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Desktop Publishing Applications Specialist Certificate (Spring 2009)
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An individual, with or without a college degree, with the goal to acquire or improve computer desktop publishing application skills, will accomplish that goal in this certificate. Emphasis is placed upon the acquisition of results-oriented career business and industry skills.

The desktop publishing certificate is intended for those seeking entry-level positions, as well as for those currently employed, who desire to enhance their job skills. This certificate provides current or prospective employers with tangible evidence of desktop publishing competency, on the part of the certificate completer.

Application courses for the certificate will encourage students to develop a “cross-platform” mastery, which is made possible by offering most on-campus courses in a dual-platform Macintosh and Windows computing environment.

Required courses that cover skills a student already has may be replaced with other CDTP courses at the discretion of the Assistant Dean of Computing Sciences and Information Technology or a desktop publishing professor. An applicant must complete 14 credits at Johnson County Community College.

(Major Code 4830; CIP Code 11.0202)

Computing Sciences and Information Technology Department

Certificate of Completion

Prior to beginning the database career certificate
program the student must take the following prerequisite
or have taken an equivalent transfer course, or have passed
the waiver test, or have obtained a waiver from the program
administrator.



CPCA 105  Introduction to Personal Computers: Windows..........1
          or
CPCA 106  Introduction to Personal Computers: Macintosh........1

Suggested/Sample Course Sequence Completion in One Semester

The sequence taken by the student may vary depending
on prerequisites, course availability, and personal/
professional responsibilities.

First Five Week Session

CPCA 134  Managing Your Macintosh*.............................1
          Prerequisite: CPCA 106 or an appropriate score on an
          assessment test
          or
CPCA 138  Windows for Microcomputers*..........................1
          Prerequisite: CPCA 105 or CPCA 106 or CPCA 128 or
          CIS 124 or an appropriate score on an
          assessment test
CDTP 135  Desktop Photo Manipulation I: Photoshop..............1
CDTP 140  Desktop Publishing I: InDesign.......................1
CDTP 145  Desktop Illustration I: Illustrator..................1

Second Five Week Session

CDTP 155  Desktop Photo Manipulation II: Photoshop*............1
          Prerequisite: CDTP 135
CDTP 160  Desktop Publishing II: InDesign*.....................1
          Prerequisite: CDTP 140
CDTP 165  Desktop Illustration II: Illustrator*................1
          Prerequisite: CDTP 145

Third Five Week Session

CDTP 175  Desktop Photo Manipulation III: Photoshop*...........1
          Prerequisite: CDTP 155
CDTP 168  Desktop Publishing III: InDesign*....................1
          Prerequisite: CDTP 160
CDTP 185  Desktop Illustration III: Illustrator*...............1
          Prerequisite: CDTP 165

Select four of the following twelve courses:

CPCA 108  Word Processing I: MS Word*..........................1
          Prerequisites: CPCA 105 or CPCA 106 or CIS 124
          or CPCA 128 or appropriate score on a waiver test
CPCA 123  E-Presentation: MS PowerPoint*.......................1
          Prerequisite: CPCA 105 or CPCA 106
          or CIS 124 or CPCA 128 or an appropriate score on a
          waiver test
CPCA 125  Word Processing II: MS Word*.........................1
          Prerequisite: CPCA 108
CWEB 105  Introduction to Web Pages: Dreamweaver*..............1
          Prerequisite: CWEB 101
CWEB 106  Introduction to Microsoft FrontPage*.................1
          Prerequisite: CWEB 101
CWEB 115  Intermediate Web Pages: Dreamweaver*.................1
          Prerequisite: CWEB 105
CWEB 125  Introduction to Dynamic Web Pages: Dreamweaver*......1
          Prerequisites: CWEB 115 and CPCA 114
CWEB 130  Introduction to Flash*...............................1
          Prerequisite: CPCA 161 or CWEB 105 or CWEB 106
CWEB 140  Intermediate Flash*..................................1
          Prerequisite: CWEB 130
CWEB 150  Advanced Flash*......................................1
          Prerequisite: CWEB 140
          TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................14
*Prerequisite/Corequisite required