Course List

Description

Computers are used in almost all fields of work. To work with a computer, it is essential to understand the computer environment and the traits of its various applications. In this course, you'll explore a number of interface elements and applications that make Mac Leopard a significant and user amiable OS.

Course Objective: You will explore Mac OS X Leopard's environment and learn to use its various applications such as Safari, iChat, and iLife. You will also use the OS to manage your files and folders, save information, and manage storage space.

Target Student: This course is designed for desktop users who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to work on a Macintosh system. This course is also intended for anyone needing to understand the Mac OS new features/functionality to take advantage of its capabilities. (Office Workers, College Students, SOHO, etc.)

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• examine and explore the user interface elements.
• manage files and folders.
• work with data.
• work with the iLife Application suite.
• browse the Internet.
• manage memory and storage space on your computer.

Prerequisites: Students should understand and be proficient in computer desktop usage. Knowledge of previous versions of Mac operating systems is desired but not needed.

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• One (1) month of email/phone support
• One (1) year for a free re-take of the same course
• Certificate of Completion from the FCDW

Class Info: Three (3) hour course only. | Class size limited

Description

In this class, you will cover: an introduction to JavaScript, using the Javascript tags, programming basics including variables, data types, functions, operators, and control structures, working with language objects, writing to a Web page, creating new windows, handling events on a form & scripting for form elements.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• create and execute a JavaScript script. They will also identify some guidelines to be followed while writing scripts.
• display messages on the status bar of the browser window, create a new window that helps open linked pages, and manage the window using the properties and methods of the window object.
• add content to documents, create dynamic documents, and navigate between layers in a document.
• create a form, store data in it, and manipulate the data.
• validate data using control constructs.
• manipulate numerical, string, and date values.

Prerequisite: Solid knowledge of HTML and/or Cascading Style Sheets or equivalent knowledge.

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited | (uses 4th edition)

This class is not currently scheduled for a group session.

Description

Course length: 2 day(s)

Course Description

You are familiar with XHTML and basic techniques of JavaScript programming in designing basic web pages. You can make your web pages more dynamic and attractive by providing additional functionality to them. In this course, you will use the advanced techniques in JavaScript programming and Ajax to make your web pages highly functional.

Course Objective: You will use the advanced techniques in JavaScript programming and Ajax to add better functionality to make web pages interactive and dynamic.

Target Student: Advanced JavaScript Programming is intended for students who are experienced developers of web pages and have experience with JavaScript. Students should be comfortable creating web pages, writing XHTML code and basic JavaScripts, and proficient in using web browsers such as Internet Explorer.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• maintain JavaScript code using programming techniques.
• implement cross-browser compatibility using JavaScript.
• use custom objects in JavaScript.
• create and use arrays in JavaScript.
• handle cookies using JavaScript.
• validate forms using the generic approach.
• program using DOM API to traverse, modify, and append nodes to documents.
• communicate with Adobe Flash files, ActiveX controls, and server applications.
• use Ajax to fetch information from the server and display it on the web page.
• create applications with Ajax.

Prerequisites: To ensure successful completion of this course, we recommend that you first complete the JavaScript Programming course or have equivalent knowledge.

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

If you have recently purchased a Digital SLR camera, but are struggling to take quality photos, then this course is for you. ‘Learn to use your Digital SLR Camera for beginners’ is aimed at taking the guesswork out of your new digital camera. Focusing on everything from the setup of the initial shoot to how to load your pictures onto your computer, this full day lecture-style course will help you take better photos. Students should expect to work closely with an instructor on modern photo techniques and how to get the most out of your equipment.

In this course, you will learn:

• How to take quality photos with your DSLR camera
• Working with shutter speed, aperture, and ISO
• Changing lenses and why
• Importing pictures from a DSLR and/or hard drives onto a computer
• Opening pictures in Photoshop

Prerequisite: No course pre-requisites

Note: Students must bring their own DSLR camera, a compact Flash card, compact Flash card reader, and your camera manual. Lenses and relevant computer cords are recommended as well. It is highly recommended that you bring a tripod and a spare battery.

Training Type: Lecture-style workshop.

Course Includes:

• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Class size limited. Computers and materials are provided by the FCDW. No additional equipment is necessary.

