UC 1060 - Academic Computing Skills

The purpose is to provide students with hands-on experience ranging from basic computational applications to advanced computational application skills necessary to successfully enhance their educational experience while at Ohio University and beyond. Students will learn how to use different types of technology found in educational settings to develop and enhance their computational skills. This includes hardware basic peripherals, productivity applications (Microsoft Office Suite), Internet Search for Credible Sources, managing their oak storage, multimedia skills, Email and Social Networking Etiquette, and Web technology (Wikis, Blogs, etc.). The class will be designed to meet the NETS (National Education Technology Standards) for Teachers 2008 (http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS).

Requisites: Fr only
Credit Hours: 1
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Develop basic technology competencies through effective use of desktop publishing technology, paperless publishing and the web, and image processing.
Compose and format a Word document to meet academic standards for documents.
Demonstrate a sound working understanding of the nature of operating systems in both MACs and PCs.
Demonstrate the ability to utilize on-line resources available to OU students (including email & Blackboard).
Design and develop effective PowerPoint presentations.
Perform research on the Internet citing credible sources (and evaluate the appropriate uses of those sources).