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  • 3.00 Credits

    This hands-on course will teach the basics of DOS (Disk Operating Systems) and Microsoft Windows. This class will cover copying disks and files, navigating through directories and subdirectories, and basic troubleshooting. Prerequisite: CMP-101.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This course introduces new application software and emerging technologies. The specific course content varies by semester so course may be repeated for credit with differing section numbers. Typically, the course that is offered under this heading is an elective and is offered according to interest, need, and demand.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This hands-on course focuses on the investigation of the PC computer as used in conjunction with photography. The class will include the use of the scanner and manipulation of regular photos such as those produced from 35mm film, the digital camera, and digital images. Storage of digital images, image manipulation programs, and the use of digital images with other programs will also be presented.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This hands-on course, using the CorelDraw suite, teaches object-oriented computer graphics. Students will learn how to create and manipulate objects on and between different layers. Emphasis will be placed on the flexibility of Bezier curves to create precise shapes. The course eventually expands the fundamental graphics techniques into the areas of three-dimensional drawing, animation, and photo editing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to help students develop skills in presentational speaking appropriate for a variety of communication contexts. Through in-class oral presentations, students will become more comfortable communicating in public situations and develop their capacity to analyze the presentations of others. The emphasis of the course is on the creation of presentations related to each student's program/trade. Prerequisite: Must be concurrently enrolled in or have successfully (earned a grade of C or higher) completed ENG-105 or ENG-110 or a comparable English course.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Interpersonal communication details a range of personality types that students can expect to interact with at work, within the family, and in friendships. Students learn a variety of methods to relate effectively with others, including defense strategies to use in difficult communicative encounters. This is a hands-on course in which techniques are scripted and practiced through role-playing. Pre-requisite: Must be concurrently enrolled in or have successfully (earned a grade of C or higher) completed ENG-105 or ENG-110 or a comparable English course.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This course addresses a variety of topics in the field of communication. It may include interpersonal and mass communication, mass media studies, media literacy, environmental, health, and family communication, as well as small group and organizational communication. Course content varies each semester so the course may be repeated for credit with differing section numbers. This course is offered according to interest, need, and demand.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This course is designed to introduce students to the various kinds of non-fiction writing for the media. Students will progress through the elements of newswriting including the essentials of leads, grammar and style, basic structures, research, and interviewing, as well as feature writing and opinion writing. The journalism lab is designed to create a student-managed school newspaper so students can practice and apply the basics of newswriting that they study in the classroom. Pre-requisite: Must be concurrently enrolled in or have successfully (earned a grade of C or higher) completed ENG-105 or ENG-110 or a comparable English course.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Aspects of residential carpentry are introduced, and related to the overall construction of family housing, and the relationship of carpentry to the other trades. Building materials and tools are identified and their uses explained. Students will learn about work-site safety, building code requirements, material tables and charts, and the mathematical formulas used in residential construction at the job site. Measuring, cutting, and fastening techniques (including site layout, framing, and foundation preparation) are an integral part of this course.
  • 2.00 Credits

    The carpenter's working tool kit, including shop tools, will be used by students in accordance with pre-established safety practices. Small projects will precede larger ones, and a semester project showing the student's progress will account for most of the grade.
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