**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register** Terms and Conditions

Description

• What’s new in CSS3?
• Advanced pseudo-selectors
• CSS3 Browser compatibility
• New Visual Effects (Rounded corners, shadows, gradients, and more)
• Advanced Visual Effects
• Layers
• Web Fonts
• 2D Transformations

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• A reference packet
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

This course is the first in a series of three Microsoft Office Outlook courses. It will provide you with the skills you need to start sending and responding to email in Microsoft Office Outlook, as well as maintaining your Calendar, scheduling meetings, and working with tasks and notes. In this course, you will compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes.

Course Objective: You will compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes.

Target Student: This course is designed for any person with a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows who needs to use Microsoft Office Outlook to compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes. In addition, this course helps prepare students who desire to take the Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist certification for Outlook.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• identify the components of the Outlook environment. You will also perform simple tasks such as sending and responding to email messages.
• compose messages.
• use folders to organize messages.
• manage contacts and contact information.
• schedule appointments.
• schedule meetings.
• manage tasks and notes.

Prerequisites: The course requires that you are familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard; basic typing skills are recommended. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to: launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

Professional Textbook
Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
1 month of email/phone support
1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

If you have been using Microsoft Office Outlook as a communications tool, then you know how to send a mail message; schedule appointments and meetings; and create contacts, tasks, and notes. This course is the second in a series of three Microsoft Office Outlook courses. In this course, you will customize your Outlook environment, Calendar, mail, folders, and also track, share, assign, and quickly locate various Outlook items.

Course Objective: You will customize your environment, Calendar, and mail messages to meet your specific needs as well as track, share, assign, and quickly locate various Outlook items.

Target Student: This course is designed for experienced Outlook users who need to customize their environment, Calendar, and email messages to meet their specific requirements and who wish to track, share, assign, and locate various Outlook items.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• customize the Calendar by setting various Calendar options.
• customize message options.
• track work activities using the Journal.
• assign and track tasks.
• share folder information.
• customize the Outlook environment.
• locate Outlook items.
• work with public folders.

Prerequisites: Outlook Level 1 or equivalent knowledge

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

Professional Textbook
Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
1 month of email/phone support
1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

Photoshop 1 is a beginner's course designed to teach those students with little or no background in Graphic Design and/or manipulation of images. This course will help a beginner user to understand what different types of images are, how to edit and manipulate images in Photoshop, and some of the basic tools that are extremely valuable.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• explore the Adobe Photoshop environment.
• determine the resolution and graphic type.
• work with selections.
• work with multiple layers.
• enhance images.
• identify the various image mode characteristics and color adjustment options.
• save images in the web, print, and PDF formats.

Prerequisite: Windows Level 1 or equivalent knowledge

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• One (1) month of email/phone support
• One (1) year for a free re-take of the same course (for attended students only)

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register** Terms and Conditions

Description

You familiarized yourself with the basic image editing tools of Adobe® Photoshop®. Now, you may want to enhance images and work with videos. In this course, you will work with the advanced tools and features available in Photoshop.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• use the tools available in Adobe Photoshop to enhance an image.
• create and edit vector paths.
• create custom fills and patterns.
• work with layers.
• automate tasks in Adobe Photoshop.
• use the video tools available in Adobe Photoshop to edit and export video files.
• work with other Adobe applications.

Prerequisite: Photoshop Level 1 or equivalent knowledge

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• One (1) month of email/phone support
• One (1) year for a free re-take of the same course (for attended students only)

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register** Terms and Conditions

Description

You have created static web pages using HTML. You now desire to use the features of PHP for creating dynamic websites. In this course, you will acquaint yourself with PHP by working with its common script elements, use the PHP script elements to create forms, address the stateless nature of HTTP by setting cookies and session variables in your scripts, and write the data entered in a form to a database.

Course Objective: You will create PHP scripts.

Target Student: This course is designed for the student who is well versed in HTML, and who has had at least some experience with scripting languages and SQL.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• familiarize yourself with PHP.
• work with common PHP script elements.
• work with forms.
• address the stateless nature of HTTP.
• access and manipulate data with PHP.

Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following ourses or have equivalent knowledge:
HTML Programming: Level 1
HTML Programming: Level 2
Introduction to Programming
SQL Fundamentals of Querying

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

In today's work environment, presentations have moved far beyond flip charts and overhead projectors. Audiences not only expect that your presentations are in an electronic format, but they also demand that your presentations be unique and sophisticated in their use of such formats. In this course, you will work with Microsoft Office PowerPoint to create electronic presentations.

