Welcome to the spring 2013 semester of Queensborough

Welcome to the spring 2013 semester of Queensborough Welcome to the spring 2013 semester of Queensborough

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REGISTER NOW Phone: 718.631.6343 Fax: 718.281.5538 Web: cep.qcc.cuny.edu 4Computer Skills Our Computer Labs utilize Windows 7 & Office 2010 applications. Limited enrollment. Anthony Jordan, BFA, Microsoft certified training consultant/specialist For Beginners PC Tour: Boot Camp - Get De-Briefed! Receive an overview and learn the major PC applications, including Windows, Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and the Internet. Each week — another session of training! CPX-115 MW / 6 sessions (18 hours) / $185 Mon & Wed, 6:15-9:15pm, April 29-May 15 Windows Explorer: Find Files & Folders Learn to organize, copy, move, delete and retrieve information (documents, data, music, pictures) stored on your hard drive. CPX-272 1 session (3.5 hours) / $55 W Wed, 6:15-9:45pm, Feb. 20 Windows Efficiency: Become a Pro! Learn to navigate and customize the windows desktop. Install and remove programs and devices (printers, cameras, etc.) and organize and retrieve information (documents, data, music, pictures). Discover shortcut keys and techniques to streamline your workflow and arrange and organize files. Prerequisite: Windows class CPX-272 (above). CPX-118 2 sessions (6 hours) / $85 MW Mon & Wed, 6:15-9:15pm, Feb. 25 & 27 Microsoft Word for Windows Learn menu commands; edit and copy; formatting, fonts and attributes, paragraph alignment, bullets, numbering. CPX-260 3 sessions (9 hours) / $145 M Mon, 6:15-9:15pm, March 4-18 For Advanced Beginners Microsoft Excel THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM: Introduction to the Modern & Beautiful Michael Haroutunian, BS-Computer Science This is the ideal course to transition from the PC to the MAC, or to introduce you to this new operating environment. Learn how to integrate all of your iOS-devices seamlessly, including the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and iMac. This course will cover all the components, basic functionality, and best practices to navigate and gain expertise within this exciting, trendy, and evolving platform. Learn creative and professional applications, including multi-media i-Life (i-Movie & GarageBand), and the business of using i-Work (Pages=MS Word, Keynote=MS Powerpoint, Numbers=MS Excel), and other essential “apps” as a fresh alternative to Microsoft (MS). Learn how to easily sync all your valuable data and work via the i-Cloud, to ensure that you are always i-Ready! CPX-450 6 sessions (15 hours) / $135 TR Tues & Thurs, 6:30-9pm, March 5-21 Create, edit, save, print worksheets; construct formulas, columns, rows; format text and cells; learn copying; introduction to charts. CPX-230 M/ 3 sessions (9 hours) / $175 Mon, 6:15-9:15pm, April 8-22 Microsoft PowerPoint Need to make an impressive presentation in front of a group? Step-by-step instructions to create, edit, print and file slides, outlines, speaker’s notes, and handouts. CPX-240 W/ 3 sessions (9 hours) / $175 Wed, 6:15-9:15pm, March 6-20 Microsoft Project Pro Ideal course for the Project Manager or a project team to track and manage a project! Learn to balance the project’s scope, cost, time and resources efficiently. Create schedules, using Gantt Charts, Calendar Views, Resource Sheets, creating and customizing reports, work breakdown structures and milestones. CPX-213 W / 4 sessions (12 hours) / $185 Wed, 6:15-9:15pm, April 3-24 18

