Compuskills
Jerusalem, Israel
[Not affiliated with CompuSkills, USA]
Initial Review: May, 2011
Additional Reviews: October, 2012; May, 2013
Compuskills, located in Jerusalem, Israel, provides
professional level training in a wide variety of
business related fields. Founded in 1995, Compuskills
has been in the forefront of developing and delivering
quality courses. Over the past 15 years, hundreds of
Compuskills' students have entered the workforce with
confidence and knowledge. Compuskills is a strong
force in the Jerusalem metropolitan area and serves as
a school for students and teachers alike as well as
providing consulting services for businesses, schools
and seminaries and government. Compuskills offers
over 20 quality courses and now offers a choice of
courses on location in Jerusalem as well as online to
allow students to study at any time and anywhere in
the world. To allow students to transfer course credit
to regionally accredited colleges and universities in
the United States, Compuskills requested a credit
review of their courses by Charter Oak State College.
Source of official student records:
Compuskills
11 Mishkelov Street
Har Nof, Jerusalem, 95402
Israel
COURSES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Globalization of the Economy (3 cr. Lower)
Transcripted as Global Strategy
Length: 15 three-hour sessions
Dates:
October 2010 – May 2016
Objective: This course introduces the student to the
new methodologies suited for doing business in the
global economy, rethinking the way we conduct
business to be more streamlined, more productive, and
to be best in the field under more difficult
circumstances.
Instruction: Each class is composed of a lecture, a
class assignment and a homework assignment or
project. The online courses are composed of video
lectures, live chats with the teacher and other students,
written materials online, and discussion forums.
Intro to Computer Based Illustration with
Adobe Illustrator (3 cr. Lower)
Length: 15 three-hour sessions
Dates:
May 2006 – May 2016
Objective: The goal of this course is to introduce the
student to the world of graphics and specifically to
illustration through the use of Adobe Illustrator. The
student will learn to identify when to use an
illustration program and the difference between a
vector and raster program. The student will learn to
use Adobe Illustrator to create illustrations including
logos, advertisements, wrappers and packaging, and
realistic illustrations. Topics include drawing,
transforming, positioning and brush tools; color; page
setup; 3-D effects; and preparing work for print.
Instruction: Each class is composed of a lecture, a
class assignment and a homework assignment or
project. The online courses are composed of video
lectures, live chats with the teacher and other students,
live video, and discussion forums.
Intro to Digital Art and Design with
Photoshop (3 cr. Lower)
Length: 15 three-hour sessions
Dates:
June 2010 – May 2016
Objective: The goal of this course is to introduce the
student to the world of graphics and specifically to
photo editing through the use of Adobe Photoshop.
The student will learn to identify when to use
Photoshop and the difference between a vector and
raster program. The student will learn to use the
various painting tools in Photoshop, to correct and
adjust flaws and blemishes, to make tonal adjustments, and to add and/or take away parts of photos.
Students will also learn how to make photo montages.
Topics include the use of pen, painting and selection
tools; working with vector objects and shapes, layers,
opacities, masks and adjustment layers; color modes
and color adjustments.
Instruction: Each class is composed of a lecture, a
class assignment and a homework assignment or
project. The online courses are composed of video
lectures, live chats with the teacher and other students,
live video, and discussion forums.
Intro to Page Layout with Adobe Indesign (3
cr. Lower)
Length: 15 three-hour sessions
Dates:
May 2006 – May 2016
Objective: The goal of this course is to introduce the
student to the basics of typography and letter form to
create basic one page and multiple page layouts using
Adobe Indesign. Topics include when to use a page
layout program; placing graphics; setting up columns
and margins; and the use of color, typography, grids,
master pages, sections, styles and links.
Instruction: Each class is composed of a lecture, a
class assignment and a homework assignment or
project. The online courses are composed of video
lectures, live chats with the teacher and other students,
live video, and discussion forums.
October, 2012 Review
Dates: August, 2012 – October 2017
May, 2013 Review
Dates: February, 2013 – May, 2018
Proficiency Tests in Bible Studies:
Judaic Studies Courses:
BIBLE321: Pentateuch: The Book of Numbers I
(Sefer Bamidbar) (1 cr. Upper)
BIBLE322: Pentateuch: The Book of Numbers II
(Sefer Bamidbar) (1 cr Upper)
BIBLE323: Pentateuch: The Book of Numbers III
(Sefer Bamidbar) (1 cr. Upper)
BIBLE336: Scriptures: Book of Esther (1.5 cr.
Lower)
Survey of Biblical Literature – Bamidbar: Three
(3) semester hours of credit at the lower level
Proficiency Test in Studies in Liturgy:
Survey of Biblical Literature – Shemot: Three (3)
semester hours of credit at the lower level.
REL125: The Daily Prayers: Rav Schwab on Prayer
(1.5 cr. Lower)
Proficiency Test in Ethical Decision Making:
REL232: Ethics from Sinai (Pirkei Avos) (1.5 cr.
Lower)
(Note: Introductory level textual exegesis, not a
general study of social or professional ethics. Does not
meet Charter Oak State College’s Ethical Decision
Making General Education Requirement.)
Proficiency Test in Social Ethics:
REL233: Ethics from Sinai (Pirkei Avos) (1.5 cr.
Lower) (Note: Does not meet Charter Oak State
College’s Ethical Decision Making General Education
Requirement.)
Proficiency Test in Jewish Law:
JLAW321: Laws of Cooking on Shabbos I (1.5 cr.
Upper)
JLAW322: Laws of Cooking on Shabbos II (1.5 cr.
Upper)
JLAW324: The Laws of Threshing, Winnowing,
and Selecting on Shabbos (1.5 cr. Upper)
JLAW331: Laws of Interaction with Non-Shabbos
Items (Muktzeh) (1.5 cr. Upper)
Proficiency Test in Language:
Survey of Biblical Literature – Bereishit I: Three
(3) semester hours of credit at the lower level
Studies in Biblical Literature – Bereishit II: Three
(3) semester hours of credit at the lower level
Survey of Biblical Literature – Devarim: Three (3)
semester hours of credit at the upper level.
Religion: the Jewish Calendar & Customs
(Advanced): Three (3) semester hours of credit
at the lower level.
Studies in Jewish Philosophy – Kuzari: Three (3)
semester hours of credit at the lower level
Studies in the Writings of the Prophets – Melachim
I: Three (3) semester hours of credit at the lower
level.
Studies in the Writings of the Prophets – Melachim
II: Three (3) semester hours of credit at the lower
level.
Studies in the Writings of the Prophets - Shmuel I,
II, III: Six (6) semester hours of credit at the
lower level, two 2 credits for each course.
Studies in the Writings of the Prophets – Shoftim:
Three (3) semester hours of credit at the lower
level.
Studies in the Writings of the Prophets –
Yehoshua: Three (3) semester hours of credit at
the lower level.
Studies in Biblical Literature – Advanced Topics in
the Book of Esther: Three (3) semester hours of
credit at the upper level.
Survey of Biblical Literature – Vayikra: Three (3)
semester hours of credit at the lower level.
Jewish law: the Laws of Brachot, Blessings: Three
(3) semester hours of credit at the lower level.
LNG301: Biblical Hebrew (3 cr. Lower)
Language Proficiency Tests:
Intermediate Modern Hebrew: Six (6) semester
hours of credit at the lower level.
Advanced Modern Hebrew: Six (6) semester hours
of credit at the upper level.