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In this online version of our free Paralegal Education Planning Session, participants will be able to remotely participate in either or both: real-time online presentation or self access online session. Using the WebEx platform and requiring only internet and phone access, a live, one-hour info session will provide participants with an overview of the certificate program, admission requirements and paralegal career opportunities. Utilizing UC Irvine Extension's Distance Learning Center, participants will be able to log into an online session anytime during this one-week period; gaining an overview of the certificate program, admission requirements and paralegal career opportunities.

This webinar will address critical issues regarding diverse learners in gifted education and will provide tips on how to meet their educational needs. Cultural and academic considerations will be explored as well as the challenges minority students confront in dealing with the American education system.

As professionals we know the business outcomes that our executive teams get to achieve when they include sustainability and green initiatives into their business strategy. This hour session will outline the 5 business drivers you need to include in your 2010 plans. Learn our framework for speaking with your executive team on this important and rapidly changing area. Please register at www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information.

Trying times in education can actually be an opportunity and catalyst for change that is needed to propel our programs forward. Three district GATE coordinators will share what they consider to be program obstacles and how they have used them to effect positive change, keeping focus on student success.

Wondering what to take? If you're not sure which course(s) will best suit your needs attend this planning session for pre-registration advisement! Also learn more about the certificate program, courses being offered in upcoming quarters, and career planning resources available through UC Irvine Extension.

Over twenty-five percent of the entire civilian workforce in the United States performs marketing activities. Whether you need to produce, package, or sell a product, a service or yourself, you are marketing. UC Irvine Extension's Marketing certificate program provides the hard skills, tools, and tips needed by top notch marketing professionals. Not planning on becoming a marketing professional? Find out how these same principles can boost your efforts in fields such as web design, web intelligence, sales, nonprofit management, product management, business ownership, and much more. Join our experts to learn more about marketing tools, career paths, educational requirements and the UC Irvine Extension program.

Want to stay competitive in your career? Join us for a free Webinar, and learn about the skills needed to be successful in the current job market. We will also provide you with current options for financial assistance, career planning resources, and supply you with the courses within our Medical Product Development Certificate program that are being offered in the upcoming quarters. Please register at www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information.

21st century learning is providing curriculum and instruction designed to engage this generation of digital-native students. Learn how 21st century skills can be implemented into the classroom to add critical thinking, collaboration, and complex curriculum through an interdisciplinary, integrated, project-based approach.

Are you interested in learning how to improve your ability to design for manufacture Optical and Optomechanical systems? In this Webinar we will present an overview of the new topics in optical engineering and instrument design being offered to students, engineers and scientists interested in learning the practical skills - the art and science - to apply to their projects. These hands-on computer assisted courses teach design from individual lenses to complete optical instruments ending with ready to go engineering drawings that can include all the optical and integrated Optomechanical systems and tolerancing. We will also provide an overview of the following topics: Optics, Lasers, Lens and Optical Systems Design and Precision Positioning & Motion Control, Optomechanical Components & Optical Instrument Design, Fiber Optics, Optical Interferometry & Metrology, Vibration Control, Cameras & Detectors, Thin Film Optical Coatings. Please register at www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information.

Wondering what to take? If you're not sure which course(s) will best suit your needs attend this planning session for pre-registration advisement! Also learn more about the certificate program, courses being offered in upcoming quarters, and career planning resources available through UC Irvine Extension.

Social media and Web 2.0 represent the world wide web interactivity and tools now utilized by individuals and businesses to share information, facilitate commerce, and influence broad communities. UCI Extension announces its new program and course additions focused on exploring Social Media and the interactive web, known as Web 2.0, and defining how these powerful tools and functionalities can be harnessed to help individuals and businesses attain strategic objectives while assessing and managing the risks involved. Learn more about the UCI Extension programs, social media courses and related options, and career possibilities and trends.

For many medical devices, clinical data is the key to success. FDA may require it as a requirement for granting marketing clearance or approval. Physicians increasingly want to see clinical data that supports the benefits of a new device over the current standard of care. However, designing the right study and collecting credible data can be the most difficult and expensive challenges on the path to market. It can make or break a start-up company. This course details the most common pitfalls so you can avoid them. Please register at www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information

Medical Device companies are struggling with the high costs of product development especially in the context of pressures for containing the healthcare costs. It is inevitable that most companies are turning towards globally distributed product development to take advantages of low cost geographies to manage the product development costs. However distributed product development throws up a number of challenges such as communication, regulatory issues, intellectual property protection and managing cultural diversity. This Webinar will acquaint participants of such challenges, while providing real life scenarios of globally distributed product development and introduce several relationship models and the concept of relation life-cycle management. Please register at www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information.

Website design and development is the key to reaching a target audience with a compelling message. Join us for this one hour, free educational planning session that will provide information as to the knowledge, education, and skills needed to establish an effective web presence. Whether you are interested in exploring your own career possibilities or hobby interests or you need to understand how to effectively work with marketing and web design professionals, you'll leave the session with information applicable immediately. You'll also learn more about the web design and development specialized studies award program, courses being offered in upcoming quarters, and career planning resources available through the University of California, Irvine Extension.

Mark your calendar now and plan to attend a special education planning session for Microsoft .NET Certified Courses offered at UCI Extension. You'll get information on the program, courses and testing requirements.

