{"id":14538,"date":"2024-06-27T10:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/?page_id=14538"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:08:12","slug":"fundamentals-of-computer-skills-for-job-readiness-program-map","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/fundamentals-of-computer-skills-for-job-readiness-program-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundamentals of Computer Skills for Job Readiness Program Map"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14538\" class=\"elementor elementor-14538\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c973cbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c973cbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81b17c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c81b17c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cae543 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cae543\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a79ff2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a79ff2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 1.3em;font-weight: 500\">Program Map<\/span>\n<h1 style=\"color: #fa4616\">Fundamentals of Computer Skills for Job Readiness<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc06b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acc06b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>To earn this micro-certificate, you need to obtain badges in the five micro-credentials shown<\/strong>. Full-time students are <em>strongly advised<\/em> to follow the traditional pathway. While DFI micro-credentials are designed to be fun and engaging, they are also rigorous and require time to absorb the content and complete the assignments and capstones. <em>This micro-certificate can also be converted to credit (ITSC 1309 &#8211; Integrated Software Application).<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32bd82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c32bd82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d7789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98d7789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.3em;font-weight: 500\">Micro-credentials in this Micro-certificate:<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 0;line-height: 1.1em\"><li>Intro to Computers &amp; Internet Search<\/li><li>Word Processing<\/li><li>Spreadsheets<\/li><li>Presentation Software<\/li><li>Data Management<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d217e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d217e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4adc5f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4adc5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #002f6c;margin-bottom: 10px\">Traditional Pathway<\/h2><p>Take one micro-credential per session. <strong>Finish in three semesters<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e05a99 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e05a99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e421cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e421cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-249172f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"249172f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fall Semester<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6055de3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6055de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2024\/06\/mc-fall-fc-trad-pathway-icons.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14719\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2024\/06\/mc-fall-fc-trad-pathway-icons.png 769w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2024\/06\/mc-fall-fc-trad-pathway-icons-300x95.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\">Fall Session #1<\/h4>\nIntro to Computers &amp; Internet Search<br>\n<h4 style=\"padding-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 15px\">Fall Session #2<\/h4>\nWord Processing<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71094f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71094f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b36fb5a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b36fb5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spring Semester<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-298380c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"298380c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2024\/06\/mc-spring-fc-trad-pathway-icons.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14720\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2024\/06\/mc-spring-fc-trad-pathway-icons.png 769w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2024\/06\/mc-spring-fc-trad-pathway-icons-300x95.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\">Spring Session #1<\/h4>Spreadsheets<br>\n<h4 style=\"padding-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 15px\">Spring Session #2<\/h4>\nPresentation Software<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db6af70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db6af70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194a08f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"194a08f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summer Semester<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b57de04 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b57de04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2024\/06\/mc-summer-fc-trad-pathway-icons.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14721\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2024\/06\/mc-summer-fc-trad-pathway-icons.png 769w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2024\/06\/mc-summer-fc-trad-pathway-icons-300x95.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\">Summer Session<\/h4>\nData Management<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492bb0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"492bb0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8ac76 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d8ac76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #002f6c;margin-bottom: 10px\">Accelerated Pathway<\/h2><p>Take one micro-credential in the first Fall session, and two micro-credentials each in the second Fall session and first Spring session. <strong>Finish in two semesters<\/strong>. <em>This pathway is not recommended for full-time students.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-986574d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"986574d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534b503 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"534b503\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ddb33c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ddb33c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fall Semester<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa28ab0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fa28ab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2024\/06\/mc-fall-fc-accel-pathway-icons.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14714\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2024\/06\/mc-fall-fc-accel-pathway-icons.png 769w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2024\/06\/mc-fall-fc-accel-pathway-icons-300x95.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\">Fall Session #1<\/h4>\nIntro to Computers &amp; Internet Search<br>\n<h4 style=\"padding-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 15px\">Fall Session #2<\/h4>\nWord Processing<br>\nSpreadsheets<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a97e67b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a97e67b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dbb87a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dbb87a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spring Semester<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d6b1ac elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4d6b1ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"244\" 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