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... is related to information technology skills,
but has broader implications for the individual, the educational system, and for society.
Information technology skills enable an individual to use
computers, software applications, databases, and other technologies
to achieve a wide variety of academic, work-related, and personal goals.
Information literate individuals necessarily develop some technology skills ...
INLS161-001 will focus on concepts and the tools needed to communicate your information to users.
We will begin with the building blocks of the Internet and the World Wide Web, to be certain we understand what the basic tools are doing for us. This will allow us to know how to create well-formed materials to be used on the Web.
We will also introduce concepts and practice skills germane to effective use of the power built into word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation graphics software. Although one may use either the current LibreOffice, Microsoft Office 365 or Open Office suites of applications for many tasks, the basic concepts should provide you with skills that will enable you to be comfortable with other similar packages.
There will be no paper products generated in this class and there is no printing requirement. You will be well served to bring your laptops with you to class every day.
No one is permitted to record any of the class sessions, either with video or audio recorders, unless you first discuss it with the instructor and receive written permission to do so.
However, each Zoom session will be recorded for those who, for any reason, are unable to be with us synchronously. The link to the stored recordings will be available in Sakai.
to Jessica Bodford, Kristin Chaffin, Serena Fenton, John Martin, Dr. Lokman Meho, Dr. Xi Niu, Bob Sumner, Dr. Rong Tang, and to all the previous instructors and students of the course. This course is built on all their contributions.