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  "edition": "2026-2027",
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  "name": "Beginning Computer Skills",
  "award": "Certificate of Completion",
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      "markdown": "**Award Type:** Cert of Completion\n\nDigital literacy is no longer optional. Many entry-level jobs require basic computer skills. This requirement is not limited to careers in business; it is found across many industries. Just searching for and applying for jobs often requires some computer literacy. The Beginning Computer Skills certificate will introduce the student to the basics of using a computer, email, Windows operating system, working with files, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and navigating the internet.\n\nJob opportunities include, but are not limited to, the following: office clerk, customer service representative, sales associate, order clerk, hotel/motel desk clerk, and/or receptionist.\n\n**The graduate of the Cert of Completion in Beginning Computer Skills will:**\n\n1.  Learn the basics of using a computer with the Windows operating system, computer terminology, and navigating the Internet.\n2.  Be introduced to the features of Microsoft Office products including Microsoft Word, basic email skills (using Outlook), Excel, and PowerPoint.\n3.  Identify what to look for when buying a computer."
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          "text": "SP Grade Requirements: Students are assessed according to the course Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) in order to earn an SP grade. A grade of SP is required in order for this course to be eligible for the certificate. If students don’t earn an SP grade, they will be given no grade and will need to repeat the course. Students must earn a grade of 70% or higher for every course SLO to earn a grade of SP."
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          "text": "Required core courses:",
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          "code": "CCNC 7100",
          "title": "Computers and You: Level 1",
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          "code": "CCNC 7101",
          "title": "Computers and You: Level 2",
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