An Overview of Reliability Tools including: DFSS (Design for Six Sigma), DOE (Design of Experiments) and Taguchi methods - Learn how to dramatically improve product quality and process innovation, effectiveness and efficiency by understanding a variety of tools and methods used by today's most successful Design Engineers. Join us for this free webinar where we will provide an overview of related methodologies such as: Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), The Physics of Failure, Integrated Product Process Development (IPPD), Kepner-Tregoe Methodologies, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Six Sigma concepts. Please register at www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information.Please register at www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information.

This is a Teaching English Abroad TEFL Certificate Program informational session. Get all your questions answered by the program's academic coordinator.

Web Intelligence is a combination of web analytics and business intelligence. As companies expand their reach into the global marketplace, the need to analyze how customers use their web sites to learn about products and make buying decisions is becoming increasingly critical for survival and success. Wondering how to position yourself for these career opportunities and how specific coursework can be valuable? This planning session will provide pre-registration educational and career advancement advisement. Also learn more about the web intelligence certificate program, courses being offered in upcoming quarters, and career planning resources available through the University of California, Irvine Extension and the University of British Columbia, Continuing Studies.

Wondering what to take? If you're not sure which course(s) will best suit your needs attend this planning session for pre-registration advisement! Also learn more about the certificate program, courses being offered in upcoming quarter.

Want to stay competitive in your career? Join us for a free Webinar, and learn about the skills needed to be successful in the current job market. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend a special information session for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Certified Courses offered at UCI Extension. You'll get information on the program, courses, job market and the benefits of certification. Must register at www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information.

Learn information about the Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate Program from this online live information session. You will meet instructors and staff, many of whom have lived and taught abroad, meet graduates from the program, as well as the international referral coordinator who will assist you in selecting a position that is right for you. You will have opportunity to ask questions in the interactive sessions.

Want to stay competitive in your career? Join us for a free Webinar, and learn about the skills needed to be successful in the current job market. We will also provide you with current options for financial assistance, career planning resources, and supply you with the courses within our Embedded Systems and Device Software Engineering programs that are being offered in the upcoming quarters.

Initial phases of an environmental assessment are generally focused on the presence or absence of the contaminants of concern. Data useful for construction of the Site Conceptual Model (SCM) and design of the eventual remedial measure are often not collected until later in the assessment or preliminary design phase of the project. For example, laboratory analyses of physical properties of soil (grain size analyses and permeability) assist in analyses of contaminant transport and major ion chemistry analyses of groundwater may assists in differentiating hydrostratigraphic zones. Join us for this Free Webinar to learn data collection techniques to assist the assessment and remediation of environmental contamination. Please register at www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information.

Mark your calendar now and plan to attend a special information session for Agile Best Practices offered at UCI Extension.. Must register at www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information.

Wondering what to take? If you're not sure which course(s) will best suit your needs attend this planning session for pre-registration advisement! Also learn more about the certificate program, courses being offered in upcoming quarters, and career planning resources available through UC Irvine Extension.

In today's global marketplace, Contract Managers constantly deal with challenging ethical decisions. Ethical issues emerge from conflicting interests between companies, time constraints, and both internal and external pressure. A company's reputation hinges on the honesty and integrity of their contracts. Join us as we explore the different government, corporate and cultural perspectives that affect the legal and ethical decisions you make for your company.

Discover how UC Irvine Extension's new Specialized Studies Program in Sustainable Buildings: Renewable Energy Management and existing Certificate in Sustainability Leadership can help you achieve your career goals, whether you're new to "green" or looking to distinguish your existing career.

Discover how UC Irvine Extension's new Specialized Studies Program in Sustainable Buildings: Renewable Energy Management and existing Certificate in Sustainability Leadership can help you achieve your career goals, whether you're new to "green" or looking to distinguish your existing career.

Mark your calendar now and plan to attend a special information session for Web Application Security offered at UCI Extension.. Must register at www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information.

Do you have a great idea for the next killer iPhone/iTouch app, but don't know how to start? Log into our free information session and gain an overview of how to program an app. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend a special information session for Mobile Development for Apple iPhone and iTouch offered at UCI Extension. Must register at www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information.

Participants will be provided an overview of the certificate program, admission requirements and paralegal career opportunities. You will have the option to complete a writing sample at this meeting, which is part of the admission requirements into the Paralegal Certificate Program. Documents required for admission can be brought with you. For more information about the meeting, please contact the Paralegal Program Office at (949) 824-1228 or email paralegal@unx.uci.edu.

Mark your calendar now and plan to attend a special information session for Cloud Computing offered at UCI Extension.. Must register at www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information.

Mark your calendar now and plan to attend a special information session for Developing Java EE Applications Using Spring Framework offered at UCI Extension. Must register a www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information.

Mark your calendar now and plan to attend a special information session for Oracle Certified Courses offered at UCI Extension. You'll get information on the program, courses, job market and the benefits of certification. Must register at www.extension.uci.edu/events to reserve your space and receive login information.

In this online version of our free Paralegal Education Planning Session, participants will be able to remotely participate in either or both: real-time online presentation or self access online session. Using the WIMBA platform, a live, one-hour info session will provide participants with an overview of the certificate program, admission requirements and paralegal career opportunities. A computer with an Internet connection and a PC headset with integrated microphone (recommended), or a telephone (if toll calling) is required. Utilizing UC Irvine Extension's Distance Learning Center, participants will be able to log into an online session anytime during this one-week period; gaining an overview of the certificate program, admission requirements and paralegal career opportunities. Participants will also have the option to complete a writing sample at this meeting, which is part of the admission requirements into the Paralegal Certificate Program.