Course Objective: You will explore the PowerPoint environment and create a new presentation. You will format text on slides to enhance clarity. In order to enhance the visual appeal, you will add graphical objects to a presentation and modify them. You will also add tables and charts to a presentation to present data in a structured form. You will then finalize a presentation to deliver it.

Target Student: This course is designed for students who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to create and modify basic presentations using Microsoft Office PowerPoint. This course is also intended for students interested in pursuing Microsoft Office Specialist certification in Microsoft Office PowerPoint.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• get started with PowerPoint.
• create a presentation.
• format text on slides.
• add graphical objects to a presentation.
• modify objects on slides.
• add tables to a presentation.
• add charts to a presentation.
• prepare to deliver a presentation.

Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• One (1) month of email/phone support
• One (1) year for a free re-take of the same course (for attended students only)

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register** Terms and Conditions

Description

As a Microsoft Office PowerPoint user, you are familiar with the basics of creating a presentation and you are able to convey information effectively in a simple way. Static content in presentation, however, will not keep your audience interested. In this course, you will enhance presentations with feature that will transform basic presentations into a powerful means of communication.

Course Objective: You will enhance your presentation with features that will transform it into a powerful means of communication. You will customize the PowerPoint interface to suit your requirements and use the new and enhanced features to create dynamic and visually appealing presentations. You will then finalize a presentation and secure it to authenticate its validity.

Target Student: This course is designed for students who want to gain the skills necessary to work with design templates, various types of diagrams, special effects, custom slide shows, collaboration functionality, and advanced presentation delivery. This course also assists in the preparation for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. It is for students who already have knowledge of the basics of PowerPoint, including slide formatting and working with tables, charts, images, objects, and presentation preparation.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• customize the PowerPoint environment.
• customize a design template.
• add diagrams to your presentation.
• add special effects to a PowerPoint presentation.
• use the various options to customize slide shows.
• use PowerPoint to collaborate on a presentation.
• finalize a presentation.

Prerequisites: PowerPoint Level 1 or equivalent knowledge

**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• One (1) month of email/phone support
• One (1) year for a free re-take of the same course (for attended students only)

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

You will create and manage a project schedule using Microsoft Project.

Target Student: This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs a tool to manage those project plans.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• identify the basic features and components of the Microsoft Project environment.
• create a new project plan file and enter project information.
• manage tasks by organizing tasks and setting task relationships.
• manage resources for a project.
• finalize a project plan.

Prerequisites:  A general introductory-level understanding of project management concepts. Basic end-user skills with any current Windows operating system.

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

Professional Textbook
Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
1 month of email/phone support
1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

Course Objective: You will manage and customize project plans during the implementation stage of a project.

Target Student: This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who has the basic skills to create and modify project plans using Microsoft Project, and who needs to use Microsoft Project to manage and customize those plans through the implementation stage of a project.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• exchange project plan data with other applications.
• update a project plan.
• manage project costs.
• report project data visually.
• reuse project plan information.

Prerequisites: Project Level 1 or equivalent knowledge

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

Professional Textbook
Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
1 month of email/phone support
1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

You're starting Microsoft Office Publisher, which is an easy-to-use, flexible program for creating newsletters, brochures, business cards, postcards, flyers, among others for print, email, and the web. In this course, you will look at how to create a publication from scratch or use one of the hundreds of business and personal designs available in Publisher.

Course Objective: You will create, format, revise, and distribute publications.

Target Student: This course was designed for persons with a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Word who need to learn how to use Microsoft Publisher to create, layout, and edit publications.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• create a one-page publication.
• modify a publication's layout and structure.
• edit content in the publication.
• format a publication.
• format pictures.
• identify the options for distributing a publication.

Prerequisites: This course assumes that you are familiar with using personal computers and word processing. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to: launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; manage files and folders; and select text.

