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Continuing Education & Contract Training:

cectinfo@camosun.bc.ca
250-370-4578

Main Switchboard:

250-370-3000

Enrolment Services

Phone: 250-370-3550
Toll free: 1-877-554-7555
Online: Enrolment Services

Enrolment Services Hours

Mon-Wed: 9am-4pm
Thur: 9am-5:30pm
Fri: 9am-4pm

Cashiers Hours

Mon-Wed: 9am-4pm
Thur: 9am-5:30pm
Fri: 9am-4pm

Bookstore Hours

Lansdowne campus

Fisher Bldg 134
Phone: 250-370-3080
Mon-Thurs: 8am-6pm
Fri: 8am-4pm

Interurban campus

Campus Centre 247
Phone: 250-370-4080
Mon-Thurs: 8am-6pm
Fri: 8am-4pm

Arts and Culture

The Guide to the World of Freelancing

So you’ve graduated from college, or you’ve changed careers, and you’re ready to go out there and take on the world as a self-employed person in the Arts Sector, as a writer, filmmaker, website designer, or painter. Until you’ve made your first million, you’ll need to know how to structure your company and file your taxes, manage your affairs, keep your books in order, deal with that pesky GST, and realize that there actually are tax advantages to being self- employed. With significant changes happening this year for micro businesses and the self-employed, including the introduction of the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) and new regulations governing EI for the self employed, The Guide to the World of Freelancing will give the fundamentals, the practical, and the pragmatic of running your own company, without being run into the ground.

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Humanities

Seven Books and Their Ideas That Shaped Our World New

The turning points in history have often been thought of in terms of wars, social political theories, the arts and advancements in science and medicine. However, a canon of philosophical thought provides the foundation for these theories and movements. The aim of this course is to consider seven books and the impact they have had in shaping the way each person understands the world and his or her relationship to it. We will examine three books from the East such as the Tao Te Ching, and four books from the West including Plato’s Republic and Descartes’ Meditations.

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Four Faces of the Documentary Film Series

The documentary film is undergoing a revolution of form and content. Old forms have given way to new ways of storytelling. In this eagerly anticipated film series, the documentary film is analyzed from four unique perspectives, each showing a specific path the filmmakers took to engage the world. What will these works reveal about our culture? What will they reveal about you?

    Each course is run separately. Students may elect to subscribe to any or all of the four courses. Please call 250-370-4578 or email cectinfo@camosun.bc.ca for information on the two courses which were offered in the winter term.

    Lives Saved: The Documentary and True Crime

    Documentary filmmakers have used the medium to draw attention to violent crime, and ask questions the authorities didn’t, or wouldn’t, ask themselves. The result is a roller coaster ride as the audience is asked to become the jury, determining guilt or innocence. The class will consider: The Thin Blue Line, 1988, Erroll Morris; Murder on a Sunday Morning, 2001, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade; Capturing the Friedmans, 2003, Andrew Jarecki.

    • 2010Q3 LFST 502G 001 • Apr.12-26 (3 sessions) • Andrew Koster • Mon • 6:30-9pm • $75+GST=$78.75 • Lansdowne

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    Lives Revealed: The Documentary as Biography

    Three films that show how the documentary has changed the way we look at our leaders, our neighbours, our heroes and villains, and our families. The class will consider: Grey Gardens, 1975, The Maysles Brothers; Biggie and Tupac, 2002, Nick Broomfield; My Architect, 2003, Nathaniel Kahn.

    • 2010Q3 LFST 501G 001 • May 3-17 (3 sessions) • Andrew Koster • Mon • 6:30-9pm • $75+GST=$78.75 • Lansdowne

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    Photography

    Digital Cameras for Beginners

    Is your new digital camera still in its box? Are you frustrated by all the different settings and functions on your camera? This course will help you to understand the settings on your camera and learn how to manage image quality, focus, lighting and storage of digital photos. Perfect for the “point and click” photographer, this course will help you to record and store your family and vacation memories with ease. Bring your camera and manual to class.

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    Photography – Introduction

    This course is designed to be an introduction for traditional and digital photographers. Focus on the basics and you’re on your way to creating picture perfect photographs! Learn the basic functions of your camera (traditional and digital) including: exposure, light (metering and flash), depth of field and composition. Bring your camera and manual to class and plan to shoot approximately three rolls of print or digital images during the course. Field trip for section 001 is Sat, May 8, 9-11:30am and for section 002 is Sat. May 8, 12-2:30pm.