4Photography & Adobe Media ADOBE Andrew Tullio BFA, MA, graphic designer - QCC Office of Publications Adobe Photoshop Foundations Whether you are a complete novice to digital imaging, a graphics designer, or a photographer who just wants to take good-looking images and make them look great, this course is designed to give you a foundation to make the most out of your digital images! From restoring old faded photographs to their former glory, to letting your imagination run free and create completely new digital compositions. Learn how to make the best of your photographs and digital images with this project-orientated course. You will have hands-on experience learning a wide array of techniques for modifying and sweetening your images using the industry standard graphics program: Adobe Photoshop. Learn the basics everyone who works with digital images needs to know, as well as a wide array of advanced techniques. CPX-405 MW / 10 sessions (20 hours) / $195 Mon & Wed, 6:45-8:45pm, April 8-May 8 Creating Videos for Social Media Start your own video blog for YouTube® or other social media outlets! Want to start a web video series, but don’t know where to get started? Or do you take videos and want to refine them to show friends and family online, but don’t know how? Then this class is for you! Learn the steps to start your own video blog: attain basic skills of properly shooting video and polishing it with video editing software, what makes successful videos, and how to prep for YouTube® and other social media platforms. Note: Access to a mini camcorder, webcam, or other video recorder required. Basic to Intermediate knowledge of Photoshop or other image editing software is suggested but not required. CPX-121 MW / 6 sessions (12 hours) / $130 Mon & Wed, 6:30-8:30pm, March 4-20 Personal Enrichment PICTURE THIS: Digital Photography Jason Ano, Columbia University & QCC multi-media designer, active professional filmmaker/ photographer with works featured in Rolling Stone, SPIN, MTV & Billboard Picture This: The Art of Digital Photography Explore the basic principles of becoming proficient with your digital camera (whether you have an advance digital “dSLR” or a casual compact camera) and the art of photography. Learn how to utilize manual camera operation to produce expert photographs, professional image enhancement through Adobe Photoshop. Topics include: exposure, composition, portrait & landscape techniques, design in photography, retouching techniques and equipment. Weekly assignments, walking tours, digital darkroom lab sessions, photo demonstrations and group critiques are integral course components. ARX-260 TR / 8 sessions (22 hours) / $185 Tues & Thurs, 6-8:45pm, Feb. 26-March 21 Picture This: Darkroom & Beyond Explore advanced techniques of digital photography by utilizing the digital darkroom. Learn about contemporary styles and techniques in photography, including lighting for portrait, professional digital workflows, multiple exposures and HDR, shooting to edit and learning to see creatively. Weekly assignments to be given, as well as hands-on shooting field trips. Learn professional post-production with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom and Apple Aperture, used by multi-media professionals for print/graphic design and photography. Discover the basic and most useful techniques for all styles of photography, with special focus on photo enhancement, photo workflow, best practices and creating a personal style. Topics include: preparing photos for optimal print quality, retouching photos, understanding layers and filters, selecting/extracting images, manipulating images, layer masking and blending, fix troublesome exposure, optimize your workflow and advance color correction and grading. ARX-261 TR / 8 sessions (22 hours) / $185 Tues & Thurs, 6-8:45pm, April 9-May 2 19

4Pho<strong>to</strong>graphy & Adobe Media<br />

ADOBE<br />

Andrew Tullio BFA, MA, graphic designer - QCC Office <strong>of</strong> Publications<br />

Adobe Pho<strong>to</strong>shop Foundations<br />

Whe<strong>the</strong>r you are a complete novice <strong>to</strong> digital imaging, a graphics designer, or a pho<strong>to</strong>grapher<br />

who just wants <strong>to</strong> take good-looking images and make <strong>the</strong>m look great, this course is designed<br />

<strong>to</strong> give you a foundation <strong>to</strong> make <strong>the</strong> most out <strong>of</strong> your digital images!<br />

From res<strong>to</strong>ring old faded pho<strong>to</strong>graphs <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir former glory, <strong>to</strong> letting your imagination run<br />

free and create completely new digital compositions. Learn how <strong>to</strong> make <strong>the</strong> best <strong>of</strong> your<br />

pho<strong>to</strong>graphs and digital images with this project-orientated course. You will have hands-on<br />

experience learning a wide array <strong>of</strong> techniques for modifying and sweetening your images<br />

using <strong>the</strong> industry standard graphics program: Adobe Pho<strong>to</strong>shop. Learn <strong>the</strong> basics everyone<br />

who works with digital images needs <strong>to</strong> know, as well as a wide array <strong>of</strong> advanced techniques.<br />

CPX-405 MW / 10 sessions (20 hours) / $195 Mon & Wed, 6:45-8:45pm, April 8-May 8<br />