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

Professional Textbook
Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
1 month of email/phone support
1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

This course is an introduction on how to use QuickBooks to best meet the needs of your business. The main objective is to introduce you to QuickBooks’s basic features and give you an opportunity for hands-on practice. You will learn about the types of information you need to track in your business, and how to enter that information and track it in QuickBooks. By the time you complete the course, you will have a good idea of how an accounting software package can save time and help organize business finances. When you are ready to use QuickBooks, you will be familiar with the most common tasks and will know where to find information about more advanced features.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Set up a company
• Work with lists
• Set up inventory
• Sell your product
• Invoice for services
• Work with bank accounts
• Process payments
• Enter and pay bills
• Use the EasyStep Interview
• Use online banking
• Share files with an accountant

Prerequisite: Windows® Level 1 or equivalent knowledge

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

Professional Textbook
Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
One (1) month of email/phone support
One (1) year for a free re-take of the same course (for attended students only)

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register** Terms and Conditions

Description

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Customize forms
• Use other QuickBooks accounts
• Create reports
• Create graphs
• Track and pay sales tax
• Do payroll with QuickBooks
• Estimate, time track, and job cost
• Write letters
• Synchronize with contact management software

Prerequisite:  QuickBooks Level 1 or equivalent knowledge

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

Social media for business – 22.7% of the time we spend online is on Social Media sites. Is Social Media a part of your marketing plan?  This course is a solid a-z explanation of how to integrate social media into your marketing strategy to increase awareness, build your brand, connect with your customers, and grow their loyalty.

Course Objective: You will learn which social media platforms are best for your business and how to create a strategy for effectively using them.

Target Student: This course is designed for people who are interested in understanding how to use social media for their business, and who desire to gain the skills necessary to fully implement a digital marketing strategy.

Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard and must have an email address. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Determine which social media platforms are best for your business
• Integrate social media into your marketing plan
• Create a system to manage your social media
• Understand the importance of digital marketing as a part of your overall marketing plan
• Effectively use digital marketing and social media to increase awareness, build your brand, connect with your customers, and grow their loyalty

Please note that if you want to get the most out of social media, you will need to invest a good amount of time into the entire process.  This workshop is just the beginning of your social media campaign and we want it to be clear that it does take a commitment to get everything you want out of it.  The Fort Collins Digital Workshop is here to help you every step along the way, so let’s get started!

**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• A reference packet
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register** Terms and Conditions

Description

Become a visual storyteller using the techniques taught in this course. Equipment choice, captioning, composition and photo essay design for print and digital publication will be covered. Discussion topics will include editorial photography trends and photojournalism ethics. Students will also have the opportunity for constructive critique of their images from their peers and the instructor.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Recognize “decisive moments” while capturing action in sports, news or event situations.
• Depict a “sense of place” in their photographs.
• Communicate universal themes and ideas visually through photographic media.
• Write and add captions to digital photo files.
• Ethically process photojournalistic images in Photoshop.
• Compile a photo essay, slideshow or portfolio presentation.

Prerequisite: Windows Level 1, Learn to Use your DSLR for Beginners or equivalent knowledge.

Training Type: Lecture-style workshop.

Course Includes:

• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Class size limited. Computers and materials are provided by the FCDW.

Description

Digital Photography has the promise of easy images plus lots of confusion all in one package. For both the weekend shooter to the seasoned pro the newer digital cameras can present some challenges when you want to go beyond the simple point and click.

This course will walk you through just what those symbols and settings on your camera really mean and how to use them to get those images you want. If you come from a film background or just want to figure out your new camera this one class will help you get up to speed.

In this course, you will learn:

• What those dial settings can do and when to use them
• Working with shutter speed, f stop, and ISO
• Both stopping action and artistic effects

We will also touch on some of the digital editing programs out in the market (both free and most common) plus how to get those great images out of the camera and into prints or the web.

Presentation will be both Power Point presentation and Lecture.

**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register** Terms and Conditions

Description

You will set Photoshop’s unit preferences and save files in different formats to see how well each one balances image quality with file size reduction. You will then calibrate your system’s color display. You will also use Photoshop as part of creating finished web pages, export individual slices, and create an HTML web page that displays a table containing sliced sections. Finally, you will use the Save for Web & Devices feature to create and optimize animations for the web and mobile devices.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• prepare images for the web.
• optimize images by saving them in different formats and applying transparency to them.
• apply color management techniques, adjust images, and ensure color consistency to create images that are attractive to the widest possible audience who use different platforms such as Windows® and Macintosh®.
• create web page layouts.
• export a web page.
• create animations for the web and mobile devices.

