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Course Descriptions

Business Information Management I, students implement personal and interpersonal skills to strengthen individual performance in the workplace and in society and make a successful transition to the workforce and post secondary education. Students apply technical skills to address business applications of emerging technologies, create word-processing documents, develop a spreadsheet, formulate a database, and make an electronic presentation using appropriate software.  (TexasCTE.org)
 
Textbook:  Microsoft Office 2016,  Cengage Learning
  
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Digital Interactive Media,students will analyze and assess current and emerging technologies, while designing and creating multimedia projects that address customer needs and resolve a problem. Students will implement personal an d interpersonal skills to  prepare for a rapidly evolving workplace environment. The knowledge and skills acquired and practiced will enable students to successfully perform and interact in a technology-driven society. Students will enhance reading, writing, computing, communication, and critical thinking and apply them to the IT enthronement.  
 
Textbook:  Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design Tools, Cengage Learning  
 
 
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Fundamentals of Computer Science  “CS Python Fundamentals is an introductory-level course for students brand new to programming and computer science. In this course, you will learn problem-solving strategies, software design, and the foundations of computer science. There are no course prerequisites for this course, although you should have basic familiarity with computers and software applications. The course is an on line course that will consist of video lessons, daily programming exercises, longer coding assignments, regular quizzes, and tests. I will serve as facilitator and provide addition information and lessons. This course is taught using Python. Python is a general-purpose programming language great for beginners.
 
 
 
 
 
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