ourse Guide - Adult Education for Lifelong Learning

1 Expand your Book a WEA course todayBook Online Now! your next holiday with WEA Travel - see back cover Fingerstyle (fingerpicking Guitar) Malay for Fun and Travel Laughter for Wellness Sentence MagicCourse GuideJuly - September 2018 CONTENTS LANGUAGES FOR FUN & TRAVEL 8 LANGUAGES 9 PERSONAL SKILLS 9 LITERACY & STUDY SKILLS 10 HEALTH & WELLBEING 10 HEALTH ISSUES 11 FITNESS & RECREATION 11 METAPHYSICAL MATTERS 12 DANCING 13 PERFORMING ARTS & HOBBIES 13 MUSIC 13 FOOD & WINE 14 DEMONSTRATION COURSES 14 PRACTICAL ONE-OFF SESSIONS 14 WINE & BEVERAGES 15 CAKES & OTHER SWEETS 16 HERITAGE WALKS & TOURS 16 HERITAGE DAY TOURS 16 HERITAGE WEEKEND TOUR 16 ARCHAEOLOGY, HISTORY & CULTURE 16 AROUND THE WORLD 17 FREE! LET S TALK TRAVEL 17 PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM 17 TEXTILE CRAFT 18 CRAFT 18 PRACTICAL ART 19 STYLE & FASHION 21 HOME & GARDEN 21 CREATIVE WRITING 21 WHEELS & SAILS 22 NATURE S WORLD 22 WEA Travel International Tours 24 Terms And Conditions 23 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS NEW Ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors when someone dies?

2 The WEA in conjunction with the Australasian Funeral Industry Training Services are presenting this unique public information seminar. This seminar will be conducted with the generosity of both IVAN BUTLER FUNERALS and the ADELAIDE CEMETERIES AUTHORITY. The After-Death Care industry encompasses a broad range of services. Together we will follow the journey of a newly deceased person. You will meet, talk to and hear from people who work in all aspects of the after-death care industry. Each will present a synopsis of the work they do. They include a funeral director, a funeral director s assistant, an embalmer and a mortuary technician, a grave digger and a crematorium operator. We will review the different methods of preparation of the deceased, as well as burial, cremation and disposal of remains.

3 This Education seminar will be held in two separate locations, a funeral home in the morning and a cemetery, mausoleum, crematorium in the afternoon. You will have a guided tour of all of them. A light lunch will be provided. Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements between the two Simpson BMedSc BEd84606 Sun., 9am 12 August, 9am - 4pmFEE: $49, No disc. or conc. TRAVELLING EGYPTOLOGISTS FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY NEW AKHENATEN & THE ORIGINS OF MONOTHEISM and PIRAMESSES: THE CITY OF RAMESSES IIJoin us for a unique one night only double lecture by travelling Egyptologists. Lecture topics are Akhenaten & the origins of Monotheism by Prof James Hoffmeier followed by Piramesses: The City of Ramesses II by Dr Edgar Pusch84584 Tue., 6pm 28 August, 1 sess x 3 hrsFEE: $49, No disc.

4 Or conc. WEA CENTREJAMESTOWN AND ITS HINTERLANDS NEW A day exploring the pretty mid north. White settlement in the Jamestown region began with Yongala station in 1847. We will see the old homestead just off the road and the nearby villages of Belalie North (one of the highest old railway stations of SA), Canowie Belt and Loudon Brae. The latter hints at the Scottish links of gracious Jamestown. Beyond Jamestown we drive past Old Canowie and we explore the forgotten Whyte- Yarcowie including its cemetery. Extensive history notes. A day to remember for some time. Departs WEA Centre 8:30am and returns approximately 6 Sun., 23 September, 1 dayFEE: $104, No disc. or conc. WEA CENTREEAST OF THE LOWER MURRAY RIVER NEW A day off the beaten track along the scenically majestic River Murray from Burdett to Purnong with a lunch break in Bowhill on the banks of the Murray.

5 Then into the Mallee hinterland. Visiting tiny settlements such as Copeville, Claypans, Mindarie, Halidon and Sandalwood all with a few stories to tell and reminders of the past. Extensive notes supplied. Afternoon break in Karoonda. Departs WEA Centre at 8:30am and returns approximately 6 Sun., 9 September, 1 dayFEE: $104, No disc. or conc. WEA CENTREJuly - Sept 2018223 Angas Street, Adelaide 5000, SAPhone: 08 8223 1979 Web: : : Garry SearlePrinted by: Franklin WebFEATURED COURSESNEW HERITAGE DAY TOURS BY DR DENIS BINNION08 8223 1979 Page 3 WINDOWS 10 & OFFICE 2016 UPDATEDon t spend hours getting familiar with the new Windows 10 and Office 2016 programs. This concise course will fast track you to the new features. Current users of previous versions may be interested in experiencing the differences before making a decision to Sat.

