Students concerned about transferability should check wit their transfer institution. An introduction to desktop publishing concepts. Course concentrates on design, creation, formatting and revision of business documents using micro-computers with desktop publishing software. Students will learn terminology, layout techniques, graphics creation and manipulation, text integration and other desktop publishing principles. Students concerned about transferability should check with their transfer institution.
Emphasis is placed on typical business applications.
A study of database management principles including file organization, data storage, access methods, data structures, data privacy, security, and integrity. Surveys current generalized database management systems. An intermediate level course in the application of software packages for microcomputers with emphasis on common business functions. Students will gain an increased level of understanding of operating systems and environments, word processing software, spreadsheet applications, and database file creation and manipulation. Emphasis will be on designing full-featured GUI applications that exploit the key features of Microsoft Windows.