Computing@Columbia

Local 1199

Courses

Please see the attached list. Employees are entitled to enroll in one "Computing at Columbia" course per contract year. Time away from work requires supervisory approval. Employees may use vacation and/or personal days to cover their absence from work. If an employee starts a course and drops out for any reason, other than direction from her/his supervisor, or fails to withdraw from a course at least one week before the course begins, she/he will not be entitled to enroll in another course until the following contract year. Employees may carry over one unused course for up to one year.

Course Selection

Please read the course descriptions carefully. ALL courses, except CUI3131 Hands-on Introduction to Microsoft Windows, assume some basic familiarity with microcomputers. Since access to the various computer facilities around the campus is limited, and cannot be guaranteed, you should consider your access both to equipment and software in your own office before selecting your course.

If, after reading the course descriptions, you are unable to determine the specific course appropriate for your needs, you should first discuss the matter with your supervisor. If your supervisor is unfamiliar with the subject and there is no other staff member in your department with expertise in this field to whom your supervisor can refer you, you should feel free to call Human Resources, Faculty and Staff Services at 870-3074 for counseling. The Continuing Education staff can only provide assistance on the question of whether your preparation for a specific course is adequate, not on what course is appropriate to your objectives. In any case you should not address any questions to the Continuing Education staff until you have consulted with your supervisor and/or with Faculty and Staff Services.

To Enroll:

Complete the attached Enrollment Form AND the Employee Computer Course Application. Please take it to the Human Resources office for approval. Be sure to indicate alternate dates for the class selected. The application must have the approval of your supervisor for each date selected. The forms should then be submitted to the Continuing Education and Special Programs Student Services Center, Room 203 Lewisohn Hall, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM. Applicants will be enrolled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

When your class of choice is fully subscribed, you will be offered alternative sections, if available. You will be notified by telephone by the Continuing Education staff when you have been placed. You should immediately inform your supervisor of the change.

When applicants have been placed into a section, they will receive a letter of confirmation. Participants should immediately inform their supervisors of the date and section into which they have been enrolled. If applicants do not receive a letter of confirmation from the Student Services Center of Continuing Education within one week prior to the start of their course, they should contact the Center to confirm their enrollment.

Cancellation Policies

No cancellations will be accepted under any circumstances less than seven days before a course begins. If you are ill or have some other emergency which prevents you from attending the course, you will be regarded as having used your benefit for that contract year. If, on the other hand, Continuing Education cancels or reschedules a course, you may select another course if you are unable to attend the class as rescheduled.

Cancellation Procedures

If, for any reason, you need to withdraw from a class within the allotted time (see above), you must go to the Continuing Education and Special Programs Student Services Center to complete a Drop Form. The Drop Form must then be taken to Faculty and Staff Services. To enroll in a new class, the enrollment process, as outlined above, must be repeated.