Computing & Technology
Term 1 2012
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0
Tuesdays 6 - 9.30pm 5 weeks
Starts: 14th February
Fee: $185
How to enrol:
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Course Description: Adobe Photoshop Elements is an inexpensive, easy-to-use, yet powerful image-editing, photo-retouching, and web-graphics solution. This course is for people who have not used Photoshop Elements before or who have used it a little and want to extend their understanding of the program. It will give you a good understanding of the work areas and tools in Photoshop Elements.
Course Content: Some of the topics covered are:
- Archiving and tagging photographs and then searching for images by their tags and descriptions
- Formats to use to save images and print vs web resolutions
- Enhancing photographs to improve lighting, remove colour casts and repairing old or damaged photos
- Inserting several images into one picture to create a collage or cutting unwanted sections or people from an image
- Using selections techniques and layering
- Adding text for captions and greeting cards posters etc
- Preparing images from scanners and digital cameras for printing or inclusion on the web
Assumed Knowledge: You will need basic computing skills as in the course "Introduction to Computing".
Samantha Zanker is a multimedia graphic designer who has taught various multimedia design subjects at CIT and is an experienced teacher here at Lake Nite Learning. She is a co-founding partner of a small electronic design business she runs called Lime Lizard Des
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Email: sam@limelizarddesign.com
Computing Skills for the Workforce
Tuesdays 6.30 - 9pm 6 weeks
Starts: 21st February (No class on 12/3)
Fee: $175
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Course Description: This course will help prepare you to return to the workforce to a standard suited to today's modern office or simply improve your existing office computing skills. You will gain confidence in managing your files, typing and formatting word documents and using an excel spreadsheet.
Course Content:
File Management:
- Computer Basics
- Understanding your computer's directory structure
- Creating folders
Word Processing using Microsoft Word:
- Customising Word
- Typing text and moving around your document
- Bullets and Numbering
- Formatting techniques and tools
- Headers and Footers
- Spell checking
- Inserting and editing pictures and clipart
- Drawing
- Help
Spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel:
- Understanding worksheets
- Cell selection and data entry
- Formatting techniques and tools
- Basic formulas and functions
- Basic charts
Assumed knowledge: Basic computing skills as in the course "Introduction to Computing".
Course materials: You will be presented with a detailed course handbook. Access to Microsoft Word and Excel for after hours practice would be an advantage.
Iain Rowe is a full time IT professional and has been working in the IT industry for many many moons. He has contracted to a variety of Government Departments, and currently working in the Private Sector.
Create and Publish Your Own Website
Wednesdays 7 - 9pm 8 weeks
Starts: 15th February
Fee: $180
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Course Description: The emphasis of this course is for you to learn the skills and tools required to create and publish your own website affordably. We will utilise KompoZer, a FREE complete Web Authoring System that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) web page editing capabilities. Once you’ve designed your website you’ll need somewhere to show it off so we also cover domain name registration and web hosting. Not every web site has to be worth a million bucks, it just needs to look like it.
Check out the following examples: Example 1. Example 2. Example 3.
Some of the topics covered are:
- Create a simple web page
- Jazz up your web page with images, fonts, colours etc
- Create a multiple page website
- Website templates
- Domain name registration
- Web hosting
- Publishing your website
Assumed Knowledge: It is recommended that learners have some experience with basic Windows operations.
Course materials: You will be presented with a course handbook and a CD with a copy of KompoZer to install at home. Payment directly to domain registries and web hosts will be necessary to publish your work to the internet.
Amanda Phillips is an experienced Information Technology professional and has worked in a broad range of roles from warranty support to digital television.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Email: amanda.phillips.cbr@gmail.com
Digital Photography
(Getting to Know your Digital Camera and Digital Photography: a practical guide.)
Mondays 7 - 9.30 pm 6 weeks
Starts: 13th February (No class on 12/3)
Fee: $175
How to enrol:
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Course Description: The class is targeted at people who have already bought a camera (or have access to a camera) and want to expand their understanding and practical knowledge of a range of digital features. A different feature is covered each week including: portraits, landscape, macro, zoom, night shots, action, stitch-assist ... plus editing and printing images. Students need to bring their digital camera, USB cable and digital camera operating manual and will practise different digital functions during each week.
Questions and Answers
Q. I am looking to enrol in the course and would like to know two things before I enrol. I have two digital cameras, a Cannon Digital IXUS 80 IS and a Cannon PowerShot G5. Are these cameras suitable for the course? Do you have to have any experience in using Digital cameras? I have no knowledge about using these cameras beside's having the camera always on auto shot to take photos. (Is your course suitable for advanced users or should I enrol myself in a basic course?)
A. Thanks for your email and interest in the digital photography course. I run the course from the point of view of picking the camera up out of the box and aim to build awareness, experience and confidence in digital photography. The course is based on using the camera's different features and combining those features with the specific components of focus/aperture settings, composition and lighting. A different feature is covered each week, catering for both SLR and non-SLR digital cameras. I hope this is of assistance and look forward to your company should you decide to enrol. Regards Jan Goldsworthy
Q. I would like to know if you are going to assist the class on how to use a digital camera and how to load the pictures onto a computer or a disk.
A. Thanks for your email. I'm pleased to confirm that the course will include transferring digital images from the camera to the computer and from the computer to either a CD ROM or to another storage device (such as a USB stick or thumb drive). Full explanation will be made in the class, together with opportunities to practise throughout the course. Hoping this is helpful. Jan Goldsworthy
Q. I am interested in doing your night course at Lake Nite Learning. I currently have an Olympus Digital Camera (very basic) and would like to buy a Canon EOS DSLR, but as there are so many, I don’t know which one to get that will suit my needs. I am only beginning to get into photography and will only be doing it as a hobby. I am so confused and don’t want to be tricked into getting the most expensive Camera.
