Take a productive break and join us mid-day for a 1-hour, lunchtime mini session on PowerPoint! This quick and practical overview will walk you through how to set up, lay out, and format a presentation using the Slide Master. Whether you prefer to watch or follow along, you’ll gain useful tips to make your slides look polished and professional.

Stick around after the session for a brief Q&A—bring your questions!

Course Format:
This course is offered live using Zoom.

Questions?
Contact Elaine Brown, Program Coordinator, at ebrown@capecod.edu or 508-375-5017. 

Successful project management is less about rigid deadlines and more about effectively managing expectations. In today's fast-paced global business environment, the ability to juggle multiple projects, resources, and budgets is essential. This comprehensive Project Management course provides both theoretical insights and hands-on experience to equip you with the skills needed to drive projects to success—no prior project management experience required.

Through structured workshops, you’ll gain practical expertise by designing and implementing simulated project plans. You'll learn how to organize, plan, and control project deliverables using industry best practices. By the end of the course, you’ll understand why project management demands a high level of professionalism and attention to detail—and how to apply these principles in real-world scenarios.

Key topics include the roles and responsibilities of a project manager, the project lifecycle, and essential techniques for work planning, control, and evaluation. You’ll also explore system tools and project management methodologies to ensure project objectives are met efficiently and effectively.

This course is your gateway to mastering project management with confidence and precision.

Topics:

1. What makes a good project?
2. Documentation of a project
3. Common pitfalls
4. Ownership versus governance of the project
5. Project communication
6. What to do when things go wrong
7. What to do when things go right

Course Format:
This course is offered live via Zoom. 

Questions?
Contact Elaine Brown at ebrown@capecod.edu or 508-375-5017.

Take your marketing expertise to the next level with Marketing Strategy for Everyday Impact, taught by industry expert Cesar Rodas. Designed for participants with a basic understanding of marketing principles, this course dives deeper into strategic planning, ethical decision-making, and the application of marketing in real-world business scenarios. 

You’ll strengthen your ability to analyze market trends, develop strategic marketing solutions, and collaborate across disciplines. Through hands-on projects and case studies, you’ll gain the confidence to navigate complex marketing challenges and make data-driven, ethical decisions in a global context.

What You’ll Gain:

• A deeper understanding of how marketing integrates with broader business strategies
• Tools to evaluate and refine marketing strategies based on real data and global trends
• Practical experience communicating marketing insights and leading collaborative analysis
• Frameworks for identifying and addressing ethical dilemmas in marketing
• Confidence to assess the risks, tradeoffs, and potential of competing strategic options

Course Format: 
This course is offered via Zoom. No class Friday, Nov. 28. 

Questions?
Contact Elaine Brown, Program Coordinator, at ebrown@capecod.edu or 508-375-5017.