Prerequisite: Photoshop Level 1 or equivalent knowledge

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: 1 day course. Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

Overview: Students will learn to use or create VBScript variables, arithmetic and logical operators, built-in and custom functions, and conditional statements and loops, as well as understand variant sub-types.

Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Benefits: Students will learn how to turn their Web pages from static text and images into functional, interactive, and dynamic communications and e-commerce tools.

Target student: Students enrolling in this course should understand the Windows user interface, Windows-based applications, and be proficient with advanced-level HTML.

VBScript Introduction

Performance-based objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Define VBScript and describe the advantages of using it in Web pages.
• Embed VBScript code in an HTML document, hide the VBScript code from browsers that lack a VBScript interpreter, and insert comments into VBScript code.
• Define variables, name them appropriately, and demonstrate implicit and explicit declarations of variables.
• Declare arrays and use them in scripts.
• Use the four types of VBScript operators and produce specific results by demonstrating their precedence.
• Insert functions, subroutines, and Event Procedures into VBScripts and reduce programming effort by using VBScript’s predefined procedures.
• Write code that makes decisions based on existing conditions using control structures and loops.
• Format numbers and manipulate the variant subtype String, using some predefined functions.
• Enable communication with Web page visitors using Message and Input boxes.
• Extract date and time information from the client computer, format it, and display the date and time of the last update on the Web page.
• Use the DOM to control the layout of HTML pages, add effects, and get information from users.
• Use functions to handle Windows mouse and keyboard events, validate user input, and handle run-time errors.

Prerequisites: A working knowledge of advanced-level HTML. Programming experience is helpful, but not required.

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

Diagrams and charts play a pivotal role in knowledge dissemination, making complex data easy to understand. Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional has a host of features that are instrumental in creating pictorial representations of information. In this course, you will learn the essentials of Visio.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify the various types of drawings you can create using Visio and navigate in a Visio document.
• Drag shapes from Visio stencils and resize, rotate, align, and transform them.
• Increase your productivity with smart features, such as numbering shapes automatically, duplicating shapes quickly, and grouping and aligning.
• Create a flowchart or a cross-functional flowchart.
• Create an organization chart manually or generate one from a text file.
• Create an office floor plan to scale.

Prerequisite: Windows® Level 1 or equivalent knowledge

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

Microsoft Office Visio Level 2 is the second course in the Microsoft Visio series. In Microsoft Office Visio: Level 1, you used the various templates to design and manage workflows and flowcharts. This course will build upon the knowledge gained, and enable you to work with many advanced features, including using the drawing tools, creating and working with custom stencils and templates, and sharing your Visio drawings with other applications.

Course Objective: You will create custom elements and a custom template, represent external data as a drawing, and share your work with others.

Target Student: This course is designed for individuals who have an understanding of the basic workflow and the concept of end-to-end flowcharting.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• create a custom shape.
• design a custom stencil.
• design styles and templates.
• design a floor plan.
• represent external data in Visio.
• share your drawings.

Prerequisites: Visio Level 1 or equivalent knowledge

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

Professional Textbook
Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
1 month of email/phone support
1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

Course length: 2 days

Students will learn how to develop desktop applications using Visual Basic 6.0 that conform to the Microsoft Solution Framework. They will plan the physical design, create user services, create and manage COM components, test, deploy, and maintain desktop applications.

Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Benefits: Students will learn how to create complex desktop applications using Visual Basic 6.0.

Target student: Students enrolling in this course should understand Visual Basic terminology, the steps to create an application, modular environments, and the relationship between controls and events.

Performance-based objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Use Visual Basic 6.0's debugging and error handling tools.
• Describe and create a Class Module.
• Develop COM components and implement them in your project.
• Use COM components developed by other authors, including Microsoft programs like Word and Internet Explorer.
• Connect to a data source and retrieve data.
• Display retrieved data on screen and in reports.
• Create ActiveX controls using constituent controls.
• Implement help files and other tools to make your application user friendly.
• Prepare your application for Web deployment, optimize your application, and deploy it.
• Add Visual SourceSafe to your project and use it to maintain control over your project's versions.
• Construct SQL queries and explain the choices you have in cursor and record locking options.
• Build applications using WebBrowser and Active documents.

Prerequisites: Visual Basic Introduction or equivalent. Specifically, the student must be able to:

Use Visual Basic to develop a simple Windows application.

