Course Objectives

The Components of Fluency with Information Technology

A. Intellectual Capabilities

1. Engage in sustained reasoning. more...

2. Manage complexity. more...

3. Test a solution. more...

4. Manage problems in faulty solutions. more...

5. Organize and navigate information structures and evaluate information. more...

6. Collaborate. more...

7. Communicate to other audiences. more...

8. Expect the unexpected. more...

9. Anticipate changing technologies. more...

10. Think about information technology abstractly. more...

B. Information Technology Concepts

1. Computers more...

2. Information systems more...

3. Networks more...

4. Digital representation of information more...

5. Information organization more...

6. Modeling and abstraction more...

7. Algorithmic thinking and programming more...

8. Universality more...

9. Limitations of information technology more...

10. Societal impact of information and information technology more...

C. Information Technology Skills

1. Setting up a personal computer more...

2. Using basic operating system features more...

3. Using a word processor to create a text document more...

4. Using a graphics and/or artwork package to create illustrations, slides, or other image-based expressions of ideas more...

5. Connecting a computer to a network more...

6. Using the Internet to find information and resources more...

7. Using a computer to communicate with others more...

8. Using a spreadsheet to model simple processes or financial tables more...

9. Using a database system to set up and access useful information more...

10. Using instructional materials to learn how to use new applications or features more...