Catalog: 2011–2012 Catalog Year

Course Descriptions

Computer Applications (CA)

Technology Division

CA 100: Introduction To Personal Computing

Units (Credits): 0.5–1; Prerequisites: none

Introduces computer equipment terminology, how a computer works, and what programs do. Taught mostly through lecture and visual aids and contains a generous portion of "hands-on" computing exercises. Perfect for those who are brand new to the world of personal computers, and excellent for those considering purchasing a computer. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 101: Introduction to MS Windows

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: none; Recommended: CA 100 or equivalent experience

Introduces information and computing exercises that provide the skills to successfully "navigate" through multiple programs and control on-screen environment. The process of "Cut" and "Paste" is thoroughly explored. Format is mostly lecture and "hands-on" computing exercises. Perfect for those who are new to using personal computers and, offers an excellent foundation for using all Microsoft Windows-based computer programs. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 102: Introduction to Word Processing

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: CA 101 or equivalent experience

Presents information and computing exercises to provide students with the skills necessary to successfully create, edit, and print professional-looking documents. Format is mostly "hands-on" computing exercises and lecture. Perfect for those who are new to word processing programs. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 103: Introduction to Spreadsheet

Units (Credits): 0.5–1; Prerequisites: CA 101 or equivalent experience

Provides the information and computing exercises to perform the skills necessary to successfully create formulas, edit, and print professional-looking spreadsheets. Introduces "hands-on" computing exercises and lecture. Perfect for those who are new to spreadsheet programs. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 104: Introduction to Data Base Management

Units (Credits): 0.5–1; Prerequisites: CA 102 or equivalent experience; Recommended: CA 103 or equivalent experience

Provides students with the information and computing exercises to perform the skills necessary to successfully create and edit database tables, forms, queries, and reports. Format is mostly "hands-on" computing exercises and lecture. Perfect for those who are new to database management programs. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 107: Introduction to PowerPoint

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: CA 102 or equivalent experience

Presents information and computing exercises to provide students with the skills necessary to successfully create, edit, and present professional-looking "slide shows". Format is mostly "hands-on" computing exercises and lecture. Perfect for those who are new to presentation programs. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 109: Introduction to Publisher

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: none

Introduces Microsoft Publisher, a leading desktop publishing program. Covers the basics of using Publisher to design a variety of publications. Key features include designing publications that capture readers' attention using text, graphics, images, lines, and shapes. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 110: MS Windows: Intermediate

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: basic knowledge of Windows

Teaches more about Windows elements and their function: Program Manager; create group windows and program icons; File Manager; view, create directories, move, copy, delete groups; the Control Panel; add/remove fonts, add printers, set icon space and font. Students learn Notepad, Write, Paintbrush, and the fundamentals of OLE links. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 116: Microsoft Office: Intermediate

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: basic knowledge of Windows

Explores the many facets of this very comprehensive, integrated software package. Useful for the business and professional computer user. Word, E-mail, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 117: Microsoft Word: Intermediate

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: CA 102 or equivalent experience

Presents information and computing exercises to introduce sspecial features of MS Word that help create more professional looking documents, as well as discover time saving techniques. Format is mostly "hands-on" computing exercises and lecture. Perfect for those who already have basic word processing skills. Provides a much deeper understanding of the MS Word program. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 118: Microsoft Access: Intermediate

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: CA 104 or equivalent experience

Presents information and computing exercises with emphasis on creating table relationships, specialized Field Properties, and customizing forms. Format is mostly "hands-on" computing exercises and lecture. Perfect for those who already have basic database management skills. Provides a much deeper understanding of the MS Access program. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 119: Microsoft Excel: Intermediate

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: CA 103 or equivalent experience

Presents information and computing exercises to review basic formulas and functions. Introduces students to linking sheet, charts, database management features, as well as time saving techniques. Format is mostly "hands-on" computing exercises with some lecture. Perfect for those who already have basic spreadsheet program skills. Provides a much deeper understanding of the MS Excel program. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 127: Microsoft Word: Advanced

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: CA 117 or equivalent experience

Presents information and computing exercises to introduce students to more special features of MS Word that help create more complex documents as well as discover time saving techniques to some of the basic and intermediate MS Word features. Format is mostly "hands-on" computing exercises and lecture. Perfect for persons who already have intermediate word processing skills. Provides students with a much higher level of confidence with the MS Word program. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 128: Microsoft Access: Advanced