Isolate, identify, and correct errors in a Visual Basic application.

Develop and work with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access files.

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

Course length: 3 days

Students will learn how to use Visual Basic to develop Windows applications.

Performance-based objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify and describe the purpose of various components of the Visual Basic programming environment.
• Build and run a small application.
• Use the code editing tools in the Code Editor window to write conditional statements and other code constructs.
• Isolate, identify, and correct logic, compile, and run-time errors in a Visual Basic application.
• Develop multiple-form applications.
• Declare variables and constants.
• Examine and discuss Sub and Function procedures, and pass arguments by value and by reference.
• Create application interfaces with standard and custom controls.
• Build common and pop-up menus into an application.
• Write an error-handling routine.
• Create an application by using the VB Application Wizard, and create, install, and remove a setup program.
• Use the data control to access a database table and discuss the features of an MDI environment.

Prerequisites: Windows navigation and some programming experience.

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

While using the Internet, you have probably encountered various attractive and useful websites, and you may have formed your own opinions of their capabilities and limitations. However, merely using the Internet will not give you an understanding of how these sites are created. In this course, you will examine the basics of foundational web technology and create your own functional web pages using markup languages such as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML), and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

Course Objective: You will create and design web pages with text, graphics, and data tables. You will then link these web pages to enable navigation between these web pages.

Target Student: Web Design with XHTML, HTML, and CSS: Level 1 is intended for students who are interested in creating web pages and web sites using popular web publishing technologies. Students who want to learn web design for their personal use or for business related purposes will benefit equally.

Prerequisites: You should be familiar with using personal computers with a mouse and keyboard and possess basic typing skills. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. Familiarity with Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox would be an advantage.

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

Professional Textbook
Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
One (1) month of email/phone support
One (1) year for a free re-take of the same course (for attended students only)

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register** Terms and Conditions

Description

You know how to create a basic website. However, for your website to be successful, it must stand out from the crowd and attract visitors. In this course, you will learn skills that will be instrumental in creating advanced web pages.

Course Objective: You will create advanced web pages and test their validity.

Target Student: This course is designed for persons who understand the fundamentals of XHTML, HTML, and CSS and have used the three technologies to create basic web pages. It is aimed at individuals interested in using these technologies to create advanced web pages and test their validity.

Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with using personal computers with a mouse and keyboard. Basic typing skills are mandatory. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. Familiarity with Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox is an advantage. Apart from these, the user should be familiar with Web Design with XHTML, HTML, and CSS: Level 1.

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

Professional Textbook
Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
One (1) month of email/phone support
One (1) year for a free re-take of the same course (for attended students only)

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register** Terms and Conditions

Description

While using the Internet, you might have encountered many websites that are aesthetically appealing and also provide you with world class service. As a web designer, you would like to create and design a website that attracts many users. In the Web Design with XHTML, HTML, and CSS: Level 3 course, you will apply the best practices of web design and create a website that enhances the usability and interactivity of the web page/site.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• create forms.
• create advanced styles and page layouts.
• optimize a website for accessibility.
• optimize a website for search engines.
• publish a website.

Prerequisite: Web Design with XHTML, HTML, and CSS: Level 2 or equivalent knowledge

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

Word processing is the use of computers to create, revise, and save documents for printing and future retrieval. This course is the first in a series of three Microsoft Office Word courses. It will provide you with the basic concepts required to produce basic business documents.

Course Objective: You will create, edit, and enhance standard business documents using Microsoft Office Word.

Target Student: This course is intended for individuals who want to gain basic knowledge of working on Word. Individuals who want to pursue Microsoft Certified Application Specialist certification in Microsoft Office Word can also take this course.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• create a basic document using Microsoft Word.
• edit documents by locating and modifying text.
• format text.
• format paragraphs.
• add tables to a document.
• add graphic elements to a document.
• control a document's page setup and its overall appearance.
• proof documents to make them more accurate.

Prerequisite: Windows® Level 1 or equivalent knowledge

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

In the first course in this series, Microsoft Office Word Level 1, you gained all the basic skills that you need to create a wide range of standardized business documents. If you use Microsoft Word on a regular basis, then once you have mastered the basic skills, the next step is to improve your proficiency. To do so, you can customize and automate the way Microsoft Word works for you. You can also improve the quality of your work by enhancing your documents with customized Microsoft Word elements. In this course, you will create complex documents in Microsoft Word by adding components such as, customized lists, tables, charts, and graphics. You will also create personalized Microsoft Word efficiency tools.

