worth, where we’ll see the Water Gardens, the Bass Performance Hall with its limestone angels on the front of the building, and the old pink granite Tarrant County Courthouse. You’ll learn about Hell’s Half Acre, Sundance Square and the Chisholm Trail Mural, which commemorates the cowboys and the cattle they drove to northern depots.
The Stockyards National Historic District recalls how Fort Worth became one of the major beef suppliers in the country. We’ll visit the Livestock Building, which is still in the business of buying and selling cattle, now done by computer. We’ll see a genuine longhorn cattle drive, complete with drovers, that comes right through the middle of the stockyards.
To keep us in the “Wild West” mood, we’ll have lunch at the Hunter’s Brothers H3 Ranch, located in the Stockyard District and next door to Booger Red’s Saloon. With its live hickory wood grill, it serves a variety of ribs, chicken, pork, trout, steaks and sandwiches.
After lunch, we will drive through the cultural district, and then visit the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, which honors the lives of women who have distinguished themselves while exemplifying the pioneer spirit of the American West.
Please register early as payment is due June 21. The cost of the trip is $28, which does not include lunch. You will board the bus at Brookhaven College. For additional information or to register, call DeBorah Stephenson at 972-860-4807 or Janice Groeneman at 972-860-4698.
| EXPLORING FORT WORTH | SRCZ 1003/24003 | Cont. Ed. | ||
| Thursday | July 21 | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | TBA | |
Computer instruction is taught in a hands-on mode, with students actively participating with their own classroom computer. Classes are small, with no more than 16 students, and have experienced instructors who plan the presentation so you will have time to understand new material. It is to your advantage to have a home computer so you can practice what is covered in class. All courses are for Windows-compatible computers.
NO PREREQUISITE. This course will prepare you to take Introduction to Computers/Windows. It is ideal for the novice and will give you practice using the mouse, acquaint you with the computer keyboard, and talk about the components of the computer. You will explore the start button, the icons, learn to minimize and maximize the screen and perform other rudimentary tasks.
| BASIC COMPUTER | POFT 1192/2201 | #317318 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Tues. & Thurs. | May 17-June 2 | 9:30-11:50 a.m. | Rm. M134 | |
| BASIC COMPUTER | POFT 1192/2202 | #317327 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Mon. & Wed. | June 6-22 | 1:30-3:50 a.m. | Rm. M122 | |
| BASIC COMPUTER | POFT 1192/2201 | #317412 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Tues. & Thurs. | July 19-Aug. 4 | 1:30-3:50 p.m. | Rm. M134 | |
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Consider giving your old computer to the Texas Center for the Physically Impaired, a nonprofit organization that supplies visuallyimpaired persons with computers for minimal cost.
Members of the North Texas PC Users Group volunteer their time to refurbish the computers, installing software that includes a voice synthesizer that can read aloud information on a screen, a text enlargement program and free e-mail service. They accept Pentium-166 or better computers, along with monitors, keyboards, mice, speakers, etc.
Call 214-340-6328 to arrange pick-up of your computer, as well as a tax-deductible receipt.
RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE: Basic Computer Skills. This beginning computer course is recommended for those who have little or no experience with computers. The course covers the basics of computer literacy and terminology using the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system. Components of personal computers, hardware and software will be covered. Other topics covered are menu bars, tool bars and shortcuts. You will learn to name, save, locate and print files as well as use the word processing program to create and edit files.
| INTRO TO COMP/WINDOWS 98 | POFT 1292/2201 | #317328 | 2 credit hrs. | |
| Tues. & Thurs | June 7-July 14 | 1:30-3:50 p.m. | Rm. M134 | |
| INTRO TO COMP/WINDOWS 98 | POFT 1292/2202 | #317367 | 2 credit hrs. | |
| Mon. & Wed. | June 27-Aug.10 | 9:30-11:50 a.m. | Rm. M134 | |
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RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE: Basic Computer Skills. This beginning computer course is recommended for those who have little or no experience with computers. The course covers the basics of computer literacy and terminology using the Microsoft Windows XP operating system. Components of personal computers, hardware and software will be covered. Other topics covered are menu bars, toolbars and shortcuts. You will learn to name, save, locate and print files as well as use the word processing program to create, edit and format files.
| INTRO TO COMP/WINDOWS XP | POFT 1292/2203 | #317371 | 2 credit hrs. | |
| Tues. & Thurs. | June 7-July 14 | 9:30-11:50 a.m. | Rm. M134 | |
| INTRO. TO COMP/WINDOWS XP | POFT 1292/2204 | #317374 | 2 credit hrs. | |
| Mon. & Wed. | June 27-Aug. 10 | 1:30-3:50 p.m. | Rm. M122 | |
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Learn how issues that directly impact the senior adult population in Texas fared in this last legislative session and what advocates need to work on for 2007.
