If you do well in this course, you will be able to:
Civic Engagement
- Communicate information legally and ethically using a variety of channels directed at a
range of audiences
Critical Thinking
- Demonstrate the ability to determine the nature and extent of the information needed.
- Demonstrate the ability to identify and evaluate information for credibility, currency,
reliability, validity, accuracy, usefulness, relevance, and biases. (For example: CRAAP
model)
- Demonstrate the ability to distinguish between assumption and fact.
- Demonstrate the ability to incorporate information literacy skills into one’s own knowledge
base and work.
Written Communication
- Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with other students to manage information using
information technology
- Demonstrate competency in creating and delivering a presentation, as well as linking and
embedding data in a presentation.
Quantitative Literacy
- Demonstrate the use of logical formulas to reach a better understanding of the
importance of becoming a logical thinker in the world of computers or the 21st century.
Professional Readiness
- Recognize the importance of an Internet presence
- Demonstrate the use of productivity using application software
- Explain the importance of Cyber and Information Security
- Identify the role the computer plays across professional areas of expertise
Scientific Literacy
- Demonstrate the use of scientific or mathematical formulas to have a better
understanding of how a computer can assist with computations.
Current Software Applications
- Demonstrate the use of formatting for research papers using a writing style guide. (For
example: APA or MLA)
- Demonstrate the creation of various documents using word processing formatting and
editing tools
- Develop worksheets and charts incorporating formulas, functions, and formatting
- Apply spreadsheet design principles to worksheets, tables and utilize data analysis
- Demonstrate the use of conditional, logical, and cell referencing using spreadsheet
software
- Create and modify presentations enhancing the presentation with pictures, shapes,
media and animation
- Identify and describe database key principles: primary key, tables, fields, records, row,
creating, modifying and maintaining
Operating Systems
- Recognize the different versions and capabilities of multiple operating systems
- Demonstrate the use of an operating system, i.e. create folders, create nested folders,
save files and organize files
Basic Computer Concepts
- Explain the importance of the history of computers
- Define and identify computer hardware and software
- Recognize the specifications for purchasing PC hardware and software
- Describe the benefits of protecting systems while online or working remotely
- Describe computing systems and how they are used to support and promote
organizational goals
- Recognize how computers are used in different careers
- Define key terms: router, modem, app, input device, output device, storage device
Digital and Information Literacy
- Define, understand, and explain the need and impact of information literacy in today’s
society
- Self-assess and identify information needs
- Identify different types of information sources
- Develop and use search strategies to effectively perform searches to acquire sources
from various platforms
- Apply techniques to fact-check and evaluate information and sources, i.e. CRAAP test
- Describe intellectual property, copyright, and fair use, and how they relate to using
information legally and ethically
- Recognize various forms of plagiarism and utilize skills and techniques to avoid
plagiarism
- Distinguish between credible and non-credible digital sources
Cyber Awareness and Information Security
- Define cyber security and explain why it is important, personally, on the Internet, for the
computer and for mobile devices
- Describe the challenges of securing information
- Identify types of attackers that are common today
- Describe the different types of attacks
- Define different types of defenses
Web Technologies
- Identify introductory web design and/or development concepts
- Identify top level domain (i.e. .gov, .edu, .com, .net, .org) use and purpose
- Describe what responsive design means and explain HTML, CSS, Javascript and tags as
it relates to developing websites
- Define hosting and publishing in web development
- Develop a simple webpage using a text editor or html editor that contains basic tags,
such as title, headers, links, multimedia and images
- Explain the importance of web development in world technology and the importance of
having a basic knowledge of website creation
Cloud Computing and Emerging Technologies
- Define cloud computing
- Explain the Cloud Computing Stacks
- Identify advantages and disadvantages of Cloud Computing
- Define the Internet of Things (IoT)
- Explain the current version of global Cellular standard
- Define Blockchain and the components of a block within every blockchain
- Discuss how blockchain could be used within different types of industry
- Compare Progressive Web Apps and Traditional Web Apps
- Compare the Internet to Internet2
- Discuss the different aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Identify other emerging technologies
- Give examples of how data science incorporates technology
- Identify Careers in Computers