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    Photography – Intermediate

    This eight week continuation of Photography – Introduction will help you, as a traditional or digital photographer, be more confident in your control of the photographic outcome of the image. You will review some of the basics, and continue with more in exposure control, depth of field control, basics of the “Zone System,” and composition. Bring your camera and manual to class and plan to shoot approximately six rolls of print or digital images during the course.

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    The Photographic Document New

    What is the difference between documentary photography, editorial photography, and photojournalism? Join Mike Sroka, documentary photographer and author for a series of interesting discussions and challenging assignments that will answer this question. Group critiques will show you how to become more critical ‘in the viewfinder’ as you take on the role of the ‘storyteller’. This course is designed for the student who has a thorough understanding of photographic principles and knows how to use the various camera functions. Please bring your camera and instruction manual to class. A tripod is recommended but not required. Students will be responsible for submitting print or digital images for assignments during the course. Wednesdays will be in the classroom and Saturdays will be field trips (locations TBA).

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    And Now For Something Completely Different New

    A less than serious, but seriously fun, look at photography. You know all the rules, or least the basic ones. This course will take a look at the various “elements of composition” and then consider which rules to apply and which to ignore in a series of non-traditional photographic assignments. Macro for a portrait? Maybe. What about photos that are eye level and shot with a 50mm lens? Boring! Can a person shoot a photo where no light exists? Let’s find out. Each week students will be given an assignment that incorporates a non-traditional solution to a traditional situation. The assignments will be fun, but also challenging. At the minimum, students should have the ability to control aperture (AV) and shutter speed (TV). A flashlight is required and a tripod is highly recommended. Students will be responsible for submitting print or digital images for assignments during the course. Thursdays will be in the classroom and Saturdays will be field trips (locations TBA).

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    Visual Arts

    Pottery for Beginners New

    This class is an introduction to working with clay. No previous experience is required. You will use hand building techniques and work on the potter’s wheel while learning to create functional pottery in a fun and dynamic studio environment. Forms we will cover include mugs, cups, bowls, plates, trivets, and – for the more adventurous – teapots! Glazing and surface design techniques will be taught for the completion of your creations. Cost of clay and kiln firings are included in the tuition. Students will need to bring an assortment of hand tools which are readily available at art supply stores, sold as a “Pottery Tool Kit” (cost approx. $20). Class is held in the Pottery Studio at the Lansdowne Campus.

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    Painting Lighthouses in Watercolour New

    Come and learn to paint lighthouses with watercolours and discover a wonderful, fulfilling and inexpensive pastime. We will explore the characteristics of watercolours and learn how to use light and shading, picture composition, sky, water and rocks to compose a picture with luminous results. Please call 250-370-4578 for a supply list or print prior to the first class. (Approx. cost of art supplies is $50.)

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    I Can Draw!

    Want to have fun while learning to draw? You can draw, and this course will prove it. Starting from simple shapes and lines, each project builds upon your previous successes and learning. Each new project introduces additional drafting, seeing, and planning techniques that give you the skill to finish the next drawing confidently. You will learn value, composition, how to draw textures, how to select drawing materials, how to draw from life, from photographs, and from your imagination. Soon you will be drawing images with confidence you would never have believed possible. Learn to see, think and draw like an artist. You can do it! Please call 250-370-4578 for a supply list or print prior to the first class. (Approx. cost of art supplies is $80.)

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    Writing & Publishing

    Writers Workshop Series

    The Writers’ Workshop Series brings well-known, published local writers to the classroom to work with a small group of aspiring writers (maximum 12 participants per workshop) in a genre workshop. Participants will have an opportunity to hone their craft in a supportive, creative community of learners.

      Mystery Writers’ Workshop with Nicola Furlong New

      Love reading mysteries? Always wanted to write one? You can – with a few clues from mystery novelist, Nicola Furlong. This practical writing workshop, based on Nicola’s primer Youdunit Whodunit!, is designed for anyone interested in creating crime fiction. Designed to be more craft than critique oriented, this workshop offers advice you can use immediately to improve your short story, screenplay or novel. Nicola Furlong has published eight mystery novels and a primer on mystery writing. She regularly blogs and speaks about genre writing.

