• Computer Technology Courses

    • CIS 101: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS-WINDOWS

    • Course Description: Learn the basics of Microsoft's popular operating system, Windows. This hands-on course presents a hands-on approach to basic computer and Windows XP skills, including how to launch programs, open and manage files, and customize the Windows environment.
    • Credits: 2

    • CIS 105: ASSEMBLING COMPUTER HARDWARE

    • Course Description: Study computer hardware as you assemble a computer during class. You'll learn the parts of computer and how they all work together.
    • Credits: 2

    • CIS 110: INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING

    • Course Description: An introduction to the networking environment. Through the use of classroom demonstrations and hands-on assignments, you'll learn the basics of installing, monitoring, administering and protecting a network.
    • Credits: 2

    • CIS 282: ADVANCED COMPUTERIZED DRAWING

    • Course Description: This course is a continuation of Introductory Computerized Drawing. You'll learn the more advanced elements of digital illustration and the page layout software used for publications and web pages.
    • Credits: 2
    • Portfolio Required
    • Prerequisites: CIS105; CIS110

    • CIS 125: HTML EDITING

    • Course Description: Build on your HTML knowledge to create a web page using a text editor. You'll also learn to create a web page using a graphic interface.
    • Credits: 2
    • Prerequisites: CIS 122

    • CIS 130: BEGINNING KEYBOARDING

    • Course Description: Complete knowledge of the keyboard, horizontal and vertical centering, tables and letters. An essential business skill.
    • Credits: 2

    • CIS 140: INTRODUCTION TO WORD PROCESSING

    • Course Description: Learn office word processing skills in a hands-on environment. This course will help you learn word processing techniques through the development of business correspondence and office documents.
    • Credits: 2
    • Prerequisites:CIS130

    • CIS 150: INTRODUCTION TO EXCEL

    • Course Description: A step-by-step introduction to Microsoft's powerful spreadsheet program, Excel. You'll learn to create, edit, save and modify worksheets. Designed for the student with little or no experience with Excel.
    • Credits: 2

    • CIS 160: DATABASE MANAGEMENT- ACCESS

    • Course Description: Database Management teaches you to use the powerful software that creates, stores, sorts and retrieves records. You'll learn to build, modify, and sort a database and generate a variety of useful reports.
    • Credits: 2

    • CIS 180: DESKTOP PUBLISHING

    • Course Description: Learn the basics of desktop publishing including how to create layouts, lines and shapes, text formatting and page elements.
    • Credits: 2
    • Prerequisites:CIS 101

    • CIS 214: NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURES

    • Course Description: Learn to install, manage, monitor, configure and troubleshoot DNS, Remote Access, Network Protocols, IP Routing and WINS in a Windows network infrastructure through lectures and hands on assignments. In addition, you'll get the skills required to manage, monitor and troubleshoot Network Address Translation and Certificate Services.
    • Credits: 4
    • Prerequisites:CIS 105, CIS 110

    • CIS 250: ADVANCED EXCEL

    • Course Description: Learn the more sophisticated and powerful areas of electronic worksheets. You'll study ways to increase productivity through analysis, linking and workgroup features.
    • Credits: 2
    • Prerequisites:CIS150

    • CIS 240: INTERMEDIATE WORD PROCESSING

    • Course Description: Study more advanced word processing skills, including paragraph formatting, margins and tabs, printing and page formatting, tables and columns. You'll also be introduced to more advanced topics like styles, templates, wizards, graphics and mail merge.
    • Credits: 2
    • Prerequisites:CIS 140

    • CIS 242: ADVANCED WORD PROCESSING

    • Course Description: An in-depth course that teaches word processing skills, including inserting pictures, building watermarks, creating pull quotes, modifying styles and working with master documents. This course also includes fields, bookmarks, advanced mail merge, macros, tracking changes and comparing documents.
    • Credits: 2
    • Prerequisites:CIS240
A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE LEVEL OF COMPUTER INSTRUCTION

All of our computer technology courses covering a specific program or software are designed for students with no experience with that software. It is recommended that you have general computer experience before taking these classes. If your experience is limited, we recommend that you take one of our introductory courses prior to taking software-specific courses.