Please note: F-1 students may enroll in the computer courses only after completing the advanced level of the ESL program.

Microsoft Office

With Microsoft business certification credentials, you get the opportunity to develop foundational expertise in cutting-edge computing skills as part of your chosen course of study, to help you eliminate the academic obstacles and barriers that lead to increased drop-out rates.

The new Microsoft business certification features a simple framework for skill assessment and validation. And certification verifies a wide variety of computing skills; not only in programs, but also for specific job functions such as managing budgets and presentations.

Word 2007 • Spend more time writing, less time formatting with the new Ribbon in Office Word 2007. • Reduce file sizes and improve document retention. • Connect documents to business information.	Access™ 2007 • Get started quickly using pre-built tracking applications. • Complete tasks faster with the new user interface. • Effectively share tracked information with others.
Excel® 2007 • Explore large amounts of data with more rows, columns, and other new features. • Create, format, and expand tables with new Excel table enhancements. • Use shared charting in the 2007 versions of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.	Outlook® 2007 • Instantly search all information. • Easily manage daily priorities and information. • Connect with people easily and effectively.
PowerPoint® 2007 • Add designer-quality SmartArt™ graphics. • Use new themes, layouts, Quick Styles, tables, and charts. • Share information and collaborate with users of different operating systems.	Windows Vista™ • Improve security and compliance. • Optimize your desktop infrastructure. • Find and use information more easily. • Better enable your mobile work force.

Website Design

The analysis of the job advertisements suggested that a proposed program should include at a minimum courses from the following areas: communications basics, HTML/Web page design, Web programming, database applications, visual design, and site administration.
Web pages can be extended with HTML features, combined with Cascading Style Sheets and scripting with JavaScript and/or VBScript.
Database applications might include the integration of the Web platform with various database systems, allowing also information exchange across applications and platforms, application of data integration, manipulation and transformation by using XML/XSL tools.
The Web programs can be developed for the user side in Java, VB, for the server side in Perl, C, Java, and ASP. The business requirements include transaction processing, payment handling, dynamic content delivery, and integration of additional application services.
Visual design is beyond the general IS education, and involves artistic work, interface design, psychology, and the study of human and consumer behavior.
The site administration background shall make sure that the services are up running, they are configured properly, they are an integral part of the organization’s information services, and they handle the load and the requests of the users.

SQL Server 2005

You will learn how to

• build databases, queries and reports for SQL Server 2005
• create and manage databases with SQL Server Management Studio
• generate Transact-SQL statements for data retrieval and modification
• implement security and back up databases to protect critical data
• configure merge replication and handle data conflicts
• explore business intelligence solutions using Integration, Analysis and Reporting Services

Course Benefits
SQL Server 2005 offers a robust architecture for enterprise data management, developer productivity and business intelligence. This course provides the knowledge and practical skills needed to maximize the benefits of SQL Server 2005. You gain a solid foundation on which to build essential SQL Server development and administrative skills, including creating databases, generating Transact-SQL statements and implementing security.

Crystal Reports

You will learn how to

• develop reports using Crystal Reports to transform data into meaningful information
• create advanced graphical and crosstab reports
• add calculations and program logic with the Formula Workshop
• connect to data sources natively, via ODBC and OLE DB
• analyze database structures and extract the data you need to meet your reporting needs
• deploy reports via HTML to a Web browser or desktop application via Visual Basic and .NET

Course Benefits
With the power of this industry-leading report-writing tool, Crystal Reports users and developers can integrate their organization's data, making sophisticated reports readily available to support critical business decisions. In this hands-on course, you gain extensive experience using Crystal Reports to connect to databases, retrieve raw data, format data, and create and present reports for widespread distribution. You return to your organization with a detailed process to help you connect to data sources and create useful reports right away.

Graphic Design

This course provides an initial, wide-ranging exploration of visual communication issues and applications. Design methodology, problem-solving, the relationship of visual form to meaning, type / image relationships are key aspects of this course. Material fee

GRAPHIC DESIGN: WORD, IMAGE, AND VISUAL ORGANIZATION
In this course, students apply their growing knowledge of the interaction between typography and visual form to specific design situations. Design methodology, research, the development of a variety of solutions, and the use of grid system are emphasized. Assignments may include posters, maps, and brochures.

GRAPHIC DESIGN II: COMPLEXITY AND VARIETY IN DESIGN
This course presents students with complex design situations. Research and methodology are vital components of the course as students may undertake such projects as package design, instruction manuals, or book design. Students are expected to continue to refine their knowledge and application of typography and of design technology. Material fee

Computer Repair

This course will enable you to do the following:

• Identify major components and sub-systems of an IBM-class microcomputer
• Have a basic understanding of what takes place with the computer's hardware when
  the computer is turned on
• Understand how MS-DOS operates and uses memory in an IBM-class computer
• Understand the concept of fault-isolation, and be able to isolate the most typical
  kinds of faults found in malfunctioning IBM-class computers; and
• Be able to successfully repair faulty IBM-class computers in at least a rudimentary
  fashion.
  

Web Testing

 On-line Application