Hear about the bills passed and defeated in the 79th Legislative Session and what the impact will be on seniors. Learn about issues such as long-term care, nursing home care, guardianship and adult protective services. Presented by Lynda Ender, director of Advocacy Group for the Elderly, AGE, and President of Texas Advocacy Coalition.
Learn how to make your voice count through the basic tools of advocacy and the power of the personal story. Presented by Ann Moy, women’s issues specialist for the AGE Program at The Senior Source and president of Older Women’s League, OWL.
| LEGISLATIVE ISSUES | SRCZ 1003/24001 | Cont. Ed. | ||
| Wed. & Fri. | June 15 & 17 | 12:15-1:45 p.m. | Rm. M103 | |
RECOMMENDED PREREQUSITES: Intro. to Windows and Beginning Internet. This course will cover how to buy and sell online, including eBay, the world's largest auction. Topics include: registration procedures, safe buying practices, evaluating site security, liability and fraud, bidding on auctions, how to write an effective ad, formatting ad photos, feedback and ratings, listing tools and payment systems.
| BUYING/SELLING ONLINE | POFT 1192/2202 | #317413 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Mon. & Wed. | July 25-Aug. 10 | 1:30-3:50 p.m. | Rm. M136 | |
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RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE: Intro. to Computers/Windows and Beginning Internet. This course covers how to protect your personal computer from viruses, hacker penetrations, hidden spyware and e-mail identity theft schemes, such as phising and spoofing. Techniques to protect data stored on your personal computer and tips on reducing unwanted e-mail also will be covered.
| DATA SECURITY | POFT 1192/2207 | #332529 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Mon. & Wed. | July 13-25 | 1-4:30 p.m. | Rm. M124 | |
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RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE: Intro. to Computers/Windows. This course will cover the basics of Microsoft Excel, a program for spreadsheets and arithmetic functions. It will include creating and editing Excel spreadsheets, as well as naming, saving and printing the spreadsheets. Also included will be navigating within worksheets, menus, shortcuts and toolbars for formatting spreadsheets, along with basic formula writing.
| EXCEL 2003 | POFT 1192/2203 | #317378 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Mon. & Wed. | June 27-July 20 | 1:30-3:50 p.m. | Rm. M134 | |
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RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITES: Intro. to Computers/Windows, Beginning Internet and Genealogy Part I. Go searchin' n' surfin' the World Wide Web for missing ancestors. Hands-on computer sessions will focus on techniques for using search engines, accessing sites with indexes and discovering links to thousands of sites with genealogical information. Other activities will include finding and saving maps and images, using the U.S. GenWeb resources and participating in a fun and challenging Genealogical Scavenger Hunt! This class will sharpen your skills in finding new and unusual sources of genealogical information.
| GENEALOGY/INTERNET | POFT 1192/2204 | #317417 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Tues. & Thurs. | July 19-Aug. 4 | 1:30-3:50 p.m. | Rm. M122 | |
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REQUIRED PREREQUISITE: Beginning Legacy Family Tree. This course is a continuation of the Beginning Legacy Family Tree course. Students will learn how to backup and restore Family Files; perform complex searches on Family Files; use advanced tagging; print customized reports; use the source clipboard to record source information; correct mistakes in records in a Family File; and export/import GEDCOMS.
| GEN./INTERMEDIATE LEGACY | POFT 1192/2203 | #317415 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Tues. & Thurs. | July 19 –Aug. 4 | 9:30-11:50 a.m. | Rm. M136 | |
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RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE: Intro. to Windows. For this course, Microsoft Internet Explorer will be used, but with reference to AOL and Netscape browsers. The following topics will be covered: basic e-mail functions plus attachments, address book and distribution lists. Other topics include how to address Web pages; use hyperlinks; perform basic searches using Favorites; print and save Web pages; communicate through Chat, Instant Messenger and Discussion Groups and download software from the Internet.