6 , 9am 16 June, 1 sess x 4 hrs 88200E Mon., 9am 23 July, 1 sess x 4 hrs 88200F Tue., 9am 11 September, 1 sess x 4 hrsFEE: $99, disc. $90, conc. $87 WEA CENTRE SPREADSHEETSS preadsheets transform computer screens to pages with columns and rows where data can be entered, your calculation done for you and what questions asked. Useful for budgeting, cash books, statistics and projections. Enrol in both courses at the same time for the discount fee on each. Courses use Excel TO EXCELE xcel is a spreadsheet application used to organise and analyse data. This course will teach you how to use the Excel working environment to create, open, save, format and print spreadsheets. Topics covered include: Enter, format and edit data; use the basic built-in tools to facilitate spreadsheet use; create formulas to do calculations; use basic functions in formulas; use relative and absolute cell references; create charts; insert comments; apply worksheet protection; templates; use lookup tables; create, sort and filter simple databases; keyboard shortcuts; file formats and more.

7 Knowledge of the windows environment is Tue + Fri., 9am 17 July, 2 days x 6 hrs 88534K Wed., 25 July, 4 wks x 3 hrs 88534M Wed + Thu., 9am 15 August, 2 days x 6 hrs 88534N Mon., 9am 10 September, 2 wks x 6 hrsFEE: $299, disc. $270, conc. $262 WEA CENTREINTERMEDIATE EXCELT opics included in the course include: Brief revision of basic spreadsheet skills; Conditional formatting; Data validation; What-if analysis; Printing; Grouped worksheets; Functions and complex formulas; Data consolidation; Pivot tables; Form controls in worksheets; Charts; Macros and Visual Basic; Range names in formulas; Import data; and more. Familiarity with topics covered in the introductory course is Tue., 6pm 19 June, 4 wks x 3 hrs 88537D Thu., 9am 6 September, 2 wks x 6 hrsFEE: $299, disc.

8 $270, conc. $262 WEA CENTRE WORD PROCESSINGC reate, edit, manipulate and retrieve documents. Note that Word Processing courses do not teach you to type. Basic keyboard skills essential. Enrol in Introduction to Word and Intermediate Word at the same time and pay the discount fee on both. Courses use Word TO WORDL earn how to write; correct; save and print a document; retrieve existing documents; move and copy text; use Find and Replace; format texts and paragraphs; use existing styles; use the Thesaurus; set tabs; create tables; add page numbers; and more. Keyboard skills and knowledge of Windows environment Mon + Thu., 9am 9 July, 2 days x 6 hrs 88202F Sat., 9am 25 August, 2 wks x 6 hrsFEE: $299, disc. $270, conc. $262 WEA CENTREWORD - PROBLEM SOLVINGDo you find the tabs do not line up?

9 A picture is not sitting in the correct position on the page? Want to make all titles in the document look the same? How can numbering start at a number greater than 1? Information is bulleted but it needs to be numbered? Working on someone else s document and the Table is a mess? Page 1 needs to be portrait but page 2 landscape? Want to know how to find a symbol and a quick way to insert repeated symbols? Working on someone else s document and Information appearing in the right hand margin? learn how to use Comments and Track Changes. This course will teach you how to rectify some common problems experienced in Word. Familiarity with topics covered in the introductory course is essential88203B Sat., 9am 22 September, 1 sess x 4 hrsFEE: $99, disc. $90, conc. $87 WEA CENTREINTERMEDIATE WORDIf you have already completed the introductory course and have a good knowledge of Word, learn the use of Word Art; Clip Art; Text boxes and Shapes, scanned images and watermarks; multiple columns; templates; simple headers and footers; footnotes; Auto Text; mail merge; styles; sections; tables of contents and more.

10 Familiarity with topics covered in the introductory course is Wed., 9am 5 September, 2 wks x 6 hrsFEE: $299, disc. $270, conc. $262 WEA CENTRE COMPUTER AWARENESSS tart here if you have no previous experience of computers. A series of courses to introduce you to computer A PERSONAL COMPUTERAn introduction for new users. Learn how personal computers operate and be introduced to hardware and the basic concepts of word processing, Internet and Email. No prior computer experience required. Keyboard skills an Wed., 9am 18 July, 1 day x 6 hrsFEE: $192, disc. $173, conc. $168 WEA CENTREBASIC COMPUTING FOR SENIORSA supportive and stress-free introduction to IBM compatible personal computers. Jargon free language is used, pace of presentation is not rushed. Be introduced to hardware and the basic concepts of word processing, internet and email.