Fall 2013 Catalog - Queensborough Community College - CUNY

4Computer Skills
Our Computer Labs utilize Windows 7 & Office 2010 applications. Limited enrollment.
Required: All classes require knowledge in using a computer keyboard and mouse.
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, and PowerPoint. Each week — another session of training!
CPX-115 MW / 5 sessions (15 hours) / $155 Mon & Wed, 6:15-9:15pm, Nov. 11-25
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
M Mon, 6:15-9:45pm, Sept. 23
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
M Mon, 6:15-9:15pm, Sept. 30 & Oct. 7
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
W Wed, 6:15-9:15pm, Sept. 25-Oct. 9
For Advanced Beginners
THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM:
Introduction to the
Modern & Beautiful
Jason Ano, Columbia University & QCC
multi-media designer, active professional
filmmaker/ photographer with works featured
in Rolling Stone, SPIN, MTV & Billboard
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 4 sessions (11 hours) / $95
TR Tues & Thurs, 6-8:45pm,
Oct. 1-10
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) / $155 Wed, 6:15-9:15pm, Oct. 16-23 & Nov. 6
Microsoft Excel
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, Oct. 21-Nov. 4
Personal Enrichment
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