• Computer Applications (semester) This class is an introductory class meant to familiarize students with the Microsoft Office software. Students will gain a basic understanding of how to utilize different tasks in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Student will also learn proper typing and keyboarding techniques.
• Computer Web Design (semester) Students are instructed on the basics of building a Web page with HTML (HyperText Markup Language). Each student authors a personal Web site and learns how to manage and promote their Web site. Other topics introduced include editing and animating graphics, scripting languages, and ways to make a Web site dynamic.
• Computer Graphic Arts (semester) Students are instructed on the basic features of the latest version of Adobe Photoshop, an industry-standard image-editing tool used to produce sophisticated graphics for the Web and for print. Students also are exposed to the basics of Adobe Illustrator and to animation software.
• Intro to Robotics (semester) In this hands-on lab course, students learn the basics of constructing and controlling working robots by using LEGO Mindstorms Robotics System, a modular construction set, and through the use of other reusable robot component kits. Students are introduced to the programming language, Visual Basic, and to robotics' use of electrical circuits, mechanical devices, and microcontrollers.
• Advanced Computer Graphic Arts (semester) This semester course will expand upon the instruction of students on the features of Adobe Photoshop 7.0, an industry-standard image-editing tool, and will focus on training students in the use of Adobe Illustrator 10.0, an illustration program for print, multimedia and online graphics. In this course, students will learn to produce artwork for print and online publishing to produce professional –quality graphic results.In addition, students who were briefly introduced to Adobe LiveMotion in their Intro to Computer Graphics course will now learn more about the key features of LiveMotion and practice developing efficient, interactive animations for online projects.
• Advanced Robotics (semester) This semester course builds on the basic knowledge students have gained in Intro to Robotics, where they were introduced to; Visual Basic programming, basic electronics components and circuitry design, mechanical devices and how they operate, structural and material factors as they relate to building robots, and microcomputers. This class will broaden students’ experience in the study of Robotics by requiring a more in-depth exploration of the interdependencies of mechanical systems and software control of robots and their movements. This course will focus on the study of efficient BASIC Stamp code development, and will expose students to other microcontroller interfacing software and to additional controller projects. The course will also delve deeper into electronics applications and movement control as it relates to functional robots.

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