| BEGINNING INTERNET | POFT 1192/2204 | #317387 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Mon. & Wed. | June 6-22 | 1:30-3:50 p.m. | Rm. M134 | |
| BEGINNING INTERNET | POFT 1192/2205 | #317418 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Tues. & Thurs. | July 19-Aug. 4 | 9:30-11:50 a.m. | Rm. M134 | |
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RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE: Intro. to Windows and Beginning Internet. This course will teach you how to personalize your browser functions with tips and shortcuts. The course also covers advanced e-mail functions, personalizing your e-mail program, the characteristics of different search engines and how to do advanced searches. Organizing Favorites and My Documents folders, handling compressed files and transferring large files also will be covered.
| ADVANCED INTERNET | POFT 1192/2205 | #317393 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Tues. & Thurs. | June 28-July 14 | 1:30-3:50 p.m. | Rm. M122 | |
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RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITES: Intro. to Windows; Beginning Scanning/Digital Imaging. For course projects, students must have a digital camera or film camera with photos developed in a digital format. Learn to shoot digital photos with an eye for computer enhancement and in situations where automatic modes fail. You will learn digital editing techniques to save otherwise ruined photos and how to deal with difficult situations and problems in digital imaging. Also covered are special effects and preparation of stills for use in video/DVD.
| DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY | POFT 1192/2206 | #317420 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Tues. & Thurs. | July 19-Aug. 4 | 1:30-3:50 p.m. | Rm. M136 | |
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RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE: Intro. to Windows and Beginning Internet. This course will cover digital imaging using a scanner, digital camera and regular photos. How to import, export and manipulate images will be covered, using PhotoSuite digital imaging software.
| SCAN & DIGITAL IMAGING | POFT 1192/2206 | #317396 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Tues. & Thurs. | June 7-23 | 9:30-11:50 a.m. | Rm. M136 | |
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RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE: Intro. to Windows, Beginning Internet and Beginning Scanning/Digital Imaging. This course will work with digital imaging using a scanner and digital camera. Students will import, export and manipulate images. This course will build upon the skills learned in Beginning Digital Imaging, giving the student additional practice using PhotoSuite software for intermediate and advanced digital imaging applications.
| SCAN & DIGITAL IMAGING/ADV. | POFT 1192/2207 | #317397 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Tues. & Thurs. | June 28-July 14 | 9:30-11:50 a.m. | Rm. M136 | |
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RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITES: Intro. to Windows. This course will cover the basics of Microsoft's word processing program. It includes creating and editing Word documents; naming, saving and printing documents; menus, toolbars and shortcuts; formatting, cutting, copying and pasting text; setting margins and indents; and inserting graphics and text from other documents and applications.
| BEGINNING WORD 2003 | POFT 1192/2208 | #317398 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Mon. & Wed. | June 6-22 | 9:30-11:50 a.m. | Rm. M134 | |
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RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITES: Intro. to Windows and Beginning Word. This course will build on the concepts learned in Beginning Word. You will learn how to work with columns, paragraph numbering, graphics, section breaks, envelopes and labels. How to merge a database of names and addresses into a standard "boilerplate" for mail merge will be covered, as well as how to change Word's default settings and refine your knowledge of advanced table techniques.
| ADVANCED WORD 2003 | POFT 1192/2209 | #317400 | 1 credit hr. | |
| Mon. & Wed. | June 27- July 20 | 9:30-11:50 a.m. | Rm. M136 | |
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These seminars are for those experiencing the beginning of a hearing loss or those who are adjusting to wearing a hearing aid. The instructor is Esther Kelly, coordinator of hard of hearing programs at the Deaf Action Center.
This session will include a free video titled, “You Should Hear What You Are Missing.”
Learn about assistive listening devices, hearing aids and new technology.
Learn lip-reading skills, sign-signals and other ways to communicate in noisy situations.
| HEARING LOSS | SRCZ 1003/24010 | Cont. Ed. | ||
| Tuesday | July 12, 19 & 26 | 2-4 p.m. | Rm. M115 | |