Course Objective: You will create complex documents in Microsoft Office Word documents and build personalized efficiency tools in Microsoft Word.

Target Student: This course was designed for persons who can create and modify standard business documents in Microsoft Word, and who need to learn how to use Microsoft Word to create or modify complex business documents as well as customized Word efficiency tools. It will be helpful for persons preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exams for Microsoft Word.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• manage lists.
• customize tables and charts.
• customize formatting with styles and themes.
• modify pictures in a document.
• create customized graphic elements.
• insert content using Quick Parts.
• control text flow.
• use templates to automate document creation.
• perform mail merges.
• use macros to automate common tasks.

Prerequisites: Word Level 1 or equivelant

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

Professional Textbook
Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
1 month of email/phone support
1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

You know to use Microsoft Office Word to create and format typical business documents. Now, you may need to work on more complex documents. In this course, you will use Word to create, manage, revise, and distribute long documents and forms.

Course Objective: You will create, manage, revise, and distribute long documents.

Target Student: This course is designed for persons who want to gain skills necessary to manage long documents, collaborate with others, and secure documents. In addition, it will be helpful for persons preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exams for Microsoft Office Word.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• use Microsoft Office Word with other programs.
• collaborate on documents.
• manage document versions.
• add reference marks and notes.
• make long documents easier to use.
• secure a document.

Prerequisites: Word level 2 or equivalent knowledge

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

Professional Textbook
Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
1 month of email/phone support
1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

Description

• An introduction to WordPress
• History of WordPress
• Installation and what is required
• Posts vs. Pages
• Sidebar features
• Search capabilities
• Using media in WordPress (images and links)

Prerequisite: Basic computer skills required.  Some knowledge of web design or web technology is helpful but not required.

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• A take-home reference packet
• One month of email/phone support
• One year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register** Terms and Conditions

Description

Wordpress 201 – Themes, Plug-ins, and Widgets is for people who have started a website in WordPress and are looking to continue their customizations by adding custom themes, plug-ins, and widgets.  This course focuses on the WHY and HOW of each topic, using instructor-led examples during the class for each student to follow, followed by some lab time for each student to apply their own custom changes.

Our goal is to help you expand your power with WordPress past the basics, understanding that the changes in appearance that every website designer wants are now at your fingertips.  We do recommend the pre-requisite that you have taken WordPress 101 from the FCDW or equivalent knowledge.

The Wordpress 101 course requires some basic understanding of the internet and web technology.  At the end of the class, there will be a brief lab time, where students may bring their own files to try on their site they have built during the class.

Please note that if you want to customize your site to your needs, there is no easy answer from any web technology, and WordPress takes some time to learn and configure.  WordPress is the industry leader for blogging and content management systems for a reason…it is simple to use! But, it does take a commitment to get everything you want out of it.  We are here to help you every step along the way, so let’s get started!

• Choosing and installing a Theme
• Customizing your Theme
• What are plug-ins and how to use them
• What are sidebar widgets?
• Customizing the appearance

**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• A reference packet
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited

**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register** Terms and Conditions

Description

Welcome to XML: An Introduction (Fourth Edition). With your HTML knowledge, you have a solid foundation for working with markup languages. However, unlike HTML, XML is more flexible, allowing you to create custom tags to store and share data across different systems. This course introduces the fundamentals of XML and its related technologies so that you can create your own markup documents.

Course Objective: You will create markup documents using XML and its related technologies.

Target Student: Web developers using non-XML tools such as Flash, HTML, ColdFusion, and Java, who now want to incorporate XML technology. Desktop publishers wanting to migrate to an XML-based publishing solution. Self-taught XML developers who want to use XML efficiently.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• create a basic XML document.
• validate an XML document.
• format and transform XML documents.
• link XML documents.
• access XML documents.

Prerequisites: Microsoft Windows knowledge:   Also helpful but not required: Experience with a markup language such as HTML or SGML (Web Design with XHTML, HTML and CSS: Level 1).

Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**

Course Includes:

• Professional Textbook
• Take-home CD or downloadable materials with practice examples
• 1 month of email/phone support
• 1 year for a free re-take of the same course

Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited