Page 29 - 2018-2019 Quest Course Catalog

• Graphic Design II (HS) - **May be offered in 2019-2020** In the Advanced Graphic Design
course, students will further develop skills in working with text and image to create solutions to
design problems. Students will increase design literacy through exposure to contemporary
design, historical design, and their own original peer-led designs. Students will improve and
increase their proficiency in all aspects of the design process, including the use of formal design
principles, type as image, creative brainstorming, conceptualizing, critical thinking, collaboration,
and presentation. Required Textbook: The Elements of Graphic Design by Alex W. White
Required equipment/supplies: Laptop/computer to bring to this course Instructor: Pending
Recommended Donation of $15 per weekly session
• Network Plus (HS) - **May be offered in 2019-2020** This course is designed for entry level
computer support individuals. The course objective is to obtain the skills necessary to apply and
implement technical knowledge of operating systems and network technologies. The student
will gain knowledge of major networking technologies, skills, systems and tools used in the day
to day operations of modern network environments. Upon completion of this course, the student
will be able to become familiar with the basic concepts of networking, including the OSI model
and the TCP/IP model, and the protocols and applications that function within these models;
understand VLANs and their benefits and drawbacks; become familiar with common network
devices, such as routers and switches, and work with wireless technologies to create a
functional wireless network; know different types of network media, including twisted pair cable,
coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, and wireless media and how to troubleshoot them; understand
WAN technologies and the properties of LANs including topologies; understand the methods
used to manage and monitor networks as well as the hardware and software tools used in the
troubleshooting process; understand security in wired and wireless environments, the threats
and how they can be mitigated; and understand the properties and operations of firewalls.
Textbook: pending Instructor: Pending Recommended Donation: $10 per weekly session

• Computer Science & Programming (HS)– **May be offered in 2019-2020** Instructor:
Pending Recommended Donation of $15 per weekly session