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: CA 118 or equivalent experience

Offers special insight on more involved aspects of the program such as Switchboards and simple Macros. The information and computing exercises will introduce students to more complex features of MS Access designed to create a database file intended for an "end-user" application. Format is mostly "hands-on" computing exercises and lecture. Perfect for those who already have intermediate database management skills. Provides a much higher level of confidence with the MS Access program. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 129: Microsoft Excel: Advanced

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: CA 119 or equivalent experience

Presents information and computing exercises to introduce students to features of MS Excel that help create more complex spreadsheets, as well as discover time saving techniques to some of the basic and intermediate MS Excel features. Offers mostly "hands-on" computing exercises and lecture. Perfect for those with intermediate spreadsheet skills. Emphasis on function syntax and more involved functions provides students with much higher level of confidence with the MS Excel program. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 130: Introduction to Digital Photography

Units (Credits): 0.5–1; Prerequisites: none

Introduces the vocabulary, operation, and presentation of digital photography. Topics include how to buy a digital camera, the difference between digital and film photography, operation of digital cameras, downloading and manipulation of graphics, archival and storage, printing, and getting the best images from a digital camera. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 136: MS Outlook: Beginning

Units (Credits): 0.5–1; Prerequisites: none

Teaches basic skills of Outlook, a basic desktop information management program, including organizing a schedule, keeping track of contacts, and communicating with others. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 140: Microsoft PowerPoint: Intermediate

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: CA 107 or equivalent experience

Presents information and computing exercises that focus on custom animations, managing multiple object types, and linking to other presentations. Format is mostly "hands-on" computing exercises and lecture. Perfect for persons who already have basic presentation program skills. Provides students with a much deeper understanding of the MS PowerPoint program. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 141: Microsoft PowerPoint: Advanced

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: basic knowledge of Windows and working knowledge of PowerPoint for Windows

Teaches more of importing outlines created in other applications. Covers how to create slides with special backgrounds, and quick and easy ways to scale objects, re-size objects, and send objects to the bottom of the stack. Covers how to create a creative closing slide for presentations. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 142: Quicken: Introduction

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: basic knowledge of Windows

Teaches how to setup accounts, data files, and classes. Explores Intuit's online services and the Quicken Financial Network. Covers how to setup and use the register, how Quicken memorizes transactions, how to use the Quicken Financial Calendar, how to write and print checks, and on-line services. Teaches methods to balance checkbooks, track credit card and cash transactions, create and print reports and graphs, and how to prepare income taxes. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 144: Basic Internet

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: none

Introduces the fundamental terminology or jargon about cruising the Net, checking out web sites, and surfing cyberspace. Students develop an understanding as to what the Internet offers, online research, multimedia information, archives, and databases on a vast range of topics. Teaches about e-mail and how to exchange messages with users connected to the Net. Covers the fundamentals of: telnet, TCP/IP, e-mail user-name, Host-name, USENET, CLIENT/SERVER services, and accessing the WWW with search engines. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 146: Microsoft Outlook: Intermediate

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: basic knowledge of Windows

Introduces the student to Outlook, an integrated system of software tools that perform a variety of distinct functions. It is a personal organizer, appointment book, address book, activity log, and task manager, all in one. Learn to create/manage: inbox, calendar, contacts, tasks, journal, and notes. Learn how to use the same piece of information, such as an address, many times in many different ways without having to re-enter it each time. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 153: QuickBooks I

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: none

Introduces students to the first of a three-part workshop series. In the introductory session, students will be introduced to the QuickBooks program, setting up a company, working with lists, setting up an inventory, selling products, and invoicing services. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 154: QuickBooks II

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: none

Offers students the second class in a three-part series. Students will investigate payment processing, working with band accounts, entering/paying bills, and creating reports. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 155: QuickBooks III

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: none

Provides the final workshop in the three part series. Students will learn how to track and pay sales tax, do payroll, track time/estimate and cost jobs, and customize forms. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

CA 160: How to Install Software

Units (Credits): 0.5; Prerequisites: none

Teaches how to add and remove software from a computer running Windows 9x, XP. Studies desktop settings and start menu programs to develop efficient computer users. Students learn how to use the control panel and take charge of a computer system. Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.



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