| Society of Broadcast Engineers Monthly Newsletter on Career Advancement March 2011 |
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| On the Horizon |
12 SBE certification exams during
the 2011 NAB Convention
15 Deadline for June exams
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| Did you know? | |
The annual SBE Membership Drive is under way. Recruit a new member and be entered into the drawing for prizes. |
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Contact Information |
Certification Director Education Director |
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| SBE Exam Deadline - March 25th |
The deadline is quickly approaching for the 2011 exams held during the NAB show. The exams will take place on Tuesday, April 12th from 9AM-Noon at the Las Vegas Hilton.
If you are interested in taking a certification exam during this exam time, please fill out the appropriate application and send it in to the national office for approval. See below for the application cut-off date and other exam opportunities.
SBE 2011 EXAM DATES LOCATION APPLICATION DEADLINE
April 12, 2011 LVH at NAB March 25, 2011
June 3-13, 2011 local chapters April 15, 2011
August 5-15, 2011 local chapters June 3, 2011
November 4-14, 2011 local chapters September 16, 2011
If you have any questions, please contact the Certification Director, Megan Clappe. |
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| 2011 SBE Leadership Development Course |
Tuesday-Thursday ∙ August 2-4
Refine your leadership skills as you better understand and improve how you interact with others by taking the SBE Leadership Development Course. Designed to take technically-adept people and instill in them sound leadership, supervisory and management skills, this celebrated course challenges broadcast engineers from all levels of management.
One attendee of the 2010 Course said,
"Rodney is a master at encouragement and has great command of all aspects of this subject."
This highly interactive course will be challenging and rewarding, and includes training in the following areas:
Understanding the Dynamics of Leadership
CAPS Study: Discover Your Leadership Behavioral Style
Communications
Generations in the Workplace
Effective Motivation Techniques
Building Winning Teams (team process and team advantage)
Managing Conflict, Counseling and Discipline
More Info
Also check out Rodney's webinars on Leadership. These webinars are an affordable way to get a head start on your leadership training. |
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| Certification Success |
There are many resources available to you to help aid in certification success.
SBE Suggested Reference Lists:
The National Certification Committee suggests a number of references for you to review in preparation for SBE certification examinations.
These references include books, current periodicals, equipment instruction manuals and suggested FCC Rules.
SBE Suggested Reference Books can be purchased at a discount to SBE Members through the SBE Bookstore.
SBE CertPreview:
The SBE National Certification Committee offers sample test software for the SBE certification examinations. The SBE CertPreview contains aproximately 100-150 sample questions to give you an idea of what to expect on an exam and how the questions and multiple choice answers will be worded. You can download or purchase a CD for the SBE CertPreview online.
There are a varity of SBE University courses that may help in preparing for SBE Certification exams. Although the courses are not specifically written for the certification exams they do hold relevent content that my be contained within certain exams.
Please visit the SBE website or contact the Certification Director, Megan Clappe, for more information. |
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| SBE University - Why take an online course? |
Relevancy - continuing education that is applicable and timely for you, the  broadcast engineer, as well as satisfying SBE recertification credit requirements
Flexibility - courses can be taken anytime to fit any schedule
Affordability - low fee without the travel time and expense
Current Courses
8-VSB ∙ SBE Members: $99 Non-Members: $139
The purpose of the SBE 8-VSB course is to give the student an overview of the 8-VSB system from end to end, providing all the basic information he or she will need to understand the nature of 8-VSB modulation and to recognize deficiencies in the transmitted signal. This information will be invaluable in installing, maintaining and operating a digital television transmitter facility.
AM Antenna Computer Modeling ∙ SBE Members: $99 Non-Members: $139
This course will take the student through the modeling and measurement process specifically for AM broadcast antennas, providing a general understanding of the process and procedures as well as operation of the recommended software.
AM Antenna Systems ∙ SBE Members: $65 Non-Members: $85
This course takes the student through every facet of AM antenna systems in all their forms, dealing with each element or variation separately and pulling the elements together to show how they are used in concert.
Broadcast Audio Processing ∙ SBE Members: $80 Non-Members: $105
This course, intended for the intermediate-to-experienced broadcast engineer, takes a practical, real-world approach to audio processing. Topics include loudness and the human ear, gain control, limiting and clipping, adjusting a wideband processor for voice and multi-band processing.
Computer Networking for Broadcast Engineers ∙ SBE Members: $99 Non-Members: $139
The purpose of this course is to give the student an introduction to the fundamental concepts of computer networking. This course will assist the broadcaster in passing the SBE Certified Broadcast Networking Technologist exam.
This course will help the student understand the proper design, installation and maintenance of an FM transmission system and how its components and variables related to those components impact the performance of an FM station.
Matching Networks and Phasing ∙ SBE Members: $80 Non-Members: $105
The purpose of this course is to give the student a good overall understanding of the various types of networks used in an AM transmission system, the situations in which each might be used and calculating the leg values thereof. It also discusses the phase budget for a phasing and coupling system and the use of power divider and phasing networks therein.
The course provides the student with a working understanding of how a signal gets from end to end, how to troubleshoot telco problems and how to properly interface broadcast equipment to the telco world. This course will benefit individuals in either television or radio station facilities.
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| Webinars by SBE - Live and On-Demand |
Upcoming Live  Webinars
Networking Technology for Broadcast Engineers ∙ with Wayne Pecena, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB, CBNT
Part 1 -Online, On-Demand ∙ Part 2 - March 24 - 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET
SBE Members: $98 for both parts (Members: $20 discount if purchased together); Non-Members: $159
These webinars may be taken independently
These two, standalone webinars will focus on TCP/IP and UDP Fundamentals, IP Addressing, Sub-netting Basics, an introduction to IPv6, Switching Fundamentals, VLAN Use, Routing Fundamentals, Quality of Services (QoS) Basics, and Networking Security Concerns. More Info
April 28 - 2:00 p.m. ET
SBE Members - FREE, thanks to Harris Corporation
Non-Members - $39
Are you ready to respond if your station were to be destroyed by a disaster? Broadcasters need to have a plan, from obtaining new equipment, setting up an office offsite, equipping a teamand more. Find out what real world lessons in disaster planning were learned when the CBS and Fox affiliate in Grand Junction, Colorado burned completely to the ground and the Super Bowl was just two weeks away. This webinar also includes checklists and other templates to prepare you in disaster recovery. More Info Managing a Project and Outside Contractors for Success ∙ with John Luff July 20 - 2:00 p.m. ET SBE Members - $59 Non-Members - $79 The nature of our business is wrapped around change. Although fullfilling, when a station faces change in the form of major project, it can be very discruptive. This significant change causes immense stress unless a carefully designed structure is wrapped around the work. This webinar will help attendees understand the roles and responsibilities of those involved in planning and executing a capital project. Emphasis is placed on the roles and responsibilities of the station, consultants, and system integrators. More Info |
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