Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to computers and computing. Topics include the impact of computers on society, ethical issues, and hardware/software applications including spreadsheets, databases, word processors, graphics, the Internet, and operating systems. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the role and function of computers and use the computer to solve problems. Note: This course has been approved to satisfy the Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in natural science/mathematics (Quantitative Option).
Required Text:
This all comes bundled together in the bookstore:
1. Microsoft Office 2007, Brief Edition, Rutkosky, ISBN: 978-0-76382-959-9
2. Computers: Understanding Technology, 3rd Edition, Fuller, Floyd &
Brian Larson ISBN: 978-0-76382-937-7
3. SNAP Password
Objectives:
• Analyze different types of businesses and apply technology to complete tasks necessary in their operation.
• Access the Internet and learn to use the features of Web browsers, including browsing, searching, and utilizing hyperlinks.
• Utilize the online help system to research features and functions in order to increase efficiency in using the application.
• Prepare business documents and correspondence using Word. Formatting, styles, layouts, and functions will be applied in various business situations to create memos, letters, announcements, newsletters, tables, envelopes, and labels.
• Analyze data using Excel. Analyze numerical data, prepare worksheets, develop formulas and functions, and generate charts in various business environments.
• Manage data using Access. Organize data into tables for storage, update and extract information, and generate reports to maintain accurate records in a business setting.
• Prepare presentations using PowerPoint. Present data and information in a colorful and well-organized format using features like transitions and animations, applying appropriate design templates and slide layouts, master slides, printing options, and image editing.
• Integrate objects and data. Learn to use the application that will most easily and efficiently create a document or object, and to export the object to the other programs within the suite.
Technology Component
• Learn how computers work and differentiate between the various types of computers
• Identify the main components of a computer system including input and output devices and understand the computer processing cycle
• Understand the different types of data storage and how they function
• Differentiate between system software and application software