Web and Video Design and Publishing (716)
1/2 credit - semester course
10005A001
Introduces the concepts used to develop web sites. Investigates and discusses current economic, legal, and ethical issues concerning the World Wide Web. Students will learn to create and edit Web pages and Web documents. Students develop storyboards, site maps, and navigation structures in the process of creating, uploading, and maintaining their own Website. Students gain experience in importing and working with text, sound, images, and animation. HTML coding is also introduced. In addition, students will be introduced to basic video editing and publication on websites. It is recommended that students have basic keyboarding and Windows skills.
Computer Science Principles (739)
1/2 credit - semester course
10011A0101
Computer Science Principles courses are an approved part of career and technical education program that provide students the opportunity use programming, computational thinking, and data analytics to create digital artifacts and documents representing design and analysis in areas including the Internet, algorithms, and the impact that these have on science, business, and society. Computer Science Principles courses teach students to use computational tools and techniques including abstraction, modeling, and simulation to collaborate in solving problems that connect computation to their lives. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired entry-level skills for employment and/or be prepared for postsecondary education.
Computer Maintenance (740/741)
1/2 credit - semester course
10252A001
This course is designed to provide students with the skills needed to install, setup, configure, test, troubleshoot, and maintain, personal computers and peripherals. Instruction includes assembling, maintaining, and upgrading personal computers. Students learn how to install, upgrade, and troubleshoot various hardware components such as motherboards, hard drives, CD-ROMS, memory, power supplies, video cards, sound cards, and network cards. Students install and configure various desktop operating systems such as Windows, Apple, and Linux. The course includes adding and removing software programs, installing and updating system drivers, creating startup and recovery disk, and updating the BIOS and CMOS. Students learn to conduct preventative maintenance and perform system backups, data transfer, and recovery routines as well as use diagnostic utilities to troubleshoot hardware and software problems. Students also learn how to disassemble, clean, troubleshoot, and reassemble peripherals such as printers. The class is individually structured to meet the unique career and learning needs of each student.