Course Descriptions
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- Adobe InDesign - 16 hours
- Adobe InDesign is the industry-standard page layout program. In this class you will use InDesign to produce a variety of single-page and multi-page documents. You will learn to set and format type, work with paragraph styles, import images from Illustrator and Photoshop, define and apply color, apply graphic effects, create PDFs, and package files for printing. Prerequisites: Fundamentals of PC Use or equivalent experience.
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- Adobe Illustrator - 16 hours
- Illustrator is the industry-standard illustration software for creating logos, package design, posters, and virtually every kind of 2-D illustration (and even some 3-D). Learn to leverage the third pillar of the Adobe Creative Suite, integrating it into your Photoshop and InDesign workflow. In this class you will learn the ins and outs of vector illustration, including basic shape rendering, complex shading, and many other powerful features that make Illustrator the Swiss Army Knife of publishing software. Prerequisites: Fundamentals of PC Use or equivalent experience.
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- Fundamentals of PC Use - 24 hrs
- Perfect for new users who want to gain confidence and a firm foundation in using personal computers. Topics include using the keyboard and mouse; working in the Windows environment and learning basic troubleshooting. A study of microprocessor architecture, file creation/deletion, data entry and manipulation, automatic file execution, configuration, and directory commands. This is a "hands-on" class that also features two free hours of supervised personal practice. Prerequisites: None.
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- Keyboarding
- Introduction to the computer keyboard. Topics include the home keys, alphabetic keys, symbol keys, body positions, and various keyboarding techniques. Emphasis is placed on learning touch-typing. Prerequisites: None.
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- Internet Basic
- Introduction to the Internet including E-mail, World Wide Web (WWW), and how to perform basic research to address company/business needs. Topics include accessing and navigating the Internet, covering concepts, terms, tools, and services such as Internet Service Providers (ISP's), Newsgroups, and Chat Rooms. Learn to browse and search the Internet successfully using popular browsers and search tools. Prerequisites: Familiarity with the PC.
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- Outlook Introduction
- An introduction to using the many features of this software package, including the contact manager, electronic mail, calendar, tasks, journal, and note. Prerequisites: Fundamentals of PC Use or equivalent experience.
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- Word Introduction
- Instruction in terminology, computer operation, editing functions, formatting, and special text options. Create, edit and print documents such as letters or reports using this popular software program. The course covers spell checking, underlining, bolding and centering text, copying and pasting text, and printing documents. Prerequisites: Familiarity with the PC.
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- Word Intermediate
- A study of production techniques including search and replace functions, headers and footers, spelling checker, file functions, and printer set-up. Enhance your word processing skills by expanding your knowledge of formatting techniques, table creation, file management, using Find, Replace and Go To, Autocorrect, Autotext, templates, envelopes, labels, text boxes, graphics and OLE. Prerequisites: Word Introduction or equivalent experience.
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- Word Advanced
- Instruction in multiple document editing, footnotes, endnotes, table of contents and index generation, forms, mail merge, user defined macro procedures, mathematics capability and file import and export from other programs. Emphasis on special problems encountered in business and industry. Prerequisites: Word Intermediate or equivalent experience.
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- Excel Introduction
- Designed to provide a thorough understanding of concepts that assist in designing worksheets for a variety of numerical reporting, budgeting and forecasting tasks. Instruction in terminology, machine use, program parameters, display characteristics, formatting features, mathematical functions, and printing. Gain skills to build, manage, save, retrieve, format, chart and print worksheets. Prerequisites: Familiarity with PC.
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- Excel Intermediate
- Topics include enhancing worksheets, advanced formatting techniques, advanced functions, database management, customizing charts, drawing pictures, linking. Instruction in moving and copying, cell contents; sorting mathematical, statistical, and financial functions; date and time arithmetic; report generation; and built-in graphics support. Prerequisites: Excel Introduction or equivalent experience.
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- Excel Advanced
- Instruction in macro programming features, database functions, merging/linking spreadsheets, data file transfer, and Boolean functions. Topics include using templates, importing data, customizing Excel. Prerequisites: Excel Intermediate or equivalent experience.
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- Access Introduction
- Learn how to design and complete a working database system using this popular software. Instruction in program parameters, data dictionary, optional field characteristics, calculation, constant default values, designing data entry forms, database organization, and report generation. Topics include creating tables, forms, queries and reports. Prerequisites: Familiarity with the PC.
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- Access Intermediate
- Instruction in data validation, data manipulation, browsing through records, records selection and query, indexing, and sorting. Topics include modifying tables, using database wizards, creating action queries, working with subforms and subreports. Prerequisites: Access Introduction or equivalent experience.
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- Access Advanced
- Relational database management, concepts, hierarchical models, network models, relational models, table merging, relational capabilities, report generation, security features, data file transfer, graphics support, and macro commands. Learn how to create switchboards, how to use hyperlinks, how to create and run macros, how to use database utilities. Prerequisites: Access Intermediate or equivalent experience.
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- PowerPoint Introduction
- Introduction to computerized presentation graphics that leads the participant through planning, design, and production of business graphics and charts. Learn how to create a business presentation using electronic slide show - manual or automatic - with transitions, graphic slides, handouts, and instructor's notes. Includes creating an initial outline, creating slides, using the various screens and views, Auto layout, Wizards for Auto content and Look, creating simple text slides, formatting and proofing text, utilizing PowerPoint objects, animation, printing a presentation and creating and running a slide show. Prerequisites: Familiarity with the PC.
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- PowerPoint Intermediate
- Enhance your PowerPoint skills and techniques by using advanced file searching, formatting and proofing tools. Learn to manipulate slide masters, use the Clip Art Gallery, create and organize tables and charts, publish to the Web, and customize the PowerPoint software. Instruction in preparation of detailed graphs, including emphasis on curve smoothing and fitting; legends and titles; scaling, editing, printing, and plotting; variables in scatter plots, area graphs, high/low/close bar graphs, bubble charts, gant charts, and word graphs; printer-plotter setup; and alternate output devices. Prerequisites: PowerPoint Introduction or equivalent experience.
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Online Courses
For more information, offerings, descriptions and syllabi of online courses go to www.ed2go.com./austincc
Each course runs for six weeks and consists of twelve lessons. The lessons are supplemented by quizzes, assignments, and online discussion area. All materials are made available over the Internet. Students need Internet access, web browser and email. To start, register for courses you want to take, and complete the online orientation for each course at www.ed2go.com./austincc
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