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How to Build Tech Skills Without Work Experience

Getting into tech with no experience is possible, but it usually takes more than just sending out applications. The field is also growing fast — the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects about 317,700 openings each year in computer and …

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The Impact of AI on Corporate Training

Alright, let’s get real here. The future is now, and innovative technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) don’t surprise anyone.

The adoption of AI in business isn’t big news anymore. You can notice it applied by companies to the right and …

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Great remote job opportunities in education

The world of work has certainly changed over the years. One of the biggest changes began before Covid but really took off during the years of the pandemic. That change was remote work. Every industry and many, many occupational fields …

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LinkedIn Learning Courses

Construction Management: Concrete Construction

Taught by Jim Rogers
Whether you’re new to the construction industry or a seasoned veteran looking to expand your skillset, learning more about concrete—a…

Learn to Fight Climate Change

Codecademy and 350.org have partnered to make a course about what climate change is, what’s causing it, and how you…

Construction Management: Introduction to Lean Construction

Taught by Jim Rogers
While manufacturing has realized substantial gains in productivity, the construction industry hasn’t seen notable improvements in productivity over the past…

Construction Estimating Takeoff

Taught by Christopher Randall
Takeoffs are one of the most common documents prepared by professional construction estimators. A takeoff lists the materials needed to…

Construction Estimating Extension

Taught by Christopher Randall
The price extension is a critical construction document, and a key component of the bidding process. To extend an estimate,…

Construction Management: Project Delivery Methods

Taught by Jim Rogers
Until recent years, the common design-bid-build method was the standard project delivery method for the majority of construction companies. But…

Construction Management: Planning and Scheduling

Taught by Jim Rogers
Schedules are management tools that allow leaders to make informed decisions about activities on a construction site. Although the terms…

Construction Management: Technology on the Jobsite

Taught by Jim Rogers
Technology is fundamentally changing the way that the construction management industry works. In this course, learn about the practical application…

Construction Industry: Techniques and Technology

Taught by Jim Rogers
The construction industry—often ranked as one of the largest industries in the world—employs millions of people, from skilled craft workers…

Construction Management: Reading Drawings and Specifications

Taught by Jim Rogers
Construction drawings are instructions that a designer has drawn up to translate the owner’s ideas, tell you what materials, parts,…

Construction Technology: Industry Snapshot

Taught by James Benham
Technologies like BIM and total robotic stations are helping construction companies save millions of dollars and hundreds of hours on…

Learning Bluebeam 2017

Taught by Jim Rogers
Bluebeam Revu has changed modern construction documentation. A revolutionary PDF program, Bluebeam can convert 2D and 3D drawings from almost…

Construction Management Foundations

Taught by Jim Rogers
Shifts in the modern construction industry have both increased the demand for trained and qualified construction managers and expanded the…

CAD and BIM: Workflow for Areas in Facilities Management

Taught by Shaun Bryant
Revit offers a workflow that’s uniquely suited to facilities management, particularly room and area design. Creating an area plan can…

Synchro Essential Training

Taught by Brian Myers
Virtual design and construction (VDC) is changing the way projects are built. This course teaches leading industry software, Synchro, to…

CAD and BIM: Workflow for Rooms in Facilities Management

Taught by Shaun Bryant
Revit offers a workflow that’s uniquely suited to facilities management, particularly room and area design. You can take a linked…

Bluebeam: Manage Safety Submittals

Taught by Jim Rogers
Virtually every construction project these days involves documentation. Collecting, routing, reviewing, approving, copying, and distributing paper documents the old-fashioned way…

Bluebeam: Managing Construction Drawings Digitally

Taught by Jim Rogers
Construction drawings can come in many shapes, sizes, and formats, but the industry is moving toward a paperless environment. To…

Bluebeam: Draw Layouts & Detail

Taught by Jim Rogers
In the AEC industry, there are many of us who do not have full-blown CAD skills. Superintendents, project managers, estimators,…

AutoCAD Facilities Management: Occupancy

Taught by Shaun Bryant
Computer-aided facilities management (CAFM) is a three-step process. Once you have 1) defined the available area and 2) developed areas…
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Skill Building Courses

Introduction to Big Data with PySpark

See how big data is used across different industries and learn how to work with big data using PySpark! About…

Prompt Engineering: Cloud Computing & IoT Hacking in the Era of GenAI

Explore cloud computing, IoT, and AI interplay. Learn about common cloud service and IoT vulnerabilities, conduct simulated hacks, and reinforce…

Product Management: Communication for Product Managers

Develop strong communication skills in product management. Learn to maximize communication channels, enhance public speaking, and promote cross-team communication. Making…

Expanding Your Communication Skill Set

Improve your communication skills for better collaboration. Learn to convey messages clearly, adjust for your audience, and handle difficult conversations…

Create Digital Content, Communicate and Collaborate Online

Learn to create digital documents and practice using collaborative tools to work effectively in hybrid and remote settings. Remote work…

Using OpenAI APIs: Fine-tuning Models, the Assistants API, & Embeddings

Explore fine-tuning AI models like GPT-3 and 4 with OpenAI APIs. Learn to utilize the Assistants API and understand the…

DevSecOps in Azure

Learn DevSecOps in Azure: Explore Azure DevOps, understand DevSecOps best practices and challenges, and discover Azure Pipelines. Delve into Configuration…

Introduction to IoT and Digital Transformation

Billions of devices connect to the network every day. Learn how IoT is digitally transforming the world and opening up…