      • 2010Q3 WRIT 612V 001 • Apr.20-May 25 (6 sessions) Nicola Furlong Tue • 7-9pm • $175+GST=$183.75 • Lansdowne

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      The Play’s the Thing: Playwright Workshop with Nicolle Nattrass New

      Do you have an idea for a play? Do you have scenes written or a completed draft? This seminar is designed to jumpstart the aspiring playwright into generating new writing, revitalizing existing material and expanding their voice as a playwright. Hone your ability to tap into the essential elements of writing for the stage through in-class writing and exploring topics such as Monologue, Character, Conflict and Plot. Nicolle Nattrass is a professional playwright (Playwrights Guild of Canada). Her solo play “Brownie Points” earned two Jessie Award nominations as well as many Canadian productions and an American premiere. It has been adapted as a radio pilot with CBC and made into an award winning short film.

      • 2010Q3 WRIT 560V 001 • Apr.20-May 11 (4 sessions) Nicolle Nattrass Tue • 6:30-9:30pm • $175+GST=$183.75 • Lansdowne

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      Creative Writing for Beginners: Releasing the Writer Within

      Have you always wanted to write but haven’t known where to start? This course will help you begin to develop your own personal writing aesthetic by exploring the building blocks of creative writing – character, plot, dialogue, scenes and description. We will explore elements of fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry through in-class writing exercises designed to release your writer within. Guest speakers will be invited for their expertise in a particular genre.

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      Mukqua Cin: The Courage to Go Within

      Most people hold onto the idea of what writing should be and therefore never get down to the ground of writing about what truly matters to them. This course consists of a series of exercises and discussions designed to tap into the wisdom of our experiences. You will learn to write from experience, not about it.

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      Memoir: Making Literature from Life

      Rediscover and record the stories of your life. Whether you’ve already started to, or have always wanted to write your memoirs, this course will get your pen moving. The focus will be on taking anecdotes from life and weaving them together to form a piece or collection that goes beyond the personal experience to the universal. In-class writing activities and discussion will help students draw together the bits and memories of life into a cohesive tale.

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      Poetry: Crafting & Reading the Poem

      Are you a closet poet looking for an inspiring and engaging environment? This course will focus on writing and reading poetry, using the work of a world of poets as guide, example and nurturing force. You’ll learn about the nuts and bolts of form, language and technique and learn tools to enrich your writing practice. Try a variety of in-class and home exercises, read a range of poetry by local and international writers and learn how their preoccupations, as well as their forms and techniques relate to your own. We’ll also focus on editing (the instructor will be your editor), discuss the process of getting poems published and explore avenues of support for writers. Two guest poets (to be announced) will give readings and talks. Previous speakers have included Carla Funk, Tim Lilburn, Eve Joseph and Steven Price.

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      Writing Short Fiction

      Interested in writing fiction, but unsure where to start? Have a story you are dying to tell? This class is an introduction for those who would like to start (or who have recently started) writing fiction. The short story is the perfect place to begin. This course will take you through the process of writing a story from start to finish. Topics will include Great Openings, Making Dialogue Sparkly, Bringing Characters to Life and Submitting Your Story for Publication. Participants will complete a short story during the course and submit it for a class workshop.

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      The Business of Online Writing & Editing

      The Internet, and particularly the leading bid sites, offer many different kinds of work opportunities for writers and editors. You too could be writing and editing for individuals and businesses all over the globe. This course looks at what kind of services are in demand, how to get started, how to create successful bids and win projects, how to price your services, and how to build your business. Participants will be asked to complete a small pre-class assignment and between-class explorations on the Internet. Personal computers will not be used in class, but a portion of each class will involve exploring online bid sites and job boards on the large classroom screen. Please call 250-370-4578 or email cectinfo@camosun.bc.ca for the pre-class assignment, available after you have registered.

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      Punctuation Workshop New

      This workshop will focus on the most common punctuation marks and rules governing their usage. A clear distinction will be made between convention and logic in applying the rules. All explanations will be followed by in-class reinforcement exercises.

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      Last updated: 8-Mar-2010 10:02 am