Could you please let me know what you would recommend as an entry level and hobby style Camera – one that I can progress with (i.e not get bored). I want to be creative with my photos – so something that will help me make my photos stand out. Ive been looking at the Canon EOS 30D 1000, 450, 550D and the more expensive 50D. I don’t want to get something that is so expensive and then having the features so advanced I don’t know how to use them.
A. I agree that the digital camera market is very crowded these days and it's difficult to establish what is good value for money. However I have declined to recommend a camera for students in my classes as it really depends on their particular preferences; but I do target learning to address a range of technical aspects (in both the digital SLR and compact cameras) as well as the 'generic' importance of composition, lighting and shutter speed. Therefore it may be worthwhile attending the course with your current camera and using that experience as the basis for determining what features you want in a new camera.
In general terms the digital SLR cameras provide excellent opportunities to capture images with a sharp focus and generally provide more options to manually adjust the settings to take 'action' images, landscape and/or night images. Alternatively, some point and shoot compact digital cameras are also very good and provide excellent results combined with convenience. I would recommend checking out some comparisons either on the Internet or perhaps through a consumer purchasing forum such as Choice.
I hope my response has been helpful ... and I look forward to you joining the next class if you wish to get to know more of gettng the best out of your digital photography. Best wishes, Jan Goldsworthy
Q.I have just seen the course details for the Digital photography course run at Lake Nite Learning. I have recently purchased a second hand Canon EOS 20D and am looking to enrol in a course as I have only limited experience with a point and shoot digital camera. Is there a course planned for next semester?
A. I understand that the course in digital photography will be offered next semester but it will be dependent on enrolments. The class covers both point and shoot and Digital SLR cameras and provides a range of practical applications based on a range of features, which aims to improve knowledge of composition and technical aspects of digital photography. I recommend you keep in touch with Dan Fearns who manages the Lake Nite Learning program at Lake Ginninderra College and who will be able to confirm if the class will go ahead. I hope to see you in the next course and wish you well with your digital camera. Regards, Jan Goldsworthy
Jan Goldsworthy is an experienced and qualified teacher in adult education. Jan has taught in Victoria and overseas and has tutored in Electronic Communications at the University of Canberra.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Email: golds@webone.com.au
Phone: 0412 545 875
Introduction to Computing
Mondays 7 - 9 pm 6 weeks
Starts: 13th February (No class on 12/3)
Fee: $135
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Course Description: This course is for beginners and is aimed at someone who has just bought a computer and has no idea where to start. We cover all the basics and aim to turn your $2000 paper weight into at least a $2000 deck of cards and hopefully more!! You will be able to use and enjoy your computer without fear or trepidation.
Course Content:
- An introduction to the computer and its parts
- Basic Windows features
- Opening and closing programs
- Using a mouse
- An introduction to file management
- Basic word processing using Microsoft WordPad
- Saving closing and opening a document or file
- Formatting your WordPad document
- An introduction to the internet
- Surfing and searching the web with Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Using Web Based "Hotmail" to send and receive emails
- Getting Help!
- The lighter side of computing
Assumed Knowledge: Absolutely none
Course materials: You will be presented with a detailed course handbook. Access to a computer running Microsoft Windows as it operating system to practise out of hours will be an advantage.
Iain Rowe is a full time IT professional and has been working in the IT industry for many many moons. He has contracted to a variety of Government Departments, and currently working in the Private Sector.
MYOB v19 (Accounting Right)
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Photo Books & Digital Scrapbooking with Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0
Saturday 10 am - 4 pm
Date: 31st March
Fee: $85
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Course Description: Do you have a new baby, a special family birthday or anniversary coming up or a graduation on the horizon? How would you like to be able to create a gift that will last a lifetime and be treasured by the recipient for generations to come? This course will teach you how to plan and prepare a beautiful photo book for print.
The Program: The course will focus on using Adobe Photoshop Elements which is an inexpensive, easy-to-use, yet powerful image-editing, photo-retouching, and web-graphics program. We will be using its wide range of features designed specifically for amateur photographers and hobbyists to create a professional and fun Photo Book/Album which you can send away for professional printing.
Course Content:
- Planning a digital photo book: selecting colours, choosing themes, selecting and tagging photos, planning the layout.
- Preparing your photos: enhancing and fixing photos, creating collages, using filters and effects, creating texture and aging effects, layering for effect, out of bounds images.
- Adding text, special effects with text.
- Preparing for print or web: resolution, various printing options
Assumed Knowledge: This course is for people who already have a good understanding of how to use Photoshop Elements or have completed the Photoshop Elements course at Lake Nite Learning. This course will extend your skills and give you the opportunity to complete some pages for your Photo Book and get really creative with the program.
Course materials and required materials: You will be presented with detailed course notes for this workshop. If you have photographs you would like to use in a layout please bring them on a USB storage device. You will need a USB storage device in order to save your work to take it home (Digital Photo books can be pretty large in file size.)
Samantha Zanker is a multimedia graphic designer who has taught various multimedia design subjects at CIT and is an experienced teacher here at Lake Nite Learning. She is a co-founding partner of a small electronic design business she runs called Lime Lizard Design and is experienced in a wide range of multimedia software.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Email: sam@limelizarddesign.com