« Back | March 24, 2025 - Mallory Bronson
This course will help students develop an understanding of the industry with a focus on topics such as history of graphic design, types of digital images, graphic design tools, storing and manipulating images, design elements and principles, copyright laws, and printing images. The course is designed to help students develop technical knowledge and skills needed for success in the graphic design industry.
« Back | March 24, 2025 - Mallory Bronson
Few recent technical innovations have changed an industry as fundamentally as digital photography has changed everything about the way we capture our lives in the way we take, edit, store, and share pictures. Digital Photography provides you with the flexibility to not only use it as an independent individual course or as a group or class course, but to also easily customize the course to the unique needs of your situation. The course promotes the development of critical thinking skills as your students explore digital photography as an enriching activity or a career.
Required Materials: Digital SLR standard SLR camera OR compatible smartphone application
« Back | March 24, 2025 - Mallory Bronson
This course explores the main concepts of art, expression, and creativity as it helps students answer questions such as what is art; what is creativity; and how and why people respond to art. It covers essential design principles such as emphasis, balance, and unity. Units include: Art, History, and Culture; Western and World Art Appreciation; and Art and the Modern World.
« Back | March 24, 2025 - Mallory Bronson
From Taoism, to Islam, to Christianity, religion inevitably affects us all in some way. On one level, religion can help us commune with and honor our spiritual natures, but it can also divide people and create great strife in the world. World Religions: Exploring Diversity will explore the various characteristics of faith and introduce the fundamentals of the major religions, including Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Shintoism, and Taoism. You’ll trace how these powerful faiths have influenced cultures over thousands of years and helped to shape the face of humanity. After this course, you’ll have a clearer understanding of how religion continues to affect the larger world.
« Back | March 24, 2025 - Mallory Bronson
This course supports students in becoming informed, active participants in democracy by framing U.S. governance as a dynamic and participatory process. The course covers the philosophical and historical foundations of the U.S. government, the evolution and structure of federal governance, and the roles of state, local, and tribal governments. The course emphasizes the importance of active citizenship, detailing the rights and responsibilities of American citizens, and explores the influence of political parties, interest groups, and media on the democratic process. Through a mix of case studies, primary sources, and visual aids, students will delve into both domestic and foreign policymaking, ultimately gaining a comprehensive overview of U.S. government and civics.
« Back | February 7, 2024 - Mallory Bronson
From geography to culture Global Business is an exciting topic in the business community today. This course is designed to help students develop the appreciation, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to live and work in a global marketplace.It takes a global view on business, investigating why and how companies go international and are more interconnected. The course further provides students a conceptual tool by which to understand how economic, social, cultural, political and legal factors influence both domestic and cross-border business. Business structures, global entrepreneurship, business management, marketing, and the challenges of managing international organizations will all be explored in this course. Students will cultivate a mindfulness of how history, geography, language, cultural studies, research skills, and continuing education are important in both business activities and the 21st century.
« Back | February 7, 2024 - Mallory Bronson
This course is intended as a practical, hands-on guide to help you understand the process of game development. This course covers: the history of video games, types of early consoles, arcades, personal computers, and platform convergence; game and player goals, game genres, player motivations, and player demographics; story and character development, gameplay, game styles, and level design; game user interface, game audio, mobile and social gaming, and the different job roles in the video game industry; game development phases, the role of management in game production, and various methods used for marketing games; and the future of gaming, existing trends and possible directions in video gaming.
« Back | February 7, 2024 - Mallory Bronson
In the Cybersecurity course, students will learn about the practice of protecting networks, systems, and programs from digital attacks. They will better understand the aim of these attacks, such as destroying information, extorting money and resources, or disrupting business operations. They will learn about the challenges and opportunities that implementing cybersecurity measures can present. As attackers become more innovative, it is more important than ever to have effective cybersecurity channels in place to counter them. Students will learn about countermeasures and role recovery and their integral function in the cybersecurity realm. Additionally, students will learn what makes certain networks and systems more vulnerable to attacks. They will become adept at identifying potential viruses, worms, threats, and malware. The Cybersecurity course acts as a foundation on which to build extensive knowledge about threats to digital security.
« Back | February 7, 2024 - Mallory Bronson
Thinking of a career in the foodservice industry or looking to develop your culinary skills? Explore basic cooking and knife skills while preparing you for entry into the culinary world. Discover the history of food culture, food service, and global cuisines while learning about food science principles and preservation. Prepare for your future by building the professional, communication, leadership, and teamwork skills that are crucial to a career in the culinary arts.
« Back | February 7, 2024 - Mallory Bronson
Artificial Intelligence is a single-semester course that explains the evolution of Artificial Intelligence and its scope in the future. This course also describes how Artificial Intelligence is used in fields such as games, speech recognition, and computer vision. In this course, you will learn about different types of intelligent agents and their environments. You will also learn how to formulate problems and represent knowledge. The course Artificial Intelligence also covers the concepts of machine learning, natural language processing, expert systems, and robots. You will also learn about the ethics and safety issues related to artificial intelligence.
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