CE Course Schedule
Course Listings as of November 07, 2009 at 7:30pm
Online Computer Courses
Fees are subject to change without notice.
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Update your skills, discover a new talent, or chart a career path at your own pace at your own convenience with instructor-led online courses. Each course runs for six weeks and consists of 12 lessons. The lessons are supplemented by interactive quizzes, assignments, tutorial, and an online discussion area. All materials will be made available to you over the World Wide Web. Requirements for all courses: Internet access, e-mail, Web browser.
Please visit www.ed2go.com/austincc for requirements, demonstrations and additional information.
CPMX 3000 Introduction to PC Troubleshooting
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
Covers typical hardware and operating system problems encountered by technicians and teaches troubleshooting techniques to decipher any basic and more advanced problem. The course also shows how to maintain and optimize a Windows PC.
45 97390 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
49 97426 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
CPMX 3001 Introduction to PC Security
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
Learn why you're at risk and what you can do to protect your PC. You'll learn the nature of the threats you face, how to assess your vulnerability, how to identify the weak links in your system, and how you can implement simple solutions to minimize your risks.
Prerequisites: A familiarity with general PC terminology, an understanding of Windows and an ability to locate programs and change settings (or completion of Introduction to Windows XP).
49 50143 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE Staff
50 50144 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE Staff
ITNW 5028 Introduction to Networking
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
Learn the fundamentals of computer networking in terms you can easily understand; learn why networks have become so important; how software and hardware makes networking possible; and how networks function.
49 97391 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
49 97427 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITNW 5029 Wireless Networking
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
Wireless networking is a hot topic. Learn how wireless devices make connections; how the connections actually work; and how you can plan, deploy, and connect to wireless networks yourself.
Prerequisites: ITNW 5028-Introduction to Networking or equivalent experience.
50 97392 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
49 97428 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITNX 3000 Achieving Top Search Engine Positions
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
With nearly 90% of web traffic coming from search engines, the most important thing you can do to increase your web site's traffic is to increase your search engine ranking. Learn proven, step-by-step strategies to achieve the highest possible position with the major search engines.
Prerequisites: Completion of the Introduction to WWW Authoring and XHTML course or equivalent HTML experience. Go to www.ed2go.com/austincc.edu for orientation and other information.
49 97410 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
49 97446 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITNX 3007 Introduction to Adobe InDesign CS3
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
This course will teach your students that they don't have to be artists or designers to use Adobe InDesign CS3 to create professional quality letterhead, business cards, brochures, PDF files that play movies, and more.
50 97413 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
50 97449 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITSC 3002 Introduction to Windows
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
A great way to get started with Windows. Learn how to navigate using a mouse; understand the Windows components and selection techniques; access and use online help; understand and use the Windows Explorer, My Computer, Accessories, including Paint and WordPad, the Recycle Bin and printing.
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of personal computers.
50 97388 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
49 97424 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITSX 3004 Introduction to Windows Vista
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
Windows Vista is a radical departure from the previous Windows versions. In this course, specifically designed for beginners and casual users, you'll learn to use Vista's best and most important features. Discover techniques for personalizing Vista to your own needs and preferences; set up user accounts and enforce parental controls; keep your computer secure from internet threats; browse the world wide web; manage your e-mail; keep your names and addresses organized in the new contacts folder; manage and edit your digital photos with the new Windows Photo Gallery; and add fonts, color, and style to your written text.
49 97389 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
49 97425 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITSX 3009 Introduction to Ruby Programming
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
Learn how to create an interactive Web blog that allows visitors to register and post articles and comments. You'll see how the popular Ruby on Rails framework environment creates much of the code for you, and how to use the Ruby programming language to modify the code to customize your Web site. The blog we'll create also uses the popular MySQL database server to store the blog data that appears on the site, and it provides a search feature to allow visitors to easily search past blog entries. Requirements: A Ruby on Rails software development environment is required for this course. The first lesson walks through installing the InstantRails software package, which provides a complete Ruby on Rails development environment, including the Apache Web server and MySQL database server, for the Windows platform. InstantRails can be downloaded from instantrails.rubyforge.org. You must have a Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista workstation or server to install the InstantRails software. Please note that InstantRails does not work on Windows 95, Windows 98, nor Windows Me. Prior HTML coding experience is helpful, but not required; Internet access, e-mail, and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser.
50 97409 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITSX 3022 Microsoft Excel 2003: Introduction
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
Designed to provide a thorough understanding of the 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.
50 97398 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
48 97434 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITSX 3023 Microsoft Excel 2007: Introduction
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
49 97399 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
48 97435 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITSX 3037 Microsoft PowerPoint 2003: Introduction
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
Learn how to create a business presentation using an electronic slide show - manual or automatic - with transitions, graphic slides, handouts, and instructor's notes. Instruction in accepting input from digitizer, light pens, and mouse interface; data file transfer; reading ASCII and DIF files; line, scatter, bar, and three dimensional graphs; pie charts; etc. 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: Fundamentals of PC Use, including Orientation to Windows, or equivalent experience.
50 97407 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
50 97443 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITSX 3038 Microsoft PowerPoint 2007: Introduction
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
50 97408 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
49 97444 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITSX 3046 Microsoft Excel 2003: Intermediate
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
Topics include enhancing worksheets, advanced formatting techniques, advanced functions, database management, customizing charts, drawing pictures, and 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.
50 97400 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
50 97436 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITSX 3047 Excel 2007 Intermediate
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
49 97401 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
50 97437 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITSX 3049 Microsoft Excel 2003: Advanced
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
20 97402 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
50 97438 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITSX 3052 Microsoft Access 2007: Intermediate
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
19 97406 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
49 97442 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITSX 3053 Microsoft Access 2003: Introduction
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
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.
48 97403 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
50 97439 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITSX 3054 Microsoft Access 2007: Introduction
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
49 97404 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
50 97440 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
ITSX 3055 Microsoft Access 2003: Intermediate
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
Instruction in data validation, data manipulation, browsing through records, records selection and querying, indexing, and sorting. Topics include modifying tables, using database wizards, creating action queries, and working with subforms and subreports.
Prerequisites: Access Introduction or equivalent experience.
50 97405 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
47 97441 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
POFX 3024 Microsoft Word 2003: Introduction
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
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.
49 97393 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
50 97429 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
POFX 3025 Microsoft Word 2007: Introduction
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
49 97394 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
49 97430 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
POFX 3037 Microsoft Word 2003: Advanced
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
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.
50 97397 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
50 97433 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE Staff
POFX 3042 Microsoft Word 2003: Intermediate
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
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: Microsoft Word Introduction or equivalent experience.
50 97395 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
20 97431 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
POFX 3043 Microsoft Word 2007: Intermediate
(24.0 hours/$148.00)
49 97396 Sep 16 - Oct 28 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
49 97432 Oct 21 - Dec 2 ONLINE OH Nouzovska, Marcela
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