Creating Videos for Social Media<br />

Start your own video blog for YouTube® or o<strong>the</strong>r social media outlets! Want <strong>to</strong> start a web<br />

video series, but don’t know where <strong>to</strong> get started? Or do you take videos and want <strong>to</strong> refine<br />

<strong>the</strong>m <strong>to</strong> show friends and family online, but don’t know how? Then this class is for you!<br />

Learn <strong>the</strong> steps <strong>to</strong> start your own video blog: attain basic skills <strong>of</strong> properly shooting video<br />

and polishing it with video editing s<strong>of</strong>tware, what makes successful videos, and how <strong>to</strong> prep for<br />

YouTube® and o<strong>the</strong>r social media platforms.<br />

Note: Access <strong>to</strong> a mini camcorder, webcam, or o<strong>the</strong>r video recorder required. Basic <strong>to</strong> Intermediate<br />

knowledge <strong>of</strong> Pho<strong>to</strong>shop or o<strong>the</strong>r image editing s<strong>of</strong>tware is suggested but not required.<br />

CPX-121 MW / 6 sessions (12 hours) / $130 Mon & Wed, 6:30-8:30pm, March 4-20<br />

Personal Enrichment<br />

PICTURE THIS: Digital Pho<strong>to</strong>graphy<br />

Jason Ano, Columbia University & QCC multi-media designer, active pr<strong>of</strong>essional filmmaker/ pho<strong>to</strong>grapher<br />

with works featured in Rolling S<strong>to</strong>ne, SPIN, MTV & Billboard<br />

Picture This: The Art <strong>of</strong> Digital Pho<strong>to</strong>graphy<br />

Explore <strong>the</strong> basic principles <strong>of</strong> becoming pr<strong>of</strong>icient with your digital camera (whe<strong>the</strong>r you<br />

have an advance digital “dSLR” or a casual compact camera) and <strong>the</strong> art <strong>of</strong> pho<strong>to</strong>graphy. Learn<br />

how <strong>to</strong> utilize manual camera operation <strong>to</strong> produce expert pho<strong>to</strong>graphs, pr<strong>of</strong>essional image<br />

enhancement through Adobe Pho<strong>to</strong>shop.<br />

Topics include: exposure, composition, portrait & landscape techniques, design in pho<strong>to</strong>graphy,<br />

re<strong>to</strong>uching techniques and equipment. Weekly assignments, walking <strong>to</strong>urs, digital darkroom<br />

lab sessions, pho<strong>to</strong> demonstrations and group critiques are integral course components.<br />

ARX-260 TR / 8 sessions (22 hours) / $185 Tues & Thurs, 6-8:45pm, Feb. 26-March 21<br />

Picture This: Darkroom & Beyond<br />

Explore advanced techniques <strong>of</strong> digital pho<strong>to</strong>graphy by utilizing <strong>the</strong> digital darkroom. Learn<br />

about contemporary styles and techniques in pho<strong>to</strong>graphy, including lighting for portrait,<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essional digital workflows, multiple exposures and HDR, shooting <strong>to</strong> edit and learning <strong>to</strong><br />

see creatively. Weekly assignments <strong>to</strong> be given, as well as hands-on shooting field trips.<br />

Learn pr<strong>of</strong>essional post-production with Adobe Pho<strong>to</strong>shop, Adobe Lightroom and Apple<br />

Aperture, used by multi-media pr<strong>of</strong>essionals for print/graphic design and pho<strong>to</strong>graphy.<br />

Discover <strong>the</strong> basic and most useful techniques for all styles <strong>of</strong> pho<strong>to</strong>graphy, with special<br />

focus on pho<strong>to</strong> enhancement, pho<strong>to</strong> workflow, best practices and creating a personal style.<br />

Topics include: preparing pho<strong>to</strong>s for optimal print quality, re<strong>to</strong>uching pho<strong>to</strong>s, understanding<br />

layers and filters, selecting/extracting images, manipulating images, layer masking and blending,<br />

fix troublesome exposure, optimize your workflow and advance color correction and grading.<br />

ARX-261 TR / 8 sessions (22 hours) / $185 Tues & Thurs, 6-8:45pm, April 9-May 2<br />

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