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ICS 100T - Computing Literacy and Applications (Transportation)
Course Description
- Recommended Prep: ENG 22/60 OR placement in ENG 100
- AMT, ABRP, AERO, DISL, and MARR majors only
This course is a computer literacy course. It provides those basic concepts and skills related to computers and computing that are needed in today’s information age, and, in particular, in the general area of transportation. The students will acquire an understanding of concepts in word processing and basic skills in other applications appropriate to the transportation industry. (Credit may be received for only ICS 100, 100E, 100M or 100T.) May be taken on a CR/N basis.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of ICS 100T, the student will be able to:
- Describe the use of computer technology and its impact on society.
- Use proper terminology to describe computer hardware components and their function in processing software instructions and input data.
- Explain why data created on the computer must be saved on a storage device.
- Demonstrate the use of the operating system to manage software files and folders.
- Choose the proper application software to solve a specific problem and/or produce a desired output.
- Produce a document in a variety of formats using word processing software.
- Solve and display the results of a mathematical, engineering or financial analysis using spreadsheet software.
- Create a relational data base table with filters, queries and reports that extract and display records.
- Create a variety of electronic slides using templates, background styles, graphics, photographs, and animation effects.
- Use a browser to navigate and search the Internet for research topics.
- Use an electronic mail program to send and receive messages and attachments.