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Details

Course Code: AVCOMFUNSEM2	Provider: Aventa Learning Note: This course has additional technical requirements. See below for details.
Subject: Technology	Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12	Credits: 0.5 (High School)	Level: Standard
Course Features:	- NCAA: The online provider has applied for NCAA approval. Use the NCAA code below and check the DLD NCAA Eligibility page for information on the status of the provider's courses. NCAA High School Code: 030618 NCAA Eligibility Information
Terms Available:	Spring 2013 Fall 2012 Summer 2013 Spring 2014 Fall 2013
Completion Time:	Approximately 90 instructional hours per semester

Costs

Course Cost:	$284.00
Materials Cost:	None
Total Cost:	$284

Special Notes

State Course Code

10001

Requirements

Prerequisites

Computer Fundamentals (Microsoft Office) semester 1

Technology Requirements

The school or student is responsible for providing:

General Workstation/Laptop Requirements:
We strive to minimize the technical requirements for our courses. Our multimedia is almost exclusively flash-based to minimize the need for plug-ins. Other requirements include:

Browser:

Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) is recommended for stability, but both the ESR and final release channel are supported (both Mac and Windows)
Internet Explorer 8 or 9 (Windows) (Must not be in compatibility mode)
Safari 4 or higher (Mac OSX)

Google Chrome stable channel (both Mac and Windows)

Popup Blocking Disabled

JavaScript Enabled

OS:

Windows XP, Vista, and 7

Macintosh OS X 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7

RAM:

512MB or higher

Resolution:

1024 X 576 or higher

Media:

Soundcard and Speakers/Headphones

Microphone required for certain courses

Plugins:

Sun Java 6 (Blackboard 9.1 does not work properly with Java 7)
Flash Player Version 10 or higher
QuickTime Version 7 or higher
Real Player required for certain courses

Jaws 11 or higher (for accessibility)

Third Party Applications:

Google Earth 6.0

Network Requirements

The school or student is responsible for providing:

Aventa will provide a complete list of external sites that require access upon request to individual districts/schools.

Special Technology Requirements

Note:

These are course-specific requirements that go above and beyond the Provider Baseline Technical Requirements.

The school or student is responsible for providing:

The computer must use the Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4 operating system. It is recommended that the student use the 2002 version of these Microsoft Office Products (also known as the XP editions). However, this course will still work with earlier versions and even with Office 2003. Wherever possible, there are alternative instructions and hints for students not running the 2002 versions. For Semester II, students also need Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 and Hotmail which is a free webmail service.