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Revised 08/18/2012
ITEC 1301
Intro to computer application technology

Instructor Anastasiia Molodtsova

FALL 2012

Course Description:

ITEC 1301 is a one-semester, introductory course in which students expand their concepts and skills associated with the way computers are used in business and industry today. With the increasing presence of networked microcomputers in business environments, workers need to be able to use computer technology to increase their productivity by collaborating and through skilled use of word processing, spreadsheet, and database software packages. Workers need to understand what information is available via the Internet and how to judge the quality of the information. Workers need to be comfortable with and understand the advantages offered by a distributed computing environment. Workers need to be able to collaborate electronically and work in virtual teams. They need to be aware of specialized software and hardware that becomes available, thus they need the vocabulary that will enable them to read articles on business computing to stay abreast of rapidly-changing technology. The purpose of ITEC 1301 is to provide students with the opportunity to gain the knowledge and experience that will allow them to enter the job market fluent in the language of computers and information technology and ready to fit into an existing computing environment without extensive retraining.
Many courses taught in the College of Technology including ITEC 1301 assume a prerequisite knowledge of basic word-processing and spreadsheet skills. The foundation skills expanded in ITEC 1301 will be very useful throughout the student’s educational experience.
When a student enters the course, he or she should already be able to:

• use a word processor to produce a document, using features such as bolding, underlining, indenting,