Learn to Fight Climate Change

Codecademy and 350.org have partnered to make a course about what climate change is, what’s causing it, and how you…

Investment Banking

Investment banks play a critical role in global finance, facilitating major deals and capital market activities. This primer breaks down…

Finance

The Finance function of a business ensures a company’s financial health by balancing profitability, liquidity, and a strong balance sheet.…

Managing a Business Venture

The third in a 3-part entrepreneurship series designed to help you learn business strategy, operations, networking and risk management. So,…

Influencing without Authority

Learn to influence without authority. Develop skills to inspire, build trust, and drive positive change. Gain support and cooperation with…

Creating Marketing Assets with Generative AI Case Study

Use ChatGPT and DALL-E 3 to create various forms of marketing assets from product descriptions to company logos. About this…

Learn How to Use AI for Marketing

This course breaks down how to use generative AI for marketing. You’ll learn how to use ChatGPT and Midjourney for…
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LinkedIn Learning

Animation Foundations: Fundamentals

Taught by George Maestri
Dig into the roots of animation in this course for animators, motion graphics artists, and visual effects designers of all…

Kafka: Building Reliable Real-Time Event Systems

Taught by KodeKloud
Imagine building systems that react instantly to streams of data—fraud alerts triggered within milliseconds, dashboards pulsing with live updates, and…

Video Foundations: Interviews

Taught by Anthony Q. Artis
This course introduces new and experienced videographers to the process of shooting quality interviews. Documentary filmmaker and instructor Anthony Artis…

CSS Positioning Best Practices

Taught by Bill Weinman
Web designers and coders will be introduced to techniques to improve their results in CSS Positioning Best Practices. Beginning with…

Creative Inspirations: Harry Marks, Broadcast Designer

Taught by Harry Marks
Harry Marks is considered by many to be the godfather of broadcast design. More than any other individual, he changed…

Audio Recording Techniques

Taught by Bobby Owsinski
Discover the industry secrets to recording crisp, rich instrument tracks and vocals in any type of recording environment. Join renowned…

Creative Inspirations: Stefan G. Bucher, Designer, Illustrator, and Writer

Taught by Stefan G. Bucher
Meet a truly monster graphic designer, Stefan G. Bucher. Stefan’s projects range from his Daily Monsters, to the Daily Letter…

Narrative Portraiture: On Location in New York City

Taught by Chris Orwig
In the Narrative Portraiture series, photographer and teacher Chris Orwig explores the use of elements such as location and natural…

Narrative Portraiture: On Location in New York with Rodney Smith

Taught by Chris Orwig
In the Narrative Portraiture series, photographer and teacher Chris Orwig explores the use of elements such as location and natural…

Learning Lighting: Natural Light

Taught by Erin Manning
In this course, photographer and educator Erin Manning shows beginning photographers how to appreciate and work with natural light. First…

Troika’s ABC Brand Campaign: Start to Finish

Taught by Troika Design Group
Get an inside view behind the making of ABC TV’s fall promotional and brand image campaign, and watch a 60-second…

Creative Inspirations: Dale Herigstad & Schematic, Interactive Design Agency

Taught by Dale Herigstad
Welcome to the future of media experience. Meet Dale Herigstad, Chief Creative Officer at Schematic—the company behind some of the…

Narrative Portraiture: On Location in Texas with Keith Carter

Taught by Chris Orwig
In the Narrative Portraiture series, photographer and teacher Chris Orwig explores how to use location and natural light to create…

Creative Inspirations: Renegade Animation, Animation Studio

Taught by Renegade Animation
Renegade Animation has pioneered digital 2D paperless animation with a unique all-Flash workflow—and a bunch of really great cartoons! This…

Creative Inspirations: Rick Smolan, Photographer

Taught by Rick Smolan
Rick Smolan is responsible for some of the largest photographic projects ever undertaken. A former Time, Life, and National Geographic…

Douglas Kirkland on Photography: Studio Portraiture

Taught by Douglas Kirkland
In the Douglas Kirkland on Photography series, well-known photographer Douglas Kirkland explores a variety of real-world photographic scenarios, sharing technique…

Douglas Kirkland on Photography: Natural Light Portraiture

Taught by Douglas Kirkland
In the Douglas Kirkland on Photography series, well-known photographer Douglas Kirkland explores a variety of real-world photographic scenarios, sharing technique…

Canon 5D Mark III Essential Training

Taught by Ben Long
In this course, photographer and author Ben Long details the features, controls, and options in the Canon 5D Mark III…

Wedding Photography: Bridal Portraits

Taught by Chris Orwig
Learn to capture the personality of a bride and the energy and emotion of the moment during a wedding photography…

Creative Inspirations: Hot Studio, Experience Design

Taught by Maria Giudice
Hot Studio founder Maria Giudice and her exceptional multi-disciplinary design team “make the complex beautifully clear” for web clients like…
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(713) 313-7541
Email
placementservices@tsu.edu
Website
http://cpc.tsu.edu
Address

Ernest S. Sterling Student Life Center – The Hub of TSU Life (2nd floor)
3100 Cleburne Street
Houston, TX 77004

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At Texas Southern University (TSU), we are cultivating the next generation of leaders, innovators, and changemakers. As one of the nation’s premier historically Black universities, TSU offers a rich pipeline of diverse, driven, and career-ready students across a wide range of disciplines.
We invite companies and organizations to partner with us in two powerful ways:

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