Business: Technical Publishing Option
Certificate of Achievement Business · Gavilan College · 2026-2027 Catalog
This program provides the student with the knowledge and skills needed for a wide variety of careers. Possible jobs include: technical writer, proofreader copy editor, technical content specialist, publishing technology specialist, technical support specialist, graphic designer, and web content writer.
Learning Outcome(s):
- Create a presentation using a variety of technology applications.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CSIS 1 | Computer Literacy | 2 |
| CSIS 2 | Computers in Business | 4 |
| CSIS 6 | Webpage Authoring | 3 |
| orDM 6 | Webpage Authoring | 3 |
| CSIS 75 | Photoshop I - Adobe Photoshop | 3 |
| orDM 75 | Photoshop I - Adobe Photoshop | 3 |
| CSIS 74 | Advanced Photoshop | 3 |
| orDM 74 | Advanced Photoshop | 3 |
| CSIS 76 | Digital Illustration | 3 |
| orDM 76 | Digital Illustration | 3 |
| CSIS 80 | Digital Photography | 3 |
| orDM 80 | Digital Photography | 3 |
| CSIS 85 | Web Development and Design | 3 |
| orDM 85 | Web Development and Design | 3 |
| ACCT 20 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 21 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 105 | Payroll Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 120 | Computerized Accounting - QuickBooks | 3 |
| orCSIS 120 | Computerized Accounting - QuickBooks | 3 |
| ACCT 121 | Spreadsheet - MS Excel | 3 |
| orCSIS 121 | Spreadsheet - MS Excel | 3 |
| BOT 100 | Effective Written and Oral Business Communication | 3 |
| orBUS 100 | Effective Written and Oral Business Communication | 3 |
| BOT 212 | Business Computations with Machines | 0.5 |
| BOT 291A | Power Skills for the Workplace | 1 |
| orBOT 291B | Power Skills for the Workplace | 1 |
| orBOT 291C | Power Skills for the Workplace | 1 |
| BUS 1 | Fundamentals of Business | 3 |
| BUS 11 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 4 |
| orECON 11 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 4 |
| orMATH 5 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| BUS 14 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| orECON 14 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| BUS 80 | Business Law | 3 |
| CSIS 6 | Webpage Authoring | 3 |
| orDM 6 | Webpage Authoring | 3 |
| CSIS 8 | Introduction to the Internet | 1 |
| CSIS 75 | Photoshop I - Adobe Photoshop | 3 |
| orDM 75 | Photoshop I - Adobe Photoshop | 3 |
| CSIS 122 | Computer Keyboarding | 0.5-2 |
| CSIS 126 | Word Processing - MS Word | 3 |
| CSIS 128 | Database - MS Access | 2 |
| CSIS 129 | Presentation Graphics - MS PowerPoint | 1 |
| orCMUN 129 | Presentation Graphics - MS PowerPoint | 1 |
| CSIS 212 | Keyboard Speed Building | 0.5-1 |
| CMUN 12 | Business Communication | 3 |
| ECON 1 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Total | ||